Disclaimer: Now to those of you who were wondering why Harry knew what all the muggle things were. Harry and Sirius lived in a muggle community, remember? They had to have muggle stuff to live there. This story will not be finished for a while. It will be 40 or 41 chapters long and I have two sequels planned. This is my only story that I like. The song 'Photograph' belongs to Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr). Please review!
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Gains and Losses
Chapter 14
You're Not Coming Back Anymore
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Everytime I see your face,
It reminds me of the places we used to go
But all I've got is a photograph,
And I realize you're not coming back anymore
I thought I'd make it,
The day you went away
But I can't take it,
Till you come home again to stay
During the train ride Harry, Romulus and Remus told stories of the memories that had yet to be forgotten. Since Morticia hadn't known them then she told embarrassing stories about her father. These particularly amused Remus.
Harry was so happy to have his friends back. He had thought that he would never see them again, but here they were right in front of him(or next to him). The only bad thing about being with them was that they reminded him of Sirius. They didn't act anything like him or look like him but they made Harry think of the time when he still had his precious godfather.
He missed Sirius more than anything; he would do anything to be with him right now. His new family never noticed but cried every night, praying that he would get his godfather back. Just simply thinking about him brought him close to tears, he wanted him.
Right now Remus was talking about the time that Romulus and Harry had hidden somewhere in the house and Sirius and Remus couldn't find them but Harry was too busy in his own thoughts.
He was thinking about the time that he had gotten sick with dragonpox. The whole time Sirius had stayed with him, holding him, stroking his hair and telling him that everything would be okay and that he loved him.
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Harry was lying down on Sirius' chest as Sirius held him and stroked his hair. His whole body was covered with dark purple pustules. Harry stretched out an arms to scratch himself but Sirius stopped him and grabbed his arm.
"Harry stop scratching! That only makes it worse!"
Harry pulled his arm away from Sirius and continued to scratch everywhere that he could reach. Sirius gave him a scolding look.
"Don't scratch Harry. It only makes the itch worse and pustules will scar. There are a lot of ways that I can stop you from scratching you know. Like a body bind and believe me, I don't think you want that. It isn't exactly comfortable."
"But it itches!"
Sirius looked at Harry and started to laugh. He wrapped his arms around Harry and pulled him into a hug.
"Don't worry Harry, you'll be okay
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Harry was shaken out of his thoughts when he heard somebody calling his name.
"Hello? Harry? Earth to Harry Potter, can you hear me?"
He noticed Romulus' hand waving in front of his face.
"Sorry Romulus, I was just thinking about something"
"What were you thinking about?" asked Remus
"The time I had dragonpox"
Remus laughed.
"I remember that" said Remus "You would stop scratching and Sirius had to try everything to make you stop. He tried a new hex and set his hair on fire. I had to extinguish the fire with a hose. Sirius was bald for months."
While Remus continued to talk about the fire incident Harry fell back into his own thoughts.
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Harry was four and he had just woken up in the middle of the night. He wanted a glass of water but he didn't want to wake Sirius. He silently creaked open his door and sneaked out of his room. He sat down on the top stair and slid down one stair at a time. When he finally got to the bottom he tiptoed into the kitchen and looked for the glasses. He spotted them drying in the sink.
He couldn't reach that high so he dragged a chair up to the counter and climbed up. He grabbed the glass and stepped off the chair. But he hadn't realized that the step was so high.
He toppled off the chair and hit the floor with a loud crash. The glass hit the wall and smashed to pieces. Harry burst into tears and grasped his injured arm, breathing deeply. Suddenly Sirius came running down the stairs and spotted the crying boy on the floor. He knelt down next to him and pulled him into his arms, rocking him back and forth. He held Harry's injured arms away from him.
"Don't worry Harry, everything's gonna be okay"
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Harry was pulled out of his thoughts when the train came to a stop. He followed his friends out of the train. Across the lake he saw it. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
I can't get used to living here,
While my heart is broke, my tears, I cry in vain
I want you here to have and hold,
As the years go by and we grow old and grey
Now you're expecting me to live without you
But that's not something that I'm looking forward to ......
Everytime I see your face,
It reminds me of the places we used to go
But all I've got is a photograph,
And I realize you're not coming back anymore
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Disclaimer: I can't wait until Sirius comes back remember people chapter 36!!! Please review!! PPLLEEAASSEE!!
---HARRY--POTTER---