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Alone.sorry again.oh and sorry it's soo crap. I have my reasons why it is.
Chapter 4 - Rest and sleep, now or we'll end up in having a row!
*kinda a ryhme* sorry it's so lame. The title and the chapter.
When they got home, Sirius physically forced Harry into bed and sat by his bed.
'Don't you need to go to work?' Harry questioned slyly.
'You're much more important that work.'
'But you'll get behind and have to stay till like 5 in the morning when you go to work tomorrow.'
'What did I say, no but's.'
'Sirius, that was ages ago. And besides I can take care of myself.'
'And let's look what happened last time? You fell onto a mirror and it smashed on you. Sure you can.'
'That was only because I.I got dizzy.'
'I've been meaning to ask you that. Why did you crash into it?' Sirius asked narrowing his eyes and giving Harry a piercing stare.
'I told you I just got dizzy,' Harry said innocently.
'Harry, nothing is ever that simple with you. Did your scar hurt when you fell into the mirror?'
'No.'
'Then what did?'
'I got dizzy,' Harry repeated.
'Was it a pain?' Sirius said trying a different tactic. He wasn't leaving until he got a proper answer out of Harry and he knew Harry was telling the truth.
'No.'
'What did it feel like?'
'I don't know.'
'Harry...'
'What?'
'It was your scar wasn't it?'
'I told you no.'
'So what was it? And don't lie to me this time. Just tell me the truth. Were you drunk? Did you take drugs? What did you do?'
'No, Sirius. I was NOT drunk and I do NOT take drugs. I don't know what it was,' Harry said rolling his eyes and fighting himself to burst out laughing.
'Are you sure?'
'Yep.'
'Right, I better tell Dumbledore.'
'What?! Why?!' Harry exclaimed. 'There is no reason to tell him.'
'Harry, if you honestly don't know what it is was we need to tell Albus.'
'If it happens again you can tell but please, not this time,' Harry begged.
'Harry, I think we should tell him. If you describe what it was like then he could research it.'
'I'll research it.'
'You're not getting out of bed.'
'I will in the morning.'
'No, you're not. You need plenty of bed rest.'
'I've had enough thanks.'
'Tough. You need more.'
'Oh Sirius, don't be such an arse,' Harry whined.
'Don't swear.'
'Arse isn't swearing. I was just comparing you to a part of the body.'
'Harry.'
'Okay, I'm sorry,' Harry said and then muttered under his breath, 'for nothing.' Sirius still heard though.
'Harry.'
'Chill.' Sirius didn't respond. He glared at Harry.
'Do you want to look like Snape?'
'What?!'
'You were doing an impression of him.'
'Take that back.'
'No. So, are you going to work?' Harry said grinning.
'Harry, we have had this conversation and no I'm not. I will continue to sit here till I think that you are well enough to get out.'
'Well that is already now because even the doctors said I could go home.'
'They said with plenty of rest. You will at least stay there will Wednesday.'
'Sirius, that's in two days. I will be fine, now go to work.'
'Harry, do you want to stay in bed for the week with me by your side?'
'Well as much as that sounds Soooo fantastic.I think I'm gonna pass, thanks. But thanks for the offer.'
'Well then, do as I say. Now, I think it's time you should get some rest.'
'What exactly does it look like I'm doing? Sky-diving?'
'Don't use that.'
'.tone with me,' Harry imitated in a high pitched voice. 'Yada yada, Blah blah blah, Yeah, I get the message.' 'Oh just go to sleep,' Sirius said giving up.
'Sirius, first I have to go to bed. Then I have to sleep for another six hours. And now your saying that I have to go to sleep again? I swear, I spend more time asleep that I do awake.'
'Better to be safe that sorry. Now I'll come back in 15 minutes to make sure your asleep.'
'You give me so much stress you know.'
'Ditto.'
Sirius walked out and Harry got his quill and a piece of parchment from his bedside table and started to write.
Dear Ron, I'm fine and yes, I'm living with Sirius. Would you like to go to Hogsmeade soon?
Harry
Harry tied it to Hedwig's leg and told her to go deliver it to Ron. He remembered the window was closed so he got up and opened the window. Hedwig soared out the window and Harry turned return to his bed when he spotted Sirius in the doorway glaring at Harry.
'Uh oh.'
'Harry, bed now. I said sleep not getting up and down to open the window. If you wanted the window open, call me.'
'Sirius, I only got up to open the window. It's not like I went to America or something,' Harry cocked his head, 'one day...' Harry said mocking Sirius but Sirius ignored it.
'.I'll realise that you are doing this for me but until that day, I see no reason I couldn't be up. I am fine, I feel healthier than I ever did.'
'I doubt it. Now sleep and I mean it.'
He walked out and Harry thought that he better sleep before Sirius killed him.
***
Harry woke to a tapping at the window. He looked to find Hedwig with a reply from Ron. He got up quickly and let Hedwig in. He rushed to her and untied Ron's letter. Then Hedwig returned to her cage to get a drink of water. Harry sat on his bed and opened the letter.
Dear Harry, Sure, we haven't been on the pull in ages. How about Wednesday night? I'll owl Hermione to see if she wants to come.
Owl you later, Ron
'Cool,' Harry said out loud. Harry put it in his drawer, then went downstairs to get a drink.
When going downstairs, Harry heard Sirius.
'If that is Harry Potter's footsteps I think he should go straight back so because I won't be too happy if he got out of bed and came downstairs.'
After hearing that Harry thought that he would still persist. So he carried on down the stairs and went into the kitchen where Sirius was reading a newspaper at the table. He looked up. When seeing Harry, he immediately got up and moved towards Harry to take him back to bed.
'Sirius, I just came down to get a drink and then possibly sit down or,' seeing Sirius' face when he said that, 'go back upstairs.'
'I think it would be wise to go upstairs now and I will bring you a drink upstairs. I said not to move Harry, and I gave you a second chance to go back upstairs. You need your rest Harry.'
'Sirius, I must have rested more times then I have walked. Anyway, I didn't want to call on you. You might have been asleep and then I would have woken you up.'
'But you didn't and I wouldn't have minded anyway. Now, up to bed. Maybe if you stay in bed constantly till tomorrow afternoon, I'll let you come down for a few hours.'
'Or your will let me down completely.'
'Harry, if you don't want to come down that's up to you.'
'Only, if you go to work tomorrow.'
'I will not. You would be up and about if I left you. Anyway, I told you, I'm not leaving you.'
'I promise I will be in bed and you could come home at your lunch break, that's if you have one, to see that I'm in bed and all right. Please Sirius, I don't need fussing over.'
'Well I want to and I want you to be okay.'
'Please.'
'Fine, but I'm returning no smaller than four times. So be on your guard.'
'Four times, Sirius be sensible. I'm not an invalid.'
'It's that, or I'm not going.'
'Sirius, I'm NOT a child. I can look after myself. I feel perfect so I'll stay down here and tomorrow, WHEN you DO go to work, I will be up and you will NOT come back until you come home.' Harry said.
'HARRY,' Sirius started his voice growing louder, 'You will go to bed now and stay in bed. You will go to sleep and not get out of bed tomorrow and if you tell me once more that you won't do what I tell you, THEN I will make you.'
'You can't make me,' Harry said defiantly.
'Watch me,' Sirius stated and strided towards Harry and pushed him towards the door.
'Sirius! I'm not tired and I'm certainly not going to bed AGAIN.'
Sirius didn't reply just pushed Harry towards the stairs.
'Sirius, I'm NOT going,' Harry said turning around.
'Yes, you are.'
Harry tried to get past Sirius but Sirius wasn't having any of it.
'Harry, go to bed right now. Just go Harry, NOW!'
Harry opened his mouth to retort but didn't even get a chance to speak as a silky voice talked instead.
'Having problems with your disobedient godson, Black? Not fitting the father role?'
Harry and Sirius turned around towards the kitchen to see Severus Snape smirking in the doorway.
'Shut up Snape. You couldn't do any better. And, what may I ask, are you doing here?'
'I came to deliver Lupin's potion. He wanted it in person, is he here?'
'He'll be back in half an hour. If you HAVE to wait, then do so in the kitchen. I have some things to finish.'
Snape smirked, 'Fine.' And he walked back into the kitchen.
'Right, bed.and don't argue just go.'
'No, I'm fine. I don't need anymore sleep. I'm not going.'
'Harry, just go please or do I have to drag you there myself?'
'I'm not going to bed!' Harry said. Harry didn't know where he had found the courage to stand up to Sirius for so long or why he was being so badly behaved.
'You are! Just go Harry, before I either pick you up and take you or I use magic.'
'Try what you like but I'll just get back out of bed again.'
'You dare and you're dead. Just go to bed Harry and fall asleep.'
'I don't need to Sirius. I've just been asleep.'
'HARRY, GO TO BED!'
'NO!'
Snape entered the hall.
'Potter, get to bed and sleep. I am fed up of listening to you both argue. Go, now!' Snape said glaring at Harry.
'Professor, with all due respect, I'm not going to go to sleep. I'm.'
'NOW!' Snape shouted and gave Harry a death glare.
Harry stood his ground, straightened up and said, 'You can't make me.'
Snape's voice went deathly quiet. 'Oh, I can Potter because if you do not climb those stairs in the next ten seconds and go to bed Merlin help you because I won't just shout at you.'
Harry looked at Snape who was an expression as if to say, "are you going to question me, Potter?" His eyes flicked to Sirius who was just staring at Snape and then back to Snape. Snape cocked his head to the side, still glaring, and inhaled loudly.
Harry didn't know what to do. He didn't want Snape to win. The bloody bastard can't tell me what to do, Harry thought. I'm not going, I'm not.
Harry turned and walked up the stairs not looking back.
'I expect you in bed, Potter when Black comes up.' Snape said loudly. Harry turned round but didn't reply. He just turned back and walked up the rest of the stairs.
Chapter 4 - Rest and sleep, now or we'll end up in having a row!
*kinda a ryhme* sorry it's so lame. The title and the chapter.
When they got home, Sirius physically forced Harry into bed and sat by his bed.
'Don't you need to go to work?' Harry questioned slyly.
'You're much more important that work.'
'But you'll get behind and have to stay till like 5 in the morning when you go to work tomorrow.'
'What did I say, no but's.'
'Sirius, that was ages ago. And besides I can take care of myself.'
'And let's look what happened last time? You fell onto a mirror and it smashed on you. Sure you can.'
'That was only because I.I got dizzy.'
'I've been meaning to ask you that. Why did you crash into it?' Sirius asked narrowing his eyes and giving Harry a piercing stare.
'I told you I just got dizzy,' Harry said innocently.
'Harry, nothing is ever that simple with you. Did your scar hurt when you fell into the mirror?'
'No.'
'Then what did?'
'I got dizzy,' Harry repeated.
'Was it a pain?' Sirius said trying a different tactic. He wasn't leaving until he got a proper answer out of Harry and he knew Harry was telling the truth.
'No.'
'What did it feel like?'
'I don't know.'
'Harry...'
'What?'
'It was your scar wasn't it?'
'I told you no.'
'So what was it? And don't lie to me this time. Just tell me the truth. Were you drunk? Did you take drugs? What did you do?'
'No, Sirius. I was NOT drunk and I do NOT take drugs. I don't know what it was,' Harry said rolling his eyes and fighting himself to burst out laughing.
'Are you sure?'
'Yep.'
'Right, I better tell Dumbledore.'
'What?! Why?!' Harry exclaimed. 'There is no reason to tell him.'
'Harry, if you honestly don't know what it is was we need to tell Albus.'
'If it happens again you can tell but please, not this time,' Harry begged.
'Harry, I think we should tell him. If you describe what it was like then he could research it.'
'I'll research it.'
'You're not getting out of bed.'
'I will in the morning.'
'No, you're not. You need plenty of bed rest.'
'I've had enough thanks.'
'Tough. You need more.'
'Oh Sirius, don't be such an arse,' Harry whined.
'Don't swear.'
'Arse isn't swearing. I was just comparing you to a part of the body.'
'Harry.'
'Okay, I'm sorry,' Harry said and then muttered under his breath, 'for nothing.' Sirius still heard though.
'Harry.'
'Chill.' Sirius didn't respond. He glared at Harry.
'Do you want to look like Snape?'
'What?!'
'You were doing an impression of him.'
'Take that back.'
'No. So, are you going to work?' Harry said grinning.
'Harry, we have had this conversation and no I'm not. I will continue to sit here till I think that you are well enough to get out.'
'Well that is already now because even the doctors said I could go home.'
'They said with plenty of rest. You will at least stay there will Wednesday.'
'Sirius, that's in two days. I will be fine, now go to work.'
'Harry, do you want to stay in bed for the week with me by your side?'
'Well as much as that sounds Soooo fantastic.I think I'm gonna pass, thanks. But thanks for the offer.'
'Well then, do as I say. Now, I think it's time you should get some rest.'
'What exactly does it look like I'm doing? Sky-diving?'
'Don't use that.'
'.tone with me,' Harry imitated in a high pitched voice. 'Yada yada, Blah blah blah, Yeah, I get the message.' 'Oh just go to sleep,' Sirius said giving up.
'Sirius, first I have to go to bed. Then I have to sleep for another six hours. And now your saying that I have to go to sleep again? I swear, I spend more time asleep that I do awake.'
'Better to be safe that sorry. Now I'll come back in 15 minutes to make sure your asleep.'
'You give me so much stress you know.'
'Ditto.'
Sirius walked out and Harry got his quill and a piece of parchment from his bedside table and started to write.
Dear Ron, I'm fine and yes, I'm living with Sirius. Would you like to go to Hogsmeade soon?
Harry
Harry tied it to Hedwig's leg and told her to go deliver it to Ron. He remembered the window was closed so he got up and opened the window. Hedwig soared out the window and Harry turned return to his bed when he spotted Sirius in the doorway glaring at Harry.
'Uh oh.'
'Harry, bed now. I said sleep not getting up and down to open the window. If you wanted the window open, call me.'
'Sirius, I only got up to open the window. It's not like I went to America or something,' Harry cocked his head, 'one day...' Harry said mocking Sirius but Sirius ignored it.
'.I'll realise that you are doing this for me but until that day, I see no reason I couldn't be up. I am fine, I feel healthier than I ever did.'
'I doubt it. Now sleep and I mean it.'
He walked out and Harry thought that he better sleep before Sirius killed him.
***
Harry woke to a tapping at the window. He looked to find Hedwig with a reply from Ron. He got up quickly and let Hedwig in. He rushed to her and untied Ron's letter. Then Hedwig returned to her cage to get a drink of water. Harry sat on his bed and opened the letter.
Dear Harry, Sure, we haven't been on the pull in ages. How about Wednesday night? I'll owl Hermione to see if she wants to come.
Owl you later, Ron
'Cool,' Harry said out loud. Harry put it in his drawer, then went downstairs to get a drink.
When going downstairs, Harry heard Sirius.
'If that is Harry Potter's footsteps I think he should go straight back so because I won't be too happy if he got out of bed and came downstairs.'
After hearing that Harry thought that he would still persist. So he carried on down the stairs and went into the kitchen where Sirius was reading a newspaper at the table. He looked up. When seeing Harry, he immediately got up and moved towards Harry to take him back to bed.
'Sirius, I just came down to get a drink and then possibly sit down or,' seeing Sirius' face when he said that, 'go back upstairs.'
'I think it would be wise to go upstairs now and I will bring you a drink upstairs. I said not to move Harry, and I gave you a second chance to go back upstairs. You need your rest Harry.'
'Sirius, I must have rested more times then I have walked. Anyway, I didn't want to call on you. You might have been asleep and then I would have woken you up.'
'But you didn't and I wouldn't have minded anyway. Now, up to bed. Maybe if you stay in bed constantly till tomorrow afternoon, I'll let you come down for a few hours.'
'Or your will let me down completely.'
'Harry, if you don't want to come down that's up to you.'
'Only, if you go to work tomorrow.'
'I will not. You would be up and about if I left you. Anyway, I told you, I'm not leaving you.'
'I promise I will be in bed and you could come home at your lunch break, that's if you have one, to see that I'm in bed and all right. Please Sirius, I don't need fussing over.'
'Well I want to and I want you to be okay.'
'Please.'
'Fine, but I'm returning no smaller than four times. So be on your guard.'
'Four times, Sirius be sensible. I'm not an invalid.'
'It's that, or I'm not going.'
'Sirius, I'm NOT a child. I can look after myself. I feel perfect so I'll stay down here and tomorrow, WHEN you DO go to work, I will be up and you will NOT come back until you come home.' Harry said.
'HARRY,' Sirius started his voice growing louder, 'You will go to bed now and stay in bed. You will go to sleep and not get out of bed tomorrow and if you tell me once more that you won't do what I tell you, THEN I will make you.'
'You can't make me,' Harry said defiantly.
'Watch me,' Sirius stated and strided towards Harry and pushed him towards the door.
'Sirius! I'm not tired and I'm certainly not going to bed AGAIN.'
Sirius didn't reply just pushed Harry towards the stairs.
'Sirius, I'm NOT going,' Harry said turning around.
'Yes, you are.'
Harry tried to get past Sirius but Sirius wasn't having any of it.
'Harry, go to bed right now. Just go Harry, NOW!'
Harry opened his mouth to retort but didn't even get a chance to speak as a silky voice talked instead.
'Having problems with your disobedient godson, Black? Not fitting the father role?'
Harry and Sirius turned around towards the kitchen to see Severus Snape smirking in the doorway.
'Shut up Snape. You couldn't do any better. And, what may I ask, are you doing here?'
'I came to deliver Lupin's potion. He wanted it in person, is he here?'
'He'll be back in half an hour. If you HAVE to wait, then do so in the kitchen. I have some things to finish.'
Snape smirked, 'Fine.' And he walked back into the kitchen.
'Right, bed.and don't argue just go.'
'No, I'm fine. I don't need anymore sleep. I'm not going.'
'Harry, just go please or do I have to drag you there myself?'
'I'm not going to bed!' Harry said. Harry didn't know where he had found the courage to stand up to Sirius for so long or why he was being so badly behaved.
'You are! Just go Harry, before I either pick you up and take you or I use magic.'
'Try what you like but I'll just get back out of bed again.'
'You dare and you're dead. Just go to bed Harry and fall asleep.'
'I don't need to Sirius. I've just been asleep.'
'HARRY, GO TO BED!'
'NO!'
Snape entered the hall.
'Potter, get to bed and sleep. I am fed up of listening to you both argue. Go, now!' Snape said glaring at Harry.
'Professor, with all due respect, I'm not going to go to sleep. I'm.'
'NOW!' Snape shouted and gave Harry a death glare.
Harry stood his ground, straightened up and said, 'You can't make me.'
Snape's voice went deathly quiet. 'Oh, I can Potter because if you do not climb those stairs in the next ten seconds and go to bed Merlin help you because I won't just shout at you.'
Harry looked at Snape who was an expression as if to say, "are you going to question me, Potter?" His eyes flicked to Sirius who was just staring at Snape and then back to Snape. Snape cocked his head to the side, still glaring, and inhaled loudly.
Harry didn't know what to do. He didn't want Snape to win. The bloody bastard can't tell me what to do, Harry thought. I'm not going, I'm not.
Harry turned and walked up the stairs not looking back.
'I expect you in bed, Potter when Black comes up.' Snape said loudly. Harry turned round but didn't reply. He just turned back and walked up the rest of the stairs.