Calmly, Harry continued, "What you lot think you know, but "know’ wrongly, was that Sirius Black was tried and convicted for a whole list of crimes—one of which was the murder of Peter Pettigrew. Did you know that Peter Pettigrew did not truly die till yesterday? More about him later. Anyway, Sirius Black was never tried and never convicted. Instead, he was Stunned and thrown straight into Azkaban. Sirius Black, my sworn godfather, was in Azkaban for twelve years till he escaped. How he escaped is an interesting story, which he might or might not tell you. Oh, the trial that he never got? Listen up: He will get a trial next Friday, and I promise you, the trial won’t be boring. One last thing about Sirius Black: Everyone, including him, assumed that he had been disowned. He wasn’t. So when Arcturus Black, Lord Black, died, his grandson Sirius became the presumptive Lord Black. Sirius claimed the Lord Black ring two days ago."