Sniffy: I have a strange feeling lately.
Regulus: ???
Sniffy: That only two or three people read my story lately.
Sirius: It's a fever Sniffy, you are sick and that's is afecting your mind.
Sniffy: :::snifing::: Maybe, but what did you tell if you get 2 reviews for chapter 13
Sirius: You have responses to reviews?
Sniffy: Yes. To raion. Regulus is not Sirius and he didn't treat many things seriously. But his lifelong cellibacy he treat very seriously. Thabit is efect of depression because of Halloween and other stuff. Regulus didn't have plans in marrying Thabit's mother, so to don't produce more problem I killed her. Sad but true, Thabit's mother always remind me the Dursleys and Thabit at the begining young Harry when he defends his parents. Because of his mother and how she treat him Thabit always loved and idolized his unknown father, besides Regulus meet Thabit's mother only once and she didn't have his adress to send him a letter 'You prat, you have a son and take care of him'. Regulus loves his son and he would do everything for him just like Thabit would do everything for his father. Sorry but I don't have plans in bringing Sirius, Mirzam, Regulus or Remus to Hogwart as DADA teachers. At the begining of the story I planed to send there Mirzam and later Regulus in the disguise, but I changed plans when idea of new teacher poped in my head lately. I can only promise that he knows whole three and when Thabit comes to Hogwart he is very surprised. How Ron would react to Kyle and Thabit? Good question, even I don't know the answer. Remus and Dora's kid now. I don't think that it would be a werewolf, maybe next one but not their first. Remus was unsure about kids reaction, besides he have a problem with accepting happy things in his life and he told Sirius that the kids would probably mad at him because of this. Maybe he overreacted a bit. Sirius finding Harry and Hermione together in the bed. I wanted to scare Sirius a bit and show that he can be responsible godfather if he wants. Try to understand his point. You're going to wake up your godson and you found him and a girl in one bed. Maybe he wouldn't be so shocked when he would found them at the another time ( sorry for grammar but I'm sick, I have stuffed nose and I'm acting to my nick ) NO YOU DON'T WRITE TOO MUCH. You are reviewer dream for every author, because WE LOVE LONG REVIEWS.
Please guys leave at last 5 reviews before I post chapter first of Family Portrait.
Sirius: Maybe you should came back to your old NO REVIEWS means NO UPDATES Thabit. Tfu I mean habit.
Sniffy: Maybe. Hear Sirius he is telling right thing. I'm going to the bed and I don't have plans to leave it until my beta send back chapter first of Family Portrait.
Chapter betaed
Brother, brother, brother
No matter who's right or who is wrong
I just want you to know my love's still strong
I wrote you a prayer with this song
Chapter fourteen: Fathers, children and OWL's results
There was a moment of silence and suddenly Sirius started clapping, Mirzam and Harry after him and soon the room erupted in whistles and rousing applause.
Regulus still was clutching his son tightly. Thabit encircled his legs around his father's waist still embracing him hard.
"Lifelong celibacy, huh Regulus?" asked Remus.
"Oh shut up Remus" said Regulus moving Thabit on one of his hips.
"It's a sweet picture Reg" said Sirius.
"Watch your nose, Siri"
Sirius smiled.
"Can I ask about something?" asked Thabit.
"Sure" answered Regulus sitting on the bed Thabit still in his lap.
"I know that you are my father but who are this people, to you?" asked Thabit.
"This" Regulus pointed at Sirius "is my older brother Sirius. "Mirzam" he pointed at Mirzam "is my brother's best friends and Harry's godmother, who is also my brother's godson" said Regulus pointing at Harry. "Andromeda here is my cousin" he said pointing at Andromeda "her husband Ted and her daughter Nymphadora aren't here now, Dora don't like to be called by her full name so we call her Dora or Tonks thought we soon start to call her Lupin. Ouch, what was that for?" asked Regulus when he was smacked with pillow by Remus.
"You know for what" answered Remus.
"Anyway. This guy who hit me before is Remus Lupin, my brother's other best friend and Dora's soon to be husband. Kyle is Remus foster son and Hermione is Remus' goddaughter. I think I didn't miss anyone" said Regulus.
"I asked Harry, Hermione and Kyle before, but where are we exactly?" asked Thabit.
"In my parents house in London. Also known as Grim Manor or Ancient and Noble House of Blacks or the name we use lately Headquarter of the Order of the Phoenix" answered Regulus.
"What is Order of the Phoenix?" asked Thabit.
Regulus glanced at Sirius silently asking for help. Sirius glanced at Harry.
"Order of the Phoenix is the secret organisation working on defeating Lord Voldemort" answered Harry.
"Who is this Lord Voldemort?" asked Thabit glancing at Harry.
Harry glanced at Regulus throwing 'It's your son, you tell him' look.
"Lord Voldemort is a dark wizard who wants to destroy the world we know" answered Regulus.
"But my mother said that wizards don't exist" said Thabit.
"She was wrong Thabit, magic exist. All people you are seeing here are wizards or witches" said Regulus.
Thabit stared at his father in disbelieve.
"Sirius, show him" asked Regulus.
Sirius pulled out his wand, then pointed it at one of the pillows and muttered "Wingardium Leviosa". Pillow started flying around the room, then Sirius said "Engorgio" and pillow enlarged, then a mischievous glint appeared in Sirius' eyes and he sent a pillow towards Regulus and the pillow started to smack Regulus on his head.
"Hey" Regulus growled and pulled his wand from the sleeve of his muggle jumper "Finite" he muttered and pillow hit the ground with thud. "Not funny Sirius, absolutely not funny" he growled at his brother.
"Spoilsport" Sirius replied.
"Stupid mutt" Regulus growled.
"Flea ridden fur ball"
"Dog breath"
"You can better than that pussy"
"Rabid mongrel"
"ENOUGH! Animals!" Mirzam cut bickering brothers.
"What was that for?" asked Thabit.
"Your father and uncle have a nasty habit in reviling each other. I can't blame them, they meet each other barely two days ago after don't seeing each other for almost sixteen years" said Mirzam.
"Okay. How to become a wizard?" asked Thabit.
"You can't become wizard Thabit. You have to born as one. I think your father can explain it better" said Mirzam.
"Ages ago in the world was barely 100000 wizards and witches. They were all purebloods" said Regulus.
"Who is a pureblood?" asked Thabit.
"Pureblood is a wizard who have only magical people in his family. Half-blood is a person who either have one muggle parent and one pureblood wizard or like most of purebloods thought a wizard born in magical family but one of his parents was born in muggle family..." Regulus started explaining.
"Who is muggle?" asked Thabit.
"A muggle is a non-magical person. In wizarding world are also muggleborns for most of purebloods call mudbloods because their blood is not pure, but I forbid you to using this word, is that clear?" asked Regulus.
"Crystal clear dad. No mudbloods, only muggleborns" answered Thabit.
"Want to know something more?" asked Regulus.
"Yes. I'm a wizard?" asked Thabit.
"Yes you are, because even if your mother was muggle your father is a pureblood wizard" answered Remus.
"You mean that kind of pureblood like dad told before?" asked Thabit.
"No, both your father and uncle revolted against you grandparents and left this house, Sirius at the age of sixteen and Regulus at the age of eighteen" answered Mirzam.
"How old are you? All of you?" asked Thabit.
"Remus, Mirzam and I are 37, Regulus is 34..." started Sirius.
"Nearly 35" Regulus corrected him.
"Andromeda is 44 and Ted is 45, Dora is 23, Kyle is 11 and Harry and Hermione are 15 going to 16 in next few weeks. How old are you?" asked Sirius.
"11 in few weeks" answered Thabit.
"Exactly when?" asked Regulus.
"July 31st" answered Thabit.
"Three birthdays in one day!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Three? Not two?" asked Harry.
"Yours, Thabit's and Regulus'" answered Sirius.
"I have a question" said Thabit.
"Shoot" said Regulus.
"You can make magic right but how I'm suppose to make magic if I don't know what to do?" asked Thabit.
"That's why Hogwart exist. Hogwart is a school for young wizards and witches. They spent seven years in school. Starting at eleven, ending at eighteen. Hogwarts is a boarding- school. You spent your time there from September 1st until June 30th. You always can came back for Christmas Holidays" answered Regulus.
"I will come there?" asked Thabit.
"Yes. You together with Kyle will start your first year in September. Harry and Hermione will come back to their sixth year. Wants to know something more?" asked Regulus.
"No. I'm tired" said Thabit.
"You want to eat something?" asked Mirzam.
"I'm not hungry now, maybe later" Thabit yawned and immediately fall asleep on Regulus arm.
They spent next few hours in library. Sirius asked them to research few Wards spells and rest of the adults immediately fall asleep where they were.
"If I know last year that this house have that library..." started Hermione.
"Then we couldn't pull you out from there before end of holidays" ended Harry for her.
"Hey!"
"Anyone here?" they heard Thabit's voice from the door.
"Everybody. Adults are sleeping now, but we are available" answered Kyle.
"Hungry?" asked Harry.
"I'm starving" Thabit answered.
"Let's go to the kitchen maybe they left something to eat" said Hermione.
They made spaghetti for lunch laughing uncontrollable. Thabit was still asking about Hogwart and wizarding world and they were answering him eagerly. About hour later very sleepy Sirius entered the kitchen and stared surprised at kids.
"You are surprising me more with every day you know" he said sitting down at the table and pouring wine into his goblet.
"We will surprise you more after our OWL's results will arrive" said Hermione.
"Noo, not again" Harry groaned.
Sirius chuckled "Mirzam was worse than Hermione is now Harry. She couldn't sleep, couldn't ate too much because she was that nervous to she was regurgitating everything she ate. She calmed down after our OWL's results arrived".
"She always want to be an Auror?" asked Hermione.
"Me? Always" answered Mirzam from the kitchen doors.
"What's an Auror?" asked Thabit.
"Equivalent to muggle policeman. Exclusive job in wizarding world, Ministry of Magic always employs the best from the best. It's very hard to become one, because of hard test that you have to gone through during Auror training" said Mirzam sitting down next to Sirius and grabbing an apple from the table and bite it.
"Plus as far as I know it take 3 years now, when it took us, 3 months, 6 months?" asked Sirius.
"Sclerosis. I forgot" said Mirzam.
"In your age Mirzam" Sirius exclaimed.
"Speak for yourself Sirius" said Mirzam.
"Sirius, Mirzam do you know who will be teach Defence Against Dark Arts this year?" Hermione asked.
"No idea. Dumbledore said that he had an offer and he agreed. Now he and your teacher are sorting out the stuff for your lessons" answered Sirius.
"It has to be someone good" said Hermione matter.
"Why?" asked Harry.
"Experience Harry. In our first and fourth years, we had Quirrel and impostor Moody, not bad teachers, but evils. In our second and fifth we had Lockhart and Umbridge - total incompetents, in our third year we had Lupin and he was the best teacher we had ever so I assume we will have good teacher this year. According to this theory that's it" Hermione explained.
"Excuse me, as Lockhart you mean Gilderoy Lockhart?" asked Regulus who came into the kitchen during Hermione's explanation.
"The one and only" answered Harry and Hermione in unison.
"Poor kids. It has to be traumatic experience?" asked Regulus.
"Yes it was. Did you know him?" asked Harry.
"Unfortunately yes. I shared my dormitory with him for seven years. If I would know what would happened if I were sorted to Slytherin I would try to convince the hat to put me in Gryffindor. On the long run I wouldn't suffer so much as I suffered with Lockhart as a dorm mate" answered Regulus.
"He was that bad?" asked Sirius.
"He was. He used to waking up at 5am to put his make-up and stuff his hairs. It wouldn't be that bad if he didn't wake me up too" answered Regulus.
"What about the others?" asked Hermione.
"It's long story Hermione. After Second World War most of pureblood families left England. Generally, most of wizarding families. They decide that Hogwart wasn't good place for their kids so as I think from 1950 to 1975 it wasn't too much students at Hogwart. My year have two boys and eight girls in Slytherin, three boys and four girls in Hufflepuff, one boy and six girls in Ravenclaw and two boys and four girls in Gryffindor. Most of them were muggleborns. Very small year" said Regulus.
"Our was smallest. Two girls and four boys in Gryffindor, three girls and four boys in Ravenclaw, four girls and three boys in Hufflepuff, three girls and four boys in Slytherin. Cissa included. Twenty-seven students on 1976-1977 NEWT's exams " said Sirius.
"Exactly twenty-six Sirius" said Mirzam.
"Why?" asked Sirius.
"Stella Hardy, Hufflepuff. Got herself killed during Christmas holidays in car accident. She was an idiot and it didn't surprised us that she died" answered Mirzam.
"Why?" asked Hermione.
"Because she was..." Mirzam started.
"Say it" Hermione asked.
"She believed in death omens. I was good in Divination but if there is one thing I don't believe there are death omens" said Mirzam.
"Just because you're one" said Sirius.
"Look who's talking" Mirzam retorted.
"What are death omens?" asked Thabit.
"Grims and other stuff" replied Regulus.
"Aunt Mirzam and uncle Sirius included?" asked Thabit.
Sirius and Mirzam burst in laugh.
"Tell him, he is smart kid he will find this anyway" said Regulus glaring at his brother.
"Your uncle and I are Animagi" said Mirzam.
Harry nodded. 'I just had to ask her if she is Mencymagus or not' he thought.
"What are Animagi?" asked Thabit.
"Wizards who can change into animal" answered Sirius.
"You have to be born as one or you have to learn how to become one?" asked Thabit.
"You have to learn this. Most of wizards aren't Animagi, many never can master this, but there are few people who have a great Animagi potential and don't have problems in mastering this, but most of Animagi mastered this after years of training" answered Regulus.
"So it depends from the wizard and his or hers abilities if they can become Animagi?" asked Thabit.
"Yes. Animagi is easier to master for people who's character is already shaped before they start mastering this. That's why Mirzam didn't have problems in mastering Animagi, it took her a month or so. I was a bit worse I mastered it after 6 months" answered Sirius.
"But Remus or you I don't remember which one of you told us that it took you three years before you managed to become Animagi" said Harry.
"Yes it took us three years. If you count the fact that we searched the spell for year, I didn't have much problems with this and before our third year ended I was already an Animagi, James mastered it around Christmas in our fourth year and Peter at the beginning of our fifth year" answered Sirius.
"But why you tell us that you mastered this in your fifth year?" asked Hermione.
"Because I promised James that we will reveal this fact when all of Marauders will master Animagi. I'm good in keeping promises" said Sirius.
"Will you teach us?" asked Thabit, Harry and Hermione in unison.
Sirius glanced at Regulus. Regulus looked at three kids and nodded.
"I don't see nothing against this" said Sirius.
"When we will start?" asked Hermione.
"Maybe another day..." started Sirius.
"After you will end yours homework" Mirzam ended.
"Not fair" Harry and Hermione groaned in unison.
"I know. But it's very time consuming thing so I suggest you to start your homework" said Mirzam.
"Can we see your Animagi forms?" asked Thabit.
Sirius glanced at Mirzam then at Regulus...
A big, shaggy, black cat jumped on the table from the spot where Regulus sat before. Thabit scratched the cat behind that's ear and cat purred loudly.
Sirius smiled at Mirzam and asked her "Fancy chasing cat?"
Mirzam smiled and transformed into big, shabby, black dog. Sirius transformed into Padfoot and both dogs jumped on the table. Regulus in his cat form jolted from the table and soon the kitchen was full of teenager's laugh from the sight of three Animagi chasing each other around the table.
"It's pointless" said Regulus after one of the laps around the table and transformed back, he didn't realized that two Grmis following him haven't time to stop and he was knocked on the ground by two dogs.
That made kids laugh even louder.
They spent the rest of the day in nice atmosphere. Regulus got out and bought muggle newspaper after reading entertainment section he found that in cinema near Grimmauld Place is night with Disney's cartoons. Sirius tried to object, tried but failed miserably so they spent half of the night watching 'Lion King', 'Hunchback from Notre dame' and 'Toy Story'. The effect of that evening was heard when Regulus and Remus tried to explain their sons that they need to sleep. The only one response was two boys howling on the top of their lungs 'I just can't wait to be a king'.
"Sirius do we have some drowse potions?" asked Regulus when he came back into the kitchen after third attempt to put Thabit to sleep.
"In the pantry. It was your idea Reg, deal with consequences" Sirius snorted.
Harry and Hermione burst in laugh.
Next morning found them in the study. Regulus borrowed Harry's and Hermione's 'Standards book of spells, grade 1' and asked two 'little lions' to study. Harry and Hermione started doing their summer homework. Sirius and Mirzam somewhere in the corner lose themselves in huge volume from time from time to time talking animatedly about something. Regulus and Remus in another corner discussing something in animate whisper. Andromeda in the armchair, knitting something furiously from time to time casting glance at four kids around the table.
Two hours later. Harry spotted an expectant owl sitting in front of him, he glanced at Hermione, who also had rather expectant looking owl in front of her. Sirius who was concerned by murmur coming from the table turned in his chair towards it, Mirzam raised her head from the book and glanced towards the table too. Harry saw the gleam in her eyes.
"I know what it is" she said and jumped towards the table "It's yours OWLs results"
Harry and Hermione took the envelopes from the owls and owls fly out from the room.
"I don't know, maybe someone wants to read it first" asked Harry turning the envelope in his hands, he glanced at Hermione and saw that she handed her envelope to Remus.
Mirzam clutched Sirius' arm tightly when Sirius took the envelope from Harry. Sirius glanced towards Remus and opened the envelope. He pulled out piece of parchment and read it silently. Mirzam who was reading the parchment too over Sirius shoulder whooped happily "I knew it", she hugged Sirius first then she turned to Harry and hugged her godson tightly.
"Dear Mister Potter, blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah. Here it is.
Transfiguration; Theoretical: Exceeds Expectations, Practical: Exceeds Expectations,
Charms; Theoretical: Outstanding, Practical: Exceeds Expectations,
Herbology; Theoretical: Outstanding, Practical: Outstanding,
Care of Magical Creatures; Theoretical: Outstanding, Practical: Outstanding,
Divination; Theoretical: Poor, Practical: Poor,
History of Magic: Dreadful,
Astronomy; Theoretical: Exceeds Expectations, Practical: Exceeds Expectations
Potions; Theoretical: Outstanding, Practical: Outstanding,
Defence Against Dark Arts; What? Two doubled Outstandings, ah bonus points I see.
Not bad Harry. 11 Outstandings, 5 Exceeds Expectations, 0 Acceptables, 2 Poors, 1 Dreadful. 11516, 16:28. Eight OWLs Harry. I'm proud from you. What you have Remus?" Sirius asked hugging Harry in the meantime.
"Monotony. All Outstandings, ten subjects. 10 OWLs plus two bonuses for the same marks. Total count 12 OWLs. Brilliant Hermione I'm so proud of you" Remus hugged his goddaughter.
"I'm proud of myself, I can't believe I have 12 OWLs" Hermione smiled happily. Then her face lowered and Harry saw tears glistering in her eyes.
Remus felt this and put his hand on his goddaughter shoulder "I know Hermione, they've gone, but we are here and we will always be here. You can count on us. Everybody here care about you Hermione"
"I know" she said and buried her head in Remus' shoulder.
"All for one. One for all" said Regulus aloud.
"Till the end of time" Mirzam added.
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