DISCLAIMER: You know I don't own them (What's the need of writing disclaimer? Rowling is not going to write slash anyway!)
SUMMARY: Harry accidentally sends himself back in time and ended up in Godrics Hollow. Soon he realized there is lot more about his parents and Sirius past that he had known. Can Harry survive all the mistrust and sufferings without spilling it all out?
WARNING: Spoilers for all five books!
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"James don't you think Neville is hiding something?" Sirius questioned his friend as they lay on couch drinking coffee and playing wizard's chess. Harry and Lily had both went to bed some fifteen minutes ago.
"It isn't exactly hard to ignore, now is it?" James said "I mean all we know about him is that he is an orphan and well he had ran away from a muggle orphanage."
"But I also think that he is hiding something really important. I mean the way things are going nowadays we can't just trust anyone"
"Especially not the one who looks like my carbon copy!" James exclaimed.
"But that only proves he is related to you. But something else is also not right, I mean today when he was with me in The Three Broomsticks he seemed kind of--err--kind of depressed you could say. He just kept dozing off, and not paying attention to me"
"I bet you liked that," James sniggered, "why don't you say it along the lines of puncturing your ego"
"Shut it Prongs I am serious."
"I know your name is Sirius, you don't need to remind me."
"I have SIRIUS doubts!"
"But you know Sirius I think you are right. When I mentioned Petunia it looked as if he knew her."
'Yeah. Just be careful around him Jamie." Sirius told him.
"I will. But you should be careful too, you know." James told him
"Dunno what you are on about?" Sirius questioned instead knowing full well what his friend meant. Damn James to notice that.
"Well you know what I meant Padfoot." James said with a mischievous smile. "I saw you were checking him out when he was flying.
"Can't I do that? I mean you know I am bi."
"But he is young!"
"He is sixteen and I am 18. It's not much of a difference." James opened his mouth to say something but Sirius added hastily. "Oh come on James I was just checking him out. Nothing more, nothing less."
"Yeah ok. Just don't hit up on him. Lily would kill you, she has taken him as some sort of a protegee of hers."
"Well right. I must go back prongsie. See you tommmmoooorow" Sirius yawned hugely. There was a crack telling James that Sirius have disapparated to his home. Well he must get going to bed too. He trotted up the spiral staircase crossing the room he had given to Neville thinking about what Sirius had said. He couldn't explain why, but he somehow trusted Neville and it was not only Lily, who was being a bit protective of him, he was also thinking of him as his responsibility.
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The following day was a hectic one as much of it was spend in preparation of the oncoming ball. Lily had bought him some green robes. "It is to bring out your eyes," she had told him and he was strongly reminded of Mrs. Weasley. Also she had bought him some other clothes to wear daily.
"I always thought muggles should be more attentive towards the needs of orphans in their orphanage." Lily was telling him as they sat in his room sorting out his clothes. "I mean look at your clothes, they seems that they belonged to an oversized elephant. Now who could be that fat." Harry smirked at the similar point of view of Harry and Lily as far as Dudley was concerned.
"You are a muggle born, right?" Harry asked her. After getting the answer he already knew he questioned further. "What do you think of them?"
"Well I am usually fond of them but with an exception of my sister." She replied making a face.
"Why? Is she really mean?" Harry was curious about her mother's emotions towards her sister.
"Well we got along well, but that is before I went to Hogwarts." Lily explained, "But when I came back for holidays she was all rude and mean and kept saying I am a freak. I guess she was just jealous."
"But why she be jealous. I mean she hated magic didn't she?" Whoops, he shouldn't have said that.
"No I don't thi… Wait a minute…How do you know she hates magic?" Lily asked him suspiciously.
"Er… heard it from umm…. Remus." Harry told her impressed by his lying abilities.
"Uh… ok."
"So, what kind of party we are going to?" Harry asked to change the subject..
"It's fun, but to be honest I never attended it before. Just heard it from Sirius as he like them too much."
"Really? Why?"
"Because there are is always a good shag available." Harry snickered, he didn't knew that about his godfather.
"Pity I have leave early." Lily told him regrettably.
"Yeah Sirius told me you two have duty." Lily groaned. "What you don't like your work?" Harry asked him incredulously.
"No it's not that. It's just that that I have occlumency training."
"You are learning occlumency?" Uh oh … It's doesn't look good.
"Yeah, my trainer reckons I have a strong mind and since I am good at charms, it would do me good to learn it."
"But occlumens are rare and it's very difficult." Especially, if Snape is the teacher.
"You seems very knowledgeable about occlumency. Most people I know haven't even heard about it since it's so rare."
"Umm yeah I …err… read about it in a book.'
"At least there is someone from James family who bother to read extra books." Lily said with a smile.
"How far have you learned it?" Harry questioned feeling a bit worried. What if Lily knew about him by reading his mind.
"Not much. I am just learning to control my mind." Thanks god, Harry thought, relieved.
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Rest of the day passed in much the usual way except for the fact that Harry was being extremely conscious about what might escape his mouth. They started preparation for the party at 7'o clock. They had to floo over to Roderick's Mansion at 8 PM and since Lily and James were supposed to leave early it was decided that Harry should stay the night at Sirius'. James, Harry noticed was not very comfortable with the idea but Harry couldn't figure out why so he let it pass. Thus after sending Sirius a message (through James' mirror) the Potters flew over to the Roderick's mansion.
Harry's eyes widened as he stepped through the fireplace and had a look around the decorated hall. It could challenge even Hogwarts at the time of Yule Ball. Some kind of magical light was sprouting from vases floating over the ceiling on the dance floor were many couples who were engaged in dancing as some wizard band (which Harry couldn't recognize) played a fast song. On one side of the room small, round tables with attached benches were sitting which constantly kept on changing their color. On the other side of the room was a refreshment table where a big menu flying over it. You just had to read it out loud from the menu and it will appear on the trays that were kept there (It reminded Harry strongly of Hogwarts). In the middle of the room Harry found Marietta talking to some witch in red robes.
"Come on lets find Sirius." Said James who was wearing maroon robes made of velvet.
"Where are your manners James!" Lily who had chosen ocean blue robes of crinkly material, scolded her husband. "We must first greet Mr. and Mrs. Roderick."
"Well I can't find them." James said without bothering to look around. "Hey, there is Sirius. SIRIUS! OVERHEAR."
"Oh hullo there James. Hey Lils these blue robes suit's you better than those silver one you wore last time." A grinning Sirius said as he greeted them. He was wearing black, velvet robes and was looking extremely handsome (Well more extremely handsome than he usually does).
"Where's Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Sirius? We need to greet them." Lily asked.
"They are there by the entrance." Sirius told her pointing to an old couple talking to some wizards. "But I am not going to go with you. Mr. Roderick bored me with a speech about how ingredients available for potions nowadays are not really ingredients or something like that. I am not going to go through that again."
"Fine you wait here with Neville we'll go by ourselves." Lily said before taking James arm and striding away to the Rodericks.
"Come on Neville! Lets go and meet some more interesting people." Sirius told Harry.
"Uh…no…I don't feel like it." Harry said unwilling to attract more attention then necessary. "Why don't we just__ err __ I don't know__ You go and I'll just sit down." Sirius looked at him curiously before choosing to sit with him instead. They had just settled down on a table when a girl came asking Sirius to dance with him. Harry saw as Sirius gave her a sexy smile before refusing. Harry was glad of that. He didn't really wanted to sit all alone. Sirius immediately launched into an enthusiastic account of a Quidditch book that was published lately (which was none other that Quidditch through the ages it'self.)
"Jeez Sirius, that man must be a great great grandson of Professor Binns." It was James looking quite irritated. Lily giggled.
"He talked James through the disadvantages of Quidditch." She told them as Sirius uttered a low whistle. "Come on James lets dance. Lily said before dragging him away as James tried to protest.
"Tut tut I can see dear old Prong is in trouble." Sirius said sympathetically. "He can't dance even to save his life."
"I am not good at it either." Harry told him.
"We will see. Come on lets dance." Sirius said leading him to the dance floor.
"No really Sirius I can't dance." Harry protested it seems to deaf ears as Sirius led him to the dance floor and snaked his arms around his waist. Harry realized that was he very good dancer and soon Harry began to relax too.
How was that? Did you like it? Please tell me. Constructive criticism is most welcome, as it will help me improve, seeing that it's my first fic I need lot of that.
Sorry but there was not much slash in it. I changed my plans a bit. If you guys want to give me some ideas about Sirius/Harry or James/Harry (obviously not slash) I would be sooooo grateful. Thanx for the great reviews guyz.
