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Ok now the story!

James and Sirius took one last look at Harry before settling into their respective beds for the night.

~~~~~~ Some where in dream land ~~~~

James was sitting in an overstuffed red chair with a baby standing shakily with his father's support.

"Come on Harry, say Quidditch." James prompted the green-eyed boy on his knees.

A shout echoed from the kitchen, "James, he's only six months old! He has no idea what Quidditch is!"

"Mummy's just mad because she can't play."

"Mummy can too play!"

"Not very well."

"Well, Mummy doesn't even like Quidditch. Mummy thinks Daddy's crazy."

Sirius came into the family room and took Harry. "Padfoot knows mummy and daddy are crazy, because Padfoot remembers when mummy hated daddy."

"Pa'fot!"

Sirius smiled down on his godson. "Hello Prong's jr."

"Pro'ns?" Harry said confused.

"Yes, Prongs jr. The only heir of the Marauders." Remus said taking Harry.

"Moo'y!"

The werewolf smiled.

James grumbled, "Why is it that my son knows your guy's names but not his own father's?"

Lily came in out of the kitchen before either could reply. "Where's Peter?"

Remus shrugged, "He said something about a meeting for work."

Lily sighed. "I don't like it."

James got up from his seat and rapped his arms around his wife, resting his head on her shoulders. "It's ok, lets just go, Dumbledore won't like it if were late."

Lily turned her head and placed a kiss on his cheek. "All right." She turned to Sirius and Remus. "Now you two, don't blow the house up, put Harry to bed around 8:30."

Sirius smiled. "We would never blow the house up, intentionally."

Lily shook her head. "We'll be back around 10 or so." She kissed her son, who was still, happily, being held by Remus, and made her way over to the fireplace. She took down the flowerpot and took a handful of the power, throwing it into the fire, turning the red flames neon green.

James ruffled Harry's messy black hair. "Don't give them too much trouble." He too went to the fireplace.

"Bye-bye Pro'ns."

James pivoted on the spot, his eyes wide.

But Lily caught him and hauled him into the fire with her, shouting "Hogwarts, Dumbledore's office."

Remus smiled down at the little boy. "You do know that James is not going to be able to concentrate on a signal thing tonight because of you."

Harry giggled happily.

Sirius was rummaging around in a bag he had brought form the kitchen. "Know its somewhere- where in the, Got it!" Sirius's hand emerged from the bag holding a muggle teddy bear.

Remus sat down on the floor, releasing Harry to craw over to his godfather and the teddy bear.

Harry plopped down in front of the bear, watching it closely. Suddenly the bear started to move, standing up and walking around. Harry clapped his hands in delight, a big smile spreading over his face.

Remus coughed.

Sirius looked up and found Remus's eyes.

"What?"

"Padfoot, that bear runs off batteries, right?"

"What are batt- I mean yes, of course."

"You charmed that muggle toy." Remus accused.

"Maybe?"

"What about yes? That is illegal you know, you could get in big trouble for it."

"I didn't do anything wrong, I just got my godson a toy!" Sirius's smile reviled the truth about the bear, which was currently dancing in front of Harry, who could not care at the least where the toy came from.

Remus smiled, "And you just happened to find a motorcycle that fly's, right?"

"Of course Moony, right next to the toy shop."

Harry tore his gaze from the bear to the Marauders. "Moto'cye fly! Har'y fly?"

"Now look what you've started."

Sirius ignored Remus and turned his attention to his godson. "Yes the motorcycle fly's, but your crazy mother forbids me from taking you up." He snorted in disgust.

Harry looked thoughtful, well has thoughtful as a six-month-old could look. He then stage whispered to the Sirius and Remus. "Me no tell mummy." Looking up at them with puppy dog eyes, which both canines were suckers for.

"Well . . . . ." Sirius looked at Remus.

"I guess . . . . "

"You do realize that she is going to find out anyway." Sirius said.

Remus nodded. "I'll put a magical net around the bottom of the bike, that way if you fa-"

"Nobody is falling from anywhere." Sirius said, standing up and scooping Harry up, tapping the bear with his wand to silence it.

Remus followed the pair out in to the back yard where a gleaming, black, motorcycle stood, across the side it read, Black Shadow.

Remus took out his wand and waved it over the bike, a white, misty glow encircled the bottom before fading out of sight.

Sirius had settled him self on the seat, buckling a black helmet under his chin and leather gloves on his hands.

Remus handed him Harry. Sirius made sure the child's coat was securely fastened before slipping a hat over the messy black hair. Then strapping his godson into the harness that held Harry close to Sirius's chest.

"Have fun, and don't let any muggles see you." Remus advised, stepping back from them.

Sirius turned the key and the machine roared to life. Pressing a gold button on the side of the handle bar the bike took on an added hum.

Circling the yard, the bike picked up speed and rose off the ground and into the star speckled night.

Remus watched till the black sky had swallowed the motorcycle before turning back into the house to make some hot chocolate and pick up were James left off in Quidditch Weekly.

Up in the sky Harry was watching everything with wide eyes. Sirius, enjoying the time alone with his godson.

"P'etty Pa'fot!" Harry exclaimed looking at the house lights far below them and the stars far above them, both twinkling brightly at the pair.

Sirius nodded, "Very P'etty - I mean pretty."

Soon the rumbling of the motorcycle had lauded Harry to sleep. Sirius looked down, a smile spread across his face at the sleeping child. Turning back, he headed towards Godric's Hollow.

Remus heard the roar pass over the top of the house, and knew that Sirius and Harry were back.

Coming in through the backdoor, Sirius handed the sleeping child to the werewolf so he could take off his helmet and jacket, laying them across the back of a chair, then sitting in it.

"I take it he liked it."

Sirius nodded. "When he's eleven I'll start teaching him how to ride on his own."

Remus raised an eyebrow. "You really think Lily will let him ride at eleven?"

Sirius shrugged. "Prongs can talk some sense into her."

Remus laughed; just then a bell went off in the house, warning the occupants that someone was soon to be rolling out of the fireplace.

"They're early." Sirius said, glancing at the grandfather clock that stood beside the fireplace.

"I'll take Harry up stairs and put him to bed. Be careful about what you say to Lily." Remus warned while going up the stairs.

Sirius nodded.

As soon as Remus had disappeared up the stairs, Lily and James stepped out of the green flames.

"Where's Harry?" Lily asked, looking around. "And Remus?"

"Remus is putting Harry to bed." Sirius answered. Caching James raising an eyebrow at him as he spotted the coat and helmet in the family room.

Sirius gave him a shadow of a wink that caused a wide grin to spread across his friend's face.

"I'll think I'll go help Remus." James said, looking at Sirius.

Sirius nodded, and picked up the bear that had been discarded on the floor saying that he better take it up to his godson.

Lily looked between her husband and Sirius oddly while they climbed the stairs, shaking her head she made her way to the hall closest to hang up her cloak.

Walking down the hall and in to the baby's room, James and Sirius found Remus looking into the crib with a soft smile.

"He still out?" Sirius asked.

"Like a light." The werewolf answered.

"Now, you two want to explain how Padfoot's jacket and helmet made there way from the kitchen into the family room?" James asked, smiling all the same.

"Magic?" Sirius tried.

James laughed, "I don't think so."

"Oh alright. Harry gave us the puppy-" Remus started to say before James held up a hand, laughing.

"You need say no more. You guys really have to learn how not to fall for that. Harry will be spoiled rotten."

"And what's wrong with the Marauder's Heir being spoiled rotten may I ask?" Remus said.

James shook his head. "Just don't let Lily find out, She'll have all our heads."

"When will she let me teach him how to ride?" Sirius asked.

"When he's forty five, but I think eleven is more reasonable." James answered.

"Well, its better then wanting us to wait till he's seven to get his first broom." Remus said.

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With that Remus woke up, shaking his head to clear it, he could remember himself, Sirius and James standing around Harry's crib. Turning over he fell back a sleep, not to remember anything in the morning.

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Harry woke up the next morning before anyone else. He looked over and saw Ron in the bed next to him, Sirius next to him and three beds over, Remus? Wait, What was that messy black hair? James?

Harry rubbed his eyes. No, he was really there. Harry shrugged, put on his Quidditch robes and grabbed his Firebolt.

Nobody was in the common room. Harry made his way onto the pitch, took off, letting the morning air whip through his hair.

Harry forgot everything. That everyone he cared about knew he must be a murderer or murdered. That Sirius and his parents were back. And that the rat was still out there.

Harry went into a dive, rocketed towards the sky, pulled a few loop-de-loops. Then raced the wind around the field, weaving in and out of the golden hoops.

About an hour later, Harry made his way back to the common room, his broom slung over his shoulder. He found everyone up except Sirius.

"Morning, Where's Sirius?"

"In bed." Remus was reading Wandering with Werewolves.

Harry was shocked. "Your actually reading that?!"

"We kind of saw something else in your Pensive last night." James said with a slight smile on his face.

Harry looked from the book, to his father, then to Hermione and Ron. "You didn't." They went into silent giggles.

Remus did not look up from his book. " You make a very good werewolf, Harry. But we need to work on your howl.

Harry shook his head. "I don't think I'm wolf material. Any ways, I'm going to change and wake Sirius."

"Good Luck!" James yelled after him.

Harry climbed the stairs and made it into his dormitories. Sirius was still fast asleep. Harry changed into a tee shirt, jeans, and a black robe over that. Then went over to his godfather's bed.

Harry gently shook him. " Time to get up."

"Not now Prongs" he mumbled and turned over.

Harry tried several more times before turning to more drastic measures. He went over to his trunk, found what he was looking for, placed a few around the bed, and lit them with his wand. Harry then ran out of the room, shut the door, and raced down to the common room below. He calmly went over to sit next to James.

"Is he awake?" James asked, turning towards his son.

"He will be . . ."

There was a loud BANG! And, "PRONGS JR! I'm Going To Kill You!"

Ron rolled his eyes, "Third year all over again."

"May I ask what you did?" Remus asked.

"Bang busters, Fred and George sent them to me over the summer. Told me to use them on the Dursley's because I could not get in trouble. The package said something like they could wake up even the soundest sleeper. I thought I would get rid of them before some one used them on me."

James nodded approvingly. "Marauder rule, number 17-"

"27, Prongs." Remus said.

"No it's 17."

Remus pulled out his wand and lazily pointed it at James.

"Ah, Moony's right, number 27," Remus smiled and put his wand away. "Never leave any pranks around that could get played on your self."

"Just how many did you set off Harry?" Ron asked.

"Um, 4?"

As soon as that was said, a very disheveled Sirius came down the stairs. His robes thrown on and his long hair haphazardly pulled back into a ponytail. No one said anything as he plopped down next to Harry.

"Harry, I know I'm your godfather, and you know I'd do anything for you. But was that really necessary?"

Harry smiled sweetly at him and answered with the innocence you would expect in a five-year-old. "Yes."

"That only means I'll get revenge."

"As long has it has nothing to do with pink and hair."

Sirius laughed, then clapped his hands briskly. "Breakfast time people."

"Do you ever stop thinking about food Padfoot?" James asked.

"I'm part dog! I need food." Sirius whined.

"And I'm part wolf, a bigger canine and I am not itching to get to breakfast." Remus said over his book. "But I guess your itching only because you have fleas."

"Why you-"

"Werewolf?" Remus filled in smiling.

Sirius grumbled something about cheeky brat.

Then at the window came a beautiful trilling, heads turned towards it and found Fawkes by one of the windows.

Hermione went over to let the bird in.

Fawkes sang happily to be let in out of the cold, and flew over to James where he landed on the man's leg, holding out a leg to which a scroll was attached to it.

James removed the letter, and opened it, while reading he stroked Fawkes plumage. "Well read it out loud!" Sirius exclaimed.

Dear Mr. And Mrs. Potter and Mr. Black,

All the staff is in the Great Hall, so it is safe for you to join us for breakfast with out resulting to you animal forms. Please join us as soon as possible.

Yours truly,

Albus Dumbledore

Sirius jumped up. "Well, what are we waiting for?"

Laughing the rest of the group followed him out of the portrait hole. As it closed behind them there was an awful shriek.

They all turned, Harry, Hermione and Ron had their wands drawn, looking around for the source of it.

"YOU!" The fat lady's eyes were wide and she was pointing a shaky finger at Sirius.

Sirius paled and stepped in front of the portrait. "I am truly sorry madam, for an harm that I might have inflicted upon you years ago." He looked at her with sad, puppy dog eyes.

"You bloody well better be sorry, you made a mess of me! What possessed you to slash up my canvas Sirius Orion Black!?"

Sirius winced at the mention of his middle name. "I will explain to you in due time madam, but at the moment, the headmaster is waiting for us." He said bowing.

The fat lady huffed. " You better believe it when I say that you are not getting back into my tower in till you do so."

Sirius inclined his head once more. "Duly noted."

Sirius turned and walked down the hall and around the corner followed the rest of the group. Once out of the fat lady's ear shot he let out a breath.

James chuckled. "Good to know you still have the charm, Padfoot."

Sirius growled. "Just hope she does not go spreading rumors to the rest of the portraits. You remember how much of a gossiper she is?"

Harry was chuckling, "Orion?"

"My father was really into Astronomy." He explained. "At least he was not so self absorbed to name me after himself." Sirius's blue eyes danced at James.

"Watch your self. A stag's hoof can really hurt." James replied.

By that time they had reached the doors to the Great Hall. Harry took a deep breath and pushed them open.

Up at the staff table Dumbledore's blue eyes twinkled brightly.

Harry, Hermione and Ron took the lead down the hall towards the Gryffindor table and their usual seats.

From behind them Sirius and James were talking in loud voices while Lily who was standing beside Remus, shook her head.

"Hasn't changed much, had it Prongs?"

"Not really, just different teachers. Hey, is that Amanda Hooch? Wasn't she in Ravenclaw?"

"Yeah, good beater too." Sirius said.

"Potter, Black, would you please talk in quieter tones? Some of us are trying to carry on conversations. Honestly Lily, why him?" McGonagall called from the staff table.

James and Sirius exchanged wicked smiles while Remus chuckled. A few seconds of silence allowed McGonagall's words to sink into the rest of staff.

She shakily raised her eyes from her plate of eggs.

The rest of the staff turned toward her then where she was looking. With wide eyes they turned to Dumbledore who nodded his head.

Hagrid threw his napkin up in the air. "Merlin help us, they're back."

Ok, I need subject matters that I can have everyone talk about. Harry Hermione and Ron will be given seats at the head table to make things easier.

Also, many people have told me to drop Mark Evans and others have said I should work him in. My plans are to keep him as a floating character, like he comes in and out of the story. I do not wish to make him related to Harry in any way. Any ideas? Thanks!

Oh, one more thing. Explains for the animals will come in due time. Never fear! (thought I think some of you are)

Now see the purple button that says go? Click if you would please, somehow it makes the chapters come up faster.

P.S.- I am not too sure when baby's start to form words and complete thoughts. I think over one year old. But James and Lily are dead by then so . . . Please just go with me about how old Harry is and his speaking abilities.

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