Tomorrow's my Birthday! In celebration I am posting two extra chapters this week. Give me a present and review!
Disclaimer in chapter 1. Will change if it becomes necessary.
Harri shifted in place on the hill, her claws sifting through the dirt easily, her tail lashing from side to side. Looking down on the small minimally warded cottage she took a moment to revel in the feel of her unbound magic. It was singing with anticipation; plans were finally in motion.
After the ritual and receiving her bank card and current balance from Griphook she had only stopped long enough to pick up Hedwig from the owl emporium before calling a Potter elf and going to the manor. The elves had all been ecstatic to have her finally come home; as it turned out she had been there as a little baby before the ill-advised move to Godric's Hollow a couple months before the attack. She had greeted them all before filling them in on what she needed. She had the rooms the Marauders used to stay in cleaned and refreshed as well as a set of rooms for herself in the family wing; sent a house elf with her card, measurements, and a list to get all she would need for school and home; then she had the others split between giving a general spruce up of the property and fixing a big meal for the three males that were coming home tonight. When she was through giving the elves orders she had sent off Hedwig to gather Remus with a letter spelled as a portkey that would bring him directly to his room, where he would be locked in until she could go explain things to him.
After that and a quick lunch she had used a powerful blood scrying spell and found her father, who appeared to be fine, though doused in a large bunch of potions to keep him calm, confused, and obedient. So Harri took the time to use the Potter Manor potions lab and brew a cleanser as well as a batch of pain relief potion and several batches of nutrient potions for all three of the men. That done, she had ordered a house elf to bottle all of the potions and then use her card to gather the needed ingredients for her to brew a full month's dosage of the recovery potion given to those with long term exposure to dementors.
Finally done with prep, Harri had turned into Glacia and used her special flames to flame right outside the property her father was being held in. She had quickly changed to Godiva and now here she was, around three o'clock, studying her target from afar. Originally the lack of intensive wards had made her suspicious but she quickly took into account that no one would be looking for a dead man anyway and concluded that whoever had hidden her father (she was going to take a wild guess and say Dumbledore) hadn't wanted to waste power unnecessarily. Studying the wards, she had found only three; a muggle repellent, a containment keyed to a conscious James Potter, and a house elf repellent, which had most likely been the reason the manor elves knew Harri's father was alive but couldn't go to him, they would need to be specifically called to make it past that ward.
Feeling the alarm she had put around Moony's room chime in her head, Harri stalked silently down the hill and slipped through the wards carefully so they wouldn't alert anyone. Finding the open window she had seen during her scouting earlier, she quickly jumped on the ledge and down into what appeared to be a kitchen. She slunk under the kitchen island and listened for voices or movement, her magic spread around her to feel for anyone other than her father.
Finding only one signature in the house, she darted through the cottage and into what appeared to be a little bedroom. She peered carefully onto the bed and was greeted by the sight of her father sleeping fitfully. She jumped up onto the bed carefully and padded over to her dad. She did a quick sweep for injuries that the scry may have missed before nodding to herself. Seamlessly, she shifted straight from Godiva to Glacia before fluttering onto her father's chest, waking him up in the process.
His warm brown eyes, dulled by the potions, showed only confusion as he looked up at her, "Blue...bird...wah?" was all he managed. Holding in a snicker and sending a mental apology, Harri swung her thick phoenix skull down hard onto her father's temple. The hit knocked him out, so she gathered her freezing flames carefully and flashed them both back to the manor where she dropped her father on the family room couch.
Harri flew off of her father and changed back next to the couch, "Plimpy! Trew!" She called, immediately the two house elves appeared with a pop. The second Plimpy saw the man on the couch she ran to him and started sobbing, Harri smiled at her father's personal house elf kindly. "As you can see I have retrieved my father. Plimpy I need you to draw me a bit of blood so I can make a simple golem to take his place so the one who held him won't come after him yet. Then you can take him to his room and take care of him, make sure he gets the cleanser and then the pain killer just before he wakes up. Please keep him in his room until I can explain things to Remus."
"Thank you Young Lady Harri." Plimpy sobbed, "Plimpy be taking good care of her Master Prongs."
Harri nodded before looking at Trew, "I need you to bring me two pieces of wood from the pile quickly."
"Yes Miss Harri." Trew said, popping back only seconds later with two pieces of firewood. Harri set her magic to work on both pieces, etching in the runes quickly as she accepted the blood from Plimpy. She took one piece of wood and handed it to Trew, "I have a very important task for you. I need you to go to Azkaban and find Sirius Black. You'll need to knock him out, take a bit of blood, then put it on this symbol to activate it," she said tapping a symbol carved on the wood carefully, "After that, leave the fake there and bring Sirius to his room here. Make sure you aren't seen. Understand?"
"Yes Miss Harri." Trew said, popping away.
Harri put her father's blood onto the activation rune and watched as it turned into a replica of her father's current weak form. She quickly changed to Glacia, flamed the golem back to the cottage and on the bed before heading once again to Potter Manor. Changing back and calling an elf for a tray of tea, she quickly carried it up the stairs and through the halls to Remus' room.
She could hear him pacing and muttering darkly under his breath through the door, Harri rolled her eyes and used her toe to knock on the door. "Remus, I'm coming in. I promise I didn't bring you here to hurt you so please don't hex me." It was silent so, moving the tray slightly, she nudged the door open. She quickly stepped back with a yelp as a stunner flew at her, "Damn it Moony! What if I had spilled the tea?!" She held out her hand around the door and quickly summoned Remus' wand, she set it on the tray and continued inside. She placed the tray on the table in front of the fire place that faced a small grouping of chairs before turning around and looking at the shocked werewolf before her.
"Who are you?" He questioned with a frown.
Harri huffed, "Smell me."
Remus took a step back as his eyes widened, "What?! I don't..."
Harri rolled her eyes, pulled her hair behind her shoulder and bared her neck, "Smell me Moony. You may not believe me otherwise."
Remus stepped forward cautiously, eyeing her like she might attack, before finally giving in and drawing her scent in. Sorting past the smell of cat and something that smelt like winter, Moony found another scent, a familiar one. Something that smelled of his alpha and his alpha's mate. Eyes widening, Remus stepped back and looked down at the young girl, "Harriet?" He rasped.
Harri's eyes got a bit watery and she smiled up at her uncle, who she was so very happy to see alive. The last time she had seen him was the Battle of Hogwarts, when he had been taking down Greyback. "It's me Uncle Moony." She couldn't help herself, she lunged forward and wrapped her arms around him, her face buried in his chest.
Surprised and overwhelmed, Remus went with his instincts. He hugged the little girl tightly and inhaled her scent, for once letting Moony howl inside, ecstatic to have a member of his pack back. "I'm so glad your safe cub." He pulled back a little and looked her over, "What happened? How are you here? Last time I heard, Dumbledore had you at the Dursleys."
Harri pulled away fully and wiped her eyes, "All in good time Uncle Moony, first I need your help with the others."
Remus shifted uncertainly, "Cub, I'd love to help but the full moon is tonight and I won't be the best to be around."
Harri gave a small laugh, "Moony will have most of the pack back in time for the full moon tonight."
Remus frowned, "Pup, what..."
Harri grinned, grabbed Remus's hand, and drug him from the room, forgetting the tea in her excitement. She pulled him along until they reach her dad's door, which Remus recognized, if the pained whine was anything to go by. She knocked and Plimpy opened the door, smiling up at Harri, "Young Lady Harri! Master's Mister Moony! Come in! Master just waking up."
"But that's James'..." Remus started uncertainly before they heard a groan from within.
"Ah hell that aches." Came a moan, Remus's eyes went wide and he rushed into the room just as Harri stepped aside with a small smile. She wanted to greet her father as well but she wasn't certain if he would recognize her, even with her glamours on, and she didn't want to scare him or get hexed. As she stepped quietly into the room and took in the scene before her she was truly happy she let Moony go first. Now she had blackmail material. The wolf had pounced on James and was sobbing into his chest, big wet gross sobs.
Harri was positive that she should only see a touching moment and leave it at that but she wouldn't be what Sirius had once called the 'heir to Marauder glory' if she didn't at least tease them about it at a later date. James had wrapped his arms around Remus and was rubbing his back, "Hey, what's wrong Moony? What happened?"
"Everyone thought you were dead for the past ten years." Harri said, drawing her father's attention to her, "You weren't though. You were held under the influence of potions by who I assume was Dumbledore."
James was staring at her with wonder filled eyes, "Harriet?" His voice started to crack, "My little girl?"
Harri gave him a weak smile, her eyes starting to tear up again, and she nodded, "Hi, Daddy." She said quietly, rubbing her arm awkwardly.
James scrambled from the bed with one last squeeze around Moony's shoulders and launched himself at his daughter. Harri sagged, feeling the arms of her father around her for the first time in her memory. They both sank to their knees. "My little girl." He murmured, squeezing her tight, "My little princess. I'm so glad you're okay." Harri burrowed into her father, feeling safe in his arms like she usually only felt safe in her mates. Oh that wasn't to say that before she hadn't felt safe with her uncles and adoptive siblings but only her mates had made her feel truly protected when she was especially vulnerable. James pulled back to take in his daughter's now tear stained face carefully before he gave her a small smile and hugged her again.
Harri broke from her Dad's arms a few minutes later and wiped her eyes with a shaky laugh, "You better go hug Moony again before he hyperventilates." She said with a watery smile.
James looked over to the bed to see that Remus was indeed starting to hyperventilate from the heavy crying. James stood up and pulled Harri with him, not wanting to let her go, to sit on either side of Remus. Harri curled into the werewolf's side as James wrapped his arms around his friend again. Hari let Glacia sing from within, the calming and reassuring song radiating from her soul calming the two men down.
A while later, as they sat, still cuddled together, Trew popped up wringing his hands nervously. Harri looked at the little elf from her spot with Moony, "What is it Trew?"
Trew tugged his ears, "Trew is sorry Miss Harri. So sorry. Dogman woke up and panicked. Trew tried to calm him or catch him but Dogman got out and is escaping."
"Crap!" Harri hissed, getting up and righting her rumpled clothes.
"Dogman?" Remus questioned, "You mean Sirius?" He looked at Harriet, "Did you break Sirius out of Azkaban?!"
"Of course! I couldn't very well leave him there!" Harri shouted as she ran out.
James and Remus followed quickly, "Why was Sirius in Azkaban?!" James asked as they broke into a sprint in an attempt to keep up.
"He gave away the secret! He betrayed you!" Remus snarled.
"No! We changed the keeper! It was Peter!" James snapped, making Remus look at him in shock. He shook out of it and both focused on the form of Harriet running full tilt toward the rail of the balcony that over looked the entrance hall. "Harriet no!" James screamed in terror as he saw his daughter jump over the railing, but both he and Remus stopped at the railing to stare in shock as they saw Harri change into a beautiful ice blue bird.
They watched in stunned silence as the bird shot toward a running Sirius, swooped around him and hit him full force in the chest with outstretched talons. Sirius flew onto his back with a whoosh, looking up at the big bird with wide eyes, "What?!" He exclaimed in shock, staring at the bird who seemed to be snickering at him. With a growl he changed into Padfoot and rolled over, effectively squashing the bird who let out a squawk. Padfoot growled at the bird, his hackles raised, and his muscles tensed. He went silent though as the bird shifted seamlessly into what appeared to be a small leopard with too large paws and rounded ears, the cat hissed at him in warning.
"Padfoot don't you dare attack my daughter!" James yelled, finally getting over his shock and charging down the stairs, intending to get between them. Padfoot was simply staring at James with a jaw dropped look which was hilarious on his dog form. Harriet changed back just to snicker at it, even as her Dad drew her behind him. James scowled down at his friend, "You change back right now Padfoot! I won't have you attacking Harriet! No matter how panicked you are!" James scolded, wagging a finger at the grim.
Padfoot changed back to Sirius who slumped on the floor, still staring up in disbelief. "James?"