Chapter 5
That night, Sirius, Reanna, and Harry squished themselves onto the
sofa, and Remus sat on the comfy chair. Everyone had left a few hours
earlier, but everyone but Harry had spent the last few hours cleaning up.
Harry had spent them napping upstairs. He had wanted to help clean, as it
was his and Reanna's surprise party, but he was told that he had not yet
fully recovered and was sent to bed. He was rather glad for it now.
They were talking about Sirius' and Remus' presents, and the amount
of surprise from Harry and Reanna. Sirius had the other three in fits of
laughter at his imitation of Harry when he saw the papers. He made his
eyes bug out, and his mouth hang loose, while staring at an invisible
something in his hand. Reanna giggled even harder when Sirius did an
impression of her.
"I would do an impression of what you two sounded like, but I'm
afraid I'll kill you from laughter." Sirius said, grinning. There was
another burst of laughter from Remus, Harry, and Reanna. When they finally
calmed down, Harry was about to ask a question that had been bothering his
subconscious all day, but Reanna beat him to it.
"Sirius?" She asked. "Can I ask you something about Harry and I?"
"Ask away." Sirius said, turning toward them.
"Well, you told me what happened on the night our parents died, but."
She trailed off, wondering how to put it.
"But how did Voldemort not notice that Reanna was in the house as
well, and when I remember it why does Mum only say anything about me?"
Harry finished for her.
"That's about it." Reanna said, smiling at him. Sirius made his
mouth in an "o".
"Well, that's just it." Sirius started, then stopped and started
over. "You see, you, Reanna, weren't in the house at the time. Only you,
Harry, were." Reanna and Harry looked even more confused.
"My gosh, Sirius!" Remus exclaimed. "Can't you explain anything
without confusing the people you're trying to explain it to?"
"No." Sirius said sheepishly.
"Right then." Remus said, and started to explain. "Your parents had a
tip to when Voldemort was probably going to show up. So, they thought it
would be safer if you two would be in separate places, preferably at Muggle
houses." He paused then continued. "What was originally going to happen was
that Reanna, was going to stay at Mr. and Mrs. Pierce's house, and Harry,
was going to stay with Hagrid, which although he is of course not a Muggle,
he lived on Hogwarts grounds. What ended up happening, though, was that
Mrs. Pierce picked Reanna up, and Lily thought Hagrid would be on his way.
Before he got there however, well, I think you know the rest."
"So I just stayed with my pa-," She stopped, "that is, with Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce?"
"Obviously." Sirius said, grinning. Reanna stuck her tongue out at
him.
"The plan originally was that Sirius would take you both." Remus
explained, ignoring the two. "Of course as you know that is not what
happened. Dumbledore decided that it was best for you to be separated, for
safety reasons. No one except Sirius, myself, and Wormtail knew that James
and Lily had two children. For all everyone knew and, except for a few
people now, still know is that there is only Harry, and for that matter I'm
not sure why it is anyone's business."
"You know Harry, that reminds me of something I thought of for when
we go to school." Reanna said grinning.
"Uh-oh." Harry muttered, while Sirius said, "What?"
"Sorry Sirius, you can't know. You'll have to find out when it
comes." Reanna said, grinning at her guardian. "Come on Harry, let's go up
to your room and discuss."
"Wait a minute, there's something else." Sirius said, before they
could get up. The two stopped.
"What?" They chorused.
"Once Harry has fully recovered," Sirius said.
"I have." Harry muttered. Sirius glanced at him.
"Once Trinity, not Harry, says that he has fully recovered," Sirius
continued, "We all, Remus included, are going to be moving into my old
house. However, I need to ask you, would you prefer separate rooms, or
would you prefer to have one room that can be separated by a sheet or magic
barrier for privacy reasons?" Harry and Reanna looked at each other and
grinned.
"We'll share," Harry said.
"As long as we can have that barrier." Reanna finished.
"Right then, you guys can go." Sirius said and waved them off.
They hurried upstairs, although Harry was being supported heavily by
Reanna. Sirius smiled as he watched them and noticed Remus doing the same.
He grinned at his friend and two shared thoughts came to the two. One was
that they definitely acted like twins and that they were definitely James
and Lily's children. The other was dessert.
Harry and Reanna sat on the bed, talking about things they had done
when they were younger. Memories were wonderful to relive, they decided,
as long as they were good. They seemed to share each others thoughts too,
and sometimes one would only grin and the other would know what they were
thinking. They had always had that strong connection, but it had been
explained that day. Harry thought of this, and remembered something he had
forgotten to say.
"He rolled down that hill so fast, I thought he was going to break
something!" Reanna laughed, then stopped when she noticed Harry had become
serious suddenly. "What is it?" She questioned, concerned. "Are you all
right?"
"I'm fine but, Reanna." Harry paused, then put his thoughts in the
easiest words possible. "Thank you." He blurted out. Reanna looked
confused.
"What?"
"Thank you, for, well I guess for everything." Harry said, looking at
her.
"Oh Harry, you don't need to thank me." Reanna exclaimed.
"Wait." Harry said, stopping her. "Yes I do. You've always been
there for me, and I don't think you realize how much that's meant to me.
Remember when we were little? You always used to save my neck when Dudley
would gang up on me after a beating. And later, you were always there for
me when I was upset. You were always there for me no matter what. There
have been times when I don't know how I could have survived, it was you
that gave me the courage to stand up to my uncle even a little. It was you
who sneaked your first aid kit out of the house when we were ten years old,
and tried to cover everything with bandages. Most of all, I want to thank
you for saving my life." He swallowed, but in the pause he noticed that
Reanna still did not speak. She was looking at him, tears shining in her
eyes. His eyes avoided hers as he said, "If you hadn't gotten Sirius and
Remus that day I would probably be dead now. Thank you, for saving my life
and for always being there for me."
"Oh Harry." Reanna whispered, a tear running down her cheek. She
wiped it away and took his hand gently in hers. "You don't need to thank me
for that. I was just doing what any real friend would do. You deserved
the help, after all that you had been through."
"But you didn't have to do anything. That's why I'm thanking you.
For being you." Harry said, and he squeezed her hand in a brotherly
fashion. He brushed a tear from his face hurriedly, not wanting her to see
him cry. Then he smiled. "Come on, let's get off this dreary topic and
start making some plans for pranks. We've got the Weasleys Wizarding
Wheezes now."
"Oh! We have to test those new products on Sirius and Remus." Reanna
said, her eyes, now dry of tears, dancing.
"Kids, dessert!" Sirius shouted. Reanna and Harry grinned.
"Speaking of which." Harry said, and he laughed.
"Here put these drops in your pockets. It says that one drop will
turn the person a color to suit their personality, or their mood, and it
will last for up to two hours." Reanna laughed, and she stuffed her own
pockets with another trick treat. Quickly, they headed downstairs.
"How did you know Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough was our favorite type
of ice cream?" Reanna asked suspiciously as Remus set large bowls in front
of them.
"It has been in your family for generations." Sirius said, grinning
at the twins. Harry and Reanna exchanged glances.
"You would know that how?" Harry asked.
"Potters and Blacks have always been friends, not just your father
and I." Sirius told them.
"It goes along with Potters and Malfoys not getting along, although
I'm not sure if that did not just start last generation." Remus said.
"Hm." Reanna said, "Well, I hope mints run in everyone's family,
because we just happen to have some." Harry brought them out of his pocket
and handed them out.
"Where did you get those?" Sirius asked. Harry grinned.
"I sneaked them out of the fridge when I was making dinner at the
beginning of the summer." He said. "Aunt Petunia never knew the difference,
she thought Dudley ate them."
"If you hadn't taken them he probably would have." Reanna said, then
she muttered, "Not that he needed the extra pounds." Harry snickered.
About five minutes later, after watching Reanna and Harry argue about
him eating all of his ice-cream ("I never thought someone would try to
force me to eat my dessert." Harry had said), everyone popped their mints
into their mouths. Almost immediately Reanna and Harry had to force
themselves to not laugh, as Remus and Sirius were turning different colors
of blue and pink. As soon as Remus looked at Sirius, however, he burst out
laughing.
"What?" Sirius asked, when he caught sight of the blue Remus. In
turn, he roared with laughter.
"You-You're pink!" Remus sputtered, while Reanna and Harry
desperately tried not to giggle.
"I'm pink?" Sirius asked, touching his hair. His laughter stopped,
but it began again immediately. "Well, you're blue!"
"At least that's better then p-pink!" Remus laughed. Reanna finally
lost control and burst out laughing at the two of them. Harry now was
having trouble keeping a straight face. Both men looked at them.
"Which one of you was it?" Sirius asked, keeping a straight face
quite well. Harry shifted a bit, thinking his godfather was angry, but
when he saw the sparkle in his eyes he relaxed.
"I'm sure it was Reanna, Harry wouldn't hand out his own trick."
Remus said, also keeping a straight face. Harry bit his lip so he wouldn't
laugh, and Reanna did the same. They exchanged a glance.
"Us?" Reanna asked, looking quite innocent now.
"Why in the world would you suspect us?" Harry asked in mock horror.
He caught Reanna's eye.
"Like they don't even trust us." Reanna sighed sadly. Harry shook
his head.
"Our own guardians." He said.
"Just like all adults," Reanna said.
"Not trusting at all," Harry nodded.
"We thought you were better then that," Reanna told them.
"Thought you were at our level," Harry sighed.
"But I guess not." Reanna said.
"If you think we put something in our own guardians' mints," Harry
said.
"Can't believe you don't trust us." Reanna said, and they both sighed
and shook their heads. Sirius and Remus were grinning.
"Kids these days," Sirius started mournfully.
"Trying to trick adults." Remus sighed.
"Their own guardians," Sirius said, shaking his head.
"No respect." Remus said.
"They should know." Sirius said in a taunting voice.
"They should know." Remus said.
"Kids these days." Sirius said again.
"No respect." Remus agreed.
"You'd think they'd know us better." Sirius said, and they both bowed
their heads.
"Harry, I do believe we have competition." Reanna said, grinning.
"And that was with being without practice for years." Sirius told
them.
"Don't forget, you get that trait from James." Remus told the two.
"But we have all of his strategies, plus our own." Sirius said.
"Why do they remind me of us?" Harry asked. Reanna shook her head in
amazement.
"Years of practice, years of practice." Sirius told them, grinning.
"Don't forget, you're still pink." Reanna said sweetly.
"And, we have pictures, and a video." Harry said, holding up a camera
that Reanna had given him. Sirius' jaw dropped.
"Two of the Rotters, have outsmarted the Marauders." Harry and
Reanna said, and they grinned at each other.
"The Rotters?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, we came up with it when we were little, and it has stuck ever
since." Harry said, shrugging.
"I won't ask." Sirius muttered.
"Who are the others?" Remus asked, interested. "You said that 'two of
the Rotters' outsmarted us."
"We recruited Ron and the twins at the party today." Reanna said,
grinning. "So now there are 'Rotters Reeling Rabble-Rousers' and 'Weasley
Wizarding Wheezes'." She smiled sweetly. "Did you ever have anything?"
"In fact we did," Sirius said, quickly. "We had the Marauders
Mischief Makers."
"You just made that up!" Harry protested.
"Maybe, maybe not." Sirius said, grinning with all his teeth. "Unless
you get a time machine you'll never know."
"And if you did not, what kind of things did you make?" Reanna asked,
putting on her sweet attitude again.
"Er, uh." Sirius stuttered. "Er, I can't remember right now."
"My point is proven." Reanna said, and winked at Harry. Sirius chose
this time to glance at his watch, which had also turned pink.
"My gosh it's late!" He exclaimed. "Harry you should have been in bed
half an hour ago, you need your rest." Not wanting to argue, Harry got up
with Reanna, and they went upstairs. When they were settled in their own
beds, he and Reanna began to talk quietly.
"This was probably the best birthday I've ever had." Reanna sighed.
"I agree." Harry said. He smiled. "It was so nice of Sirius and
Remus to organize that for us."
"That's what people do when they care about someone." Reanna said
gently.
"I guess I found that out." Harry laughed. He leaned back and closed
his eyes. "Reanna? Remember when we were little and you used to sing that
song?"
"Yeah." She said.
"Could you sing it please?" He heard a small laugh.
"Sure." Slowly she began to sing in her beautiful voice.
When the wind blows through your door,
You don't to have to look too far,
Friends surround you all around,
Better life will come tomorrow.
Sing the song I sing today,
Call my name when you're in need,
Anyone will hear the sound,
They will come to where you are.
Things can only get better.
Though your life is hard and cruel,
People care 'bout who you are,
The road to life is rocky,
But someday it will be smooth.
Slowly the bird stretch her neck,
Feathers all tattered and brown,
When she is grown, we all know,
She will become a swan.
Things can only get better.
Yes, things can only get better.
Ooo-hhh, things can onl-y get.be-etter.
Harry was asleep before she finished. Reanna smiled. It was good
that he was finally in a home where he was cared about, and treated well.
Sirius and Remus would always love them, and although Reanna knew that, it
might take a little to persuade Harry the same. He was somewhat jumpy and
insecure, but she knew that with work Sirius, Remus, her, and others could
gain his complete trust, and help him trust people again. Reanna turned
out the light and fell asleep with a smile on her lips. Things can only
get better.
A/N - It's finished! The sequel is already in process, I'll be uploading
the first few chapters soon. However, I have major writer's block right
now, right in the middle of my fifth chapter. This next one will be
hopefully much longer, and I hope I have improved my writing skills on it
as well. Thank you Kris, my one and only reviewer! I hope all of you who
read this story enjoyed it, and I hope you read my next one. Thank you!
That night, Sirius, Reanna, and Harry squished themselves onto the
sofa, and Remus sat on the comfy chair. Everyone had left a few hours
earlier, but everyone but Harry had spent the last few hours cleaning up.
Harry had spent them napping upstairs. He had wanted to help clean, as it
was his and Reanna's surprise party, but he was told that he had not yet
fully recovered and was sent to bed. He was rather glad for it now.
They were talking about Sirius' and Remus' presents, and the amount
of surprise from Harry and Reanna. Sirius had the other three in fits of
laughter at his imitation of Harry when he saw the papers. He made his
eyes bug out, and his mouth hang loose, while staring at an invisible
something in his hand. Reanna giggled even harder when Sirius did an
impression of her.
"I would do an impression of what you two sounded like, but I'm
afraid I'll kill you from laughter." Sirius said, grinning. There was
another burst of laughter from Remus, Harry, and Reanna. When they finally
calmed down, Harry was about to ask a question that had been bothering his
subconscious all day, but Reanna beat him to it.
"Sirius?" She asked. "Can I ask you something about Harry and I?"
"Ask away." Sirius said, turning toward them.
"Well, you told me what happened on the night our parents died, but."
She trailed off, wondering how to put it.
"But how did Voldemort not notice that Reanna was in the house as
well, and when I remember it why does Mum only say anything about me?"
Harry finished for her.
"That's about it." Reanna said, smiling at him. Sirius made his
mouth in an "o".
"Well, that's just it." Sirius started, then stopped and started
over. "You see, you, Reanna, weren't in the house at the time. Only you,
Harry, were." Reanna and Harry looked even more confused.
"My gosh, Sirius!" Remus exclaimed. "Can't you explain anything
without confusing the people you're trying to explain it to?"
"No." Sirius said sheepishly.
"Right then." Remus said, and started to explain. "Your parents had a
tip to when Voldemort was probably going to show up. So, they thought it
would be safer if you two would be in separate places, preferably at Muggle
houses." He paused then continued. "What was originally going to happen was
that Reanna, was going to stay at Mr. and Mrs. Pierce's house, and Harry,
was going to stay with Hagrid, which although he is of course not a Muggle,
he lived on Hogwarts grounds. What ended up happening, though, was that
Mrs. Pierce picked Reanna up, and Lily thought Hagrid would be on his way.
Before he got there however, well, I think you know the rest."
"So I just stayed with my pa-," She stopped, "that is, with Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce?"
"Obviously." Sirius said, grinning. Reanna stuck her tongue out at
him.
"The plan originally was that Sirius would take you both." Remus
explained, ignoring the two. "Of course as you know that is not what
happened. Dumbledore decided that it was best for you to be separated, for
safety reasons. No one except Sirius, myself, and Wormtail knew that James
and Lily had two children. For all everyone knew and, except for a few
people now, still know is that there is only Harry, and for that matter I'm
not sure why it is anyone's business."
"You know Harry, that reminds me of something I thought of for when
we go to school." Reanna said grinning.
"Uh-oh." Harry muttered, while Sirius said, "What?"
"Sorry Sirius, you can't know. You'll have to find out when it
comes." Reanna said, grinning at her guardian. "Come on Harry, let's go up
to your room and discuss."
"Wait a minute, there's something else." Sirius said, before they
could get up. The two stopped.
"What?" They chorused.
"Once Harry has fully recovered," Sirius said.
"I have." Harry muttered. Sirius glanced at him.
"Once Trinity, not Harry, says that he has fully recovered," Sirius
continued, "We all, Remus included, are going to be moving into my old
house. However, I need to ask you, would you prefer separate rooms, or
would you prefer to have one room that can be separated by a sheet or magic
barrier for privacy reasons?" Harry and Reanna looked at each other and
grinned.
"We'll share," Harry said.
"As long as we can have that barrier." Reanna finished.
"Right then, you guys can go." Sirius said and waved them off.
They hurried upstairs, although Harry was being supported heavily by
Reanna. Sirius smiled as he watched them and noticed Remus doing the same.
He grinned at his friend and two shared thoughts came to the two. One was
that they definitely acted like twins and that they were definitely James
and Lily's children. The other was dessert.
Harry and Reanna sat on the bed, talking about things they had done
when they were younger. Memories were wonderful to relive, they decided,
as long as they were good. They seemed to share each others thoughts too,
and sometimes one would only grin and the other would know what they were
thinking. They had always had that strong connection, but it had been
explained that day. Harry thought of this, and remembered something he had
forgotten to say.
"He rolled down that hill so fast, I thought he was going to break
something!" Reanna laughed, then stopped when she noticed Harry had become
serious suddenly. "What is it?" She questioned, concerned. "Are you all
right?"
"I'm fine but, Reanna." Harry paused, then put his thoughts in the
easiest words possible. "Thank you." He blurted out. Reanna looked
confused.
"What?"
"Thank you, for, well I guess for everything." Harry said, looking at
her.
"Oh Harry, you don't need to thank me." Reanna exclaimed.
"Wait." Harry said, stopping her. "Yes I do. You've always been
there for me, and I don't think you realize how much that's meant to me.
Remember when we were little? You always used to save my neck when Dudley
would gang up on me after a beating. And later, you were always there for
me when I was upset. You were always there for me no matter what. There
have been times when I don't know how I could have survived, it was you
that gave me the courage to stand up to my uncle even a little. It was you
who sneaked your first aid kit out of the house when we were ten years old,
and tried to cover everything with bandages. Most of all, I want to thank
you for saving my life." He swallowed, but in the pause he noticed that
Reanna still did not speak. She was looking at him, tears shining in her
eyes. His eyes avoided hers as he said, "If you hadn't gotten Sirius and
Remus that day I would probably be dead now. Thank you, for saving my life
and for always being there for me."
"Oh Harry." Reanna whispered, a tear running down her cheek. She
wiped it away and took his hand gently in hers. "You don't need to thank me
for that. I was just doing what any real friend would do. You deserved
the help, after all that you had been through."
"But you didn't have to do anything. That's why I'm thanking you.
For being you." Harry said, and he squeezed her hand in a brotherly
fashion. He brushed a tear from his face hurriedly, not wanting her to see
him cry. Then he smiled. "Come on, let's get off this dreary topic and
start making some plans for pranks. We've got the Weasleys Wizarding
Wheezes now."
"Oh! We have to test those new products on Sirius and Remus." Reanna
said, her eyes, now dry of tears, dancing.
"Kids, dessert!" Sirius shouted. Reanna and Harry grinned.
"Speaking of which." Harry said, and he laughed.
"Here put these drops in your pockets. It says that one drop will
turn the person a color to suit their personality, or their mood, and it
will last for up to two hours." Reanna laughed, and she stuffed her own
pockets with another trick treat. Quickly, they headed downstairs.
"How did you know Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough was our favorite type
of ice cream?" Reanna asked suspiciously as Remus set large bowls in front
of them.
"It has been in your family for generations." Sirius said, grinning
at the twins. Harry and Reanna exchanged glances.
"You would know that how?" Harry asked.
"Potters and Blacks have always been friends, not just your father
and I." Sirius told them.
"It goes along with Potters and Malfoys not getting along, although
I'm not sure if that did not just start last generation." Remus said.
"Hm." Reanna said, "Well, I hope mints run in everyone's family,
because we just happen to have some." Harry brought them out of his pocket
and handed them out.
"Where did you get those?" Sirius asked. Harry grinned.
"I sneaked them out of the fridge when I was making dinner at the
beginning of the summer." He said. "Aunt Petunia never knew the difference,
she thought Dudley ate them."
"If you hadn't taken them he probably would have." Reanna said, then
she muttered, "Not that he needed the extra pounds." Harry snickered.
About five minutes later, after watching Reanna and Harry argue about
him eating all of his ice-cream ("I never thought someone would try to
force me to eat my dessert." Harry had said), everyone popped their mints
into their mouths. Almost immediately Reanna and Harry had to force
themselves to not laugh, as Remus and Sirius were turning different colors
of blue and pink. As soon as Remus looked at Sirius, however, he burst out
laughing.
"What?" Sirius asked, when he caught sight of the blue Remus. In
turn, he roared with laughter.
"You-You're pink!" Remus sputtered, while Reanna and Harry
desperately tried not to giggle.
"I'm pink?" Sirius asked, touching his hair. His laughter stopped,
but it began again immediately. "Well, you're blue!"
"At least that's better then p-pink!" Remus laughed. Reanna finally
lost control and burst out laughing at the two of them. Harry now was
having trouble keeping a straight face. Both men looked at them.
"Which one of you was it?" Sirius asked, keeping a straight face
quite well. Harry shifted a bit, thinking his godfather was angry, but
when he saw the sparkle in his eyes he relaxed.
"I'm sure it was Reanna, Harry wouldn't hand out his own trick."
Remus said, also keeping a straight face. Harry bit his lip so he wouldn't
laugh, and Reanna did the same. They exchanged a glance.
"Us?" Reanna asked, looking quite innocent now.
"Why in the world would you suspect us?" Harry asked in mock horror.
He caught Reanna's eye.
"Like they don't even trust us." Reanna sighed sadly. Harry shook
his head.
"Our own guardians." He said.
"Just like all adults," Reanna said.
"Not trusting at all," Harry nodded.
"We thought you were better then that," Reanna told them.
"Thought you were at our level," Harry sighed.
"But I guess not." Reanna said.
"If you think we put something in our own guardians' mints," Harry
said.
"Can't believe you don't trust us." Reanna said, and they both sighed
and shook their heads. Sirius and Remus were grinning.
"Kids these days," Sirius started mournfully.
"Trying to trick adults." Remus sighed.
"Their own guardians," Sirius said, shaking his head.
"No respect." Remus said.
"They should know." Sirius said in a taunting voice.
"They should know." Remus said.
"Kids these days." Sirius said again.
"No respect." Remus agreed.
"You'd think they'd know us better." Sirius said, and they both bowed
their heads.
"Harry, I do believe we have competition." Reanna said, grinning.
"And that was with being without practice for years." Sirius told
them.
"Don't forget, you get that trait from James." Remus told the two.
"But we have all of his strategies, plus our own." Sirius said.
"Why do they remind me of us?" Harry asked. Reanna shook her head in
amazement.
"Years of practice, years of practice." Sirius told them, grinning.
"Don't forget, you're still pink." Reanna said sweetly.
"And, we have pictures, and a video." Harry said, holding up a camera
that Reanna had given him. Sirius' jaw dropped.
"Two of the Rotters, have outsmarted the Marauders." Harry and
Reanna said, and they grinned at each other.
"The Rotters?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, we came up with it when we were little, and it has stuck ever
since." Harry said, shrugging.
"I won't ask." Sirius muttered.
"Who are the others?" Remus asked, interested. "You said that 'two of
the Rotters' outsmarted us."
"We recruited Ron and the twins at the party today." Reanna said,
grinning. "So now there are 'Rotters Reeling Rabble-Rousers' and 'Weasley
Wizarding Wheezes'." She smiled sweetly. "Did you ever have anything?"
"In fact we did," Sirius said, quickly. "We had the Marauders
Mischief Makers."
"You just made that up!" Harry protested.
"Maybe, maybe not." Sirius said, grinning with all his teeth. "Unless
you get a time machine you'll never know."
"And if you did not, what kind of things did you make?" Reanna asked,
putting on her sweet attitude again.
"Er, uh." Sirius stuttered. "Er, I can't remember right now."
"My point is proven." Reanna said, and winked at Harry. Sirius chose
this time to glance at his watch, which had also turned pink.
"My gosh it's late!" He exclaimed. "Harry you should have been in bed
half an hour ago, you need your rest." Not wanting to argue, Harry got up
with Reanna, and they went upstairs. When they were settled in their own
beds, he and Reanna began to talk quietly.
"This was probably the best birthday I've ever had." Reanna sighed.
"I agree." Harry said. He smiled. "It was so nice of Sirius and
Remus to organize that for us."
"That's what people do when they care about someone." Reanna said
gently.
"I guess I found that out." Harry laughed. He leaned back and closed
his eyes. "Reanna? Remember when we were little and you used to sing that
song?"
"Yeah." She said.
"Could you sing it please?" He heard a small laugh.
"Sure." Slowly she began to sing in her beautiful voice.
When the wind blows through your door,
You don't to have to look too far,
Friends surround you all around,
Better life will come tomorrow.
Sing the song I sing today,
Call my name when you're in need,
Anyone will hear the sound,
They will come to where you are.
Things can only get better.
Though your life is hard and cruel,
People care 'bout who you are,
The road to life is rocky,
But someday it will be smooth.
Slowly the bird stretch her neck,
Feathers all tattered and brown,
When she is grown, we all know,
She will become a swan.
Things can only get better.
Yes, things can only get better.
Ooo-hhh, things can onl-y get.be-etter.
Harry was asleep before she finished. Reanna smiled. It was good
that he was finally in a home where he was cared about, and treated well.
Sirius and Remus would always love them, and although Reanna knew that, it
might take a little to persuade Harry the same. He was somewhat jumpy and
insecure, but she knew that with work Sirius, Remus, her, and others could
gain his complete trust, and help him trust people again. Reanna turned
out the light and fell asleep with a smile on her lips. Things can only
get better.
A/N - It's finished! The sequel is already in process, I'll be uploading
the first few chapters soon. However, I have major writer's block right
now, right in the middle of my fifth chapter. This next one will be
hopefully much longer, and I hope I have improved my writing skills on it
as well. Thank you Kris, my one and only reviewer! I hope all of you who
read this story enjoyed it, and I hope you read my next one. Thank you!
