A/N: This next part happens nine years later and also introduces two of my own characters, Sirius' niece and nephew, Liviana and Talon. Again to find out more about Sophia Smalls (it will help you understand this story better) read It's a Small World.
"I'll get you yet, Talon," Liviana yelled, raising her broom after her brother, letting her long, blond hair trail behind her.
"Not if you can't catch me, Livy," Talon yelled back. He pushed his Nimbus 2000, top of the line racing broom that uncle Sirius had just given him, his sister and Harry, a week ago, as fast as it would take him. It wasn't enough though as Harry zoomed up and cut him off.
"Good job, Harry," Liviana smiled. Harry smiled and did a backwards loop witch made his glasses slide up his nose.
"You two planned this, didn't you?" Talon asked.
"Of course," Harry and Liviana replied at the same time.
"No fair," Talon said. "Harry, boys are suppose to stick together.
"So should twins, right Talon," Liviana said.
"Right," Talon said before thinking. "I mean…"
"You walked right into that one Tal," Harry said.
"Talon," Talon said, putting the emphasis on the "on". "You can shorten Liviana's name, but please don't try to shorten mine."
"Guys I thing we should get down," Liviana said suddenly.
"Why?" the boys asked.
Liviana just pointed to a muggle town on the horizon. Imminently, all three of them went into their own dive. Liviana did a graceful dive with her signature loop on the end. Talon did a corkscrew dive, skimming off at the bottom, and Harry did an oh-my- God-you-are-going-to-die-if-you-don't-pull-up-right-now dive.
"Livy, why don't you change into your leopard form and lead us back? I don't exactly know where we are," Talon said. To normal people, this may sound like a strange request, but Livy was use to it. Livy was the youngest animagis ever. She had completed the potion for the transformation on her own when she was three, marking her name as a magical prodigy. Even though she was only eleven, she had been invited to Hogwarts for the past three years now, but declined to wait for her brother and Harry.
Actually, all three children were special. Harry had defeated the greatest dark wizard of their time when he was only one, and Talon had an encyclopedic knowledge of almost anything he deemed worth knowing about. Some people might think that the fact that the three of them had grown up together might have something to do with this, in reality it was in their blood. Harry was the heir of Godric Gryfindor, and Liviana and Talon were related to Rowan Ravenclaw.
Liviana trance formed and Talon picked up her broom and the three of them began walking back towards the Potter mansion were they lived with Harry's godfather of Talon and Livy's uncle, Sirius Black. They could have lived at the Black mansion, but that place was crossed with a lot of dark curses left by Sirius's father.
Sirius Black was perhaps the coolest adult any child, let alone three, could have grown up with. Sirius owned a broom testing facility and often brought home a new type of broom for the three of them. Sirius was not the best cook though, so lucky for them, Remus Lupin and Sophia Smalls also lived there and when they were not making kissy faces at each other, would help out with things like that so Sirius doesn't accidentally burn the house down like he almost did once (I should say in his defense here that that was when he had first gotten Harry, Liviana and Talon back and dealing with three confused toddlers and cooking isn't a good idea.)
As the three of them neared the house, three owls swooped down and gave each of them a letter.
"Do you think?" Talon asked.
"Green hand writing on the address. You do the math," Liviana said, already opening hers.
"Don't you think we should wait till we get back?" Harry asked. "Sirius, Remus and Sophia will probably want to see us open them."
"I don't think they would mind me opening mine a little early. They've already seen me with three of them," Liviana said. "But you two probably should wait. Sophia will want a picture."
The three of them took their letters and walked into the back kitchen of the house. "Uncle Sirius, Remus, Sophia," Liviana called, "we're back and the boys have Hogwarts letters."
"Already?" Sirius asked, "I think they come earlier every year."
"No they don't, Sirius," Remus said, "you just have a bad sense of timing. And speaking of sense of timing, I hope you have a better one than your uncle does, Livy and have the Wolfsbane potion ready for this month."
"All ready," Liviana said. I should mention Liviana hadn't stopped at animagis potions. She had gone on to make three more of those, giving her a grand total, at the moment of four animals she could turn into, she also made more complex potions such as Veritaserum and Wolfsbane. "I even tried something new to make it taste better."
"Will it still work?" Sirius asked. He never liked his niece experimenting with such stuff. The out come could not only endanger Remus, but everyone in the house.
"It should, but I'll stay up with Remus in my leopard form for a while to make sure," Liviana replied. "But this can wait till tomorrow; Harry and Talon have their Hogwarts letters."
"What about you?" Remus asked.
"I already opened mine. I didn't think you would mind seeing I already have three others up stairs," Liviana replied.
"They still waste paper sending you those?" Sophia asked coming down stairs, camera in hand. "They should just send you your graduation certificate."
"Why don't you two open those?" Sirius asked the boys. Talon and Harry dug into their letters.
"I got in," Talon said.
"Me too!" Harry yelled.
"Was there a doubt?" Liviana asked. The boys looked a little sheepish at their own excitement.
"Livy, let them have their fun. I think this calls for a celebration," Sirius announced. "Diagon Ally to get your school supplies and while we're there, you should each get a pet for Hogwarts." This got a resounding cheer form each of the kids. "I think that's a yes. Go get ready, we'll leave in a half hour." The three of them ran up stairs to get ready.
"The usual groups, Sirius?" Remus asked. When ever they took the kids up they would split into three groups, each adult paired up with one kid. Sophia would go with Liviana so Sophia could go to jewelry shops without hurting Remus and Liviana could pick up stuff for potions without Sirius breaking anything of hurting Remus with the ingredients. Harry would go with Sirius because the two of them would check out quidditch supplies and joke stuff. Remus and Talon would usually go to the book store and meet up with Sirius and Harry at the joke shop.
"Not this time. They all need the same things, so it shouldn't be too big of a problem for them to go together," Sirius replied.
"In that case do you mind if Sophia and I slip off?" Remus asked.
"Does Remus have something romantic planned?" Sirius asked.
"Maybe," Remus replied, slipping his arm around Sophia.
"Sure then, I don't mind. I get to spend sometime a lone with the kids," Sirius said.
"Thanks, I owe you one," Remus said.
"I'll remind you next time I have a hot date," Sirius replied.
"Sirius, Harry and Talon are playing keep away with my shoe," Liviana's voice could be heard coming from up stairs.
"Duty calls," Sirius said, rushing up stairs. "Harry, Talon, if you don't stop with Livy's shoes, I'll keep away your brooms."
"So what do you have planned, Mr. Romantic?" Sophia asked once Sirius had cleared out of the kitchen.
"Just a little surprise for you, my dear" Remus replied with a sly smile at Sophia. He moved in closer to kiss Sophia but right before he totally closed in the trampling of elephants could be herd coming down stairs.
"You two ready?" Sirius asked looking in to the kitchen. He was carrying Harry and Talon under each arm with Liviana smiling smugly behind them.
Remus got a dear in the head lights look on his face and replied with a week "yeah."
