I'm back! And with a new chapter. Sirius loves all the cookies he got for all your amazing reviews and now Moony is sad. He wants cookies but Sirius won't share. So the cookie reviews go to Remus this chap. Now we get some more Harry Sirius bonding and a little Dursley punishment.
I made a much nicer cover for this story so what do you guys think?
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Pilame Yes I know to Harry the nicknames but be very aggravating and that shall boil over in a few chaps. Not that I think Sirius cares if he annoys anyone he will just take that as a reason to do it more.
Spring Raine Yeah its way to early for Harry to get a love interest. If I do go farther then book one with this story he may have one but for a long long time it will just be him, Sirius, and the group of friends Sirius didn't eat.
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So without further ado read on.
"Prongslet what's wrong?" Sirius asked trying to wrap his arms around Harry to only to have the boy flinch back tears sliding down his cheeks. Trying to keep the hurt off his face Sirius knelt in front of the boy talking slowly and softly like he was trying to coax a scared dog out of hiding."It's okay Harry. Its alright I'm not gonna hurt you. Its okay shh pup." He soothed repeating the words over and over until some on the fear left Harry's face and his posture relaxed slightly. "Harry I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong. Did I scare you? Are you hurt?"
Harry shook his head looking at his feet his arms wrapped protectively around himself. "Its nothing."
Ever so slowly Sirius reached out and grasped Harry's chin in his hand. "Harry please tell me what I did to hurt you so I can fix it."
"I thought you were going to hit me for making to much noise." Harry whispered softly refusing to meet Sirius's eyes. The Animagus felt his heart break. Harry had been hurt for laughing? What kind of monsters made a little boy scared to show happiness?
"I will never hit you pup. No one else will either as long as I am alive. I swear on my magic. As for making noise I would be disappointed if you didn't run around screaming and laughing. Your a kid Harry your suppose to be loud. I love to hear you laugh and never be afraid to giggle and scream if you want to do it."
Harry finally looked up and Sirius had to notice that there was pain still in the green eyes. And why was Harry clutching his shoulder still if Sirius had only scared him?
"Harry do you promise to tell me the truth?" He asked keeping his hold on Harry's chin since the pup was trying to look at his sneakers again.
It took what seemed like an eternity for Harry to nod as much as he could.
"Then tell me if you have any other hurts on you so I can fix them up."
Sirius could see the hesitation in those green eyes before Harry released the hold he had on his shoulder pulling away from Sirius's grip and turning around lifting the filthy once white T-shirt up.
"Lumos." Sirius commanded and he wished he hadn't. One the pale skin of Harry's back was a mass of welts and bruises stood out in bright red on Harry's back. The shoulder Sirius had touched was the worse off of the two. Half healed bruises were covered by the welts and blood was weeping from the broken skin. The rest of Harry's shoulders and upper back were similar and his ribs were bruised. Sirius snarled in anger but didn't say anything as he began to tiredly heal the abuse. His anger would have an outlet soon. It took far longer then normal because Sirius had to keep stopping and making sure no Muggles were around. When he was finally done he could see the obvious relief in Harry's body language.
"Any more?" Sirius asked running a hand over his tired face. His adrenaline had long since worn off and he felt like death warmed over. All he wanted to do right now was find a warm bed and pass out for the next month but he knew he had much more to do that night. His wrist was sending sharp waves of pain up his arm every time he moved it and Sirius knew he had to figure out how to heal it before he ended up doing some major damage by constantly using it hurt.
Of course Harry chose that moment to shock him but wrapping his thin arms around Sirius in a timid hug before rapidly stepping back. "Thank you for fixing me up. The ones on my back were the only ones that hadn't healed."
The dog grinned and ruffled Harry's hair all his exhaustion vanishing from the simple hug. Not even three hours together and the kid was already trusting him. There was hope for Harry yet. Part of him wanted to question Harry about what he did to get a belt taken to him but the boy looked dead on his feet and Sirius sighed.
"Harry where gonna Apparate. Its a form of magic adult wizards can use to travel instantly from one place to another. Its uncomfortable but a lot better then walking all the way to London. You okay with that?"
He nodded eagerly and Sirius offered Harry his hand. "You have to hold on to me and no matter what don't let go."
Grasping Harry's arm tightly Sirius pulled the boy close to him so he could wrap his other arm around Harry's shoulders to make sure he didn't loose the kid if Harry got scared and let go.
Sirius took a calming breath trying to push his anger at the Muggles down. He'd deal with them latter but now he had to move him and Harry to the Leaky Caldron. Tightening his grip on Harry Sirius tuned on his heel thinking as hard as he could about the Caldron. If he splinched Harry he would never forgive himself. The sensation of getting sucked trough a tube took over him and Sirius was sure his hand was going to turn purple from how tight Harry was clinging to it. When the sensation stopped they were standing inside a dark alley way just down the street from the Leaky Caldron. Harry was still holding on to him but Sirius saw no signs of blood and he wasn't whimpering in pain so it looked like he hadn't splinched him. He wasn't in pain either and Sirius half smiled he could count on one hand the number of times he had apparted without loosing a few body parts. He was 98% sure the only reason he'd gotten his Appration license was James putting a Confundus Charm on the judge.
"God I hate Apparating." The Animagus grumbled. "I always feel like I rearanged my innards. You okay Prongslet?"
Harry nodded looking slightly queasy and Sirius patted his shoulder.
"I'm gonna change back into Padfoot my dog form and you need to call me Padfoot or Paddy or something like that." He rummaged in his pockets for some of the gold he grabbed from Gringrotts on his trip to get the wand from Diagon Alley. I'm gonna need to get Harry money. Larc better come through... Sirius thought.
"The gold ones are Galleons, the silver Sickles, and the bronze ones are knuts. Just go in there and tell the man Tom behind the bar that you need a room until the start of term and you will give him the rest tomorrow after you get some money out of your trust."
Harry nodded and pocketed the money as Sirius turned himself back into a dog. Wincing slightly as he landed on his paw he nudged Harry forward and trailed the boy. As a dog he noticed how small Harry was. He was dead even with Harry shoulder on all four he was sure that James had been quite a bit taller then that at 11. Harry reached over and tangled his fingers in Sirius's thick fur just as he did when he was a baby learning to walk. The sharp smell of fear came off the boy but not in such amounts that Sirius was worried. Every step was hesitate but Harry took them one after another pausing at the mouth of the alley before Sirius shoved him in the right direction. At the door they stopped once more and Sirius licked his hand before butting his massive skull against Harry's shoulder and the boy tugged open the door and walked in. Inside it wasn't much brighter then the road which was lined with streetlights. The bar only had a few customers in it that barley looked up when the door slammed shut but took a double take when they saw the massive dog prowling at a young boy's side. Then the eyes flickered to the boy and excitement and awe filled the faces as everyone hurried over to shake Harry's hand and introduce themselves. Harry for his part shook hands and whispered hello to everyone but it was obvious he hated the attention and a man Sirius recognized as Dedalus Diggle shouted to the whole bar. "He takes after Lily. James would be basking in the attention but Harry wants to hide behind his dog. Lily would have done the same." Sirius agreed adamantly with that. James would have been showing off while Lily would have been looking for an escape wearing the same expression Harry had on now. But the pup had to get use to his fame and this was the perfect place to do it. Harry threw Sirius a panicking look as someone Diggle most likely asked for his autograph and Sirius who had been sitting beside him decided it was enough for one night. Rising to his feet he growled once deep in his throat and stepped forward letting his long fangs gleam in the light. Instantly the tavern was silenced and people stepped away from the small bear of a dog.
"The dog has had enough of you all." Tom left his bar and began to shoo people away and only when everyone had left or returned to their ale did Sirius let his lips cover his teeth again. Harry smiled thankfully at the toothless man as he hobbled forward.
"Now what can I do for you Mr. Potter? I'm Tom the owner of this shack." He shook Harry's hand and patted Sirius on the head. "Its past midnight far to late for a boy your age to be out alone."
"I'm no alone sir. I have Padfoot." Much to Sirius's delight Harry hugged his neck and he twisted to give Harry a good lick on his cheek his tail thumping against the floor. "But I need a room until September 1st. I can pay for tonight and get you the rest of the money tomorrow when I get my trust money. That's if Padfoot can stay." Worry creapt into the boy's voice and he tightened his grip on Sirius. I'm not going anywhere pup. Sirius tried conveying with a reassuring lick.
But Tom grinned again. "Of course Harry. I'll show you to your room. That will be 5 sickles for the night."
Harry dug out the money and with Tom leading them upstairs asking what Harry wanted for breakfast Sirius allowed himself to relax. He had Harry. His Prongslet was safe. He was back in the magical world where he belonged. As they were given a room and Tom left them for the night Sirius transformed back into human. Harry gave him a sulky stare.
"All those people know me."
Sirius smiled at the boy sadly. "Lily and James were well-known people. And your the only person to ever survive the killing curse Harry. Your the Boy-Who-Lived pup everyone in our worlds knows your name."
Harry sighed and looked around the room. It was large and airy the polished wood floors underfoot were covered between the wardrobe and the large bed by a red throw rug. The window was shut with two cozy looking arm chairs in front of it and a closed door Sirius guesed lead to the bathroom. Harry sat on the bed yawning and Sirius waved his wand changing Harry's baggy jeans and T-shirt into a pair of red Pj's.
"We'll buy you some clothes in the morning but for now its bedtime."
Harry obeyed climbing under the covers and Sirius tucked him in. Leaning over he kissed Harry's forehead knowing that Harry was to old for it but not being able help himself. He had ten years of spoiling to make up for. And the kid wasn't complaining.
"Good night pup." He whispered brushing the messy black bangs out of Harry's eyes.
Harry snuggled down in the blankets yawning again and Sirius took off his glasses laying them gently on the bedside table. "Night Sirius."
The Animagus waited patiently for the boy to fall asleep and only when Harry's breathing was slow and even did he rise from the bed and Apparate.
If anything the sensation was even worse then when Sirius had done it with Harry and of course he had to spinch himself. His conscious the pesky little thing was screaming that what he was about ready to do was wrong. But his heart wanted to fight and like always it won out. He landed outside of Number 4 Private Drive doubled over and cursing. His arm pressed against his stomach to stop the bleeding from a missing section of his arm. Cursing he fixed himself and then stormed up to the door wand in hand. Blasting aside the door without thought he let the anger that he'd been struggling to hold at bay all night take over. Sitting on the couch sipping tea was Vernon Dursley and the great oaf jumped to his feet the cup falling from his hands and shattering on the floor. His wife rushed into the room but Sirius ignored her focusing still on her husband.
"What do you want? You took the freak now leave us alone." He whimpered backing up.
"You see Dursley there is the little problem of the fact that I saw the bruises and welts. You've been beating the hell out of my godson for years and I can't let you get away with that." Sirius snarled stepping forward.
"That boy was impossible. He's unnatural..."
"I don't care if Harry was the most impossible child ever. You abused him. Now I need for you to get a little taste of what my godson when through. Furnunculus!"
Dursley screamed as his body erupted into large painful boils falling to the floor and curling up into the fetal position. Sirius snorted he had the hex preformed on him a hundred times and he had never turned into a screaming sobbing baby. Though what did he expect from a man who got a kick out of torturing a little boy? He heard a scream behind him and barley turned in time to avoid being knocked in the head by a frying pan by Petunia Dursley. "Incarcerous!" He barked and watched as ropes appeared out of thin air and wrapped around her. He opened his mouth to hex her when he she looked up at him terrified and Sirius saw Lilly in the shape of her face. He shook his head in disgust. How could this hag be related to sweet beautiful Lily? Well he was a perfect example that occasionally horrible people had brilliant children. Lily must have been the black sheep of her family like he was. James had never allowed the Marauders to attack a female but he had a feeling that even Prongs would have made an exception if he saw the marks on his son.
Out of the corner of his eye Sirius could see Dudley watching and he was pleased. If the kid saw what his parents got then maybe he wouldn't be such a bullying asshole like his father. Sirius would not attack a child.
"So what should I do with you two? I could kill you but I don't think James and Lily would appreciate being stuck with you in the afterlife so soon. Though I would love to see what James would do to you. He was a lot more creative then I could ever be. Torture is a possibility but I've never cared for it. Not really my style." No reason for the Dursley's to know that he was horrible at Unforgivable Curses. He only hated two men enough for the curses to work at full strength. And he had tried ti use them on his dear old mother. "I think a few more long lasting hexes would be good." He turned his wand back to Petunia and cast a hair lost hex. She gurgled around her gag as he long hair fell out in clumps scattering across the floor. Sirius grinned viciously as he cast a few spells to make the results permanent. Her hair would never grow back. Vernon got a slightly different curse that would force his hair to change it colors daily from blue, green, orange, purple, pink, red, and every other noticeable unnatural color right now it was lime green contrasting sharply with his mustache. Now for a few more touches. He pointed his wand at every surface he could reach uttering Flagrate. Vernon Dursley began to shriek as his leg brushed the couch and large angry looking burn appeared.
"See Dursley that little curse will make anything you touch burn you. Have fun. Oh yeah if anyone comes by to see Harry which apparently doesn't happen or else he wouldn't still be here tell them that Harry is with a friend. And as of September 1st he is at school. Breath a word that I have him and I will be back and I will torture you to death." Sirius smirked and Apprated on the spot not wanting to burn himself on the door handle.
Harry shifted in his sleep at the loud pop that came with Sirius arrival but didn't awake. Sirius felt a lot cheerier as if someone had cast a cheering spell on him at the sight of the pup sleeping peacefully and he transformed back into Padfoot and jumped on to bed snuggling up against Harry. He was almost asleep when he felt the arm wrap around his neck pulling him closer.
Don't worry the Dursley's shall get more punishment later on as Sirius finds out more about Harry's childhood. I don't think he would be the type to full on torture. I mean he didn't even kill Wormtail just because Harry didn't think James would like it.
Throughout this story I am gonna have Sirius act how he thinks James would or how he would want him to.
Next chapter is a whole lot more fluffy and cute. With more bonding then we have a more confrontational chap, and then off to Hogwarts.
Please keep reviewing so Remus gets some cookies. *Watches Sirius wave his review cookies in front of Moony's face*