"And Harry just whooooooshed upwards and lured the horntail away from it's
nest, then he dived down at full speed SWOOOOSH and grabbed the golden egg.
You really should see him fly! He's excellent!!" Sirius dramatically
described although he had only heard of all the action from Harry's
letters.
"I know.. I have seen him fly in a Quidditch match. He really takes after me, dosen't he?" James smirked at Lily.
"Stop gloating, you're incorrigible." Lily pinched James hard.
"How did you see Harry?" Sirius asked, puzzled.
"Alright, I only got a glimpse. Harry's Patronus form is a stag, right?"
"You don't mean-"Sirius started.
"Yep, that's me."
"How come you never told me???"Sirius pouted.
"Err, Sirius, have you ever considered HOW I could have told you when you're down there, and I'm right up here. Hm?" James asked sarcastically.
"Oh, yeah, right. I forgot."
"So how's Remus?" James asked.
"Well, he has white hair, his robes are old and patched.."
"Why don't you get him some new robes?" Lily pressed on.
"Hmph, if you were an escaped convict, you couldn't just walk into a shop saying 'Hey I'd like a set of robes, please.' "
"You really shouldn't have gone after Peter that day, you know." James said, a tiny wee bit angry.
"Yeah, I guess I didn't think then. Didn't think of Harry," Sirius sighed, "he had to stay with those muggle relatives of Lily's for so many years."
"That's horrible! Why did Dumbledore do that???" James asked, appalled.
"Blood relation, James. He only has protection from Voldemort if he stays with his blood relatives." Lily explained.
"Oh. I see. So how's the Order now?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At Privet Drive, Harry lay on his bed, staring up at the ceiling in the bedroom. It had been another sleepless night. Since the summer holidays started, he had hardly been able to fall asleep for more than 5 hours. Harry was in a serious state of depression. But of course, the Dursleys hardly even noticed him. He had very little appetite and was always asking to be excused from the table before he finished his meal. Harry's appearance had changed. His face was gaunt and sunken, quite like Sirius when he had just broken out of the wizard prison, Azkaban. He became very skinny, so skinny that his ribs could be seen. He hadn't got over his godfather's death. Thinking of Sirius was heart wrenching. Harry tossed onto his side as silent tears rolled down from his eyes.
"How long more do I have to wait?? I'm bored." Sirius complained.
"Well, that's one of the disadvantages of choosing to stay here and wait. It gets pretty boring. That's why I'm glad I've got Lily for company! Be patient my dear friend in a few hours time, you'll be leaping from Remus' dream to Harry's dream!! If I'm not wrong, maybe you can communicate even while Harry is awake!"
"Huh? Waddaya talking about?"
"That's my Paddy, always slow on the uptake...You know that old guy who saw you yesterday? He's supposed to be the one doing all the explaining. But he is rather vague in his explainations. Remember he said you could only visit Harry in his dreams? Well, day-dreams are dreams as well, aren't they? And jumping from head to head is very much like apparating. I'm sure you know how."
"Oh that is so cool!!!! You mean just like that -" Sirius snapped his fingers. "I could visit Moony after I'm done with Harry?"
"Yeah, but there's one tiny flaw. Those who have mastered Occlumency may very easily block you out if they choose to."
"Oh damn. And I thought I could play around with Snivellus' head for a while."
"You're both still at loggerheads with each other??" Lily asked incredulously.
"The problem dosen't lie with me."
"When will you two ever grow up?" Lily said exasperatedly as James sniggered.
Sirius shrugged. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Okay, we've got half an hour to go. Let's wait in the old duff's room. Maybe we could ask for Sirius to be sent down sooner since Padfoot's getting bored. Furthermore, the chairs there are much more comfortable." James said as he stood up from his chair.
A door appeared to James' left. He reached out his hand and opened it. The three of them entered the room. The old man had his legs propped up on the desk and was snoozing in his chair.
"Hey," James called tapping his shoulder.
" snoreSNORE "
"HEY!" James had started slapping his face.
" SN- huh? Wuh?"
The old man stared at the three of them. They stared back. He hastily wiped drool away from his mouth with the sleeve of his white robes.
"You aren't due until 10 minutes later!" The old man said, evidently irritated.
"Yeah, we know that. We're here to ask if Sirius could depart a little bit earlier."
"Okay, okay," the old man grunted, willing to do anything to be able to return to sleep.
"Tell Harry we love him!!" Lily said as she hugged him tight.
"Done?" the irritated old man asked.
Sirius nodded. With a casual movement of hands, Sirius disappeared into white mist.
Sirius then reappeared flat on the ground, in Harry's bedroom. It was dark. Sirius got onto his four feet and started exploring within the room. Sirius found Harry's bed and propped his two front paws onto the bed. Sirius gave a sad whine as he looked into Harry's tear-stained face. Sirius remembered that he could visit Harry in his dream. Sirius wondered how he should do it. He was never told how to. Lily's voice echoed in his doggy head saying "Just think hard about doing it." Sirius screwed his eyes shut and thought hard. When he opened his eyes he found himself in the garden of an old mansion.
"Dodgy place, this is" Sirius thought.
He found Harry standing in front of the door. Sirius walked to him and said "Miss me?" "It can't be!" Harry exclaimed as he turned around. "Sirius, is it really you?"
"Aw.....I'm hurt. Tell you what, ask me something no one else would know." Sirius suggested.
"Erm, where is your house and what is your animagus form?"
"12 Grimmauld Place and a big furry doggy which you will find at the foot of your bed when you wake up!" Sirius answered cheerfully.
"You mean you're not dead?" Harry asked.
"Yep, but unfortunately I'm not very much alive either."
"Huh?" asked Harry, confused.
"I can only be in human form when I talk to you in your dreams. I will be your dog for the rest of your life. When you die, I'll accompany you to you- know-where where your parents are waiting for you."
"They're waiting for me?"
"Yep, patient fellows the both of them. I couldn't stand 2 days up there. Oh yeah, they said they love you. And I, too." Sirius said and he enveloped Harry into a tight hug.
"Harry, have you been eating? You're so skinny I felt like I was hugging air!" Sirius came to a conclusion. "It's because of me right?"
Harry nodded guiltily.
"Harry, it's not your fault that I -ahem- died. Okay, so I don't expect you to be happy over me dying but Harry, you're falling into depression and that is not good. Harry James Potter. I hereby order you to have your proper meals and get sufficient sleep."
"You can't order me about!" Harry retorted.
"Well I didn't mean it that way. I mean, you're so skinny, a strong wind could blow you off your feet! I just want you to be healthy. It pains me to see you like this. I'm sure it pains your parents too if they saw you like that."
Harry's face softened and he nodded.
"Well excuse me, I have to inform Dumbledore about my state and maybe visit my old friend for a while."
Harry smiled and said "Go on then."
A/N: Well, thanks HealerAriel, darkdestiney2000, TzAmZ for reviewing! Sirius will visit Dumbledore and Remus next chappie!! I was really sad that Sirius died as well so I wrote this fic to bring him to life!!
"I know.. I have seen him fly in a Quidditch match. He really takes after me, dosen't he?" James smirked at Lily.
"Stop gloating, you're incorrigible." Lily pinched James hard.
"How did you see Harry?" Sirius asked, puzzled.
"Alright, I only got a glimpse. Harry's Patronus form is a stag, right?"
"You don't mean-"Sirius started.
"Yep, that's me."
"How come you never told me???"Sirius pouted.
"Err, Sirius, have you ever considered HOW I could have told you when you're down there, and I'm right up here. Hm?" James asked sarcastically.
"Oh, yeah, right. I forgot."
"So how's Remus?" James asked.
"Well, he has white hair, his robes are old and patched.."
"Why don't you get him some new robes?" Lily pressed on.
"Hmph, if you were an escaped convict, you couldn't just walk into a shop saying 'Hey I'd like a set of robes, please.' "
"You really shouldn't have gone after Peter that day, you know." James said, a tiny wee bit angry.
"Yeah, I guess I didn't think then. Didn't think of Harry," Sirius sighed, "he had to stay with those muggle relatives of Lily's for so many years."
"That's horrible! Why did Dumbledore do that???" James asked, appalled.
"Blood relation, James. He only has protection from Voldemort if he stays with his blood relatives." Lily explained.
"Oh. I see. So how's the Order now?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At Privet Drive, Harry lay on his bed, staring up at the ceiling in the bedroom. It had been another sleepless night. Since the summer holidays started, he had hardly been able to fall asleep for more than 5 hours. Harry was in a serious state of depression. But of course, the Dursleys hardly even noticed him. He had very little appetite and was always asking to be excused from the table before he finished his meal. Harry's appearance had changed. His face was gaunt and sunken, quite like Sirius when he had just broken out of the wizard prison, Azkaban. He became very skinny, so skinny that his ribs could be seen. He hadn't got over his godfather's death. Thinking of Sirius was heart wrenching. Harry tossed onto his side as silent tears rolled down from his eyes.
"How long more do I have to wait?? I'm bored." Sirius complained.
"Well, that's one of the disadvantages of choosing to stay here and wait. It gets pretty boring. That's why I'm glad I've got Lily for company! Be patient my dear friend in a few hours time, you'll be leaping from Remus' dream to Harry's dream!! If I'm not wrong, maybe you can communicate even while Harry is awake!"
"Huh? Waddaya talking about?"
"That's my Paddy, always slow on the uptake...You know that old guy who saw you yesterday? He's supposed to be the one doing all the explaining. But he is rather vague in his explainations. Remember he said you could only visit Harry in his dreams? Well, day-dreams are dreams as well, aren't they? And jumping from head to head is very much like apparating. I'm sure you know how."
"Oh that is so cool!!!! You mean just like that -" Sirius snapped his fingers. "I could visit Moony after I'm done with Harry?"
"Yeah, but there's one tiny flaw. Those who have mastered Occlumency may very easily block you out if they choose to."
"Oh damn. And I thought I could play around with Snivellus' head for a while."
"You're both still at loggerheads with each other??" Lily asked incredulously.
"The problem dosen't lie with me."
"When will you two ever grow up?" Lily said exasperatedly as James sniggered.
Sirius shrugged. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Okay, we've got half an hour to go. Let's wait in the old duff's room. Maybe we could ask for Sirius to be sent down sooner since Padfoot's getting bored. Furthermore, the chairs there are much more comfortable." James said as he stood up from his chair.
A door appeared to James' left. He reached out his hand and opened it. The three of them entered the room. The old man had his legs propped up on the desk and was snoozing in his chair.
"Hey," James called tapping his shoulder.
" snoreSNORE "
"HEY!" James had started slapping his face.
" SN- huh? Wuh?"
The old man stared at the three of them. They stared back. He hastily wiped drool away from his mouth with the sleeve of his white robes.
"You aren't due until 10 minutes later!" The old man said, evidently irritated.
"Yeah, we know that. We're here to ask if Sirius could depart a little bit earlier."
"Okay, okay," the old man grunted, willing to do anything to be able to return to sleep.
"Tell Harry we love him!!" Lily said as she hugged him tight.
"Done?" the irritated old man asked.
Sirius nodded. With a casual movement of hands, Sirius disappeared into white mist.
Sirius then reappeared flat on the ground, in Harry's bedroom. It was dark. Sirius got onto his four feet and started exploring within the room. Sirius found Harry's bed and propped his two front paws onto the bed. Sirius gave a sad whine as he looked into Harry's tear-stained face. Sirius remembered that he could visit Harry in his dream. Sirius wondered how he should do it. He was never told how to. Lily's voice echoed in his doggy head saying "Just think hard about doing it." Sirius screwed his eyes shut and thought hard. When he opened his eyes he found himself in the garden of an old mansion.
"Dodgy place, this is" Sirius thought.
He found Harry standing in front of the door. Sirius walked to him and said "Miss me?" "It can't be!" Harry exclaimed as he turned around. "Sirius, is it really you?"
"Aw.....I'm hurt. Tell you what, ask me something no one else would know." Sirius suggested.
"Erm, where is your house and what is your animagus form?"
"12 Grimmauld Place and a big furry doggy which you will find at the foot of your bed when you wake up!" Sirius answered cheerfully.
"You mean you're not dead?" Harry asked.
"Yep, but unfortunately I'm not very much alive either."
"Huh?" asked Harry, confused.
"I can only be in human form when I talk to you in your dreams. I will be your dog for the rest of your life. When you die, I'll accompany you to you- know-where where your parents are waiting for you."
"They're waiting for me?"
"Yep, patient fellows the both of them. I couldn't stand 2 days up there. Oh yeah, they said they love you. And I, too." Sirius said and he enveloped Harry into a tight hug.
"Harry, have you been eating? You're so skinny I felt like I was hugging air!" Sirius came to a conclusion. "It's because of me right?"
Harry nodded guiltily.
"Harry, it's not your fault that I -ahem- died. Okay, so I don't expect you to be happy over me dying but Harry, you're falling into depression and that is not good. Harry James Potter. I hereby order you to have your proper meals and get sufficient sleep."
"You can't order me about!" Harry retorted.
"Well I didn't mean it that way. I mean, you're so skinny, a strong wind could blow you off your feet! I just want you to be healthy. It pains me to see you like this. I'm sure it pains your parents too if they saw you like that."
Harry's face softened and he nodded.
"Well excuse me, I have to inform Dumbledore about my state and maybe visit my old friend for a while."
Harry smiled and said "Go on then."
A/N: Well, thanks HealerAriel, darkdestiney2000, TzAmZ for reviewing! Sirius will visit Dumbledore and Remus next chappie!! I was really sad that Sirius died as well so I wrote this fic to bring him to life!!