Seeking the Truth

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My name is Aarushi M. I am in class 5D. I am 10 years old. I like to dance, sing and draw.

It was Saturday morning, and Hermione and I were busy discussing about Sirius Black – not exactly discussing, but arguing.

She shouted, “Even though he hasn’t troubled us yet, how in the world can you say that Sirius is good?”
She went on and on until she was as tired as a slug. “OK, let’s stop now,” she said calmly. “But still, I really want to seek the truth,” she said.

“School time,” our mother yelled, so we got ready to go.
Once we reached the school, we went to our respective classes, learnt a few new topics, therefore not having any fun. At last, Hermione and I met in the corridor. There, we saw Sirius Black. Of course, everybody was scared of him, but we still somehow dared to go close and talk to him.

“Hey, Sirius. Are you evil?” we asked him. He replied, “Of course I am not, even though I planned a case against Peter. Oh, I have to go,” he said suddenly, furtively glancing around, and drifted away.

We were very anxious about what he had said to us. So Hermione took my hand and pressed her bracelet three times. We landed in a dark horse stable full of blood marks and bullets here and there. We got frightened.

Then we saw Peter, also frightened and running around. He hid behind a barrel, very scared, so we decided that we should also hide behind the barrels.

Surprisingly, we saw a man in a black coat, pockets full of guns and one in his hand, trying to shoot, and he said, “Oh, Peter. I have a surprise. To be exact, it is very bloody and painful. Come, come. I am waiting.”

We wanted to leave but we still waited, looking at his black gloves, shoes, coat and mask. We concluded that he was totally crazy or maybe…