A/N: Well, I only got two responses to my challenge but I'm going to post
anyway, I might lose my reputation for updating fast if I don't heheh. So
here it is, chapter 5 (or six if you count the challenge as a chapter.)
Disclaimer: Everyone, party time at my house! I got millions of dollars from writing Harry Potter and laughed all the way to the bank! (Oh, yeah, that was when I woke up.)
Harry and Cho said their goodnights then went to their rooms and climbed into bed. Harry smiled at the ceiling above him; this had been one of the best days of his life. He fell asleep smiling, listening to Cho's soft breathing in the room next to him.
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"Psst! Hey, Remus, come here!" Sirius whispered.
"Sirius, stop watching him, think of how he would react if he woke up and saw you watching him sleep." Said Remus.
"I can't help it, Moony, he just looks so cute when he's asleep, come and see for yourself, you can't tell me that he doesn't look cute."
Remus smiled slightly and walked over to Sirius, peering into Harry's bedroom and watching him sleep. "You're right, Padfoot, he does look cute . . . he looks so peaceful." Remus laid a hand on Sirius' shoulder. "C'mon, we need to get some sleep too."
Sirius nodded and went to his bedroom; he paused at the door. "Hey, Moony?"
Remus turned. "Yes?"
"Thanks for letting me stay here with you and for letting Harry come over, it means a lot to me."
Remus smiled. "Anytime, Padfoot, anytime." (A/N: I know that at least one of you is thinking Slash, stop that! They are friends, and only friends. I firmly believe that the Marauders were not homosexuals.)
Sirius smiled back and went into his room as Remus walked into the other room across the hall.
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Harry woke up early the next morning, sweating and biting his lip to stop from screaming. 'Curse those nightmares!' Harry thought. He had once again relived Cedric's death. Cursing himself for his stupidity when he talked Cedric into taking the Cup with him, Harry laid back down, debating whether or not he should go back to sleep.
His drooping eyelids won that debate and he slipped back into unconsciousness only to be woken up again about five minutes later.
"Harry, Harry, wake up! C'mon, kiddo, breakfast is ready downstairs, we're all waiting for you." Said Sirius, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him. When Harry didn't open his eyes, Sirius sighed. "I swear, you're harder to wake up than James was." He muttered.
Sirius stepped out into the hall and yelled down the stairs for Remus. Remus came up and went into Harry's room with Sirius. "Okay, I'll hold him down." Said Remus, grabbing Harry's wrists and holding him still. Sirius grinned and started tickling Harry mercilessly.
The room was suddenly filled with Harry's laughter. "Padfoot!" He gasped in-between laughs. Sirius didn't stop tickling Harry, he just grinned wider. "Padfoot, stop that, I'm awake already!" said Harry.
Sirius laughed and stopped tickling Harry and Remus let go of him. "C'mon, Harry, breakfast is ready downstairs." Said Remus, turning around and walking out. Sirius followed him, still chuckling.
Harry shook his head and got up, got dressed then went down the stairs. The second he walked into the kitchen thirteen people yelling "SURPRISE!" greeted him.
"Happy Birthday, Harry!" The nine Weasleys, Hermione, Cho, Sirius, and Remus all chorused.
Harry stared at the large amount of presents on the table as well as the biggest cake he had ever seen. Mrs. Weasley took a picture of him ("Now we can never forget that look on his face.")
"C'mon, c'mon! Time for cake and presents!" Sirius said impatiently.
"Cake for breakfast?" Harry asked.
"Sure! Why not?" said Sirius. Even Remus didn't seem to mind so Harry sat down and Sirius gave him a huge slice of cake. Sirius took a slightly smaller slice for himself and it was gone in 1.000000001 seconds.
When everyone finished eating Sirius shoved a present into Harry's hands. Harry read the card, it was from Hermione. He shredded the paper and saw a book about the Quidditch teams of Hogwarts. "Wow! Thanks, Hermione!" said Harry.
He took a present from Ron; it was a set of Quidditch balls. "Cool!" Harry went through all of his presents, which took a while, and realized he hadn't gotten one from Sirius. He looked at Sirius with a confused expression on his face
Sirius grinned. "C'mon, Moony and I have something to show you." Sirius got up and led Harry to the secret room he'd been in yesterday and pushed the door open. Harry walked inside and gasped.
The room was decorated with pictures of Harry and the rest of the Quidditch team right after they had won the Cup. Harry grinned as his picture self held the Cup high in the air, sitting on Fred and George's shoulders. He looked past that picture to the one next to it. It had a boy that looked just like Harry in it, except his eyes were royal blue instead of emerald green. Beside the boy was a younger Sirius and Remus who all had their arms over each other's shoulders. They all grinned and waved at Harry.
All around the room were pictures of Harry's father and the Marauders, his mother was also in a few of them. And there were a few of Harry and his friends as well.
"Do you like it?" said Sirius.
Harry turned to him, grinning from ear to ear. "I love it. Thank you so much." Sirius grinned and waved his hand as if to say it was nothing.
"C'mon, let's go back downstairs and party."
Sirius walked over to the stairs and slid down the rail and encouraged Harry to try it but Harry, deciding to be smart instead of a funny moron, just walked down the stairs. Sirius pretended to pout and muttered "You're no fun" before running into the living room which was full of balloons and confetti with everyone making as much noise as possible.
Harry joined in on the fun and laughed and played with his friends; for the second time in his life, he was glad that it was his birthday.
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Harry, Ron, Fred, George, Cho, Sirius, Remus, and Charlie played a game of Quidditch. One Seeker, one Beater, one Chaser, and one Keeper to a team. Harry, Ron, Cho, and Fred played one team while Sirius, Remus, George, and Charlie played on the other.
Harry brought out his set of Quidditch balls Ron had given him, mounted his broom then kicked the box open. He and Charlie shot into the air higher than everyone else to search for the Snitch.
Ron grabbed the Quaffle, Fred beat a Bludger out of his way and Ron's path was clear, except for Sirius (he decided to be the Keeper instead of Remus this time.) Ron threw he Quaffle hard but Sirius caught it and threw it to Remus.
Fred hit a Bludger in Remus' way and Remus had to swerve and in that lapse of concentration Ron stole the Quaffle. Ron sped back across the field and this time he scored.
Remus took the Quaffle and sped towards Cho, who held her broom steady, a determined look on her face. He threw the Quaffle, she dove for it but didn't make it so the score was tied. Just as Ron took the Quaffle Harry sped past him in a deep dive, Charlie on his tail.
Wind whistled in Harry's ears as he dove, he pulled out of the dive milliseconds before he crashed and Charlie just barely managed to stay on his broom.
'Whoa,' thought Charlie. 'That was good. He's mastered the Wronski Feint.'
Harry scanned the field quickly and found the Snitch flying around the goalposts Sirius was defending. He shot towards the Snitch and in seconds had it firmly grasped in his hand.
Cho, Ron, and Fred cheered loudly and all thumped Harry on the back.
"Well done, Harry!" Fred shouted. Cho leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, Harry blushed deeply.
They all laughed and headed back inside but not before Remus had hit Sirius over the head with his broom (not that it was Sirius' fault they lost, but just because it was fun and he wanted revenge.)
"Ow!" Sirius exclaimed, grasping his broom firmly and hitting Remus over the head with it. Remus hit him back and soon it was just one big broom-smacking contest while everyone else stood back and watched amusedly.
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After everyone else had gone home, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stayed up late and talked about things they had done so far during the summer until Sirius walked in around 2 A.M. and told them they needed to get to bed. They all swapped goodnights and Ron and Hermione went to two of the guestrooms while Harry went to his room.
Harry fell asleep quickly and for the first night in a long time did not have a dream about Voldemort killing Cedric.
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A/N: So, was it good? Funny? Stupid? Review and tell me! I love reviews!
Cozboz: How do British people pronounce "Charades"? I've only heard it pronounced one way. ::Shrugs:: Oh, well, whatever, thanks for reviewing ::gives you a cookie::
descendent-of-Ra: Lol, you're a person of few words, that's cool. Thanks for your review ::gives you a cookie::
Kakarot: Yeah, I knew you'd get a kick out of those parts. I bet you enjoyed the little broom-smacking contest in this chapter too, huh? Lol, thanks for reviewing ::holds up an unbaked cookie:: watch this, heheh ::tosses cookie into midair:: Yah! ::Cooks cookie with an energy beam then gives it to you:: (That was funny when Gohan did that with the roast beast lol, I couldn't stop laughing.)
Alec6427: I just figured you meant her mother wouldn't trust him because she would recognize him as a murderer. Oh, well, anyway, thanks for reviewing ::gives you a cookie::
Ecl@ir: Well, you and Alec were right, it was a birthday present . . . sort of. Like half birthday present/ half collection they just passed down to him. ::gives you a cookie::
Thanks to all you wonderful readers. I hope to post the chapter soon.
Disclaimer: Everyone, party time at my house! I got millions of dollars from writing Harry Potter and laughed all the way to the bank! (Oh, yeah, that was when I woke up.)
Harry and Cho said their goodnights then went to their rooms and climbed into bed. Harry smiled at the ceiling above him; this had been one of the best days of his life. He fell asleep smiling, listening to Cho's soft breathing in the room next to him.
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"Psst! Hey, Remus, come here!" Sirius whispered.
"Sirius, stop watching him, think of how he would react if he woke up and saw you watching him sleep." Said Remus.
"I can't help it, Moony, he just looks so cute when he's asleep, come and see for yourself, you can't tell me that he doesn't look cute."
Remus smiled slightly and walked over to Sirius, peering into Harry's bedroom and watching him sleep. "You're right, Padfoot, he does look cute . . . he looks so peaceful." Remus laid a hand on Sirius' shoulder. "C'mon, we need to get some sleep too."
Sirius nodded and went to his bedroom; he paused at the door. "Hey, Moony?"
Remus turned. "Yes?"
"Thanks for letting me stay here with you and for letting Harry come over, it means a lot to me."
Remus smiled. "Anytime, Padfoot, anytime." (A/N: I know that at least one of you is thinking Slash, stop that! They are friends, and only friends. I firmly believe that the Marauders were not homosexuals.)
Sirius smiled back and went into his room as Remus walked into the other room across the hall.
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Harry woke up early the next morning, sweating and biting his lip to stop from screaming. 'Curse those nightmares!' Harry thought. He had once again relived Cedric's death. Cursing himself for his stupidity when he talked Cedric into taking the Cup with him, Harry laid back down, debating whether or not he should go back to sleep.
His drooping eyelids won that debate and he slipped back into unconsciousness only to be woken up again about five minutes later.
"Harry, Harry, wake up! C'mon, kiddo, breakfast is ready downstairs, we're all waiting for you." Said Sirius, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him. When Harry didn't open his eyes, Sirius sighed. "I swear, you're harder to wake up than James was." He muttered.
Sirius stepped out into the hall and yelled down the stairs for Remus. Remus came up and went into Harry's room with Sirius. "Okay, I'll hold him down." Said Remus, grabbing Harry's wrists and holding him still. Sirius grinned and started tickling Harry mercilessly.
The room was suddenly filled with Harry's laughter. "Padfoot!" He gasped in-between laughs. Sirius didn't stop tickling Harry, he just grinned wider. "Padfoot, stop that, I'm awake already!" said Harry.
Sirius laughed and stopped tickling Harry and Remus let go of him. "C'mon, Harry, breakfast is ready downstairs." Said Remus, turning around and walking out. Sirius followed him, still chuckling.
Harry shook his head and got up, got dressed then went down the stairs. The second he walked into the kitchen thirteen people yelling "SURPRISE!" greeted him.
"Happy Birthday, Harry!" The nine Weasleys, Hermione, Cho, Sirius, and Remus all chorused.
Harry stared at the large amount of presents on the table as well as the biggest cake he had ever seen. Mrs. Weasley took a picture of him ("Now we can never forget that look on his face.")
"C'mon, c'mon! Time for cake and presents!" Sirius said impatiently.
"Cake for breakfast?" Harry asked.
"Sure! Why not?" said Sirius. Even Remus didn't seem to mind so Harry sat down and Sirius gave him a huge slice of cake. Sirius took a slightly smaller slice for himself and it was gone in 1.000000001 seconds.
When everyone finished eating Sirius shoved a present into Harry's hands. Harry read the card, it was from Hermione. He shredded the paper and saw a book about the Quidditch teams of Hogwarts. "Wow! Thanks, Hermione!" said Harry.
He took a present from Ron; it was a set of Quidditch balls. "Cool!" Harry went through all of his presents, which took a while, and realized he hadn't gotten one from Sirius. He looked at Sirius with a confused expression on his face
Sirius grinned. "C'mon, Moony and I have something to show you." Sirius got up and led Harry to the secret room he'd been in yesterday and pushed the door open. Harry walked inside and gasped.
The room was decorated with pictures of Harry and the rest of the Quidditch team right after they had won the Cup. Harry grinned as his picture self held the Cup high in the air, sitting on Fred and George's shoulders. He looked past that picture to the one next to it. It had a boy that looked just like Harry in it, except his eyes were royal blue instead of emerald green. Beside the boy was a younger Sirius and Remus who all had their arms over each other's shoulders. They all grinned and waved at Harry.
All around the room were pictures of Harry's father and the Marauders, his mother was also in a few of them. And there were a few of Harry and his friends as well.
"Do you like it?" said Sirius.
Harry turned to him, grinning from ear to ear. "I love it. Thank you so much." Sirius grinned and waved his hand as if to say it was nothing.
"C'mon, let's go back downstairs and party."
Sirius walked over to the stairs and slid down the rail and encouraged Harry to try it but Harry, deciding to be smart instead of a funny moron, just walked down the stairs. Sirius pretended to pout and muttered "You're no fun" before running into the living room which was full of balloons and confetti with everyone making as much noise as possible.
Harry joined in on the fun and laughed and played with his friends; for the second time in his life, he was glad that it was his birthday.
~*~
Harry, Ron, Fred, George, Cho, Sirius, Remus, and Charlie played a game of Quidditch. One Seeker, one Beater, one Chaser, and one Keeper to a team. Harry, Ron, Cho, and Fred played one team while Sirius, Remus, George, and Charlie played on the other.
Harry brought out his set of Quidditch balls Ron had given him, mounted his broom then kicked the box open. He and Charlie shot into the air higher than everyone else to search for the Snitch.
Ron grabbed the Quaffle, Fred beat a Bludger out of his way and Ron's path was clear, except for Sirius (he decided to be the Keeper instead of Remus this time.) Ron threw he Quaffle hard but Sirius caught it and threw it to Remus.
Fred hit a Bludger in Remus' way and Remus had to swerve and in that lapse of concentration Ron stole the Quaffle. Ron sped back across the field and this time he scored.
Remus took the Quaffle and sped towards Cho, who held her broom steady, a determined look on her face. He threw the Quaffle, she dove for it but didn't make it so the score was tied. Just as Ron took the Quaffle Harry sped past him in a deep dive, Charlie on his tail.
Wind whistled in Harry's ears as he dove, he pulled out of the dive milliseconds before he crashed and Charlie just barely managed to stay on his broom.
'Whoa,' thought Charlie. 'That was good. He's mastered the Wronski Feint.'
Harry scanned the field quickly and found the Snitch flying around the goalposts Sirius was defending. He shot towards the Snitch and in seconds had it firmly grasped in his hand.
Cho, Ron, and Fred cheered loudly and all thumped Harry on the back.
"Well done, Harry!" Fred shouted. Cho leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, Harry blushed deeply.
They all laughed and headed back inside but not before Remus had hit Sirius over the head with his broom (not that it was Sirius' fault they lost, but just because it was fun and he wanted revenge.)
"Ow!" Sirius exclaimed, grasping his broom firmly and hitting Remus over the head with it. Remus hit him back and soon it was just one big broom-smacking contest while everyone else stood back and watched amusedly.
~*~
After everyone else had gone home, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stayed up late and talked about things they had done so far during the summer until Sirius walked in around 2 A.M. and told them they needed to get to bed. They all swapped goodnights and Ron and Hermione went to two of the guestrooms while Harry went to his room.
Harry fell asleep quickly and for the first night in a long time did not have a dream about Voldemort killing Cedric.
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A/N: So, was it good? Funny? Stupid? Review and tell me! I love reviews!
Cozboz: How do British people pronounce "Charades"? I've only heard it pronounced one way. ::Shrugs:: Oh, well, whatever, thanks for reviewing ::gives you a cookie::
descendent-of-Ra: Lol, you're a person of few words, that's cool. Thanks for your review ::gives you a cookie::
Kakarot: Yeah, I knew you'd get a kick out of those parts. I bet you enjoyed the little broom-smacking contest in this chapter too, huh? Lol, thanks for reviewing ::holds up an unbaked cookie:: watch this, heheh ::tosses cookie into midair:: Yah! ::Cooks cookie with an energy beam then gives it to you:: (That was funny when Gohan did that with the roast beast lol, I couldn't stop laughing.)
Alec6427: I just figured you meant her mother wouldn't trust him because she would recognize him as a murderer. Oh, well, anyway, thanks for reviewing ::gives you a cookie::
Ecl@ir: Well, you and Alec were right, it was a birthday present . . . sort of. Like half birthday present/ half collection they just passed down to him. ::gives you a cookie::
Thanks to all you wonderful readers. I hope to post the chapter soon.