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Chapter 4: Godfather

Harry woke up in his comfortable bed at Dumbledore's house. He was lying in his bed thinking of the day before. So much had happened to him in such a short amount of time. Only a few days ago he was at the Dursleys, looking forward to another terrible summer. Now however was shaping up to be one of the best he would ever have. He was now an adult and could use magic whenever he wanted, which was awesome. He was related to Griffindor, his house's founder, even more awesome. He wondered if that was the reason he felt so at home in the castle. His thoughts finally drifted to Fleur. 'Why did I say she was beautiful?' he thought to himself. 'How was I brave enough to actually say that?'. He figured his confidence was from claiming his inheritance. Somehow he got a boost of self esteem and confidence. Well whatever caused it he was happy.

He finally rolled out of bed, showered, dressed and headed down for breakfast. Dobby was there again and went all out for him. Harry wolfed down the breakfast, much to Dobby's delight. Soon after Dumbledore flew out of the fireplace.

"Good morning, Harry." Dumbledore smiled as he dusted off the soot.

"Morning, sir!" Harry replied as he watched the man come and sit down across from him.

"Do you still have your Griffindor and Potter family rings on?"

Harry just held up his hands towards his headmaster.

"I take it the Griffindor one is invisible?" the man stared curiously at his seemingly empty hand.

"I guess so, sir." Harry looked at his hands and saw both rings. 'I guess the invisibility works.' he thought to himself, before willing the ring to be seen.

"Ah, so it was." Dumbledore smiled as the ring appeared on Harry's hand, "That is a very useful trick. You may want to hide it again as people might notice it today."

"Where are we going?" asked an excited Harry, hoping that they would get to see Sirius.

"We have to stop by the ministry to get your apparition licence."

"What!" Harry asked spraying his pumpkin juice all over the place. Dumbledore quickly waved his wand and cleared up the mess before speaking.

"Now that you are an adult you can freely use magic and that means that you can now apparate."

"I don't know how to though."

"That is why we are going to practice right now." smiled Dumbledore as he lead Harry into the backyard.

After explaining the three D's to Harry. Dumbledore did aside along apparition with Harry so he could get the feel of it. The feeling of wanting to puke was a big turn off but Dumbledore explained that after doing it yourself for a little while the feeling goes away.

Dumbledore proceeded to draw a magical circle that hovered just above the ground and instructed Harry to appear in it. After about ten attempts Harry started to get frustrated.

'Get in the DAMN HOOP!' he yelled at himself in his head and then he heard clapping. He looked over to Dumbledore who was on his left side now. Harry looked across the yard then down at his feet to see the hoop floating near the ground.

"I did it?" he asked.

"Yes you did and much sooner than I thought you would." Dumbledore smiled proudly at him, "Now see if you can go back."

Harry closed his eyes for a second then heard the crack. He opened them to see he was back where he started.

"Very good Harry. If we were at school I would have given you 10 points."

"Thanks, professor."

"Now for a little challenge." the older wizard waved his wand at the floating hoop and it started to move around the yard. Stopping in different places for a few seconds then moving to a different position. "Harry see if you can keep up with the ring."

Harry nodded and when the ring stopped near the back fence Harry felt the squeezing of his body and found himself standing in the hoop. The hoop popped to a different location and Harry followed. After twenty minutes of following the hoop around the yard Dumbledore appeared in front of Harry.

"I think you have the basics down pat. Let's go to the ministry and have you registered." with that Dumbledore grabbed Harry's shoulder and they popped away.

After arriving at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Harry and Dumbledore went to the apparition office. Harry quickly filled out all the paper work, it reminded him of yesterday at the bank. Then a very attractive witch tested him on the practical. After the flirty witch examined all the tests and was greatly surprised that he could perform so well at such a young age. Finally she found nothing wrong with his test and quickly passed him.

He emerged from the testing grounds to see his Professor smiling at him. With a few more signed papers Dumbledore asked Harry to follow him. Harry did not understand but Dumbledore quick explained that sometimes you could follow a person through apparition. With two pops they were gone.

Harry appeared in a small park in London's west end. He looked around but could not even remember coming here before. He saw Dumbledore waving for him to follow. They quickly walked out of the park and stood in the middle of the street. Dumbledore was digging around in his pockets before finally pulling out a piece of paper and handing it to Harry. "Quickly memorise it."

Harry looked down at the paper.

The Black Family House is located at number 12 Grimmuld place.

He looked at Dumbledore quizzically then glanced back down at the slip of paper. He had just enough time to let go as the paper caught fire and burned into nothingness. Harry opened his mouth to complain that he did not understand but Dumbledore point to the houses across the street. Harry followed the direction of the headmaster's finger. The street looked as normal as any other. The buildings were all the same and reminded Harry of Private Drive, everything was the same here. He remember the note when his eyes found the street sign. Grimmuld place was written in faded black paint and Harry started to scan the numbers on the houses. As he got to eleven he frowned as there was no twelve when the next house had thirteen. Again he was going to complain but the buildings started to move apart. The house with number twelve appeared as the buildings slid apart to reveal it. Harry gaped at the use of magic. Somehow he guessed that magic would always surprise him, no matter what.

Dumbledore set off towards the revealed house with Harry trailing behind him. Dumbledore quickly opened the door and pushed Harry in. The darkness and amount of dust covering the floor was enough for Harry to start gagging. The hallway he stood in looked and felt too much like the cupboard that he lived in during his imprisonment at the Dursleys. The house made Harry uneasy then he looked down at the floor. A few sets of foot prints visible in thick layers of dust. Before he could look closer Dumbledore gently nudged him along.

"Profe-" Dumbledore quickly placed his hand over Harry's mouth, silencing him. Harry turned to Dumbledore a little peeved but he saw his professor with his index finger against his own lips, wordlessly communicating to be quiet. Harry nodded his head and Dumbledore removed his hand. With another few hand jesters Harry understood to walk down the hall then take a right. He headed down the hall with his headmaster right behind him. Quickly and quietly they made it into a kitchen. It was shocking to see that it was not covered in dust but was shining. Harry raised an eyebrow at Dumbledore. Questioning why they where there in the first place.

"Take a seat, Harry, I'll be back in a moment." Dumbledore bolted from the room and Harry sat down facing the door. The house still made him feel uneasy. He heard loud thumping coming from somewhere above him then what sounded like someone running down stairs. Harry stood up with his wand ready as the door burst open.

"Harry!" his wild black haired godfather stood in the doorway.

"Sirius!" Harry yelled as the two men embraced each other.

"It's so good to see you pup!" Sirius almost cried as he tightened his grip on his godson.

"You too but what are you doing here?" Harry finally let go and looked at Sirius.

"Well this is my home, well was my home." he corrected himself, "This, Harry, is the Black family home." Sirius stated as waved his hands around.

"It is a honour to have you here, Lord Potter." Sirius said with a bow.

"Prat."

"Watch yourself, Potter or else we'll have a blood feud." he said in all seriousness.

"Lay off Sirius. I still have to understand all this crap."

"Yes I know it is a royal pain, or a noble pain." Sirius smirked.

"Oh Lord Black you are so funny." Harry said, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "That was almost too funny that I forgot to laugh."

"Look who's being a prat." the banter would have continued all day if it was not for the polite cough of Dumbledore.

"I hate to stop such a warm exchange but we have lots to do." he smiled with his blue eyes twinkling.

"Yes we do." smiled Sirius, "Harry if you would come here and let us travel to your home."

"I can use my ring now?" he asked as he remembered his grandfather's letter telling him how to travel to Potter manor.

"Yes if you want us to come with you." Sirius smiled, hoping to return to his real home.

"Why wouldn't I want you to come? Let's go!" Harry was bubbling with excitement. The two elder wizards grabbed a hold of Harry's shoulders as he drew his wand and tapped his ring. The Potter family crest glowed as Harry yelled "Home!".

With a pull on the navel and a whirl, the dark, gloomy house of Black was empty once more. Hopefully it stayed that way, the current head of the family thought.

A/N: Hi everyone. I know this is a short chapter but think of it as an important filler. I have to ask you guys and gals if you like the whole Fleur thing cause I'm thinking that will be the pairing. Just want to hear your thoughts about it so please review or PM me with your opinion. I should have the next chapter out by next week so to not leave you with this short chapter for long. Thanks again and see you next week.