Oh, by the way, I own nobody in this fic, 'cept for Tess and her family, Daniel and Lori, I think that's it… and if you see any other characters that I don't own, don't sue me, all I have is lots of books, an old desktop, a laptop… hang on, I think I'll stop there,
*Guinea pigs, dogs, one cat..*
Shut up you, they'll be suing us left, right, up and down!
*Oh, sorry, how about we just get on with the story?*
Good idea!!!! Anyway, thank you to Kassi and Ashe-Leigh
*Don't forget Lily! She might suffer a synaptic break down*
(Gasps) Yes of course! Lily, once again, you have been a tower of strength…
*And me. How could you forget me?*
Sorry telly, of course, thank you
*It's about time you thanked me. After all, I was the one that gave you all the ideas*
Not all of them, as that would be impossible.
*(Sniffs and walks off)*
Sorry everyone, she can be a bit moody sometimes.
*(Calls out from a long way away) Can not!!!*
Can too!
*NOT*
Can too!
Shut up and get on with the story!
Sor-ry! Yeah, anyway, here you go….
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Chapter 2
Thump!!!
Harry groaned and looked around at his surroundings and found that he was sitting on the floor in Dumbledore's office. All of the teachers and Sirius and Remus were looking at him. Harry blushed.
"Er, I'm sorry?" he mumbled in a daze.
Dumbledore looked over his spectacles and fixed his enigmatic gaze on him. "There's no time to waste, Harry, Voldemort," Everyone in the room flinched except for Harry, Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus and Severus, "has indeed gained powers again. He has found out where the Dursleys live and no doubt is there. Now Harry, they will be safe," seeing the look on Harry's face, "you, however, would have been another matter."
Harry jumped up and started yelling at everyone,
"See, see, see! I told you he had risen again, but did you listen, noooo. Don't listen to Harry, and why did you wake me up at this UNGODLY hour in the morning just to tell me Moldie Voldie was after me?" Harry stamped his foot in frustration. "I already knew that!" he said crossly.
Snape blinked. "Are you quite done Potter?" he asked icily
"Yes," Harry said quietly, after having thought about it for a bit.
"Now Harry, calm yourself," said Dumbledore, "are you alright?"
"Sorry Professor, I'm not a morning person."
I've noticed. Now, down to business," Dumbledore said briskly, "We have to find you another place to live. Perhaps the Weasley's?"
"Uhh, Professor, umm, perhaps if Harry stayed with me? I, mean, of course Harry can stay at the Weasley's if he HAS to, and he mightn't want to stay with me, but, umm, I'd really like Harry to stay with me," Sirius finished with a rush.
"Why, yes, of course Harry can stay with you. Why didn't I think of that before?" replied Dumbledore.
Harry was overjoyed. Not only did he get rid of the Dursley's wrath once and for all, (Come to think of it, the Dursley's were probably just as happy with this arrangement has Harry was.) he got to live with the coolest guy on earth. They'd swap stories, Sirius would tell him about the Marauding days, and Harry'd be able to tell him all of his feelings. His frustration with Snape, his joy when he gets proper presents on his birthday, his feelings for Cho… (Although they had ebbed slightly when she went with Cedric to the ball last year)
Sirius' sigh of relief was heard across the room. Professor McGonagall wiped away a tear as Harry ran across the room and gave Sirius a hug. Snape held back a snort.
"Professor, if that's all, I'd like to prepare for my classes tomorrow," said Snape.
"No, I'm not quite finished yet, Severus. As you know," said Dumbledore, "Voldemort (*flinch*) has indeed gained power again. His means of returning, however, although usually used for Dark magic, was a Light magic spell. This spell does not allow Voldemort (*flinch*) to use the Unforgivable curses within 10 meters of a muggle. Therefore, we'll see whether we can host some Muggle students at this school."
Harry's eyes opened wide. What? Now the school would be full of petty, primping muggle girls! Sirius squeezed Harry's shoulder when he saw the look of horror on his face.
"They will attend classes with their host. Who knows? Maybe they'll even learn something. They aren't however permitted to touch a wand. These people are coming from a mining town in Victoria, Australia, and will arrive at 7 o'clock tonight. They will be sorted into houses and extra beds have been added in the dorms for our guests. That is all. You may go, except for Harry and Sirius."
And one by one they all filed out of Dumbledore's office with looks of amazement on their faces. Muggles!
Harry and Sirius approached Dumbledore's desk after Snape finally left, with Harry and Sirius glaring at his back the whole way. They felt like guilty schoolboys being told to stay after class. Well, they had felt that feeling often enough…
"We need to arrange to pack up your things Harry," said Dumbledore. "Sirius, will you help?"
"Of course Professor. Let's go Harry." Sirius took a set of keys out from his pocket. "Ready to ride?"
"Let's go," said Harry and they turned down the revolving steps from Dumbledore's office. Harry took one last look at Dumbledore and threw him a grateful smile. "Thanks," he whispered.
Now, onto more important tasks, he thought, to moving out. YAY! He felt like singing.
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"So, you haven't sent me many owls this summer," said Sirius, "What have you been doing on the hols?"
"Well, as you know, we got HEAPS of homework. The teachers think that our brains'll rot, or something, which they're probably right, if they don't give us heaps of homework. So I've been doing that, and because Dobby visited and saw me again, the Dursleys gave me heaps of jobs to do," said Harry, "I've been studying like mad!"
A worried look spread across Sirius' face. "You should have let me know. You at least could have mentioned my name," he opened the doors to outside. "You didn't have to do it if you didn't want to."
"It's ok, I needed the break from the homework. Did I owl you and tell you Ron and I were going to the Quidditch World cup again? It was in Ireland this year, and Egypt and Spain were playing…"
Soon they were in a heated Qudditch conversation. All this time they were heading out the school gates to Hogsmeade. As they reached to edge of the town, Sirius asked,
"D'you want a butterbeer?"
"Oh, yes please!" replied Harry eagerly
"But we've got to make a pit stop first." Sirius steered Harry into Honeydukes.
"Oooh, I remember the first time I came in here. I used the Marauder's Map and sneaked up from the cellar. Ron and Hermione were trying to see whether or not I'd like Blood Flavored Lollipops or Cockroach Clusters. You should have seen the look on their faces when I told them I didn't like either," said Harry excitedly and Sirius burst out laughing.
"Although next time I decided I'd use Dad's cloak the next time round." Harry sobered suddenly, remembering his father.
"James was the best friend a guy could have," said Sirius quietly. Harry looked up at him, his eyes bright.
"I know," was all Harry could manage to say. He went over to the shelf and picked up a jar of sugar quills. "I'll need these for when school goes back tomorrow."
Harry paid for his sweets and they walked out.
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After they'd been to the Three Broomsticks, (Sirius had insisted on ordering the drinks.) they made their way back to the castle. It was 7:15am
"Er – Sirius?"
"Mmm? What is it Harry?"
"How are we going to get back to the Dursley's?"
"Do you… no, you probably don't, but d'you remember when Hagrid took you back there, just after your parents died, on a flying motor bike? That actually belonged to me, and Hagrid thought I'd like it back, so he did it up, and," They turned a corner, "here it is."
Sirius took the keys out of his pocket again and took two helmets out of the seat. Harry took one and they put them on.
"Just sit behind me and hold on," said Sirius, revving the engine. "The girls used to go crazy over this," he yelled over the noise, "they were fascinated with the muggle technology. I never told them that I modified it a bit!"
He grinned at Harry and they flew to Surrey.