Harry Potter and the Student Quidditch Cup... The sequel to Secrets. This is only the first chapter, more are coming soon! And HpGrl posted the other book to this Series, Secrets. It's only the beginning so far, I'll try to be quick abut getting it all up!
Chapter One: Black Manor
It was a great day so far. Harry could live with his godfather, and Cate finally had a father... A real father this time. The trial had went well, and Sirius had been cleared. Remus Lupin was also there, to watch. The press was terrible. It followed them everywhere, and there was hardly any way to escape.
" On three we make a mad dash for it..." Cate said, he dark brown eyes glinting gold like they did when she was planning something. Sirius and Harry nodded. " One.. Two... THREE!"
They all bolted, leaving all the reporters behind them. They rounded a few corners and decided it was safe. All three panting heavily, they were slightly startled when someone shouted, " Black! Sirius Black!"
It was a panting Ministry Offical. He looked very out of breath, and he was carrying a green potion in a bottle. " You three run too fast... Anyways... Black, your reward... For our mix-up. Youth Potion. Your body will be restored to the state it was in when you were 20 years of age."
" So do I just down it here?" Sirius asked, examining the potion.
" Sure. Go for it."
So he downed it all. There was an immedate flash, and there were swirling stars. Harry and Cate stared as Sirius himself began to spin around, changing. The MInistry offical checked his watch and tappd his foot. The first thing they noticed was that Sirius's body filled out, he wasn't a bag of bones anymore. But he was still rather small, and somewhat short. Then his hair changed from scraggly and black to short, sleek, and dark brown. But teh most obvious change was his eyes, they were exactly like Cate's, but without the gold flecks. They were lively, and not deadened. He did look much younger, much better looking...
" Oh no... Padfoot is back..." Lupin said, turning the corner in surprise. " Look out world..."
Sirius was busy looking at himself. A large full size mirror appeared, and Cate laughed as he looked at his back. His energy level had zoomed up too.
" RETURN OF PADFOOT!!! RAA!!! Catie, Catie, Harry, Harry, Moony, Moony... I'M BACK!"
" We get the picture." Cate grinned.
" Oooh.. I look *good!*" Sirius squealed.
" Well, I must go, I'll leave you guys, Sirius, and his large ego here. Cate, Harry, take care of him now... No driving for him...." Lupin said.
" Alrighty!" Cate smiled, and Harry grinned.
" Forward! March!" Sirius shouted, leading them to the door, they were obviously leaving too. " What type of vehicle do we have?"
" That one, no, not that one, *that* oe..." Cate said pointing to a black sports car.
" Ahh!!!! I'm driving!"
Sirius beat them to the driver's seat. About ten wild minutes they were out of the parking lot, after nearly hitting a few pedestrians and street lights. Sirius had teh radio blastign loudly and ws singing along in a horrible off tune voice.
" Dad, stop singing!" Cate shouted over the music, holding her ears. Harry thought he was nearly deaf. " That's our turn!" She then shrieked, as they took a wild turn and Harry and Cate were thrown ontop of each other, and Sirius almost drove into the ditch.
But the place they were driving into was much more interesting. It was a long driveway and there were largre marble gates at the ends, and beyond them was a large mansion. It had to be the biggest place in the country. Harry realized he had seen this house last summer when he was at Ron's house.This was where Cate lived... After accessing the stone gates Cate kicked Sirius out of the driver's seat, and pulled into a large garage. There were five high class cars, such as a sleek black limmo and a PT Cruiser. Now Harry knew why she wouldn't let Sirius park...
" You like?" Cate grinned. " You can touch anything but the Cruiser, that's my favorite. Even though it was by far the least expensive.
" Oooh... These are all ours?" Harry asked, rather shocked.
" Yeah. But I was planning on selling a few since we don't really need 5 cars you know..."
" Yes... I totally understand." Sirius said, looking at the cars. " I had a nice motorcycle when I was your age. It was pretty nice, I liked the roar of the engine and the way it turned heads and all.."
" I can see you on a motorcycle..." Cate laughed. " Well, now I'll show you the house."
" House?" Harry gaped. " It's a mansion, practically a castle!"
" I wouldn't go THAT far, but just follow me..."
" I remember this palce... Called Retton Manor in my time." Sirius said thoughtfully.
" Oh and that reminds me... IT's not Retton or James any longer... Welcome to Black Manor!" She said dramatically pushing open a huge door. The inside was even bigger looking that the outside. It was almost completely made of marble. At least the entrance hall was.
The place was beautiful, and Cate managed o make herself look at home, smiling sweetly in her school robes still, they were frayed on the hem and she looked even smaller than usual.
" Would you two gentlemen like a tour?" She grinned. They bothe nodded and followed her. Sirius had bene here, and remembered most of it, but it was new to Harry, and this was where he would be living. There was a large dining room, and even a library! A ballroom and much more. Harry picked out a bedroom, and Cate had already had hers for a while now. Sirius got the master bedroom. When they cam to that room though, Cate looked up and pointed her wand to the ceiling. A door and stairs appeared.
" In all my time here I spent my time in two places, the attic and the basement. I'll show you the attic now..."
" What's in the basement?" Harry asked curiously.
" Oh, you'll find out later..." Cate grinned, she was having a hard time keeping her excitement toned down, so Harry figured it was going to be good.
The attic was ace. Full of antique magic artifacts, and useful trick of the sort. Cate watched Sirius and Harry dig around until Harry pulled out a pair of funny looking shoes. Sirius's face lit up and he smiled, taking them from Harry.
" Oooh... Lizie's Invisibility Shoes! Better than the cloak.. For you aren't only invisible... But un-solid... Yep, you can walk through walls, and whoever you hold onto is invisible too!" He said eagerly, pulling on the shoes. Then Cate disappeared, and soon Harry.
" 'Allo!" Cate said, and Harry could see them, as they were all invisible now. " I never knew these were up here!"
" Yeah, your mum musta threw them up here before Jacob James found them..." Sirius grimaced.
" Prolly." Harry agreed.
" Okay, well now to the basement!" Cate said, and pulling a shoe off Sirius and then the other, handing them back to Harry, she clappped her hands together eagerly.
They trudged down three flights of marble steps, and came to a large oak door. Cate made a dramatic face and pulled open the door. Harry was even stunned at what he saw- It was an outdoor Quidditch field. Complete with stands and everything.
Cate tossed them each a polished Firebolt and let a Snitch out. " First one to caprture it wins!" It was no surprise that Cate won, but Harry was close behind her.
" Well, I'm no Seeker! I was more of the Beating type. I was the Gryffindor Beater back in my time... Lizzie and James were Chasers. Lizzie went professional, but it beats me how Cate ended up as a Seeker, maybe Beater+Chaser equals Seeker?"
They all laughed, and soon after went off to bed, as it had been a long day. What a great way to start the summer. Right?
Chapter One: Black Manor
It was a great day so far. Harry could live with his godfather, and Cate finally had a father... A real father this time. The trial had went well, and Sirius had been cleared. Remus Lupin was also there, to watch. The press was terrible. It followed them everywhere, and there was hardly any way to escape.
" On three we make a mad dash for it..." Cate said, he dark brown eyes glinting gold like they did when she was planning something. Sirius and Harry nodded. " One.. Two... THREE!"
They all bolted, leaving all the reporters behind them. They rounded a few corners and decided it was safe. All three panting heavily, they were slightly startled when someone shouted, " Black! Sirius Black!"
It was a panting Ministry Offical. He looked very out of breath, and he was carrying a green potion in a bottle. " You three run too fast... Anyways... Black, your reward... For our mix-up. Youth Potion. Your body will be restored to the state it was in when you were 20 years of age."
" So do I just down it here?" Sirius asked, examining the potion.
" Sure. Go for it."
So he downed it all. There was an immedate flash, and there were swirling stars. Harry and Cate stared as Sirius himself began to spin around, changing. The MInistry offical checked his watch and tappd his foot. The first thing they noticed was that Sirius's body filled out, he wasn't a bag of bones anymore. But he was still rather small, and somewhat short. Then his hair changed from scraggly and black to short, sleek, and dark brown. But teh most obvious change was his eyes, they were exactly like Cate's, but without the gold flecks. They were lively, and not deadened. He did look much younger, much better looking...
" Oh no... Padfoot is back..." Lupin said, turning the corner in surprise. " Look out world..."
Sirius was busy looking at himself. A large full size mirror appeared, and Cate laughed as he looked at his back. His energy level had zoomed up too.
" RETURN OF PADFOOT!!! RAA!!! Catie, Catie, Harry, Harry, Moony, Moony... I'M BACK!"
" We get the picture." Cate grinned.
" Oooh.. I look *good!*" Sirius squealed.
" Well, I must go, I'll leave you guys, Sirius, and his large ego here. Cate, Harry, take care of him now... No driving for him...." Lupin said.
" Alrighty!" Cate smiled, and Harry grinned.
" Forward! March!" Sirius shouted, leading them to the door, they were obviously leaving too. " What type of vehicle do we have?"
" That one, no, not that one, *that* oe..." Cate said pointing to a black sports car.
" Ahh!!!! I'm driving!"
Sirius beat them to the driver's seat. About ten wild minutes they were out of the parking lot, after nearly hitting a few pedestrians and street lights. Sirius had teh radio blastign loudly and ws singing along in a horrible off tune voice.
" Dad, stop singing!" Cate shouted over the music, holding her ears. Harry thought he was nearly deaf. " That's our turn!" She then shrieked, as they took a wild turn and Harry and Cate were thrown ontop of each other, and Sirius almost drove into the ditch.
But the place they were driving into was much more interesting. It was a long driveway and there were largre marble gates at the ends, and beyond them was a large mansion. It had to be the biggest place in the country. Harry realized he had seen this house last summer when he was at Ron's house.This was where Cate lived... After accessing the stone gates Cate kicked Sirius out of the driver's seat, and pulled into a large garage. There were five high class cars, such as a sleek black limmo and a PT Cruiser. Now Harry knew why she wouldn't let Sirius park...
" You like?" Cate grinned. " You can touch anything but the Cruiser, that's my favorite. Even though it was by far the least expensive.
" Oooh... These are all ours?" Harry asked, rather shocked.
" Yeah. But I was planning on selling a few since we don't really need 5 cars you know..."
" Yes... I totally understand." Sirius said, looking at the cars. " I had a nice motorcycle when I was your age. It was pretty nice, I liked the roar of the engine and the way it turned heads and all.."
" I can see you on a motorcycle..." Cate laughed. " Well, now I'll show you the house."
" House?" Harry gaped. " It's a mansion, practically a castle!"
" I wouldn't go THAT far, but just follow me..."
" I remember this palce... Called Retton Manor in my time." Sirius said thoughtfully.
" Oh and that reminds me... IT's not Retton or James any longer... Welcome to Black Manor!" She said dramatically pushing open a huge door. The inside was even bigger looking that the outside. It was almost completely made of marble. At least the entrance hall was.
The place was beautiful, and Cate managed o make herself look at home, smiling sweetly in her school robes still, they were frayed on the hem and she looked even smaller than usual.
" Would you two gentlemen like a tour?" She grinned. They bothe nodded and followed her. Sirius had bene here, and remembered most of it, but it was new to Harry, and this was where he would be living. There was a large dining room, and even a library! A ballroom and much more. Harry picked out a bedroom, and Cate had already had hers for a while now. Sirius got the master bedroom. When they cam to that room though, Cate looked up and pointed her wand to the ceiling. A door and stairs appeared.
" In all my time here I spent my time in two places, the attic and the basement. I'll show you the attic now..."
" What's in the basement?" Harry asked curiously.
" Oh, you'll find out later..." Cate grinned, she was having a hard time keeping her excitement toned down, so Harry figured it was going to be good.
The attic was ace. Full of antique magic artifacts, and useful trick of the sort. Cate watched Sirius and Harry dig around until Harry pulled out a pair of funny looking shoes. Sirius's face lit up and he smiled, taking them from Harry.
" Oooh... Lizie's Invisibility Shoes! Better than the cloak.. For you aren't only invisible... But un-solid... Yep, you can walk through walls, and whoever you hold onto is invisible too!" He said eagerly, pulling on the shoes. Then Cate disappeared, and soon Harry.
" 'Allo!" Cate said, and Harry could see them, as they were all invisible now. " I never knew these were up here!"
" Yeah, your mum musta threw them up here before Jacob James found them..." Sirius grimaced.
" Prolly." Harry agreed.
" Okay, well now to the basement!" Cate said, and pulling a shoe off Sirius and then the other, handing them back to Harry, she clappped her hands together eagerly.
They trudged down three flights of marble steps, and came to a large oak door. Cate made a dramatic face and pulled open the door. Harry was even stunned at what he saw- It was an outdoor Quidditch field. Complete with stands and everything.
Cate tossed them each a polished Firebolt and let a Snitch out. " First one to caprture it wins!" It was no surprise that Cate won, but Harry was close behind her.
" Well, I'm no Seeker! I was more of the Beating type. I was the Gryffindor Beater back in my time... Lizzie and James were Chasers. Lizzie went professional, but it beats me how Cate ended up as a Seeker, maybe Beater+Chaser equals Seeker?"
They all laughed, and soon after went off to bed, as it had been a long day. What a great way to start the summer. Right?