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A/N: I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SORRY for not updating sooner, I was in sort of a writer's block! It's rather hard to write stories like this and still give them a Harry Potter vibe, but anyway, I'll try to post my chapter MUCH sooner…but probably until after exams are ova. I'm Canadian u see….mine start in 1 week! And THAAAAAAAANX for all your wonderful reviews every1, just hope you're still reading this fic…*guilty eyes*
"A week till summer break!" Seth cried out all of the sudden, if Harry didn't know any better he would've thought the kid had some kind of problem, he'd yell out the most random things the most random times.
"Yeah, we know," Castor said moodily, then glared at Marko who was eating fistfuls of a extra-large bag of Lays chips, "if you don't find my board I'll break both your arms!!!"
"You worry too much dude, your board is in good hands," Marko shrugged, spitting out little bits of chips as he talked.
Having had avoided his friends for nearly a week now, Harry had no idea what the hell they were talking about, and instead turned to Seth, who at the moment seemed like better company than the other two.
"Why does it matter Seth? You never even go to school," Harry pointed out.
"I dunno Jimbo, it just sounds exciting!" Seth shrugged but all of a sudden his eyes sparkled, the way they always did when he was up to no good, "sooo…Jim, seen Niki around lately?"
"What?" Harry gasped, feeling as though his lungs had suddenly shut off, fortunately Seth didn't seem to have noticed, and instead his grin widened looking around, as though expecting someone to show up.
"That girl's been talking about you a lot, more than usual anyway…asking where you are…but don't sweat it man! We know the truth," he gave Harry a few seconds to confess or deny, but Harry felt as though his head was spinning, so Seth went on, "you and Holly were sneaking around together, you did it didn't you???"
"No," Harry said suddenly, having no idea where the hell that had come from, "not Holly! No!"
"Yeah right, then why the hell would the two of you all of a sudden disappear for nearly a week?"
"Holly's disappeared???"
"Don't worry man, we think it's pretty cool actually. Damn she must look hot naked, was she as busty as she looks?" Harry shook his head furiously, glaring at Seth whose smile only shrunk a little.
"I haven't seen Holly since Thursday!" Harry said, close to grab and shake Seth by the shoulders if he wasn't nearly a foot taller, "does Niki think I was off doing shit with Holly???"
"Probably, we've been joking about it all week—" Seth suddenly stopped at the expression that had just formed on Harry's face, "listen man, Niki is cool. She won't be mad about you two, not unless you totally ignore her. Just buy her pizza and invite her to play Tekken and she brighten up!"
"I doubt it," Harry muttered miserably, and ignoring Seth's questioning look he looked over the other boy's shoulder around the beach, "any idea where Niki is?"
"Nope…wait, she's been going to school lately, said something about this cool thing in art class—" Harry cut Seth off by slapping him on the shoulder, and with a small bye he left him and the others, Castor jumping on Marko for throwing chips at him, and ran for the bus stop.
* * *
Sirius took another sip of his beer before opening the sealed envelope, a seal he knew all too well. He wasn't surprise of the arrival of the letter, he had been expecting it for a long time now, what he was surprised of was the earliness of it. Sirius wished he could've just sent it all back with that ugly old owl. In some ways he wasn't ready to deal with what was to come, it seemed like just a few days ago when he had fled with Harry…Sirius wasn't sure he was ready to let go of his godson, the only part of James left behind…
It took Sirius a few more gulps just to be able to start reading the all too familiar loopy writing, though he had not at all expected this.
Sirius Black,
I must apologize for my miscalculation on your behalf. I for one should have known better of your love and care for James to ever suspect the worst, worrying over Harry's life, who I now realize is in far better hands than I could have ever managed for him. You have always been a powerful wizard, though reckless at times I am positive you have never allowed any harm go Harry's way. James could never have asked for a better godfather. Though I think he knew of how well you would do, and I should have too. If I had only trusted you Sirius. Even when most were sure of your guilt I had my suspicions, but that was not enough…at least not until I saw Harry Potter written on the Hogwarts book, did I truly believe James' son was alive and well. That the magical world and I were wrong. You Sirius were always on our side, withstanding the Blacks and anyone that tried to change that, and perhaps it is a little late for this, but I'd like to do something I should have done long before: thank you Sirius Black, for all you have done for Harry and so many others!
Albus Dumbledore
An odd sort of tingle washed through Sirius, he had never done anything to get approval of others, in fact quite the opposite actually…but having Dumbledore thank him like that felt nice. For the first time since a very long time, Sirius felt any bitter feelings he had towards the magic world wash away, his mind drifting towards childhood memories of James and him running around Diagon Alley, with the Robe Mistress chasing after them. For a while he just sat there smiling like a total fool, until he heard the phone ring, and his smile turned to a wide grin when he saw Kaisha's number on his caller ID.
* * *
"Niki!" Harry called, pocking his head out of the janitor's closet, and watching as Niki jumped nearly a foot off the ground.
"What are you doing in there?" She asked after sending him her blazing death glare, and Harry hurriedly grabbed her arm and pulled her into the little room he had been hiding in.
"I had to talk to you."
"I HAVE to go to class," Niki said quickly, her face flushed red, and Harry realizing what was going on quickly let go of her hand moving as far back as he could, which wasn't very far.
"Please Niki, I really have to talk to you about Thursday!" Niki's eyes flashed for a second, but she just bit her lip thoughtfully and frowned.
"Listen, I'm sorry for bumping you in the head with my board, okay? I though you said it was cool!" Harry just gaped at her for a few seconds, until he decided to be more specific, wondering bewilderedly how she could've forgotten.
"No I mean…the thing. I uh….I mean what happed in my room…the you-know-what…" Harry didn't dare be more specific, feeling as though his mouth was already dry enough, but Niki just merely gave him a confused look.
"I always hang out at your room and play video games," Niki said shrugging, and if Harry didn't know her any better he would have thought she really didn't know what he was talking about…but she had been his friend since before grade 1, and he could tell by the way her fingers twirled her silver necklace around that she was struggling to stay calm, that and how her blush seemed to deepen within every second.
"Niki…I don't know where Holly is!" for a second she gave him a startled look, but then caught herself, and an strange look formed on her face.
"What? She snuck out of your bed too early in the morning!" Niki snapped, and it was now Harry's turn to give the startled look, Niki had never talked about things like THAT…even if she was a year older than him.
"That's sick Niki!" Harry exclaimed, and Niki only shrugged.
"Then you're clueless about the things seventh graders do!"
"But I'm only in fifth grade, I wouldn't do…THAT," Harry hoped his face didn't look so disgusted, at least not as much as he felt, but it seemed to work in a positive way, as Niki now started giggling.
"I'm sorry Harry, I was wrong. I really shouldn't have suggested Holly would push you into things…you guys have fun!" and once again Harry looked at her in surprise, making her giggle even harder (though Harry thought it sounded a bit fake) as she patted him on the arm before pushing the door open and stepping out into the hall.
Harry stood still for a while, thinking over what had just happened. Niki was now acting even odder…but as wild as it seemed he felt like he understood why. Maybe he was wrong, but Harry thought Niki was jealous of Holly…and her denial act towards what had happened that night was a way to shield herself from getting hurt…because she knew Harry liked Holly! Sighing Harry smiled to himself, either he was some child genius…or he had been listening to Sirius talk of women far too much!
"HARRY POTTER!" someone screamed, making Harry's heart stop.
It seemed as though being lost in thought he had forgotten to close the broom closet door, and so unfortunately for him it was the vice-principle to find him away from class, plus more than a week of skipping before that! Wishing the man didn't have to drag him to class with his ear, Harry let out another sigh, looked like the day kept getting worst and worst as the time ticked away. The sound of roaring thunder proved him right!
A/N: I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SORRY for not updating sooner, I was in sort of a writer's block! It's rather hard to write stories like this and still give them a Harry Potter vibe, but anyway, I'll try to post my chapter MUCH sooner…but probably until after exams are ova. I'm Canadian u see….mine start in 1 week! And THAAAAAAAANX for all your wonderful reviews every1, just hope you're still reading this fic…*guilty eyes*
"A week till summer break!" Seth cried out all of the sudden, if Harry didn't know any better he would've thought the kid had some kind of problem, he'd yell out the most random things the most random times.
"Yeah, we know," Castor said moodily, then glared at Marko who was eating fistfuls of a extra-large bag of Lays chips, "if you don't find my board I'll break both your arms!!!"
"You worry too much dude, your board is in good hands," Marko shrugged, spitting out little bits of chips as he talked.
Having had avoided his friends for nearly a week now, Harry had no idea what the hell they were talking about, and instead turned to Seth, who at the moment seemed like better company than the other two.
"Why does it matter Seth? You never even go to school," Harry pointed out.
"I dunno Jimbo, it just sounds exciting!" Seth shrugged but all of a sudden his eyes sparkled, the way they always did when he was up to no good, "sooo…Jim, seen Niki around lately?"
"What?" Harry gasped, feeling as though his lungs had suddenly shut off, fortunately Seth didn't seem to have noticed, and instead his grin widened looking around, as though expecting someone to show up.
"That girl's been talking about you a lot, more than usual anyway…asking where you are…but don't sweat it man! We know the truth," he gave Harry a few seconds to confess or deny, but Harry felt as though his head was spinning, so Seth went on, "you and Holly were sneaking around together, you did it didn't you???"
"No," Harry said suddenly, having no idea where the hell that had come from, "not Holly! No!"
"Yeah right, then why the hell would the two of you all of a sudden disappear for nearly a week?"
"Holly's disappeared???"
"Don't worry man, we think it's pretty cool actually. Damn she must look hot naked, was she as busty as she looks?" Harry shook his head furiously, glaring at Seth whose smile only shrunk a little.
"I haven't seen Holly since Thursday!" Harry said, close to grab and shake Seth by the shoulders if he wasn't nearly a foot taller, "does Niki think I was off doing shit with Holly???"
"Probably, we've been joking about it all week—" Seth suddenly stopped at the expression that had just formed on Harry's face, "listen man, Niki is cool. She won't be mad about you two, not unless you totally ignore her. Just buy her pizza and invite her to play Tekken and she brighten up!"
"I doubt it," Harry muttered miserably, and ignoring Seth's questioning look he looked over the other boy's shoulder around the beach, "any idea where Niki is?"
"Nope…wait, she's been going to school lately, said something about this cool thing in art class—" Harry cut Seth off by slapping him on the shoulder, and with a small bye he left him and the others, Castor jumping on Marko for throwing chips at him, and ran for the bus stop.
* * *
Sirius took another sip of his beer before opening the sealed envelope, a seal he knew all too well. He wasn't surprise of the arrival of the letter, he had been expecting it for a long time now, what he was surprised of was the earliness of it. Sirius wished he could've just sent it all back with that ugly old owl. In some ways he wasn't ready to deal with what was to come, it seemed like just a few days ago when he had fled with Harry…Sirius wasn't sure he was ready to let go of his godson, the only part of James left behind…
It took Sirius a few more gulps just to be able to start reading the all too familiar loopy writing, though he had not at all expected this.
Sirius Black,
I must apologize for my miscalculation on your behalf. I for one should have known better of your love and care for James to ever suspect the worst, worrying over Harry's life, who I now realize is in far better hands than I could have ever managed for him. You have always been a powerful wizard, though reckless at times I am positive you have never allowed any harm go Harry's way. James could never have asked for a better godfather. Though I think he knew of how well you would do, and I should have too. If I had only trusted you Sirius. Even when most were sure of your guilt I had my suspicions, but that was not enough…at least not until I saw Harry Potter written on the Hogwarts book, did I truly believe James' son was alive and well. That the magical world and I were wrong. You Sirius were always on our side, withstanding the Blacks and anyone that tried to change that, and perhaps it is a little late for this, but I'd like to do something I should have done long before: thank you Sirius Black, for all you have done for Harry and so many others!
Albus Dumbledore
An odd sort of tingle washed through Sirius, he had never done anything to get approval of others, in fact quite the opposite actually…but having Dumbledore thank him like that felt nice. For the first time since a very long time, Sirius felt any bitter feelings he had towards the magic world wash away, his mind drifting towards childhood memories of James and him running around Diagon Alley, with the Robe Mistress chasing after them. For a while he just sat there smiling like a total fool, until he heard the phone ring, and his smile turned to a wide grin when he saw Kaisha's number on his caller ID.
* * *
"Niki!" Harry called, pocking his head out of the janitor's closet, and watching as Niki jumped nearly a foot off the ground.
"What are you doing in there?" She asked after sending him her blazing death glare, and Harry hurriedly grabbed her arm and pulled her into the little room he had been hiding in.
"I had to talk to you."
"I HAVE to go to class," Niki said quickly, her face flushed red, and Harry realizing what was going on quickly let go of her hand moving as far back as he could, which wasn't very far.
"Please Niki, I really have to talk to you about Thursday!" Niki's eyes flashed for a second, but she just bit her lip thoughtfully and frowned.
"Listen, I'm sorry for bumping you in the head with my board, okay? I though you said it was cool!" Harry just gaped at her for a few seconds, until he decided to be more specific, wondering bewilderedly how she could've forgotten.
"No I mean…the thing. I uh….I mean what happed in my room…the you-know-what…" Harry didn't dare be more specific, feeling as though his mouth was already dry enough, but Niki just merely gave him a confused look.
"I always hang out at your room and play video games," Niki said shrugging, and if Harry didn't know her any better he would have thought she really didn't know what he was talking about…but she had been his friend since before grade 1, and he could tell by the way her fingers twirled her silver necklace around that she was struggling to stay calm, that and how her blush seemed to deepen within every second.
"Niki…I don't know where Holly is!" for a second she gave him a startled look, but then caught herself, and an strange look formed on her face.
"What? She snuck out of your bed too early in the morning!" Niki snapped, and it was now Harry's turn to give the startled look, Niki had never talked about things like THAT…even if she was a year older than him.
"That's sick Niki!" Harry exclaimed, and Niki only shrugged.
"Then you're clueless about the things seventh graders do!"
"But I'm only in fifth grade, I wouldn't do…THAT," Harry hoped his face didn't look so disgusted, at least not as much as he felt, but it seemed to work in a positive way, as Niki now started giggling.
"I'm sorry Harry, I was wrong. I really shouldn't have suggested Holly would push you into things…you guys have fun!" and once again Harry looked at her in surprise, making her giggle even harder (though Harry thought it sounded a bit fake) as she patted him on the arm before pushing the door open and stepping out into the hall.
Harry stood still for a while, thinking over what had just happened. Niki was now acting even odder…but as wild as it seemed he felt like he understood why. Maybe he was wrong, but Harry thought Niki was jealous of Holly…and her denial act towards what had happened that night was a way to shield herself from getting hurt…because she knew Harry liked Holly! Sighing Harry smiled to himself, either he was some child genius…or he had been listening to Sirius talk of women far too much!
"HARRY POTTER!" someone screamed, making Harry's heart stop.
It seemed as though being lost in thought he had forgotten to close the broom closet door, and so unfortunately for him it was the vice-principle to find him away from class, plus more than a week of skipping before that! Wishing the man didn't have to drag him to class with his ear, Harry let out another sigh, looked like the day kept getting worst and worst as the time ticked away. The sound of roaring thunder proved him right!
