This update took some time i have been feeling under the weather and been taking care of the family i will update when i can but if its not fast please be patient.

As it turned out stealing the rat would be much harder than either of them had anticipated. This was not because they did not have the opportunity it was because the rat had gone missing. Ron insisted to anyone that would listen it was because Crookshanks, Hermione's cat, had eaten him.

Hermione was hurt by this and her relationship with Ron became very strained; neither wanted to be around the other. This meant that Hermione was spending more and more time with Ginny, Harry and Heather. This was good for the twins because Hermione was great with homework help. It was also great for Ginny who could really do with more friends at school.

When Sirius found out Peter had escaped them he was very angry. The twins thought he may become unhinged again but were thankful that he retained his calm demeanour even if it was tainted with sadness.

Later that night Sirius got a strange look on his face. Without telling either Harry or Heather what his string of thought was he went over to the bookcase and started looking for a book. When he came back empty handed he sighed and a thoughtful look came across his face. Harry and Heather jumped slightly as a marble plinth rose from the ground alone book lay on top of it causing Sirius to smile and pick it up.

"You going to tell us what this is about Sirius? You're acting a little strange right now." As Heather said this he seemed to remember they were in the room.

"I just realised something that does not make sense." Harry and Heather looked at Sirius expectantly eyes raised waiting for him to continue.

"Albus, he said that he placed you with the Dursleys because they were your only family and in doing so he would be able to enact blood wards to protect you. But from what I can tell. You theoretically could have been placed anywhere as long as Heather was with you. She is of your blood and as long as you lived together I see no reason the wards would not work."

"So you don't think that we needed to be sent to the Dursleys at all?" It was Harry who spoke but Sirius knew both of his Godchildren were thinking the same thing.

"Well until I finish this book I won't know for sure. I think it is unlikely but there may be some rule that made it not possible." Even as Sirius spoke the doubt was clear in his voice.

"Just another reason for us to dislike the old man. I'm so fed up with him."

The mood in the room dropped significantly at Heather's words. Harry held her close and for a few a while there was silence. Sirius started to read leaving the twins to comfort each other in peace. About a half hour later Sirius looked up from his book smiling at the two. After reminding them that they looked so much like their parents he sent them to bed promising to let them know when he had finished the book.

With lessons now in full swing finding Peter was almost forgotten about. If the twins saw a rat scurry they would pay close attention to its feet but they never found the one they wanted.

Quickly becoming the most favorite Professor in school was Remus Lupin, the new DaDa teacher. This made Harry and Heather vey happy. After lessons they would talk to Remus taking time to get to know the man.

What they learnt was Remus was quite a closed off man. His friend's betrayal had cut him deeply and during conversations it showed. They also learnt that he had shut down any attempt at a relationship. His Lycanthrope seemed to be controlling every aspect of the man's life and it saddened the pair greatly.

After a few conversations with Sirius and several more with Lupin, Harry and Heather really wanted to tell Remus the truth. Sirius was sure that Remus would struggle to believe it on word alone. So one night after their lessons they sent Hedwig to Gringotts and requested a copy of the will they could give to Remus.

Gringotts were as efficient as ever. Only two days passed before an owl arrived with Gringotts reply. Their letter was simple and short. It requested that the siblings place a drop of blood on the second sheet of parchment to prove who they were and send it back. With that done the Goblins would be happy to accept their request.

Harry and Heather had not thought about how they would handle security and were very impressed at the level of care they were showing with their secrets.

Harry and Heather were starting to realise that third year was going to be much harder than the previous two years. Arithmancy was particularly difficult for the two. It involved a lot of intricate mathematics and even more understanding of how magic works.

Ancient Runes was also hard but not in the same sense. It was essentially learning a new language, one composed of symbols that needed to be deciphered. This lesson was fast becoming one of their favorites; they learnt that it was a vital lesson for security and privacy runes.

Care of Magical Creatures was a big shock. They had learnt that Hagrid would be taking over as Professor of that class. Their first lesson had really upset Hagrids confidence however.

The lesson started off well Hagrid introduced them to several Hippogriffs they had at the school. Harry and Heather wanting to support Hagrid were the only ones who did not back off when Hagrid tried to get the students to introduce themselves to the Hippogriffs.

Harry was introduced to a white bodied named Buckbeak while Heathers was darker in colour and called Chestnut. Both Harry and Heather did really well and were taken for a quick flight around the Hogwarts grounds. When they landed Hagrid asked the rest of the class to introduce themselves to the Hippogriffs.

Things were going really well and so Harry and Heather went to congratulate Hagrid on his lesson. Their talk was interrupted by Malfoy being rude to Buckbeak. Buckbeak being a Hippogriff was easily offended and rose ready to attack.

Harry, without thinking, ran forward and shouted Buckbeak to stop. While in mid motion Buckbeak stopped and lowered his head looking sad. Harry moved closer and petted the Creatures neck and tried to cheer it up. Malfoy had fallen to the ground and he looked scared, his face was much whiter than normal and for the rest of the lesson he was silent.

Hagrids confidence certainly took a knock after that lesson; he was now showing much less enthusiasm in his lessons and no matter what anyone said he would not bring anything remotely dangerous into the class.

Two days later the will from Gringotts arrived. Harry and Heather quickly penned a letter to Lupin and rushed to the owlery before classes started. The letter was a simple request to have dinner in Lupin's room at his earliest convenience and that it was important.

When the two entered the Defence class that late afternoon Lupin gave them an inquisitive look hoping to work out what they would want to talk about. Once he realised he would not get an answer he started his lesson which was on a Dark Creature known as a Red Cap. A Red Cap was a Dwarf like creature that attacked lost Muggles or Witches.

Once the lesson was nearing an end Lupin handed back homework that he had graded. Harry and Heather were happy to see they both had received an O on the work they had done. On top of Harry's homework was a letter that simply read "i'm free tonight I would love to have dinner."

On the way out Harry told Lupin to meet Harry and Heather by the Fat Lady at dinner time and they would bring him to their room. Lupin, who had heard rumours that the two slept together, was surprised to hear that they had their own room. Choosing to store this information away for later he nodded and sent them away saying he would be up shortly.

Back in their private quarters Harry called Priscilla and informed her that they would be eating in their room today with their guest Remus. Priscilla bowed and said she would bring it once she knew they were all gathered.

At five thirty they waited by the portrait for Lupin. Hermione had asked many questions about why they would not be eating with the rest of them. Ginny thankfully dragged her away telling her that it wasn't their place to ask.

Lupin arrived shortly after the twins and he smiled at them both. They led him into their room and he was surprised to see how much space they had. As Heather gave him a tour Harry got the will from his bag and settled onto the couch ready for a hard conversation.

Heather sat next to Harry making sure not to sit too close. Lupin didn't need to know just how close they were just now. Lupin sat quietly and waited for one of the Potters to speak first; he had a sense that what they had to talk about would be hard for them.

"Professor or rather Remus if we may? We would like to share some information with you that may be hard to accept at first."

Remus looked between Harry and Heather and nodded his head slightly indicating they should continue. Harry took over where Heather had left off.

"We know about your time at school. How you were close with our parents, Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black." Harry paused here and without missing a beat Heather took over.

"You are probably like many people under the impression Sirius was our parents secret keeper."

At these words Remus paled and became visibly uncomfortable it looked like it was taking a lot of effort not to interrupt the two.

"Well we found out that Sirius persuaded Dad to change the keeper to Pettigrew. He reasoned that he would not be targeted by Voldemort for the information." Remus' face showed a flicker of hope before it faded just as fast. It wasn't that he did not believe Harry but he was struggling with this information.

"I think before you answer you should see this." At these words Harry slid over the will copy. Remus took some time to read the will once he had read it twice he placed it on the table.

"This has been verified by the Goblins as true?"

"Yes, we sent a letter to Gringotts asking for the copy earlier this week; they were happy to send it to us." As Heather confirmed this Remus looked like he was close to tears. He excused himself to the bathroom to recompose himself.

While Remus was gone Harry and Heather shared a quick hug and kiss. The kiss like many they shared was short and sent a jolt of emotion running through them. Harry and Heather found it harder and harder not to deepen their kisses as they spent all their time together. Neither wanting to rush anything had always made sure to cut their kisses short when they felt heated.

When Remus returned Harry called Priscilla to serve the food. Over dinner Harry and Heather filled Remus in about Sirius and how he had found them. They left out the location of Fleamont Manor for their own safety but told him pretty much everything else including the fact that Sirius was in the castle and so was Peter.

The meal was rather emotional with Remus telling stories about James, Lily and Sirius. Sirius had told them many stories during the holiday but it was great to hear more from a different perspective. Remus promised to keep an eye out for Peter and he informed them he would speak to Sirius the next day.

When he saw Harry and Heather's look of panic he promised to go under a Delusionment charm. This sparked a flurry of questions about that charm. It fascinated them that there were other ways to be invisible. Both believed that learning this spell would be really useful if they could not get to their cloak.

Remus agreed to try and teach them the spell but not until after the full moon. He also warned them not to be disappointed if they could not do it since it was a Fifth year spell. Both promised to give it their all but not get sad if they could not do it.

Before any of the three realised it the night had slipped away from them. They were startled out of talk by Ginny walking into the room. She looked embarrassed at interrupting and made to walk back out but Heather pulled her into a free chair telling her not to leave.

"Ginny, meet our pseudo Uncle Remus. We had him over to discuss Sirius." As Heather sasid this Ginny smiled and sat down.

"Ginny stays with us a few nights a week. She had a pretty bad first year and it's left her with some trauma being here helps her." Lupin figured there was more to this tale but he knew better than to ask. He gave Ginny a smile and rose to leave.

"It's pretty late, how about I leave you to sleep or maybe do some homework first."

Harry and Heather hugged Remus a little awkwardly before telling him he should stop by again soon to which he readily agreed.

It was mid week before Harry and Heather heard anything from Sirius. Heather had lent Sirius Newton her own owl and at breakfast Newton gave them a letter asking for them that night. Harry and Heather replied with an affirmative and sent Newton back to Sirius.

Care of Magical Creatures was fast becoming a lesson Harry and Heather did not want to attend. As much as they liked Hagrid they felt the lessons were uninformative and lacked information they would need to pass exams.

With the lesson over Harry and Heather dumped their bags in their room and grabbed their cloak. It was not much longer before they entered the Room of Requirement. Sirius hugged them enthusiastically he greatly missed the company of others.

After he had been caught up on their week and the twins had been caught up in Sirius and Remus' friendship, Sirius gave them a look of mild annoyance.

"So I have finally finished that god awful book, it was a very dull read. As far as I have read there was no reason the blood wards could not have been erected wherever Heather was. I would very much like to ask Dumbledore why he did not know this and if he did why he insisted on you staying with that awful woman Petunia."

Harry and Heather sighed. They had been expecting this since Sirius first brought it up last week. Sirius looked like he would very much like to go and kill Dumbledore but since he had found the twins he was working hard on his anger.

"So where do we go from here?" Heather asked, squeezing Harry's hand to calm him down.

"Unfortunately until we find the rat or Amelia gets me cleared there is very little I can do. What I recommend for you two is you try and keep Albus on your good side. He will not give you any information if you're avoiding him. I think it is time to play nice and see what information we can get."

"You cannot be serious. After all he has done he is lucky we are not hexing him into oblivion." As Harry spoke up Heather gave him a look that told him not to flip out. He nodded knowing it would make it harder for Heather to stay calm if he did himself.

"Pup I understand why you are upset but information is key and right now we are running low on that resource. Albus is the best source of information no matter how foolish he has been with it."

"As much as I hate the idea I think this plan has merit, Harry." Harry slumped into Heather's side knowing that if she agreed it would be hard to change her mind. Heather responded by kissing him lightly and apologising mentally.

Over the next hour Harry and Heather wrote and rewrote a letter they could send to Dumbledore. They wanted to get him on their side without giving him anything they knew he would use to keep them in Hogwarts.

To Professor Dumbledore

Me and Heather would like to express our apologies to you for our actions over the summer. After taking time to think about our actions we see now we must have caused much worry. While we are not inclined to give up our home location we promise not to sneak off and listen to you more.

As a show of our respect we would like to ask you if you would consider resuming our lessons. We both know our part in what is to come and we think that with your help we have a much better chance at success.

Sincerely Harry and Heather Potter.

Harry and Heather felt quite angry to be having to write a letter like this but they knew claiming Dumbledore was right would earn them more points than accusing him further. After they finished the letter they gave it to Newton who was on a perch in the room.

Once they were finished Harry and Heather excused themselves wanting nothing more than to be alone. When they arrived in their room they took a relaxing bath together before heading to bed some of the anger seeped away.

As always beta read by the awesome 30KEWNE