The Wizard and the Blue Box

Written for:

Hunger Games

Prompts:

Word: cacophony

Emotion: fascinated

Dialogue: "I couldn't...I just...I couldn't."

Weapon: high heels

Genre: Sci-fi

Quidditch League. Round Six.

Montrose Magpies - Seeker.

Prompt: Sci-Fi.

Sirius stared at the blue box. He had been walking the streets, having snuck out of Grimmauld Place again, and had decided to get himself something from the sweetshop.

The blue box on the street was an easy distraction, however. All thoughts of going into the sweetshop next door were gone as Sirius folded his arms, frowning at the box and trying to work out where it had appeared from.

It definitely hadn't been there the previous day; he would have noticed. It was a large blue box in the middle of the street after all. Something like that was very obvious!

He walked around the box, examining it closely before he found the door. He read the sign, eager to find out what exactly the use of the box was.

POLICE TELEPHONE

FREE

FOR USE OF

PUBLIC

ADVICE & ASSISTANCE

OBTAINABLE IMMEDIATELY

OFFICERS & CARS

RESPOND TO ALL CALLS

PULL TO OPEN

Sirius frowned as he stared at the blue box. He knew what Police were as he had written an assignment back in Muggle Studies to compare the Muggle world and the Wizarding world. Sirius had chosen to write about the similarities between the Police and the Aurors.

But when he had asked Lily details about the Police, not once did he recall her mentioning blue Police telephone boxes - or anything even remotely similar.

Unless she forgot, but Sirius doubted that very much. Lily Evans didn't forget important things like amazing blue Police boxes.

He reached for the box, his hand resting against the bright blue door, but he couldn't feel any magic coming from it. His hand slid up the door to touch the handle.

Too curious for his own good, he pulled at the door; eager to see the inside of the blue box.

...oOo...

Sirius glared at the door that refused to open for him. The locked door just made him much more determined that he was going to gain access to this strange box.

Examining the front of the box some more, thoughts crossed his mind about shrinking the box to put in his bedroom... or maybe even in the corner of his living room when he got his own place - whenever that happened.

But first he had to see inside.

He looked around carefully, making sure no-one was around before withdrawing his wand slightly from his sleeve. "Alohomora," he whispered, pointing it at the lock, grinning when he heard the sound of the lock click back.

He pushed the door open, slipping in before closing it behind himself. He locked the door from the inside and turned around.

He was expecting a small tiny box and shock overtook him as he looked around a large, strange looking room. He hadn't felt any magic coming from the box when he had checked, yet...

Unless it was an undetectable extension charm? That would explain why he couldn't detect the magic - it was undetectable. That was the only explanation, after all, how else could this little box be so huge on the inside?

...oOo...

Sirius' eyes moved to the strange device that was in the middle of the room. From what he could see there were switches, buttons, screens, levers and other things that Sirius wasn't quite sure what they were - things they clearly hadn't covered in Muggle Studies.

He walked up the stairs, grabbing the handrail on the way, his eyes moving quickly across the control panel. Muggles loved switches and buttons and stuff, and he couldn't wait to touch it.

Maybe it was owned by a Half-blood or Muggleborn? That would explain all the wires and electricity he assumed was running through it - and the magic to make the place bigger.

He approached the panel, trying to decide which button he wanted to press first, but there were too many options. His hand twitched, eager to start pressing and pulling levers - until his gaze landed on a pair of black high-heels. This place was owned by a bird? He picked up one of the heels. A bird with big feet, it seemed.

Or maybe a bloke that liked to wear heels. Sirius put the shoe down again - nothing wrong with blokes in heels. In fact he was certain those heels would fit him.

Looking away from the heels, his gaze fell on a shiny lever and he couldn't look away. He needed to pull it to see what happened.

"Stop, don't pull that!" a voice shouted. "What are you doing?"

Sirius quickly let go of the lever, panicking. He was under attack. Snatching up the closest item to him, he turned and threw it at the intruder.

The shoe hit the door slightly too high and the stranger stared at him. "You threw a shoe at me?"

"Well, you shouldn't have snuck up on me," Sirius replied sulkily.

"How did you get in here?" the man asked, reaching down to collect the shoe before moving forward, walking up the stairs with a carrier-bag in hand.

"I opened the door," Sirius replied, shrugging.

"But you don't have a key," the stranger replied, holding a key up.

"Didn't lock it very well, did you?" Sirius asked, leaning against a nearby railing and taking in the owner of the blue box.

The stranger was doing the same to him, but the man wasn't reaching for his wand, so that was a plus in Sirius' book. He had half expected a curse or hex after the shoe incident.

But now as he examined the guy, he didn't look like a threat - quite the opposite in fact.

The man in front of him looked to be of a similar age to him. He was dressed casually, wearing jeans, converse and a dorky cardigan over a T-shirt. Sirius' eyes moved across his face, noting the messy dark-blond hair and the beautiful amber eyes.

Sirius wanted to keep him. He quickly decided that he wasn't going to leave this box - he was going to stick around and get to know this guy.

Hopefully the guy was just as impressed with him. Sirius knew he was looking good that day. His jeans cupped his arse perfectly, he was wearing his favourite muggle boots, a tight black T-shirt that outlined his muscles slightly and a leather jacket. His hair was pulled back, tied loosely at the nape of his neck.

"So, what's your name?" Sirius asked.

"I'm known as the Doctor," the man replied, as he placed the high-heel back on the panel.

Sirius moved towards him, grinning. "Oh, so do you make house-calls, or are you very good at examinations? I'm feeling a bit flustered myself, I think I need you to check me over. Be thorough."

"I'm not that sort of Doctor," the man said quickly, taking a step back.

"Oh," Sirius replied, stopping. He was sure that line would have started some lovely flirtatious banter. Clearly he was loosing his touch. "So is that your name?"

"Just call me the Doctor."

"I can't really call you that unless you're into role-play," Sirius said, smirking at him. "Is there anything else I can call you?"

"Well, I have gone by Remus Lupin in the past," Remus said, after a long moment of silence.

Sirius quickly determined that Remus didn't want to role-play with him and pouted slightly.

"So... Remus, what's with the box?" Sirius asked.

"Well, I use it to travel through time," Remus said, glad for the change of subject. "I know, it's bigger on the inside, right!" he mentioned excitedly.

"Oh, so it's like a time turner," Sirius said, slightly bored. He was hoping it could do something spectacular. "I've seen pictures of time-turners, they are usually worn around the neck - much more convenient than a box... As for being bigger on the inside... not bad."

Remus look slightly put out at Sirius' lack of enthusiasm. "I can also go from one place to another in seconds."

"So this entire box is a portkey?" he murmured, looking around again. "Fair enough. I bet you have better landings this way too. Can it do anything amazing though?"

Remus stared at Sirius in confusion for a moment. "What's a portkey?" he finally asked.

"What do you mean? Don't you know what a port-key is?" Sirius asked. All Wizards knew about portkeys.

Remus shook his head.

"Do you know what a Muggle is?" Sirius asked, frowning. There were spells on this place, this guy had to know about magic. He had to be a Wizard.

Remus shook his head again. "I've never heard that word before," he replied.

"I thought you were like me," Sirius muttered. "Maybe... maybe I should go." He said the last words hesitantly, not really wanting to leave the stranger, but not sure what to do now that Remus turned out to be a muggle.

"No, wait," Remus said, blocking the stairs to the door and staring at him curiously. "You know, you're the first person I've met that hasn't been impressed or fascinated by my Tardis."

"Your Tardis?" Sirius asked, slightly puzzled. His gaze moved down Remus' body. "That's a strange thing to call it, but I bet if I saw it, I'd be very impressed."

"I don't mean that," Remus spluttered. "This! My Tardis. It means Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. My blue box."

"Or it could mean 'Tantalizing and rousing -"

"Let's not finish that sentence," Remus quickly interrupted.

Sirius grinned before glancing around again. "Why would I be impressed by your box?" he asked.

Remus smiled. "I bet I can get you to change your mind. Would you like to go with me?"

"Where?" Sirius asked eagerly. Was this his chance to leave his horrible family? Was this what he had been looking for?

"I was thinking we could go on an adventure - anywhere you want."

"Anywhere?" Sirius asked thoughtfully. He smiled slowly, fixing Remus with his most seductive look. "I can show you an adventure if you show me the way to your bedroom."

Remus let out a laugh and turned towards the big machine in the middle. "So, have you ever gone forward in time?" he asked. "Been around the world? To other planets? Seen the stars?"

"I've stargazed. My favourite star is the Sirius star. Guess why."

"Why?" Remus asked, turning to look at him.

"Because that's my name," Sirius told him. "Remember that, so you know what to moan later."

"Do you want to visit the stars, Sirius?" Remus asked, amused at his comment.

"Can we really go to visit the stars?" Sirius asked.

Remus nodded, moving over to the controls. "Ready to go?"

Sirius grinned, moving over to the controls to stand with Remus, slipping an arm around his waist. "Can I drive?"

"It's not a car," Remus replied, moving out of Sirius' reach and pushing buttons seemingly at random before pulling a lever.

Sirius jumped at the 'Vworrrp Vworrrrp' sound that started. He frowned, not liking the cacophony the Tardis made. Port-keys and Apparations were much less noisy.

"This is going to be an interesting trip," Remus muttered to himself. He caught Sirius' eye. "Hold on tight."

Remus sighed as an arm slipped around him again.

"Is this good, or should I hold tighter?" Sirius asked.

...oOo...

It wasn't long before the blue box was amongst the stars. The door opened, and Sirius clutched Remus' arm, his eyes moving across the Solar System, fascinated. He had never seen it so close before.

"Is it safe to stand here?"

"Don't worry," Remus said, sitting down, his legs over the edge. "Take a seat."

Sirius carefully sat down next to him and the two men sat in silence, gazing out at the Solar System.

"Sorry it's a bit cold," Remus said, pulling a bar of chocolate from his pocket and breaking some off, handing it to Sirius.

"I'll sort that," Sirius said. He pulled out his wand, smiling slightly. "Accio jar."

Remus stared at him in shock as a jar came zooming over. Sirius grabbed it and cast the Bluebell Flame spell, filling it with fire.

"This will warm us up," he said, grinning at the expression on Remus' face.

"What did you just do?" Remus asked, his eyes fixed on the wand.

"Magic," Sirius said, grinning. "I'm a Wizard."

"You know, I've been all around this universe, and I don't think I've met anyone like you," Remus said.

"I hope that's a compliment."

Remus nodded. "It just shows there is so much more to learn about the world," Remus said. "Want to learn it with me? Or do you have a home to go back to?"

Sirius shook his head. "My parents won't care that I'm gone."

"Maybe you should tell them that you -"

"I couldn't...I just...I couldn't," Sirius said. "I can't go back there. They won't let me leave with you."

He glanced at Remus' curious face.

"Let's just say that magic can cover scars, bruises and curse marks," Sirius whispered. "They won't care that I've disappeared."

Remus' hand rested on his, silently comforting him.

"What about you? Family?" Sirius asked.

"Just me, all on my own," Remus replied. "Last of my kind."

"You're not human?" Sirius asked, fascinated. Remus shook his head with a slight smile on his lips.

"Well, you have me now," Sirius added. "And we're going to have some adventures."

"Okay, but before we do, I have a question," Remus said. "You're a Wizard and you talk about curses and such... so why did you attack me with a shoe?" He grinned at a blushing Sirius.

"Why do you have a pair of women's shoes?" Sirius quickly retorted.

Remus laughed. "Long story," he said. He stood up and helped Sirius up. "Close the door and tell me what you want to see, and we'll go."

Sirius grinned, pushing the door closed and picking up his Bluebell-Flame jar, walking over to Remus.

"Show me something amazing," he said. "Surprise me."

Remus looked excited at the words, rushing to his control panel. "Right, hold on tight."

It wasn't long before the arm slipped around his waist again, but this time Remus smiled in amusement. He knew travelling wasn't going to be dull with Sirius around.

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Thanks to Firefly and Raybe for their help and for betaing :)