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Lesson Three
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Harry woke up to hear a loud shuffling above, from outside the hole. He could see the shadow of a large animal pacing back and forth in front of the hole. Stealthily and quietly as a shadow, he plucked the stakes he and the others had made, and went closer to the opening of their Den. He could hear the beast's heavy breathing and its claws digging into the soft soil. He silently concluded the beast was far too large for him to handle on his own.
Making sure not to make a sound he went to wake Aurora, who had the best aim other than himself. Shaking her gently, as to not startle her, he woke her but he had to cover her mouth when she started muttering, "Let me sleep just a lit-." He could hear the creature stop moving and listen for them.
After what seemed like hours, but in reality was only minutes, the beast started to pace yet again. He looked back to Aurora to see her staring wide eyed at him. He motioned for her to be quiet and handed her a bow and arrow as well as grabbing one for himself. He pointed to the creature outside the Den and then proceeded to knock the arrow. Taking his lead, Aurora did the same and aimed at the creature. As one they crept closer to the opening making sure to stay in the shadows. As soon as they were close enough, they pulled back the arrow and as soon as they had a clear shot, they fired.
A loud cry of pain signified their shots hit their marks and woke Themis and Silvanus. Both of their eyes shot open in shock as Harry and Aurora were climbing out of the Den, armed with the wooden stakes they had carved. They climbed out of the hole to see a large black creature dragging itself with its' uninjured limbs away from the clearing. Harry approached the creature, while knocking yet another arrow, and put it out of its' misery by putting an arrow in its' head.
Suddenly there was a clapping from somewhere behind them. Whipping around they came face to face with Sirius. He was beaming at them while Themis and Silvanus were climbing out of the hole. Silvanus and Themis went over to inspect the creature while Harry and Aurora exchanged greetings with Sirius.
When Themis and Silvanus joined them Sirius said, "Hello. You may call me Sirius," with a warm smile. He heard a sharp intake of breath from Aurora, he looked towards her to see she was backing away in fear.
Concerned, he asked, "What's wrong, Aurora?"
Pointing a shaking hand at Sirius, she answered, stuttering, "I-it's S-S-iris B-l-lack-k!"
Suddenly it dawned upon him that she did not know he was innocent. "It's okay Aurora. He's innocent, he was framed."
She seemed to relax for a moment before asking, "How can you be so sure." She narrowed her eyes at him, evaluating the condition of his clothes and his cleanliness.
"Trust me. I'm sure." He answered and looked to the other two for support.
"Yes, he is." They answered.
She calmed and let out a breath, then said, "This is going to be some getting used to."
Sirius smiled at her then stated, "I'm here to teach you battle techniques such as sword fighting and I'm glad to see Lily has done her job well."
"Sword fighting!" Silvanus exclaimed, excitedly. It seemed to Harry that he was correct in assuming Silvanus had an affinity to sharp objects. Then his face fell and he whined, "But we don't have any swords."
Sirius just shook his head and with a wave of his hand, a sword dropped in each of their hands. He then pulled his own sword out of its' scabbard on his belt and began to demonstrate a series of moves, telling them to reiterate each move until they perfected it.
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A long time of sword and various other weapon techniques later, they all sat panting in the shadowy forest. He hypothesized it was around midday but there was no way to tell because the leaves wouldn't allow any light through. He wondered why moonlight was let through and sunlight wasn't but brushed it off as one of nature's secrets.
Suddenly, his stomach growled and he remembered he had skipped dinner the previous night. Sirius, who was also hungry began to prepare the beast for eating.
A while later they were eating happily, getting their fill before Sirius decided to torture them for the remainder of the day. Harry hoped he got enough of that that morning.
Looks like he hasn't, Harry thought as he watched his god father rise and stretch.
"Come on, get up. We're going to make you make your own weapons." He said, rousing them from their sleepy daze.
Silvanus looked extremely excited as he asked rapidly, "Really? How? Where?"
"Remind me to never give him coffee," Harry mumbled. Themis, who was the only one close enough to hear him, burst out laughing. He chuckled too when he saw the confused looks she was getting from the others. Themis was oblivious to them as she calmed down enough to stop her laughing.
Sirius then went skipping into the forest, with Silvanus hot on his heels, singing, "We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!" Harry, Themis and Aurora all covered their ears as his singing reached their ears and Harry hoped he wouldn't get a migraine. Silvanus, who was oblivious to Sirius' horrendous singing abilites, asked, "Who's Oz? Is he going to make our weapons? Where does he live?" Harry burst out laughing and Sirius didn't seem to hear him. Silvanus heard him laughing and asked, "What? Who is Oz? What's so funny?" The remainder of the trip was spent with Silvanus asking who Oz was or what he was laughing at.
Finally, they arrived at a small hut deep in the forest and Silvanus went quiet before he asked, "This is where Oz lives? Looks like a dump to me." He stuck his nose up in the air like royalty and even Sirius was finding it difficult not to laugh.
That was when Themis told Silvanus, explaining it slowly as if he were a child, "Oz is a story. Ok, Silvanus?"
The door the hut slammed open, stopping the argument before it started, and a man with black hair and hazel eyes strode out to meet them. "Hello Sirius, Erebus, Aurora, Themis and Silvanus."
"Hello James." Sirius greeted him. Recognition set in as Harry realized the man was his father.
"Hi dad." Harry said.
Silvanus seemed to zone out for a moment before pointing at Harry and gasped, "-
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