Chapter 1-Leaving Sirius

'That's it. I've had it. All you do is complain to me, about me. I can't take it anymore. Sometimes I wish I was back with the Dursley's.'

'Well why don't you go back to them?'

'Because I'm old enough to do stuff on my own and I certainly don't need them, however desperate I am.'

'Desperate are you?'

'In a matter of speaking. I think we will both agree that I can't stay here for the next three weeks, it would be hell.'

'So what do you propose do? Go stay with Ron? Hogwarts?'

'Don't be so stupid. Leave it to me. Let's just say when you walk out of that door that will probably be the last time you see me and if I do see you, not a moment to soon.'

'Just go Harry.'

'With pleasure.' And Harry walked, or rather stomped up the stairs. Sirius shouted bye then walked out to go to work.

Harry set to work. He packed all his stuff he would need for the next three weeks and at Hogwarts, and then carried it down stairs. He hauled it to the fire place and wrote a quick note saying simply, 'Bye Sirius, Thanks.' He took a pinch of floo powder threw it into the flames, stepped in with his things and shouted, 'The Leaky Cauldron.'

When he got out he went to the bar and asked if there was a room free.

'Room seven, Harry.' Harry took the key and walked upstairs with his things. Once he had unpacked slightly, he went out to fetch some money for Gringotts. Then thinking that obviously he didn't want to do everything now but leave some for later, he went back to his room to have tea, then fall asleep.

When he woke up in the morning, he felt quite groggy. He put on his glasses, then went to put some clothes on and have a wash. He went downstairs for breakfast where he met a nice woman who was in her 50's.

Meanwhile.

Sirius returned to find no Harry. Not quite sure where he was, he wrote letters to Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore just to check he was okay. When he woke up, he got dressed and found the letter on the table.

'Your welcome.' Sirius muttered to himself. Then realized he could worry about Harry when he got to work he set off for a rather boring day. Around lunch time, he got a note from Dumbledore.

Dear Sirius, Harry hasn't contacted me or seen each other since when he left to go you. Where is he? Why isn't he with you?

Albus Dumbledore

Maybe he's at Ron's then, Sirius thought, but that was then taken out the picture when I letter arrived from Ron.

Sirius, No, why? Where is he? What's happened? What's wrong? There's no chance of you-know-who getting anywhere near him is there?

Reply soon Ron

Great. So, he must be at Hermione's then. He didn't rule that out. That was then chucked because Hermione sent a letter to Sirius saying she hasn't had word from him since it was his birthday. Don't panic, Sirius thought to himself. Maybe he went to Remus's. So he sent a letter to him. But when he got home at 8:30pm, Remus was waiting for him to tell him the whole story so they cold figure out where he had gone.

'So, he's not with me, you, Dumbledore, Hermione, Ron or the Dursley's. So where could he be? It's Saturday tomorrow so maybe he might go to Diagon alley or Hogsmeade, we could go and look, it wouldn't hurt?' Remus said trying to relieve Sirius of his frustration.

'Okay, I suppose it wouldn't hurt.' So they had a good nights rest even though Sirius tossed and turned, fretting about what would happen if he didn't find him tomorrow.