Chapter 24 – Back to Hogwarts.

            "Harry, are you O.K? We heard what happened." Ron and Hermione were standing over Harry's bed in the Hospital Wing. He hadn't been hurt, but Madam Pomfrey decided that after his ordeal he'd best stay in bed were she could watch over him until the final assembly.

"Yeah fine." Harry replied, slowly waking up. "I wasn't hurt. I'm fine." Harry sat up and reached over for his glasses.

"We just received our results for our O.W.L's. But we decided to open them with you." Hermione explained, handing him an envelope with the words 'Mr Harry Potter.' written on them. 

         Harry pulled a sheet of parchment from the envelope, and gestured for Ron and Hermione to do the same. The letter read:

Mr Harry Potter,

I am pleased to inform you of your Ordinary Wizarding Level's results, which are listed below.

"A+ for Care of Magical Creatures." Harry explained. "Me too!" Replied Ron, rather excited of his first result. "And me!" Hermione pointed out. "Hagrid!" They all said in unison, laughing at his biased marks. "Charms… B-" Harry said, moving down the list.

"Same."

"A+" Hermione happily replied.

"Alright! A+ for Defence Against the Dark Arts!" Said Harry.

"Me too!" Hermione cheerfully continued. "And Ron?"

"B+" Ron sat on the bed next to Harry's, grumpily.

"That's what I got for Divination!" Harry said, cheering him on.

"Well I got A+" Hermione showed off.

"I got B+ like Harry." Replied Ron "What about Herbology?"

"A-" Harry replied.

"Same." Stated Ron

"A+" Answered Hermione

"I got the same for History of Magic." Ron said, trying to find a result were Hermione didn't get A+

"Yeah, so did I." Harry and Hermione said simultaneously."

"Oh no, Potions… D+!" Shouted Harry in shock.

"Me too!" They looked at each other with anger towards Snape.

"C+! That's not fair! I can't get C+! I studied for hours!" Hermione threw her results on the floor and sat on the bed next to Ron. "I hate Snape!"

"It's taken you five years to work that out?" Ron laughed, "What did you get for Transfiguration? I got B+"

"A+" Replied Hermione, cheering up a little.

"Better than me." Harry answered. " B+. Same as Ron."

"I would have got straight A's if it wasn't for Snape! Just because he's jealous!" Hermione ripped the wrapping off of a chocolate frog and threw it in her mouth.

"Hello Harry. Are you feeling better?" Dumbledore poked his head around the door. "Ron and Hermione, would you mind going back to your Common room for a few moments?"

"Of course not Professor." Replied Hermione, grabbing Ron's elbow and dragging him out of the Hospital Wing.

"What is it Professor?" Harry placed his results on the table.

"I've got someone here to see you. I believe you refer to him as 'snuffles' nowadays." Dumbledore's eye's sparkled as Sirius walked in the room.

"Hi Harry."

"Well I best be off." Dumbledore disappeared into the Corridor.

"Sirius. Are you O.K?"

"Yeah… well, will be anyway."

"I'm sorry about Procyon."

"No need. Weren't your fault."

"Sirius. Can I ask you something? How come Procyon was an Animaji?" Harry picked off a grape from the table and ate it. "You know, a dog like you."

"Well," Sirius took a grape as well. "When I was caught, to go  to Azkaban, they thought Procyon was me, so he turned himself into a dog, so he could get away freely." Sirius explained.

"But why a dog? Why a dog that looks exactly like you?" Harry wondered, still quite confused.

"So we could confuse them. You see, Procy helped me escape from that place." Sirius had a tear in his eye. "He confused them, so they wouldn't know which dog to chase, whilst I was trying to escape from Azkaban."

"Oh. Sirius, there's something else. Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Hogwarts? I saw you, at least twice. I don't understand why you didn't tell me first so we could talk?"

"I never came to Hogwarts without telling you!" Sirius laughed.

"But I saw you during a Quidditch match!" Harry explained.

"Harry. You know I'm undercover these days. And you know I have a twin."

"You mean it was Procyon I saw that night?"

"Yes. He needed to see Snape to get a potion off of him."

"A potion?" Harry was still confused.

"A Blood-call potion. That's how we found each other again."

"Oh I understand now. Sirius, do you mind one more question?"

"O.K. one more, but I have to go soon, back into hiding."

"Was it you who was caught on the farm last summer?"

"No. Procyon again. He was making his way to Snape's house, to ask him to make the potion." Sirius took a handful of grapes and stood up. "Is that all? Because I have to go."

"Yes. Just keep in touch." Harry replied, as he watched his Godfather walk out of the room.