AN: Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long! I've been sick, my internet got shut off, and school has gotten in the way. Shakes head School always gets in the way. But, here is Chapter Three! YAY:)

Chapter Three: Department of the Dearly Departed

After Harry woke up the morning, he was trying to remember why he felt a sense of foreboding, and then he remembered he had to go to the reading of Sirius's will. 'I wish I didn't have to go. I mean, can't Remus just go and tell me all about it when he gets back?' he asked himself.

He saw that Ron was still sleeping. Harry quietly got dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans, and a black shirt that said, Only An Idiot Would Take The Time To Stand There And Read The Message On My Shirt and went downstairs. Checking his watch, he saw that it was just after 8am.

He wondered what time they were supposed to leave 'I just want to get it done and over with' he thought as walked into the kitchen, hoping it would be empty. He was disappointed. Snape, Remus, Tonks, and Dumbledore were there sitting and talking. Harry sighed 'oh well you can't win them all' he thought as he sat down next to Remus.

"Hey Harry, nice shirt." Tonks said grinning. Harry smiled.

"Thanks, nice hair," he answered, smirking at her electric blue spikes. Harry turned to face Remus, intent on apologizing.

"Remus, I just wanted to apologize for the way I acted last night and I'm not going to make an excuse why I did it because I don't have one," he said with and apologetic expression on his face. Remus smiled at him.

"Apology accepted. I can understand how you're feeling, although not completely. But Harry, I'm just worried about you, and it's not just me it's everyone, your friends." In an even quieter voice so that only Harry could hear. "Professor Snape told us that it looked like you were holed up in your room at your relatives as well," Remus finished. Harry rolled his eyes.

"I highly doubt he actually cares, Remus, he can't stand me and I can't stand him. Face it, we just can't stand each other," Harry said in an equally quiet, but resigned voice. Remus shook his head and sighed.

"You're going to have to learn to get along with him, Harry, seeing as how he will be staying here for the remainder of the summer - the same as you. Do you think you can try to get along with him for all of our sakes? I already asked him the same thing and he said as long as you were willing, he would tolerate you."

"I'll tolerate him when he can stop taking his anger at my dad out on me, which will most likely be a difficult thing for him to do, I'm sure." Harry spat, in a quiet voice. "So when do we have to go to the Ministry," he asked a little louder in a voice he hoped was calm.

"We have to leave at about 8:45 so we can get there at 9:00," Remus replied, checking his watch.

There was a bustle outside and in came Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, George, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Bill, and Charlie. Mrs. Weasley got started on breakfast as everyone sat down. Harry put his head down not wanting to face his friends after last night's outburst.

"So, Harry, how have you been this summer?" Professor Dumbledore asked. Harry kept his head down and shrugged.

"Fine I guess," he said, his voice muffled, not really wanting to get into his feelings. Dumbledore seemed to sense this, for he didn't ask anymore questions, and turned to greet the Weasley family.

Half an hour later, Remus, Harry, Dumbledore, and Snape were in the Department of the Dearly Departed, waiting for the case worker. After waiting for a few minutes, an elderly looking woman beckoned them to follow her and they walked past the most depressing doors ever. Harry didn't even think that Snape's dungeon was this depressing, surprisingly. There were hundreds upon thousands obituraries that were hanging on the walls. 'Oh yeah, this is the perfect place to be right now - fits my mood,' Harry thought as they walked into a room with a round table. Harry sat down between Snape and Lupin.

The case worker, whose name was, Jane Delbrook took some documents out of her briefcase. "Those present are Remus Johnathan Lupin, Harry James Potter, Severus Sebastian Snape, and Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, am I correct?" she asked and they all nodded.

Jane waved her wand and suddenly a ghost-like version of Sirius appeared before them. Harry stared at him and felt a hand on his shoulder. He shrugged it off, irritated. 'Would it kill them to warn me when these things happened?' he thought angrily.

The ghost-like Sirius smiled a at them all. "Well if you guys are here, then that means That I have taken the big sleep. Now I don't want any of you," he stared intently at Harry, "to blame yourselves for it. I am mostly addressing you, Harry, because I know you have enough Hufflepuff inside of you to do just that. Know that I love you and it's not your fault that I'm dead, it's no one's fault except for that blasted cousin of mine and Lord Voldy. Now to pass off my possessions, Harry I'm leaving you my most things because I think they'll actually make you smile more. I'm leaving you my bike which was found and should be at Grimmauld Place, I also have a few things of your parents up in the attic. I know I should have told you about it sooner but, I'm sorry to say it sort of slipped my mind, after everything that has happened." Harry smirked at this, and shook his head. Leave it up to Sirius to forget something like that. "Well that is all for you," Sirius said.

He shifted his direction Remus. "Moony, I am going to leave you in charge with Grimmauld Place. I couldn't leave it to Harry I don't think he would have been able to bear the burden." Here, Sirius gave Harry an apologetic look "You will also find some possessions of interest to you in the attic."

He focused his attention to Snape now. "Snape, I realize you and I have never gotten along and I want to apologize for that. I know we were never the best of friends," Sirius gave a slight cough, then continued, "and once again I apologize for that. I wish I could change what me and James did during our school days, but I'm leaving some items that I think you will find either interesting or of some use to you. Oh and don't worry. I haven't hexed them or anything."

Lastly he turned to Dumbledore. "Dumbledore I can't thank you enough for the help you've given me over the past twenty some odd years. I wish I could have expressed it more, though. I am leaving my Gringotts account to all of you and it has already been added to your vaults so there's nothing you can do about it, so don't waste your time protesting. Oh, and Harry I love you, and don't ever forget that your parents love you as well. I've spoken to them already and they send their love."

With that, he vanished Harry couldn't stand it any longer he stood up abruptly and walked out of the room, furiously wiping the dampness away from his eyes. 'I miss him so much. Why was I here, besides the obvious reason, I knew I wasn't going to be able to handle it and they should have known and warned me that Sirius was going to appear in front of me like that,' he thought as he stood in the atrium waiting for the others and thinking about how life sucked!

Soon they came out of the door and in a matter of minutes they were back at Grimauld Place. Harry was about to walk upstairs but was held back by Snape. "What do you want?" Harry asked snidely

Snape glared at him and pulled out a letter and handed it to him. Harry took it warily. "It's from your godfather Potter." Snape said. Harry nodded and went upstairs to his bedroom.

AN: Well, there is chapter three. I fixed it so that the Beta notes weren't in it. Sorry about that, I thought I deleted them all. Anyways, I would love to thank Breannatala for Beta'ing. She's awesome!