Disclaimer: This is rather stupid if you ask me, there's simply no way the
characters in this story are mine.
Dangers in the past.
Harry opened his eyes when he landed, his legs gave away under him and he was falling when someone quickly caught him. Looking down on him was the concerned face of Charlie Weasley.
" Are you ok, Harry?" The boy nodded, not making any effort to step out of the older boy's arms. He looked around and saw they were at the entrance door of the Hogwarts grounds. Charlie carefully moved him so he was leaning against his side and shook hands with Sirius.
"Hello Ryan." The older man smiled.
"How are things going Ethan?"
"Fine, Dumbledore's expecting you." Sirius raised his eyebrows.
"He is? Albus said he wouldn't"
" I know, but he was kind of desperate to find a DADA teacher, he hasn't been able to find one yet and he's getting nervous, he likes to find them earlier. I told him I had a friend who maybe would be able to take the place, but that he had to take care of his godson. The headmaster asked me to write you and tell you, you and Harry would be welcome here if you wanted the job." Sirius smiled pleased.
" Good, that certainly helps a lot."
While his godfather and Charlie talked, Harry had leaned further into Charlie's side and had closed his eyes. He was nearly sleeping when he felt someone gently lift him, he moaned softly and groggily opened his eyes, for some strange reason he felt very tired.
" Shh, sleep little one." His godfather's comforting voice pushed him into sleep almost immediately. Sirius felt Harry go limp in his arms and smiled tenderly down to the slim figure of his godson. Charlie on the other hand was looking concerned.
" Is he alright, Ryan?"
"Don't worry Ethan, the school nurse said he would be tired a lot, the last battle took nearly all he had to give, besides it's the first day he's been allowed up." The younger man nodded.
" You know it's hard to believe he's the strongest wizard alive, stronger then Dumbledore and You-Know-Who."
"I know, when he's sleeping he looks just like another child. Lets hope Dumbledore doesn't notice how strong he really is, it would cause lots of questions. Does the Headmaster know something about the state Harry's in?"
" No, I didn't know it myself, I just told him he had been gravely injured and you would want to keep him close."
" Ok, we should get going." Sirius looked over to the two cages. " Ethan, do you mind getting Godric and Hedwig out of their cages? They don't seem to like it much in there." Ethan chuckled.
" Harry has brought the two of them here?" He walked to the cages and opened them. The two birds flew out and circled once over Sirius and Harry, making sure their young master was just sleeping, and then left to the forest, probably to get something to eat. Sirius watched them disappear, shifting Harry a little and smirked.
" He has not only brought those two." Charlie looked up at Harry's arm and saw his snake lying there.
"Where's Echo?"
" I think she's sleeping in one of his pockets." Charlie stood up brushing his robes and shacking his head.
" Come on, lets get a move, Dumbledore probably knows you're here and is wondering what we are doing." Sirius nodded in agreement and they quickly made their way to the castle. Before Ethan could knock the large doors were opened by a much younger Minerva McGonagall.
"Hello Ethan."
"Hello Minerva, this is my friend Ryan Desclair and his godson Harry Danton.- Ryan nodded to his former professor.
"Nice to meet you, ma'm." The witch looked him over and smiled slightly.
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Desclair. Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you in his office. Follow me please." Before doing as the woman asked, Sirius turned to his young friend.
"Could you please take care of Harry while I talk to the headmaster, Ethan?"
"Of course Ryan." Sirius gently deposited the sleeping boy into Charlie's arms, he caressed his godson's check gently and kissed him on the forehead. Charlie watched somewhat amused to the ritual but didn't say anything about it. "We'll be in my room, ok? I'm sure someone will be able to tell you were to fin it."
"That's fine, thank you." Sirius the followed McGonagall, who had been looking interested at the exchange. Sirius looked around, trying to spot the changes that had occurred in twenty years. The witch's voice startled him.
"Mr. Desclair?" He turned to her somewhat startled.
"You can call me Ryan, Professor... sorry, I didn't catch your name." She smiled at him again, Sirius personally thought he had never seen her smile so often, but didn't voice that thought.
"I'm Professor McGonagall, I teach transfiguration and I'm the deputy Headmistress."
"Ok, that's good to know. Now, what did you want to ask?"
"What happened to Harry?" Sirius's expression hardened.
"A month ago our old school was attacked by death eaters, lots of people died, I was away helping an old friend of the MoM and wasn't able to make it back in time. Harry helped in the fight as did other students, he was severely injured while trying to protect his friends. Actually he was just released this morning from the hospital."
"I see, I'm sorry for bringing it up." Sirius smiled.
"No need to be sorry, he's alive and in a few weeks he should be completely allright" They continued walking in silence till they reached the gargoyle standing before Dumbledore's office. Professor McGonagall whispered the password and the statue jumped aside revealing the entrance to the headmaster's office. They climbed up the stairs and entered after knocking. The sight that greeted them was somewhat amusing, Dumbledore was standing in front of a perch that held two singing phoenixes.
To be continued...
Author's note: Thanks to Brita*chica on her quick review and her note on Charlie's name.
Dangers in the past.
Harry opened his eyes when he landed, his legs gave away under him and he was falling when someone quickly caught him. Looking down on him was the concerned face of Charlie Weasley.
" Are you ok, Harry?" The boy nodded, not making any effort to step out of the older boy's arms. He looked around and saw they were at the entrance door of the Hogwarts grounds. Charlie carefully moved him so he was leaning against his side and shook hands with Sirius.
"Hello Ryan." The older man smiled.
"How are things going Ethan?"
"Fine, Dumbledore's expecting you." Sirius raised his eyebrows.
"He is? Albus said he wouldn't"
" I know, but he was kind of desperate to find a DADA teacher, he hasn't been able to find one yet and he's getting nervous, he likes to find them earlier. I told him I had a friend who maybe would be able to take the place, but that he had to take care of his godson. The headmaster asked me to write you and tell you, you and Harry would be welcome here if you wanted the job." Sirius smiled pleased.
" Good, that certainly helps a lot."
While his godfather and Charlie talked, Harry had leaned further into Charlie's side and had closed his eyes. He was nearly sleeping when he felt someone gently lift him, he moaned softly and groggily opened his eyes, for some strange reason he felt very tired.
" Shh, sleep little one." His godfather's comforting voice pushed him into sleep almost immediately. Sirius felt Harry go limp in his arms and smiled tenderly down to the slim figure of his godson. Charlie on the other hand was looking concerned.
" Is he alright, Ryan?"
"Don't worry Ethan, the school nurse said he would be tired a lot, the last battle took nearly all he had to give, besides it's the first day he's been allowed up." The younger man nodded.
" You know it's hard to believe he's the strongest wizard alive, stronger then Dumbledore and You-Know-Who."
"I know, when he's sleeping he looks just like another child. Lets hope Dumbledore doesn't notice how strong he really is, it would cause lots of questions. Does the Headmaster know something about the state Harry's in?"
" No, I didn't know it myself, I just told him he had been gravely injured and you would want to keep him close."
" Ok, we should get going." Sirius looked over to the two cages. " Ethan, do you mind getting Godric and Hedwig out of their cages? They don't seem to like it much in there." Ethan chuckled.
" Harry has brought the two of them here?" He walked to the cages and opened them. The two birds flew out and circled once over Sirius and Harry, making sure their young master was just sleeping, and then left to the forest, probably to get something to eat. Sirius watched them disappear, shifting Harry a little and smirked.
" He has not only brought those two." Charlie looked up at Harry's arm and saw his snake lying there.
"Where's Echo?"
" I think she's sleeping in one of his pockets." Charlie stood up brushing his robes and shacking his head.
" Come on, lets get a move, Dumbledore probably knows you're here and is wondering what we are doing." Sirius nodded in agreement and they quickly made their way to the castle. Before Ethan could knock the large doors were opened by a much younger Minerva McGonagall.
"Hello Ethan."
"Hello Minerva, this is my friend Ryan Desclair and his godson Harry Danton.- Ryan nodded to his former professor.
"Nice to meet you, ma'm." The witch looked him over and smiled slightly.
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Desclair. Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you in his office. Follow me please." Before doing as the woman asked, Sirius turned to his young friend.
"Could you please take care of Harry while I talk to the headmaster, Ethan?"
"Of course Ryan." Sirius gently deposited the sleeping boy into Charlie's arms, he caressed his godson's check gently and kissed him on the forehead. Charlie watched somewhat amused to the ritual but didn't say anything about it. "We'll be in my room, ok? I'm sure someone will be able to tell you were to fin it."
"That's fine, thank you." Sirius the followed McGonagall, who had been looking interested at the exchange. Sirius looked around, trying to spot the changes that had occurred in twenty years. The witch's voice startled him.
"Mr. Desclair?" He turned to her somewhat startled.
"You can call me Ryan, Professor... sorry, I didn't catch your name." She smiled at him again, Sirius personally thought he had never seen her smile so often, but didn't voice that thought.
"I'm Professor McGonagall, I teach transfiguration and I'm the deputy Headmistress."
"Ok, that's good to know. Now, what did you want to ask?"
"What happened to Harry?" Sirius's expression hardened.
"A month ago our old school was attacked by death eaters, lots of people died, I was away helping an old friend of the MoM and wasn't able to make it back in time. Harry helped in the fight as did other students, he was severely injured while trying to protect his friends. Actually he was just released this morning from the hospital."
"I see, I'm sorry for bringing it up." Sirius smiled.
"No need to be sorry, he's alive and in a few weeks he should be completely allright" They continued walking in silence till they reached the gargoyle standing before Dumbledore's office. Professor McGonagall whispered the password and the statue jumped aside revealing the entrance to the headmaster's office. They climbed up the stairs and entered after knocking. The sight that greeted them was somewhat amusing, Dumbledore was standing in front of a perch that held two singing phoenixes.
To be continued...
Author's note: Thanks to Brita*chica on her quick review and her note on Charlie's name.