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Dangers in the past:
The headmaster was standing next to the two phoenixes looking somewhat surprised, an expression you weren't able to see often in the old man's face.
"Albus? Where did this other phoenix come from?" The old man turned to the and smiled gently.
"I have no idea, it just appeared a few minutes ago and has been singing with Fawkes since then." Sirius groaned and put a hand before his eyes.
"Come on Godric, you can't just come in and start flirting with the headmaster's phoenix." Harry's bird looked at him. "Come on, go to Hedwig, I'm sure she's jealous." The phoenix went out of the window still singing. Sirius saw the headmaster looking at him curiously. McGonagall also noticed the look and stepped forward.
"Headmaster, this is Ethan's friend, Ryan Desclair, he's here for the DADA position."
"Thank you Minerva." The witch nodded and then left the room. Dumbledore walked to his seat and sat down, motioning for Ryan to do the same.- Pleased to meet you Mr. Desclair, I hope you had a good trip."
"Yes sir, thank you."
" Just out of curiosity, was that your phoenix?"
"No, sir, it was Harry's "
"Harry?"
"My godson"
"Right, Ethan told me about him, I assume he has come with you?"
"Yes he has, headmaster, Ethan is taking care of him at the moment, the trip left him rather tired." Dumbledore nodded.
"Before we talk about him, lets talk about work, if you don't mind." Sirius nodded, he was eager to get this out of the way. "Can I see your records?" Sirius handed him the stack of papers that Dumbledore had given him earlier and waited patiently while the old man read the papers. Finally, after a few minutes, Dumbledore looked up and smiled. "Good, I think you will make a wonderful addition to our staff." Sirius sighed in relieve and smiled at the old man.
"Thank you, sir"
"You will have your quarters next to your office, there are all the papers you will need for your lessons. Now lets talk about Harry. I understand he's in your care, may I ask what happened to his parents?" Sirius's face grew dark and he looked out of the window.
"They died a long time ago, in fact they were killed." Dumbledore studied the man sitting in front of him more carefully, it seemed he had a lot of ghosts in his past, but instead of letting them destroy him they had made him stronger.
"I'm sorry about that" Sirius shook his head and smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, as I said it was a long time ago." Dumbledore nodded and let the matter drop.
"Now, how old is your godson?"
"He's fifteen, he took his OWL's just before the attack, we don't know the results yet."
"Do you want him to start his sixth year?"
"Not yet, if you don't mind, the doctors said he needed lots of rest and I don't want him to exert himself with lessons, and besides it will take time to get used to this new school, as far as I've seen it's rather large while the school Harry used to go was very small. I would prefer he took five year lessons, just so he has something to do."
"That can be easily arranged. He will be sorted in one of the houses at the beginning of the year. Have you heard about our houses?"
"Yes, Ethan has told me about them in his letter, still I think it's better he stays with me, at least at the beginning." Dumbledore nodded in understanding.
" Very well. One more thing though, does your godson have any other interesting pets?" Sirius smirked amusedly.
"You mean like a fairy and a onega-boa?" Dumbledore looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"That would qualify, yes."
"He also has an owl."
"Curious, he has pets usually are very hard to get, they don't easily trust grown up wizards, much lest young teenagers."
"Oh, I know, but Harry has never been normal, he's very mature for his age and there's something around him that just compels you to trust him, you'll see also that those pets of his are very loyal, no one messes with the kid when they are around, they are even more overprotective then I am." Dumbledore laughed amused.
"I look forward to meeting this young man" He then stood up from his chair. "Come on, I'll show you to your rooms." Sirius nodded and also stood up.
"Thank you, but could we go to Ethan's room first so I can pick-up Harry?"
"Sure." The two men walked out of the room and down the stairs, Sirius let Dumbledore lead the way although he knew of much quicker ways to get to where he guessed Ethan was staying. When they were finally approaching the room a dark blue streak of light passed between their heads. Dumbledore seemed a little alarmed at this and looked back, but whatever it was that had just passed it had already disappeared. He then turned to Sirius who was trying very hard to hid his amusement.
"That was Echo, sir, Harry's fairy." Dumbledore shook his head and continued walking with a snickering Sirius after him.
The door to Ethan's room was not closed so they just entered without knocking. Sirius saw Harry sleeping soundly in Ethan's bed while the older boy was reading a book in a chair next to him. Charlie looked up when they came in.
"Hello Headmaster, hello Ryan, how did it go?"
"Good, I got the job" Ryan and Ethan exchanged a secretive smile, but Dumbledore didn't notice, he was looking with interest at the young boy lying in the bed, he couldn't shake the feeling he looked rather familiar, and there was also a very distinct aura surrounding him that left him puzzled. Sirius noticed his look and narrowed his eyes, he couldn't let the headmaster start suspecting things about them. He calmly made his way to the bed and carefully lifted Harry out of it. Accommodating him so he was leaning against his chest and he would not be jarred while they walked, he turned to the headmaster.
"We can go sir." He then turned to his friend. "Thank you for watching him, Ethan."
"No problem Ryan, I'll see you tonight at dinner, ok?"
"Ok" Sirius followed the headmaster once again through the hallways to the third floor where the DADA classroom was. They where nearing the office when Sirius felt Harry begin to stir.
To be continued...
Author's note: Thanks so much for all your reviews, I'm glad you liked the first two chapters, I'll update as quick as I can, ok?
Dangers in the past:
The headmaster was standing next to the two phoenixes looking somewhat surprised, an expression you weren't able to see often in the old man's face.
"Albus? Where did this other phoenix come from?" The old man turned to the and smiled gently.
"I have no idea, it just appeared a few minutes ago and has been singing with Fawkes since then." Sirius groaned and put a hand before his eyes.
"Come on Godric, you can't just come in and start flirting with the headmaster's phoenix." Harry's bird looked at him. "Come on, go to Hedwig, I'm sure she's jealous." The phoenix went out of the window still singing. Sirius saw the headmaster looking at him curiously. McGonagall also noticed the look and stepped forward.
"Headmaster, this is Ethan's friend, Ryan Desclair, he's here for the DADA position."
"Thank you Minerva." The witch nodded and then left the room. Dumbledore walked to his seat and sat down, motioning for Ryan to do the same.- Pleased to meet you Mr. Desclair, I hope you had a good trip."
"Yes sir, thank you."
" Just out of curiosity, was that your phoenix?"
"No, sir, it was Harry's "
"Harry?"
"My godson"
"Right, Ethan told me about him, I assume he has come with you?"
"Yes he has, headmaster, Ethan is taking care of him at the moment, the trip left him rather tired." Dumbledore nodded.
"Before we talk about him, lets talk about work, if you don't mind." Sirius nodded, he was eager to get this out of the way. "Can I see your records?" Sirius handed him the stack of papers that Dumbledore had given him earlier and waited patiently while the old man read the papers. Finally, after a few minutes, Dumbledore looked up and smiled. "Good, I think you will make a wonderful addition to our staff." Sirius sighed in relieve and smiled at the old man.
"Thank you, sir"
"You will have your quarters next to your office, there are all the papers you will need for your lessons. Now lets talk about Harry. I understand he's in your care, may I ask what happened to his parents?" Sirius's face grew dark and he looked out of the window.
"They died a long time ago, in fact they were killed." Dumbledore studied the man sitting in front of him more carefully, it seemed he had a lot of ghosts in his past, but instead of letting them destroy him they had made him stronger.
"I'm sorry about that" Sirius shook his head and smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, as I said it was a long time ago." Dumbledore nodded and let the matter drop.
"Now, how old is your godson?"
"He's fifteen, he took his OWL's just before the attack, we don't know the results yet."
"Do you want him to start his sixth year?"
"Not yet, if you don't mind, the doctors said he needed lots of rest and I don't want him to exert himself with lessons, and besides it will take time to get used to this new school, as far as I've seen it's rather large while the school Harry used to go was very small. I would prefer he took five year lessons, just so he has something to do."
"That can be easily arranged. He will be sorted in one of the houses at the beginning of the year. Have you heard about our houses?"
"Yes, Ethan has told me about them in his letter, still I think it's better he stays with me, at least at the beginning." Dumbledore nodded in understanding.
" Very well. One more thing though, does your godson have any other interesting pets?" Sirius smirked amusedly.
"You mean like a fairy and a onega-boa?" Dumbledore looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"That would qualify, yes."
"He also has an owl."
"Curious, he has pets usually are very hard to get, they don't easily trust grown up wizards, much lest young teenagers."
"Oh, I know, but Harry has never been normal, he's very mature for his age and there's something around him that just compels you to trust him, you'll see also that those pets of his are very loyal, no one messes with the kid when they are around, they are even more overprotective then I am." Dumbledore laughed amused.
"I look forward to meeting this young man" He then stood up from his chair. "Come on, I'll show you to your rooms." Sirius nodded and also stood up.
"Thank you, but could we go to Ethan's room first so I can pick-up Harry?"
"Sure." The two men walked out of the room and down the stairs, Sirius let Dumbledore lead the way although he knew of much quicker ways to get to where he guessed Ethan was staying. When they were finally approaching the room a dark blue streak of light passed between their heads. Dumbledore seemed a little alarmed at this and looked back, but whatever it was that had just passed it had already disappeared. He then turned to Sirius who was trying very hard to hid his amusement.
"That was Echo, sir, Harry's fairy." Dumbledore shook his head and continued walking with a snickering Sirius after him.
The door to Ethan's room was not closed so they just entered without knocking. Sirius saw Harry sleeping soundly in Ethan's bed while the older boy was reading a book in a chair next to him. Charlie looked up when they came in.
"Hello Headmaster, hello Ryan, how did it go?"
"Good, I got the job" Ryan and Ethan exchanged a secretive smile, but Dumbledore didn't notice, he was looking with interest at the young boy lying in the bed, he couldn't shake the feeling he looked rather familiar, and there was also a very distinct aura surrounding him that left him puzzled. Sirius noticed his look and narrowed his eyes, he couldn't let the headmaster start suspecting things about them. He calmly made his way to the bed and carefully lifted Harry out of it. Accommodating him so he was leaning against his chest and he would not be jarred while they walked, he turned to the headmaster.
"We can go sir." He then turned to his friend. "Thank you for watching him, Ethan."
"No problem Ryan, I'll see you tonight at dinner, ok?"
"Ok" Sirius followed the headmaster once again through the hallways to the third floor where the DADA classroom was. They where nearing the office when Sirius felt Harry begin to stir.
To be continued...
Author's note: Thanks so much for all your reviews, I'm glad you liked the first two chapters, I'll update as quick as I can, ok?