"Sirius!" Harry shrieked launching himself into his god fathers arms.

"Harry! Oh Harry, I've missed you." Sirius hugged the boy tightly. "Thanks for this Moony." Sirius said to his best friend over the top of Harry's head.

Sirius suddenly became aware of Harry's shaking shoulders.

"Harry?" Sirius turned the boy's face up to look at him. A couple of stray tears made tracks down Harry's pale cheeks. "You have to talk to me." Sirius told the boy gently, moving him to sit back down on the couch.

"Nothing's wrong." Harry lied unconvincingly.

"People with nothing wrong don't break down in tears." Sirius said sensibly. "Harry talk to me."

"I can't." Harry looked away.

"Why not?" Sirius asked worriedly.

"Did the Dursley's threaten you?" Remus asked from his armchair opposite them.

"Yes." Harry whispered.

"What did they say?" Sirius asked.

"UncleVernonsaidhe'dkillmeifitold." Harry said quickly all in one breath as though he expected punishment to strike him immediately. (Translation: Uncle Vernon said he'd kill me if I told.)

"If you told what, Harry?" Sirius spoke gently.

"What he did." Harry whispered staring at the floor.

"Harry, we can protect you. You can talk to us and be sure that no one can touch you." Remus told the boy. Harry looked up at his former professor.

"How can you do that?" Harry asked him.

"Someone very dear to me is an animagus, like Sirius, only she can turn into a snake, a very small one." Remus explained. "I've spoken to her, and she's willing to pose as your pet. She's small enough to fit into your pocket or up your sleeve without anyone knowing she's there."

"Really?" Harry's eyes shone with a glimmer of hope. "Can I see her?"

Remus nodded pulling up his right sleeve. There, curled around his wrist in four coils was a dark green snake. "This is LaLuna." Remus told Harry as the snake unwound from his arm. "In human form she's my twin sister." Remus clicked his fingers and the snake transformed into a woman.

"Hello Harry." The woman said. "Call me Luna." Luna was a spitting image of a female Remus – minus the grey streaks in the otherwise honey brown hair – Luna smiled.

"Luna, long time." Sirius said nearly speechless.

"Siri, you four footed mutt." Luna smiled at him. Sirius stood up to embrace the lithe woman.

"Don't you two dare fall in love again. It was hard enough the first time." Remus warned them as he took the vacated seat beside Harry.

"They were an item?" Harry asked watching his godfather and Luna who were still hugging tightly.

"Yes, they spent many an hour discussing everyone's business, especially mine." Remus told Harry with a smile.

"How can she protect me?" Harry asked.

"Luna is very powerful. Our family is one of the oldest pureblood families. Most don't know a lot of our history but we're descendants of both Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin." Remus explained. "Luna, in snake form can still do magic, she doesn't use a wand at the best of times."

"Really?" Harry looked astonished. "Can you do wandless magic too?"

Remus smiled and waved his hand towards Sirius and Luna who where still in deep conversation. Instantly their robes turned neon green. Harry laughed as Remus quickly turned them back.

Both Luna and Sirius glared at Remus before turning back to the conversation they'd been having.

"Remus?" Harry asked nervous again.

"Yes?" Remus asked kindly.

"Can I talk to you?" Harry looked down at his hands. "About the Dursley's, I mean."

"Of course you can, Harry." Remus replied.

"I think Sirius will go all over protective if I say it to him." Harry whispered.

"I understand." Remus rose to his feet. "Come with me, we can talk away from those two."

Remus led Harry through another tapestry into a room just like the one they'd just been in. Again Remus put up a ward around the room and set the fire alight.

Harry sat down on the couch, Remus sat beside him as the boy begun to talk and relive his past

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