Few days later.
"So..what house do you think you'll be sorted into." Sirius as asked, while eating banana.
They were sitting in Hogwart's Express, which started moving few minutes back. They got entire compartment for themselves, as they came early.
"I think I'll end up in Slytherin, but you I think will end up in Hufflepuff." Harry answered looking up from her potions book.
"What? Me a Hufflepuff? I think both of us will end up in Griffindor. Why do you say Slytherin for yourself?" Sirius asked while throwing banana peel, and picking up a book.
"You should not throw trash in the compartment." Harry said looking at banana peel lying on their compartment's floor, then back at her godfather, who just shrugged. Shaking her head, she glanced back at Sirius. "Hufflepuff's for loyalty and your animagus is a dog. And Hat wanted me in Slytherin last time, I think I'll let it place me there this time."
"I think you should go to Griffindor and I should end up in Slytherin, then it would be easier for me to make friends with Voldy and gain more information about him. You meanwhile, should concentrate on your studies." Sirius said not looking up from his book.
Harry looked at her godfather in irritation, ever since her makeover, Sirius got this overprotective streak for her. He wanted to do this so called mission all by himself, and as per him, she might get hurt if she is involved.
"Oh Sirius stop this nonsense...just because I'm a witch now doesn't change anything. Please do tell me, how would you stop him all by yourself. I've faced him few times, you won't succeed without my help." She said shaking her head in frustration.
"I'll look for his weakness. You know before Halloween night when he attacked you, people used to believe that he was invincible. Even that rebounded Killing Curse didn't work on him. There must be a reason and I want to find it. Or, maybe I'll find out the reason why he wants to become a dark lord and we'll look for solution."
Sirius then glanced back at his goddaughter, "I don't want you to involve yourself into all this. I have started looking at you as my own daughter, and as a parent I do feel protective of you. I want you to stay away from Voldemort and his followers. I'll take your help if required, but please Harry don't get involved in this, till I request. Please."
Harry started gazing out of the window, giving no promise or nod to her godfather. She was touched by Sirius's declaration that she is like his own daughter, but she can't let him do all this by himself.
After few minutes, Sirius stood up, "I am going to look for Charles."
"Who is Charles?" Harry asked looking back at her godfather.
Sirius smiled, "He is your grandfather. His complete name is Charles Hadrian Potter. He must be of our age now. I remember he told me once, that he completed his seventh year in 1945. I'll come back in a few minutes."
Harry also smiled, "Say my hi to him."
Sirius just chuckled and threw apple he was holding towards Harry, who caught it. He then left the compartment.
Harry took a bite from that apple, then went back to her book of Occlumency. She and Sirius now could protect their memories with basic mind shield, but they still needed a lot of practice. She started thinking what her friends would be doing back in their time. She was sure there must be a huge search going on.
She was thinking about Mrs Weasley's delicious cooking, when the cabin's door slid open.
She looked up and found that it was, none other than, the thorn of her life - dark tosser himself.
He had that ever present frown on his face.
"What are you doing here?" He said with his ever present angry voice.
Harry closed her book and said, "Are you always this sharp? This train is going to Hogwarts, so I won't be going to Honolulu on this. And why are you in this compartment. You're not welcomed here."
"Listen you bitch. I am a prefect, and I have every right to know what a snatcher like you doing on this train." Tom said putting one hand in his pocket and standing casually.
Harry stood up and looked at his batch with 'P' written on it. She pointed her finger at his batch and said, "Doesn't that 'P' stand for Pig face. I thought they finally recognised you."
Tom just raised one eyebrow, then kept on looking at her while standing there as if he owned that cabin. Harry also put her hands on her hips, and tilted her head slightly to the left, as if challenging him
"You know you are in my territory now." Tom said, as he started taking steps towards Harry. "You should be careful else you might.."
thump
Tom slipped on the banana peel Sirius threw earlier, and landed on his back.
Harry could not control, and started laughing hard, holding her stomach "pfft..aaa..Ha ha ha ha ha.. else you might slip...ha ha ha ha ha..oh merlin. .ha ha ha ha..I'll die of laughter. .Oh. .ha ha ha ha.."
Tom growled and stood up, picking that banana peel. He looked at the witch who was laughing at him, and threw that peel straight on her face.
"Oww" Harry removed peel from her face and glared at Tom.
Tom smirked and said "I think I ruined your make up"
" Youu..I dont wear makeup you tosser." Harry threw the apple she was holding straight at him. He ducked.
"Ow..Harry what are you doing?" said Sirius who just entered and was hit on chest by an apple his goddaughter threw. He was rubbing his chest.
"Nothing Siri...Mr Prefect here was hungry, so I was giving him an apple."
Tom just looked at Sirius, and threw one last glare at Harry then left.
"Who was that Harry?" Sirius asked, pointing his thumb towards the door through which Tom just left.
"That was teen Voldy" Harry said picking up her discarded book.
Sirius shook his head, "Harry you need to be careful around him. I will repeat what I said earlier that, I don't want you anywhere near him."
"I didn't meet him intentionally. He came barging in here. I just showed him the door." Harry said exasperated. Then to just change the topic, she asked, "Did you find Charles?"
That brought smile on Sirius's face, and he went on to tell how Charles reminded him so much of James, and how welcoming he was.
After few minutes train stopped and they reached Hogwarts.