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Fates.
Harry reached the front gate before the large mass of students that he knew was coming got there. The big black dog was now lying near to the entrance doors and a few parents were watching him with apprehension. Quickly Harry joined him, sending a reassuring glance at the adults and then motioned for Padfoot to follow him, knowing Ron and Hermione would understand.
They walked together for a while, reaching the centre of London, suddenly, Padfoot took the sleeve of the jacked he was wearing and pulled him to a small alley. Harry stayed still, making sure no one would see them and shortly after he heard a small pooping noise that told him Sirius had changed. Strong arms enveloped him from behind in a warm hug and Harry leaned against his godfather's chest.
"Hey, kiddo, how are you doing?"
Harry smiled slightly. "Fine." He turned around in his godfather's arms and smiled up at him brightly. "I missed you."
Apparently it was the wrong thing to say because the smile on Sirius's face vanished and his grip tightened around him, making him wince slightly. Hermione had been right, Sirius was not happy. His godfather put his face close to him, burning blue eyes boring into his green pools. In a soft whisper he started to speak. "Do this to me again, Harry, and you will get it. Do you have any idea how scared I was when I found out you had left? I thought I had lost you. I can't lose you."
Harry blushed a bit, no one had ever said things like that to him, except for Ron and Hermione. "But what about Mum and Dad?"
Sirius's expression was blank. "Harry, I have lived without them for a long while, I have come to terms with not having them there. They made a mistake, they shouldn't have said all they did. By doing that, they forced me to choose between them and you, and without doubt I choose you. I have told you more than once I love you very much. Harry, you are my son in everything but in name, and I'm not about to let my son go away without a fight, so you can as well get used to it."
Harry blushed even more and he buried his head in his godfather's shoulder, allowing the older man to gently caress his hair. Something that had been missing since Christmas returned to him, leaving a warm feeling behind. A small cough startled them and they pulled back and turned around, only to be faced with a grinning Ron and Hermione. The red-haired boy broke the embarrassed silence. "Well, if you two are ready, we should get going. You will never believe what the teacher just told us."
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Hermione froze, she couldn't have understood the name right, there was no way Hogwarts students were going to attend a muggle school. That was it, she must have heard wrong. "Excuse me professor, what was the name of the school?"
"It's Hogwarts, Phoenix."
Hermione sank back in her seat, a soft voice next to her expressed the same that she was thinking now. "Holy shit. Dragon is going to have a fit."
A concerned voice pulled them out of their reverie. "Are you two ok?"
They looked up and noticed they were the only students left. Nodding, they quickly put their things together and walked out of the classroom. Supposing Harry had already left with Sirius, the two teenagers set off to find them. Knowing Harry, he would have took their usual route, so it wouldn't be too hard to find them.
About ten minutes later, they were passing a small alley when Ron caught sight of his friend. Pulling Hermione with him, they entered the alley and saw Harry and Sirius hugging closely. They waited somewhat patiently, but when it seemed they would stay that way for a long time, Hermione coughed a bit to get their attention.
Ron was amused at the look of embarrassment of the two men but pushed it aside, they needed to tell Harry the news before they got home.
"Well, if you two are ready, we should get going. You will never believe what the teacher told us." The four started to walk out of the alley. Sirius had his arm wrapped protectively around his godson's shoulders and Harry didn't seem to mind much. Hermione took a deep breath and decided to be the one to break the news to their friend. "Professor Tarís said that tomorrow a few new students would be arriving. They will be staying for a few weeks."
Harry smiled. "That's great." Then noticing the frown on his friend's faces he asked. "What's wrong?"
Hermione and Ron exchanged a look and the redhead sighed. "They are from Hogwarts, Dragon."
Harry stopped dead in his tracks, he became very pale and Sirius had to tighten his grip on the boy, afraid he would fall. A small whisper came out of Harry's pale lips. "Hogwarts?" The two other teenagers simply nodded. "What is Dumbledore playing at?"
Hermione and Ron both shrugged, they had no doubt the Headmaster had done this on purpose, but why had he done it. Harry turned to face Sirius, a bit of mistrust in his eyes. "Did you know about it?"
Sirius sighed, seeing the look in the boy's eyes but shook his head. "I had no idea, Harry, I left Hogwarts the same day you did."
Harry looked down, suddenly ashamed. "Sorry."
The man didn't reply, but Harry felt him squeeze his shoulder reassuringly and smiled again.
The four of them walked in silence, the three teenagers leading the way to their house. They stopped in front of a small cottage, and Harry turned to Sirius. "This is where we live. This is Professor Villjé's house."
Sirius looked around, but noticed the door opening and a young woman coming out. He could see she was quite tall, she had blonde hair, that reached past her waist. Her blue eyes had been filled with worry when she stepped out of the house, but at the sight of the children they lighted up and she ran to embrace Hermione who returned the hug. Sirius and Harry approached and could her what the woman was saying.
"I'm so sorry, kids. I didn't know about the exchange till this morning, I hadn't a choice in the matter because the school governors had already decided it would be a good learning experience for you to meet children from other schools."
Phoenix smiled slightly, she was still a little pale, but patted the woman's back reassuringly. "It's ok, professor. It's not your fault, we will be able to deal with it."
Then the girl stepped aside and motioned to where Harry and Sirius were standing. "Professor Villjé, I would like to introduce to you Sirius Black, Dragon's godfather. Sirius this is Professor Daleila Villjé."
Daleila looked a bit startled at the man standing protectively at Dragon's side, but quickly recovered and smiling extended her hand. "Hello, nice to meet you."
Sirius smiled a little dazed, he was still not used to human contact other than his friends. Nevertheless he took her hand and gently shook it. "Nice to meet you too. It's good to finally meet the woman who has helped my godson and his friends so much."
The woman blushed a little, but kept smiling and led the way back into the house.
To be continued…
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
Fates.
Harry reached the front gate before the large mass of students that he knew was coming got there. The big black dog was now lying near to the entrance doors and a few parents were watching him with apprehension. Quickly Harry joined him, sending a reassuring glance at the adults and then motioned for Padfoot to follow him, knowing Ron and Hermione would understand.
They walked together for a while, reaching the centre of London, suddenly, Padfoot took the sleeve of the jacked he was wearing and pulled him to a small alley. Harry stayed still, making sure no one would see them and shortly after he heard a small pooping noise that told him Sirius had changed. Strong arms enveloped him from behind in a warm hug and Harry leaned against his godfather's chest.
"Hey, kiddo, how are you doing?"
Harry smiled slightly. "Fine." He turned around in his godfather's arms and smiled up at him brightly. "I missed you."
Apparently it was the wrong thing to say because the smile on Sirius's face vanished and his grip tightened around him, making him wince slightly. Hermione had been right, Sirius was not happy. His godfather put his face close to him, burning blue eyes boring into his green pools. In a soft whisper he started to speak. "Do this to me again, Harry, and you will get it. Do you have any idea how scared I was when I found out you had left? I thought I had lost you. I can't lose you."
Harry blushed a bit, no one had ever said things like that to him, except for Ron and Hermione. "But what about Mum and Dad?"
Sirius's expression was blank. "Harry, I have lived without them for a long while, I have come to terms with not having them there. They made a mistake, they shouldn't have said all they did. By doing that, they forced me to choose between them and you, and without doubt I choose you. I have told you more than once I love you very much. Harry, you are my son in everything but in name, and I'm not about to let my son go away without a fight, so you can as well get used to it."
Harry blushed even more and he buried his head in his godfather's shoulder, allowing the older man to gently caress his hair. Something that had been missing since Christmas returned to him, leaving a warm feeling behind. A small cough startled them and they pulled back and turned around, only to be faced with a grinning Ron and Hermione. The red-haired boy broke the embarrassed silence. "Well, if you two are ready, we should get going. You will never believe what the teacher just told us."
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Hermione froze, she couldn't have understood the name right, there was no way Hogwarts students were going to attend a muggle school. That was it, she must have heard wrong. "Excuse me professor, what was the name of the school?"
"It's Hogwarts, Phoenix."
Hermione sank back in her seat, a soft voice next to her expressed the same that she was thinking now. "Holy shit. Dragon is going to have a fit."
A concerned voice pulled them out of their reverie. "Are you two ok?"
They looked up and noticed they were the only students left. Nodding, they quickly put their things together and walked out of the classroom. Supposing Harry had already left with Sirius, the two teenagers set off to find them. Knowing Harry, he would have took their usual route, so it wouldn't be too hard to find them.
About ten minutes later, they were passing a small alley when Ron caught sight of his friend. Pulling Hermione with him, they entered the alley and saw Harry and Sirius hugging closely. They waited somewhat patiently, but when it seemed they would stay that way for a long time, Hermione coughed a bit to get their attention.
Ron was amused at the look of embarrassment of the two men but pushed it aside, they needed to tell Harry the news before they got home.
"Well, if you two are ready, we should get going. You will never believe what the teacher told us." The four started to walk out of the alley. Sirius had his arm wrapped protectively around his godson's shoulders and Harry didn't seem to mind much. Hermione took a deep breath and decided to be the one to break the news to their friend. "Professor Tarís said that tomorrow a few new students would be arriving. They will be staying for a few weeks."
Harry smiled. "That's great." Then noticing the frown on his friend's faces he asked. "What's wrong?"
Hermione and Ron exchanged a look and the redhead sighed. "They are from Hogwarts, Dragon."
Harry stopped dead in his tracks, he became very pale and Sirius had to tighten his grip on the boy, afraid he would fall. A small whisper came out of Harry's pale lips. "Hogwarts?" The two other teenagers simply nodded. "What is Dumbledore playing at?"
Hermione and Ron both shrugged, they had no doubt the Headmaster had done this on purpose, but why had he done it. Harry turned to face Sirius, a bit of mistrust in his eyes. "Did you know about it?"
Sirius sighed, seeing the look in the boy's eyes but shook his head. "I had no idea, Harry, I left Hogwarts the same day you did."
Harry looked down, suddenly ashamed. "Sorry."
The man didn't reply, but Harry felt him squeeze his shoulder reassuringly and smiled again.
The four of them walked in silence, the three teenagers leading the way to their house. They stopped in front of a small cottage, and Harry turned to Sirius. "This is where we live. This is Professor Villjé's house."
Sirius looked around, but noticed the door opening and a young woman coming out. He could see she was quite tall, she had blonde hair, that reached past her waist. Her blue eyes had been filled with worry when she stepped out of the house, but at the sight of the children they lighted up and she ran to embrace Hermione who returned the hug. Sirius and Harry approached and could her what the woman was saying.
"I'm so sorry, kids. I didn't know about the exchange till this morning, I hadn't a choice in the matter because the school governors had already decided it would be a good learning experience for you to meet children from other schools."
Phoenix smiled slightly, she was still a little pale, but patted the woman's back reassuringly. "It's ok, professor. It's not your fault, we will be able to deal with it."
Then the girl stepped aside and motioned to where Harry and Sirius were standing. "Professor Villjé, I would like to introduce to you Sirius Black, Dragon's godfather. Sirius this is Professor Daleila Villjé."
Daleila looked a bit startled at the man standing protectively at Dragon's side, but quickly recovered and smiling extended her hand. "Hello, nice to meet you."
Sirius smiled a little dazed, he was still not used to human contact other than his friends. Nevertheless he took her hand and gently shook it. "Nice to meet you too. It's good to finally meet the woman who has helped my godson and his friends so much."
The woman blushed a little, but kept smiling and led the way back into the house.
To be continued…
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
