AN: Now this is my second chapter just one day after the first chapter! Thank you for the Reviews, follows and favorites so far! I have gotten a really good response. The inspiration is flowing and so the chapters come rolling in. The chapters will probably get longer and longer the more used to this I get. So I hope you are looking forward to it because I certainly am! This is probably how the chapters will be formatted from now on.

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"Yes, Harry, I hope you don't mind me calling you Harry, I am Celia Greengrass," she stated calmly. "My husband and I were both good friends of your parents, despite me being a Slytherin. My husband was a Hufflepuff, not that it really matters. From now on, you will be living with me and my family in our manor. It is something that should have happened a long time ago. You should have grown up with a family who loves you and cares for you. Not like those... people, you call relatives." This she said with a cold sneer on her face. Harry almost started to fear for the Dursleys well-being. Almost.

"Well, if you both feel willing to accept each other as foster mother and foster son from now on I suppose it is concluded." Crawford interjected. "This means that Celia and Zadoc will from now on be the magical and legal guardians of Harry Potter-Greengrass." At this both Harry and Celia nodded. Even if it is bad, it can't be worse than the Dursleys. "Then, Lady Greengrass, if you will just sign here we will be all done!" With a smile, Crawford handed over a contract and quill which Celia quickly read through and signed, giving it back to Crawford with a kind and satisfied nod.

"I know that it is late, but I hope that you will be able to come live with us and eventually be able to feel as if you are one of us. Hogwarts is starting soon and while you are there I would like you to try and spend some time with Daphne. Just to get to know each other. Can you do this for me?" Harry wouldn't have argued even if he wanted to. Something about this woman demanded his respect, and so he gave it.

"I think I can do that." Harry nodded weakly. Then he remembered that he was invited to the Burrow before Hogwarts and he thought he should tell her. "I a-am invited to live at the Burrow… with the Weasleys until school starts, I just thought you should know." It felt good having to report his activities to someone. At least to someone who actually care.

"Yes, if I remember correctly, Mr. Weasley is standing just outside. Maybe it's time to let him in." She looked sharply in Crawford's direction and he hurried up to get the door. She doesn't just demand respect from me, but from everybody. A tired and strained Mr. Weasley was just outside, a little surprised by being jostled into the room all of a sudden by the big man.

"Hello Mr. Weasley," Celia greets Arthur Weasley. "I am Celia Greengrass. As you might have guessed, this meeting was about changing Harry's magical and legal guardian. We found a will by his late parents and immediately enforced it. Of course, it was all agreed upon by Harry and now you are looking at Harry Potter-Greengrass, my newly adopted son." Lady Celia Greengrass was not one to dance around when she wanted to say something. She talked fast and was very direct in her words. Arthur Weasley blinked loudly, if that is even possible, while he tried to process all the new information. However, Celia gave him no time to rest. "Now, I understand you have arranged for Harry to live at your house for the next two days. While I am not extremely happy about it, it might be for the best so that Harry has some time to get used to the idea and process the new information he has received. But I expect to see you early at King's Cross station and we will talk again there."

"Yes, of course. Naturally. Yes." Arthur was almost blundering around. "We will take care of Harry until school starts. Very good." At this, Arthur reached out with his hand to shake that of Celia's.

She looked at it, and then a little hesitatingly she shook the extended hand. Next, she turned to Harry. "Now then, unless there is something you need to ask me right now, I am extremely tired and need to go to bed. I expect you to do the same." She gave them both a stern look.

This prompted Arthur to look at the watch hanging over the door. "For Merlin's sake! It is half past two already. Let's get going Harry. We have no time to spare if we want a good night's rest."

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It was early morning and the whole Burrow was asleep. Once they returned, Harry had had to tiptoe to reach his bed so as not to wake Ron. Now the sun was almost rising and Harry had not gotten a minute of sleep since he left the Dursleys. There was simply too much to take in. Just like that, he was now free from the Dursleys. Just like that he got a new family, with at least one person who cared for his well-being. He wasn't too keen on spending time with Daphne but if it pleased Celia, he would be more than happy to. He felt that he wanted to impress her. It was a strange feeling. He had wanted to impress people before, Professor McGonagall, Professor Dumbledore, and even – though he would never admit it to himself -Professor Snape. However, this was different, it was more personal. It felt… good. Little did he know that through his act of leaving the Dursleys he had abandoned one of the strongest protections magic can offer and thus made it easier for anyone to find him. For better or for worse. Whichever it was, this night was gonna be a long and sleepless one.

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Ron woke with a start. He wasn't alone in his room. There was someone lying on a mattress on the floor. It looked like Harry. Harry? "Harry!" It was more of a squeal than anything else. Puberty hadn't been very kind to his voice.

"Good morning Ron," was what Harry was going to say before he got tackled by a 110 pound boy with red hair. "I am sorry Ron but I don't swing that way." Suddenly, Ron, a little embarrassed tried to get up but before he could two new people joined the fray. But before he could do anything two new even heavier weights pressed him down. Harry could feel a wolfish grin growing on his face.

"Hello Fred. Hello George."

"Well, if it isn't ickle Ronnie-kins and Harry-kins going at it already."

"We thought it was Ginny we had to keep away from Harry."

"We have been proven wrong before."

"Not often, but it happens."

"It didn't seem to stop you from joining us." Harry bit back.

"Wow, there is a little bite in him."

"It seems he has grown some since we last saw him."

"Check if he doesn't sport some teeth."

"Get off me." Ron growled. He had had enough. Harry couldn't really blame him. If this continued much longer he would soon be as flat as a pancake that Dudley eats for breakfast.

A tiny voice broke the jostling. "Mum says to stop making a ruckus and be down for breakfast ten minutes ago." This caused more jostling and soon everybody was hurrying down the stairs for Molly Weasleys famous breakfasts.

"Hi Ginny." Harry said as he passed her down the stairs.

"Hi Harry." She mumbled back, a look of shy excitement on her face.

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Stuffed with more of Molly's eggs and sausages than Harry thought was possible he followed the twins out of the Burrow. Percy was there, but he immediately went to his room, saying he had to prepare for the school year as he was going to be Head Prefect, something Molly was immensely proud about, but Harry heard one of the twins say something about writing letters to a girl. At this he got a deathly glare from Percy. Bill was on a mission for Gringotts and Charlie was in Romania.

"Come on Harry, let's play some quidditch!" Ron was extremely excited.

"I wanna play too!" Ginny pouted.

"No can do Ginny-kin," Fred started.

"We'll be an uneven number then," George finished.

"Not if your old man joins," came Arthur's voice from the doorway. This caused all the Weasley children's mouths to drop at least two inches. "Now don't look like that or your jaw will fall off. Your father was quite the chaser in his time. If you actually would look at all the trophies you have cleaned while in detention you would see that one of them belongs to me as the record holder of being the student scoring the most points during his stay at Hogwarts."

"What!" Fred started.

"You got…" George continued.

"To be kidding." Ron finished. The three Weasley sons were of one mind. Awestruck. Only Ginny was able to keep her composure.

"I wanna team up with daddy!" She was quick to announce.

So they teamed up. The twins and Harry against Ron, Ginny and Arthur. It was a close game, Arthur proved to be a man of his word and he and Ginny worked wonders with each other. If Harry and the twins weren't already used to playing with each other they would probably have lost. It also helped whenever Ron participated in attacking. He was a brilliant keeper, but as a chaser he was far below average. A fact that did not do anything to improve his already souring mood.

The day continued along those lines and Harry was happy to be with his friends. However, there was one thing bothering him. He hadn't told Ron about his new circumstances yet. He didn't know how his friend would take it. Ron wasn't exactly the most accepting of people and he definitely held a grudge against any Slytherin.
"Hey, Ron." Harry began as they went to bed.

"Yeah?" A tired Ron answered with his face against the wall.

"You know, I have something important to tell you, but I wanna wait until tomorrow so that I won't have to repeat myself to Hermione. I just thought I would give you a heads up." If he could see Ron's face at that moment he would have seen the jealousy and anger that flashed across his face but luckily he didn't, or unluckily. After a while Ron simply grunted and went to sleep.

Harry was a little unsure about this reaction but it was soon forgotten. He was having butterflies as big as dragons in his stomach and despite being awake for almost twenty-four hours he had trouble falling asleep. Eventually, even he succumbed to the dreamworld and fell asleep, excited for tomorrow.

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He was running from something, but his head was too close to the ground. Then he noticed, he had paws for feet. And there were four of them. Big black paws. He was a dog? More like a hound judging by the size. What was he running from? It was getting colder and colder. They would soon be upon him. He needed to get out of here, but he had no wand. Wait, that wasn't Harry's thoughts. Who was that? That's when he saw the big man a few leaps away, it looked like Crabbe, but older and bigger. The man had his wand out and was waving it in front of some muggles, they seemed to be in pain and they cringed every time the man waved his wand. Perfect, he would use this man's wand to make his escape. He took three great leaps and then jumped towards the man. The extra look of terror on the muggles caused the man to turn around. Too late, the hound thought. Just as the man's eyes widened in shock Harry could feel his teeth around the man's wand-arm so he dropped the wand. He could taste the blood. Then would probably keep his arm, but it was a close call. Then Harry could feel himself growing taller. He no longer had any paws but stood straight with arms and legs. He was a human again and bent down to pick up the wand. Just before he apparated away the man, who had now fallen to his knees, gasped in shock with his eyes bulging.

"Sirius, Sirius Black!

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Harry woke with a shock. What was that, a dream? Sirius Black? Was it his godfather? Was it that Sirius? How many different Sirius could there be? After a few minutes of serious thinking, he added another thing to the list of questions he had for Celia before they went to Hogwarts. Now, he would make sure that he was fully rested and prepared for the meeting.

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AN: Thank you for reading and please review! If you have any idea of what you think or want to happen next in the story. If it is in the close future or more distant one doesn't matter! All feedback and ideas are appreciated!