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Father Mine
Chapter 20: The Talk
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There was the awkward moment Usagi had been dreading since her earlier outburst. Silence met her and Harry as they made their way to the Gryffindor table, except for Ron and Hermione's timid hellos. And then the whisperings began. Malfoy got up from his table, followed by Crabbe and Goyle, as usual, and they made their way to their enemy's table.
The Gryffindors tensed and Remus didn't let his gaze wander from them. "So, how was it, to kill someone? You must've enjoyed this, haven't you, *Black*?" Draco said, his body tense and emphasising on the name Black. He looked pleased from the little show he put off since the rabbit glowered at him. She was about to put him to his place when a hand gripped Draco's shoulder tightly enough to make him wince and turn around.
He paled as soon as he saw who was behind him. The hand retracted and he looked at his head of house's nemesis intimidating form. Sirius grinned at him like a pleased Cheshire cat and Draco took a gulp of air. That smile on the man's face wasn't good news, looking even more dangerous happy than mad. "Mr. Malfoy, please don't start harassing MY daughter."
He bent a little and whispered for him and his 2 goons to hear; "I wouldn't want to have to punish you for it…" He let his phrase go on, making Draco shudder at the torture he was currently imagining Sirius doing to him. It's not because he truly wasn't a murderer that he wasn't dangerous. He did have a weird mind, laughing all the way to Azkaban when he got captured the first time!
Malfoy gave Usagi a last glare, crossing Harry's own at the same time. He smirked at Potter and went back to his seat, Sirius following his every movement suspiciously. He sat himself momentarily beside his daughter and caught sight of Neville and the others backing away from him as slowly as they could.
He ignored them and gave Harry what he liked to call a friendly slap on back, making him choke on his Pumpkin juice. Usagi came to his rescue by tapping on his back to help the juice pass down.
"So Harry!" Some students gave little startled yelps at the powerful voice of the ex-convict, and stared as Harry didn't deem to be scared of him in the least. "What happened last night? You better have treated her right, or else!" His voice was threatening but his posture indicated that he was partially mocking him.
To prove his point, the dog animagus took Harry in a head-lock and rubbed his knuckles on the top of his godson's head. Harry yelped several times and was choking on his laughter, while Sirius was reminding him of his little talk with him.
Flashback
"I thought you were dead." Harry said dully.
"Yeah well, you guessed wrong." Sirius sighed. "Come here, kid."
Harry sat beside Sirius and found himself trapped in a hug. "I've thought of you a lot the past few months. I know I've always been restless and foolish. Let's face it; I'm a Gryffindor after all!" Ha gave a bark of laughter that surprised the Boy-Who-Lived.
"Snape would have a field trip with this one! Sirius Black admitting he lacked of brain on his own!" Harry laughed at his joke and that broke the ice. There was a comfortable silence until Sirius detangled himself from his godson's embrace. "You probably know why I wanted to speak to you."
He looked at Harry in the eyes and the green eyed boy sighed. "Yeah." Sirius nodded and started playfully; "You should've seen me when I received the letter that told me she was going out with you! She had only written this, with no other explanations whatsoever! I was furious!"
Harry gulped but Sirius waved him off. "Furious, but in another way, relieved." He chuckled at his godson's curious gaze. Intense green eyes looked back at him and he said, without realizing it; "Your eyes are so much like Lily's…They would've been proud." He got out of his daze when Harry gasped.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what possessed me to say this. I apologize, Harry. I'm so sorry! Before I fell into the veil, a part of my mind was always seeing you as James! But you're not him! You never will be!"
Harry patted on Sirius' back comfortingly. "I know, Sirius. Life has been hard for you, you don't have to apologize. Now, what were you saying about being relieved?" Harry cocked his head on the side and Sirius chuckled softly.
"Hmm…Relieved, because she chose someone in which I have great trust. The names Potter and Black will be reunited at last, that's what I told myself. Your parents would've been happy with this. We'll finally be a real family."
What his godfather said made Harry realize how true it was. "I never saw it this way!" He exclaimed, before he saw Sirius' smile waver, being replaced by utter seriousness. He gazed thoroughly in Harry's eyes and motioned him to calm down.
"As happy as I am with this, I warn you, Harry. She's faced more hardship than you and her conscience is more fragile than yours. You don't know her true story, and I don't want you to make her suffer anymore than she already has. Anyone who messes with her emotions messes with me. And I won't hesitate to make them pay. I only found her last year, and that means I'll be watching anyone who goes near her for any signs of animosity. She can defend herself quite fine, as you saw earlier, but I can also make sure no one hurts her. I'm dead serious, Harry. If you hurt her in any way, you'll have me to answer to. She's been very unstable these past months, and I don't want any parts of her which should stay asleep wake up. You don't know the damage she can cause...Hell! I don't know either!"
Sirius finished his warning and left Harry a few minutes to ponder on what he had said. Then, he clapped his hands together happily, surprising Harry out of his deep thoughts. "Now! Why don't we get Remus and find Snape! It's been a long time since I've played any jokes on him!"
He began to laugh to himself, making Harry look at his suddenly playful godfather weirdly. He sure could change attitude quickly…No wonder where his girlfriend got her manners from! He chuckled to himself, making his way out of the deserted DADA classroom with Sirius in tow.
End flashback
When Sirius finally finished rubbing his knuckles on Harry's head, he began to steal pieces of beacons from his godson's plate, not minding in the least that everyone was looking at him like he was crazy. Harry, however, was trying to tame his hair back as much as he could, with no luck. His hair was sticking in all directions and he pouted slightly, while Usagi began to stifle her laughter at his dishevelled looking state.
"Oi! Sirius! That's my breakfast you're eating!" The teachers watched the ongoing argument at the Gryffindor table and Remus chuckled, whilst Snape muttered incoherent things under his breath. They were so engrossed in watching the arguing duo they didn't see the rabbit get up from her seat and walk up to the head table.
"Hiya!" She perked up. Snape lifted his head and stopped his ranting, gazing at his nemesis' newfound daughter. "So…Are we still on for tonight's extra potions class?" Lively blue eyes gazed playfully at him.
Snape raised an eyebrow and smirked, while Sirius whined loudly and childishly in the background. "SERENITYYY!"
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2 weeks away from Christmas, things began to deteriorate. The headmaster sighed tiredly and slumped in his chair, a letter in his hands, no doubt delivered by Fawkes. "What does it says, Albus?" Minerva Mc Gonagall asked, voice full of dread and concern.
"I'm afraid we'll have temporary guests, Minerva. The rumours were true after all. The Daily prophet has been asked to not publish this, but the Ministry has been under attack. Voldemort's army was too great; they destroyed the entire underground facility. We'll have to accommodate them in Hogwarts. It seems like the war will arrive faster than I thought. The parents will most likely take their children back safely to their homes. This is going to be a very long Christmas holiday, Minerva…A very long one indeed. We'll need all the help we can get."
Minerva gazed at the defeated looking headmaster, his true age clearly showing in his eyes. "I guess the Order Of The Phoenix members will have to show themselves sometime soon, huh? I'll ask the teachers to round up everyone they know and who will be able to fight or be willing to help in any way." Minerva said firmly, while Albus nodded.
"Good idea. I'll ask Remus to have a chat with the werewolf community and Hagrid will have to make the giants listen to him. We'll have the house elves on our side, that's for sure, since they hate the way pure wizards treat them. They are strong enough to fight, if they're willing, that is. Maybe Miss Black could have a chat with Bane, seeing that they are on friendly terms…" Albus continued to elaborate his plan, while Minerva went to bed. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.
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"Albus! Wait up!" Sirius jogged to the headmaster and joined him in his walk to the dining hall. "I wanted to ask; have you seen Remus this morning? I can't find him anywhere!" Sirius said with a worried voice.
Albus chuckled tiredly. "Don't worry, Sirius my boy. He's on a mission and will surely be back by the end of the day, as is Hagrid. And you're just the person I wanted to see, such a coincidence!"
Sirius furrowed his brow suspiciously. The words coincidence and Albus Dumbledore didn't often work out together. "And what do you want me to do, exactly?"
Albus shrugged nonchalantly. "Oh, almost nothing. Just replace Remus in DADA until he returns." Sirius stopped in his tracks, gaping. "WHAT?! But Albus!..." The headmaster was already marching to the head table, so he ran up to him, passing in front of a surprised Harry.
Usagi raised an eyebrow. 'My father looks disturbed…What did Dumbledore do this time?' She frowned.
Sirius fidgeted in his chair while Albus finally got up. Hundreds of curious eyes looked up to them and Sirius felt little under such gazes. "Everyone, I hope you had a good night's sleep!"
He continued when he got some nods. "Ok, hum, how to say this…You all probably saw that professor Lupin and Hagrid are missing from the head table this morning. Since they are both unable to attend to their classes today, for personal reasons, I asked someone else to replace Mr. Lupin. Mr. Sirius Black has graciously accepted to teach DADA until further notice!"
Sirius gulped nervously while the children began to whisper amongst themselves. He heard a muffled thump and turned his gaze to Snape, who had banged his head on the table. Sirius smirked. He hadn't thought of poor Snape, trying to get that position for years now. 'This is going to be fun after all!' Sirius mused silently, sitting more comfortably in his chair and grinning like an idiot.
"What do you reckon is happening, Harry?" Asked Ron, after hearing the news. Harry shrugged. "How should I know? Nobody told me anything."
Usagi shook her head. "It's easy to decipher. There's been some trouble and Remus and Hagrid are on a mission." Hermione nodded. "It's the most plausible explanation there is."
Later that day, Dumbledore stopped Usagi on her way to DADA class. "What can I do for you, headmaster?"
"I wanted to talk to you, Miss Black. Please, follow me, and don't be worried about your DADA class, Sirius already knows you'll be with me." Usagi nodded and she followed the headmaster to his office.
"Now, Miss Black, you probably know something is going on. The ministry has been under attack and their members are going to make their headquarters here, in Hogwarts. The war is coming much faster than I anticipated, so we'll need all the help we can get. Remus went to talk with the werewolf community and Hagrid had to persuade the giants to be on our sides. You could help us too. I know you have an affinity with the centaur Bane, so I was wondering…"
He let his phrase trail off and his eyes lit up with hope. Usagi rolled her eyes. 'What a suck a$$!' She accepted nonetheless to help in any way she could. She didn't have to tell him she could destroy them in a second, he would take advantage of that. And anyway, it wasn't her battle to fight.
She exited the castle and directly went to the forbidden forest, transforming into her animagus form. She galloped in the tall branches until she arrived at the same clearing she had first met Bane and transformed back into her human self. She sat on a tall rock and started to sing an old melody she had heard somewhere on the moon.
Win dain a lotica
En vai tu ri
Silota
Fin dein a loluca
En dragu a sei lain
Vi fa-ru les shutai am
En riga-lint
Win chent a lotica
En vai tu ri
Silota
Fin dein a loluca
Si katigura neuver
Floreria for chesti
Si entina
Fontina Blu cent
De cravi esca letisimo
De quantian
La finde reve
Win dain a lotica
En vai tu ri
Silota
Fin dein a loluca
En dragu a sei lain
Vifa-ru les shutai am
En riga-lint…
"That's quite a pretty song, Miss Serena. You have one of the loveliest voices I have ever heard." Usagi turned swiftly with a hand on her heart. "Bane! You scared me half to death!" She tried to compose herself as much as she could. She had attracted quite the population; there were many centaurs, Thestrals, and Unicorns around her.
She gaped as a giant figure, even crouched, was looking at her with admiration in the shadows. She called Bane on it and he grimaced a little. "You know Hagrid, well, that's one of his half-brothers. His name is Grawp and he's a complete giant, although small for his race. It took us quite some time to get used to him…"
He let his phrase trail while other centaurs murmured none too gentle things about his nasty character. "Anyway, I never heard this kind of language before. What was your song about?" Bane asked, changing the subject and nearing her. Usagi smiled peacefully.
"It was an old song my mother used to sing to me when I was little. It's a mix of Latin and Lunarian language. Translated in English, it's kinda means;
'In the darkness the dragon wakes
To a heart numbed with cold,
The dragon roars
With you by my side,
The dragon sleeps
When the dragon gains wings
Into the sky, our hopes will leap'
Bane opened his eyes, having closed them when she had started to recite the poem. "It's quite beautiful. But tell me, what does Lunarian means?"
Usagi smiled softly, but sadly. "That's what I am. Lunarian means from the moon. Remember when I told the Thestral it couldn't have my blood?" Bane furrowed his eyebrows as in searching for the memory and nodded when he remembered.
"Well, I am the reincarnation of the goddess Selene, more so her daughter, Serenity. My blood is incompatible with any other creatures from Earth. I'm not a witch, even though I'm Sirius Black's daughter. I use planetary powers as my main source of energy."
Bane gaped. "You're Sirius' daughter?! Who would've thought?! Are you even human?" He asked, completely taken by surprise at the revelation.
Usagi shrugged. "Even I don't know what I am. I'm sorry I can't answer this question for you. But I didn't come here to talk of such things, although important some of them are. I come in the name of Dumbledore. The ministry of magic has been under attack and we need help to defeat Voldemort and his army. I don't have the right to fully interfere with this war, so I have come to ask your help, since you all are brave warriors."
Some centaur puffed up their chests arrogantly at that, but Bane frowned. "We shouldn't interfere with this battle, you must know of this."
Usagi nodded. "I know. I, myself, do not like the idea of initiating myself between a human war, my specialty being Youma/Demons destruction. But we're all a part of this world together and we have to be united if we don't want to see our way of living being destroyed."
Bane retracted with the other centaurs, while she petted several Unicorns and Thestrals. Grawp was still quiet in his part of the shadows.
Bane came back to her, face emotionless and body rigid, making him imposing. "We have decided to help in the war, but we will listen to you, and only to you. You also have the help of the Thestrals and Unicorns. One of us will also try to convince the dragons to join us. That is all we can do. Remus and Hagrid will have to do the rest on their own."
The rabbit nodded, gratitude showing in her blue eyes. "You did more than I could ever ask of you, and for this I thank you with the bottom of my heart." There was a big thump and Usagi turned around to see Grawp looking down at her with curiosity. "Ha-grid?" The giant said tentatively. "Grawp help!"
Usagi smiled. "You wanna help too, Grawp? You want to help like Hagrid does?" The giant nodded his head fervently. "Well, there's always a place for those who want to help! You'll have to listen carefully, though. Do you promise to be nice?"
The centaurs watched with raised eyebrows as Grawp nodded again. "Well, Grawp, welcome to the forest team!" Usagi giggled at her own joke and Bane and the others laughed with her, Grawp included, although they had to block their ears. Grawp sure had powerful lungs!
"You sure have your way with people, Daughter of the Moon! Your aura could brighten anyone's heart!" Bane said, after he finished laughing. The others parted after another promise for a reunion and only Bane remained behind, at the request of Usagi.
They started to walk back to the castle. Darkness was beginning to show, so it was probably time for supper. "Bane? I have one more thing to ask of you, if it's not too much…" The centaur gazed at her. "Do tell." Usagi took a big breath. "Well, would it be too difficult to be friends again with Firenze? Or, at least, let him back to the forest? He misses it so much, and he's so nice!"
Bane considered her request and after a big moment of silence, he patted her on the back comfortingly. "I will try to talk to him." Usagi smiled at him happily and they exited the forest.
They didn't expect to see many adult wizards entering the castle, though. Usagi frowned. "So soon? The ministry people are quite impudent. Dumbledore will have to do his speech much faster than anticipated."
Bane grunted. "That's why I don't like humans. They don't ask for anyone's opinion before doing their own thing, even if it's the wrong one."
Usagi acquiesced with him. "Yes, humans do have the tendency to be careless and selfish…"
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Well, that's about it for now! ^_^
I tried to make it as long as I could. Do you like it?
Also, I do not own the song 'Sora', from the movie Escaflowne. Everyone who saw that movie knows it's a great song, perfect for the mood she was in. ^_~
Under MANY reviewers requests, I put Sirius' TALK with Harry. I hope it's what you wanted to see! ^_~ I particularly liked the bit where Sirius rubs his knuckles on Harry's head and Harry yelps under his Godfather's treatment. Did someone ever do this to you? It can seriously hurt! ^_^;;; Really!
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