Author's Note: Just wanted to say thanks to all those that reviewed and to
apologize for taking so long in updating. Now on with the story
Harry felt as if they were caught in the middle of a typhoon. The winds picked up with a force so strong that the car started spinning so fast that he and the others were sure to be violently ill if it didn't stop very soon. Taking a deep breath, Harry tried desperately to look outside. But the feeling of being sucked into a black hole overwhelmed him to the point that he gave into the darkness that overwhelmed him.
It was the sudden jolting of the entire car that woke Harry as it first came to a complete stop and then seemed to just drop. Hitting the ground with a bone jarring crash.
"I think I'm going to be sick." Ginny whispered as she flung open the car door and ran for the nearest tree, where she quickly lost every thing she had eaten for the past month, or so it seemed.
It took every bit of strength that she had to finally get back to her feet and look around for the others. Taking only a small bit of comfort in finding that she wasn't the only one who had become ill after what happened in the car.
"No offense Harry, but your driving really sucks." Ginny said weakly after every one had finished being sick and was now leaning weakly against the car, despite the steam billowing out from under hood.
"I have not felt this bad since..." Sirius began only to let his voice trail into nothingness as a memory suddenly surged to the front of his mind.
Flashback
"Come on Moony, James won't mind if we borrow the car." Sirius said as they both carefully approached the car that was his friends pride and joy.
"I don't know about this Padfoot." Moony hesitated.
"James said no when you asked him earlier." He added as he stared at the car.
"Come on Moony, James is out with Lilly and won't be back for hours; Just a quick trip around the block. James will never know." Sirius pleaded as his urge to drive the car increased ten fold.
"Alright, but if he finds out its all your fault." Moony said as he eagerly climbed in the passenger seat. Telling him self that they would be back before James and that only he and Padfoot would ever know what happened.
Sirius quickly climbed behind the wheel and started the car. The sound of the engine sent chills of excitement down his spine. It was only when he reached for the gearshift that it occurred to him that what he was about to do was not a good thing. However his excitement won the internal battle and he shifted the car into gear. What happened next was something that Sirius swore he would never forget in his entire life...
End Flashback
"Why do I get the feeling that you know exactly what just happened?" Harry asked as he narrowed his eyes in suspicion at his godfather.
For the first time since they arrived, Sirius began to look around, taking in their surroundings with a thoughtful look upon his face.
"Sirius are you all right?" Ginny asked worriedly as she watched Sirius began to look around in a somewhat frantic manner.
"Great Merlin, I can't believe I forgot!" Sirius said as he turned full circle and then spotting a glimpse of white in the distance frowned.
"Forgot what?" Harry asked as his gut told him that whatever it was was important.
"Come on!" Sirius yelled as he changed into Padfoot and took off through the woods.
"Remind me to kill him later." Harry sighed as he took Ginny by the hand and they both took off running after Sirius.
"I can't go any further." Ginny gasped after what seemed like a half hour of steady running to trying to keep up with Sirius.
"Let's rest a minute, I think we lost him anyway." Harry gasped as they both sunk down to the ground trying desperately to regain their breath.
"Any idea where we are?" Ginny asked a short while later as she glanced around.
"Not a clue." Harry admitted as he looked around.
"But I am pretty sure that if we keep going west, we will catch up with Sirius." He added see the sudden look of fear upon her face.
"Harry since we are alone, there is something I have to tell you. I promised that I wouldn't, but I have a feeling that it's something you need to know." Ginny said as they both stood up and began to walk in the direction that Sirius had taken.
"What is it?" Harry asked with a frown.
"It's about Ron and Hermione. This summer, after you disappeared with Sirius."
"I thought I lost you two. Hurry up!" Sirius said as he approached Harry and Ginny.
"We're coming." Harry sighed as he once again took Ginny by the hand and took off after Sirius.
Just when the two had reached the point they couldn't take another step, Snuffle's excited barking pushed them a bit further until they reached the edge of the woods.
"Harry what's he doing?" Ginny asked as she caught sight of Sirius changing back to his human self and began to pound upon the front door of a large manor that suddenly seemed to appear before them.
"Hell if I know. But until we do know what's going on, I think we should hang back just a bit." He added not at all liking the way Sirius was acting.
"Good idea." Ginny agreed as she followed Harry's lead and stepped behind a huge oak tree not far from the house.
Harry swore softly as a woman opened the door and Sirius all but shoved her backwards as he flung himself at her.
James Potter jerked awake with a startled yelp, as the sudden boom seemed to rock the very foundation of the house.
"Lilly are you alright?" He asked as he caught sight of his wife looking very shaken as she climbed to her feet.
"I'm fine." Lilly groaned as she rubbed her head and thanked Merlin that she had just stepped off the ladder. Unfortunately several books had fallen from the shelves above and one particularly heavy volume hit her head on the head, knocking her off her feet.
"What was that?" She asked as she watched James begin to prowl around the room, looking out the windows.
"I'm not sure, but I think Prongs will take a stroll around the woods and see if anything is amiss." James said as he transformed into the form of a stag and headed out the back door.
Lilly stood watching until James was out of sight, before turning and began to make her rounds throughout the house to ensure that nothing had been damaged. It was she was checking the upstairs guest room that someone began banging on the front door in earnest.
Swearing that she would skin James alive for scaring her by banging on the door, Lilly gripped her wand tightly in her hand and headed downstairs.
"This is the last straw James Harold Potter!" Lilly yelled as she flung the door open, ready to begin throwing curses at her husband. However, all she managed was a startled yelp as she found herself wrapped tightly in the arms of Sirius Black.
"Lilly, I'm sorry, so sorry, please forgive me. I've missed you and Prongs so much!" Sirius cried as he flung his arms around his friend's wife.
"Sirius?" Lilly asked as she finally managed to put a small bit of space between them, so that she could get a good look at the person hugging her so tightly.
"I knew you would find us!" Lilly cried as she flung herself at Sirius. Holding on for dear life, in fear that she was dreaming again.
Harry felt as if they were caught in the middle of a typhoon. The winds picked up with a force so strong that the car started spinning so fast that he and the others were sure to be violently ill if it didn't stop very soon. Taking a deep breath, Harry tried desperately to look outside. But the feeling of being sucked into a black hole overwhelmed him to the point that he gave into the darkness that overwhelmed him.
It was the sudden jolting of the entire car that woke Harry as it first came to a complete stop and then seemed to just drop. Hitting the ground with a bone jarring crash.
"I think I'm going to be sick." Ginny whispered as she flung open the car door and ran for the nearest tree, where she quickly lost every thing she had eaten for the past month, or so it seemed.
It took every bit of strength that she had to finally get back to her feet and look around for the others. Taking only a small bit of comfort in finding that she wasn't the only one who had become ill after what happened in the car.
"No offense Harry, but your driving really sucks." Ginny said weakly after every one had finished being sick and was now leaning weakly against the car, despite the steam billowing out from under hood.
"I have not felt this bad since..." Sirius began only to let his voice trail into nothingness as a memory suddenly surged to the front of his mind.
Flashback
"Come on Moony, James won't mind if we borrow the car." Sirius said as they both carefully approached the car that was his friends pride and joy.
"I don't know about this Padfoot." Moony hesitated.
"James said no when you asked him earlier." He added as he stared at the car.
"Come on Moony, James is out with Lilly and won't be back for hours; Just a quick trip around the block. James will never know." Sirius pleaded as his urge to drive the car increased ten fold.
"Alright, but if he finds out its all your fault." Moony said as he eagerly climbed in the passenger seat. Telling him self that they would be back before James and that only he and Padfoot would ever know what happened.
Sirius quickly climbed behind the wheel and started the car. The sound of the engine sent chills of excitement down his spine. It was only when he reached for the gearshift that it occurred to him that what he was about to do was not a good thing. However his excitement won the internal battle and he shifted the car into gear. What happened next was something that Sirius swore he would never forget in his entire life...
End Flashback
"Why do I get the feeling that you know exactly what just happened?" Harry asked as he narrowed his eyes in suspicion at his godfather.
For the first time since they arrived, Sirius began to look around, taking in their surroundings with a thoughtful look upon his face.
"Sirius are you all right?" Ginny asked worriedly as she watched Sirius began to look around in a somewhat frantic manner.
"Great Merlin, I can't believe I forgot!" Sirius said as he turned full circle and then spotting a glimpse of white in the distance frowned.
"Forgot what?" Harry asked as his gut told him that whatever it was was important.
"Come on!" Sirius yelled as he changed into Padfoot and took off through the woods.
"Remind me to kill him later." Harry sighed as he took Ginny by the hand and they both took off running after Sirius.
"I can't go any further." Ginny gasped after what seemed like a half hour of steady running to trying to keep up with Sirius.
"Let's rest a minute, I think we lost him anyway." Harry gasped as they both sunk down to the ground trying desperately to regain their breath.
"Any idea where we are?" Ginny asked a short while later as she glanced around.
"Not a clue." Harry admitted as he looked around.
"But I am pretty sure that if we keep going west, we will catch up with Sirius." He added see the sudden look of fear upon her face.
"Harry since we are alone, there is something I have to tell you. I promised that I wouldn't, but I have a feeling that it's something you need to know." Ginny said as they both stood up and began to walk in the direction that Sirius had taken.
"What is it?" Harry asked with a frown.
"It's about Ron and Hermione. This summer, after you disappeared with Sirius."
"I thought I lost you two. Hurry up!" Sirius said as he approached Harry and Ginny.
"We're coming." Harry sighed as he once again took Ginny by the hand and took off after Sirius.
Just when the two had reached the point they couldn't take another step, Snuffle's excited barking pushed them a bit further until they reached the edge of the woods.
"Harry what's he doing?" Ginny asked as she caught sight of Sirius changing back to his human self and began to pound upon the front door of a large manor that suddenly seemed to appear before them.
"Hell if I know. But until we do know what's going on, I think we should hang back just a bit." He added not at all liking the way Sirius was acting.
"Good idea." Ginny agreed as she followed Harry's lead and stepped behind a huge oak tree not far from the house.
Harry swore softly as a woman opened the door and Sirius all but shoved her backwards as he flung himself at her.
James Potter jerked awake with a startled yelp, as the sudden boom seemed to rock the very foundation of the house.
"Lilly are you alright?" He asked as he caught sight of his wife looking very shaken as she climbed to her feet.
"I'm fine." Lilly groaned as she rubbed her head and thanked Merlin that she had just stepped off the ladder. Unfortunately several books had fallen from the shelves above and one particularly heavy volume hit her head on the head, knocking her off her feet.
"What was that?" She asked as she watched James begin to prowl around the room, looking out the windows.
"I'm not sure, but I think Prongs will take a stroll around the woods and see if anything is amiss." James said as he transformed into the form of a stag and headed out the back door.
Lilly stood watching until James was out of sight, before turning and began to make her rounds throughout the house to ensure that nothing had been damaged. It was she was checking the upstairs guest room that someone began banging on the front door in earnest.
Swearing that she would skin James alive for scaring her by banging on the door, Lilly gripped her wand tightly in her hand and headed downstairs.
"This is the last straw James Harold Potter!" Lilly yelled as she flung the door open, ready to begin throwing curses at her husband. However, all she managed was a startled yelp as she found herself wrapped tightly in the arms of Sirius Black.
"Lilly, I'm sorry, so sorry, please forgive me. I've missed you and Prongs so much!" Sirius cried as he flung his arms around his friend's wife.
"Sirius?" Lilly asked as she finally managed to put a small bit of space between them, so that she could get a good look at the person hugging her so tightly.
"I knew you would find us!" Lilly cried as she flung herself at Sirius. Holding on for dear life, in fear that she was dreaming again.