ChApTeR 3- ReUnItEd
"I-I can't believe it's you!" Harry exclaimed with tears streaming down his face. "It's not really me, Harry, this is just a picture." Harry frowned a little. "It's still great, though," said Harry. Remus smiled. "I think I'm going to go back downstairs, there are some things I need to take care of." With that, he disapparated. "Sirius, I've been going insane! You're the only one I can tell my problems to, and I don't even have you anymore! Why couldn't you have carried that mirror with you to the Department of Mysteries?" "Harry, I'm sure there were other things on my mind." "LIKE WHAT?" yelled Harry. "I don't know, maybe you?" Harry felt a surge of guilt. It had been his fault that Sirius had gone to the Department of Mysteries in the first place. "Don't worry about it Harry," he said. "I know I'm not the real Sirius, but as I have his personality, I know he wouldn't have blamed you. At least he gets to be with his best friend." Harry smiled. He was happy that Sirius, his mom and dad were all together, but he wished he could be with them too." "Sirius, I feel like I don't even have anything to live for, now that you're gone." Sirius raised one eyebrow. "You don't? I think you're forgetting some things. What about Ron and Hermione?" Harry nodded. "And plus, you spent over twelve years of your life without me, you don't need me to live. I'm sure the real Sirius would be a lot happier if you tried to move past his death. I know him better than anyone." At this, they both laughed. "He would feel guilty if you were unhappy for the rest of your life, just because of him." Harry nodded once more. "You're right, I just wish he could be there for me." The painting of Sirius smirked. "Don't you see, Harry, you can!" Harry looked at him, confused. "You can bring this painting with you to Hogwarts! I could travel to other paintings there. You know, my uncle is there too. It's not as good as having the real thing, but I think it will be nice, don't you? Granted, I don't have a brain, but I think you would be happy." Harry smiled like he hadn't since he found out he was going to Hogwarts, and he felt himself grieving a little less.
Harry immediately heard footsteps. "Honestly Ron, how could you leave the paper RIGHT there? What an idiot." The attic door creaked open. "I didn't leave it there. The wonderful Ginny did that." Ron climbed into the attic followed by Hermione and Ginny. "One of these days." mumbled Ginny. Harry quickly wiped the tears away so that they wouldn't see. Hermione raised an eyebrow at Harry's red eyes and Harry quickly muttered "allergies". Ginny screamed very loudly before Hermione could say anything. Ron elbowed Ginny very hard in the stomach. "WHAT ARE YOU SCREAMING ABOU- OH MY GOD IT'S SIRIUS!" "Ron, shut it!" yelled Harry. "It's just a picture. But I've been talking to it." Hermione gave Harry a look of understanding and then began to cry herself. Slowly Ron and Ginny caught on and there was an awkward silence for a while. "Well, is anyone going to talk to me?" grinned the picture of Sirius. Ron, Ginny, and Hermione all began talking at once. Harry crept out of the attic quietly and descended down the staircase.
Lupin was standing against a wall, obviously waiting for Harry. "Prof- I mean Remus! Thank you so much!" Remus smiled. "It was Sirius' idea of course. 'I want to live forever,' he'd say. Lucky for us, huh?" "Yeah," grinned Harry. "It's almost like having the real thing back." "Well I'm glad you feel so upbeat, because we have to clean out Sirius' things now." "Oh," said Harry in a monotone. "Why don't we bring the picture with us," Remus quickly added, "so it can tell us what the things are." "Sounds good to me," said Harry.
Cleaning out Sirius' things wasn't as bad as one would expect. "Er, WHAT is this?" questioned Harry while pointing to an odd, cone-shaped something. "That's a geographicator," said Sirius. Adding to the questioning look on Harry's face, he added, "I used to invent things. It was supposed to locate any witch or wizard in the world, but it backfired a bit. Try it and see what I mean." "Remus Lupin," stated Harry. A giant red laser shot up out of it and showed a map of the world, with so many red dots that many blended together. Harry laughed. "Does this show every witch and wizard in the world?" asked Harry. "I was 19!" Sirius said in defense. "I was planning on fixing it up later," but I never got around to it. "I bet Fred and George could make a joke out of it," said Harry. "Why don't we ship it to them?" Sirius agreed. "Good idea! Oh, I forgot, there's something in there you might like behing that cabinet there. Look for a big sphere." And indeed there was one, which looked oddly like a-"No, it's not a crystal ball." "Well, what is it?" "It's kind of like a picture, but people can talk. I think muggles have something similar." "Oh, you mean like a videotape?" "Yes, that's it. At that moment, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione came bursting in. "Oh we're so sorry, we forgot we were supposed to help," said an embarrassed Hermione. "Not to worry," said Remus. "Harry," said Sirius, "see that big knob on the bottom? Turn it until it clicks." Everyone was gazing into the giant sphere and Harry turned the knob.
"I-I can't believe it's you!" Harry exclaimed with tears streaming down his face. "It's not really me, Harry, this is just a picture." Harry frowned a little. "It's still great, though," said Harry. Remus smiled. "I think I'm going to go back downstairs, there are some things I need to take care of." With that, he disapparated. "Sirius, I've been going insane! You're the only one I can tell my problems to, and I don't even have you anymore! Why couldn't you have carried that mirror with you to the Department of Mysteries?" "Harry, I'm sure there were other things on my mind." "LIKE WHAT?" yelled Harry. "I don't know, maybe you?" Harry felt a surge of guilt. It had been his fault that Sirius had gone to the Department of Mysteries in the first place. "Don't worry about it Harry," he said. "I know I'm not the real Sirius, but as I have his personality, I know he wouldn't have blamed you. At least he gets to be with his best friend." Harry smiled. He was happy that Sirius, his mom and dad were all together, but he wished he could be with them too." "Sirius, I feel like I don't even have anything to live for, now that you're gone." Sirius raised one eyebrow. "You don't? I think you're forgetting some things. What about Ron and Hermione?" Harry nodded. "And plus, you spent over twelve years of your life without me, you don't need me to live. I'm sure the real Sirius would be a lot happier if you tried to move past his death. I know him better than anyone." At this, they both laughed. "He would feel guilty if you were unhappy for the rest of your life, just because of him." Harry nodded once more. "You're right, I just wish he could be there for me." The painting of Sirius smirked. "Don't you see, Harry, you can!" Harry looked at him, confused. "You can bring this painting with you to Hogwarts! I could travel to other paintings there. You know, my uncle is there too. It's not as good as having the real thing, but I think it will be nice, don't you? Granted, I don't have a brain, but I think you would be happy." Harry smiled like he hadn't since he found out he was going to Hogwarts, and he felt himself grieving a little less.
Harry immediately heard footsteps. "Honestly Ron, how could you leave the paper RIGHT there? What an idiot." The attic door creaked open. "I didn't leave it there. The wonderful Ginny did that." Ron climbed into the attic followed by Hermione and Ginny. "One of these days." mumbled Ginny. Harry quickly wiped the tears away so that they wouldn't see. Hermione raised an eyebrow at Harry's red eyes and Harry quickly muttered "allergies". Ginny screamed very loudly before Hermione could say anything. Ron elbowed Ginny very hard in the stomach. "WHAT ARE YOU SCREAMING ABOU- OH MY GOD IT'S SIRIUS!" "Ron, shut it!" yelled Harry. "It's just a picture. But I've been talking to it." Hermione gave Harry a look of understanding and then began to cry herself. Slowly Ron and Ginny caught on and there was an awkward silence for a while. "Well, is anyone going to talk to me?" grinned the picture of Sirius. Ron, Ginny, and Hermione all began talking at once. Harry crept out of the attic quietly and descended down the staircase.
Lupin was standing against a wall, obviously waiting for Harry. "Prof- I mean Remus! Thank you so much!" Remus smiled. "It was Sirius' idea of course. 'I want to live forever,' he'd say. Lucky for us, huh?" "Yeah," grinned Harry. "It's almost like having the real thing back." "Well I'm glad you feel so upbeat, because we have to clean out Sirius' things now." "Oh," said Harry in a monotone. "Why don't we bring the picture with us," Remus quickly added, "so it can tell us what the things are." "Sounds good to me," said Harry.
Cleaning out Sirius' things wasn't as bad as one would expect. "Er, WHAT is this?" questioned Harry while pointing to an odd, cone-shaped something. "That's a geographicator," said Sirius. Adding to the questioning look on Harry's face, he added, "I used to invent things. It was supposed to locate any witch or wizard in the world, but it backfired a bit. Try it and see what I mean." "Remus Lupin," stated Harry. A giant red laser shot up out of it and showed a map of the world, with so many red dots that many blended together. Harry laughed. "Does this show every witch and wizard in the world?" asked Harry. "I was 19!" Sirius said in defense. "I was planning on fixing it up later," but I never got around to it. "I bet Fred and George could make a joke out of it," said Harry. "Why don't we ship it to them?" Sirius agreed. "Good idea! Oh, I forgot, there's something in there you might like behing that cabinet there. Look for a big sphere." And indeed there was one, which looked oddly like a-"No, it's not a crystal ball." "Well, what is it?" "It's kind of like a picture, but people can talk. I think muggles have something similar." "Oh, you mean like a videotape?" "Yes, that's it. At that moment, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione came bursting in. "Oh we're so sorry, we forgot we were supposed to help," said an embarrassed Hermione. "Not to worry," said Remus. "Harry," said Sirius, "see that big knob on the bottom? Turn it until it clicks." Everyone was gazing into the giant sphere and Harry turned the knob.