A/N: Hello. So, this is Disappearing and Reappearing, the sequel to Lies...It's All Lies and the second in the trilogy. I hope you enjoy it. I absolutely loved writing this one and it is by far my favourite out of the trilogy. :P It is 36 chapters and the chapters are not as short as they were in Lies...It's All Lies. So, I hope you like it. :]
I will also sometimes refer to Lies...It's All Lies or Disappearing and Reappearing. However, it gets tiring typing out the full titles all the time so, when I talk about them, I'll refer to Lies...It's All Lies as just Lies and Disappearing and Reappearing will be D&R. :]
Oh, before you read, if you haven't read Lies...It's All Lies yet, you should, otherwise this will not make much sense, if any at all. :]
"Hey, Harry. Come here for a minute. We've got a surprise for you," Sirius Black called to his godson/nephew, Harry Potter.
When Harry was five years old, Sirius and Remus Lupin took Harry away from his abusive uncle, and they adopted him for their own. Harry was happier than ever after getting adopted.
Of course, there were the times Harry thought his guardians were too over-protective. Like his first year, Remus and Sirius have been terrified when Harry, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley went after the Philosopher's Stone. They also were scared in Harry's second year when Harry and Ron went into the Chamber of Secrets to save Ron's little sister, Ginny.
None of them forgot the previous year when Harry was in his third year. During the year, Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter had spread rumors about Harry through the Prophet. She ended up making up a lie about how Remus and Sirius "kidnapped" Harry, causing the Ministry to take him away. Remus, Sirius, Ron, and Hermione got trials against Skeeter and they eventually got Harry back. When he got back, it was the Quidditch final against Slytherin, and Gryffindor won for the first time since Charlie Weasley. That year, Harry also found out that Remus and Sirius were his great uncles. That year, Harry also found the Blood Rose and gave the juice to Remus, who, after drinking all of it, was cured forever from lycanthropy.
Harry loved living with them and none of them could imagine a life without each other.
"What's up?" Harry asked, walking into the kitchen.
"Guess what we got?" Remus smiled.
"I don't know. A hippogriff that sings happy birthday," Harry answered sarcastically and his uncles laughed.
"We have top box tickets to the Quidditch World Cup. We're going with the Weasleys and Hermione," Remus told Harry who gaped at them.
"No way. How did you get them?" Harry wondered, staring at them.
"Kingsley had three extra and he gave them to me the other day," Sirius told him as Harry began grinning.
"When is it?" Harry asked again.
"Tomorrow, so go pack some things. We'll be staying overnight," Remus replied and Harry ran upstairs to his room. "Have you heard that this year Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament?" Remus stated.
"Really? That is a brutal tournament," Sirius shook his head.
"It is. Last time it took place, a contestant died," Remus nodded in agreement. "We don't have to worry about Harry going in it because they raised the age limit to seventeen and over," he added.
"Good. I don't think he would go in it anyways," Sirius sighed in relief.
"True," Remus nodded again. The two wizards talked for another twenty minutes before Harry came down, wearing his sweater and he had his bag.
"Ready. When do we leave?" Harry asked as soon as he got in the kitchen.
"We should leave now or we'll be late. Let's go," Remus remarked, looking at his watch.
"How are we getting there?" Harry wondered as they walked away from the house.
"We'll be walking down the trail over there and taking a Portkey to the match. We'll be meeting the Weasleys and Hermione there," Sirius explained. Harry nodded and they walked down a trail for fifteen minutes then they arrived at a boot on a hill.
"That's it?" Harry raised an eyebrow at the boot.
"Yep, and everyone's here just in time," Remus nodded and Harry spun around to see Mr. Weasley, Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, and Hermione. He grinned. When the Weasleys and Hermione got to Harry and his godfathers, they all said hello, hugging and shaking hands.
"Ready, Arthur?" Sirius smiled.
"Yep, thirty seconds. Everyone grab on," Mr. Weasley instructed and everyone grabbed the boot with one hand. "Three…two…one!" Mr. Weasley counted down then they all got jerked off the ground and began spinning. They all landed on the ground. Sirius and Remus both reached out to catch Harry before he fell out of habit. "Welcome to the Quidditch World Cup," Mr. Weasley said as they walked over a hill. All the kids gasped when they saw everything. They all walked up to a man.
"Weasley and Black," Sirius told the man. The man nodded and told them the amount of money they had to pay. Harry helped Sirius while Hermione helped Mr. Weasley as they were paying with Muggle money.
"Let's go," Mr. Weasley stated when they finished paying. The adults lead the way through the crowd, the kids right behind them.
"Here we are," Sirius said, stopping suddenly with Remus and Mr. Weasley, causing Harry, Ron, and Hermione to bump into them and fall to the ground. Sirius and Remus turned around to help the three fourteen year olds up. They picked their bags up and looked ahead of them. There were three tents. Two with 'Wesely' and one with 'Black' over top.
"At least they got one right," Mr. Weasley sighed, looking at his name.
"Hermione, Ginny. You two get one tent. Arthur and the boys get the other and we get this one," Remus told everyone and they all walked into their tents. Harry walked into his and gasped.
"I love magic," he whispered to himself. The tent had a kitchen, two bedrooms, and a small living room.
"Moony, you get one of the bedrooms, Harry, you get the other, and I'll take the couch," Sirius told his family.
"This is amazing," Harry smiled as they all sat on the couch. When neither of his guardians said anything, he glanced at them to see both of them staring at him. "What?" he frowned.
"Nothing," Sirius replied shortly. Harry looked at them with a knowing look.
"We just can't believe that you're already fourteen. Before we know it, you'll be done school," Remus sighed and Harry grinned.
"I still have three years, not counting this year," Harry told them.
"It'll go faster than you think," Sirius added.
"Let's not focus on that. We're at the World Cup. I'm here to have fun. Don't ruin that for me," Harry laughed when Sirius tickled him, making Harry jump and push his godfather away. "Bugger off."
"We bet thirty-seven galleons, fifteen sickles, and three knuts that Ireland will win but Krum will catch the Snitch," the three heard one of the twins say.
"That's a big bet and I'll take it," they heard another voice say. They didn't know who it was so they stepped outside.
"Ludo Bagman?" Sirius gaped when he saw who Fred and George were talking to.
"Sirius Black! It's been a long time. How are you doing?" Bagman shook Sirius' hand. Bagman had been there when Sirius was sent to Azkaban, but the two stayed close friends since Bagman tried to change the others' minds about Sirius' arrest.
"I'm fine. Here with my family and friends," Sirius answered.
"Family?" Bagman raised an eyebrow.
"My best friend, Remus Lupin and our nephew or godson, Harry Potter," Sirius said as Remus stepped up beside him, and he put his hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Mr. Potter. Pleasure to meet you. Please to see you again, Remus," Bagman shook Harry's hand who nodded, smiling.
"Want to place a bet on the outcome of the match?" Bagman asked Sirius who shook his head.
"Not this time. I'm just here for Harry and the other kids," Sirius replied.
"All right. See you all later," Bagman turned and left. As soon as Bagman was gone, another person came over.
"Black," the man said shortly with no tone.
"Crouch," Sirius remarked in the same way. The man was Barty Crouch and they hated each other. Crouch also was the reason Sirius had been sent to Azkaban without a trial and Harry and Remus could see the hatred in their eyes.
"I just came over to make sure none of these children are betting on the game. They're much too young and are not allowed to bet," Crouch stated and Remus answered instead.
"No one here is gambling on the match. Goodbye, Mr. Crouch," Remus answered through almost clenched teeth. He hated the man just as much as Sirius. Harry was standing there, wondering why the three were glaring at each other.
"Good day," Crouch immediately left.
"Thanks for not selling us out," Fred and George called to Sirius and Remus who nodded in reply.
"Let's go inside before Sirius changes his mind about hexing Crouch," Remus suggested and he, Harry, and Sirius went back into the tent.
"Who was that?" Harry asked as they situated themselves on the couch again.
"Barty Crouch. He works at the Ministry. He's the reason I went to Azkaban without a trial," Sirius almost growled, still fuming at seeing the man again.
"That's why the three of you were glaring at each other," Harry put in.
"Yep. Let's get to bed. It's late and we need to get up early tomorrow," Remus responded, standing up.
"Aww, do we have to?" Harry whined.
"Unless you want to sleep through the entire World Cup, I suggest we go to bed," Sirius laughed.
"Fine. Night, guys," Harry sighed and went to one of the bedrooms.
"Padfoot?" Remus sat on the couch again. Sirius didn't answer. "Padfoot, you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," Sirius nodded, not looking at Remus.
"No, you're not. You want to hex him, don't you?" Remus grinned.
"Can I?" Sirius raised an eyebrow.
"No."
"Will you?"
"No."
"Can I get Harry to?"
"Absolutely not!" Remus exclaimed, still smiling slightly.
"Fine. We should get to bed since we gotta get up early with Harry," Sirius said and Remus went to other bedroom while Sirius lay down on the couch.
"Come on! Get up already! Get up!" Sirius opened his eyes to see Harry right there.
"What's up?" Sirius yawned.
"Get up. We need to leave. Sirius, get up," Harry repeated. Sirius opened his eyes again and saw Harry practically pouting and Remus laughing.
"He did the same thing to you, didn't he?" Sirius slowly sat up.
"Oh yeah, except he jumped on the bed and almost made me fall out of the bed," Remus nodded, glaring playfully at Harry who grinned sheepishly. He ruffled Harry's hair making him groan.
"Could you two please stop doing that? I almost had it lying flat," Harry groaned.
"Your hair will never lie flat. No spell or potion could get it flat," Remus stated and Harry glared slightly. "Going to try and contradict me, are you?" Remus laughed as Harry shook his head, rolling his eyes.
"Come on. Let's go. The Weasleys and Hermione are already ready. Sirius, come on!" Harry pulled on Sirius' arm, trying to get him up.
"All right, I'm coming. Let me get ready. You can go out with Hermione and the others," Sirius finally stood up, stretching. Harry went outside with Ron and Hermione and the others.
"He's exactly the same here as he is at home," Sirius smiled, slowly getting frocked.
"He would be the same if we all lived on the moon, Padfoot. Hurry up or I'll send Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, and George in here after you," Remus grinned as he started out of the tent.
"You wouldn't dare," Sirius frowned.
"Watch me. You'll be surprised," Remus gave a final smirk and walked outside. Sirius chuckled to himself, shook his head, and continued getting ready.
"Where's Sirius?" Harry asked as they walked to their seats.
"He's talking with Ludo," Remus answered and Harry looked at him. "He'll get here before it starts, don't worry," Remus added at his look.
"Well, look who it is," a cold, drawling voice said as the group was climbing some stairs. They looked at the staircase below to see Draco Malfoy with his parents, Lucius and Narcissa. "How in the world did all of you get tickets? You must have had to steal them because no one in their right mind would supply them to you," Draco sneered. Lucius lightly hit his son in stomach with his walking stick.
"Be nice, Draco," Lucius said, pretending to stick up for the group. The group began to walk away but stopped when Lucius caught Harry's sweater with the snake head of his stick. Harry tried to pull away but it was also stuck in the wooden railing. Everyone glared deeply at the family. "He will return. Enjoy the time and people you have left," Lucius whispered to Harry who glared even harder at the nasty thug. Lucius' mouth turned up into a small smirk then disappeared. He got the snake head out of the wood, finally releasing Harry, and stalked off. They all watched the three disappear then continued up to their seats. When they finally got there, they saw Sirius was already there, chatting with Bagman.
"Hey. What took so long?" Sirius asked looking at the group of his friends and family.
"We ran into the Malfoys," Remus replied shortly as he sat down beside his friend, Harry on his other side with Ron and Hermione.
"What happened? Did any of them touch Harry?" Sirius asked, no longer having the smile he had earlier.
"Draco said some things. Narcissa just stood there, grinning. Lucius caught Harry's sweater with that walking stick thing of his as we started to leave. He whispered something to Harry. I didn't hear what. None of us did, except Harry," Remus explained and was glad to see Sirius hadn't jumped up to hunt the three down.
"Does Harry know he's related to them? Along with Bellatrix?" Sirius wondered automatically.
"Nope. He'll flip when he finds out though," Remus shook his head.
"We need to tell him," Sirius told Remus who nodded, sighing.
"When we get home," Remus and Sirius agreed. Just then, the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge spoke.
"Welcome everyone to the Quidditch World Cup. Our teams today are Bulgaria and Ireland," Fudge's voice echoed throughout the stadium. Remus and Sirius looked over at Harry to see him scowling. He never did forgive Fudge for taking him, locking him in a room at the Ministry, breaking his wrist, and for sending him to the Dursleys' again. They smiled softly to themselves.
They all listened as Fudge said the names of all the players. When Fudge got to Viktor Krum, everyone cheered loudly and happily. After about ten minutes, Fudge finished talking and the match began. The match was brutal and it lasted for two hours. It ended quickly and in a very unexpected way. Krum caught the Snitch but Ireland won.
While the Weasleys, Hermione, Harry, and his godfathers walked back to their tents, they were all chatting and laughing with each other.
"Mr. Bagman! It seems we won the bet. Pay up," George stated as he and Fred walked over to Bagman when they reached the tents.
"That was amazing. I never would have thought that the match would end like that. Never thought Krum would do that," Bagman shook his head smiling as he counted enough money to give to the twins.
"Thanks," Fred thanked Bagman and went into their tent after they got the money.
"Anytime. So, Sirius. See you later. Bye, Remus, Harry," Bagman turned to leave.
"Would you like to stay for a bit, Ludo? Talk for a bit," Remus suggested and Bagman came back.
"I'd love to," Bagman smiled as he followed the three into their tent. Harry sat on the couch with Remus and Sirius while Bagman sat in a chair. Remus quickly took out his wand and lit a fire in the fireplace.
"Do you still work at the Ministry, Ludo?" Remus asked, flicking his pipe to make coffee.
"Yep. Still head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports," Bagman nodded. Remus waved his wand again and levitated the coffee to himself, Sirius, and Bagman.
"We haven't been in the Ministry since the two trials last year. If we didn't go then, it would have been eight years since we've been in that building," Sirius sighed.
"That's true," Remus nodded in agreement.
"Will you ever come back? It'd be great having you around again," Bagman asked and Sirius and Remus glanced at each other.
"We doubt it. We'll drop in to visit people, but I don't think we'll ever come back permanently. We enjoy teaching at Hogwarts," Remus shook his head, looking at Sirius and Harry as Sirius put a hand on the teen's knee.
"Oh. Well, visit soon. I know Kingsley and Mad-Eye would love to see the both of you again," Bagman replied, sounding disappointed.
"What about Dung? Doesn't he still work at the Ministry?" Sirius frowned.
"Oh, yes, of course. Yes, he does and I know he would love to see you as well," Bagman added.
"We'll try, Ludo," Sirius said shortly.
"Well, I should get going. It's getting late and I'm sure you three have to get up early. See you soon. Bye, Remus, Sirius. Bye, Harry," Bagman bid goodbye and walked out of the tent.
"Do you both mean it when you say you won't ever go back permanently?" Harry asked after Bagman had gone.
"Of course we mean in. We'd rather work at Hogwarts," Sirius smiled.
"Hey, Harry. Just out of curiosity, what did Lucius Malfoy whisper to you?" Remus wondered.
"He said something like 'he will return. Enjoy the people and time you have left.' I'm pretty sure that's what he said," Harry told them and they frowned. Harry saw them look at each other and he knew the look immediately. "It's been a long day. I'm gonna go to bed. Night, guys," Harry stood up and went to his room, knowing Remus and Sirius wanted to talk alone.
"Night, kiddo," Sirius watched him disappear into his room.
"Now what? Since Malfoy's a nasty thug he most likely knows if Voldemort's going to come back or not," Sirius sighed and Remus nodded.
"That's true. I'm going to head off to bed. When we get home tomorrow, we have to tell Harry he's related to Bellatrix and the Malfoys. Night, Sirius," Remus got up off the couch and walked to his bedroom.
Harry, who had been listening to the whole conversation, shut his door as quietly as possible, but as Remus walked past it, he saw light coming from the room. He opened the door slowly and peeked inside.
"Harry, are you still awake? We told you to go to bed," Remus walked into the room and saw Harry sitting on his bed, arms crossed. Remus sat at the foot of the bed. "Pup, what's wrong?"
"I'm related to the Malfoys and Bellatrix? How big is this family?" Harry added a bit of sarcasm into the last part and Remus chuckled.
"Yes, you're related to them. This family is huge. Sirius' family is the one that mainly has all these people. You're also related to the Weasleys," Remus nodded.
"Really? How?" Harry sat up straight, uncrossing his arms.
"Sirius is a second cousin once removed of Mr. Weasley and through marriage a cousin to Mrs. Weasley," Remus smiled.
"Wow! I don't get told much," Harry shook his head.
"Sirius and I are slowly telling you stuff, but for now, go to sleep. I mean it," Remus kissed Harry's forehead and headed for the door. "Turn your lamp off," Harry sighed, turned off the lamp, and lay down under the covers. Remus walked out of the room and shut the door. He walked past the living room again to see Sirius sound asleep, then went to his room and fell asleep.
A/N: Hope you liked it. :] And, before you ask, no, this is not a fourth year story. :P It just starts out that way.
