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The Lost Marauder

Chapter 5 - Nightmares

Sometimes Harry found himself a little jealous of Sirius, he had been sent a small box of stuff from his old bedroom once his father had been convicted but as no one was even able to trace Harry's family all Harry had to remember his past before he arrived at the Prewetts was a mysterious locket which wouldn't open (although Harry was sure it used to open when he lived with his Aunt and Uncle, he also swore it played the most beautiful lullaby.) and a mysterious lightning bolt scar. He liked his scar but it brought unusual attention to him so he preferred to hide it under his unruly black shoulder length hair to prevent questions, he didn't even know how he had gotten it. Sirius however said Harry was lucky, he was convinced one day he'd have to face his family again where as Harry had no family and wouldn't have too.

"You look like a girl with that on" Sirius smirked as he entered the living room and spotted Harry playing with his locket

"So?" was Harry's reply

"So your saying you are a girl?" Sirius asked cheekily

"No" Harry rolled his eyes "Its all I have left of my parents."

"I know" Sirius replied quietly sensing he had touched a nerve

"I wish I could still open it but its like its fused shut!" Harry told Sirius frustrated

"Shall I…" Sirius started

"No" Harry replied quickly putting the locket back down his shirt "You'll probably blow it up!" he added with a laugh

"Hey!" Sirius protested

"Lets go play Quidditch." Harry smiled

"Ok!" Sirius agreed quickly

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He was in a cage, no a crib, Harry looked up there was a little mobile with a Stag, Dog, Wolf, Rat and Tiger twirling above his head playing a familiar soft lullaby, Harry suddenly realised it was the same Lullaby that used to play when he used to be able to open the Locket that hung round his neck.

A loud bang made Harry jump, he pulled himself to his feet clasping his little fists round the bars of the crib to help hold himself up. As he pulled himself up he realised he was in the body of a baby.

"Lily! Take Harry and Go!" A voice drifted through the crack in the door

Suddenly Harry heard footsteps approaching.

"Come on Sweetie" a familiar voice said as a beautiful lady with emerald green eyes lent into the crib, he long auburn hair dancing around her shoulders. Harry reached his arms up towards her but as she picked him up the door off its hinges and the lady screamed covering Harry's head but not before he caught sight of a snake like man pointing a wand at the lady.

"No! Not Harry! Please!" The woman, who Harry took to be Lily sobbed.

"Avada Kedavra!"he spat and Harry felt the woman holding him freeze and then found himself falling towards the floor. He sat up and looked at the snake like man, he had the most horrible face that Harry had ever seen, his nostrils were slits and along with his horrible red like eyes this make his face snake like. His skin looked as if it had peeled off and left a horrible grey scaly layer behind.

"Avada Kedavra!"The man repeated this time his wand pointed at Harry. A Flash of green light practically blinding Harry and a piercing scream filled the room.

Sirius sat up, something was wrong but he didn't know what. Looking to his right he spotted Harry tossing and turning, his blankets wrapped round him and sheen of sweet covering his entire body. Jumping out of bed Sirius ran to his brother's side. He'd seen Harry have nightmares before, they boys often talked about the nightmares they both had, Like Sirius, Harry admitted he often had nightmares filled with horrible memories of the abuse or what would happen if he came face to face with his uncle again. Sirius presumed this was one of those times.

"Harry?" Sirius asked shaking his brother "Harry!" He said again trying to shake awake "Come on Harry, wake up your safe remember!"

Harry sat bolt up right screaming green light still blurring his vision.

"What's going on?" Amelia asked bursting into the room as Harry threw up all over his bed and started shaking violently.

"He was tossing and turning" Sirius explained "I think he was having a nightmare, I tried to wake him up but he just sat up and started screaming"

"He's got a fever" Amelia said pressing a hand against Harry's forehead "Sirius sweetie go and get me a wet washcloth" Sirius obeyed immediately and hurried out the room as Amelia cleaned up the sick with a flick of her wand Sirius, returned seconds later with a wet washcloth and Molly on his heals.

"Can I do anything mum?" Molly asked

"Could you go down stairs and fetch the fever reducing potion?" Amelia asked as she applied the wet washcloth to the shaking child's head. "and grab some dreamless sleep potion too while your at it" she added as an after thought

Molly immediately sprang to action and hurried off down the stairs to fetch the potion while Sirius paced nervously.

"Its ok sweetie he's going to be fine" Amelia reassured Sirius "Its just a fever it probably brought on the nightmare" she added as Molly returned with the potion.

Amelia fed Harry the first potion and he immediately stop shaking. Amelia dried his pyjamas and bedclothes before giving him the second potion and tucking him in as he dozed off.

"Is he going to be ok?" Sirius asked worried

"He'll be fine he just needs to rest it off." Amelia told Sirius pulling him into a one armed hug "You get back into bed and get some sleep ok?"

"Yes Mum" Sirius replied as Amelia kissed him on the head

He obeyed, Amelia flicked the lights off with her wand and left the room followed by Molly. He couldn't sleep though so he just lay and watched Harry. Finally around eight in the morning Harry's eyes flicked open and Sirius at up.

"You ok?" He asked immediately still concerned for his brother

"Yeah but my head hurts" Harry complained

"You scared me" Sirius admitted "You were thrashing about like you were having a nightmare but it was much worse than usual and then you sat up and started screaming! Mum said you had a fever."

"It was horrid" Harry shuddered "I was in this crib and then this beautiful woman came in she had eyes like mine and hair like Molly's then his horrible man who looked a bit like a snake burst through the door and said some curse and there was a lot of green light and she was screaming…" He explained to Sirius

"Do you think it was your mum?" Sirius asked curiously

"Dunno" Harry shrugged holding his head

"Ah Harry your awake!" Amelia smiled poking her head round the door "How are you feeling?"

"My head hurts" Harry told her "and I'm cold"

"Lets get you downstairs and you can cuddle up on the sofa, you need to rest the remaining effects of the fever off." Amelia suggested

"Ok" Harry agreed

He got out of bed shakily and Sirius immediately ran to his side and let him lean on his shoulder. Amelia settled Harry down on the sofa in front of the muggle television and conjured a thick duvet for him to lie under before she headed off to get him some pepper up potion.

"Guess we wont be playing Quidditch today" Sirius said sulking a bit

"Maybe…" Harry shrugged

"Harry Black-Prewett you will defiantly not be playing Quidditch today, you will rest." Amelia told Harry as she re-entered the room

"Ok Mum" Harry agreed

"Sirius if you want to Play I'm sure Gideon or Fabien will play with you." Amelia suggested

"No I want to stay with Harry." Sirius told her immediately and she nodded knowing how protective of each other they boys were.

"Harry drink this" Amelia smiled holding him a small beaker "It'll help you feel a bit better."

Harry downed the potion in one gulp and pulled a face

"I think I'm going to invent nice tasting potions when I grow up!" He told them "Every potion I have ever tasted tastes awful!"

Amelia just shook her head and left the boys to fighting over the remote.

A/n: Thanks to all my reviewers again! Sorry Its not as long as the other chapters but I just wanted to do a bit about Harry's locket, Harry's nightmares and show how protective the boys are over each other etc.