A/N: Hello all you wonderful readers! Never fear, chapter 4 is here! . . .
::crickets chirp:: . . . ::somebody coughs:: Okay, I get the message, that
was stupid.
Anyway, I better not ramble on too long or you'll just scroll down and not read any of this lol, at least that's what I do when the A/Ns are too long. So I'll just put up my funny disclaimer and get on with the fic, sound good? Okie dokie.
Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter I would be doing a stupid jig and singing "CEL . . . EBRATE GOOD TIMES, C'MON!" at the top of my lungs. I'd also go swimming in money. (Hmm. a pool of money, that'd be so cool, aside from the fact that it's money, I'd be able to swim in the winter!) But alas! I do not own Harry Potter.
"Welcome to the Lupin Mansion." Said Remus.
"C'mon, I'll show you your rooms." Said Sirius and he led Harry and Cho up three flights of stairs. "Harry, your room is last door down the hall, Cho, your room is second on the right, across from your room is the bathroom. Moony and I already have your things in your rooms. Feel free to wander around and see everything, I have to go help Moony with something." Sirius turned on his heel and slid down the stair rail.
(Harry and Cho distinctly heard a thud and an "ow!" then the sound of Sirius jumping back onto the rail.)
"I guess I'll go check out my room." Said Cho.
"Yeah, me too." Said Harry and they both went to their rooms.
"Wow." Said Harry upon entering his room. It was very large, decorated in red and gold and Harry's trunk lay at the foot of his bed. Harry noticed a stack of sweets on a desk and grabbed a Chocolate Frog. Nibbling on the frog, Harry opened his trunk pulled out a book and lay down on the bed, starting to read.
A few minutes later Harry heard a knock on his door. "Come in." He said and Cho walked into the room.
"I thought you might want to come check out the rest of the house with me." She said.
Harry smiled and closed the book, getting up and walking out with her.
Pretty soon they found the gameroom and thoughts of touring the rest of the house left their minds. They looked like kids in a candy store running around and playing all the strange games they'd never seen before as well as some of their favorites.
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Sirius strolled along a hallway, stopping beside what looked like a wall. He looked around to see if Harry or Cho was around then quickly opened the hidden door and stepped inside.
"Hey, Moony." Said Sirius. "How's it going in here?"
"Pretty good, I'm just a bit nervous. Well, since we can't let Harry in here to give his opinion you'll have to do. Do you think Harry'll like this?" Remus asked.
Sirius looked around and nodded. "I think Harry will love this."
"Great. It's almost time for dinner so you should go find Harry and Cho while I work on fixing the meal."
"Why do I have to look for them? This house is huge. Why can't I cook?" Sirius whined.
"Because you'll blow up the house if you do!" Remus exclaimed.
"That was an accident!" said Sirius, referring to the last time he had tried to cook.
"Padfoot, you put water on a grease fire!"
Sirius sighed. "Fine, I'll go look for Harry and Cho, just don't tell them about that." Sirius said, walking out.
~*~
"Ha! Checkmate!" Cho said triumphantly.
Harry groaned. "I don't think I'll ever win a game of chess."
"Then let's play something else. How about Charades?" Cho suggested.
"Sure."
"Okay, I'll go first." Cho got up and held up one finger.
"One word." Said Harry. Cho held up two fingers. "Two syllables."
Cho held up two fingers again then started to stagger around.
"Hmmm . . . sway? . . . shake? . . . quake?" Cho signaled that he was right then held up one finger again and picked up a globe. "Globe? . . . Earth? Earthquake?" Harry guessed.
"Right! Now it's your turn." Said Cho.
Harry got up but before he could start his charade Sirius walked in.
"Oh. Am I interrupting?" said Sirius.
"No, we were just playing Charades." Said Harry.
"Okay, well it's time for dinner."
"Okay." Said Harry and he and Cho followed Sirius down to the kitchen. "Wow, something smells great in here." Harry said taking a whiff of Remus' cooking.
"Thank you Harry, now dig in." said Remus, setting the last platter on the table and sitting down.
Everyone was quick to obey and it didn't take long for the food to disappear.
"Well, it's not dark yet, who's up for a game of Quidditch?" said Sirius.
"I am!" Harry and Cho said at the same time.
"Alright, if Moony will play with us we can go two on two, one Chaser and one Keeper to each team and we'll play to fifty points, okay?"
"I'll go get my Firebolt." Said Harry.
"And I'll go get my Comet." Said Cho.
"I'll get it for you, Cho."
"Thanks, Harry."
"Sure, no problem." Said Harry, darting up the stairs. He returned with his Firebolt under one arm and Cho's Comet under the other. He handed her broom to her and they went outside where Remus and Sirius were waiting for them.
"Okay, I'm playing with Moony, so you kids are together on your team, I'm going to be a Chaser and Moony here is going to be the Keeper for our team." Said Sirius.
"Okay, I'll be a Chaser and Cho can be a Keeper, if that's okay with you Cho?" said Harry.
"Sounds fine to me, let's play." Said Cho, mounting her broom.
Four brooms rose into the air and Harry was quick to take possession of the Quaffle. He ducked a Bludger, ducked a Sirius and threw the Quaffle through the goalhoop Remus was defending.
"10-0 to me and Cho!" said Harry.
"Lucky shot!" Sirius yelled, catching the Quaffle and zooming to the other side of the field. Cho was ready and caught the Quaffle, tossing it back to Harry, who promptly sped towards Remus.
"Harry, look out!" Cho called. Too late. A Bludger hit Harry in the ribs. Luckily he didn't feel any of them break but he dropped the Quaffle.
Sirius caught it but flew over to Harry instead of towards the goalposts. "You okay, kid?" he asked.
"Yeah." Said Harry.
Sirius considered him for a moment then flew towards the goalposts where Cho once again pulled off a spectacular save and threw the Quaffle back to Harry. Harry flew across the field and tossed the Quaffle up, flipping over and hitting it through the goalposts by hitting it with the tail of his broom. Remus was shocked to see Harry pull off a move like that when he normally practiced Seeker and didn't manage to block it.
"20-0 to me and Cho." Harry said.
Sirius took the Quaffle and scored, making the score 20-10. He scored again to make the score a tie but Harry scored and pulled ahead again. Harry scored two more times and ended the game with the score at 50-20.
They all flew down to the ground and Cho hugged Harry. "Great job! We showed those old geysers what we're made of!"
Meanwhile, Sirius was hitting Remus over the head with his broom and shouting "You call yourself a Keeper!?"
Harry laughed and put his Firebolt over his shoulder, walking back to the Lupin Mansion with Cho while the "old geysers" shouted at each other.
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A/N: Here's my annual thanks list to my reviewers:
tigris: Thanks for reviewing.
Alec6427: I was wondering when somebody would mention that. Think about it, in the Goblet of Fire it said he looked really different and I wouldn't be able to tell you who was wanted two years ago. I didn't think it was that big of a deal because he would be really nice and since Harry was contacting him and stuff I figured Cho's mother might trust him.
Kakarot: Lookit! Lookit! Sirius hit Remus over the head with his broom! Just like you wanted!
Ecl@ir: I'm glad you enjoy my fic. Thanks for your review.
Safsaf: Thank you so much. You're so nice.
Cozboz: Thanks a lot, I was worried about that second chapter yet you still came back for more. Thank you, it means a lot to know that my story is not a total letdown.
::Gives all reviewers a cookie:: Hey, Kakarot! Catch! ::Throws Kakarot a candy bar:: That's for being a great friend and a cool gal!
Anyway, I better not ramble on too long or you'll just scroll down and not read any of this lol, at least that's what I do when the A/Ns are too long. So I'll just put up my funny disclaimer and get on with the fic, sound good? Okie dokie.
Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter I would be doing a stupid jig and singing "CEL . . . EBRATE GOOD TIMES, C'MON!" at the top of my lungs. I'd also go swimming in money. (Hmm. a pool of money, that'd be so cool, aside from the fact that it's money, I'd be able to swim in the winter!) But alas! I do not own Harry Potter.
"Welcome to the Lupin Mansion." Said Remus.
"C'mon, I'll show you your rooms." Said Sirius and he led Harry and Cho up three flights of stairs. "Harry, your room is last door down the hall, Cho, your room is second on the right, across from your room is the bathroom. Moony and I already have your things in your rooms. Feel free to wander around and see everything, I have to go help Moony with something." Sirius turned on his heel and slid down the stair rail.
(Harry and Cho distinctly heard a thud and an "ow!" then the sound of Sirius jumping back onto the rail.)
"I guess I'll go check out my room." Said Cho.
"Yeah, me too." Said Harry and they both went to their rooms.
"Wow." Said Harry upon entering his room. It was very large, decorated in red and gold and Harry's trunk lay at the foot of his bed. Harry noticed a stack of sweets on a desk and grabbed a Chocolate Frog. Nibbling on the frog, Harry opened his trunk pulled out a book and lay down on the bed, starting to read.
A few minutes later Harry heard a knock on his door. "Come in." He said and Cho walked into the room.
"I thought you might want to come check out the rest of the house with me." She said.
Harry smiled and closed the book, getting up and walking out with her.
Pretty soon they found the gameroom and thoughts of touring the rest of the house left their minds. They looked like kids in a candy store running around and playing all the strange games they'd never seen before as well as some of their favorites.
~*~
Sirius strolled along a hallway, stopping beside what looked like a wall. He looked around to see if Harry or Cho was around then quickly opened the hidden door and stepped inside.
"Hey, Moony." Said Sirius. "How's it going in here?"
"Pretty good, I'm just a bit nervous. Well, since we can't let Harry in here to give his opinion you'll have to do. Do you think Harry'll like this?" Remus asked.
Sirius looked around and nodded. "I think Harry will love this."
"Great. It's almost time for dinner so you should go find Harry and Cho while I work on fixing the meal."
"Why do I have to look for them? This house is huge. Why can't I cook?" Sirius whined.
"Because you'll blow up the house if you do!" Remus exclaimed.
"That was an accident!" said Sirius, referring to the last time he had tried to cook.
"Padfoot, you put water on a grease fire!"
Sirius sighed. "Fine, I'll go look for Harry and Cho, just don't tell them about that." Sirius said, walking out.
~*~
"Ha! Checkmate!" Cho said triumphantly.
Harry groaned. "I don't think I'll ever win a game of chess."
"Then let's play something else. How about Charades?" Cho suggested.
"Sure."
"Okay, I'll go first." Cho got up and held up one finger.
"One word." Said Harry. Cho held up two fingers. "Two syllables."
Cho held up two fingers again then started to stagger around.
"Hmmm . . . sway? . . . shake? . . . quake?" Cho signaled that he was right then held up one finger again and picked up a globe. "Globe? . . . Earth? Earthquake?" Harry guessed.
"Right! Now it's your turn." Said Cho.
Harry got up but before he could start his charade Sirius walked in.
"Oh. Am I interrupting?" said Sirius.
"No, we were just playing Charades." Said Harry.
"Okay, well it's time for dinner."
"Okay." Said Harry and he and Cho followed Sirius down to the kitchen. "Wow, something smells great in here." Harry said taking a whiff of Remus' cooking.
"Thank you Harry, now dig in." said Remus, setting the last platter on the table and sitting down.
Everyone was quick to obey and it didn't take long for the food to disappear.
"Well, it's not dark yet, who's up for a game of Quidditch?" said Sirius.
"I am!" Harry and Cho said at the same time.
"Alright, if Moony will play with us we can go two on two, one Chaser and one Keeper to each team and we'll play to fifty points, okay?"
"I'll go get my Firebolt." Said Harry.
"And I'll go get my Comet." Said Cho.
"I'll get it for you, Cho."
"Thanks, Harry."
"Sure, no problem." Said Harry, darting up the stairs. He returned with his Firebolt under one arm and Cho's Comet under the other. He handed her broom to her and they went outside where Remus and Sirius were waiting for them.
"Okay, I'm playing with Moony, so you kids are together on your team, I'm going to be a Chaser and Moony here is going to be the Keeper for our team." Said Sirius.
"Okay, I'll be a Chaser and Cho can be a Keeper, if that's okay with you Cho?" said Harry.
"Sounds fine to me, let's play." Said Cho, mounting her broom.
Four brooms rose into the air and Harry was quick to take possession of the Quaffle. He ducked a Bludger, ducked a Sirius and threw the Quaffle through the goalhoop Remus was defending.
"10-0 to me and Cho!" said Harry.
"Lucky shot!" Sirius yelled, catching the Quaffle and zooming to the other side of the field. Cho was ready and caught the Quaffle, tossing it back to Harry, who promptly sped towards Remus.
"Harry, look out!" Cho called. Too late. A Bludger hit Harry in the ribs. Luckily he didn't feel any of them break but he dropped the Quaffle.
Sirius caught it but flew over to Harry instead of towards the goalposts. "You okay, kid?" he asked.
"Yeah." Said Harry.
Sirius considered him for a moment then flew towards the goalposts where Cho once again pulled off a spectacular save and threw the Quaffle back to Harry. Harry flew across the field and tossed the Quaffle up, flipping over and hitting it through the goalposts by hitting it with the tail of his broom. Remus was shocked to see Harry pull off a move like that when he normally practiced Seeker and didn't manage to block it.
"20-0 to me and Cho." Harry said.
Sirius took the Quaffle and scored, making the score 20-10. He scored again to make the score a tie but Harry scored and pulled ahead again. Harry scored two more times and ended the game with the score at 50-20.
They all flew down to the ground and Cho hugged Harry. "Great job! We showed those old geysers what we're made of!"
Meanwhile, Sirius was hitting Remus over the head with his broom and shouting "You call yourself a Keeper!?"
Harry laughed and put his Firebolt over his shoulder, walking back to the Lupin Mansion with Cho while the "old geysers" shouted at each other.
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A/N: Here's my annual thanks list to my reviewers:
tigris: Thanks for reviewing.
Alec6427: I was wondering when somebody would mention that. Think about it, in the Goblet of Fire it said he looked really different and I wouldn't be able to tell you who was wanted two years ago. I didn't think it was that big of a deal because he would be really nice and since Harry was contacting him and stuff I figured Cho's mother might trust him.
Kakarot: Lookit! Lookit! Sirius hit Remus over the head with his broom! Just like you wanted!
Ecl@ir: I'm glad you enjoy my fic. Thanks for your review.
Safsaf: Thank you so much. You're so nice.
Cozboz: Thanks a lot, I was worried about that second chapter yet you still came back for more. Thank you, it means a lot to know that my story is not a total letdown.
::Gives all reviewers a cookie:: Hey, Kakarot! Catch! ::Throws Kakarot a candy bar:: That's for being a great friend and a cool gal!