They drew their cloaks tightly around their faces. The bar tender
made his way over. "Is everything alright?" he said in an oily voice.
"Fine," Sirius grunted. "Why are you hiding like that?" the man asked
curiously. Harry understood why Sirius was hiding. 14 years ago, Sirius had
been blamed for murder, a crime he hadn't committed, and the ministry of
magic has still trying to recapture him.
"It's awfully warm in here," the bar tender said, "Take off your cloak." "C-can't Sirius said. The man hesitated. Then he pulled the cloak off the top of Sirius's head. Harry closed his eyes. "Aha! You're…. You're…who are you?" Harry opened his eyes. "He's my dad," he said in a would-be-calm voice. The man eyed him suspiciously. "And who would you be?" "Er…I'm Ron…Ron Granger," Harry lied, using his two best friend's names. The man leaned closer to Sirius. He squinted his eyes in a rude manner. "Wait a second…" he said, a smile forming on his lips. He ran to the counter and grabbed a piece of paper, his eyes still on Sirius. He glanced down at the paper, and back up at Sirius. "I knew it!" he said, then he placed the paper beside Sirius's face. The paper had a picture of a man with a gaunt face and a wild tangle of hair. It had been Sirius, 2 years ago, right after he'd escaped Azkaban. On top it said WANTED 10,000 galleon reward. Harry gulped. Sirius tried to look innocent, but it was no use. "Look everyone!" Everyone gathered around the table. "I've caught Sirius Black! See, See, See! I've caught him!" "Let's go!" Sirius said, leaping to his feet so suddenly that many of the men backed away. He and Harry managed to run past the men, but two hands roughly grabbed Harry's shoulders. "And I caught Black's little helper!" he exclaimed, "Let's have a look who it is." Harry tried to squirm out of the man's grip. Sirius hurried over and punched the man in the face. He immediately let go of Harry. Sirius grabbed Harry around the middle and basically carried him out the door.
Sirius and Harry kept running for a while, then sat on a bench to rest. Sirius sighed and turned into a dog. Harry removed his cloak and rolled up his sleeves. He could feel the sun burning the back of his neck. There was only one thing left to do. He took out a piece of paper and was about to write to Dumbledore when Hedwig showed up. She had a letter in her beak and it said:
Dear Harry,
I have heard of what happened, and I think it's best you and Sirius come to Hogwarts for the rest of the summer. Take the Hogwarts Express tomorrow at 12:00. I'll be awaiting your arrival.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
"Wow…that man doesn't miss a thing," Harry said after reading the letter to Sirius. "Well, that's that. We'd better go to the Leaky Cauldron for the night.
A/N: YAY! Hogwarts! Here come some good parts. You'll be seeing Draco, Ron, Hermione, the Weasley's and Lupin soon…stay tuned…and review!
"It's awfully warm in here," the bar tender said, "Take off your cloak." "C-can't Sirius said. The man hesitated. Then he pulled the cloak off the top of Sirius's head. Harry closed his eyes. "Aha! You're…. You're…who are you?" Harry opened his eyes. "He's my dad," he said in a would-be-calm voice. The man eyed him suspiciously. "And who would you be?" "Er…I'm Ron…Ron Granger," Harry lied, using his two best friend's names. The man leaned closer to Sirius. He squinted his eyes in a rude manner. "Wait a second…" he said, a smile forming on his lips. He ran to the counter and grabbed a piece of paper, his eyes still on Sirius. He glanced down at the paper, and back up at Sirius. "I knew it!" he said, then he placed the paper beside Sirius's face. The paper had a picture of a man with a gaunt face and a wild tangle of hair. It had been Sirius, 2 years ago, right after he'd escaped Azkaban. On top it said WANTED 10,000 galleon reward. Harry gulped. Sirius tried to look innocent, but it was no use. "Look everyone!" Everyone gathered around the table. "I've caught Sirius Black! See, See, See! I've caught him!" "Let's go!" Sirius said, leaping to his feet so suddenly that many of the men backed away. He and Harry managed to run past the men, but two hands roughly grabbed Harry's shoulders. "And I caught Black's little helper!" he exclaimed, "Let's have a look who it is." Harry tried to squirm out of the man's grip. Sirius hurried over and punched the man in the face. He immediately let go of Harry. Sirius grabbed Harry around the middle and basically carried him out the door.
Sirius and Harry kept running for a while, then sat on a bench to rest. Sirius sighed and turned into a dog. Harry removed his cloak and rolled up his sleeves. He could feel the sun burning the back of his neck. There was only one thing left to do. He took out a piece of paper and was about to write to Dumbledore when Hedwig showed up. She had a letter in her beak and it said:
Dear Harry,
I have heard of what happened, and I think it's best you and Sirius come to Hogwarts for the rest of the summer. Take the Hogwarts Express tomorrow at 12:00. I'll be awaiting your arrival.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
"Wow…that man doesn't miss a thing," Harry said after reading the letter to Sirius. "Well, that's that. We'd better go to the Leaky Cauldron for the night.
A/N: YAY! Hogwarts! Here come some good parts. You'll be seeing Draco, Ron, Hermione, the Weasley's and Lupin soon…stay tuned…and review!