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Triumvirate of Power.
Bright light woke Dragon up the next morning. It had been a long time since he had been allowed to sleep in, and he relished in the feeling of the morning sun shinning on his closed eyes. After a few minutes, he finally decided it was time to get up; he could hear the sounds of people moving downstairs, and he guessed his parents were already up. After showering and dressing into one of his oriental robes, Harry made his way downstairs and into the kitchen. Sitting there were not only his parents but also the man he had been longing to see for a while.
"Sirius!"
The dark haired man just had time to get up before the teen jumped into his arms, hugging him with all his strength. James and Lily both laughed softly at seeing the man's struggles to breath. While they both felt a little jealous of the enthusiast greeting, they knew it was their own fault.
Finally, James decided to help his friend out. "Harry, kiddo, if you don't let go of your godfather, he'll turn completely blue."
Blushing a bit in embarrassment, Dragon let go of Sirius, who took great gulps of air, making them all laugh. Shaking his head, Harry turned to kiss his mother good morning, surprising her a bit at the affection. After sharing a look, the teen hugged his father and went to sit next to Sirius as his mother served them breakfast. The meal passed in a light mood. Sirius and James joked lightly as Lily rolled her eyes and commented on their antics from time to time. Dragon couldn't help but smile at them, it seemed that they had been able to solve their problems, and he couldn't help but be glad about it. He wouldn't have wanted them to ruin their friendship because of him. Suddenly, Griffin's voice ran though him.
'Morning, sleepy head.'
Rolling his eyes, Dragon picked a bit more on his food. 'Morning to you too, Griffin; how are you doing?'
'Fine. I'm trying to steer clear from the twins right now; they have got it in their heads that I'm their ideal victim. I've managed to evade their pranks, but I don't know how long my luck will last. When will you get here to help me?'
Harry could barely suppress a laugh at the whine he could hear coming from Ron's voice. 'I'll be there before lunch, don't worry. Do you think you'll survive until then?'
Dragon could nearly see Ron rolling his eyes. 'As if I have a choice; it's not like I could leave you and Phoenix to fend on your own.'
The raven-haired teen smirked a bit, startling his father that had been trying to get his attention. He didn't even notice Sirius shaking his shoulder lightly as he spoke to his best friend. 'Talking about Phoenix, where is she?'
'Her parents got here this morning, she's talking to them, and decided to close the connection; no need to look weirder in their eyes than she already will.'
Harry frowned. 'That was not very nice.'
Ron sounded a bit embarrassed as he replied. 'Sorry, Brother, but those were her own words.'
Finally noticing that his family was starting to shake him really hard, he quickly sent a message to Griffin. 'Talking about family, I need to pay attention to mine before they rip my arm off. See you in a few hours.'
The last thing he heard before turning to Sirius was Ron's laugh filling his head.
"Sorry, what were you saying?"
Lily put a hand on his forehead to check for fever. "Harry, Son, are you alright? We've been trying to get your attention for the past few minutes."
The teen shrugged. "Sorry, Mother, I had other... things... in my head."
Faintly, he heard Ron protesting at being called a thing, but he paid him no heed. After all, it wasn't his fault that his friend had been eavesdropping.
"If you're sure you're alright."
Harry nodded and turned to James. "What did you ask?"
The man blinked, surprised to know that the teen had noticed he had been the first to address him. "I was just telling you that Sirius is going back to Hogwarts now, and we'll be along in a few hours; we were wondering if you wanted to go with Sirius or with us."
Harry shrugged lightly, not really willing to make such a choice. Seeing the trouble the teen was in, Sirius shook his head lightly and ruffled his hair. "You should just stay here and finish your breakfast; I need to go to Moony's house first either way. We'll meet with you lot at Hogwarts."
Dragon couldn't help but give his godfather a grateful look for understanding the dilemma he had been in. The older man just winked back at him and left the house. Once his best friend had left, James sighed and turned to Harry.
"I guess we better have that chat before going to Hogwarts, right?"
Dragon nodded lightly, knowing that it was something that needed to be done. Lily went to sit next to her husband and took his hand in hers.
"We're very sorry about what happened, Harry, there is really nothing that would excuse our behaviour. The only thing we can offer you is our apology. We were very confused when it all happened, we had just been reawakened after being dead for over ten years, and instead of the little baby we were expecting, we found a full grown teenager who we didn't know."
James nodded. "I guess that at the first sign of something being different than we expected, we lashed out, preferring to hold on to the notion that our little baby was death rather than to try and deal with a teenager on top of everything that was going around. I'm very sorry you took the bunt of our confusion, you were the one that least deserved it."
Dragon sighed, he had known all that after he had had the time to get away and think rationally about what had happened. "I can't say that it didn't hurt what you said, specially after everything that had happened. But I understand. We all expected you to adapt too quickly, not understanding how difficult it might be for you to do so after so many years. I am sorry about that."
Lily looked up sharply. "Oh, Harry, you don't need to apologise about that, it wasn't your fault."
Before she could go ahead and apologise again, Harry stopped her by standing up and walking around the table to hug them from behind. "Let's stop this, it was just a bad time and we need to get over it; I want to get to know my parents."
The Potters smiled gently up at their son, happy that they had been so readily accepted back into the teen's life.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews and thanks to my beta reader, Vinnie.
Triumvirate of Power.
Bright light woke Dragon up the next morning. It had been a long time since he had been allowed to sleep in, and he relished in the feeling of the morning sun shinning on his closed eyes. After a few minutes, he finally decided it was time to get up; he could hear the sounds of people moving downstairs, and he guessed his parents were already up. After showering and dressing into one of his oriental robes, Harry made his way downstairs and into the kitchen. Sitting there were not only his parents but also the man he had been longing to see for a while.
"Sirius!"
The dark haired man just had time to get up before the teen jumped into his arms, hugging him with all his strength. James and Lily both laughed softly at seeing the man's struggles to breath. While they both felt a little jealous of the enthusiast greeting, they knew it was their own fault.
Finally, James decided to help his friend out. "Harry, kiddo, if you don't let go of your godfather, he'll turn completely blue."
Blushing a bit in embarrassment, Dragon let go of Sirius, who took great gulps of air, making them all laugh. Shaking his head, Harry turned to kiss his mother good morning, surprising her a bit at the affection. After sharing a look, the teen hugged his father and went to sit next to Sirius as his mother served them breakfast. The meal passed in a light mood. Sirius and James joked lightly as Lily rolled her eyes and commented on their antics from time to time. Dragon couldn't help but smile at them, it seemed that they had been able to solve their problems, and he couldn't help but be glad about it. He wouldn't have wanted them to ruin their friendship because of him. Suddenly, Griffin's voice ran though him.
'Morning, sleepy head.'
Rolling his eyes, Dragon picked a bit more on his food. 'Morning to you too, Griffin; how are you doing?'
'Fine. I'm trying to steer clear from the twins right now; they have got it in their heads that I'm their ideal victim. I've managed to evade their pranks, but I don't know how long my luck will last. When will you get here to help me?'
Harry could barely suppress a laugh at the whine he could hear coming from Ron's voice. 'I'll be there before lunch, don't worry. Do you think you'll survive until then?'
Dragon could nearly see Ron rolling his eyes. 'As if I have a choice; it's not like I could leave you and Phoenix to fend on your own.'
The raven-haired teen smirked a bit, startling his father that had been trying to get his attention. He didn't even notice Sirius shaking his shoulder lightly as he spoke to his best friend. 'Talking about Phoenix, where is she?'
'Her parents got here this morning, she's talking to them, and decided to close the connection; no need to look weirder in their eyes than she already will.'
Harry frowned. 'That was not very nice.'
Ron sounded a bit embarrassed as he replied. 'Sorry, Brother, but those were her own words.'
Finally noticing that his family was starting to shake him really hard, he quickly sent a message to Griffin. 'Talking about family, I need to pay attention to mine before they rip my arm off. See you in a few hours.'
The last thing he heard before turning to Sirius was Ron's laugh filling his head.
"Sorry, what were you saying?"
Lily put a hand on his forehead to check for fever. "Harry, Son, are you alright? We've been trying to get your attention for the past few minutes."
The teen shrugged. "Sorry, Mother, I had other... things... in my head."
Faintly, he heard Ron protesting at being called a thing, but he paid him no heed. After all, it wasn't his fault that his friend had been eavesdropping.
"If you're sure you're alright."
Harry nodded and turned to James. "What did you ask?"
The man blinked, surprised to know that the teen had noticed he had been the first to address him. "I was just telling you that Sirius is going back to Hogwarts now, and we'll be along in a few hours; we were wondering if you wanted to go with Sirius or with us."
Harry shrugged lightly, not really willing to make such a choice. Seeing the trouble the teen was in, Sirius shook his head lightly and ruffled his hair. "You should just stay here and finish your breakfast; I need to go to Moony's house first either way. We'll meet with you lot at Hogwarts."
Dragon couldn't help but give his godfather a grateful look for understanding the dilemma he had been in. The older man just winked back at him and left the house. Once his best friend had left, James sighed and turned to Harry.
"I guess we better have that chat before going to Hogwarts, right?"
Dragon nodded lightly, knowing that it was something that needed to be done. Lily went to sit next to her husband and took his hand in hers.
"We're very sorry about what happened, Harry, there is really nothing that would excuse our behaviour. The only thing we can offer you is our apology. We were very confused when it all happened, we had just been reawakened after being dead for over ten years, and instead of the little baby we were expecting, we found a full grown teenager who we didn't know."
James nodded. "I guess that at the first sign of something being different than we expected, we lashed out, preferring to hold on to the notion that our little baby was death rather than to try and deal with a teenager on top of everything that was going around. I'm very sorry you took the bunt of our confusion, you were the one that least deserved it."
Dragon sighed, he had known all that after he had had the time to get away and think rationally about what had happened. "I can't say that it didn't hurt what you said, specially after everything that had happened. But I understand. We all expected you to adapt too quickly, not understanding how difficult it might be for you to do so after so many years. I am sorry about that."
Lily looked up sharply. "Oh, Harry, you don't need to apologise about that, it wasn't your fault."
Before she could go ahead and apologise again, Harry stopped her by standing up and walking around the table to hug them from behind. "Let's stop this, it was just a bad time and we need to get over it; I want to get to know my parents."
The Potters smiled gently up at their son, happy that they had been so readily accepted back into the teen's life.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews and thanks to my beta reader, Vinnie.