Title: Harry Potter and the Return of Voldemort
Disclaimer: As unfortunate as I am, I do not own the Harry Potter series. Please don't sue me!
Summery: Remus proved Sirius innocent and Harry now lives with them after he escaped from the abusive Dursleys. Harry discovers he has a special fire talent, known as an Elemental, and trouble seems to follow Harry everywhere he goes. Please R&R!
Chapter 10: Full Moon
The next morning, everything was neatly packed into their trunks, with the exception of Sirius, who woke up late and threw everything into his trunk.
"Hurry up Padfoot! We are leaving in about 15 minutes. If you're not ready by then, Harry and I are leaving without you." Remus said to Sirius.
"I am going as fast as I can. And Harry wouldn't let you leave without me anyways, would you?" Sirius replied as he continued to shove his belongings into his trunk.
"The only reason I won't leave without you is because I wouldn't have anyone to practice my pranks on." Harry replied with a grin. Remus laughed at this remark and Sirius tried to act like he was hurt by the comment, but was unsuccessful. He joined Remus by laughing at the remark.
"How are we getting there?" Harry asked.
"We are taking a portkey to our new home. It has a room for each of us and a basement where I will go on the full moons. You must never go down there during the full moon. Okay?" Remus said seriously. Harry nodded. Sirius finished packing and they shrunk their trunks to fit in their pockets. They went down to the Great Hall to eat breakfast before leaving Hogwarts. As they were finishing, Dumbledore walked up to the three of them.
"Good morning. Will you be ready to leave when you're done eating?" He asked.
"Good morning Professor Dumbledore. We already have our things packed and we will be ready to go as soon as Sirius is done eating." Remus replied. Sirius mumbled something that sounded like "I am done eating", but it was hard to determine exactly what he was saying because his mouth was full of food. "Don't talk with your mouth full."
Sirius swallowed the food that he was chewing before answering. "Whatever. Let's go."
"Here is your portkey." Dumbledore handed Remus a key that would open the door to their new house. "To activate the portkey, just say Home. It will take you to the edge of your property. I have added anti-apparition wards and anti-portkey wards that way no one will be able to get onto or off of your property. I regret not having a chance to have done the same in your last home, but what's done is done."
"We should go." Sirius said as he stood up. Harry and Remus stood up too. They all thanked Dumbledore for letting them stay at Hogwarts and then left the Great Hall. They walked to the edge of Hogwarts before activating the portkey. They each felt the familiar sensation of traveling by portkey. They landed on the grass of their new home. They walked up to a small log cabin. It had a nice front yard and a smaller version of a Quidditch field in the backyard. There were many wards around the house that caused muggles to see an old deserted house with overgrown grass. Only wizards could see that this was a normal cabin. The cabin was off of a dirt road in a forested area. There weren't any neighbors for a mile, but there was a school that Harry would be going to that was about a mile and a half up the road.
"Let's go inside." Remus suggested. They walked to the entrance of their new house and used the key that Dumbledore gave them to open it. When they first entered the house, the first thing they came to was the kitchen. The kitchen was to the left and to the right were the bedrooms. Two bedrooms were next to each other and the third was right across the two. There was only one bathroom and it is next to the third bathroom. The dining room was large, while the living room was small. They went down their rooms and unpacked their trunks, which were returned to their proper sizes. Harry's room was plain looking to him, so he pulled out a book titled Simple and Useful Spells for around the House. He took out his wand and searched the book for a painting spell. He concentrated on the spell and visualized the color that he wanted his room to be. He said the spell and the walls in his room turned to a dark red color. The trim was a golden color.
"You are definitely going to be in Gryffindor with colors like those." Sirius said from the doorway. Harry turned around and smiled at his godfather. Sirius went back to his room as Harry settled in more. A while after he finished, he went into the kitchen for lunch. Remus was already in the kitchen making some food to eat. After lunch, Harry and his godfather went outside to race on their brooms. They let out a snitch and a short while later, Harry caught it. Sirius was hungry again so he went back inside to eat while Harry decided to rest for a while. After Harry was done resting, he went into the living room to find Remus reading.
"Hi Harry. Do you like this house?" Remus asked. Harry smiled and nodded his head.
"Harry, would you like to learn a few spells?" Sirius asked as he walked inside the room.
"Sure, I don't have anything else to do." Harry replied eagerly. They walked outside into the backyard where Sirius began teaching a few simple spells that Harry would learn in his first year at Hogwarts. They finished practicing spells when it became dark out, so they headed inside. Remus was sitting in a chair by the fire, reading still.
"I know you like reading, but how can you quit reading already? It's giving me a headache just watching you." Sirius said to Remus. Remus closed his book and looked up to the spot where Sirius and Harry were standing.
"What else should I do in my spare time? There isn't a whole lot we can do around here so I picked up a book and read to pass the time." Remus replied.
"Well, we could always tell Harry stories about his parents." A big smile came across Harry's face at the sound of this idea. Sirius continued, "How does that sound?" Harry liked this idea so Sirius began telling of their adventures at Hogwarts. He told the story of they first met and how hard they worked to become animagus.
"I don't think Snape ever forgave you and James for that one prank on the full moon." Remus said.
"What did you do?" Harry asked.
"Snape was curious to where Moony always went on the full moons. I told him one time and he went to the tunnel that leads to the shrieking shack, where Moony was. Moony didn't have the Wolfsbane potion back then so he was more dangerous than he is now. Your father pulled him out of the tunnel just before Moony got to him. He wasn't too happy to see a werewolf looking at him when he entered that tunnel. He probably would have died if your father hadn't saved him." Sirius said.
"So that is why you weren't getting along with him while we were at Hogwarts." Sirius nodded. "Was that the Wolfsbane potion that Snape gave you?" Harry asked Remus.
"He gave me enough of that potion to help me for the upcoming full moon. That reminds me, the full moon is a week away. Just to remind you, you are not allowed to enter the basement when I transform. I can not risk biting you, even if the potion helps keep me under control." Remus explained.
"I promise I will not go into the basement." Harry said with meaning. As the week passed, Moony began looking ill like he always did before the full moons. Sirius continued to work with Harry on some basic spells that he would be learning each day. The week passed and it was the night of the full moon. Moony took his potions on time and was currently drinking the last one just before he would be transforming. Harry said goodnight to Moony before going up to his room to practice spells. Padfoot stayed downstairs in his dog form. Moony went into the basement while Padfoot followed. After a little while, the transformation began. Harry sat on his bed while thinking about his guardians, who were both in the basement. He heard a howl that sent a shiver down his spine. He had never been around a werewolf before, so hearing one for the first time was kind of scary. He didn't hear anything else for a while. He practiced some of the spells that Sirius taught him recently. After a while, he went into the kitchen to get a snack. He was rummaging through the cupboards when he heard a crash from the living room. He went to grab his wand, but realized that he had left it on his bed. He left the kitchen to go to his room, where his wand was. He stepped out into the hallway when he saw something that sent a shiver down his spine.
(Meanwhile in the basement)
Moony was curled up in a ball on the floor while Padfoot was prancing around the room. Moony suddenly sat up. He began smelled an unfamiliar scent. A werewolf is known to be able to smell things well. The scent that he was picking up was not Padfoot's or Harry's. Padfoot was sitting there watching his friend. He didn't smell anything, but he did suddenly feel scared. He knew it wasn't himself that was scared so it had to be Harry. He raced up the stairs to the basement door and transformed into his normal self. He opened the door and raced inside without closing the door. Sirius knew Moony wasn't going to attack him or Harry because of the potion, but Moony was still worried that he could hurt Harry, which is why he makes sure Harry doesn't come down in the basement. Sirius pulled his wand out and ran towards Harry's room. He didn't make it to Harry's room because he saw a werewolf standing on Harry in the living room. Apparently the werewolf had come from the woods and came to the house after smelling Moony's scent. The window was broken where the werewolf had come in. Harry appeared to be unconscious and was bleeding from the back of his head. He had hit his head on a table when the werewolf pounced on him. Moony came in from the garage and went after the other werewolf that was standing on Harry. The other werewolf was about to attack Harry, but Moony stopped him. The potion may keep him from harming Harry and Sirius, but it doesn't help the other werewolf that was on Harry. Moony attacked the werewolf before Sirius could fire any spells. While Moony was fighting the werewolf, Sirius quickly went over to Harry and picked him up. He carried Harry to his room and used his wand to seal the door so that neither werewolf would be able to get in. He didn't know many healing spells, so the only thing he could do for Harry was stop the bleeding. He placed Harry in the bed and sat there for a while listening to the sounds of the fighting werewolves. He soon fell asleep in the chair that he was in. It was morning and he was half asleep when he felt as if someone was watching him. He opened his eyes to see Harry staring at him.
"How are you feeling Harry?" Sirius asked after yawning.
"My head hurts a little. What happened last night?" Harry questioned.
"Another werewolf came and got into our house. I'm pretty sure it smelled Remus' scent and came looking for him. The other werewolf probably thought that this was his territory and wanted to defend it from Remus. I haven't been out yet because I wanted to stay with you. You are lucky that he didn't bite you. What were you doing when it came in?"
"I was hungry and went to get a snack. I heard the window breaking and realized that I didn't have my wand. I was on my way back to my room, where I left my wand, when I saw it. It watched me for a moment and I started to panic because I wasn't sure what to do since I didn't have my wand. Before I could act, it jumped on me and made my head hit the sharp corner of the table. After that, I blacked out." Harry concluded.
"Ok. I am going to go outside and see if Remus is okay. Why don't you get dressed and do not leave this room until I come back. It should be safe, but I'm going to check just incase." After saying that, Sirius walked out of the room to go check on Remus. Harry got dressed, while trying to avoid hitting the cut that was on the front left side of his head. After a few minutes, Sirius came back in with Remus leaning on him for support. Remus didn't look well and he was bleeding from a few places. "Are you ready? We are going to take Remus to Hogwarts, where Madam Pompfrey can fix him up."
"How are we getting there?" Harry asked as they walked out the front door.
"We are going to use the portkey that you have around your neck. Once we get to the Shrieking Shack, I want you to run to the hospital wing and let her know that we are on our way. After we get there, go to our room and wait for me. Please." Sirius explained as they walked to the edge of their property, where it was safe to use the portkey. They all placed their fingers on the golden wolf that was around Harry's neck. "Moony's House!" Sirius said before they were transported to the Shrieking Shack. Once they landed, Harry did as he was told and ran towards Hogwarts to alert Madam Pompfrey that Remus needed help. He ran down the tunnels and then scrambled out onto the Hogwarts grounds as fast as he could. He made it all the way to the entrance before he was stopped. As soon as he stepped into the school, Snape happened to be walking by at that exact moment.
"What are you doing here? Where are your precious guardians?" Snape spat as he glared at Harry.
Harry caught his breath for a moment before speaking. "Remus was hurt last night and Sirius told me to run up here to let Madam Pompfrey know that they are on their way."
"What seems to be the problem? Harry, what are you doing here?" Dumbledore asked as he walked up. Harry was about to repeat himself when the doors opened. Sirius came in with Remus leaning on him. Dumbledore helped Sirius with Remus and they walked to the hospital wing quickly. Snape glared at Sirius and then walked off. Harry began to walk towards the room that they stayed in before moving to their new home. He wasn't watching where he was going so he tripped on the last step on the stairs that he was on. He was about to hit the ground when a pair of arms caught him.
"You might want to"
"Be more careful next time" Harry looked up to see two twin red headed boys. One of them caught him before he hit the ground.
"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Thanks." Harry said.
"I am Fred."
"And I am George."
"You are pretty small. Are you"
"Eight or nine? And what"
"Are you doing around here?"
"I was here because my one of my guardians got hurt and is at the hospital right now. I was here over summer vacation and I was just on my way to the Marauder's Hideaway, which is where we stayed." Harry explained.
"Marauder? Would they be"
"Famous pranksters by any chance?"
"Well Padfoot seems to think he was the biggest prankster of all time." Harry said to the twins who kept finishing each others sentences.
"Padfoot? As in Moony, Wormtail"
"Padfoot and Prongs?"
"How do you know about them?" Harry asked.
"They are the ones who created"
"A wonderful and useful map."
"Of Hogwarts." Harry finished for them. "I know about this map. They said Filch confiscated the map from them. You don't have it do you?
"It might be your lucky day"
"Because it just happens that"
"We nicked this map from Filch"
"When we were innocent little"
"First years."
"Wow! Sirius will be happy to know that Filch doesn't have it anymore." Harry said happily.
"Is Sirius one of"
"The Marauders?" Harry nodded.
"Can we meet him and"
"Congratulate him on making"
"This excellent map?"
"I'm sure he would like to meet the two people who have found out how to work the map. He should be in the hospital wing later today." Harry said as the bell rang.
"We better get going"
"Before we are late to class."
"Before we leave we have"
"One more question."
"What is your"
"Name?"
"Oh. Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. I am Harry Potter and it was nice meeting you both." Harry said as he extended his hand to shake theirs.
"Are you really"
"Harry Potter?" Harry nodded.
"Wicked. Nice to"
"Meet you. Got to"
"Go now. Bye!"
"Bye!" Harry called after them as they left to their class. Other students were also rushing to their classes and just before Harry said the password to enter the Marauder's Hideaway, the new name that they gave it, Sirius walked up.
"How is Moony?" Harry asked.
"He will be fine. He had quite a few cuts from the other werewolf, but he should be fine. He is resting now. Madam Pompfrey wanted you to come see her so she can heal that cut up all the way." Sirius said. They both went walking towards the hospital wing.
"Guess what?" Harry said happily.
"What?" Sirius said.
"I met to twin red headed boys. They said that they know you and Moony."
"How do they know us?" Sirius asked.
"They have the Marauder's Map that they stole from Filch in their first year."
"The Marauder's Map that we made while in school?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Yup! They know how to work it obviously because they know your nickname and didn't you say that it shows all of your nicknames once you say the password?"
Sirius nodded. "I am surprised that they were able to get it from Filch and figure out how to work it. I think I will have to meet these twins."
"Don't worry. I told them to come by later to see you while we were in the hospital wing." Harry said as they entered the hospital wing. Remus was on one of the beds in the corner and he had a few bandages covering some of his wounds. He was currently resting. Harry went over and sat on the chair next to his bed.
"Mr. Potter. Let me see that cut of yours." She examined the cut on this head then waved her wand and it stung for a moment but the feeling quickly went away. "Drink this and then rest on that bed over there." Harry did as he was told and found himself becoming tired. He got on the bed and quickly fell asleep.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! I was surprised that to get reviews that quickly after updating and I felt like writing another chapter. Reading those reviews made me want to write more, so I did. I hope you liked this chapter. It will probably be a few days before I update again.
DarkCelestial20: I was planning on having Harry become an animagus and that was what I was planning for him to be. It won't be right away, but eventually I think I will have him become an animagus. I did see Fantastic 4 but I don't plan on having Harry being like that fire guy. He isn't going to become a giant flaming kid. The flame isn't going to get any bigger than his hand. Thanks for your review.
Thanks again to everyone who reviewed! –AJ : )