When it's All Black and White
Chapter 2 Cat and Dog
As Snuggles disappeared around the bushes he saw a very annoyed looking cat. Suddenly the cat turned into a woman.
"Sirius Black, just wait until Dumbledore hears about this."
Snuggles transformed into Sirius and he looked at the ground.
"Oh come on McGonagall. No harm was done." He said, refusing to meet the older witches eyes.
"No harm was done! How thick can you be?" She was practically yelling at him now. "Dumbledore told you to keep your distance! Couldn't do it could you?"
"I just wanted to talk to him!" Sirius yelled, loosing his own temper. "This is getting way out of hand. He is my godson, I should have custody of him."
Minerva McGonagall sighed and softened.
"I know how you feel Sirius, but you must trust Dumbledore."
Pacing the ground Sirius yawned.
"I want to take him."
"I know you do." McGonagall said quietly.
"No. You don't know. You can't possibly even begin to know." Sirius stopped and looked at his former teacher, "I'll be back in the morning."
She watched as he just disappeared.
"That boy." She said shaking her head. Transforming back into a cat, Minerva curled up under the bushes and fell asleep.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was a huge castle surrounded by water, students were usually filling its halls with laughter and gossip about a new student. Right now however the halls were empty, except for an occasional ghost or professor getting ready for the new school year. It was well into July and the castles house elves were working on making it spotless come the first of September.
Sirius did not arrive at the school to take in the scenery or marvel at its many halls and moving staircases, he actually found those stairs annoying. Turning left as he reached one of the top most floors, Sirius stood in front of a statue of a gargoyal.
"Albus!" He yelled as loud as he could, which made the statue put his hands over his ears and some knights in pictures to mumble.
Just about ready to call for the headmaster again Sirius stood back as the statue moved, revealing a winding staricase and a very old looking man.
"Ah, Sirius, I was wondering when I was going to hear from you."
Albus Dumbledore stood before him gesturing Sirius to follow him to his office.
"Now," Dumbledore started after sitting down and motioning Sirius to do the same. "What is it I can do for you?"
"I want custody of Harry."
Seeing that he ws already right to the point Dumbledore sighed.
"Sirius, Harry is safest with his aunt and uncle. You know I would let you have him, but Voldemort or rather his followers, will be looking for him in the wizarding world."
Sirius was only half listening, he had heard all of this before. "Do you think I would let anything happen to him? He would be happy with me, where he belongs. I know he's not happy now."
Dumbledore looked at Sirius over his glasses and picked up a letter from his desk.
"An owl arrived here earlier today from Minerva," he paused, looking for any reaction from Sirius. When he got none he continued. "It says you were with him in dog form then later as yourself. I do believe I told you not to interact with him."
"When will I be able to 'interact' with him then? Not when he comes to Hogwarts, not on break, not during the summer.When?"
Sirius was not happy when he walked in the castle and he definately wasn't getting any happier.
"I will arrange a meeting between you and Harry during the school year if you like but,"
"You will arrange it?"
Dumbledore allowed the inturruption and listened calmly as Sirius continued.
"He is my godson! I shouldn't have to schedule an appointment to see him!"
"I agree with you completely Sirius."
"Dumbledore you don't understand. . . what?"
Eyes twinkling, the wizard stood from behind his desk and went to the window. "I said, I agree with you completely." Getting over the shock, Sirius fixed his robes which were all over the place.
"Oh."
"Yes, oh. Now, what would you like to do?"
"Be granted custody."
Dumbledore thought for a while then took out a quill and a piece of parchment.
"What are you doing"
Dumbledore finished the letter before answering. "If you want custody I'm going to need some help, and you're going to need some papers."
With that said, he took out another piece of parchment and wrote another letter. Turning to a brown barn owl, Dumbledore tied the two letters to each leg. "One goes to Remus Lupin and one to the Ministry of Magic."
Sirius was smiling broadly now as Dumbledore sat behind his desk again.
"What made you change your mind?"
"I agree that you should have custody Sirius. I do believe that you have Harry's best intrests at heart. I also believe that Harry should be in the wizarding world, after all he will be attending this school next year."
Sirius was failing miserably to hide his happiness. "Thank you Dumbledore, thank you so much."
"However," That one word gave a reason for Sirius to become pale. "However, you need to take extra precautions to assure Harry's safety, that's why I sent for Remus."
Sirius sighed and looked a little agitated. "Dumbledore, Voldemort is gone. You said so yourself. Even if he does come back it may not be for years."
"Or it could be tomorrow."
Sirius ran a hand through his hair. "When can I get Harry?"
Dumbledore stood agian and walked around the room.
"Possibly tomorrow. Where are you staying?"
"At my flat." Sirius said shortly.
"That will never do, too populated. How about your old house?"
Sirius stiffened slightly. "How long would we stay there?"
Dumbledore laughed slightly. "Until Harry graduates. If you intend on keeping him that long."
Sirius closed his eyes and nodded. "Okay, why do you need Remus?"
"I need him to help me, or rather us, clean the house to make it liveable and to put some wards on it."
Sirius nodded and rubbed his eyes. Dumbledore gave him a room to sleep in for the night and after hearing many thanks, headed back for his office to await two owls.
The next day Minerva was rudely awaken by some loud shouting coming from the Dursley's. Stretching, the cat walked out from under the bush and sat on the sidewalk licking it's paw. As she sat a few screams of 'stupid boy' was heard and she walked up to get a better view. What she saw shocked her. Harry Potter was being pushed into a small cupboard under the stairs by a fat man with a mustache as a woman as tall and skinny as can be stood behind him, tears in her eyes.
"How dare you break you aunt's good china!" Vernon Dursley yelled. "No dinner tonight and don't expect any breakfast tomorrow. And, if you think about getting out of there today your sadly mistaken."
The cat winced as the small door was slammed shut and locked.
'All this over a few broken dishes?' Minerva would have sighed if she had been in human form, but instead she curled up in a ball under the Dursley's window and waited.
A fresh breeze floated through the window and caused Sirius to shiver under the thin sheet. Opening an eye he looked around. Realizing he wasn't in his house he sat up and rubbed his eyes trying to remember where he was.
"Would Mr. Black like some breakfast?"
Sirius looked at a house elf and remembered he was at Hogwarts.
"Uh, no thank you." He said and got out of bed. The house elf got him some slippers and a robe bearing the Hogwarts crest. Sirius took them and then went to take a shower before going to see Dumbledore.
"Now, I have decided to have Harry and Sirius move into the Black Manor. Which means, a lot of work needs to be done before the end of the day."
Dumbledore was talking to a man with light brown hair who sat across from him.
"By the end of the day! This day?"
"Yes, I assume Sirius will want to go get Harry as soon as possible."
"Of cource I do."
The man sitting across from Dumbledore turned around and in one movemener stood to hug his old friend.
"Sirius, it's good to see you agian."
Sirius returned the hug. "Good to see you too Remus."
Dumbledore smiled at the two younger wizards before picking up a piece of parchment and handing it to Sirius. "Congradulations Sirius, all you need is the Dursley's signature."
Sirius took a quill and signed his name on one of the empty lines. "That shouldn't be a problem." he said darkly, folding the document and placing it securely in his pocket.
"Well Remus we better be on our way." Dumbledore said and the three wizards walked out into the corridor. "Sirius go get Harry, and then com to the house when you have him. If you have any problems call me."
"I won't have any problems." Sirius said and disappeared.
Dumbledore looked at Remus and nodded, the two vanished.
TBC
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Chapter 2 Cat and Dog
As Snuggles disappeared around the bushes he saw a very annoyed looking cat. Suddenly the cat turned into a woman.
"Sirius Black, just wait until Dumbledore hears about this."
Snuggles transformed into Sirius and he looked at the ground.
"Oh come on McGonagall. No harm was done." He said, refusing to meet the older witches eyes.
"No harm was done! How thick can you be?" She was practically yelling at him now. "Dumbledore told you to keep your distance! Couldn't do it could you?"
"I just wanted to talk to him!" Sirius yelled, loosing his own temper. "This is getting way out of hand. He is my godson, I should have custody of him."
Minerva McGonagall sighed and softened.
"I know how you feel Sirius, but you must trust Dumbledore."
Pacing the ground Sirius yawned.
"I want to take him."
"I know you do." McGonagall said quietly.
"No. You don't know. You can't possibly even begin to know." Sirius stopped and looked at his former teacher, "I'll be back in the morning."
She watched as he just disappeared.
"That boy." She said shaking her head. Transforming back into a cat, Minerva curled up under the bushes and fell asleep.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was a huge castle surrounded by water, students were usually filling its halls with laughter and gossip about a new student. Right now however the halls were empty, except for an occasional ghost or professor getting ready for the new school year. It was well into July and the castles house elves were working on making it spotless come the first of September.
Sirius did not arrive at the school to take in the scenery or marvel at its many halls and moving staircases, he actually found those stairs annoying. Turning left as he reached one of the top most floors, Sirius stood in front of a statue of a gargoyal.
"Albus!" He yelled as loud as he could, which made the statue put his hands over his ears and some knights in pictures to mumble.
Just about ready to call for the headmaster again Sirius stood back as the statue moved, revealing a winding staricase and a very old looking man.
"Ah, Sirius, I was wondering when I was going to hear from you."
Albus Dumbledore stood before him gesturing Sirius to follow him to his office.
"Now," Dumbledore started after sitting down and motioning Sirius to do the same. "What is it I can do for you?"
"I want custody of Harry."
Seeing that he ws already right to the point Dumbledore sighed.
"Sirius, Harry is safest with his aunt and uncle. You know I would let you have him, but Voldemort or rather his followers, will be looking for him in the wizarding world."
Sirius was only half listening, he had heard all of this before. "Do you think I would let anything happen to him? He would be happy with me, where he belongs. I know he's not happy now."
Dumbledore looked at Sirius over his glasses and picked up a letter from his desk.
"An owl arrived here earlier today from Minerva," he paused, looking for any reaction from Sirius. When he got none he continued. "It says you were with him in dog form then later as yourself. I do believe I told you not to interact with him."
"When will I be able to 'interact' with him then? Not when he comes to Hogwarts, not on break, not during the summer.When?"
Sirius was not happy when he walked in the castle and he definately wasn't getting any happier.
"I will arrange a meeting between you and Harry during the school year if you like but,"
"You will arrange it?"
Dumbledore allowed the inturruption and listened calmly as Sirius continued.
"He is my godson! I shouldn't have to schedule an appointment to see him!"
"I agree with you completely Sirius."
"Dumbledore you don't understand. . . what?"
Eyes twinkling, the wizard stood from behind his desk and went to the window. "I said, I agree with you completely." Getting over the shock, Sirius fixed his robes which were all over the place.
"Oh."
"Yes, oh. Now, what would you like to do?"
"Be granted custody."
Dumbledore thought for a while then took out a quill and a piece of parchment.
"What are you doing"
Dumbledore finished the letter before answering. "If you want custody I'm going to need some help, and you're going to need some papers."
With that said, he took out another piece of parchment and wrote another letter. Turning to a brown barn owl, Dumbledore tied the two letters to each leg. "One goes to Remus Lupin and one to the Ministry of Magic."
Sirius was smiling broadly now as Dumbledore sat behind his desk again.
"What made you change your mind?"
"I agree that you should have custody Sirius. I do believe that you have Harry's best intrests at heart. I also believe that Harry should be in the wizarding world, after all he will be attending this school next year."
Sirius was failing miserably to hide his happiness. "Thank you Dumbledore, thank you so much."
"However," That one word gave a reason for Sirius to become pale. "However, you need to take extra precautions to assure Harry's safety, that's why I sent for Remus."
Sirius sighed and looked a little agitated. "Dumbledore, Voldemort is gone. You said so yourself. Even if he does come back it may not be for years."
"Or it could be tomorrow."
Sirius ran a hand through his hair. "When can I get Harry?"
Dumbledore stood agian and walked around the room.
"Possibly tomorrow. Where are you staying?"
"At my flat." Sirius said shortly.
"That will never do, too populated. How about your old house?"
Sirius stiffened slightly. "How long would we stay there?"
Dumbledore laughed slightly. "Until Harry graduates. If you intend on keeping him that long."
Sirius closed his eyes and nodded. "Okay, why do you need Remus?"
"I need him to help me, or rather us, clean the house to make it liveable and to put some wards on it."
Sirius nodded and rubbed his eyes. Dumbledore gave him a room to sleep in for the night and after hearing many thanks, headed back for his office to await two owls.
The next day Minerva was rudely awaken by some loud shouting coming from the Dursley's. Stretching, the cat walked out from under the bush and sat on the sidewalk licking it's paw. As she sat a few screams of 'stupid boy' was heard and she walked up to get a better view. What she saw shocked her. Harry Potter was being pushed into a small cupboard under the stairs by a fat man with a mustache as a woman as tall and skinny as can be stood behind him, tears in her eyes.
"How dare you break you aunt's good china!" Vernon Dursley yelled. "No dinner tonight and don't expect any breakfast tomorrow. And, if you think about getting out of there today your sadly mistaken."
The cat winced as the small door was slammed shut and locked.
'All this over a few broken dishes?' Minerva would have sighed if she had been in human form, but instead she curled up in a ball under the Dursley's window and waited.
A fresh breeze floated through the window and caused Sirius to shiver under the thin sheet. Opening an eye he looked around. Realizing he wasn't in his house he sat up and rubbed his eyes trying to remember where he was.
"Would Mr. Black like some breakfast?"
Sirius looked at a house elf and remembered he was at Hogwarts.
"Uh, no thank you." He said and got out of bed. The house elf got him some slippers and a robe bearing the Hogwarts crest. Sirius took them and then went to take a shower before going to see Dumbledore.
"Now, I have decided to have Harry and Sirius move into the Black Manor. Which means, a lot of work needs to be done before the end of the day."
Dumbledore was talking to a man with light brown hair who sat across from him.
"By the end of the day! This day?"
"Yes, I assume Sirius will want to go get Harry as soon as possible."
"Of cource I do."
The man sitting across from Dumbledore turned around and in one movemener stood to hug his old friend.
"Sirius, it's good to see you agian."
Sirius returned the hug. "Good to see you too Remus."
Dumbledore smiled at the two younger wizards before picking up a piece of parchment and handing it to Sirius. "Congradulations Sirius, all you need is the Dursley's signature."
Sirius took a quill and signed his name on one of the empty lines. "That shouldn't be a problem." he said darkly, folding the document and placing it securely in his pocket.
"Well Remus we better be on our way." Dumbledore said and the three wizards walked out into the corridor. "Sirius go get Harry, and then com to the house when you have him. If you have any problems call me."
"I won't have any problems." Sirius said and disappeared.
Dumbledore looked at Remus and nodded, the two vanished.
TBC
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