Chapter 6

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Harry woke slowly, it didn't feel like he had slept at all, in fact Harry felt more tired now than he did before, he looked around Sirius had his hand on his shoulder and rubbing it gently with his thumb. Sirius noticed Harry was awake

"Easy does it Harry, everything went well, Remus is making some tea." whispered Sirius. Harry sighed a sigh of relief as he hadn't dreamed and woke up screaming. He slowly sat up, he realised he was laid across about five chairs in the kitchen and his leg was back in the brace but felt much easier to move, it was less painful than it was an hour earlier.

Remus then came over with three cups of tea, Harry nodded his thanks and cautiously started to drink. Sirius and Remus were watching hi drink, they were making him feel uncomfortable

"How are you feeling Harry?" Sirius asked

"Pretty good, it is a lot less painful than it was earlier, thanks" Harry replied

"Ok good, Madame Pomfrey has left you some potions for pain relief and has asked that you put no weight on that leg until she says its ok, she will be coming to check up on you next week sometime" Sirius explained "I know wasn't the best birthday ever but we are going to have a small party tonight, just you, me and Remus. You have a few presents from the Weasleys and Hermione, we also have something for you too are you feeling up to it, we can do it tomorrow if you are tired"

"I'm not that tired thanks Sirius" Sirius laughed he had sensed the sarcasm in his voice.

"Once you have drunk that we can go upstairs to your room, we have brought your trunk up there along with your presents" Harry nodded and took his time with his tea, which seemed to give him a little more energy. After they had all finished, Sirius picked Harry's crutches up and gave them to him whist saying "I have put a silencing charm on the crutches so they don't make that annoying sound when you use them".

Sirius then opened the door and led Harry up the corridor and up one flight of stairs before opening a door on the landing. The room was twice the size that Harry had had in the Dursleys, it had two readymade beds and a wardrobe in the corner and a desk in another surrounded by books. A sofa was next to the window and top was a stack of presents. Harry looked in awe as he observed his room.

"Is this really for me?" asked Harry suprised

"Well you are planning on staying? You will share this room with Ron when he comes on the last week of summer" asked Remus sarcastically. Harrys heart gave a jolt at the mention of his name. He couldn't let Ron see how he was really feeling, he'd worry too much. "Harry are you alright?" in a more concerned voice

"Yes, I'm fine" replied Harry quickly. Remus gave Sirius a meaningful look before leading Harry to the sofa and sitting down before passing him the first of the presents. Harry opened it, it was a mirror

"This, Harry, is a two-way mirror, for when you are back at Hogwarts, look into it and say my name and we can communicate to each other. Your father and I used to use them whilst we were in detention." Explained Sirius

"Wow, thanks Sirius" said Harry. He opened all the gifts and all in all, Harry thought he had done pretty well. He had two boxed of Honeyduke's best chocolate, one from Ron and one from Hermione. Hagrid had sent him a cake and some treats. Remus had given him something that attached to his broom,

He explained "This will protect your leg whilst you play quidditch so you won't need to stop playing because of your leg"

"Thank you so much Remus, Sirius"

"What would you like to do now? If you need some sleep, we can leave you alone otherwise we can play some exploding snap" asked Sirius

"Exploding snap please" exclaimed Harry so they sat around a small table and played exploding snap. Sirius dominated, even after all those years in Azkaban he was still pretty sharp. Remus was pretty good too and knew when Sirius tried to cheat. Harry was having a lot of fun, for a moment he almost forgot his worries. They played until a little house elf knocked on the door saying that dinner was ready.

Harry recognised the elf immediately, it was Dobby. Dobby bowed to Harry. "Sir Harry Potter, Dobby is so pleased to see you"

"Dobby! How are you? And what are you doing here?"

"Dobby has come to help make Harry Potter's birthday, sir. Dobby is good sir, taking his break from Hogwarts, special request from Dumbledore himself, sir"

"How is Winky doing?"

"Winky be not well, she shocked by her master and she not be a good house elf. But Dobby still see to her"

"That's very nice of you Dobby" replied Harry. Dobby beamed at Harry

The three followed the little elf down to the kitchen where he had made the kitchen look colourful and tidy. A big plates of food filled the long table. Decorations hung from the ceiling and there was a big cake with 15 on the top was in the middle of the table. Dobby had outdone himself.

They all sat down and tucked into the food. Harry wasn't that hungry, but ate as much as he could. He didn't want Sirius and Remus worrying. Once the had finished, the leftovers vanished and were packed away into the cupboards, ready for another day. Remus and Sirius then sang happy birthday to Harry who blew out his candles. He wished that Sirius and Remus wouldn't find out about his secret.

After cake and some tea, Harry was full. The three sat down on the table and Remus and Sirius told Harry stories about his mother and father until late. Harry didn't want to go to bed but reluctantly agreed after taking his potion. Sirius and Remus said goodnight to Harry before he made his way to his room.

Harry had had one of the best birthdays ever but felt something was missing. He didn't want to fall asleep, he knew what would come when it did but he knew it was inevitable as the pillow was so soft and the blanket warm. He finally gave in and fell asleep.

NOTE: Harry has finally come to live with Sirius but with so much he feels he has to hide it's like not living with them at all. I hope you have enjoyed. Please take time to leave a review.