Harry Potter and the Penta-Heir
Chapter Five - Surprising
After Sirius had tied the letter to Harry's leg, he hooted to Hedwig, "All right, Hedwig. I'm heading to take this to Dumbledore. See you when I get back."
"OK, bye, Harry. I'll see you when you get back," she hooted back softly.
Sirius opened the window, and Harry immediately flew out it. He thought about Dumbledore and immediately knew he was in his office at Hogwarts, which, surprisingly enough, Harry knew where it was. He set off towards it. After about an hour, he made it to Dumbledore's office and was pecking his beak against the window. When Dumbledore opened the window, Harry flew over to his desk and sat on it, holding his leg out while Dumbledore closed the window and waited for Professor Dumbledore to remove the letter.
"Well, hello there, Hedwig. Who's it from, Harry or Sirius?" said Dumbledore while removing the letter. As soon as the letter was removed, Harry flew down to the floor and changed back to a human. A huge grin was on his face.
"Oh, it's from Sirius. I just thought I would surprise you." Dumbledore looked awe-struck as Harry sat in the chair in front of his desk.
"You caught me by surprise, Harry. How long did it take you?"
"A little less than two days to learn. Took me about an hour to get here." For the second time in less than five minutes, Dumbledore looked awe- struck.
"Really, Harry? I can't believe it went so fast. Anything else new I should know about?"
"Well, read Sirius' letter first, it might tell you about all of it."
Dumbledore read Sirius' letter and then wrote a reply. "Harry, it's amazing that you have so many animagus forms and learning speed." Harry blushed slightly at the comment. "Change back into an owl, all right, Harry?"
"OK," he said before changing. He stuck out his leg and Dumbledore tied the letter to his leg. Dumbledore opened the window once more and Harry flew out.
"Be careful, Harry!" Dumbledore shouted. By the time Harry got back to Privet Drive, it was almost dark, and Harry was very tired. He flew to his bedroom window and pecked at the glass. He saw Sirius jump, look to the window, and run over to open it. Harry flew to his bed and waited for Sirius to finish closing the window. When he finished, he untied the letter from Harry, who immediately changed back.
"I'm going to go to bed early, Sirius. That flight exhausted me," he said before changing back into an owl and flying over to sleep on his headrest, since owls didn't need as much sleep. He almost immediately fell asleep. He awoke to a soft hooting. When he opened his eyes, he saw Sirius sleeping in dog form on the floor and Hedwig softly hooting, "Harry?"
"Yes, Hedwig?"
"Why did you sleep as an owl?"
"Because when I'm an owl, I don't sleep as long as when I'm human."
"Oh, all right."
Harry looked to the clock and he saw that it was two in the morning. He changed back to human and immediately felt his stomach rumble. He snuck down to the kitchen, thankfully noting that none of the Dursleys were awake. He made himself a ham and cheese sandwich before returning to his room. When he got back, Sirius was awake again and was back to studying the maps.
"Hey, Sirius, finally woke up?"
"Yea, took me a while. I went to bed just a few minutes after you. So, what's going on today?"
"Not much, I've just got to pack all my stuff so we can go to Hermione's tomorrow."
"Alright, I haven't seen any death eaters on this map. All I've seen are your relatives, Mrs. Figg, and unsuspecting muggles."
"OK. I can't wait until we get to Hermione's house." With that, Harry got out his book on griffins, because that was the animal he planned on becoming next, and waited for the Dursleys to wake up. About three hours later, Harry heard two thunderous footsteps going down the steps, one louder than the other. It was then he had an idea. "Sirius, I'm going to go downstairs for breakfast."
"All right, I'll see you when you get back." Harry stepped out into the hall and closed his bedroom door. That was when he changed into an owl. He flew downstairs and landed on the back of the empty chair. Uncle Vernon rolled up his newspaper and brandished it like a club while yelling, "Get out of here, you ruddy owl! I thought I told Harry to keep you in his room!" Harry changed back to a human.
"What were you saying, Uncle Vernon?" Harry asked calmly.
"N-nothing H-Harry" he said, trembling. He uncoiled the newspaper frightfully and started reading. Harry ate his breakfast and asked, "Would it be all right if I brought some breakfast up to Sirius?"
"Y-Ye-Yes..." was his reply. Harry changed into an owl, flew over to the bacon pile, grabbed some with his claws, and flew outside his bedroom. He pecked on the door for Sirius to open it, who did within seconds. Harry dropped the bacon in Sirius' hand before flying over to his bed's headboard.
"Thanks, Harry," said Sirius. Harry changed back.
"I think I'll write a letter to Hermione and take it over there. Being an animagus is fun!"
"Yea, I used to think so before Wormtail framed me," said Sirius, once again spitting out Wormtail's name, "though I have to admit, it comes in handy if you're ever near a dementor."
They both laughed for a few minutes, then Sirius went back to studying the maps while Harry wrote a letter. When he finished, it looked something like this:
Dear Hermione,
By the time you get this from me, you'll already know that I'm a snowy owl animagus. What you won't know is that I also have three other forms. They are a Hungarian Horntail, a griffin, and a basilisk. I'm also bringing an anify stone with me, which, if you don't already know, identifies if you can become an animagus or not, and if so, what animal(s) you can become. I'll explain everything else.
Love,
Harry
When he finished writing the letter he wrote Hermione's name on it, as usual. He wrapped up one of the anify stones and asked, "Hey, Sirius? Could you tie these to my leg after I change?"
"Sure, Harry." So, Harry changed into his owl form and Sirius tied the anify stone and letter to his legs. Once the window was open, Harry said a quick goodbye to Hedwig before heading out. It took him about fifteen minutes to get to Hermione's house. When he got there, he saw her in the kitchen, helping her mom with something that looked like the dishes. Harry flew down and looked for an open window. the only open one in that room was on the opposite side of the kitchen from where they were. Harry went inside and rested on the back of a chair until someone noticed him.
"Hermione, honey, you've got an owl," said Mrs. Granger.
Hermione looked around to figure out what her mother meant. When she saw Harry, she was about to carry him up to her room, thinking he was Hedwig, when he held out his leg. She untied the package and letter and Harry followed her to her room. When they got there, Harry changed back to his normal form.
"Harry! I didn't know you were an animagus!"
"Neither did I until two days ago. That's how long it took me. Read the letter, it'll explain some."
After she read the letter, she started up on questions again. "So, how's snuffles?"
"He's doing good. He's been studying both maps. He made your map while I was becoming an animagus."
"Really? It'd probably be easier for you to fly over here instead."
"Yea, but how would Sirius and the rest of my stuff get here?"
"I don't know how Sirius would get here, but you could put a shrinking charm on your stuff and put it in your pocket before you transform. Or, you could shrink it and then have Sirius tie it to your leg."
"Sirius might be able to apparate here!"
"Hey, that might just work!"
"OK, when I get back, I'll put all my stuff in my trunk, shrink it, have Sirius tie it to my leg, then me and Hedwig will fly here while Sirius apparates!"
"All right, I'll see you when you get back. How long does the flight take?"
"About fifteen minutes each way."
"OK, I'll see you in an hour or less!" With that, Harry changed back into an owl and headed out the window of her bedroom. When he got back to Privet Drive, he pecked on the window again. Sirius opened it immediately and Harry changed back once in the room.
"Sirius, can you apparate?"
"Of course I can apparate, why?"
"Because as soon as I finish packing this, I'm going to shrink it and you're going to tie it to my leg in owl form. Then, about fifteen minutes after I leave, you'll apparate to Hermione's house."
"Oh, all right. Why are we leaving so early?"
"Because Herm thought it'd be easier this way. Could you help me with this?" he asked while trying to gather all of his belongings from the room. Sirius immediately started helping, but while working, he asked another question.
"Are you sure all this is going to fit in your trunk?"
"We can shrink some stuff. We'll also need to put a charm that makes it weigh less on it. Do you know any spells that make things weigh less?"
"Just one."
"That'll do." With that, they hurried to finish packing all of Harry's things. When they finished, Harry shrunk it and Sirius reduced its weight. Both Harry and Sirius pointed their wands at the trunk.
"Affligo Amplitudo!" shouted Harry
"Affligo Onus!" shouted Sirius.
"Well, that should do it," said Harry. He changed into an owl and Sirius tied the shrunken trunk to his leg. "Hedwig, we need to go to Hermione's house."
"Why?"
"We're probably going to be staying there until we go back to Hogwarts."
"Oh, all right."
"Harry, I'll go tell your aunt and uncle we're leaving. See you in fifteen minutes!" Harry heard his godfather say. It was kind of hard to understand as an owl, but he got the meaning. Harry hooted an okay as Sirius opened the window.
Chapter Five - Surprising
After Sirius had tied the letter to Harry's leg, he hooted to Hedwig, "All right, Hedwig. I'm heading to take this to Dumbledore. See you when I get back."
"OK, bye, Harry. I'll see you when you get back," she hooted back softly.
Sirius opened the window, and Harry immediately flew out it. He thought about Dumbledore and immediately knew he was in his office at Hogwarts, which, surprisingly enough, Harry knew where it was. He set off towards it. After about an hour, he made it to Dumbledore's office and was pecking his beak against the window. When Dumbledore opened the window, Harry flew over to his desk and sat on it, holding his leg out while Dumbledore closed the window and waited for Professor Dumbledore to remove the letter.
"Well, hello there, Hedwig. Who's it from, Harry or Sirius?" said Dumbledore while removing the letter. As soon as the letter was removed, Harry flew down to the floor and changed back to a human. A huge grin was on his face.
"Oh, it's from Sirius. I just thought I would surprise you." Dumbledore looked awe-struck as Harry sat in the chair in front of his desk.
"You caught me by surprise, Harry. How long did it take you?"
"A little less than two days to learn. Took me about an hour to get here." For the second time in less than five minutes, Dumbledore looked awe- struck.
"Really, Harry? I can't believe it went so fast. Anything else new I should know about?"
"Well, read Sirius' letter first, it might tell you about all of it."
Dumbledore read Sirius' letter and then wrote a reply. "Harry, it's amazing that you have so many animagus forms and learning speed." Harry blushed slightly at the comment. "Change back into an owl, all right, Harry?"
"OK," he said before changing. He stuck out his leg and Dumbledore tied the letter to his leg. Dumbledore opened the window once more and Harry flew out.
"Be careful, Harry!" Dumbledore shouted. By the time Harry got back to Privet Drive, it was almost dark, and Harry was very tired. He flew to his bedroom window and pecked at the glass. He saw Sirius jump, look to the window, and run over to open it. Harry flew to his bed and waited for Sirius to finish closing the window. When he finished, he untied the letter from Harry, who immediately changed back.
"I'm going to go to bed early, Sirius. That flight exhausted me," he said before changing back into an owl and flying over to sleep on his headrest, since owls didn't need as much sleep. He almost immediately fell asleep. He awoke to a soft hooting. When he opened his eyes, he saw Sirius sleeping in dog form on the floor and Hedwig softly hooting, "Harry?"
"Yes, Hedwig?"
"Why did you sleep as an owl?"
"Because when I'm an owl, I don't sleep as long as when I'm human."
"Oh, all right."
Harry looked to the clock and he saw that it was two in the morning. He changed back to human and immediately felt his stomach rumble. He snuck down to the kitchen, thankfully noting that none of the Dursleys were awake. He made himself a ham and cheese sandwich before returning to his room. When he got back, Sirius was awake again and was back to studying the maps.
"Hey, Sirius, finally woke up?"
"Yea, took me a while. I went to bed just a few minutes after you. So, what's going on today?"
"Not much, I've just got to pack all my stuff so we can go to Hermione's tomorrow."
"Alright, I haven't seen any death eaters on this map. All I've seen are your relatives, Mrs. Figg, and unsuspecting muggles."
"OK. I can't wait until we get to Hermione's house." With that, Harry got out his book on griffins, because that was the animal he planned on becoming next, and waited for the Dursleys to wake up. About three hours later, Harry heard two thunderous footsteps going down the steps, one louder than the other. It was then he had an idea. "Sirius, I'm going to go downstairs for breakfast."
"All right, I'll see you when you get back." Harry stepped out into the hall and closed his bedroom door. That was when he changed into an owl. He flew downstairs and landed on the back of the empty chair. Uncle Vernon rolled up his newspaper and brandished it like a club while yelling, "Get out of here, you ruddy owl! I thought I told Harry to keep you in his room!" Harry changed back to a human.
"What were you saying, Uncle Vernon?" Harry asked calmly.
"N-nothing H-Harry" he said, trembling. He uncoiled the newspaper frightfully and started reading. Harry ate his breakfast and asked, "Would it be all right if I brought some breakfast up to Sirius?"
"Y-Ye-Yes..." was his reply. Harry changed into an owl, flew over to the bacon pile, grabbed some with his claws, and flew outside his bedroom. He pecked on the door for Sirius to open it, who did within seconds. Harry dropped the bacon in Sirius' hand before flying over to his bed's headboard.
"Thanks, Harry," said Sirius. Harry changed back.
"I think I'll write a letter to Hermione and take it over there. Being an animagus is fun!"
"Yea, I used to think so before Wormtail framed me," said Sirius, once again spitting out Wormtail's name, "though I have to admit, it comes in handy if you're ever near a dementor."
They both laughed for a few minutes, then Sirius went back to studying the maps while Harry wrote a letter. When he finished, it looked something like this:
Dear Hermione,
By the time you get this from me, you'll already know that I'm a snowy owl animagus. What you won't know is that I also have three other forms. They are a Hungarian Horntail, a griffin, and a basilisk. I'm also bringing an anify stone with me, which, if you don't already know, identifies if you can become an animagus or not, and if so, what animal(s) you can become. I'll explain everything else.
Love,
Harry
When he finished writing the letter he wrote Hermione's name on it, as usual. He wrapped up one of the anify stones and asked, "Hey, Sirius? Could you tie these to my leg after I change?"
"Sure, Harry." So, Harry changed into his owl form and Sirius tied the anify stone and letter to his legs. Once the window was open, Harry said a quick goodbye to Hedwig before heading out. It took him about fifteen minutes to get to Hermione's house. When he got there, he saw her in the kitchen, helping her mom with something that looked like the dishes. Harry flew down and looked for an open window. the only open one in that room was on the opposite side of the kitchen from where they were. Harry went inside and rested on the back of a chair until someone noticed him.
"Hermione, honey, you've got an owl," said Mrs. Granger.
Hermione looked around to figure out what her mother meant. When she saw Harry, she was about to carry him up to her room, thinking he was Hedwig, when he held out his leg. She untied the package and letter and Harry followed her to her room. When they got there, Harry changed back to his normal form.
"Harry! I didn't know you were an animagus!"
"Neither did I until two days ago. That's how long it took me. Read the letter, it'll explain some."
After she read the letter, she started up on questions again. "So, how's snuffles?"
"He's doing good. He's been studying both maps. He made your map while I was becoming an animagus."
"Really? It'd probably be easier for you to fly over here instead."
"Yea, but how would Sirius and the rest of my stuff get here?"
"I don't know how Sirius would get here, but you could put a shrinking charm on your stuff and put it in your pocket before you transform. Or, you could shrink it and then have Sirius tie it to your leg."
"Sirius might be able to apparate here!"
"Hey, that might just work!"
"OK, when I get back, I'll put all my stuff in my trunk, shrink it, have Sirius tie it to my leg, then me and Hedwig will fly here while Sirius apparates!"
"All right, I'll see you when you get back. How long does the flight take?"
"About fifteen minutes each way."
"OK, I'll see you in an hour or less!" With that, Harry changed back into an owl and headed out the window of her bedroom. When he got back to Privet Drive, he pecked on the window again. Sirius opened it immediately and Harry changed back once in the room.
"Sirius, can you apparate?"
"Of course I can apparate, why?"
"Because as soon as I finish packing this, I'm going to shrink it and you're going to tie it to my leg in owl form. Then, about fifteen minutes after I leave, you'll apparate to Hermione's house."
"Oh, all right. Why are we leaving so early?"
"Because Herm thought it'd be easier this way. Could you help me with this?" he asked while trying to gather all of his belongings from the room. Sirius immediately started helping, but while working, he asked another question.
"Are you sure all this is going to fit in your trunk?"
"We can shrink some stuff. We'll also need to put a charm that makes it weigh less on it. Do you know any spells that make things weigh less?"
"Just one."
"That'll do." With that, they hurried to finish packing all of Harry's things. When they finished, Harry shrunk it and Sirius reduced its weight. Both Harry and Sirius pointed their wands at the trunk.
"Affligo Amplitudo!" shouted Harry
"Affligo Onus!" shouted Sirius.
"Well, that should do it," said Harry. He changed into an owl and Sirius tied the shrunken trunk to his leg. "Hedwig, we need to go to Hermione's house."
"Why?"
"We're probably going to be staying there until we go back to Hogwarts."
"Oh, all right."
"Harry, I'll go tell your aunt and uncle we're leaving. See you in fifteen minutes!" Harry heard his godfather say. It was kind of hard to understand as an owl, but he got the meaning. Harry hooted an okay as Sirius opened the window.