Finding New Means
Chapter 5: Going Home
Christine, Katie, Ron and Hermione were keeping watch over Harry when he finally woke up three days later. He groped at the side table for his glasses and when he finally found them and put them on he gasped at what he saw.
"Ron, Hermione! What are you doing here and who are they?" He asked weakly making all three of them jump as they had not noticed that he was awake.
"Harry!" Hermione yelled flinging her arms around him.
"We've been here Harry; it's already six days into the school year." Ron replied. "And they are Sirius' daughters, Christine and Katie."
"Sirius'?" Harry stammered.
"Yeah he was freed Harry, while you were gone. Someone had spotted Peter and he was proved innocent." Hermione said excitedly.
"Really?!" Harry almost yelled
"Yeah." Said Christine softly, speaking the first word Harry had ever heard her say.
"I can't believe it." Harry said in a half disbelieving half excited tone.
"Believe it." Katie said. "He has a house and we are living with him and he has a room for you ready in case you want to live with us."
"Really?" Harry managed fighting back tears of happiness and relief.
"Yeah." Christine replied happily. "Guys I'll be back I'm going to get Sirius." With that, she left.
"So how are you guys?" Harry asked turning his attention back to Ron, Hermione and Christine.
"The real question is how are you Harry?" Ron asked seriously.
"Fine, a little sore." Harry replied.
"A little?" Christine asked disbelievingly.
"Ok, ok a lot." Harry admitted.
"I would be too." Ron replied. "You had three cracked ribs, a broken shoulder, a lot of scratches and bruises and you still have a broken leg.
"Still?" Harry asked oblivious to the cast on his leg.
"Yeah, when you use magic to heal bones the magic needs the help of the person with the broken bone and since you were so weak you couldn't help and so Madame Pomfrey couldn't heal all the bones all the way. But don't worry you'll be back to normal in about two weeks." Hermoine replied.
Just then Sirius, Katie, Dumbledore, Lupin and McGonagall burst into the room.
"Harry!" Sirius yelled running over to him and gathering him in a hug. "What happened?"
Harry then proceeded to tell them about his torturous last two weeks. With gasps in all the right places and Sirius interrupting him every two seconds screaming "I am going to kill Voldemort!" When he got to the part of him conjuring up a shield and stunning all the Death Eaters and Voldemort without a wand Dumbledore interrupted.
"Harry you used wandless magic?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yeah." Harry replied receiving gasps from everyone in the room. "What? I bet a lot of people can do it."
"No they can't and to stun all those Death Eaters and the Dark Lord. That's just amazing Harry." Said Hermione.
"Can we talk about something else please?" Harry asked feeling uncomfortable from all the attention he was getting.
"As you wish." Replied Dumbledore and they proceeded to tell him about how he was going to go home with Sirius for two weeks.
The next day Harry was allowed to go home with Sirius, Katie and Christine. He waved goodbye to Ron and Hermione and promised to send them letters before he got into the taxi.
It only took ten minutes to get to Sirius's house and Harry was shocked by the site of it. It was a large three story house made of bricks and had a green door and green shudders. It had a large area in the backyard that would be perfect for quidditch when he could play again. There were flowers that outlined the sidewalk and huge bat windows in the front of the house. He could see, just a ways behind the house, a stream that flowed strongly but silently.
Sirius ran to get his crutches out of the trunk of the taxi and help him out. After he had paid the taxi driver and they had made their long and slow journey up the walkway Sirius opened the door and let Harry in first.
Chapter 5: Going Home
Christine, Katie, Ron and Hermione were keeping watch over Harry when he finally woke up three days later. He groped at the side table for his glasses and when he finally found them and put them on he gasped at what he saw.
"Ron, Hermione! What are you doing here and who are they?" He asked weakly making all three of them jump as they had not noticed that he was awake.
"Harry!" Hermione yelled flinging her arms around him.
"We've been here Harry; it's already six days into the school year." Ron replied. "And they are Sirius' daughters, Christine and Katie."
"Sirius'?" Harry stammered.
"Yeah he was freed Harry, while you were gone. Someone had spotted Peter and he was proved innocent." Hermione said excitedly.
"Really?!" Harry almost yelled
"Yeah." Said Christine softly, speaking the first word Harry had ever heard her say.
"I can't believe it." Harry said in a half disbelieving half excited tone.
"Believe it." Katie said. "He has a house and we are living with him and he has a room for you ready in case you want to live with us."
"Really?" Harry managed fighting back tears of happiness and relief.
"Yeah." Christine replied happily. "Guys I'll be back I'm going to get Sirius." With that, she left.
"So how are you guys?" Harry asked turning his attention back to Ron, Hermione and Christine.
"The real question is how are you Harry?" Ron asked seriously.
"Fine, a little sore." Harry replied.
"A little?" Christine asked disbelievingly.
"Ok, ok a lot." Harry admitted.
"I would be too." Ron replied. "You had three cracked ribs, a broken shoulder, a lot of scratches and bruises and you still have a broken leg.
"Still?" Harry asked oblivious to the cast on his leg.
"Yeah, when you use magic to heal bones the magic needs the help of the person with the broken bone and since you were so weak you couldn't help and so Madame Pomfrey couldn't heal all the bones all the way. But don't worry you'll be back to normal in about two weeks." Hermoine replied.
Just then Sirius, Katie, Dumbledore, Lupin and McGonagall burst into the room.
"Harry!" Sirius yelled running over to him and gathering him in a hug. "What happened?"
Harry then proceeded to tell them about his torturous last two weeks. With gasps in all the right places and Sirius interrupting him every two seconds screaming "I am going to kill Voldemort!" When he got to the part of him conjuring up a shield and stunning all the Death Eaters and Voldemort without a wand Dumbledore interrupted.
"Harry you used wandless magic?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yeah." Harry replied receiving gasps from everyone in the room. "What? I bet a lot of people can do it."
"No they can't and to stun all those Death Eaters and the Dark Lord. That's just amazing Harry." Said Hermione.
"Can we talk about something else please?" Harry asked feeling uncomfortable from all the attention he was getting.
"As you wish." Replied Dumbledore and they proceeded to tell him about how he was going to go home with Sirius for two weeks.
The next day Harry was allowed to go home with Sirius, Katie and Christine. He waved goodbye to Ron and Hermione and promised to send them letters before he got into the taxi.
It only took ten minutes to get to Sirius's house and Harry was shocked by the site of it. It was a large three story house made of bricks and had a green door and green shudders. It had a large area in the backyard that would be perfect for quidditch when he could play again. There were flowers that outlined the sidewalk and huge bat windows in the front of the house. He could see, just a ways behind the house, a stream that flowed strongly but silently.
Sirius ran to get his crutches out of the trunk of the taxi and help him out. After he had paid the taxi driver and they had made their long and slow journey up the walkway Sirius opened the door and let Harry in first.