A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up! It is another one of my
favorites. It's about Sirius and Harry. Thanks for all the people who have
reviewed so far, you guys are great. Also, thanks for sticking with the
story. Have fun!
Disclaimer: No, it all belongs to JKR and her associates.
Chapter Seven: Star Gazing
Harry spent the rest of the afternoon searching the house. With each step he remembered even more. Unfortunately when he first stepped inside his old nursery, he heard the sound of his mother screaming and he swore he could see her falling to the ground. Harry's room was large and circular, wood floors and a large bed against octagonal windows. Sunlight streamed into the room and Harry lay on the bed. The bed sheets smelled crisp and fresh.
"Harry! Come and get your stuff!" his father called up the stairs.
"Coming!" All of his presents and anything he ever owned was brought over to Godric's Hollow. They carried it all up and packed everything into its proper place. By the time the sun had set, Harry's clothes were all tucked away in the dressers and his Quidditch posters on the wall. And, his brand new trunk was sitting proudly at the edge of the bed.
"It's nice isn't it? I'm surprised Moody still had it after all these years." James said wiping away sweat from his brow. Harry looked at his father, slightly confused.
"What do you mean?" James frowned, as if remembering something painful.
"Well, before the attack, before Sirius ever became Secret-Keeper, we had a will made. The trunk was a gift from my Auror's division at work, when you were born. We stated in the will that the trunk should go to Moody, if anything ever happened to us, till you were eighteen." He smiled softly. "We were going to give it to you in your first year, but unfortunately that didn't quite work out." Harry saw a shadow of pain stretch across his face. Harry thought about all his parents had been forced to miss, all the memories they couldn't be apart of. They both stood in silence till they heard Lily's voice.
"You two, get down here! Everyone's here and we're ready to eat." The Order filed into the house and they all excitedly sat down to eat, including Sirius. Harry seemed slightly worried as his godfather began to pile everything on his plate.
"Sirius?"
"Yeah Harry?" he said as he stuffed food in his mouth.
"How can you stay here? Shouldn't you be at Grimmauld Place? Isn't it protected? Aren't you still technically on the run? I mean, no else knows that you fell through the veil." Sirius let out his bark-like laugh.
"And you think this place isn't protected? I get to stay here the rest of the summer. And so what if I'm still on the "run?" It'll just be like I never left."
"Yep, Padfoot is hanging out with us! Won't it be fun?" James punched Sirius in the shoulder. Food spewed over the table.
"Watch it!" Moody said growling, his magical blue eye whizzing around in all directions. "So, I need a list of where everyone is staying for the rest of the summer." Mr. Weasley said placing down his fork.
"Well, me, Lily, Sirius, Harry, and Remus are staying here of course," James said taking a huge bite out of chicken.
"And Arthur and I are going back to Grimmauld Place along with Hermione and the others."
"Mum!" Ron said.
"What?"
"We want to stay here!"
"No, Ron. We'd be intruding!"
"It's really no problem," Lily said softly. "We'd be delighted to have Ron and Hermione here."
"No, Ron, were going home."
"Come on Mum! It will only be for a few weeks! We'll come home before break is over!" Mrs. Weasley sighed.
"Fine. But only Ron and Hermione. Everyone else is coming back with us." James smiled.
"Sounds like a plan to me."
"Yes!" Ron punched his fist into the air. The chandelier above them glittered happily as they all talked and reacquainted themselves. The hours seemed to drone on forever and Harry yawned slightly. The members began to leave one by one, shaking each other's hands and disappearing into the warm night air. Ron and Hermione were upstairs picking out rooms and Harry could hear his mom washing the dishes in the kitchen. He heard the door open. Harry walked into the hallway. He saw Sirius through the windows walking onto the green of the grass. Harry ran out after him.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Sirius plopped down on the grass and turned his face to the sky. Harry looked down at him.
"Just looking at the stars. Come see." Harry bent downs and lay on the damp grass. The night was perfectly clear, the stars glowing against the endless black. Sirius sighed.
"They're beautiful aren't they? I haven't been able to come outside in such along time."
"You know you're going to be free soon, don't you?" Harry asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Well now that Mum and Dad are alive they can testify against Peter and all that." Sirius was silent for a moment then a smile spread across his face.
"I never thought of that." He stretched his arms above his head. "I can't wait to see the look on Fudge's face when he hears this story! No one even knows about this whole second veil thing yet."
"When are you guys going to tell everyone you're alive?"
"Dumbledore had to set something up. It's not like we can just walk into the Ministry of Magic and expect not to be hexed." Harry could just imagine what would happen if they did.
"I'm sure you could take them all."
"You're right. We probably could." Sirius sighed softly.
"What'll you do when you're set free?" Sirius laughed again and a dreamy look came on his face.
"I'm going to go to Zonko's and visit all the places I used to. Then I'll redo my own house, and I'll take you on trips..."
"Me on trips?"
"Well yeah! Me and James have got to make you a top Marauder. We'll take you to all our old hangouts, and we'll go visit the places I lived when I was little." Harry snuggled up close to Sirius. It had been so long since he could hug him. He had missed him so much.
"And you have to help me with Quidditch."
"Yeah, of course I will." Sirius put his arms around Harry and they looked back up.
"You know I was the best Astronomer Hogwarts ever had?"
"No, I didn't." Sirius raised his arm and pointed upwards towards the heavens.
"That's Orion and Orion's Belt..."his arms moved slowly to each star. "And that's Andromeda, and of course the dippers. Those two are the Dipper's of course, and...that's me."
"You?"
"Yeah, the Great Dog, Sirius. That's me. I was named for it." Harry looked up at them, twinkling brightly.
"I can kinda see the resemblance."
"You..." Sirius tickled his tummy and Harry shrieked into the night.
"How did you know I was ticklish? I never told you," he said gasping for air.
"No, but I was your godfather for awhile when you were a baby. I would tickle you all the time." Harry suddenly had a flash of Sirius tickling him.
"I remember."
"You do?"
"Yeah I do."
"I didn't think you could remember any of us..." Harry saw sadness flicker over his godfather's eyes. Harry hugged Sirius tighter.
"You do know how much I missed you right? I missed you so much. And I'm so glad you're back."
"Really?"
"Well yeah! You saw the wreck I was at the Dursley's. I needed you. I'll always need you." Harry felt corny and childish, but he didn't care. The look on Sirius's face was worth it. It was lit in the stars, reflecting in his dark blue eyes.
"I missed you too Harry. We all missed you." He closed his eyes. "Oh, I can't wait till I can walk around without someone screaming their heads off."
"That must have gotten annoying."
"Yeah, I swear I went deaf the one time this witch spotted me. I nearly had a heart attack. It was the dead of night and I thought I could get away with walking for a bit." "Well Sirius, I'll make sure Mum and Dad get you freed first thing."
"Thanks Harry. I appreciate your enthusiasm." Sirius chuckled. One of the windows opened above them.
"Harry Potter! You get in this minute! And Sirius Black, how dare you two be out this late!" Harry sighed.
"Coming Mum!" He grumbled as they walked back into the house.
"Ready for your first night home."
"More than anything." Both of them walked up the steps and left the night behind them.
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A/N: I tried to show Sirius's and Harry's relationship in this chapter. I wanted to show that Sirius is still VERY important to Harry and he is very glad to have him back, not just his parents. If you didn't get that, now you do. Thanks and sorry again for the wait.
Disclaimer: No, it all belongs to JKR and her associates.
Chapter Seven: Star Gazing
Harry spent the rest of the afternoon searching the house. With each step he remembered even more. Unfortunately when he first stepped inside his old nursery, he heard the sound of his mother screaming and he swore he could see her falling to the ground. Harry's room was large and circular, wood floors and a large bed against octagonal windows. Sunlight streamed into the room and Harry lay on the bed. The bed sheets smelled crisp and fresh.
"Harry! Come and get your stuff!" his father called up the stairs.
"Coming!" All of his presents and anything he ever owned was brought over to Godric's Hollow. They carried it all up and packed everything into its proper place. By the time the sun had set, Harry's clothes were all tucked away in the dressers and his Quidditch posters on the wall. And, his brand new trunk was sitting proudly at the edge of the bed.
"It's nice isn't it? I'm surprised Moody still had it after all these years." James said wiping away sweat from his brow. Harry looked at his father, slightly confused.
"What do you mean?" James frowned, as if remembering something painful.
"Well, before the attack, before Sirius ever became Secret-Keeper, we had a will made. The trunk was a gift from my Auror's division at work, when you were born. We stated in the will that the trunk should go to Moody, if anything ever happened to us, till you were eighteen." He smiled softly. "We were going to give it to you in your first year, but unfortunately that didn't quite work out." Harry saw a shadow of pain stretch across his face. Harry thought about all his parents had been forced to miss, all the memories they couldn't be apart of. They both stood in silence till they heard Lily's voice.
"You two, get down here! Everyone's here and we're ready to eat." The Order filed into the house and they all excitedly sat down to eat, including Sirius. Harry seemed slightly worried as his godfather began to pile everything on his plate.
"Sirius?"
"Yeah Harry?" he said as he stuffed food in his mouth.
"How can you stay here? Shouldn't you be at Grimmauld Place? Isn't it protected? Aren't you still technically on the run? I mean, no else knows that you fell through the veil." Sirius let out his bark-like laugh.
"And you think this place isn't protected? I get to stay here the rest of the summer. And so what if I'm still on the "run?" It'll just be like I never left."
"Yep, Padfoot is hanging out with us! Won't it be fun?" James punched Sirius in the shoulder. Food spewed over the table.
"Watch it!" Moody said growling, his magical blue eye whizzing around in all directions. "So, I need a list of where everyone is staying for the rest of the summer." Mr. Weasley said placing down his fork.
"Well, me, Lily, Sirius, Harry, and Remus are staying here of course," James said taking a huge bite out of chicken.
"And Arthur and I are going back to Grimmauld Place along with Hermione and the others."
"Mum!" Ron said.
"What?"
"We want to stay here!"
"No, Ron. We'd be intruding!"
"It's really no problem," Lily said softly. "We'd be delighted to have Ron and Hermione here."
"No, Ron, were going home."
"Come on Mum! It will only be for a few weeks! We'll come home before break is over!" Mrs. Weasley sighed.
"Fine. But only Ron and Hermione. Everyone else is coming back with us." James smiled.
"Sounds like a plan to me."
"Yes!" Ron punched his fist into the air. The chandelier above them glittered happily as they all talked and reacquainted themselves. The hours seemed to drone on forever and Harry yawned slightly. The members began to leave one by one, shaking each other's hands and disappearing into the warm night air. Ron and Hermione were upstairs picking out rooms and Harry could hear his mom washing the dishes in the kitchen. He heard the door open. Harry walked into the hallway. He saw Sirius through the windows walking onto the green of the grass. Harry ran out after him.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Sirius plopped down on the grass and turned his face to the sky. Harry looked down at him.
"Just looking at the stars. Come see." Harry bent downs and lay on the damp grass. The night was perfectly clear, the stars glowing against the endless black. Sirius sighed.
"They're beautiful aren't they? I haven't been able to come outside in such along time."
"You know you're going to be free soon, don't you?" Harry asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Well now that Mum and Dad are alive they can testify against Peter and all that." Sirius was silent for a moment then a smile spread across his face.
"I never thought of that." He stretched his arms above his head. "I can't wait to see the look on Fudge's face when he hears this story! No one even knows about this whole second veil thing yet."
"When are you guys going to tell everyone you're alive?"
"Dumbledore had to set something up. It's not like we can just walk into the Ministry of Magic and expect not to be hexed." Harry could just imagine what would happen if they did.
"I'm sure you could take them all."
"You're right. We probably could." Sirius sighed softly.
"What'll you do when you're set free?" Sirius laughed again and a dreamy look came on his face.
"I'm going to go to Zonko's and visit all the places I used to. Then I'll redo my own house, and I'll take you on trips..."
"Me on trips?"
"Well yeah! Me and James have got to make you a top Marauder. We'll take you to all our old hangouts, and we'll go visit the places I lived when I was little." Harry snuggled up close to Sirius. It had been so long since he could hug him. He had missed him so much.
"And you have to help me with Quidditch."
"Yeah, of course I will." Sirius put his arms around Harry and they looked back up.
"You know I was the best Astronomer Hogwarts ever had?"
"No, I didn't." Sirius raised his arm and pointed upwards towards the heavens.
"That's Orion and Orion's Belt..."his arms moved slowly to each star. "And that's Andromeda, and of course the dippers. Those two are the Dipper's of course, and...that's me."
"You?"
"Yeah, the Great Dog, Sirius. That's me. I was named for it." Harry looked up at them, twinkling brightly.
"I can kinda see the resemblance."
"You..." Sirius tickled his tummy and Harry shrieked into the night.
"How did you know I was ticklish? I never told you," he said gasping for air.
"No, but I was your godfather for awhile when you were a baby. I would tickle you all the time." Harry suddenly had a flash of Sirius tickling him.
"I remember."
"You do?"
"Yeah I do."
"I didn't think you could remember any of us..." Harry saw sadness flicker over his godfather's eyes. Harry hugged Sirius tighter.
"You do know how much I missed you right? I missed you so much. And I'm so glad you're back."
"Really?"
"Well yeah! You saw the wreck I was at the Dursley's. I needed you. I'll always need you." Harry felt corny and childish, but he didn't care. The look on Sirius's face was worth it. It was lit in the stars, reflecting in his dark blue eyes.
"I missed you too Harry. We all missed you." He closed his eyes. "Oh, I can't wait till I can walk around without someone screaming their heads off."
"That must have gotten annoying."
"Yeah, I swear I went deaf the one time this witch spotted me. I nearly had a heart attack. It was the dead of night and I thought I could get away with walking for a bit." "Well Sirius, I'll make sure Mum and Dad get you freed first thing."
"Thanks Harry. I appreciate your enthusiasm." Sirius chuckled. One of the windows opened above them.
"Harry Potter! You get in this minute! And Sirius Black, how dare you two be out this late!" Harry sighed.
"Coming Mum!" He grumbled as they walked back into the house.
"Ready for your first night home."
"More than anything." Both of them walked up the steps and left the night behind them.
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A/N: I tried to show Sirius's and Harry's relationship in this chapter. I wanted to show that Sirius is still VERY important to Harry and he is very glad to have him back, not just his parents. If you didn't get that, now you do. Thanks and sorry again for the wait.