Hello! A nice long chapter to make you all happy!
Hmph. I went fishing on Sunday and got sunburnt. Arms, face, top of head. Must. Remember. To. Wear. A. Hat. Next. Time. Ow!
neocat-HP-420 ~ Glad you like it, we'll get to the werewolf thing in the next few chapters.
shdurrani ~ don't worry, more soon!
Heavenly222 ~ I didn't think that was cliffy material. Thanks!
SilverMoon ~ Yes, Sam sent the diary. You think she married Remus, hm? Well, we'll see about that!
Moony Lover ~ Yeah, it took me a bit to get there, but....glad you like it!
Fair Lady Ravenclaw ~ since you're DYING to know what happens I wrote fast!
Garnet433 ~ glad you like it. Don't worry, I'll be continuing!
Angry Stags Are Bad ~ Heh. I want to know what Remy's reaction is too! Btw, I like your penname!
DISCLAIMER: I own the Raiders (except Harry) Sam, Katie, the pink feather prank, and two candy canes. AND LEITH!!! *narrows eyes* she's MY snake dammit!
The Unknown and The Diaries
By: The Aussie Slytherin
Chapter Five
~You did not know thissss?~ Leith said in surprise.
Harry shook his head. ~No.~ He continued to stare blankly at the diary. ~What do I do now?~
"Issss thissss Remussss aware of hissss fatherhood?~ The snake sounded curious, and put her head to one side. ~Perhapssss you should tell him.~
~I can't very well do it right now, Leith, it's far too early in the morning for that. And it's not the sort of thing you tell through a letter.~
~You are right, of coursssse. Why do you not get ssssome ssssleep and disssscussss it with ssssomeone in the morning?~
~That does sound like a good idea,~ Harry admitted.
He put his presents, cards, and letters on his desk with his mother's diaries and his Potions essay. He got into bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
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Remus put his feet up on the desk in his small library, leaned back and relaxed.
It was the first chance he had had to do so since Sirius had shown up after finally finishing the paperwork at the Ministry that declared him a free man two days ago. Remus was quite worried for the world in general now Sirius was cleared.
He let out a contented sigh, closing his eyes and resting.
A few minutes later they snapped open again as Sirius crashed through the door and collapsed laughing helplessly onto the couch.
"What's so funny?" Remus demanded, quite put out that his rest had been interrupted.
"Its, well, it was, oh god, you're never, I mean," Sirius gasped, trying to catch his breath.
"Take a deep breath, and remember to let it out."
Sirius glared at his friend, nevertheless taking the advice. "As I was trying to say," he paused to grin deviously and annoy Remus by doing so. "Our DEAR friend, Professor Snape, came through the front door."
Remus blinked uncomprehendingly. "So? What of it? Everyone comes through that door."
"Ah yes," Sirius said, still grinning. "But none of them were subject to a certain little prank...." he trailed off as Severus Snape himself came through the library door, looking extremely pissed off.
"Black," he snarled, "Do you have a death wish???"
Sirius pretended to consider it. "Um, I don't really think so, why?"
They both jumped as a loud thud came from Remus's desk and turned to find the aforementioned werewolf on the ground, having fallen off his chair in laughter.
"What's so funny?" they demanded together.
Remus gasped for breath. "Sirius, where did you get the idea for that prank?"
"Someone did it to the Slytherins in third year. I never found out who." He narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Do you know?"
He nodded, unable to speak for a minute due to laughter. "We did. Lily and me. Right before we got caught under yours and James's water balloons with the hair dye."
Sirius's eyes widened. "So that's why you two had blue hair for a week! I thought it was a dare or something!"
Remus cleared his throat. "Severus, why are you here?"
The potions master sighed in relief. "Albus said it's fine for you two to go and collect Potter from his Aunt's house. I'm messenger of the day."
Sirius nodded. "Thanks Snape. Now get out."
He did so, seeming to forget that he was covered in maple syrup and pink feathers from head to toe.
Remus and Sirius waited until they heard the door close behind him, then they both began to laugh uncontrollably.
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Someone bouncing on his bed woke Harry up at nine AM on his birthday. 'Well, it can't be Dudley. I'm not squished.'
He opened his eyes to find his entire room covered in the same table confetti that Laurie had had a few weeks ago, and seven people standing just inside the doorway laughing.
He sighed resignedly. "Laurie, get off the bed. I'd like to get up."
She leaped off, giggling madly. "Happy birthday, Harry!!!" she yelled.
"Good morning Laurie." He got out and pulled Leith out from under his pillow.
Jess gasped. "Oh Harry it's beautiful! Who gave it too you?"
Harry grinned. "Sirius. Her name's Leith."
Petunia poked her head in the door, not noticing that they were all staring in awe Harry's snake. "Happy birthday Harry. We'll see the lot of you tonight at five for the party, right?"
Harry nodded. "Sure thing Aunt Petunia. We'll be all partied out, but we'll be here!"
She laughed. "All right then. Have a good day, Raiders."
They waved and she left. She and Vernon were taking Dudley to the airport to see him off, as he was spending the next two weeks with his pen friend.
Harry narrowed his eyes at the other eight ninths of the Raiders. "Get out while I get changed you lot."
They all left except Marc. "Harry, I don't know what it is, but something's bothering you. Spill."
Harry shook his head. "Later Marc. Promise. I don't want to think about it for a while."
Marc narrowed his eyes. "You look different too. Your hair's more, I dunno, tamer, I guess. Almost looks brown."
Harry shoved Marc out the door, hissing in his ear as he did, "tell anyone what you just said to me and I'll hex you to Egypt, where you'll fall into a pyramid and rot to mould."
Marc laughed, but nodded. "No worries mate."
Harry just sighed. "Bloody Australians."
Marc glared. "Bloody British."
"Hey!" the others yelled.
Harry smirked and ducked into his bedroom to get changed.
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"Hey Remus," Sirius said after they had calmed down. "Do you remember the day we named Harry?"
Remus snorted. "Of course. I still don't see why Lily didn't like my first suggestion."
Sirius sighed. "I think Harry'd kill you if that was his name and he knew who gave it to him."
*Flashback*
Lily, eight months pregnant, was sitting on the couch with James. Sirius and Samantha were sharing the other couch, Arabella was on the floor, Peter was in the chair, and Katie was in his lap.
Remus was lying on the floor, seemingly asleep.
"Right," the red-haired woman announced. "James and I have been talking -"
"And talking and talking and talking and talking," James interrupted, rolling his eyes.
She slapped his arm and continued. "About baby names. Even though we know it's a boy, we still can't agree on names. So I want help. You suggest a name, I'll say yes or no."
Sirius grinned. "Albert."
Lily wrinkled her nose. "No way Padfoot."
"Samuel?"
"No."
"Aaron?"
"Better, Sirius, but no."
"Ricky?" Peter asked, getting in on the act.
"Nope. Nice try though Wormy."
"James?" Katie said with a grin, flipping her blonde hair out of her face.
James was nodding frantically, and Lily thought for a minute. "Maybe as a middle name," she allowed. "But two James's would be too much."
"Should I be insulted?" James asked mildly. He sniffed sadly. "No one loves me..."
"What about Thomas?" Sam suggested, before James could get started in a fake self-pity trip.
Lily shrugged. "Maybe. Can we have two middle names?"
James nodded. "Why not?"
Bella smiled. "Kyle?"
She considered. "No, I don't think it'll suit him."
They kept going for a while, Remus the only one to stay silent.
"What about 'My Parents Couldn't Name Me, Can't You Tell'?" Remus asked lazily.
They all laughed and turned to look at him.
"I thought you were asleep," James said, still laughing.
He rolled his eyes. "With you lot arguing for hours on end about the poor kid's name, how COULD I sleep???"
"Well then," Bella said smugly, "You suggest a name we haven't had yet!"
"And not No Name or something stupid like that," Lily warned. "I want your preferred name for my baby. Everyone else had a say."
Remus was silent for almost ten minutes. "Harry."
James looked around at them all. "Harry James Thomas Potter. I like it. What about you Lily?"
She nodded. "It's perfect."
*End Flashback*
Remus thought for a minute. "Yeah, he would kill me. Why'd you ask, anyway?"
Sirius shrugged. "I don't know, I was just thinking about it. It's Harry's birthday, after all."
"Hm. Bella should be here soon with some Floo Powder, so we can visit Katie before we pick Harry up." They were silent for a minute, thinking about their blonde friend in St Mungo's.
"Remus, don't you think we should tell Harry we're going to be there?" Sirius said worriedly.
"Nah, it'll be a nice birthday surprise for him."
Hmph. I went fishing on Sunday and got sunburnt. Arms, face, top of head. Must. Remember. To. Wear. A. Hat. Next. Time. Ow!
neocat-HP-420 ~ Glad you like it, we'll get to the werewolf thing in the next few chapters.
shdurrani ~ don't worry, more soon!
Heavenly222 ~ I didn't think that was cliffy material. Thanks!
SilverMoon ~ Yes, Sam sent the diary. You think she married Remus, hm? Well, we'll see about that!
Moony Lover ~ Yeah, it took me a bit to get there, but....glad you like it!
Fair Lady Ravenclaw ~ since you're DYING to know what happens I wrote fast!
Garnet433 ~ glad you like it. Don't worry, I'll be continuing!
Angry Stags Are Bad ~ Heh. I want to know what Remy's reaction is too! Btw, I like your penname!
DISCLAIMER: I own the Raiders (except Harry) Sam, Katie, the pink feather prank, and two candy canes. AND LEITH!!! *narrows eyes* she's MY snake dammit!
The Unknown and The Diaries
By: The Aussie Slytherin
Chapter Five
~You did not know thissss?~ Leith said in surprise.
Harry shook his head. ~No.~ He continued to stare blankly at the diary. ~What do I do now?~
"Issss thissss Remussss aware of hissss fatherhood?~ The snake sounded curious, and put her head to one side. ~Perhapssss you should tell him.~
~I can't very well do it right now, Leith, it's far too early in the morning for that. And it's not the sort of thing you tell through a letter.~
~You are right, of coursssse. Why do you not get ssssome ssssleep and disssscussss it with ssssomeone in the morning?~
~That does sound like a good idea,~ Harry admitted.
He put his presents, cards, and letters on his desk with his mother's diaries and his Potions essay. He got into bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
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Remus put his feet up on the desk in his small library, leaned back and relaxed.
It was the first chance he had had to do so since Sirius had shown up after finally finishing the paperwork at the Ministry that declared him a free man two days ago. Remus was quite worried for the world in general now Sirius was cleared.
He let out a contented sigh, closing his eyes and resting.
A few minutes later they snapped open again as Sirius crashed through the door and collapsed laughing helplessly onto the couch.
"What's so funny?" Remus demanded, quite put out that his rest had been interrupted.
"Its, well, it was, oh god, you're never, I mean," Sirius gasped, trying to catch his breath.
"Take a deep breath, and remember to let it out."
Sirius glared at his friend, nevertheless taking the advice. "As I was trying to say," he paused to grin deviously and annoy Remus by doing so. "Our DEAR friend, Professor Snape, came through the front door."
Remus blinked uncomprehendingly. "So? What of it? Everyone comes through that door."
"Ah yes," Sirius said, still grinning. "But none of them were subject to a certain little prank...." he trailed off as Severus Snape himself came through the library door, looking extremely pissed off.
"Black," he snarled, "Do you have a death wish???"
Sirius pretended to consider it. "Um, I don't really think so, why?"
They both jumped as a loud thud came from Remus's desk and turned to find the aforementioned werewolf on the ground, having fallen off his chair in laughter.
"What's so funny?" they demanded together.
Remus gasped for breath. "Sirius, where did you get the idea for that prank?"
"Someone did it to the Slytherins in third year. I never found out who." He narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Do you know?"
He nodded, unable to speak for a minute due to laughter. "We did. Lily and me. Right before we got caught under yours and James's water balloons with the hair dye."
Sirius's eyes widened. "So that's why you two had blue hair for a week! I thought it was a dare or something!"
Remus cleared his throat. "Severus, why are you here?"
The potions master sighed in relief. "Albus said it's fine for you two to go and collect Potter from his Aunt's house. I'm messenger of the day."
Sirius nodded. "Thanks Snape. Now get out."
He did so, seeming to forget that he was covered in maple syrup and pink feathers from head to toe.
Remus and Sirius waited until they heard the door close behind him, then they both began to laugh uncontrollably.
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Someone bouncing on his bed woke Harry up at nine AM on his birthday. 'Well, it can't be Dudley. I'm not squished.'
He opened his eyes to find his entire room covered in the same table confetti that Laurie had had a few weeks ago, and seven people standing just inside the doorway laughing.
He sighed resignedly. "Laurie, get off the bed. I'd like to get up."
She leaped off, giggling madly. "Happy birthday, Harry!!!" she yelled.
"Good morning Laurie." He got out and pulled Leith out from under his pillow.
Jess gasped. "Oh Harry it's beautiful! Who gave it too you?"
Harry grinned. "Sirius. Her name's Leith."
Petunia poked her head in the door, not noticing that they were all staring in awe Harry's snake. "Happy birthday Harry. We'll see the lot of you tonight at five for the party, right?"
Harry nodded. "Sure thing Aunt Petunia. We'll be all partied out, but we'll be here!"
She laughed. "All right then. Have a good day, Raiders."
They waved and she left. She and Vernon were taking Dudley to the airport to see him off, as he was spending the next two weeks with his pen friend.
Harry narrowed his eyes at the other eight ninths of the Raiders. "Get out while I get changed you lot."
They all left except Marc. "Harry, I don't know what it is, but something's bothering you. Spill."
Harry shook his head. "Later Marc. Promise. I don't want to think about it for a while."
Marc narrowed his eyes. "You look different too. Your hair's more, I dunno, tamer, I guess. Almost looks brown."
Harry shoved Marc out the door, hissing in his ear as he did, "tell anyone what you just said to me and I'll hex you to Egypt, where you'll fall into a pyramid and rot to mould."
Marc laughed, but nodded. "No worries mate."
Harry just sighed. "Bloody Australians."
Marc glared. "Bloody British."
"Hey!" the others yelled.
Harry smirked and ducked into his bedroom to get changed.
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"Hey Remus," Sirius said after they had calmed down. "Do you remember the day we named Harry?"
Remus snorted. "Of course. I still don't see why Lily didn't like my first suggestion."
Sirius sighed. "I think Harry'd kill you if that was his name and he knew who gave it to him."
*Flashback*
Lily, eight months pregnant, was sitting on the couch with James. Sirius and Samantha were sharing the other couch, Arabella was on the floor, Peter was in the chair, and Katie was in his lap.
Remus was lying on the floor, seemingly asleep.
"Right," the red-haired woman announced. "James and I have been talking -"
"And talking and talking and talking and talking," James interrupted, rolling his eyes.
She slapped his arm and continued. "About baby names. Even though we know it's a boy, we still can't agree on names. So I want help. You suggest a name, I'll say yes or no."
Sirius grinned. "Albert."
Lily wrinkled her nose. "No way Padfoot."
"Samuel?"
"No."
"Aaron?"
"Better, Sirius, but no."
"Ricky?" Peter asked, getting in on the act.
"Nope. Nice try though Wormy."
"James?" Katie said with a grin, flipping her blonde hair out of her face.
James was nodding frantically, and Lily thought for a minute. "Maybe as a middle name," she allowed. "But two James's would be too much."
"Should I be insulted?" James asked mildly. He sniffed sadly. "No one loves me..."
"What about Thomas?" Sam suggested, before James could get started in a fake self-pity trip.
Lily shrugged. "Maybe. Can we have two middle names?"
James nodded. "Why not?"
Bella smiled. "Kyle?"
She considered. "No, I don't think it'll suit him."
They kept going for a while, Remus the only one to stay silent.
"What about 'My Parents Couldn't Name Me, Can't You Tell'?" Remus asked lazily.
They all laughed and turned to look at him.
"I thought you were asleep," James said, still laughing.
He rolled his eyes. "With you lot arguing for hours on end about the poor kid's name, how COULD I sleep???"
"Well then," Bella said smugly, "You suggest a name we haven't had yet!"
"And not No Name or something stupid like that," Lily warned. "I want your preferred name for my baby. Everyone else had a say."
Remus was silent for almost ten minutes. "Harry."
James looked around at them all. "Harry James Thomas Potter. I like it. What about you Lily?"
She nodded. "It's perfect."
*End Flashback*
Remus thought for a minute. "Yeah, he would kill me. Why'd you ask, anyway?"
Sirius shrugged. "I don't know, I was just thinking about it. It's Harry's birthday, after all."
"Hm. Bella should be here soon with some Floo Powder, so we can visit Katie before we pick Harry up." They were silent for a minute, thinking about their blonde friend in St Mungo's.
"Remus, don't you think we should tell Harry we're going to be there?" Sirius said worriedly.
"Nah, it'll be a nice birthday surprise for him."