Title: For Harry (5/?)
Author: Wickedwitch
Disclaimer: Not mine. If they were, Sirius and Remus would spend all the books completely naked.
Rating: pg-13
Note: First, thanks to everyone for reviewing. It helps motivate me. Second, I only have one more part ready and then I will probably start writing chapter less quickly. See, school starts and as much as I'd like to not have to go, I do. I will continue working on this story, but it may take more time to update. Thanks.
"I can barely see a thing," whispered Harry. They had arrived at Hogwarts about ten minutes ago and were now sitting at their house tables, waiting for the sorting to begin. The hat was in the middle of singing its song, and Harry, who was still quite short for his age, was craining his neck to get a glance of it.
"Maybe if you decided to grow like normal wizards do-" Ron's comment was cut short by Professor McGonagall calling the first name, Allens, Rhoda.
Everyone was quiet through the entire ceremony, eager for it to finish so they could eat. But when she reached what would typically be the end (Zambini, Taylor who was sorted into Gryffindor), McGonagall started to make an announcement.
"This year," she said, "we are pleased to have two new students, who up to this time have been home schooled. They are fifth years and I expect them to be treated with the same respect you treat the other students." She paused for a moment, as an emotion Harry swore was misery, flickered over her face. "Please welcome Patrick Thompson and Gerald Mason." She gestured to two boys standing where the first years had been, both with huge grins on their face.
"Oh no they didn't!" Harry said angrily and a tad too loudly. This resulted in snickers from most of the hall, as well as an angry glare from McGonagall.
"What are you talking about, Harry?" Ron whispered to him as if he was crazy. Hermione leaned over, obviously also curious.
"That's not Gerald and Patrick, that's" he said, gesturing at the two new boys, "Remus and Sirius."
"How can you tell?" she asked.
"They gave me a picture of them and my parents from their fifth year."
"Oh." Ron seemed satisfied with that. "Well Lupin said we'd see him soon."
Hermione just smiled. "A de-aging potion?" she whispered.
"Must be."
Both were quickly sorted into Gryffindor and walked over to where Harry and his friends were sitting. Harry ended up not hearing a word of Dumbledore's speech as he spent the entire time glaring at his godfather and his old teacher. But truthfully very few people were listening to the headmaster. Practically everyone was staring at the two new boys, although in a much nicer way than Harry was. Most students third year and above, and not just females, were figuring out how to get one of the impossibly handsome new guys to come to Hogsmeade with them. The remaining few were figuring out how to dispose of them to get their significant other's attention back.
And the younger versions of Sirius and Remus were extremely good looking. Sirius' light blue eyes were much brighter and his body didn't look as if he'd been starving for thirteen years. His face was basically expressionless, which was a good thing for Dumbledore if he planned on ever having students listen to him again. Twenty years ago, when Sirius Black smiled, it was often enough to cause many dishes to break and many forks to miss the intended mouth. The same was likely to be true now. Even without his world famous smile, one Gryffindor thought that he could pass for an Italian model.
Remus also looked quite different, but it wasn't apparent as it was in Sirius. His light brown hair had not a single speck of gray and was slightly curly, making him look even younger then was intended. His hazel eyes didn't seem lifeless as they had often seemed now. But the most striking aspect of his face was the amazingly long eyelashes, that had somehow disappeared in the last twenty years.
"...And I would like to add that there is a reason that the Forbidden Forest is not called the Everybody-come-in Forest. It is strictly forbidden. Anyhow, now you don't have to hear me for another nine months. Eat up."
Harry ate quietly as Gerald (Remus) and Patrick (Sirius) introduced themselves to the other Gryffindor fifth years. By the end of the meal, it seemed as if they had been there since day one.
While Hermione started leading the first years up to the Common Room, Sirius grabbed Harry's wrist and dragged him into an empty classroom. He stared at them in silence for almost a minute before Remus took the liberty of hugging Harry. When he didn't resist, Siruis followed. Finally Remus spoke.
"I'm sorry we didn't tell you about this, but Dumbledore wouldn't let us."
"Apology accepted," Harry said quietly.
"I suppose you also want to know why we're here," Sirius said. Harry looked at him as if his godfather had said that he thought that'd Voldemort wasn't particularly nice. "Well of course you do." He sighed. "Dumbledore decided that you needed extra protection. He wouldn't be able to look after you every minute of the day. He's got a school to run and a dark lord to defeat. So we volunteered. You get to spend time with two totally sexy guys-" Harry snorted at that, "-but, you also get the protection of two fully trained wizards."
Harry sighed. "But Sirius, what if someone recognizes one of you?" Harry asked worriedly.
Remus smiled at Harry. "You sounded like your mum just then." Harry blushed.
"Got your height from her, too. Barely 150 centimeters, that one." Sirius grinned. "Besides, have you looked at us?" he asked "We both look completely different."
"I spent the entire meal looking at you, as did most of the school." Sirius and Remus laughed at that. "People are certainly disappointed when they find out the two new most eligible bachelors aren't so eligible."
Sirius smirked and gave Remus a small kiss.
"You two," Harry said, "can snog on your own time. I'm rather tired and would like to go to bed."
"Go ahead," Sirius said with a wave of his hand. "I think I'm going to take you up on your snogging suggestion."
Harry made a face a started towards the door. "You think you can find our common room again?" he asked.
"I think we'll manage," answered Remus.
Harry stopped at the doorway to turn around and look at them. "One question," he said. "Why did Professor McGonagall look like she was going to cry when she announced your names?"
Sirius grinned sheepishly. "We weren't exactly the most well behaved students."
"That's an understatement," Remus added.
Harry just smiled. Despite his earlier anger at them, he was certainly glad they were here.
To be continued...
Author: Wickedwitch
Disclaimer: Not mine. If they were, Sirius and Remus would spend all the books completely naked.
Rating: pg-13
Note: First, thanks to everyone for reviewing. It helps motivate me. Second, I only have one more part ready and then I will probably start writing chapter less quickly. See, school starts and as much as I'd like to not have to go, I do. I will continue working on this story, but it may take more time to update. Thanks.
"I can barely see a thing," whispered Harry. They had arrived at Hogwarts about ten minutes ago and were now sitting at their house tables, waiting for the sorting to begin. The hat was in the middle of singing its song, and Harry, who was still quite short for his age, was craining his neck to get a glance of it.
"Maybe if you decided to grow like normal wizards do-" Ron's comment was cut short by Professor McGonagall calling the first name, Allens, Rhoda.
Everyone was quiet through the entire ceremony, eager for it to finish so they could eat. But when she reached what would typically be the end (Zambini, Taylor who was sorted into Gryffindor), McGonagall started to make an announcement.
"This year," she said, "we are pleased to have two new students, who up to this time have been home schooled. They are fifth years and I expect them to be treated with the same respect you treat the other students." She paused for a moment, as an emotion Harry swore was misery, flickered over her face. "Please welcome Patrick Thompson and Gerald Mason." She gestured to two boys standing where the first years had been, both with huge grins on their face.
"Oh no they didn't!" Harry said angrily and a tad too loudly. This resulted in snickers from most of the hall, as well as an angry glare from McGonagall.
"What are you talking about, Harry?" Ron whispered to him as if he was crazy. Hermione leaned over, obviously also curious.
"That's not Gerald and Patrick, that's" he said, gesturing at the two new boys, "Remus and Sirius."
"How can you tell?" she asked.
"They gave me a picture of them and my parents from their fifth year."
"Oh." Ron seemed satisfied with that. "Well Lupin said we'd see him soon."
Hermione just smiled. "A de-aging potion?" she whispered.
"Must be."
Both were quickly sorted into Gryffindor and walked over to where Harry and his friends were sitting. Harry ended up not hearing a word of Dumbledore's speech as he spent the entire time glaring at his godfather and his old teacher. But truthfully very few people were listening to the headmaster. Practically everyone was staring at the two new boys, although in a much nicer way than Harry was. Most students third year and above, and not just females, were figuring out how to get one of the impossibly handsome new guys to come to Hogsmeade with them. The remaining few were figuring out how to dispose of them to get their significant other's attention back.
And the younger versions of Sirius and Remus were extremely good looking. Sirius' light blue eyes were much brighter and his body didn't look as if he'd been starving for thirteen years. His face was basically expressionless, which was a good thing for Dumbledore if he planned on ever having students listen to him again. Twenty years ago, when Sirius Black smiled, it was often enough to cause many dishes to break and many forks to miss the intended mouth. The same was likely to be true now. Even without his world famous smile, one Gryffindor thought that he could pass for an Italian model.
Remus also looked quite different, but it wasn't apparent as it was in Sirius. His light brown hair had not a single speck of gray and was slightly curly, making him look even younger then was intended. His hazel eyes didn't seem lifeless as they had often seemed now. But the most striking aspect of his face was the amazingly long eyelashes, that had somehow disappeared in the last twenty years.
"...And I would like to add that there is a reason that the Forbidden Forest is not called the Everybody-come-in Forest. It is strictly forbidden. Anyhow, now you don't have to hear me for another nine months. Eat up."
Harry ate quietly as Gerald (Remus) and Patrick (Sirius) introduced themselves to the other Gryffindor fifth years. By the end of the meal, it seemed as if they had been there since day one.
While Hermione started leading the first years up to the Common Room, Sirius grabbed Harry's wrist and dragged him into an empty classroom. He stared at them in silence for almost a minute before Remus took the liberty of hugging Harry. When he didn't resist, Siruis followed. Finally Remus spoke.
"I'm sorry we didn't tell you about this, but Dumbledore wouldn't let us."
"Apology accepted," Harry said quietly.
"I suppose you also want to know why we're here," Sirius said. Harry looked at him as if his godfather had said that he thought that'd Voldemort wasn't particularly nice. "Well of course you do." He sighed. "Dumbledore decided that you needed extra protection. He wouldn't be able to look after you every minute of the day. He's got a school to run and a dark lord to defeat. So we volunteered. You get to spend time with two totally sexy guys-" Harry snorted at that, "-but, you also get the protection of two fully trained wizards."
Harry sighed. "But Sirius, what if someone recognizes one of you?" Harry asked worriedly.
Remus smiled at Harry. "You sounded like your mum just then." Harry blushed.
"Got your height from her, too. Barely 150 centimeters, that one." Sirius grinned. "Besides, have you looked at us?" he asked "We both look completely different."
"I spent the entire meal looking at you, as did most of the school." Sirius and Remus laughed at that. "People are certainly disappointed when they find out the two new most eligible bachelors aren't so eligible."
Sirius smirked and gave Remus a small kiss.
"You two," Harry said, "can snog on your own time. I'm rather tired and would like to go to bed."
"Go ahead," Sirius said with a wave of his hand. "I think I'm going to take you up on your snogging suggestion."
Harry made a face a started towards the door. "You think you can find our common room again?" he asked.
"I think we'll manage," answered Remus.
Harry stopped at the doorway to turn around and look at them. "One question," he said. "Why did Professor McGonagall look like she was going to cry when she announced your names?"
Sirius grinned sheepishly. "We weren't exactly the most well behaved students."
"That's an understatement," Remus added.
Harry just smiled. Despite his earlier anger at them, he was certainly glad they were here.
To be continued...
