Harry Potter

Fears & Friends

Chapter 1

Hogwarts Letters

By: Sirius **Padfoot

June 29, 2003

"Albus may I talk to you sir?" a young woman asked coming into Dumbledor's office.

"It's seems that you are Minerva." Dumbledor said and looked up to Professor McGonagall coming into his office.

"Yes Sir. I just received this years list of first years." McGonagall said in a kind of shaky voice.

"Surely you've found every thing in order Minerva." Dumbledor said and smiled at her.

"Of course sir. But there is a name I'm worried about." McGonagall said.

"Ah yes our young Remus Lupin no doubt." Dumbledor said looking over he half moon spectacles at Professor McGonagall.

"Of course he's a registered Werewolf sir. I can't help but announce my worries about it. They can't be trusted sir. Do you think it wise to put our students threw that sir." McGonagall asked.

"Minerva your worries are well placed but he is just a child and his name has been down on my list since he was little I won't let his registrations get in the way of his education. He will be taken care of once a month and will present no danger to the student. Him being a werewolf is a secret between the boy, his parents and us Minerva. I do hope you understand my position on this since you will be teaching him." Dumbledor said then looked back down at the pieces of parchment on his desk.

"Yes sir. I understand." McGonagall said and left Dumbledor's office. He got up and walked over to his Phoenix and started stroking his feathers.

"I just hope I'm right about the boy Fawks." Dumbledor said and started to stare down at the fire.

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"Remus get up darling. It's your birthday." His mother said and peered down at him as he rolled over away from her. "All right have it your way Remus. Tickle attack!" his mother said and started tickling Remus.

"Mum…mum…stop I'm up…" Remus said while he laughed as his mother tickled him.

"Are you sure. You're eleven today. Come on let's go down and see if your father's got his noes out of his paper yet." She said and smiled down at him.

"All right." Remus said happily. "Are we having a party mum?" Remus asked jumping out of bed.

"Of course we are." His mother said leading him down to the kitchen where his father was seated reading a piece of parchment instead of his normal Daily Profit.

"Sweet heart come and read this." Remus' dad said looking utterly surprised.

"What is it darling?" she asked and walked over to read the letter and looked utterly dumbfounded then scared. "What are we going to do. Surly the Professor knows!" she said in an ergant tone.

"What is it mum, dad?" Remus asked looking kind of afraid now.

"Here read it. It was to you to begin with." Remus' father said handing the letter over to Remus.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL

of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledor

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,

Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Mr. Lupin

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later then July 31.

Yours sincerely

Minerva McGonagall,

Deputy Headmistress

"I don't see what the problem is mum, dad? It just say's I've been accepted to a school." Remus said then looked up at his parents confused.

"Not just any school son but the best in the Wizarding world, Hogwarts. That's where your mother and I went. I was in Gryffindor while your mum was in Ravenclaw." His father said and smiled at his wife.

"But you'll be living there all the time. You won't be with us any more except the summer and Christmas if you want to come home for that. And your transformations once a month." His mother said.

"So I can't go to school. I have to stay home while every one else gets to go. Can I go please mum? I don't want to be left out." Remus said with a sad face.

"Oh but hunny you're never left out. We're having your party today remember." His mother said and smiled at him.

"Mum how many people will be showing up?" Remus asked sadly.

"Oh I don't know a couple." His mother said.

"Mum you've said that for the last several years. No one ever shows up. At least at this school I'd have a chance to make friends. I'll be good I promise mum. Can I go please." Remus begged with his little puppy dog eyes that his mother never could refuse.

"Are you sure Remus?" his father asked.

"Yes dad. I'm sure." Remus said with a hopeful smile.

"All right give me your list of supplies you need and we'll get every thing you need today along with send an owl back to the deputy Headmistress." His father said and Remus jumped for joy.

"Yeah I get to go to a normal school now!!" Remus said happily bouncing around then handed his school list to his father.

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"Sirius!!! Get your lazy butt up young man your brother has been up for hours!" a woman yelled as she beat on his door.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm up!" Sirius yelled back. 'Dumb brother he's so thick believing all that pure-blood crap that comes out in the house.' Sirius thought angrily as he got dressed then headed down stairs for breakfast.

"Here!" his mother said shoving a letter into his hand and making him sit down.

"Thanks mum," Sirius grumbled as he opened the letter and read it. He jumped up happier then ever. "I've been accepted to Hogwarts!" he said excitedly.

"Yes, you'd better be in Slytherin too. That's where the rest of the family was." His mother said and put his plate on the table and made his sit down again.

'I hope I get into Gryffindor I don't think I can take much more of this family tradition crap.' Sirius thought he spent the rest of his morning dreaming over September 1st when he'd be able to get out of the house and stay out for a long time. 'I'm not even coming home for Christmas.' He thought then smiled. "Hey mum can we go get my stuff today?" Sirius asked.

"I have nothing better to do so sure. I'll drag you down there to get you're supplies." His mother said then turned her back to him and started cleaning the dishes. Sirius rolled his eyes then ran out of the kitchen.

"Hey Sirius I wouldn't be amazed if when mum takes you to Diagon Ally she leaves you there." Said a younger boy.

"Regulus if you're so much of a better son then why didn't you get a Hogwarts Letter." Sirius said back to his 'Stupid' younger brother.

"I'm not eleven you idiot." Regulus retaliated.

"Then mind your elders and shut up." Sirius said.

"You're not my dad!" Regulus yelled at Sirius.

"Damn proud of that too." Sirius said and smirked at his younger brother.

"Sirius Black what was that supposed to mean young man?" his mother roared coming out of the kitchen.

"It ment mum that I'm too young to have an annoying kid like him as my son." Sirius said and smirked at his brother then stopped when his mother grabbed his ear.

"I've told you a hundred times not to insult your brother." She said dragging Sirius into the Living room.

"Oh mum he insults me all the time." Sirius said.

"You're old enough to take it." She said looking at him like he was a rock or something.

"Are we going to Diagon Alley now?" Sirius asked and crossed his arms still holding his Hogwarts letter in his hands.

"Come on lets go Regulus." Mrs. Black said and walked over to the fireplace

"Oh mum does he have to come?" Sirius asked.

"Yes now do you want to go or not?" she asked.

"Yes mum." Sirius said. Then his mother took some floow powder and threw it into the fire it turned from red to green then looked at Regulus and told him to go. He shouted Diagon Alley and he was gone. Then she threw more powder into the fire and then stepped into the fire and said Diagon Alley. "Figures I never get to do any thing first or second I'm always' last." Sirius said and did the same thing as his mother and dumb brother.

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"Hey DAD, MUM!! I got in, I got in!!" a boy with black messy hair yelled as he ran through the house.

"Got in where son?" a woman asked.

"I got into HOGWARTS mum, I got in. here's my letter." The boy said and handed the letter to his mother.

"Way to go James. That's my son James Potter gets into Hogwarts." His father said and messed up James' have more then normal.

"Can we go get my stuff mum, dad please?" James asked and he bounced around slightly.

"Yes we can go get your stuff son. Let's see what you need. A quill which you already have but I'd say you want a new one just so it's new with the rest of your stuff." His mother said and smiled down and the nodding boy.

"Well it seems sweety that we won't get any thing done until we take him to get his stuff. So lets go ahead and go to Diagon Alley." James' father said and also smiled at his son.

"Come on." James said grabbing his father's hand and his mother's hand and started for the door. With got a chuckle from both of his parents.

"All right we're coming James you don't have to drag us all the way there." His father said laughing slightly.

"I can't believe I get to go." James said happily. "The kids around here are boring." He said and smiled up at his mother who frowned down at him a little.

"Is that the only reason you want to go for?" she asked.

"Mum, I'm going to go to School I get to learn DADA, Transfiguration, Potions, and the rest." James said and smiled up at his mother.

"Good." She said then they entered the Leaky Cauldron to see a couple of kids making their way with their parents to the back exit.

"Well it seems James isn't the only one who is excited." His father said and looked around all the people in the Pub.

"Ouch!" a young boy said and James looked over at him and smiled dumbly.

"Sorry didn't mean to step on your foot. What's your name?" James said.

"Remus Lupin what's your name?" Remus asked.

"James Potter nice to meet you Remus Lupin. Ouch!" James said turning to see who'd ran into him.

"Oh darn sorry!" the boy with short Black hair said as he stood up.

"It's OK! Where were you going in such a hurry?" James asked.

"SIRIUS BLACK there you are I told you a thousand times not to leave my side. Do you see where your brother is?" a woman said angrily grabbing his ear.

"Oh bugger. Yeah the little twerp is right there as always. Ouch mum let go of my ear please that hurts." Sirius whined as his mother cut through the crowd dragging Sirius by the ear.

"I'd say he was trying to get away from her." Remus said.

"Yeah that's for sure. She's evil." James said then covered his ears with his hands. "That hurts I'd say he's a first year like me. You're a first year too aren't you?" he said looking back at Remus.

"Yeah. Don't know much at all." Remus said.

"You know about Quidditch don't you?" James said.

"Of course every one knows about Quidditch." Remus said in a kind of like 'Duh!' tone.

"Well that all you really have to know about. People won't ask questions if you know about that then." James whispered so his mother wouldn't hear.

"James who's your friend?" his father asked.

"Remus Lupin dad. He's a first year at Hogwarts too." James said excitedly.

"Well Remus are you going to introduce us to your friend?" Remus' mother asked.

"Mum, dad this is James Potter. Hey James what house do you want to be in?" Remus said and smiled up at his parents then looked at James.

"Gryffindor of course it's the best house at Hogwarts." James said.

"James I was in Hufflepuff." His mother said.

"I was in Ravenclaw." Remus' mother said.

"Well I agree with James dear." James' and Remus' fathers said at the same time and then looked at each other.

"Potter right?" Mr. Lupin asked.

"Yes. We had to be there at the same time we look about the same age." James' father said.

"Do you remember that Black woman. She was horrible." Mr. Lupin said.

"Oh gosh yes. He was an absolutely retched woman." Mr. Potter said then looked up at the crowed. "You know I think that woman that grabber her son's ear was that Black woman." He said.

"You know I think you're right. You must have been a year ahead of me. That's the only Potter I remember." Mr. Lupin said.

"Well what house do you want in?" James asked trying to ignore his fathers conversation.

"Gryffindor I guess they seem to have more fun." Remus said and laughed at his dad talking none stop with James' dad.

"Hey you two talk more then school girls do. Let's go get the boys stuff." Mrs. Potter said and pointed to the emptied line of people trying to get into Diagon Alley.

"Right you are ma'am. Come on Remus you can come too James if your parents have any business to do today. They can go ahead and do it while we shop." Mr. Lupin said and smiled.

"We don't have any thing to do so we'll come along with you. Unless you have some thing to do then we can watch Remus for you." Mr. Potter said and smiled at the Lupin's.

"Well we do need to get a few things for the house. Do you mind Remus? We'll catch up to you in a little while." Mrs. Lupin said.

"OK! Mum, dad see you in a bit then." Remus said and smiled as they walked on ahead of them into Diagon Alley.

"So where to first boys?" Mr. Potter asked.

"Robes, books or wands Remus which one first?" James asked.

"Uhm. Robes that'll be the most boring I think." Remus said and laughed a little.

"Robes dad." James said and smiled up at his father.

"Robes it is. This way come on keep up don't want to lose you two just before school now do we." Mrs. Potter said and smiled back at the two boys who were staring at the Quality Quidditch shop as they past it.

"Hey mum can we go in there and look around a little later." James asked turning back to his mother.

"Of course you love that game so much it wouldn't amaze me if you got of your house team." His mother said smiling at him.

"Of course I want to be on my house team. I don't know what I'd be but I want on the team." James said happily.

"I hope I'm good enough to get of a team. Be a beater or a keeper but not a seeker or Chaser. Those two are the hardest positions in my opinion." Remus said.

"Well I'd want to be a seeker or chaser just cause it is hard. I love watching the Seeker try to catch the Snitch." James said and smiled over to Remus.

"You'd make a perfect Seeker son." Mr. Potter said then looked down at Remus. "And I'd say you'd be a pretty good beater if you got a good partner. Being a Beater revolves around you and your partner how good you work together." He said and smiled.

"I don't know if I could get any one to work with me there." Remus said sadly.

"Sure you can. It'll be easy. What do you say we tryout for the team in our second year together since we can't in our first." James said.

"Sure." Remus said happily.

"Good then here we are Madam Malkin's Robes. Come on hurry along inside." Mr. Potter said as he opened the door and for the boys to walk in then saw some thing of a nightmare from his days at Hogwarts.

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Authors Note: Hope you liked it. Please leave a review and tell me if you did like it and if I should continue my story. Oh crap I forgot the Disclaimer at the top.

Sadly I don't own Harry Potter J. K. Rowling does.