Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ Almost Perfect ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

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Anyway I'll quit going on about my trip however if anyone wants to hear more I'll probably put some stuff about it in my profile. This is probably going to be rushed again so I'll go back and fix it …when ever I get time too which will be sometime this winter when I can't go outside because the cold screws with my asthma… Sorry for the really long wait waiting gets really annoying at times actually waiting is just annoying period.

Sorry for the LONG wait been busy and I should be doing homework but oh well that's boring and this isn't so……….

(Finally) Almost Perfect Chapter 4

James Potter was not in a good mood actually he had been in a bad mood and it had only subsided for a few minutes of relief when he had finally snapped and punched Severus Snape square in the face.

He smiled briefly remembering it……….

^ Flashback ^

James was pacing outside of Dumbledore's office frustrated because it had been three months and there was still no sign of Sirius or Harry. He was becoming increasingly worried and impatient to the point of almost storming out of the castle to go look for Harry himself. Actually he had attempted to do that twice now but was thwarted both times once by Dumbledore and the other by Snape.

Now on this occasion were James was pacing was because Dumbledore said to meet him there that he had something important to discuss with him and he was worried that it was bad news. Unfortunately so did Snape who happened to show up five minutes after James did.

But unlike James Snape decided to share his opinion aloud. “ So do you know what I think happened Potter?” he asked James with a sneer.

“ No Snape I don't want to know what you think happened I would like for you to shut up.” He said living in the same building with the man, even if he didn't see him but once a week, was grating on his nerves and he had to fight back the urge to punch him several times already.

But Snape just acted like James hadn't said anything and continued on talking. “ I think they found Sirius and Harry.” He said pausing for `dramatic affect,' “ I think Sirius blew himself and Harry up just like he did to those muggles and Peter.” He said with a sadistic smirk.

Unfortunately for Snape, James patience had been put through enough today and so James finally snapped and had drawn back his fist and before he could even comprehend what had happened Snape was flat on his ass with a broken and bleeding nose.

Dumbledore had arrived a few seconds after that and was able to stop James from utterly maiming Snape for his big mouth.

After Dumbledore had healed Snape's nose they followed Dumbledore into his office, to discuss what was going on and why he had called them to his office anyway.

James learned that Dumbledore had went to the Ministry earlier that day to reveal that James was actually alive and well and had been staying at Hogwarts for the past three months and had been taking time to get caught up and deal with the news of his wife's death and his son's kidnapping.

Snape had made a rude comment under his breath, which fortunately for him James did hear and he didn't care to hear what he said but it earned him a very stern look from Dumbledore.

Dumbledore also said that there would be a `press conference' and it would be in the daily prophet the next day. James was also expected to give an interview with the `Daily Prophet' and that too would be in the next edition of the said `Daily Prophet.'

James had sighed and asked if he had to attend the press conference and he felt relieved when Dumbledore had said that it wasn't necessary for him to attend, but he would be going and if James wanted to he wouldn't mind the company. James had declined and asked him if he knew when he was going to be interviewed.

After the meeting was over Snape had vanished within seconds and James had to try his hardest not to laugh as he saw Snape's hand come up and feel his nose as he walked off. He wasn't successful at this but at least he was able to hold it in until the man was out of earshot.

Not that he cared if he heard him laughing he just didn't want to hear any more snide comments from him today or ever actually but he wouldn't be that lucky.

^ End flashback^

James had been shocked when Dumbledore had announced that he told the ministry he was alive because only a few weeks earlier had they decided that it would be better to keep it secret for as long as possible. Which was becoming harder and harder ever since school had started again.

But Dumbledore had explained that if Sirius was indeed innocent as James thought him to be and if was he still in his right mind. Then if heard James was alive and he had Harry he might bring him to James. Also James would be able to search for his son now that everyone would know he was alive.

Which was something he had wanted to do ever since he found out about the whole kidnapping. He had even been tempted to try and send Sirius a letter, but by the time he had thought of that school had already began and it was a lot harder to sneak around in a castle full of kids without his invisibility cloak and the Marauders Map.

So now he was waiting on someone to show up to interview him. Which he thought was pretty useless because they could do that after they found his son. After that he planned on going out to search for his son and his best friend.

James was so into his thoughts that he didn't hear someone walk up b behind him and he didn't know they were there until he felt a tap on the shoulder and spun around rather fast.

He was staring at a woman who he thought resembled a mix between a bug and a rabbit. She had short brown hair that fell around her ears and hazel eyes she was about five inches shorter than James and had glasses and her nose kept twitching like a rabbits would. “ Hello I'm Anna Troves,” she said offering James her hand “ and you must be James Potter.”

James had to fight the urge to wince as he shook the woman's hand she had a voice like nails on a chalkboard and to make it worse it she talked through her nose. “ Yeah that's me.” He said smiling and mentally sighing hoping that this interview would be over with quickly.

She sat down and took out a quill and an extremely long piece of parchment, James inwardly groaned. She smiled and said, “ well lets get started shall we?” James nodded and the interview was underway.

James thanked everyone and thing he could think of, two and a half hours later that the interview was over and done with, and hopefully he would never have to see that woman again. That woman, Anna, had asked so many questions and in James' opinion most of them were pretty useless.

He sighed as he walked down the hall and wondered if this would really bring him closer to finding his son. Thinking of that he sighed again he wasn't going to be able to search for anyone tonight tolerating that woman for two and a half hours had taken it's toll that and it was close to midnight.

As he walked he wondered about Remus, Dumbledore said that he didn't want to be bothered but he wondered if he would see his old friend now that it was public news that He was alive. ` Probably,' thought James, ` unless moony doesn't get the paper,' but then again he couldn't think of moony not getting the paper after all he did like to read. Why not keep up with things even if you wanted nothing to do with them.

He also thought about Sirius he wondered how long it would take him to hear the news. `If he does hear the news' he thought and then shook his head to clear the thought.

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Two days later:

James nearly swore out loud, he was in a meeting with a bunch of Auror's and they, in his opinion weren't any closer to finding his son than when they first found out he was kidnapped.

He had a migraine and he didn't feel like listening to all of these different theories and plans. He'd heard almost all of them anyway and no one would listen when he tried to tell them that Sirius was innocent, so he really didn't care what they said.

Only a couple theories where good anyway and there was one that James especially liked. He had forgot exactly who had said it but he knew it was one of the older Auror's, had suggested that someone else had done it using Sirius as a scapegoat because he had just broken out of Azkaban and everyone would blame him and not look for or try to blame anyone else.

James had liked that idea because it meant that if Sirius hadn't kidnapped Harry it would be even easier to get his named cleared when he was found.

Someone else said that if they were going to assume that that theory was true than they needed a list of people who were into the dark arts and that would mean going through records and finding all the people still alive that had been brought in or tried for charges having to do with the dark arts and that meant that all of the people that had never been tried wouldn't be on the list. Another person had pointed out that that would be too time consuming.

James whished that the both of them would have just kept there mouths shut.

So they were right back to where they started and James was tired of it. “ Alright so someone let me know when you finally agree on something.” He said standing up stretching and walking over to the fireplace.

“ Where are you going?” “ Later” and various other sentences came his way after that. “ Hogwarts, I have a headache and if your not going to decide on something quickly than I'm going and you can tell me what you decide.” Said James throwing floo powder into the fire and disappearing.

He got to Hogwarts which hadn't been quiet for the past two days ever since they had released the news that James was alive some of James' old classmates had come to see him and he had been happy to see them. Mostly though it was reporters and people from the ministry.

The only time it had actually been quiet for more than a minute was at lunch yesterday when Snape shocked the hell out of everybody and apologized for his comment, the one that had resulted in his broken nose.

James had been sure someone was going to jump out and yell,“Gotcha” or at least start cackling like mad but no one did and he still thought it was weird.

As James approached Dumbledore's office to tell him how the meeting went or rather was going he heard yelling rather loud yelling, and now that he thought about he recognized both of the voices.

So James sprinted the rest of the way to Dumbledore's office and standing in the entrance of Dumbledore's office arguing with Severus Snape was none other than a very dirty but also clearly sane Sirius Black.

James stood there watching them argue his mouth wide open and then after what felt like hours Sirius turned around and stared back, “ James?!”

Then without thinking James walked over and planted his fist right in Sirius' face.

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Sorry for the shortness of the chapter but I couldn't think of anything else and if I tried it wouldn't be very good the next chapter will be longer ...hopefully anyway... and if not iit will at least be here sooner.