By: Keara Jordan
Author's note:This is Keara Jordan, reporting live from my home in Union, NJ. The characters that you know belong to JK Rowling. The ones you don't know are mine. Though some of you people out there, who know who I am, will know the new characters. Um...this story is deticated to Screech, Howler, Skitters, Luna, Amy, Adriana, Martyna, Emily, Conor, Devon, Trevor, mom, dad, and Tyler(you made the character Tyler) Well, I think that's it. Hope you enjoy! ^-^ This first chapter is very long becasue i've been writing it for about two months. Just to let you know it's worth reading! ^-^
Harry Potter sat up in bed a rubbed his eyes to get rid of the tears and he slipped on his glasses. All summer long he had been having dreams about his parent's death or Cedric's death. This time it had been his parents for the third time that week, and only three days had passed that week. Harry decided to write a letter to Sirius when Hedwig got back from where ever she was. At that moment as if on cue Hedwig, Pig, and three other owls swooped into his window.
Harry wondered for a moment why so many owls were in his room at 12:05 in the morning. He then remember today was his 15th birthday. He took the letters and three of the owls flew off leaving Pig and Hedwig. Harry opened the first letter with the Hogwarts seal on it.
Dear Mr. Potter,
Please note that the new school year will begin
on September the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross
station, platform nine and three quarters, at eleven o'clock. You have
been selected to be a Gryffindor Prefect, your badge is enclosed in the
envelope. Here is a list of your fellow Prefects.
Gryffindor: Harry Potter
Hufflepuff: Susan Bones
Ravenclaw: Terry Boot
Slytherin: DracoMalfoy
Hermione Granger
Hannah Abbott
Steven Jones
Vincent Crabbe
Ronald Weasley
Jimmy Colone
Nick DePaulma
Gregory Golye
Seamus Finnigan
Amy Rose
Brittany Laverdy
Lamar Rool
Deputy Headmistress
Minerva McGonagall
Harry had no idea how Crabbe, Goyle, or Malfoy became Prefects. Heck he wasn't even sure how he became a Prefect! But he was kind of glad that he was one. At least now he could take away points from Slytherin and award some to Gryffindor. He got up and put the letter down on his desk and he picked up and opened the next one.
Dear Harry,
Happy birthday! In the
package is a special birthday cake that I made meself. Also in there is
a book on Chimaeras. That'll be our new creature this year. Can't wait
to see you in September. Remember to watch out for yourself.
Hagrid.
A Chimaera, Harry had no clue what they were but some how he knew they weren't anything good. He placed the card and package on the table and moved onto the next one.
Dear Harry,
Hello mate! I've been
askin' mum everyday when you can come on over. She said Dumbledore doesn't
know yet and that he'll owl you when you can come. I hope it's soon cause
I hate to think of you all alone with them Muggles. Anyway guess what,
well you probably know already, but we're all prefects! I can't believe
it. Especially with all of our rule breaking, but now we can take away
points from Slytherin for no reason! HA! But Hermione doesn't approve of
that, and who ever said we had to tell her? I think Crabbe and Goyle are
so stupid that they'll take away points from their own house! I hope
to see you soon, hope you like your present. Oh, and Ginny said happy birthday.
She's the one who made the cookies.
Ron
Harry opened the package and found about 20 cookies, along with a subscription to a years worth of Quidditch and Quaffles, the newest Quidditch magazine. Harry smiled and put them on the desk, though not before eating a cookie. Very good he thought, chocolate chip Harry's favorite. Ginny was definitely a good cook. Harry picked up the letter from Hermione.
Dear Harry,
Happy birthday! I can't
believe that we're all prefects! Anyway i doubt you want to hear about
that. Right now i'm in Bulgaria with Victor. Though I'm coming home on
August 3 to go to Ron's and get my school stuff. I hope to see you there.
Keep an eye out.
Hermione
PS- Your present was written by a boy who just turned 15 on July 11th and it's rumored that he'll go to Hogwarts this year.
Harry opened her package and found a large book called, Defeating and Demolishing Dark Demons and things By: Tyler James Black. Harry wondered for a moment if Tyler and Sirius were related but shrugged it off. He also wondered if Tyler would be going to Hogwarts, for some weird reason he hoped so. He didn't know why but he hoped so. Harry placed the book and card on his desk and turned to the last letter.
Dear Harry,
Hello how's your summer
going? I'll be staying at Lupin's place for the rest of the summer and
he says hi. I'm trying to get Dumbledore to maybe let you come and stay
with us for the rest of the summer. How are those dreams and your scar.
If anything happens tell me. Anyway happy birthday and I hope that
I find you well. Keep an eye out and take care of your self I hope to see
you soon.
Sirius
Harry opened the package and found too little books inside. One was red with a gold lining and writen in blue words was 'James Potter's Marauder Journal'.Harry was in shock, in his hands he had his father's journal about his life. A piece of paper fell out of one of the books. Harry looked at it.
Harry,
The days are number at
the top of the page in passages. If you close the book, put your hand on
the top, and say "I want to be in passage number 1 (or another number)"
you'll be transported to that passage to relive it. No time will pass and
no one will be able to see you when you're in the diary. Use this well.
Sirius
Wow, Harry could go into the past to see his parents. They couldn't see him but he could see them, he decided he'd have to try that out. Harry thought for a moment, should he go for it now or later. Harry chose now, he opened his father's book and saw passage one. Well that's where I'll start. He closed the book, put his hand on top and said, "I want to be in passage number 1."
* ! * ! *
"Dad, I need those Dung bombs! If I don't have them how will I make a good first impression on the older students and teachers?" Sirius said.
"By being a good student now you get one the train. If i get one letter from Hogwarts about you being bad you'll not be coming home for Christmas." the man snapped back. Sirius nodded and walked away.
Harry heard Sirius say, "Looks like I won't be home for Christmas." Sirius kept walking and so did James, after five seconds they ran into each other. "Sorry mate."
"No, I'm sorry my fault," James replied.
"You first year."
"Yeah, you too?"
"Yep, the names Black, Sirius Black."
"Potter, James Potter. Hogwarts newest and best prankster."
"No way! That's a cool title, mine is Hogwarts number one and best Marauder."
"That's cool, ya know if we teamed up we could probably be all of that and more."
"Yeah, you're right! Let's do it!" Sirius put his hand out for a high five and James high fived. "Come on let's get on." So together they walked onto the train with Harry following. They found an empty compartment and sat down. They decided to get a name for the two of them and at the moment were both naming anything off the top of their heads. The door slid open and a boy with hand-me-down-rodes, light brown hair, and bags under his soft brown eyes stepped in.
"Er...hello, um...can I sit here. I'd go somewhere else but all of the other compartments are taken and the only one with first years is full of kids who must be Slytherins."
"Well sure you can. Come in and sit down, but you must promise to not speak a word of what you hear." James said.
"He's right you must keep quiet and not breathe a word." Sirius added.
"Of coarse, don't saw a word." the boy replied. "Who are you guys anyway? I'm Remus Lupin."
"James Potter."
"Sirius Black."
"And we are the Marauders." James and Sirius said together.
"Cool, so really you two are a bunch of troublemakers who are going to shake up Hogwart's very foundation from it's awful orderly fashion."
"Sounds bout right. Hey you wanna help?" James asked.
"Yeah, we were planning on having four Marauders so if you wanna be one then ok." Sirius added.
"Sure ok!"
"But, you must take an oath. Put your right hand on this book, put your left in the air, and say 'I Remus Lupin solemnly swear I am up to no good' ok that's all you have to do." James replied taking out a book called 'A Prankster's Guide to Pranks By: Clair Howler.' Remus placed his hand on the book.
"I Remus Lupin solemnly swear I am up to no good ok that's all you have to do." Remus said.
"Remus you're funny." Sirius said.
"Totally glad to have you on the team." James said.
"Totally glad to have you on the team." Remus imitated.
"Ok, Lupin that's all."
"Ok, Lupin that's all."
"Remus you're getting annoying stop it."
"Remus you're getting annoying stop it."
James was about to say something else when two people walked into the compartment, Harry knew them as Snape and Malfoy.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here. A auror's little boy, a mudblood, and a very poor little boy." Lucius Malfoy sneered.
"Who you callin mudblood Malfoy?" James asked, all the time holding Sirius's shirt to keep him from killing the two other boys.
"He's calling that Black a mudblood, you of course are the auror's little boy, and that," Snape said pointing to Lupin. "Is someone who is too poor to buy some decent robes."
"And that is someone too stupid to wash his own hair, with his charming partener who is a little pretty boy with tons of money. But won't use any of it to buy good looks or a brain." said a girl walking into the compartment. She had long brown curly hair, bright blue eyes, freckles, and was in her robes all ready. "Now I suggest that you two Death Eaters leave before I call Voldemort and tell him you're hanging out with aurors." Malfoy and Snape glared at her before leaving.
"Thanks Keara. Guys this is Keara Jordan she lives next door to me, my parents and her parents, well her odaptive parents, work together as aurors. Keara this is Sirius and Remus," James said.
"Cool, well listen I'm going around taking down the names of students so I can learn everyone's name and house. So in here we have James Potter, Sirus and Remus. What are your last names?" Keara said opening to a page in a notebook.
"Remus Lupin." Remus replied. Sirius just stared at Keara open mouthed. "He's Sirius Black."
Keara wrote that down. "Kay, thanks you guys. I'll see you at Hogwarts, good luck with the sorting. Hope we're all in the same house. See ya." Keara said waving good bye. She ruffled James's hair before leaving.
"Oh god Sirius she's only a girl!" Remus shouted.
"Yeah but she's a pretty girl." Sirius replied. "Maybe I'll ask her out. Ya know I think I will once I see her again."
"Oh, well come on you lot we have to think of a good 'Welcome to Hogwarts Prank' fast before we get there!" James said.
"James did you say odoptive parents?" Remus asked.
"Yeah, why?" James replied.
"What happened to her real parents?" Sirius asked.
"Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her when she was six. Her mother was pure evil so even if she lived Keara wouldn't have had a better life. As for her father he was the same, he left her to join with Voldemort. But, that was kind of good seeing as her abused Keara. Just as long as you live don't bring up the subject of her parents or it might be the last thing you do, literally. Some boy asked and wouldn't leave ehr alone about it, and she broke his arm." James said calmly.
"Okkkkkkkkk." Sirius said. "Er..let's get back to that prank." A strong wind picked up and surrounded Harry.
Dear Sirius,
I'm glad that you're doing ok. Tell Lupin and Buckbeak that I said hi and
hope they're well. I'd love to come stay with you and Lupin, I just hope
that Dumbledore would approve. He still says no when ever I ask to go to
Ron's house. I'm fine except for my dreams, I keep having the one
about my parents death. I've had it everyday this week. Though my scar
is fine oddly enough. Do you know anyone by the name of Tyler James Black?
I'd like to know because Hermione got me a book written by him and since
you both have the same last name I thought you might be related. Anyway
I tried passage one, in my dad's book, and loved it.How did things go with
you and Keara? She seemed nice. Though she looked farmilar.Have I met her
before? Anyway I hope to see you soon. Thanks so much for the gifts, they
mean a lot to me, and I mean alot!
Love,
Harry
Harry reread his letter and decided he liked it. He put it on the table so he could give it to Hedwig when she got back. Harry took off his glasses place them on the bedside table, crawled into bed, and fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry woke up with his alarm at 8:00, he turned it off and got dressed. He saw Hedwig in her cage, and feed her an owl treat. "Hey girl. Listen are you up to taking this to Sirius for me?" She hooted in reply. "Thanks, get it to him fast." He said as he tied it to her leg. She nipped his finger in an affectionate way and flew out the window. Harry sighed and went down stairs to breakfast.
The Dursleys were down stairs eating breakfast. Dudley, for once, was sticking to his diet. After the ordeal with the Ton-Tongue Toffee he hasn't even gotten near anything sweet. But, that doesn't mean he's any thinner. He's lost about two pounds since last summer and that's all so really the diet was having no effect.
Harry sat down and the Dursleys pretended he wasn't even there. Harry grabbed a piece of grape fruit and a glass of milk. He drank and ate his so called breakfast and started to get up when Uncle Vernon said something to him, "Boy when are those people coming to take you away?"
"I don't know Uncle Vernon. My headmaster hasn't given me any permission for me to go yet." Harry should have stopped there but he went on. "Though my godfather, you know the murderer, said that he's going to try to stop by to get me some time." At this last comment Aunt Petunia paled, Dudley clutched his butt, and Uncle Vernon turned purple. Harry skipped up the stairs to his bedroom so he could go back into his father's journal.
As he got upstairs he picked up his father's journal and put his hand on top. "I want to be in passage number 2." The wind picked up again and he found himself in his dad's train compartment.
* ! * ! *
"I totally agree!" James replied.
"Me two." Remus said.
"Me three, and her four." said Keara coming up behind them as they made their way over to Hagrid. She was pointing a finger at a girl with long reddish amber hair and bright green eyes. "You lot this is young Lady Lily Evans. Lily this is Sirius, James, and Remus, the guys I told you about."
"You talk to other girls about us!" James said in mock out rage.
"Yes I do and don't worry it's all good stuff, right Tiger Lils?" Keara asked.
"Right, Kitty K." Lily replied.
"What did you call each other?" Sirius asked.
"Those are our nick-names for each other. Talk to James he know all about my obsession with nick-names. Your's is Dog Star, Remus your's is Reme, and James' is Jay. Mine is Kitty K or just Kitty, and Lily's is Tiger Lils. Now we'll see you lot at Hogwarts." She and Lily walked away and got into a boat with two other girls.
James, Remus, and Sirius got in a boat with a boy Harry reconised as Peter. "Hey we're James, Sirius, and Remus who are you?" James said.
"I'm Peter Pettigrew. I'm so nervus about this whole Hogwarts thing. I thought I was a squirb at first but then I got the letter."
"There's nothin to be worried about. The castle is really cool, and the headmaster Albus Dumbledore is kind and fair. He's also pretty old." Remus said. Sirius laughed. Finnaly they got their first look at Hogwarts, everyone but Remus gasped at it. Harry supposed that he had been there before so he'd know where to go during the full moon. The boats stopped and everyone got out and started moving towards the castle.
They stopped and Hagrid knocked three times on the door. Professor McGonagall opened the door, "Thank you Hagrid I'll take them from here. She lead them into a small chamber. "Welcome to Hogwarts. While you are here you shall be in a house. You shall go to classes, eat, sleep, and live with your other house members. While you are here your house is your family. The four houses are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Huffelpuff, and Slytherin. While at Hogwarts your good behavoir will gain you house points yet your rule breaking will lose you points. Now follow me to be sorted."
She lead them into the Great Hall where on a three legged stool stood the sorting hat. it sang it's song and McGonagall started to call out names. "Black, Sirius."
"Gryffindor."
"Evans, Lily."
"Gryffindor."
"Jordan, Keara."
"Gryffindor."
"Lupin, Remus."
"Gryffindor."
"Pettigrew, Peter."
"Gryffindor."
"Potter, James." James confidantly walked up to the hat and put it on. Harry some how could here what the hat was saying.
"Ah, we have a young trouble maker. You and Black will make a great team. Hmm...trust Lupin. But, you're not here for advice you're here to get sorted. Well, you're smart, but you never act like it. You're loyal but not Hufflepuff material. Not sly, you don't want power. But Slytherin could make you great yet no not you're area of style. You're very brave. So it'll be a GRYFFINDOR!" James got up and ran over to sit between Sirius and Remus. After the last students were sorted Dumbledore made a speech, like the one in Harry's first year and the feast began.
Keara was sitting between James and Sirius, and was explaining the most wonderful sport in the world, Quidditch, to Lily. Lily was sitting across from her and was next to Peter, who was talking to a Prefect about the teachers. Next to Keara, James, Sirius, and Remus were counting down til their first prank. Finnaly at the end of the feast a ton of screams issued from the Slytherin table to announce the first prank.
Everyone glanced at the Slythering table and burst out laughing. All of the Slytherin's hair was died scarlet with gold stripes, and their robes were colored bright pink with little blue bunnies on them. Above the table were the words THE MARAUDERS HAVE COME TO HOGWARTS BE AFAID BE VERY AFRAID!
"POTTER, BLACK!" Snape shouted. "I'll get you back for this!"
Dumbledore, who was trying not to smile, spoke up,"Well, welcome to a new year. I think that this year will be a little more exciting than last. So will the next seven years. Prefects you may take your house to the Common Room. Slytherin's stay if you wish to be returned to normal. As for the Marauders, I'll give you a break tonight since you don't know the rules but tommorrow you'll be punished if we have any more of this. Now off you go." Everyone got up and left except for the Slytherins.
"Wow you guys that was priceless! I'll put you lot down in my notebook as Marauders. Who's in it?" Keara asked.
"Well it's me, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. But that last prank was the work of Remus's wonderful charm work!" James said.
"Great see you lot later, night." Keara said, finishing up writing the information.
"Night," Lily added. She and Keara went up to the girls dorms.
"Night," the four boys chorused, and they too left for the boys dorms. The wirlwind picked up and Harry found himself being taken away.
(author's note-Peter joined the Marauders on the boats to Hogwarts I
just didn't feel like putting that in. Keara has an odsession with nick-names,
yes she is based on me. Though only in apperance. Her personality is not
mine it's Keara's. No I'm not self-centered I just like Sirius. Also Keara
has a notebook in which she writes down everything that goes on at Hogwarts.
I hate Peter so he won't be in much of Jame's journal. Any more questions
talk to me.)
* ! * ! *
Harry found himself in his so called 'room'. As he looked around his small cramped room, he realised that it seamed more forgien then the place he had just left. He prayed that soon he'd be able to get away from this horrible place. As if an answer to his prayer Hedwig flew threw the window with a note attached to her leg.
"Wow, that was quick!" Harry said he took the letter and gave Hedwig an owl treat. "Thanks, Hedwig." Harry looked down at the letter noticed Sirius's handwriting and opened it.
Dear Harry,
I'm so glad you liked
the gifts. James and Lily would want you to have it. James even said that
he wanted his kid to have the journal one day, so I decided to give it
to you. I know itby heart anyway. But, I've been talking to Dumbledore
an he's letting you come on over to stay with me and Remus. He says since
Remus's place is hidden and far away from people no one will know you're
there. Plus no one even knows that Remus is there. He also thinks you'll
be safe with us. Anywho I'll be stopping by tonight to pick you up. Don't
tell them Dursleys because Iwant to surprise them. So, just be ready by
seven tonight, I'll see you then. I'll answer you're questions later. I
got no time to now. See you soon.
Sirius & a mad little werewolf (OW! Sorry Moony. He punched
me Harry)I mean Remus
Harry laughed it surprised him how Remus and Sirius could still act like kids. Though he couldn't wait for to night! He packed up his things, and had two cookies. Harry picked up the book Hermione gave him and only stopped to go down to lunch. After lunch Harry kept reading the book and at 6:30 he went down stairs.
Harry sat down on a chair in the living room and waited thinking about what he, Sirius, and Remus were going to do. He was wondering if Buckbeak was with them and how it would look in a house when there was a knock on the door. Harry was about to get up but Uncle Vernon pushed him back muttering about salesmen at this hour. Harry watched as Uncle Vernon opened the door.
"Yeah can I help you?" Uncle Vernon asked.
The man at the door nodded and stepped inside. "Actually, you can. I've been searching every where round here for my godson. You see he's with some relatives of his that have been abusing him. So, I'm here to teach them a lesson about how I want my godson treated. Though I can't stay too long for I'm an escaped convict from Azkaban, that's wizards prison. Anyway, I'm looking for Harry Potter that's my godson. Have you seen him about? By the way I'm Sirius Black."
Uncle Vernon purpled. Looking at Sirius, who was in a leather jackett and had long black hair, no one would doupt that he had been in a prison and was an escaped convict. Uncle Vernon of coarse wanted to get rid of Harry but he didn't want Sirius to hurt himself, Uncle Vernon had heard reports about Sirius on tv and knew what he was capable of. Plus he knew about Sirius from Harry.
"N..No, I'm sorry. We...er...don't know any Harry Potter around here. Um..wrong house so you can go now." Uncle Vernon stuttered.
"Nah, I like this place I think I'll stay. I know
Harry lives on Privit Drive. All I have to do is check two more houses.
So I'll stay here until morning if yah don't mind." Sirius said. At this
point Harry was trying not to laugh, and sent a small wave at Sirius who
smiled and waved back. "I thought you said you didn't have my godson well
I hate it when people lie to me. Especially when it's about Harry. Harry
you go get your things so we can get going."
Harry nodded and went up stairs. He grabbed his trunk and Hedwig and went down stairs. Sirius saw Harry and waved his wand at the trunk to make it levitate behind Harry. "Hmmm. It looks like you've got everything but what did I forget? Oh right," Sirius said. He again waved his wand but this time at the Dursleys. Dudley's mouth was swen shut, Uncle Vernon had a full-body-bind, and Aunt petunia was itching herself all over. "That's what you get for abusing Harry, it should be much worse but we'll be late so Harry let's go." Harry smiled and followed Sirius outside laughing.
"Thank you so much! This means so much to me,"Harry said as Sirius attached Harry's trunk and owl to a motercylcle. Sirius put on a hemet and gave Harry one. Which Harry put on.
"No problem Harry. You are my godson, and James and Lily Potter's son, and you deserve much better than that.. I just wish I could have done something sooner." Sirius replied starting up the motercyle, he got up, and patted the seat be hind him gesturing for Harry to get on. Harry did and some how it felt like he had done it before. Sirius saw the questioning look on his face and said,"Yes you have been on this before. When you were little James and I would take you for rides on this much to the displeasure of Lily. Plus Hagrid rode on this to get you here so that's why it might seem as though you know it."
Harry nodded and held on to Sirius as the bike slowly rose into the air, and then speed off across the air. Up there Harry seemed to escape reality, he forgot about Voldemort and the Dursleys and everything. He saw Sirius, the stars, the scenery, the water, everything seemed much better up here. At the moment they were flying over a forest. All of a sudden Sirius started to go down. His hair whipped Harry's face but he didn't care.
They landed about five feet from a small, cozey, looking little cottage. "Welcome to your new home Harry! Come on I can smell Remus cooking dinner already. You grab your owl and I'll get your trunk." Sirius took the trunk and Harry took Hedwig. They walked to the door which Sirius open. "Moony we're here."
"Hey, Padfoot. You got Harry?" Remus replied from another room.
"Yeah gonna take him to his room. Harry follow me." Sirius led Harry up the stairs and to a door. Sirius opened the door and set Harry's trunk down on the floor. Harry stepped inside. The room was large, it had a desk, a perch for Hedwig, a bed covered in blankets with the Gryffindor lion on them, there was a closet, a dresser, and a window with a walk on balcony which could probally fit five people confortably on it. The walls were painted like a forest as Harry looked a white stag, a black dog, and a wolf begining to play by a tree. On the walls were also pictures of Harry's parents, Harry, Sirius, and Remus, there was even one with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in it.
"Oh my god. Sirius this is great! Thank you so much!" Harry ran up and hugged Sirius. Sirius returned the hug and smiled.
"Remus and I designed it for you. You can change it if you want. Any way come on Remus is a bloody good cook and you'd be mad to miss it."
The two went down and Harry had the best birthday dinner of his life. After wards they had a ice cream birthday cake for Harry, and sat by the fire with mugs of hot chocolate.
"So, Harry," Sirius said. "You had some questions in your letter that I didn't answer then. Would you like them answered now?"
"Sure," Harry replied. "I wanted to know if you were related to Tyler James Black and how things went with Keara."
Remus spit out his hot chocolate and over the paper he was reading which now lay on the floor. "How'd you know about them?" He asked.
"What happened? Who are they?" Harry asked.
"Nice going Moony. He knows them bacause Tyler wrote a book that Hermione gave him, and I gave Harry James and Lily's journals for a birthday persent remember. I told you that before I left." Sirius said pointedly.
"Oh, yes. Sorry forgot," Remus said quickly picking up his paper and pretending to read it. Harry knew he was pretending to read it becasue his eyes weren't moving, they were on Sirius, and the paper was up-side-down.
"What happen to Keara? Who's Tyler?"
"Well goodnight Moony, night Harry see you lot in the morning." Sirius got up and started to leave. Remus sighed, put down his paper and grabbed the back of Sirius's shirt.
"Sirius, Harry has a right to know. Remebmer last time. If we didn't explain our soles would have been sucked out by Demenotors and Harry would have hated you and me. Plus he would have trusted Peter." This stopped Sirius, he turned around and sat back down.
Sirius put his head in his hands. "But, Moony where do we start?"
"Where we started last time, at Hogwarts. You see Harry at Hogwarts Sirius and Keara fancied each other. Well they dated and totally hit it off. They had to be the cutest couple Hogwarts has ever seen, aside from Lily and James. After Hogwarts Keara started to train to become and Auror. We barely ever saw her except at your parents wedding. She was your mother's maid of honor. We saw her at your birth, and when she was named your godmother, also sometimes on birthdays. She really loved you so she was at your house as often as possible." Remus said turning to Harry.
"After a while Keara and I decided to get married. We were married before you were born a week after your parents were married. Later on July 11 a couple days before you came in we had our own son, named Tyler James Black. Then you come in along with Voldemort wanting you and your parents dead. So, Keara as an Auror was always busy and me I had Tyler to keep me busy. Though when ever she was free Keara spent all her time with you, me, James, or Tyler. After a while....Moony you continue." Sirius said, Harry noticed tears in his eyes.
"Well, you see Harry," Remus started, he too had tears in his eyes. "Er...one day in September Keara was called away on a mission. Something to do with Voldemort. She left and never came back. According to the other members on her squad she never even got to the scene. So that leaves Sirius and Tyler all alone. Next, well Peter does his stuff, Voldemort kills your parents, and then vanishes."
Sirius started talking,"I heard and knew it was Peter. I was going to go after him once I found somewhere safe for Tyler to stay in case I didn't come home. Well, the next day I'm out of food for Tyler and me. Tyler's asleep and there's a store down the street, two minutes away. So I figure I run down there come back before he even wakes up. Well there's Peter, he does his thing, and I get loaded into Azkaban. Which would leave Tyler all alone and dead from lack of food and liquids. So this kid who wrote the book is probally not my son, my son is dead, along with my wife. Cause I know Keara and she wouldn't walk out on us, and if she were alive she would've gotten me outta Azkaban, gotten you, or at least went to Remus. But, she didn't so she's dead." Sirius got up went up stairs, went into his room, and closed the door.
"I'm...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up." Harry said.
"It's ok kid. Give Sirius some time. i think he still hasn't gotten over it all. It was one death after another. Plus he think so you like a son, so natrally he's reminded of Keara and Tyler. ALong with you being James and Lily's son it's alot for him to take in. Don't think it's your fault though. He loves you more than you know. He just needs to learn to handel things a little better. I'll see you in he morning." Remus ruffled Harry's hair and then went up into his own room. Harry soon too went to bed.
*~*~*~*~*
Even though Harry saw Remus the next day he didn't see Sirius. Remus said to give him time, and that's it's just been a while since he even said Keara or Tyler. Harry was trying to be patient by owling Ron and Hermione to tell them where he was, reading, flying, or watching his bed room wall with the wolf, dog, and stag always running around playing and making noise.
Though a week and a half later Harry stopped being patient. Sirius had been in his room for the past 13 days. The only reason Harry was here at all was because of Sirius plus Harry wanted to visit Godric's Hollow, which was where he and his parents had lived for about a year. Remus said he didn't want to go too many memories, he said Sirius went there alot and would be probally take Harry if he ever came out of his room. So Remus was also getting impatient with Sirius.
Harry before dinner went up to Sirius's bedroom door and knocked. No answer came from inside. Harry knocked again. Still no answer. Harry sighed and started talking, "Sirius, it's me Harry. Listen I'm really sorry about bring that up the other night. If I had know it was so personal I wouldn't have asked. Anyway in case you haven't noticed 13 days have passed and you've missed 12 breakfastes, 12 lunches, 11 dinners, and 11 deserts so you might be hungry. Also Remus was telling me about Godrics Hollow and I asked him if he could take me but he said no. He said to ask you to take me. So if you get out of that room before school starts I was wondering if we could go. I also wanted to thank you for all of this and i'm really glad to be here. I wanted to know also if maybe some time we could play Quidditch, Remus said you're really good. Plus, Ron always plays Quidditch with his dad, they always have alot of fun and you're the closest thing i've got to a dad so I thought it would be fun if sometimes we could do that." Harry paused waiting for a reaction, which never came. "I'll see you around then."
Harry started to walked away when he heard Sirius's door open he turned around to see Sirius stand there looking serious, for once. "Harry did you really mean that? All of it?" Sirius asked.
"All of it Sirius. I am really really sorry, I do think you're hungry, I do want to go to Godric's Hollow, and I do think of you sort of like my second father, Sirius." Harry said. Sirius walked up and hugged Harry who hugged him back. Remus, came up the stairs and hugged the both of them.
"Thanks Harry I really needed that. How aobut we have some dinner, then you and me will go to Godric's Hollow, and tomorrow we'll play some Quidditch would you like that?" Sirius asked.
Harry smiled, "I'd love it." So the three of them went down stairs to the nice big dinner Remus had put together. After dinner Sirius made a portkey which would take him and Harry to Godric's Hollow. Harry and Sirius grabbed the dish towel and were wisked away to Godric's Hollow. Harry opened his eyes, it was a beautiful stary night. In front of him were some bricks and the ruins of his parents house. He looked around, there was a forest surrounding the house, and on his right was a small clearing with two grave stones in the middle. Harry got up and walked over to them with Sirius behind him. He looked at the grave stone on his left it said
Loved son, father, husband, and friend
James Kel Potter
1958-1981
Was murdered by You-Know-Who
Motto:
"The rules were made by someone to be broken by me."
On the next one it said
Loved daughter, sister, mother, wife, and friend
Lilian Evans Potter
1958-1981
Died trying to protect her son from You-Know-Who
Motto:
"Anything is possible as long as you believe it is"
A tear fell down Harry's cheek, Sirius had left saying he'd give Harry some privacy. "Hey, dad, mum. It's me Harry. How are you? I'm ok, I'm staying with Sirius and Remus right now. School starts in a while, I go to Hogwarts. Snape teaches potions and he doesn't like me that much. Voldemort was gone after he tried to attack me, but now he's back again. He's still trying to kill me, hasn't done it yet. I'm starting to think he never will. Listen if you ever see Cedric Diggory, tell him I said hi and that I'm sorry. Also say hi to Keara and Tyler for me. Now that I know you're here I'll come back as often as possible. But, I think I should go now since Sirius is here with me and I think it's sort of emotional for him. I'll see you later. I love you mum, love you dad."
Harry walked over to where Sirius was standing by the edge of the forest. "Hey kido, you ok?" Srius asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Harry replied.
"So you ready to-" Sirius would have continied but stopped at the sound of foot steps. Sirius reached into his pocket, pulled out an invisitiblety cloak, and threw it over himself and Harry. "Just in case," he wispered. Harry nodded.
A figure ran out of the forest about three feet away from them. She was very pale, with long brown curly hair, and eyes that were full of a sorrowful scared blue. Her robes looked old and were all torn. "Oh, no! No! No!" She shouted she ran over to the graves, Harry and Sirius followed her.
"Sirius is that...."Harry said.
"It is...or at least I hope it is" Sirius replied.
"No, James, Lily, Harry. Oh, it's not fair! Why did they have to die, I thought the secret-keeper plan would work! If they used Sirius it should have worked! And oh, Sirius, Remus, and Tyler. If James, Lily, and Harry are....then they all must be...Oh, why! It's not fair curse you Malfoy! If I had been there.....but I wasn't and Malfoy it's all you fault! I hate you! Why didn't you just kill me?" The girl cried harder then before, she turned and walked towards the ruins of the house.
She started to dig through the remains of the house, she found something and picked it up. It was a wand, she kept digging until she found another. She pocketed the two wands and kept on looking. She found two old photo albums, a small school bag and that's all. She put the books and wands in the school bag. The bag was brown and on the front in fading letters were JP.
The girl sighed. " Where was that trap door? James showed me once before, but that was 14 years ago or more. Plus now everything is so different, this whole place looks so strange to me. Listen to yourself Kit. You're talking to yourself. Just like Sirius and James said. They told me I'd go starkers one day and start talking to myself. They were right. Wow, look at yourself Keara. If you're gonna walk around in public you should at least put on some decent robes." At that moment there was a loud clap of thunder and it started pouring. "Maybe some dry ones would be nice to." She added with a laugh.
She turned around to look right through Harry and Sirius, she looked puzzeled at first but then grinned. "Hmmm. wearing an invisitability cloak in a rain storm is not that smart. The rain falls around you and gives away that you're there. Sounds like something Sirius and James would do. Let's see we have two people. But who are they?" She reached out and grabbed the cloak off of Sirius and Harry. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed and the fainted.
"Well, Harry I'd like you to meet your godmother, my wife, and your mum's best friend Keara Jordan Black. "Sirius said with a smile. "Where she's been I have no clue but she's here now. Enevate." He pointed his wand at her.
She stirred and sat up, "Sirius...James? What are you two doing here? James your grave is over there your dead."
"Keara, shhhhhhhhh. It's ok listen yes I am Sirius no I'm not dead. Long story I'll tell you later. James Potter is dead. The boy standing in front of you is his son, Harry. You remember Harry right?" Sirius wispered.
"Oh, my god! You're both alive!" She got up and pulled them both into a hug. Harry was seriously starting to not like hugs. He's had to many already. "Where's Ty?" She asked.
"Ty?" Harry said.
"Short for Tyler. Um...er...Keara I don't know where Tyler is, though don't yell I have good reason. i'll explain everything at Moony's place." Sirius said trying to break it to her in a nice way. She nodded slowly. He lifted her up and held out the dish rag, Harry and Keara grabbed on, in a matter of seconds they were in Remus's living room.
Remus walked in and said, "Hey Padfoot, Harry. How'd you like...woah hold up....time out! Keara what the....I thought that you were..." Remus ran up and hugged her.
"I know Reme, I missed you too! I thought I'd never see you guys again!"
"You are still calling me that awful name!"
"I know but I love it!"
"You don't know how much I missed you calling me that! But what happened to you?"
"Ok, listen you guys sit down and I'll tell you my story. Then right after you tell me yours." Everyone nodded and sat down. Keara began to tell her tale.
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Keara slowly walked through the forest. She was told that Voldemort and his supporters were having a meeting here and she was to investigate. All she wanted to do right now was be at home with Sirius, Tyler, James, Lily, and Harry. Not Peter she acctually never liked him much, but really she should quit this job. She was never at home and missed her family all the time.
Keara was too busy thinking she didn't hear the foot steps behind her. She stopped to look around for a moment when someone put their hand over her mouth and pulled her arms be hind her back. Keara stuggled and kicked but to no avail. Her hands were tied and a piece of cloth was place in her mouth. She felt someone's breath on her neck.
"Well, well, well look who we have here. The famous little girl auror. The youngest auror in history, is captured by little old me Lucius Malfoy. Oh, my master will be pleased with me. Nighty night." In the next second she was nocked out.
Keara spent the next 14 years locked up in a small cell in Lucius Malfoy's manor. Her only visitors were two house elves Dobby and Bobby who brought her food and water. Though Doddy was given clothes so for the next 2 years it was only Bobby. Finally one night she had had it. Lucius had been acting nice and had visited her twice muttering somethings about his master. Keara knew something was wrong, and she knew she had to get out of there.
She persuaded Bobby to bring her a wand with her dinner. Keara used the wand to make the bars in the window vanish. She gave Bobby back the wand as promised, climbed out the window, and ran. Ran as fast as she could to Godric's Hollow. The only person she wanted right now was James. She had to make sure he was ok.
^ * ^ * ^
"What happened to the nick-names?" Remus asked.
"Give me a while to think of one for Harry and then I'll continue with nick-names. Now Harry you start."
So, Harry went on to tell about life at the Dursleys, at Hogwarts, and everything else. Then Sirius told his life story since 1981, which was very short seeing as he didn't talk about most of his years in Azkaban. Then Remus told his tale which was even shorter than Sirius' mainly because his only exciting part was in Harry's third year and that had already been told twice. Keara was outradged by all of this, well outrage is only a tiny portion of how she felt. She was about 2000 emotions above outradge.
"How could they! I mean you you're Sirius Black, James Potter's best friend! And Harry your his son how dare they treat you guys like scum! Remus you're deadly trust worthy I can't believe no one gave you a job!" Keara exclaimed after hearing the stories. "Oh, and I'm doing something about this. Harry you're staying here and never going back to the Dursleys! Sirius we'll find Peter and get you free, or I'll get you a trial. And Remus if someone doesn't give you a decent job I'll personally hex them into oblivian!"
"It's so good to have the old Kitty back." Sirius said leaning back in his chair.
"Yes, well Kitty is going back to her place to grab her stuff bring them back here and to change into some decnet robes, and then take a shower, and finally have some of Remus's famous hot chocolate. So I'll be back in a second." Keara reached up to grab the jar of floo powder. She threw the powder into the flames. "Polaris Star." She said as she dissapeared into the fire.
"Polaris star?" Harry said.
"That was the name of her house by floo powder. Keara loved the stars so she named it that. Incase you need to remember that. Mine is 'The wolves den' because of what I am. Sirius's is 'Dog Star Padfoot' after well himself. Your parents was 'The lion's den' mainly because they were both true Gryffindors and James wouldn't let Lily name it 'Flower, Stag, and Kid'." Remus said.
Sirius laughed. "Lily really liked that name to. But, James wanted it to have something to do with Gryffindor. So naturally the did it in a fair way. They played rock, paper, siccors. James had rock and Lily did siccors. James won and got to name it, though he asked you first, Harry. You laughed so he thought you liked it and named it that."
Keara stepped back out of the fire with a trunk. "Hey Reme still got my old room set up?"
"Yeah, just where you left it, go on up, take a shower, and get dressed." Remus said. Keara nodded and went up the stairs. Seeing Harry's puzzeled look he added. "We all used to share this house on holiday. Me, James, Sirius, and Keara. Some times Lily would come to. Any way we each had our own room. Right now I'm in mine, Sirius is in his, and you're in your fathers. The other room next to yours is Keara's."
"I'm going to head up stairs to bed," Harry said. "Night, everybody." Harry stood up and walked upstairs. Of coarse he wasn't really going to bed he was going to look in his dad's journal. Harry got upstairs and closed the door. He went over to his trunk and took out his dad's journal. "I want to be in passage number 3."
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"Hey Kitty K! Why are you always writing in that book? What do you write?" Lily said.
"Oh, hey Tiger Lils. Um...well I love to write stories and that's what I've been writing. This one's about four girls, Claire, Sarah, Becky, and Carol. They're in a group of Aurors, and they're Voldemorts main enemies. Then Voldemort kidnaps Claire's little sister Kelly and uses her as sort of a ransom. He's threatening to kill Kelly if the girls don't give themselves up. In the end four guys, Fred, George, Draco, and Oliver try to help them out. The eight of them fail to save Kelly, but then Draco's little brother, Ron who's Kelly's age, ends up saving all of them and defeating Voldemort." Keara finished.
Lily looked at her best friend as if Keara was nuts. "Right, Jordan. What ever you say, I'm going down to dinner. I'll see you later." With that Lily left.
"I thought it sounded cool," Sirius said, jumping over the couch to sit next to Keara. "Can I read it? Are you finished with it?"
"Really? Well, sure you can read it, let me signature the end and you can read it," Keara said. She signed her name at the bottom and handed it to Sirius. James and Remus came over to see what was up.
"Read it out loud mate," James said. Sirius nodded and did so. Soon, Sirius had the whole common rooms attention with the story. After four hours of missing classes Dumbledore came to see where all of the Gryffindors were, for the only one outside the common room was Lily Evans. Though, even he didn't say anything when he heard Sirius telling the story. In the next hour, after five hours strait of story tellin on Sirius's part, the story was finished.
Everyone applauded and congradulated Sirius for writing such a great story. Sirius shook his head, "I didn't write it, Keara Jordan did." So everone then went to congradulate Keara, who blushed redder than a Weasley. Then one by one everyone quieted down as they noticed Dumbledore.
"Well, well, well. I must say Miss Jordan that was a very beutiful and well writen story, and Mr Black that was wonderful on your part for reading it all. I award Gryffindor house 60 points for Mr Black and Miss Jordan for their story." Dumbledore said. His voice was drowned out by cheering from the Gryffindors, this put them in the lead for the house cup. There were more congradulations and then everyone started to leave for their classes. Sirius, Remus, James, and Keara were left.
"Bloddy heck, Keara! That was great! I loved that Draco guy." James said.
"Well he's based on you," Keara said.
"Really? I liked Ron," Sirius said.
"Based on you," Keara said.
"I liked Oliver, he was the sensible one," Remus said.
"Based on you. Kelly on me, Voldemort on Voldemort, Carol on Lily, Claire on an old friend of mine, Sarah on that girl in Ravenclaw, Jessie, Becky is on Nikki in Gryffindor, and Fred and George on those Gryffindor third year twins Davis and Kyle. That's where I got all of the characters. Oh and the death eaters Adriana and Amy are based on Emily and Martyna in Slytherin. " Keara said.
"Well, anywho it was a great story," Sirius said.
"QUESTION OF THE DAY!" Keara shouted.
"WHAT?" Sirius, James, and Remus said.
"QOTD, Question of the day. Every day I'll ask a new question for you lot, and Tiger Lils, to answer. Each day a new person will think of the qustion. Mondays are my questions, Tuesdays is Jay's, Wedsdays is Reme's, Thursdays is Dog Star's, Fridays is Tiger Lils, Saturdays is Peter, who I nicknamed PP(Peter Pettigrew), and Sundays will be one from each of us. Today is Monday so it's my question PP GET OVER HERE!" Keara shouted.
Peter walked over, amist laughter from being called PP, he was bright red. "Do I have to have that nickname Kitty K?" He asked.
"Yes, Tiger Lils come on over." Keara replied. Lily came over. "Ok, today's question is, when you grow up, if Sirius, James, and I ever do, what will you name your son and daugher?"
"Who says I'm getting married and having kids," James asked.
"I do! Now my answer is....son is Tyler....and daughter is Polaris," Keara said.
Sirius lookedat her like she was nuts but answered anyway, "Son is Steven, and daughter is Kelly."
James looked thoughtful, "Son Draco, and daughter.....Claire."
Lily sighed, "Hmmmm....well....son is Harry....and daughter is Carol."
Remus looked like thinking of names was hard, "Er....son Nick and daughter is Becky."
Peter was staring into space, after five minutes Keara kicked him, "OUCH! Wha...oh my turn? Um...son Bryan and daughter Penny."
"Okkkkkkkkkkkkkk, well let me write that down and
then when we all grow up we'll see," Keara said taking out her notebook
and writing
it down.
"You and that book!" Lily said and she walked out of the commom room. James sighed and mumbled something about the libray, stupid, homework, kill, Snape, and he too walked out.
Remus looked out the window, to see a dark sky and a full mon rising. He yelped and ran out of the common room. Sirius gave Peter a look that said 'Get of here now so I can have some privacy or I'll kill you' so of coarse Peter ran out. Keara looked up from her book, "Hey where'd everybody go?"
Harry wondered for a moment why he was there. This was his father's diary, and he was supposed to be following James around. But, here he was with a confused Keara and an embarassed Sirius. Sirius cleared his throat, "Er..Kitty...would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me tonight at 8:00?"
Keara smiled in a mischeveous way, "Sirius, we're not allowed there unti third year. Though, if you could get me into Zonkos tonight, i'll go with you."
"So, that's a yes!"
"That's a yes." Keara got up kissed him on the cheek and left the common room. James appeared from under his invisatibility cloak.
"JAMES I GOT A DATE WITH KEARA!" Sirius screamed, startaling all other students in the common room. "AND I GOT KISSED!" Sirius got up from his chair and danced around the room singing, "I got a date with Kitty, I got a date with Kitty!"
After five hours of Sirius singing,BADLY, and dancing,EVEN WORSE than his singing, he stopped, "God, James it's five to 8. Can I borrow the cloak to get us in?"
"Sure, " James handed Sirius the cloak and Sirius
ran out in search for Keara. James shook his head. "God Sirius, she's only
a girl. Practicly like my little sister." The whirlwind picked up again,
and Harry soon found himself back in the bedroom.
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Author's note-I know this chapter is REALLY LONG, but if I get two good
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