Harry woke up the next morning and climbed out of bed. He pulled a pair of jeans and a t-shirt on and, leaving Draco asleep, he headed out of the bedroom. Halfway down the stairs, Harry came to a stop as he heard voices shouting from the living room. He stood still and listened.
"Oh grow up Talitha" Sirius yelled
"Says Mr Maturity himself. Sorry I forgot you were the king of responsibility. It must have slipped my mind" Talitha shouted back at him. Harry had never heard them really arguing before. Ha sat down on the stairs listening.
"Yeah well if you understood what I'd been through then maybe…" Sirius replied
"No I don't understand what you've been through, but then you've never talked about it so how could I" Talitha interrupted, shouting over Sirius
"Let's talk about it now then shall we, if you're that keen to know" He yelled back
Harry jumped as he heard a quiet cough behind him. Remus was standing at the top of the stairs looking down at him.
"I wasn't…" Harry started "I just didn't want to interrupt"
"Best leave them to it" Remus said with a knowing smile "Let's go into the kitchen"
Harry followed him down, still listening to the heated argument in the living room.
"After spending twelve years locked in a cell with only my worst memories for company, blaming myself for the death of my best friend, I then spent three years in hiding before falling through that damn veil. I then spent Merlin knows how many months in a place not dissimilar to Azkaban, not knowing what was going to happen to me. I didn't know if anyone could get me out and if it were possible did anyone know that I was there waiting. I knew everyone would have thought I'd died. Sometimes in there I wish I had died then at least I would have been with James and Lily again, not stuck there on my own. So all in all they weren't exactly the best days of my life so sorry if I don't want to dwell on them to much" Sirius was still yelling.
Harry sat down at the kitchen table. Remus sat down next to him and noticing the look on his face he put his hand reassuringly on Harry's arm.
"Don't worry about them" He said with a smile "They're always yelling at each other about something. I'm surprised it's took them this long since the start of the summer holidays. They aren't really the type for sitting down and talking stuff through calmly"
"Can't you do anything to stop them?"
"I wouldn't bother after last time I tried" Remus laughed "I ended up with a jelly legs jinx on me"
"They cursed you?"
"Well technically yes but Talitha was aiming the jinx at Sirius and I kind of got in the way. Luckily Sirius's bat bogie hex missed me"
"They were hexing each other?" Harry smiled
"Yeah, they aren't the most rational of people when they're arguing. It doesn't sound like it's come to that yet though" Remus grinned. They both fell silent as Talitha started yelling again
"Well, it wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs for me either you know. You weren't the only one going through hell. Imagine how I felt. James and Lily dead and you in Azkaban. Remus wouldn't even speak to me for months because he was convinced you were guilty and I knew about it. The Ministry tried to fire me and Dumbledore wouldn't let me have Harry. People used to yell abuse at me in the street about you. I couldn't leave the flat without hearing the word murderer. Then when you escaped I didn't know where you were or what you were planning to do, only that if you got caught the Dementors would administer the kiss, under the orders of my boss. Then to top it off you went and bloody died or so we thought. And then of course it turned out you hadn't and you came back"
Harry heard Sirius's familiar bark of laughter
"Maybe I should just go and die again the" He laughed, no longer sounding angry. Talitha started laughing as well when he said this.
"It'd be a lot bloody easier. At least I'd know where you were"
Harry and Remus grinned at each other, only Sirius and Talitha could end an argument like this by laughing at each other.
Sirius and Talitha both came through into the kitchen as if the argument had never happened. They were still laughing.
"Right, I'm off to Diagon Alley. Anyone want to come?" Talitha asked. Remus and Sirius took a sudden interest in something out of the window, trying to avoid going shopping with Talitha.
"What's that down there?" Sirius asked Remus, pointing to the end of the garden
"Dunno, lets go and have a look" Remus replied, as they both all but ran for the back door.
"They only had to say 'no thanks we don't like shopping'" Talitha laughed. "I'll assume you don't want to either"
"Not really" Harry answered with a grin.
"See that wasn't hard, was it. I didn't want them to come any way. I'm going to look at wedding dresses. I just love seeing what excuses they'll make" she grinned as she grabbed the floo powder "See you later. DIAGON ALLEY"
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Talitha walked down the street towards 'Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions'. Tonks was waiting outside for her. Today her hair was short and spiky, dark in colour with red tips to match her robes.
"Wotcher" she called across the street as she jumped up and down waving, almost knocking an elderly wizard over as she did so. Talitha crossed over the street to her. They stood chatting for a few minutes until Ginny, Hermione and Mrs Weasley arrived. They all went inside the shop. Madam Malkin came out of the back of the shop to greet them.
"I wondered when I would be seeing you" she said smiling at Talitha "Professor McGonagal was in here a few days ago and she told me your news. Looking for a hat for the wedding she was"
She led Talitha and the others towards the back of the shop where she kept the robes for special occasions. Talitha began trying on wedding dresses while Ginny, Hermione and Tonks tried to find something for them. Talitha came out of the dressing room in the first dress
"Erm, it's nice" said Hermione not very convincingly
"It looks like a huge meringue" Tonks laughed, having to hold onto the counter to stop herself falling over
"Well, I was going to pick this one but I won't bother now" Talitha said trying to sound serious but ended up giggling half way through. She disappeared back into the changing room and returned in another dress.
"Snowman" came Tonks's reply. The next four dresses impressed Tonks about as much as the first two. Talitha reappeared again.
"That one would be ok with out that frilly bit" Ginny said.
"And the veil and that big bow thing on the back" Tonks added
"Tonks, do you actually like wedding dresses?" Hermione laughed
"No, not really, but I know what Tali likes and it isn't frills and bows and stuff"
"Exactly" Talitha added "I've agreed with every thing she's said so far"
Talitha came out of the changing room for about the fifteenth time when Mrs Weasley gasped.
"That's the one" she smiled at Talitha "You look beautiful"
Talitha looked in the mirror at the dress she was wearing. It was a long white medieval style dress, fitted at the top and flared out from the hip. It had flared sleeves and a square neckline. There was gold trimming around the neck and sleeves and a gold sash that tied low around her hips. The back laced up with golden ribbon. She grinned and looked at Tonks for approval. Tonks grinned back at her and nodded.
Madam Malkin did some slight adjustments to the dress and then wrapped it up while the search for bridesmaid dresses continued. Eventually they all agreed on a simple satin robe in Scarlet red with gold trim
"Hey it matches my hair" Tonks laughed when she looked in the mirror.
"And it's the perfect colour for Gryffindor" said Ginny
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A/N - Harry's birthday party next!!!
"Oh grow up Talitha" Sirius yelled
"Says Mr Maturity himself. Sorry I forgot you were the king of responsibility. It must have slipped my mind" Talitha shouted back at him. Harry had never heard them really arguing before. Ha sat down on the stairs listening.
"Yeah well if you understood what I'd been through then maybe…" Sirius replied
"No I don't understand what you've been through, but then you've never talked about it so how could I" Talitha interrupted, shouting over Sirius
"Let's talk about it now then shall we, if you're that keen to know" He yelled back
Harry jumped as he heard a quiet cough behind him. Remus was standing at the top of the stairs looking down at him.
"I wasn't…" Harry started "I just didn't want to interrupt"
"Best leave them to it" Remus said with a knowing smile "Let's go into the kitchen"
Harry followed him down, still listening to the heated argument in the living room.
"After spending twelve years locked in a cell with only my worst memories for company, blaming myself for the death of my best friend, I then spent three years in hiding before falling through that damn veil. I then spent Merlin knows how many months in a place not dissimilar to Azkaban, not knowing what was going to happen to me. I didn't know if anyone could get me out and if it were possible did anyone know that I was there waiting. I knew everyone would have thought I'd died. Sometimes in there I wish I had died then at least I would have been with James and Lily again, not stuck there on my own. So all in all they weren't exactly the best days of my life so sorry if I don't want to dwell on them to much" Sirius was still yelling.
Harry sat down at the kitchen table. Remus sat down next to him and noticing the look on his face he put his hand reassuringly on Harry's arm.
"Don't worry about them" He said with a smile "They're always yelling at each other about something. I'm surprised it's took them this long since the start of the summer holidays. They aren't really the type for sitting down and talking stuff through calmly"
"Can't you do anything to stop them?"
"I wouldn't bother after last time I tried" Remus laughed "I ended up with a jelly legs jinx on me"
"They cursed you?"
"Well technically yes but Talitha was aiming the jinx at Sirius and I kind of got in the way. Luckily Sirius's bat bogie hex missed me"
"They were hexing each other?" Harry smiled
"Yeah, they aren't the most rational of people when they're arguing. It doesn't sound like it's come to that yet though" Remus grinned. They both fell silent as Talitha started yelling again
"Well, it wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs for me either you know. You weren't the only one going through hell. Imagine how I felt. James and Lily dead and you in Azkaban. Remus wouldn't even speak to me for months because he was convinced you were guilty and I knew about it. The Ministry tried to fire me and Dumbledore wouldn't let me have Harry. People used to yell abuse at me in the street about you. I couldn't leave the flat without hearing the word murderer. Then when you escaped I didn't know where you were or what you were planning to do, only that if you got caught the Dementors would administer the kiss, under the orders of my boss. Then to top it off you went and bloody died or so we thought. And then of course it turned out you hadn't and you came back"
Harry heard Sirius's familiar bark of laughter
"Maybe I should just go and die again the" He laughed, no longer sounding angry. Talitha started laughing as well when he said this.
"It'd be a lot bloody easier. At least I'd know where you were"
Harry and Remus grinned at each other, only Sirius and Talitha could end an argument like this by laughing at each other.
Sirius and Talitha both came through into the kitchen as if the argument had never happened. They were still laughing.
"Right, I'm off to Diagon Alley. Anyone want to come?" Talitha asked. Remus and Sirius took a sudden interest in something out of the window, trying to avoid going shopping with Talitha.
"What's that down there?" Sirius asked Remus, pointing to the end of the garden
"Dunno, lets go and have a look" Remus replied, as they both all but ran for the back door.
"They only had to say 'no thanks we don't like shopping'" Talitha laughed. "I'll assume you don't want to either"
"Not really" Harry answered with a grin.
"See that wasn't hard, was it. I didn't want them to come any way. I'm going to look at wedding dresses. I just love seeing what excuses they'll make" she grinned as she grabbed the floo powder "See you later. DIAGON ALLEY"
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Talitha walked down the street towards 'Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions'. Tonks was waiting outside for her. Today her hair was short and spiky, dark in colour with red tips to match her robes.
"Wotcher" she called across the street as she jumped up and down waving, almost knocking an elderly wizard over as she did so. Talitha crossed over the street to her. They stood chatting for a few minutes until Ginny, Hermione and Mrs Weasley arrived. They all went inside the shop. Madam Malkin came out of the back of the shop to greet them.
"I wondered when I would be seeing you" she said smiling at Talitha "Professor McGonagal was in here a few days ago and she told me your news. Looking for a hat for the wedding she was"
She led Talitha and the others towards the back of the shop where she kept the robes for special occasions. Talitha began trying on wedding dresses while Ginny, Hermione and Tonks tried to find something for them. Talitha came out of the dressing room in the first dress
"Erm, it's nice" said Hermione not very convincingly
"It looks like a huge meringue" Tonks laughed, having to hold onto the counter to stop herself falling over
"Well, I was going to pick this one but I won't bother now" Talitha said trying to sound serious but ended up giggling half way through. She disappeared back into the changing room and returned in another dress.
"Snowman" came Tonks's reply. The next four dresses impressed Tonks about as much as the first two. Talitha reappeared again.
"That one would be ok with out that frilly bit" Ginny said.
"And the veil and that big bow thing on the back" Tonks added
"Tonks, do you actually like wedding dresses?" Hermione laughed
"No, not really, but I know what Tali likes and it isn't frills and bows and stuff"
"Exactly" Talitha added "I've agreed with every thing she's said so far"
Talitha came out of the changing room for about the fifteenth time when Mrs Weasley gasped.
"That's the one" she smiled at Talitha "You look beautiful"
Talitha looked in the mirror at the dress she was wearing. It was a long white medieval style dress, fitted at the top and flared out from the hip. It had flared sleeves and a square neckline. There was gold trimming around the neck and sleeves and a gold sash that tied low around her hips. The back laced up with golden ribbon. She grinned and looked at Tonks for approval. Tonks grinned back at her and nodded.
Madam Malkin did some slight adjustments to the dress and then wrapped it up while the search for bridesmaid dresses continued. Eventually they all agreed on a simple satin robe in Scarlet red with gold trim
"Hey it matches my hair" Tonks laughed when she looked in the mirror.
"And it's the perfect colour for Gryffindor" said Ginny
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A/N - Harry's birthday party next!!!