Finding a family
Writer:Black Cat
Fandom: Harry Potter
Paring: M/m Hand, M/M hairbrush, M/m paddle
Rating: R (because of spankings)
Warnings: This is a story starting after third year.
Sirius is free and is living at Potter mansion with
Remus and Draco. Minor mentioning of Male/Male slash
and adult/adult discipline.
Disclaimer: The characters within these stories belong
to J.K. Rowling. There is no profit made or intended
from these stories, and they should be considered as
being for entertainment purposes only.
Many Thanks to smmb for beta-ing my stories.

What if at the end of Harry's third year Pettigrew was
captured and put on trial. The story picks up with
Peter's trial.

Harry sits on the bench between Remus Lupin and
Arthur Weasley. Peter is brought out by two Aurors.
Harry stiffens as Peter is chained down. Peter is
questioned and provides names of many other Death
Eaters, including Fudge. The Aurors immediately arrest
Fudge and the others named. Many are shocked, and
Sirius is cleared of all charges.

Sirius runs over to Harry. On the other side of the
courtroom Draco has fallen onto his side. One of the
Aurors, Andromeda, rushes to his side. "Sirius you're
his legal guardian since you're his closest relative.
He has collapsed."

Siruis rushes over upon hearing his cousin yell out
to him and picks the boy up in his arms. "He must have
been under Imperius. It's the only explanation.
Otherwise he wouldn't have collapsed like that. It
happened the second Lucius wand was snapped, for
Merlin's sake."

Tonks nods as Harry comes over. "What is going to
happen now? Can I come live with you?"

Sirius nods and leads the group up to Family
Services. Draco wakes up when they arrive groggily. "I
haven't been able to do anything of my own choice for
over three years." He whispers softly.

Sirius sighs softly as they enter the office. Sirius
sets Draco down and sits down in a seat. "I would like
to apply for custody of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
James and Lily named me Harry's guardian if anything
ever happened to them. I am also Draco's nearest
relative that is not dead or in jail."

The woman looks at them sternly. "Where do you plan
on living Mr. Black? On top of that, what do you plan
on doing for work?"

Sirius sighs and looks down at Harry. "Well Godric's
Hollow is currently unoccupied except for the house
elves, and I don't think Harry would mind us staying
there. As far as a job, I have been offered the
position of Defense Professor at Hogwarts next year.
Plus I have plenty of money from my mother's
inheritance and the money the Ministry owes me for not
getting a trial and for thirteen years in that hell
hole."

The woman scowls but nods. "The only issue with young
Mr. Malfoy is that his parents left his custody to a
Severus Snape. Mr. Malfoy do you have a preference?"

Draco shrugs his shoulders and looks at Sirius. "I do
not know about Snape. After all I thought he was a
Death Eater, but I guess he was a spy. Could I try
some time at both places and then decide?" he asks
softly.

She nods. "I recommend that you spend some time with
Black as you will have contact with others your age,
unlike with Snape who lives at Hogwarts. I suggest
some time with each of them and then we will see which
is best."

Sirius nods and leads the two boys outside where
Dumbledore is waiting. "I have a portkey ready to take
all of us to Godric's Hollow. The house elves have
made lunch for us. Then after we decide who gets what
bedroom maybe you can take the two boys shopping,"
Albus says smiling.

When they arrive they are greeted by three house
elves along with Remus who had gone on ahead to get
things set up. They enter the house and sit down to a
light lunch. After lunch they explore the house. There
are multiple bedrooms. They decide that Harry will
have the one at the end of the hall. After all as
Sirius told him it was going to be his originally.
Sirius takes the room across from it with Remus on
the other side. Draco is given the room across
from Remus'.

Harry's is a large room, in the center is a
queen-sized bed, decorated in Gryffindor colors. Harry
sits down on the bed looking around the room. Multiple
windows dot the walls. Under one of the windows is a
large seat where Harry could sit and look out at the
backyard. Harry sighed as he lay back on the bed. He
looks up when he hears a pop and Dobby appears.
"Dobby what are you doing here?" Harry asks astounded.

"I was looking for a new master and I came across
Professor Dumbledore. He told me that I could work
here," Dobby bounces and brings out Harry's trunk and
unshrinks it. Harry unpacks it after he makes a list
of the things he needs, wants, and hopes he can get.
He goes to Sirius' room and knocks on the door.

Sirius opens it with a smile. "Are you ready to head
out Harry? We will go to Diagon Alley, and then into
Muggle London. Come on."

The four of them head to Diagon Alley and go
shopping. First stop is Robes. Harry and Draco get
fitted for dress robes and then choose some plain
everyday robes. After robes they head to Flourish and
Blotts to pick up some books. Harry wanders away to
the magazines ignoring Sirius' warning to stay close
by. When Sirius is ready to check out he wanders
around to find Harry in the magazine section. "Harry
James Potter!" He bellows sternly. Harry jumps and
cowers away from his godfather.

Remus walks over at the sound of his bellow and puts
a calming hand on Sirius shoulder. "Sirius stop,
you're scaring him. He is TERRIFIED of you," Remus
says, sending Sirius towards the door with a swat to
his bottom. Sirius yelps and looks at Harry's
terrified face.

Sirius gulps and cautiously approaches the boy. His
heart breaks when he sees Harry cringe as he
approaches. "I'm sorry Harry. I shouldn't have yelled
at you. Remus will help you finish your shopping," he
says as he sadly turns away. As he starts to walk away
he feels a pair of arms wrap around his waist.

"I guess I probably deserved to be yelled at. I did
disobey you after all," Harry says softly, hanging his
head.

Sirius reaches out and gently tips his chin up
looking into Harry's sorrowful eyes. "Well
unfortunately that's not the end of it," Sirius says
sternly.

Harry gulps and hangs his head again. With a small
whimper Harry walks towards the door. Sirius puts an
arm over his shoulders giving him a one armed hug. "We
will still do our shopping but when we get home you,
my hand, and your bottom are going to have a little
talk."

Harry looks up his eyes going wide as his left hand
slips back to rub his bottom. Sirius smiles gently at
him seeing the gesture. "Now let's go do some
shopping." Sirius buys Harry and Draco everything that
they want. Even some things they don't ask for. The
two men watch them, seeing Harry very subdued for the
rest of the day. When they're done, they head home for
dinner. When supper is ready and Harry hasn't come
back downstairs for dinner, Sirius goes upstairs to
his room.

He knocks on the door and opens it. "Harry dinner is
ready," he says, sitting next to the boy on the bed.

Harry looks up and shrugs, returning to looking out
the window. "Aren't you hungry Harry?"

Harry looks up at him tears gathering in his eyes.
"What, you're going to make me watch you three eat? I
would rather sit up here than that."

Sirius eyes' narrow and he sits down next to Harry.
"What are you talking about? I'm calling you down to
EAT supper," Sirius says, rubbing Harry's back. "Did I
tell you to go to bed without supper?"

Harry looks at him shocked. "You mean that I can eat
supper?" He asks shocked. Sirius pulls him into a hug.

"Yes Harry, you may come eat supper." Harry and
Sirius walk downstairs to eat supper. Supper is a
quiet affair as everyone is lost in their own
thoughts. After they finish dinner Harry starts to
clear the table with Draco's help.

"Boys if you would load the dishwasher and start it
up, then come into the living room please," Sirius
says, softly stroking Harry's check.

Harry nods, and between the two of them they have the
dishwasher running within ten minutes. After it is
loaded and running, they both head to the living room.
Sirius is standing in front of the fire stoking the
flames and adding some more logs. Harry and Draco sit
on the couch as Sirius and Remus hand out their list
of chores. Both boys are responsible for keeping their
rooms clean, doing the dishes, and generally helping
around the cottage.

Both boys nod and with a sigh they both head to their
rooms to finishing unpacking their shopping. A bit
later, Sirius goes up to Harry's room, knocking on the
door. A quiet 'Come in' reaches his ears and he opens
the door. When Sirius enters the room, Harry is
sitting at his desk working on a letter Ron. After he
is done Harry looks up to see Sirius sitting on his
bed. After attaching the letter to Hedgwig's leg Harry
walks over to Sirius. When he gets closer he starts
stripping off his clothes.

"Harry what are you doing?" Sirius asks shocked.

"I-I thought that you were going to punish me. My
uncle always made me strip so that he wouldn't dirty
my clothes," Harry says, shaking slightly in fear.

Sirius gently pulls the boy into his arms, hugging
him tight. "Oh Harry I will bare your bottom and spank
you quite soundly but you don't need to strip. I would
like you to change into your pajamas and then I will
deal with your spanking. Ok?" Sirius asks gently.

Harry nods and quickly gets ready for bed. After a
quick shower he changes into a set of his new pajamas.
Sirius smiles as he sees Harry wearing his new
snitch-covered pajamas. Harry gives him a small smile
and walks over, sniffling slightly. When Harry gets
close enough, Sirius pulls Harry into his lap and
cuddles him for a few minutes. When Harry has stopped
shaking slightly Sirius gently turns Harry over his
knees.

"Harry I will warn you now. I do not want to see you
trying to protect your bottom. If you do I will spank
your inner thighs," Sirius warns sternly.

"Y-Yes sir," Harry stutters out nervously. Sirius
starts spanking him slowly, but methodically. After
Sirius has made numerous passes over Harry's bottom,
Sirius stops. He gently turns him over rocking him
back and forth.

"Shh Harry all done. It's over Pronglet." Harry
starts calming down, gingerly reaching back to rub his
sore bottom. Meanwhile, Sirius is continuing to
whisper words of comfort into his ear. Harry continues
to calm down, and then he stands up continuing to rub
his bottom.

"Is that all of my punishment?" He asks with a
quivering voice. Sirius smiles and stands up hugging
him again.

"Yes, no more punishment this time. But next time you
will be grounded for some time. I do not know how long
because it will depend on how badly you misbehave. I
don't like punishing you Harry but I will if you
deserve it. Understood?"

Harry nods hugging him back. "Understood Sirius.
You're not the only one that doesn't like that
punishment," Harry sighs softly. "But it's better than
being locked in my room for days on end without food
and stuff."

Sirius growls and hugs him tighter. "I will never
lock you in your room. I might ground you but never
confine you to your room. I consider that cruel and
unusual punishment. I care about you a great deal
Harry. I want to be the parent you never had. Remus
and I will work very hard to be the best parents we
can for both of you boys. Harry I have a confession to
make. Um, I'm not sure how to say this…" Sirius trails
off nervously.

Harry looks at him worriedly. "What's wrong Sirius?
What are you so scared about?"

"Harry, Remus and I are gay. In fact Remus and I are
mates. When a werewolf finds a mate, they mate for
life. I believe that Remus is telling Draco right now
in fact." Sirius says with a small smile.

Harry sighs and hugs him tighter. "It's ok with me
Sirius. I don't care either way. As long as both of
you are happy."

Sirius gives Harry a crushing hug as there is a knock
on his door. "Come in," Harry quickly re-dresses and
calls out with a yawn. Remus comes in smiling.

"Well Draco took it pretty well. He is downstairs
watching TV. Would you like to join him Harry?" Remus
says with a smile, and a ruffle to his hair.

Harry shakes his head rubbing at his tired eyes. "I'm
really tired. I think I'll head to bed." Sirius and
Remus both tuck him in on his stomach. "Goodnight
Sirius, Remus."

Both men say goodnight to him and then head
downstairs. When they arrive, Draco is continuously
flipping through the channels. After a few minutes
Sirius grabs the controller out of his hand. "Pick a
channel and leave it there. You are giving me a
headache." He says with a small growl and a tussle of
Draco's hair.

"Not the hair. If you mess it up it'll look like
Harry's," Draco says with a grin. By 11 PM, Draco has
fallen asleep against Sirius' shoulder. Sirius smiles
down at the teen and gathers him into his arms. After
gathering Draco into his arms, Sirius carries Draco to
his room. Remus follows him and together they change
Draco into his pajamas. After tucking Draco in, the
two men retire to their room.

When they arrive, Remus changes for bed as Sirius
takes a quick shower. When Sirius exits he gulps as he
sees the hairbrush in Remus' hand. He groans and
lowers his head as he knows exactly what Remus has in
mind. Sirius walks over and turns pleading eyes up to
Remus'.

"Please don't spank me Remus. I'll stay out of
trouble I promise."

Remus shakes his head and pulls Sirius to his side.
"Sirius, Harry was abused by the Dursley's. He doesn't
do well when yelled at. You need to do better around
him. To remind you I am going to spank you with the
hairbrush until you learn your lesson. I know you want
to do better for him."

Sirius nods and lowers his pants to his knees and
climbs over Remus' lap. "At least put up some
silencing spells please? I don't know what will happen
if either boy hears you tanning me. I know that I
deserve it. But please put up the spell," Sirius begs,
sniffling slightly.

Remus sighs and puts up the spell, knowing that if
either boy hears the spanking they will probably be
very scared. Remus re-positions Sirius and raises the
hairbrush. The spanking is short, but painful. Remus
knows it doesn't have to be overly harsh, as he knows
Sirius had already been beating himself up over this.
When he is sure Sirius can handle it he turns Sirius
over into a forgiving hug. "Shh Sirius it's all over
with. If you think you can handle it we should head to
bed."

Sirius stands up, sniffling still, and moves towards
the door. "I need to set the spells so that if Harry
has any issues I will know it. I know at almost
fourteen he is a bit too old for that but he really
does need it," Sirius says rubbing his bottom and
walking to Harry's room. When he enters Harry is
whimpering in his sleep. Sirius walks in and walks
over to Harry. Sirius starts rubbing Harry's back
until the boy falls asleep again. After Harry is
asleep again, Sirius sets the monitoring spells on
Harry and his room. The spells were normally for
children under the age of five. Occasionally if a
child/teen tended to sneak out of there rooms it was
also done to inform the parents/guardians if they
leave. Sirius was pretty sure neither boy would do
that unless maybe they were grounded for an extended
period of time.

When morning comes Harry gets up and goes downstairs
in his pajamas, still yawning. When he arrives, Sirius
and Remus are sitting down to pancakes with
blueberries in them. Harry walks in and gingerly sits
down, not meeting either man's eyes. Sirius watches
him for a few minutes and then reaches out and lifts
Harry's chin gently. Harry sniffles and wipes at the
tears gathering in his eyes from sitting on his sore
bottom. Sirius gently lifts him into his lap and
cuddles him close. "Are you still really sore?" Sirius
asks gently. When Harry nods rubbing at his bottom,
Sirius continues. "Why don't you go grab a pillow to sit
on. It will help ease the pain in your bottom. Ok?"
Sirius says with a small smile.

Harry looks shocked but does as instructed. When he
reenters the room Draco is sitting in his seat and
gives Harry a sympathetic look when Harry places the
pillow on his chair before sitting back down. "So do
either of you have any ideas what you want to do
today?" Remus asks smiling.

Harry looks up and bites his lip. "Could I go to the
Burrow? Ron's thinking about trying out for Quidditch
next year since Oliver graduated. We figured we could
try playing against him to see how he does."

Sirius smiles at him. "You can go but why don't you
take Draco with you so that we can see if he really is
good at Quidditch? Since Draco will need to be
re-sorted, we will see what house he ends up in."

Draco's head snaps up. "I have to be re-sorted? But I
don't want to be re-sorted," he says with a whine.

"Draco you were under the Imperius when you were
sorted so you need to be resorted. I know you want to
stay in your godfather's house, and you may end up
staying in Slytherin house. Since your father had you
under the Imperius curse, your father probably ordered
the hat to put you in Slytherin," Sirius explains
gently.

Draco sighs and nods. "Alright. I guess I'll have to
be re-sorted. I'm not too sure if I would want to be
in the same house as the children of those Death
Eaters honestly," he says while Remus ruffles his hair
smiling at the teen.

After breakfast everyone heads off to do their own
things. About an hour after the boys leave Albus
appears. "Hello gentlemen. I think we found where
Voldemort is hiding out. But because of the prophecy
Harry will need to defeat him," Albus says, sighing
softly.

Remus hands Albus a cup of tea before joining Sirius
on the couch. "Well then we need to teach Harry that
spell we found awhile ago and teach him how to do it,"
Sirius says with a weary sigh. "I don't like the idea
that Harry has to destroy him. Plus we must tell him
about the prophecy also. I planned on telling him
soon," Sirius says, rubbing a hand over his face in
annoyance. "He has gone through so much, and now you
want him to destroy a spirit. An evil spirit, I
realize. Still, a spirit nonetheless."

"I realize it is difficult Sirius, but Harry is the
only one who can defeat him," Albus says, rubbing his
back in comfort. Sirius leans into the comforting
touch. Even though he tries to hide it, he was still
severely affected by his time in Azkabaan. "Sirius I
have not had a chance to apologize for not believing
you and I am so sorry. I know the two of us were as
close to being a father and son as Severus and I are.
I love you so much but that is no excuse. Can you
forgive me son?" Albus asks, his eyes sad and
pleading.

Sirius looks up into the loving eyes of his surrogate
father. "I had hoped that one day you would have at
least come and talked to me instead of letting that
bastard Fudge throw me away. I mean I can't believe
you could believe that I would EVER sacrifice or give
up James and Lily. James was the closest thing to a
brother I have ever had. Remus was my mate, and Peter
was just a friend. But James was my brother and you
were my father. I HATED my family and their support of
Voldemort, and you thought I had gone running to him.
Did you know me so little to think that? I HATED those
pureblood ideals, especially since it meant following
a half-blood." By the end Sirius is yelling and pacing
in front of the other two men.

Albus gently gathers him into a hug holding him
tight. "I know son, and I am beyond sorry for
everything that happened. I should have known you
better and because of that I am a terrible father.
After Voldemort is defeated if you want no more
contact with me I wouldn't blame you. But, I do ask
for forgiveness. I still care about you, Remus, Harry,
and even Draco. Please believe me," Albus says rubbing
the back of Sirius' shaking head.

Sirius continues to sob quietly into Albus shoulder.
As he calms down, he looks up into Albus' eyes. "I
still look at you as if you were my father. I need all
the help I can get raising Harry. He has been so
abused by those Muggles that he needs all the support
he can get. I want to see him grow into the man that
James and Lily would love to see and be proud of,"
Sirius looks up when he hears a sharp intake of
breath.

Standing in the doorway are Harry and Draco. Draco is
sporting a bloody nose and Harry isn't looking much
better. Remus immediately goes over and checks them
out. "Okay, what happened?" Remus asks sternly.

"Draco made a stupid comment about the Weasley's
being poor and Fred and George attacked him. I tried
to stop them but was not successful. Mrs. Weasley sent
us home immediately." Harry explains, a bit nervous
about how the adults will react.

Sirius comes over and between the three men both boys
are healed. "Fighting with the Weasley's is
unacceptable. Both of you are grounded until further
notice, and will be facing a spanking." Harry groans
but does not argue. "I want the two of you to go to
your rooms and find a corner to stand in waiting for
us. Is that understood?"

Both boys leave, but before Harry leaves, he gives
Sirius a pleading look. "Go on Harry I will be up
shortly and then I will punish you ok?" Harry nods and
runs up to his room, tears running down his face. "I
hate to have to punish him so soon, but he MUST learn
to behave himself. Draco needs to get out of this
insulting habit."

"I agree what shall we spank them with? Do you want
to deal with Harry, Sirius?" Remus asks gently.

"I think that we need to impress upon them that
fighting is unacceptable. I hate to say it, but I
think that both boys should be paddled for this, at
least. Maybe the paddle for Harry and the belt for
Draco since he started it," Sirius says sadly.

Remus nods. "That sounds fair. I will go punish Draco
and you can go deal with Harry. You should hurry.
Harry is getting worse in his room." At that comment
Sirius bolts up the stairs.

When Sirius arrives he can hear gut-wrenching sobs
coming from Harry. When he walks in, he is surprised
to not find Harry in the corner but in fact curled up
in a ball in his closet. Sirius goes over and gently
gathers Harry into his arms. "Shh Harry, it's ok. I'm
here and you're going to be alright," Sirius soothes
gently. Harry sniffles and runs his hands over his
eyes before burying his face in Sirius shoulder.

"I-I'm s-so s-sorry Sirius. I should have behaved
better. Please don't send me back to the Dursley's,"
Harry stammers out, trying to keep himself from being
sent back to hell on earth. "I'll be a good boy, I
swear, and I will do all the chores that you want me
to. I won't be any more trouble, I promise."

Sirius pulls him into a hug, rubbing his back and
rocking him gently. "Shh Harry, you will NOT, be going
back no matter what happens. I swear, ok? Never," he
promises with all his heart.

Harry looks up into Sirius' brown eyes and sees the
sincerity there and nods. "Ok Sirius I know I am in
trouble for fighting. Are you going to spank me? I
know I deserve whatever you decide I deserve. Please,
can we just get this over with, please?"

Sirius nods and stands Harry up before leaving the
room momentarily to go to his room to get the paddle.
He carries it back to Harry's room to find Harry
standing in the corner quietly. "Alright Harry lets
get this punishment over with. Come here kiddo. I am
sorry, but fighting is a serious offense and earns at
least the paddle."

Harry's eyes go wide when he sees the paddle in
Sirius' hand, but accepts it as a common thing to
happen to him. "If the paddle is the punishment for
fighting, I deserve it Sirius. I just hope I can keep
my hands out of trouble. I am afraid I will try and
cover up. I know the consequence sounds really bad. I
am still really sore and please don't use that
consequence on me? I don't think I can keep from
covering up," Harry begs.

Sirius hugs him close and rubs his back. "Alright
this time I won't but I am going to trap your hand to
keep it from getting in the way. Ok?" Sirius asks
gently. At Harry's nod Sirius pulls him towards the
bed. After seating himself, Sirius pulls Harry to his
right side. "Unsnap and unzip your pants and push them
to your feet please," Sirius orders gently.

After Harry has obeyed him, Sirius gently sits down
and then pulls Harry over his lap. "This is going to
hurt Harry, especially on your still sore bottom. I
hate to do this but you must learn to behave
yourself," Sirius says gently while lowering Harry's
underwear to his knees. Once his underwear is out of
the way Sirius starts paddling him from the top of his
bottom to the tops of his thighs. After a few passes
Harry is just limp over Sirius' lap, sobbing hard.
After Harry really starts crying hard, Sirius finishes
with two swats to his cheek, four to his sit spot, and
four to his thighs. After he has finished Sirius
gently rubs Harry's back trying to calm him. Once
Harry has calmed some Sirius pulls up his underwear
and off his pants. He then carries Harry over to the
rocking chair and rocks him gently rubbing his back.
"Shh Harry all done. Though, you are grounded."

After Harry has composed himself, he dresses in a
pair of sweatpants and comes downstairs with Sirius.
When they arrive Draco is sitting gingerly on the
couch. Remus and Albus are sitting nearby, talking
quietly. When they enter, Draco looks up and it is
pretty obvious that Draco has been crying pretty hard
from his red and puffy eyes. Harry sits down ,hissing
when his sore bottom touches the couch.

"Now boys, there are a couple of things we need to
discuss. First we have found Voldemort's spirit and
have found a way to destroy it. The only thing we need
to keep in mind is the fact that there is a prophecy
that says that Harry must defeat him." Albus goes on
to explain the prophecy to them.

Harry looks between the three adults. "So, what you
are telling me is that my parents are dead because of
a prophecy made by Sibyll Trelawney. She is a fraud
and you believe her," Harry yells, getting very angry.

Sirius walks up and swats him once on the bottom.
"Watch the attitude young man. Remember the prophecy
she made about Wormtail?" Harry sighs and nods,
turning to look at Dumbeldore.

"Because of this Harry, you must be the last one to
use the spell. During the next week we will train HARD
to be ready to perform the spell. Since both of you
are grounded that should not be a problem," Sirius
explains sternly.

Draco timidly raises his hand. "Um Sirius what does
being grounded mean? My parents never grounded me."

Sirius sighs and sits down between the two boys, and
gently explains what being grounded means. "It means
that you have to stay in your rooms except for meals,
chores, and anything else we okay for you to do. Since
you will have all this extra time we expect you to get
all of your homework done in addition to any extra
assignments we may assign you. Draco, Severus has
already expressed an interest in taking you on as an
apprentice. This means that the three of us will hold
equal authority over you. Harry, Albus thought you
might benefit from being his apprentice. It is, of
course, up to the two of you if you choose to agree,
of course."

Harry looks at Albus shocked while Draco suddenly
realizes Severus is in the room. Both boys agree and
plans are made to go to the Ministry to fill out the
paperwork. "But for now I think you boys should go to
the library and work on your homework," Sirius says
sternly.