A/N -
Dragonsprincess - you'll have to wait and see
PennyP - yup he is
Luna - Yeha he sure did
GoodCharlottesGurl - More Harry and Ginny to come I promise
Star06 - You'll have to keep reading
Lacy1 - glad you liked it
Louise Luvgood - please keep reviewing
PenelopeBlack13 - thanks for the great comment
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By the time moving day arrived, Harry and Draco had agreed that they would make an effort not to annoy each other. However they were both finding it difficult and more than once Sirius had to drag one of them out of the room to stop them fighting. Everyone was glad that at least after the move the two boys wouldn't have to share a bedroom. Maybe with a bit of space they would get on a bit better.
Talitha had suggested that they move their belongings muggle style as the neighbours would be a bit suspicious if they moved into a house without any furniture being seen. In any case the house hadn't yet been connected to the floo network so they couldn't move things that way.
Dung had arrived outside of Remus' house with a large van. Nobody asked where he had gotten it from. Harry was up in his and Draco's room having just finished packing away his clothes. Remus came in with his wand
"Mobililectus" Draco's bed lifted off of the ground and floated slowly out of the door. Harry followed him down the stairs with a box of books. Remus dropped the bed next to the door.
"Where's everyone else gone" Harry asked, looking round.
"Draco's out in the van with Dung, Talitha's gone to get the keys for the new house and Sirius is…erm, actually I don't know, he was here a minute ago." Remus returned back upstairs to fetch Harry's bed.
Crack. Sirius appeared in the kitchen.
"Excellent, Harry you'll do. Come with me" He said as he grabbed Harry's arm and Disapperated. Harry hadn't travelled by apperation before. He knew that certain wizards and witches learnt how to apperate and take someone with them. It was harder than normal apperating, more chance of getting splinched so very few people learnt how to do it and then usually only used it when absolutely necessary. It was mainly Aurors as they used it when they caught Dark wizards. Harry assumed Sirius had learnt it when he was a Hit Wizard. Apperating felt similar to using a port-key without having to actually touch an object. His body felt as if it was spinning round and round. He felt a bit sick after a short while. Suddenly he stopped spinning and he realised he was in a small living room.
"Sirius, where are we" He asked
"Our old flat" Sirius said "I forgot you hadn't been here before. I need you to help me move some stuff. We'll take it by floo to Moony's and then put it in the van to take to the new house"
Harry looked around the room. It was quite small with a large old sofa taking up most of the space. A small table was against one wall with a couple of mismatched chairs around it. There were also two old armchairs in the room. One wall of the room was almost entirely covered with books. Harry scanned along them. There was everything from Standard spell books to what looked like very advanced Dark Arts books, which he assumed were Talitha's. He knew that she used her knowledge of the Dark Arts in her work as an Auror. The opposite wall had a few faded pictures of Puddlemere United Quidditch team. Everything was dusty, it was obvious no one had lived here for a while. Talitha had said she had just been using it to store stuff while Sirius had been in Azkaban and on the run. Harry walked over to the bedroom and peered inside. There was only a large bed and an old wardrobe.
"Don't open that wardrobe" Sirius said "There's a boggart. I'll get rid of it in a bit"
Next to the bathroom was a small kitchen. Everything in here had already been packed away into boxes.
"Right, floo powder" Sirius muttered to himself as he hunted around.
Harry went over to the window and looked out. Hogsmeade, he had forgotten that's where the flat was. Across the street he could see Honeydukes sweet shop
"Harry, you grab that chair and take it back with you" Sirius said as he passed the floo powder to him "I'll see you there in a minute.
Harry arrived back at Remus' with the chair. He could here a lot of loud discussion in the hallway. He walked through to see what the commotion was about to find Draco and Dung trying to manoeuvre the first of the beds through the front door. Remus was trying to supervise the procedure but was too busy laughing.
"Can't we just use magic" Dung grumbled
"I've already put a weightless charm on it." Remus laughed "We can't exactly levitate it down the street can we"
Harry joined in laughing as Dung and Draco continued to struggle with the bed. Suddenly they heard a loud thud from the kitchen.
"Ow! HARRY" Sirius yelled "You weren't supposed to leave the chair in front of the fireplace. I've just fallen over it" Harry ran back to the kitchen where Sirius was lying on the floor with the second chair on top of him and books were strewn all over the floor. From behind Harry, Remus flicked his wand and the books flew up and landed in a pile on the table. Harry grabbed the chair that was on top of Sirius and moved it out of the way. Sirius climbed up.
"Cheers" he said
"Sorry" Harry muttered
"Right, we better go and get the rest of the stuff, just make sure you put it well clear of the fireplace when you get back" Sirius said with a grin.
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They had just about transported everything of any use from the flat to Remus'. Harry stood in the almost empty flat waiting for Sirius to get back. Sirius apperated back into the living room.
"Just that wardrobe then" he said as he looked around. "I'll get rid of the boggart first"
Sirius walked into the bedroom and shot a spell at the wardrobe, the door opened. Harry tried to peer into the room to see what the boggart turned into
"Riddikulus" Sirius said impatiently and the boggart disappeared in a puff of smoke before Harry had time to see what form it had taken on.
"Seems I'm most afraid of being alone again" Sirius said with a smile "Not much chance of that now I've got you lot"
Harry grinned at him. They pulled the wardrobe over to the fireplace and transported it to Remus' house.
Talitha was standing in the kitchen when they arrived.
"Oh good, you got rid of the boggart" She said when she saw the wardrobe "Remember when we had one in there before"
Sirius laughed
"Yeah it was just after you started your Auror training and it turned into Moody"
"Well he scared me then and that was before he had that eye."
Harry laughed
"Oh right, because when you first met Moody you didn't think he was just a little bit strange" Talitha laughed
"Yeah but when I met Moody it was actually Crouch junior" Harry answered
"Trust me, Alastor's a lot scarier than Barty Crouch. Especially when he's teaching you about Dark Arts and going on about constant vigilance. The night after my first day of Auror training, I was too scared to sleep because I thought Voldemort was going to turn up with all the Death Eaters in tow" Talitha laughed "The only reason I went back was because I felt honoured that I had been assigned to Moody, who had the reputation for being the best Auror in the country. Even though he scared the bludgers out of me"
"But you aren't scared of him now" Harry said
"No, he's a big softie at heart. He was wonderful to me when your grandparents were killed, helped me through it. Same as when everything happened with your mum and dad"
"It's not very often you'll hear anyone call Mad-eye a big softie" Remus laughed as he joined them
"Right, give us a hand with this then Moony and then we can get going" Sirius said pointing at the wardrobe. They lifted it easily and carried it to the van, which seemed surprisingly small for the amount of furniture that had gone in it. Harry suspected that when Talitha said they were moving the muggle way, she didn't mean entirely.
Dragonsprincess - you'll have to wait and see
PennyP - yup he is
Luna - Yeha he sure did
GoodCharlottesGurl - More Harry and Ginny to come I promise
Star06 - You'll have to keep reading
Lacy1 - glad you liked it
Louise Luvgood - please keep reviewing
PenelopeBlack13 - thanks for the great comment
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By the time moving day arrived, Harry and Draco had agreed that they would make an effort not to annoy each other. However they were both finding it difficult and more than once Sirius had to drag one of them out of the room to stop them fighting. Everyone was glad that at least after the move the two boys wouldn't have to share a bedroom. Maybe with a bit of space they would get on a bit better.
Talitha had suggested that they move their belongings muggle style as the neighbours would be a bit suspicious if they moved into a house without any furniture being seen. In any case the house hadn't yet been connected to the floo network so they couldn't move things that way.
Dung had arrived outside of Remus' house with a large van. Nobody asked where he had gotten it from. Harry was up in his and Draco's room having just finished packing away his clothes. Remus came in with his wand
"Mobililectus" Draco's bed lifted off of the ground and floated slowly out of the door. Harry followed him down the stairs with a box of books. Remus dropped the bed next to the door.
"Where's everyone else gone" Harry asked, looking round.
"Draco's out in the van with Dung, Talitha's gone to get the keys for the new house and Sirius is…erm, actually I don't know, he was here a minute ago." Remus returned back upstairs to fetch Harry's bed.
Crack. Sirius appeared in the kitchen.
"Excellent, Harry you'll do. Come with me" He said as he grabbed Harry's arm and Disapperated. Harry hadn't travelled by apperation before. He knew that certain wizards and witches learnt how to apperate and take someone with them. It was harder than normal apperating, more chance of getting splinched so very few people learnt how to do it and then usually only used it when absolutely necessary. It was mainly Aurors as they used it when they caught Dark wizards. Harry assumed Sirius had learnt it when he was a Hit Wizard. Apperating felt similar to using a port-key without having to actually touch an object. His body felt as if it was spinning round and round. He felt a bit sick after a short while. Suddenly he stopped spinning and he realised he was in a small living room.
"Sirius, where are we" He asked
"Our old flat" Sirius said "I forgot you hadn't been here before. I need you to help me move some stuff. We'll take it by floo to Moony's and then put it in the van to take to the new house"
Harry looked around the room. It was quite small with a large old sofa taking up most of the space. A small table was against one wall with a couple of mismatched chairs around it. There were also two old armchairs in the room. One wall of the room was almost entirely covered with books. Harry scanned along them. There was everything from Standard spell books to what looked like very advanced Dark Arts books, which he assumed were Talitha's. He knew that she used her knowledge of the Dark Arts in her work as an Auror. The opposite wall had a few faded pictures of Puddlemere United Quidditch team. Everything was dusty, it was obvious no one had lived here for a while. Talitha had said she had just been using it to store stuff while Sirius had been in Azkaban and on the run. Harry walked over to the bedroom and peered inside. There was only a large bed and an old wardrobe.
"Don't open that wardrobe" Sirius said "There's a boggart. I'll get rid of it in a bit"
Next to the bathroom was a small kitchen. Everything in here had already been packed away into boxes.
"Right, floo powder" Sirius muttered to himself as he hunted around.
Harry went over to the window and looked out. Hogsmeade, he had forgotten that's where the flat was. Across the street he could see Honeydukes sweet shop
"Harry, you grab that chair and take it back with you" Sirius said as he passed the floo powder to him "I'll see you there in a minute.
Harry arrived back at Remus' with the chair. He could here a lot of loud discussion in the hallway. He walked through to see what the commotion was about to find Draco and Dung trying to manoeuvre the first of the beds through the front door. Remus was trying to supervise the procedure but was too busy laughing.
"Can't we just use magic" Dung grumbled
"I've already put a weightless charm on it." Remus laughed "We can't exactly levitate it down the street can we"
Harry joined in laughing as Dung and Draco continued to struggle with the bed. Suddenly they heard a loud thud from the kitchen.
"Ow! HARRY" Sirius yelled "You weren't supposed to leave the chair in front of the fireplace. I've just fallen over it" Harry ran back to the kitchen where Sirius was lying on the floor with the second chair on top of him and books were strewn all over the floor. From behind Harry, Remus flicked his wand and the books flew up and landed in a pile on the table. Harry grabbed the chair that was on top of Sirius and moved it out of the way. Sirius climbed up.
"Cheers" he said
"Sorry" Harry muttered
"Right, we better go and get the rest of the stuff, just make sure you put it well clear of the fireplace when you get back" Sirius said with a grin.
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They had just about transported everything of any use from the flat to Remus'. Harry stood in the almost empty flat waiting for Sirius to get back. Sirius apperated back into the living room.
"Just that wardrobe then" he said as he looked around. "I'll get rid of the boggart first"
Sirius walked into the bedroom and shot a spell at the wardrobe, the door opened. Harry tried to peer into the room to see what the boggart turned into
"Riddikulus" Sirius said impatiently and the boggart disappeared in a puff of smoke before Harry had time to see what form it had taken on.
"Seems I'm most afraid of being alone again" Sirius said with a smile "Not much chance of that now I've got you lot"
Harry grinned at him. They pulled the wardrobe over to the fireplace and transported it to Remus' house.
Talitha was standing in the kitchen when they arrived.
"Oh good, you got rid of the boggart" She said when she saw the wardrobe "Remember when we had one in there before"
Sirius laughed
"Yeah it was just after you started your Auror training and it turned into Moody"
"Well he scared me then and that was before he had that eye."
Harry laughed
"Oh right, because when you first met Moody you didn't think he was just a little bit strange" Talitha laughed
"Yeah but when I met Moody it was actually Crouch junior" Harry answered
"Trust me, Alastor's a lot scarier than Barty Crouch. Especially when he's teaching you about Dark Arts and going on about constant vigilance. The night after my first day of Auror training, I was too scared to sleep because I thought Voldemort was going to turn up with all the Death Eaters in tow" Talitha laughed "The only reason I went back was because I felt honoured that I had been assigned to Moody, who had the reputation for being the best Auror in the country. Even though he scared the bludgers out of me"
"But you aren't scared of him now" Harry said
"No, he's a big softie at heart. He was wonderful to me when your grandparents were killed, helped me through it. Same as when everything happened with your mum and dad"
"It's not very often you'll hear anyone call Mad-eye a big softie" Remus laughed as he joined them
"Right, give us a hand with this then Moony and then we can get going" Sirius said pointing at the wardrobe. They lifted it easily and carried it to the van, which seemed surprisingly small for the amount of furniture that had gone in it. Harry suspected that when Talitha said they were moving the muggle way, she didn't mean entirely.