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The liquid in the pitcher was now turning a bit orange and Harry watched it transfixed. 'What's going on?' he mumbled. Yesterday he was taken from his 'home' by Fawkes and now he was sitting in the cave Sirius used to hide in watching liquid that came out of Fawkes' eye turn slightly orange. The only word he could think of to describe these events would be weird. But, being the famous 'Boy Who Lived', Harry was extremely used to weird.
As he continued to stare at the pitcher he heard a sharp crack then fell to the ground as a memory unwillingly filled his head.
Crack! A framed picture fell of the wall as Uncle Vernon slammed the door. "You!" he growled repeatedly at Harry.
"Yes, me," Harry replied dully.
"You'll write to your strange friends everyday to let them know of your well being. You'll stay away from your aunt, your cousin, and me. Do you understand me?" Vernon asked.
Harry made quite a show of wiping the spit off of his face then he said, "Yes, I understand your little rules."
"Harry? Harry? Is that you? What's going on? I thought I was dead. Harry?" asked a familiar voice as Harry came to. This voice sped up Harry's recovery time a great lot. He sat bolt upright, "Sirius?"
A small smile spread across Sirius Black's now skeletal features as he nodded. It took Harry a moment to take in what had just happened. He had passed out and then he came around to find Sirius' head floating in the pitcher of phoenix tears. "Now, if you could tell me what's going on..." Sirius suggested.
"Oh! Yes, of course," replied Harry in a shaken voice, "I was going to leave the Dursley's to take the Knight Bus to The Burrow and Fawkes showed up. He took me to this cave you used to use then he sprouted a leak of sorts. Then there was a loud cracking sound, I passed out, and then I came around to find you floating in the pitcher."
Harry knew the only reason he was able to get out his story was the fact that he was 75% sure that he was dreaming. He was about to ask Sirius about this until he noticed Fawkes frantically trying to get his attention. "What is it now?" he asked the bird.
Fawkes came over and nipped at Harry's ear, then flying in the direction of Hogwarts, and then repeating the process. "Hogwarts? Now? But it's summer. No ones there!" he exclaimed.
It was Sirius' turn to talk, "Oh yes there is. There is always some one at Hogwarts. And obviously," he said gesturing to Fawkes," There is someone there that Fawkes wants you to see."
"Right. Ok," Harry said as he picked up Sirius and grabbed onto Fawkes leg. He had decided that he could ask a teacher to cast his trunk to the castle as he valued Sirius over it. As Fawkes took off Sirius warned Harry to be careful,
"Just don't drop me Harry."
"I won't," he replied with utmost honesty. Right now, to Harry, undergoing the Cruciatus Curse then give Sirius up again. Of course, he didn't voice this in fear of contradiction.
As the group soared over Hogsmede and entered Hogwarts school grounds Harry felt as if someone had cast a Cheering Charm on him. He found himself unable to stop smiling. In fact it took him a while to realize how slow Fawkes was flying. "Fawkes is flying awfully slow," he pointed out.
"Reckon he doesn't want me to pour out over the grounds," replied Sirius. Then as he looked at Harry a grin played across his face. "Missed me a bit?" he asked with a laugh.
"Oh, um, yeah," Harry said turning slightly red. Then he hastily changed the subject, "Whom do you think Fawkes is taking us to?"
"Dumbledore probably or maybe Remus. He might be back to fill in the Defence Against The Dark Arts post," Sirius suggested.
Harry thought of the two possibilities. He didn't like either of them very much. The last time he had seen Professor Dumbledore he had torn apart his office and broken many of his belongings. Though Dumbledore didn't seem very shaken by any of this Harry couldn't help but feel a little guilty and ashamed.
Harry burned with rage every time he thought about the last time he had seen Lupin. Especially now, knowing that Sirius wasn't truly dead. Lupin had been the one who had stopped Harry from reaching into the veil to save Sirius. Maybe that was a good thing. Maybe that had saved Harry from suffering the same fate. Maybe not.
Thinking about these two events upset Harry. "Sirius?" he began, "Last time I saw Dumbledore I tore apart his office and the last time I saw Lupin – well he stopped me from reaching into the veil to save you."
Sirius paused, "Well, I am quite sure Dumbledore shall forgive you completely. Also, what Remus did saved you from death. If you had reached into the veil you would have been dragged in too. If you did anything," he paused again then said, "rash then I'm sure old Moony will forgive you as well."
Harry smiled; these words calmed him greatly. Before he knew it Fawkes had flown them threw a window of Hogwarts. They landed softly and Fawkes began gliding towards a familiar office. "Dumbledore it is then," he said under his breath. As the group walked up to the entrance to Dumbledore's office Fawkes let out a series of caws. The passage to the office began visible and Harry, Sirius, and Fawkes ascended the stairs. Once they reached the top Fawkes cawed again and the door swung open. "Oh, Fakes there you are," said a recognizable voice form within the room, "Now, who did you bring with you?"
A/N: First and foremost I would like to thank, volleypickle16 (I put more spaces : )) , Joulez, Mooncheese, Dianne Stuart (I took your advice see paragraph 3), laussica, MalusMagus (your going to have to wait to find out about pairings), hots4harry73, and Eric2. Remember review faster and I'll update faster. Oh, and I hope you'll like what I've got planned next.
The liquid in the pitcher was now turning a bit orange and Harry watched it transfixed. 'What's going on?' he mumbled. Yesterday he was taken from his 'home' by Fawkes and now he was sitting in the cave Sirius used to hide in watching liquid that came out of Fawkes' eye turn slightly orange. The only word he could think of to describe these events would be weird. But, being the famous 'Boy Who Lived', Harry was extremely used to weird.
As he continued to stare at the pitcher he heard a sharp crack then fell to the ground as a memory unwillingly filled his head.
Crack! A framed picture fell of the wall as Uncle Vernon slammed the door. "You!" he growled repeatedly at Harry.
"Yes, me," Harry replied dully.
"You'll write to your strange friends everyday to let them know of your well being. You'll stay away from your aunt, your cousin, and me. Do you understand me?" Vernon asked.
Harry made quite a show of wiping the spit off of his face then he said, "Yes, I understand your little rules."
"Harry? Harry? Is that you? What's going on? I thought I was dead. Harry?" asked a familiar voice as Harry came to. This voice sped up Harry's recovery time a great lot. He sat bolt upright, "Sirius?"
A small smile spread across Sirius Black's now skeletal features as he nodded. It took Harry a moment to take in what had just happened. He had passed out and then he came around to find Sirius' head floating in the pitcher of phoenix tears. "Now, if you could tell me what's going on..." Sirius suggested.
"Oh! Yes, of course," replied Harry in a shaken voice, "I was going to leave the Dursley's to take the Knight Bus to The Burrow and Fawkes showed up. He took me to this cave you used to use then he sprouted a leak of sorts. Then there was a loud cracking sound, I passed out, and then I came around to find you floating in the pitcher."
Harry knew the only reason he was able to get out his story was the fact that he was 75% sure that he was dreaming. He was about to ask Sirius about this until he noticed Fawkes frantically trying to get his attention. "What is it now?" he asked the bird.
Fawkes came over and nipped at Harry's ear, then flying in the direction of Hogwarts, and then repeating the process. "Hogwarts? Now? But it's summer. No ones there!" he exclaimed.
It was Sirius' turn to talk, "Oh yes there is. There is always some one at Hogwarts. And obviously," he said gesturing to Fawkes," There is someone there that Fawkes wants you to see."
"Right. Ok," Harry said as he picked up Sirius and grabbed onto Fawkes leg. He had decided that he could ask a teacher to cast his trunk to the castle as he valued Sirius over it. As Fawkes took off Sirius warned Harry to be careful,
"Just don't drop me Harry."
"I won't," he replied with utmost honesty. Right now, to Harry, undergoing the Cruciatus Curse then give Sirius up again. Of course, he didn't voice this in fear of contradiction.
As the group soared over Hogsmede and entered Hogwarts school grounds Harry felt as if someone had cast a Cheering Charm on him. He found himself unable to stop smiling. In fact it took him a while to realize how slow Fawkes was flying. "Fawkes is flying awfully slow," he pointed out.
"Reckon he doesn't want me to pour out over the grounds," replied Sirius. Then as he looked at Harry a grin played across his face. "Missed me a bit?" he asked with a laugh.
"Oh, um, yeah," Harry said turning slightly red. Then he hastily changed the subject, "Whom do you think Fawkes is taking us to?"
"Dumbledore probably or maybe Remus. He might be back to fill in the Defence Against The Dark Arts post," Sirius suggested.
Harry thought of the two possibilities. He didn't like either of them very much. The last time he had seen Professor Dumbledore he had torn apart his office and broken many of his belongings. Though Dumbledore didn't seem very shaken by any of this Harry couldn't help but feel a little guilty and ashamed.
Harry burned with rage every time he thought about the last time he had seen Lupin. Especially now, knowing that Sirius wasn't truly dead. Lupin had been the one who had stopped Harry from reaching into the veil to save Sirius. Maybe that was a good thing. Maybe that had saved Harry from suffering the same fate. Maybe not.
Thinking about these two events upset Harry. "Sirius?" he began, "Last time I saw Dumbledore I tore apart his office and the last time I saw Lupin – well he stopped me from reaching into the veil to save you."
Sirius paused, "Well, I am quite sure Dumbledore shall forgive you completely. Also, what Remus did saved you from death. If you had reached into the veil you would have been dragged in too. If you did anything," he paused again then said, "rash then I'm sure old Moony will forgive you as well."
Harry smiled; these words calmed him greatly. Before he knew it Fawkes had flown them threw a window of Hogwarts. They landed softly and Fawkes began gliding towards a familiar office. "Dumbledore it is then," he said under his breath. As the group walked up to the entrance to Dumbledore's office Fawkes let out a series of caws. The passage to the office began visible and Harry, Sirius, and Fawkes ascended the stairs. Once they reached the top Fawkes cawed again and the door swung open. "Oh, Fakes there you are," said a recognizable voice form within the room, "Now, who did you bring with you?"
A/N: First and foremost I would like to thank, volleypickle16 (I put more spaces : )) , Joulez, Mooncheese, Dianne Stuart (I took your advice see paragraph 3), laussica, MalusMagus (your going to have to wait to find out about pairings), hots4harry73, and Eric2. Remember review faster and I'll update faster. Oh, and I hope you'll like what I've got planned next.