Disclaimer: See first chapter
Chapter 2
Sirius was sitting on a couch in Remus Lupin's house. He wanted nothing more then to walk outside, in human form, but he couldn't. He personally didn't care about anyone seeing him but Remus absolutely refused the idea.
"Padfoot, you know it's a bad idea," he told him for the tenth time that night.
"But it's dark! Nobody will see me. You don't know what it's like Mooney. Never being able to go anywhere unless I'm an animal!" Sirius practically yelled.
"No I may not, but I don't want to see my friend hurt! Until Wormtail is caught…" His explanation was cut off by the sound on urgent hoots outside the living room window.
"What the heck?" Remus exclaimed as he went to open the window. As soon as it opened, Hedwig swooped in and started pecking at Sirius's hand and dropped Harry's letter in his lap.
"Hedwig, what are you doing here?" Remus asked. She looked up with a look that seemed to say 'what do you think?' and continued pecking at Sirius's hand.
"Okay I get the point!" Sirius exclaimed and the owl finally left his hand alone. He rubbed the sore spot on it and picked up the letter.
Sirius,
Things are going fine. Same as always here at the Dursley's. Any luck finding Wormtail? I hope you and Buckbeak and Professor Lupin are well.
Harry
"What is so urgent about this letter, Hedwig? He says he is fine," Sirius said with a confused tone.
'Stupid humans,' Hedwig thought. 'Guess I have to do everything.' She started pecking more furiously at Sirius's hand. Then she picked the letter up and flew over to Remus, hoping he might be a little faster at understanding. She had made sure to pick it up near the part she had dipped in Harry's blood.
"There's blood on the letter!" Remus gasped, grabbing the letter from Hedwig's beak.
"What?!" Sirius yelled, jumping off of the couch and ran to Remus.
"This is Harry's blood isn't it?" Remus asked Hedwig quietly. Her answer of nipping at his ear and looking towards the window was all he needed.
"We have to go get him Mooney! He's hurt…if those bloody Dursley's did that to him, they'll wish that I…" This time it was Sirius who was cut off by Hedwig's hooting.
"Sirius you know you can't go! You'll be seen for sure and the last thing you want is to end up at Azkaban again and have Harry loose you all over again," Remus replied as he 'petted' Hedwig.
"Then I'll go as Padfoot, the dog! I have to go Remus. He's my godson and I need to help him, especially since I've never been able to before." As soon as he was done saying that, he immediately turned into his Animagus dog form and started barking loudly.
"Okay! We're going to apparate near his house since the wards there prevent us from apparating directly to him."
With those words, Sirius immediately disappeared (apparated) so Hedwig flew onto Remus's shoulder to catch a ride with him. Seconds later, there was no more noise in Remus's house for it was now empty.
As soon as they arrived as close to Pivet Drive as possible Hedwig flew straight to Harry's window and went through it. Sirius growled and tried to move forward but Remus grabbed him by his neck.
"Sirius! We need to be quiet and get Harry. We can get the Dursley's later if need be. Be quiet and do not do anything rash!" Remus whispered harshly. Sirius growled softly in reply but stayed still.
Remus walked to the front door with Sirius behind him and magically unlocked and opened the door. Sirius went past Remus into the house, sniffed, then snarled and shot up the stairs.
"Sirius! Damn it!" Remus groaned and sped up the stairs following Sirius, after putting a silencing spell around the house so those muggles wouldn't hear the two of them.
By the time he was at the top of the stairs he saw Sirius return to his human form and push a door open at the end of the hall. Remus was almost right behind him and they both gasped at the sight that greeted them.
Harry was laying sprawled out on a tiny bed with one of his arms hanging off, as well as his feet. There were cuts all over the visible arm and all his exposed skin was covered in old or new bruises. Hedwig was nipping at one of his ears worriedly which brought the two wizard's attention to the blood covered pillow.
"Oh Merlin," Sirius gasped then snapped out of his shook and ran to the bed.
"Harry? Harry?" Sirius said, shaking the boy's still form lightly. "Harry…c'mon wake up. It's me, Padfoot, and Mooney's here too. We're here to help….c'mon Harry!" Sirius said, panic making his voice raise.
"Shaking the boy so much is not going to help him," Remus told Sirius, then kneeled next to Harry's bed and checked his pulse. "He's still alive but he needs help, now. We have to get him to Dumbledore," Remus said as he moved to pick up Harry.
"I've got him, Remus," Sirius said, panic still evident in his voice, then proceeded to pick up Harry.
"I'm not even going to argue with you, only because Harry is in such need of help and I know it wouldn't accomplish anything," Remus sighed as he went to the window and levitated down to the ground. Sirius cradled Harry close to his body and followed Remus, with Hedwig right behind him. As soon as they were both on the ground they ran to the spot they had apparated to and disappeared on their way to Hogwarts. Hopefully Harry would make it there.
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okay this took awhile to type so I'll probably post the next part tomorrow instead of tonight also. Thanks to the wonderful people who already reviewed the meager 305 words I had lol. Hope this part is satisfactory ^_^
Chapter 2
Sirius was sitting on a couch in Remus Lupin's house. He wanted nothing more then to walk outside, in human form, but he couldn't. He personally didn't care about anyone seeing him but Remus absolutely refused the idea.
"Padfoot, you know it's a bad idea," he told him for the tenth time that night.
"But it's dark! Nobody will see me. You don't know what it's like Mooney. Never being able to go anywhere unless I'm an animal!" Sirius practically yelled.
"No I may not, but I don't want to see my friend hurt! Until Wormtail is caught…" His explanation was cut off by the sound on urgent hoots outside the living room window.
"What the heck?" Remus exclaimed as he went to open the window. As soon as it opened, Hedwig swooped in and started pecking at Sirius's hand and dropped Harry's letter in his lap.
"Hedwig, what are you doing here?" Remus asked. She looked up with a look that seemed to say 'what do you think?' and continued pecking at Sirius's hand.
"Okay I get the point!" Sirius exclaimed and the owl finally left his hand alone. He rubbed the sore spot on it and picked up the letter.
Sirius,
Things are going fine. Same as always here at the Dursley's. Any luck finding Wormtail? I hope you and Buckbeak and Professor Lupin are well.
Harry
"What is so urgent about this letter, Hedwig? He says he is fine," Sirius said with a confused tone.
'Stupid humans,' Hedwig thought. 'Guess I have to do everything.' She started pecking more furiously at Sirius's hand. Then she picked the letter up and flew over to Remus, hoping he might be a little faster at understanding. She had made sure to pick it up near the part she had dipped in Harry's blood.
"There's blood on the letter!" Remus gasped, grabbing the letter from Hedwig's beak.
"What?!" Sirius yelled, jumping off of the couch and ran to Remus.
"This is Harry's blood isn't it?" Remus asked Hedwig quietly. Her answer of nipping at his ear and looking towards the window was all he needed.
"We have to go get him Mooney! He's hurt…if those bloody Dursley's did that to him, they'll wish that I…" This time it was Sirius who was cut off by Hedwig's hooting.
"Sirius you know you can't go! You'll be seen for sure and the last thing you want is to end up at Azkaban again and have Harry loose you all over again," Remus replied as he 'petted' Hedwig.
"Then I'll go as Padfoot, the dog! I have to go Remus. He's my godson and I need to help him, especially since I've never been able to before." As soon as he was done saying that, he immediately turned into his Animagus dog form and started barking loudly.
"Okay! We're going to apparate near his house since the wards there prevent us from apparating directly to him."
With those words, Sirius immediately disappeared (apparated) so Hedwig flew onto Remus's shoulder to catch a ride with him. Seconds later, there was no more noise in Remus's house for it was now empty.
As soon as they arrived as close to Pivet Drive as possible Hedwig flew straight to Harry's window and went through it. Sirius growled and tried to move forward but Remus grabbed him by his neck.
"Sirius! We need to be quiet and get Harry. We can get the Dursley's later if need be. Be quiet and do not do anything rash!" Remus whispered harshly. Sirius growled softly in reply but stayed still.
Remus walked to the front door with Sirius behind him and magically unlocked and opened the door. Sirius went past Remus into the house, sniffed, then snarled and shot up the stairs.
"Sirius! Damn it!" Remus groaned and sped up the stairs following Sirius, after putting a silencing spell around the house so those muggles wouldn't hear the two of them.
By the time he was at the top of the stairs he saw Sirius return to his human form and push a door open at the end of the hall. Remus was almost right behind him and they both gasped at the sight that greeted them.
Harry was laying sprawled out on a tiny bed with one of his arms hanging off, as well as his feet. There were cuts all over the visible arm and all his exposed skin was covered in old or new bruises. Hedwig was nipping at one of his ears worriedly which brought the two wizard's attention to the blood covered pillow.
"Oh Merlin," Sirius gasped then snapped out of his shook and ran to the bed.
"Harry? Harry?" Sirius said, shaking the boy's still form lightly. "Harry…c'mon wake up. It's me, Padfoot, and Mooney's here too. We're here to help….c'mon Harry!" Sirius said, panic making his voice raise.
"Shaking the boy so much is not going to help him," Remus told Sirius, then kneeled next to Harry's bed and checked his pulse. "He's still alive but he needs help, now. We have to get him to Dumbledore," Remus said as he moved to pick up Harry.
"I've got him, Remus," Sirius said, panic still evident in his voice, then proceeded to pick up Harry.
"I'm not even going to argue with you, only because Harry is in such need of help and I know it wouldn't accomplish anything," Remus sighed as he went to the window and levitated down to the ground. Sirius cradled Harry close to his body and followed Remus, with Hedwig right behind him. As soon as they were both on the ground they ran to the spot they had apparated to and disappeared on their way to Hogwarts. Hopefully Harry would make it there.
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okay this took awhile to type so I'll probably post the next part tomorrow instead of tonight also. Thanks to the wonderful people who already reviewed the meager 305 words I had lol. Hope this part is satisfactory ^_^