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The Twists And Turns Of A Screwed Life
Chapter 3: Full Moon And Auror's Head Quarters
"Daddy!"
"He'll be here in five minutes, Harry." Remus said.
"I want him now!" Harry insisted.
"I know, but he has to work and could you please calm down?"
"No." Harry folded his arms in front of his chest and made a sour face.
"Harry, please, I'm sorry."
At that moment James and Sirius apparated into the room.
"Daddy!" Harry launched for his father.
"Hey shorty." James hugged his six year old son. "Have you been nice to Moony?"
"No, he hasn't." Remus said.
"What did he do?" Sirius smirked.
"Screaming for James."
"How sweet, he loves you, James." Sirius lauched.
"Well, he better if he wants to come to work with me in two days." James smirked.
"Why are you taking him to work?" Sirius asked.
"Full moon." Remus aswered.
"And we'll probably be working late again." James said.
"I forgot." Sirius blushed.
"Uncle Pafo red." Harry laughed.
"Put it in a normal sentence, Harry." James said sternly.
"Uncle Pafo turned red." Harry laughed again.
"That's better. Now we'd better go if I want to put you to bed in time. Bye Moony."
"Bye James, Harry."
"Bye Pafo, bye bye Moon." Harry waved as James disapparated.
"I'm not some god-damned muggle book!" Remus yelled.
"Calm down, Moony. He's only six." Sirius hushed.
"But still."
"He's been calling me Pafo ever since he could say it and I know for sure he can say Padfoot." Sirius said. "He just wants to have some fun."
"I guess you're right. That must be the first time in your whole life."
"I think I'll go home too, there's nobody there to insult me." Sirius said.
"Sorry, I was just joking. See you, Padfoot."
"Bye bye Moon." And Sirius disapparated.
~~~Godrick's Hollow~~~
James was helping Harry eat.
"If you eat this last bite too, I'll read you a story." James negotiated.
Harry's mouth snapped open and he eagerly ate the rest. James wolfed down his dinner and put the dishes in the sink, then he pointed his want at them. He didn't feel like doing it the muggle way.
He did a lot of things the muggle way and found it quite easy, it you would take all the magic stuff out of the house, it would be a standard muggle one with TV and all.
Harry had disappeared to the living-room and James followed him.
Harry was laying on the couch starring at the black TV-screen. James smiled, his son could be so adorable.
"Wanna watch?"
Harry looked up and nodded.
James took the remote and put on Sesamestreet, he sat down next to Harry and watched it too. If Sirius was eating with them, he and Harry would watch it while James cleaned the dishes.
After a minute Harry got bored of the couch and moved to James' lap. James wrapped his arms protectively around him as Harry nuzzled closer.
"I love you, daddy."
James smiled.
"I love you too, Harry."
At six o'clock they watched the news together and time passed quickly. Before James knew it, it was eight o'clock and Harry had to go to bed.
"Harry?"
"I don't wanna go to bed, daddy."
"I would still read you a story."
"Yeah." Harry smiled.
James carried Harry upstairs to his room and changed him into his pyjamas. Harry jumped into bed as James turned to the bookcase.
"What story do you want me to read?"
"The Ugly Duckling."
James got the book and sat down on the edge of Harry's bed.
"Once upon a time..."
~~~Half an hour later~~~
"And he lived happily ever after." James closed the book and looked at Harry. The boy had almost fallen asleep.
James smiled, messed up Harry's hair and hissed his forehead.
"Goodnight Harry. Sweet dreams."
"Night daddy."
James put the book back on it's place and turned off the lights.
He went back down and put the dishes back on their place. Then he turned off the TV and got a book out of one of the bookcases in the living-room.
He sat down on the couch and opened it. It was a photo book full of pictures from his time at Hogwarts, but James flipped the pages until he reached the pictures of his last year.
He sighed, that had been the last year of being carefree and happiness had started for him that year, but five years ago Voldemort took that happiness away from him. Sure he was happy with Harry, but it didn't stop him from missing Lily.
James looked up when he heard the clock strike ten.
'Have I been so lost in thoughts?'
He looked at the picture of Lily on the mantel. It smiled at him and a small smile appeared on James' face.
"Night Lily. I promise I'll raise Harry as good as I can."
James walked up the stairs and went to bed.
~~~An hour later~~~
James had been sleeping lightly, but was now fully awake. He thought he had heard a door open and close, but wasn't sure.
Now shot up, he was sure he heard something on the corridor and it was moving to his room.
The door opened and a small from was standing in the opening.
"Harry, you scared me." James smiled.
Harry ran to his father, tears running down his cheeks.
"What's wrong? Did you have a bad dream?"
Harry nodded. James pulled his son in a giant bear-hug before whipping away the tears.
"Guess you don't want to go back to your own bed."
"No way." Harry said in a small voice.
James smiled and kissed his forehead.
"Well, what are you waiting for?"
Harry looked at his father confused.
"Get in the bed." James laughed and Harry got under the covers, nuzzling close to James.
"Thanks daddy."
"No problem, shorty."
They fell asleep and nothing wake them up this time.
~~~Two days later~~~
"Are you ready, Harry?"
"Yeah!"
James smiled and disapparated.
~~~In front of the Auror Head Quarters~~~
"Hey James."
"Hey Kingsley. Sirius arrived yet."
"Right here." A voice came from behind James.
"Good morning, Padfoot."
"Good morning, Prongs. Good morning, Harry."
"Hey Pafo."
"Say Padfoot."
"Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Oh, come on." James laughed.
They walked into the Head Quarters, Harry still in James arms.
"Well hello, Potter, Black. See you brought junior with you."
"Hello to you too, Williamson. Harry say hello to Shawn Williamson and Curtis Dawlish." James said and then whispered while Sirius greeted them. "Don't you dare trust them."
"Hello Mr. Williamson, Mr. Dawlish." Harry said in a sweet, slimy, childish voice, before James and Sirius walked on.
"Sirius, James, good to see you." A young girl greeted. "Brought Harry with you, I see."
"Harry, meet my cousin Nymphadora Tonks." Sirius smiled.
"Just call me Tonks, Harry."
"Hello Nymphy." Harry said with a devilish smile.
"Oh, what a sweety. Oh hi James, Sirius." Another young girl exclaimed.
"Amilia Umbridge, Harry. Much nicer person than her aunt." James smiled.
"Thank you, James. I hate being her niece anyway."
In the next few minutes Harry got to meet Samantha Knight, Donald Samson, Sarah Carson, Sebastian Bailey, Elphias Doge and Emmeline Vance.
James and Sirius began their 'work', while keeping an eye on Harry. Harry was an angel, much to fascinated by all the thing in the Head Quarters to even think of any mischief.
Halfway through the day an Auror came into the boot James and Sirius shared.
"Good afternoon, James, Sirius. I just got a job for you two."
"Oh Nymphadora!" Sirius screamed.
"What?" Tonks' head appeared.
"Would you baby-sit, Harry for a minute?"
"Sure."
"Oh, hello Harry. I didn't see you there." The unknown Auror said.
"Harry, say hello to Kingsley Shacklebolt." James said.
"Hi!" Harry cried.
"Act your age, Harry." James warned.
"Sorry." Harry replied in a small voice.
"Come on, Prongs."
"Aren't you forgetting something?" James grinned.
"Like what?" Sirius asked.
"Job description?"
"Oh, yeah, sorry."
Harry began to laugh.
"Now Harry, behave while I'm gone, ok?"
"Yes, daddy."
"Oh, and be nice to Nymphadora, ok?" Sirius winked.
"Whatever you say, Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Not again." James sighed and dragged Sirius away.
A/N: I hope you liked it. Next chapter: 'Baby-sitter's Hell'
The Twists And Turns Of A Screwed Life
Chapter 3: Full Moon And Auror's Head Quarters
"Daddy!"
"He'll be here in five minutes, Harry." Remus said.
"I want him now!" Harry insisted.
"I know, but he has to work and could you please calm down?"
"No." Harry folded his arms in front of his chest and made a sour face.
"Harry, please, I'm sorry."
At that moment James and Sirius apparated into the room.
"Daddy!" Harry launched for his father.
"Hey shorty." James hugged his six year old son. "Have you been nice to Moony?"
"No, he hasn't." Remus said.
"What did he do?" Sirius smirked.
"Screaming for James."
"How sweet, he loves you, James." Sirius lauched.
"Well, he better if he wants to come to work with me in two days." James smirked.
"Why are you taking him to work?" Sirius asked.
"Full moon." Remus aswered.
"And we'll probably be working late again." James said.
"I forgot." Sirius blushed.
"Uncle Pafo red." Harry laughed.
"Put it in a normal sentence, Harry." James said sternly.
"Uncle Pafo turned red." Harry laughed again.
"That's better. Now we'd better go if I want to put you to bed in time. Bye Moony."
"Bye James, Harry."
"Bye Pafo, bye bye Moon." Harry waved as James disapparated.
"I'm not some god-damned muggle book!" Remus yelled.
"Calm down, Moony. He's only six." Sirius hushed.
"But still."
"He's been calling me Pafo ever since he could say it and I know for sure he can say Padfoot." Sirius said. "He just wants to have some fun."
"I guess you're right. That must be the first time in your whole life."
"I think I'll go home too, there's nobody there to insult me." Sirius said.
"Sorry, I was just joking. See you, Padfoot."
"Bye bye Moon." And Sirius disapparated.
~~~Godrick's Hollow~~~
James was helping Harry eat.
"If you eat this last bite too, I'll read you a story." James negotiated.
Harry's mouth snapped open and he eagerly ate the rest. James wolfed down his dinner and put the dishes in the sink, then he pointed his want at them. He didn't feel like doing it the muggle way.
He did a lot of things the muggle way and found it quite easy, it you would take all the magic stuff out of the house, it would be a standard muggle one with TV and all.
Harry had disappeared to the living-room and James followed him.
Harry was laying on the couch starring at the black TV-screen. James smiled, his son could be so adorable.
"Wanna watch?"
Harry looked up and nodded.
James took the remote and put on Sesamestreet, he sat down next to Harry and watched it too. If Sirius was eating with them, he and Harry would watch it while James cleaned the dishes.
After a minute Harry got bored of the couch and moved to James' lap. James wrapped his arms protectively around him as Harry nuzzled closer.
"I love you, daddy."
James smiled.
"I love you too, Harry."
At six o'clock they watched the news together and time passed quickly. Before James knew it, it was eight o'clock and Harry had to go to bed.
"Harry?"
"I don't wanna go to bed, daddy."
"I would still read you a story."
"Yeah." Harry smiled.
James carried Harry upstairs to his room and changed him into his pyjamas. Harry jumped into bed as James turned to the bookcase.
"What story do you want me to read?"
"The Ugly Duckling."
James got the book and sat down on the edge of Harry's bed.
"Once upon a time..."
~~~Half an hour later~~~
"And he lived happily ever after." James closed the book and looked at Harry. The boy had almost fallen asleep.
James smiled, messed up Harry's hair and hissed his forehead.
"Goodnight Harry. Sweet dreams."
"Night daddy."
James put the book back on it's place and turned off the lights.
He went back down and put the dishes back on their place. Then he turned off the TV and got a book out of one of the bookcases in the living-room.
He sat down on the couch and opened it. It was a photo book full of pictures from his time at Hogwarts, but James flipped the pages until he reached the pictures of his last year.
He sighed, that had been the last year of being carefree and happiness had started for him that year, but five years ago Voldemort took that happiness away from him. Sure he was happy with Harry, but it didn't stop him from missing Lily.
James looked up when he heard the clock strike ten.
'Have I been so lost in thoughts?'
He looked at the picture of Lily on the mantel. It smiled at him and a small smile appeared on James' face.
"Night Lily. I promise I'll raise Harry as good as I can."
James walked up the stairs and went to bed.
~~~An hour later~~~
James had been sleeping lightly, but was now fully awake. He thought he had heard a door open and close, but wasn't sure.
Now shot up, he was sure he heard something on the corridor and it was moving to his room.
The door opened and a small from was standing in the opening.
"Harry, you scared me." James smiled.
Harry ran to his father, tears running down his cheeks.
"What's wrong? Did you have a bad dream?"
Harry nodded. James pulled his son in a giant bear-hug before whipping away the tears.
"Guess you don't want to go back to your own bed."
"No way." Harry said in a small voice.
James smiled and kissed his forehead.
"Well, what are you waiting for?"
Harry looked at his father confused.
"Get in the bed." James laughed and Harry got under the covers, nuzzling close to James.
"Thanks daddy."
"No problem, shorty."
They fell asleep and nothing wake them up this time.
~~~Two days later~~~
"Are you ready, Harry?"
"Yeah!"
James smiled and disapparated.
~~~In front of the Auror Head Quarters~~~
"Hey James."
"Hey Kingsley. Sirius arrived yet."
"Right here." A voice came from behind James.
"Good morning, Padfoot."
"Good morning, Prongs. Good morning, Harry."
"Hey Pafo."
"Say Padfoot."
"Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Oh, come on." James laughed.
They walked into the Head Quarters, Harry still in James arms.
"Well hello, Potter, Black. See you brought junior with you."
"Hello to you too, Williamson. Harry say hello to Shawn Williamson and Curtis Dawlish." James said and then whispered while Sirius greeted them. "Don't you dare trust them."
"Hello Mr. Williamson, Mr. Dawlish." Harry said in a sweet, slimy, childish voice, before James and Sirius walked on.
"Sirius, James, good to see you." A young girl greeted. "Brought Harry with you, I see."
"Harry, meet my cousin Nymphadora Tonks." Sirius smiled.
"Just call me Tonks, Harry."
"Hello Nymphy." Harry said with a devilish smile.
"Oh, what a sweety. Oh hi James, Sirius." Another young girl exclaimed.
"Amilia Umbridge, Harry. Much nicer person than her aunt." James smiled.
"Thank you, James. I hate being her niece anyway."
In the next few minutes Harry got to meet Samantha Knight, Donald Samson, Sarah Carson, Sebastian Bailey, Elphias Doge and Emmeline Vance.
James and Sirius began their 'work', while keeping an eye on Harry. Harry was an angel, much to fascinated by all the thing in the Head Quarters to even think of any mischief.
Halfway through the day an Auror came into the boot James and Sirius shared.
"Good afternoon, James, Sirius. I just got a job for you two."
"Oh Nymphadora!" Sirius screamed.
"What?" Tonks' head appeared.
"Would you baby-sit, Harry for a minute?"
"Sure."
"Oh, hello Harry. I didn't see you there." The unknown Auror said.
"Harry, say hello to Kingsley Shacklebolt." James said.
"Hi!" Harry cried.
"Act your age, Harry." James warned.
"Sorry." Harry replied in a small voice.
"Come on, Prongs."
"Aren't you forgetting something?" James grinned.
"Like what?" Sirius asked.
"Job description?"
"Oh, yeah, sorry."
Harry began to laugh.
"Now Harry, behave while I'm gone, ok?"
"Yes, daddy."
"Oh, and be nice to Nymphadora, ok?" Sirius winked.
"Whatever you say, Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Pafo."
"Padfoot."
"Not again." James sighed and dragged Sirius away.
A/N: I hope you liked it. Next chapter: 'Baby-sitter's Hell'