Chapter 9 ~ Beginnings

                                    

                                          
"We have to prove your innocence!" I exclaimed during our 'catch-up' conversation that had been going for about 2 hours. 
                          
"Slow down, we have to capture the rat first". He replied. 
                          
"Easy. He's Ron's rat! I can bring him to you!" 
                          
"And when Ron finds you taking his rat? Then what?" 
                          
"Do you not want to be a free man?" I asked. 
                          
"Of course I do! I just don't want to get my hopes up and then find myself back in Azkaban because something went wrong". He answered solemnly. 
                          
"You're not going to go back to Azkaban, I'm not going to let that happen". I told him. 
                          
"Thanks." He kissed my forehead. 
                          
I felt complete here with my loving, innocent father. I felt my heart was whole for once. 
                          
"I should probably get back to the castle, it's already-" I checked my watch "-8 o'clock IN THE MORNING!" I freaked out. "Fred and George are probably going insane, they think I was kidnapped, well I was, but they don't know I'm safe. I surprised they haven't barged in here yet with the Ministry Magic! They have the Marauder's Map so they must think you've killed me and holding my dead body here as hostage!"
                          
"Calm down Maia, wow you're just like your mother, just say you hit your head and Madam Rosmarta found you and didn't realise you were a Hogwarts student. Wait did you say Marauders Map?"
                          
I sighed, "Thanks, and yeah Fred and George have it, they nicked it from Filch's office, first year".
                          
Sirius howled with laughter, "Good to know we have students following in our footprints, James would love to hear that! Hopefully I can meet them one day".
                          
I smiled and stood up, "I will come back later, I can bring you food from the feast- It's Christmas! Happy Christmas!" 
                          
"Happy Christmas!" He grinned. 
                          
"Anyway I will bring you some meat and potatoes, you need some meat on you".
                          
"Thanks".
                          
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"Maia! We thought you were dead!" Fred and George said in unison.
                          
"No, I knocked my head outside the 3 Broomsticks, Rosmerta found me and gave me a room for the night, she didn't recognise me as a Hogwarts student".
                          
George raised an eyebrow at me, suspicious. 
                          
"How come you didn't find me on the map?" I asked. 
                          
"We gave it to Harry yesterday".
                          
"What!" 
                          
"We said we were going to".
                          
I remember now. 
                          
"Oh, ok then, Merry Christmas by the way!"
                          
"Merry Christmas". They replied and then walked away. 
                          
I yawned and trudged up to the girl's dormitories. Hermione was still asleep so I walked to the boy's dormitories, Harry and Ron were snoring while the rest of the beds were empty. 
                          
I walked over to Harry's bed and jumped on it, "Wake up Potter! Wake up its Christmas!" I jumped on the mattress, he bounced off. 
                          
"Ow! Maia!" 
                          
I giggled, "Sorry not sorry Hazza Potazza!"
                          
"Hazza Potazza?" He questioned. 
                          
"Shut up". I turned to Rom who was still asleep. 
                          
"How the hell did he sleep through that?" Harry chuckled. 
                          
"Well more fun!"
                          
I ran over and pounced on the sleeping Ronald, "Wake up sleepy bunny, it's Christmas!" I yelled at the top of my lungs in his ear. 
                          
"Bloody Hell!" He rubbed his eyes, "Merry Christmas" he yawned. 
                          
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Christmas Day went super quick. I received many gifts, Remus gave me a charm bracelet with a moon on it (after him) and a fawn (after my mother), Fred and George gave me an eternal voucher for their up and coming joke shop that have me 30% off everything, their mother Mrs Weasley sent me a knitted sweater with the letter 'M' on it, Harry gave me a book called 'How to Train Your Broomstick', Ron gave me chocolates and Hermione gave me a broomstick servicing kit. 
                          
Soon it was dinner. 
                          
At the feast there was turkey, beef, pork, chicken and anything else you can name, I snuck some for Sirius. Then there was desert. Pudding, mudcake, ice cream, trifle and loads for. I've probably put on 60 kilos from dinner and another 70kilos for desert. I brought Sirius a mince pie. 
                          
"This is so good! I've forgotten how amazing Hogwarts feasts are!" Sirius mumbled through a mouthful. 
                          
I laughed, "I can see, what did you eat in prison?"
                          
"I think the best thing I've eaten is a piece of bread".
                          
I gasped, "That's so sad!"
                          
He nodded, "I know. Now tell me about Fred and George".
                          
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