Hey Readers, this is such a dramatic chapter! OMG! this chapter is all about James, Teddy and Sirius and how boys being boys can land you in it. Enjoy! Review! Many Thanks Your Loyal Writer..
"C'mon Teddy, Sirius! Hurry up, I want to explore!" James shouted.
"We're coming!" Teddy called.
"You know James, if Mum finds out we're here alone… we're going to be in so much trouble!" Sirius moaned.
"Nah! Dad will love it!" James grinned.
It had been James' idea to lead his brother and cousin out of their safely guarded view. They were now trampling through the unknown, and portentously dangerous, caves of the Hawaiian coast. James climbed excitedly on top of a high, rough and rugged rock.
"Look Siri, Teddy! I'm the king of the castle, and you're the dirty rascals!" James sung.
"Honestly Potter! If you fall I wont take any responsibility what so ever!" Teddy chuckled.
"Join me Teds, then we can rule together!" James offered giving Teddy a hand up.
"Can I rule with you James?" Sirius asked eagerly.
"Sorry little brother, but I just can't let you do that. After all, if you ruled with us, who would we have to rule over!" James snickered.
Sirius sighed heavily and sat on the roughly-even ground. Teddy leaned against the wall of the cave and wore a slight smirk. James however climbed higher and higher, from rock to rock.
"Erm, James… I think you've climbed high enough!" Sirius stuttered.
"Oh Cool! Teddy, Sirius, get a load of this! There's a little ditch down here with something glittering in it! Real treasure!" James exclaimed leaning further and further out.
"James, Sirius is right. Get away from the edge of that rock." Teddy uttered.
"Oh you guys are such spoil spots!" James laughed as he leaned completely out over the large gap.
Suddenly he lost his footing and fell head first into the ditch.
"AHH!" he screamed before a deadly silence.
"James!" Teddy and Sirius yelled as they scrambled up the rocks towards where the older boy had fallen from.
Teddy made sure they were a safe distance from the edge before they leaned over. James was pressed against the wall holding his left shoulder.
"James! Are you ok?" Sirius cried. "M..my shoulder!" James yelped.
"I'll get Dad!" Sirius decided.
"NO!" James barked. "We cant get Dad… or Mum… or anyone."
"James, you're hurt. Maybe my Dad could help?" Teddy reasoned.
"No one can know!" James pressed.
"I'll come down and get you!" Sirius stated.
"Yeah! Sirius, take off your belt. I'll take off mine. We'll make a rope, like in the movies. I'll lower you down, you grab James, I'll pull you both up." Teddy grinned.
"Excellent!" James beamed.
Once the 'rope' was made, Sirius began to climb down into the ditch- holding onto the belts all the way.
"Can you stand Jamesie?" Sirius asked nervously.
James nodded and Sirius tied the 'rope' around him. Teddy began to heave his cousin up and found it incredibly difficult; even so, with the determination of a Lupin and the strength that came with being a wolf cub… James was safe in 5 minutes flat! He lowered the 'rope' back down to Sirius and the youngest boy grabbed it, eager to get out.
"Hold on tight Siri!" Teddy called down.
Sirius gripped the belt tighter than anything else. Teddy began pulling hard on the belts but soon there was a ripping sound and the belts separated!
"HELP!" Sirius screamed as fell backwards.
"SIRI!" James shouted.
"Merlin's Beard! Sirius?" Teddy yelled.
"Teddy go and get the adults! Bring them all!" James instructed.
Teddy nodded and ran off out of the cave.
"Sirius? Sirius? Can you hear me?" James cried.
There was silence.
It seemed like years before James heard the shouts of his Parents as they and his aunt and uncle ran in and over to him.
"James! Are you alright?" His mother asked urgently. James nodded blinking rapidly.
"Where's Sirius?" Harry demanded, wildly looking around.
"Down here uncle Harry!" Teddy informed him, half dragging his uncle over to the edge of the highest and most precarious rocks.
"Sirius!" Harry gasped, clearly shocked by the state of his small son.
Without a second thought regarding his own safety, Harry leapt into the ditch. Sirius' body was crumpled. He wouldn't respond to anything. He had a pulse- but it was weak. Harry scooped the boy up into his arms and disapparated.
"Daddy! W.. what happened t.. t… to Sirius?" Lily stammered.
Harry didn't respond. He didn't even look up in acknowledgement. He couldn't take his eyes off his son. He was only 5 years old!
Moments later the other adults appeared in the room. Hermione was carrying James, who was white as a sheet. Remus had a strong hand on Teddy's shoulder. Dora ushered Lily from the room and went to instruct all the girls not to leave their rooms until she returned. Slowly Harry lay Sirius onto the sofa and knelt beside him, holding his hand.
Hermione sat James on the table and began quickly looking him over.
"You have a fractured shoulder, James. I can fix that now. Episky! Erm… I'll get you a pain potion." She rambled.
Hermione then took James over to the dark corner where Teddy was standing- silently watching. She ran over the sofa and began a diagnosis on Sirius.
"3 broken ribs, severe head injury, minor pelvic abrasions, minor spinal damage." She mumbled as she bustled around, finding every potion and doing every spell she knew.
When she was finished she tenderly picked up her son and carried him off to her own room. She sat on one side, Harry sat on the other. Both parents scared, both parents shaking, both parents praying. Dora left to inform the girls of the recent traumatic events; while Remus went to tackle the boys Both boys were wide eyed, shaking and breathing heavily.
"Sit, now!" Remus ordered.
They followed.
"What in the name of Merlin were you thinking? How dare you disappear without notice or permission? How could you drag Sirius along with you, when you knew how much trouble you'd be in?" Remus thundered.
Both children were crying silently and shaking like leaves.
"Sirius was in a state of near death! I hope you're happy!"
"I… I'm r.. really s.. s.. sorry Uncle R.. Remus. i.. i.. it was my f.. fault. I d..dragged Teddy and S.. Sirius along. I th.. thought it would be an ad.. adventure!" James sobbed.
"I… it wasn't James fault Dad, h.. honest. It was m.. mine too. I decided t.. to go and n.. now Sirius is h.. hurt coz of it!" Teddy cried.
"I hope you realise the severity of your actions. I will consider you punishments for this serious lack of judgement. Now, Sirius is stable. He is resting." Remus assured them.
Both boys let out a sigh of relief. Remus opened his arms and they ran into them.
"Oh and James." Remus said suddenly. "Be warned, your mother might just use your organs for her potions as your punishment."
James blinked in shock then nodded feebly.
"C'mon James, Lily will want to know what's going on." Teddy mumbled.
And with that the cousins ran off.
"M.. Mum? D.. Dad?" Sirius stammered as he wearily opened his eyes.
Before the focused and he could get his bearings, a pair of warm, tender, loving arms wrapped themselves tightly around him. He was lifted up, out of the bed, and snuggled into the warmth of his mother's chest.
"W.. what happened to m.. me?" the little boy asked.
"You had a… a fall Sirius." the strong voice of his father told him.
"Do you remember it Sweetie?" Hermione question carefully.
Realisation dawned on Sirius and he shot bolt up right.
"Is James ok? Did he and Teddy get out?" he interrogated.
"James and Teddy are fine. Though they are in trouble for going off to the cave without permission, as are you I'm afraid Pup." Harry told his son.
Sirius groaned.
"I'm sorry we went to the cave. Really I am. Please don't punish James and Teddy. I'm the idiot whose genius idea it was to make the rope that broke!" Sirius pleaded.
"No Sirius Honey. You're not an idiot. It's not your fault either. James should have known better than dragging you along in the first place. And we'd not have known at all if he hadn't have gone so close to the edge and fallen." Hermione countered.
"Mum, can we come in yet?" a shout from behind the door asked.
"Yes, come in boys." Hermione sighed.
The door swung open and two boys ran in and jumped onto the bed.
"Sirius!" the chorused.
"Hey James! Hey Teddy!"
"Are you ok?" James urged.
"I'm fantastic! Hunky dory!" Sirius snorted, his voice full of sarcasm.
"Ok boys." Remus said as he and Dora came in. "The four of us (gestures to the adults) have decided that you've all been punished enough as it is. So, there will be no grounding or extra chores as long as you all promise to ask before going exploring next time."
"Cool! Thanks Dad!" Teddy grinned.
"Hey! It was my idea to cut the punishment you know!" Dora complained.
"Thanks Mum!" Teddy corrected.
"Thanks Auntie Dora!" James and Sirius beamed.
