Disclaimer in Chaper One/
Chapter Sixteen
Harry Potter was waiting for his godfather, Sirius, to finish with the cashier at the local mall. He, Sirius, and Remus had come to the mall to get some new clothes and belongings for him, and his room. They had been there for several hours and gotten many clothes. Harry thought they had gotten too many clothes. He began mentally going through the list of things they had gotten. Clothes, shoes, bed linings (blue with green), some movies, a playstation (Sirius' idea), some games for the playstation, books, some posters of different movies, and a few personal items.
Sirius finally finished with buying their stuff, and came over to where Harry and Remus were seated waiting for him. "Hey! Finally finished! Ready for the movie? Which movie was it again? Ohh..." He bagan to pull his ticket out." Dr. Dolittle."
(A/N: I love Dr. Dolittle!)
Harry and Remus nodded. Harry stood up and used his cane to help him move. It had been two weeks since they had moved here, and Harry was doing better. He was more relaxed around people, but he wasn't completly comfortable. But he was slowly getting better.
The guy in the movie theater tore their tickets to let them in. "What do you want for snak?" Sirius asked.
"Popcorn, and a coke." Remus said.
"Same." Harry replied. Sirius nodded and went to get the food as Remus and Harry went to the theater and found their seats. Sirius sat with them a few minutes later carrying their food and drinks.
The movie ended two hours later and they headed home. "So, did you like the movie, Harry?" Remus asked as they sat around the couch in the living room.
Harry nodded. "Yes! It was funny! I like the talking hamster and money. They were funny." Sirius and Remus smiled at this.
"Harry, Professor Dumbledore asked us if you were ready for the Weasleys and Hermione to visit for a while. If your not, its okay. Everyone cane wait until you are." Sirius said.
Harry sat quietly for a moment. Then nodded.
"You want them to come?" Another node was given from Harry. "Okay, we'll inform the Headmaster. They'll be here in a few days." Sirius said. Harry nodded again.
"Can I go to my room and put my stuff away" Sirius and Remus both nodded.
"Sure kiddo! If you need any help then just ask." Sirius said. Harry nodded and made his way slowly to his room, where the bags containing his new belongings was placed when they arrived home.
Sirius and Remus watched Harry as he went upstairs. A minute later they heard a door close, indecating Harry had made it to his room. Sirius turned to Remus.
"Do you think he's ready for this?" Sirius asked in concern.
"I don't know, Padfoot. We can only give it time. If he's not ready, then we'll just cut the visit short and try in a few weeks again." Sirius nodded.
A few hours later Harry had gotten his things all in their places. Sirius and Remus checking on him frequently. He didn't mind though. He had just gotten out of the shower and changed into a pair of pajamas and was sitting down on his bed reading. A knock on his door alerted him that someone was coming in. The door opened to reveal Sirius.
"Hey, kiddo. All done putting everything away?" He asked. Harry nodded smiling and put his book down on the night stand.
"Yeah, I was just going to bed." Sirius came closer to him and asked what he'd been reading. "Um... Its about stupid things people have done. Its called 'Duh!'." Sirius nodded as he examined the book.
"Is it interesting?"
Harry flipped the pages in the book for a few seconds. "A Detroit burglar took his dog with him on a 1968 break- in. When the cops showed up unexpectedly, the burglar ran off, leaving his dog behind. The police caught up to the crook through a simple act of detection: "They said to the dog, "Home, boy.'"
(A/N: This is from page 188 of DUH! The Stupid History of the Human Race).
Sirius smiled at his godson. Remus came into the room a few moments later to find Sirius and Harry talking.
"Hey, Harry. Going to sleep?" He asked.
Harry nodded. "Yeah, I'm tired." Remus smiled. He agreed that Harry was probably tired because it had been quite a busy day for him.
Remus steped forward to Harry and hugged him. "Goodnight, Harry."
Sirius soon followed in Remus' actions. "Goodnight, Kiddo." Sirius tucked the blankets around Harry and went to the door with Remus and they closed the door and shut off the light, leaving the night light as the only sorce of light in the room. They left the door partially open so that Harry didn't wake up in the middle of the night scared of being locked into the room.
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The next few days passed with little going on. Harry, Sirius and Remus spent some time at the beach. Sirius and Harry played some of the games on the playstation.
Sirius and Remus had gotten Harry to bed early that night. Knowing his friends would be over later that night, and wanting their charge to be well rested to deal with them. Remus had given Harry a light sleeping drought to help him rest.
The fire in the fire place blazed green as someone stumbled through it. Slowly, more people stumbled through. Soon the room was full of red heads, and a bushy haired girl. Sirius and Remus rushed to get them to quiet down.
"Where's Harry?" Ron asked immediately.
"He's resting. And don't go waking him up. He needs his rest. All of your rooms have name tags over them. I expect you all to go straight to your rooms and to not go looking for Harry. You can see him in the morning." Sirius warned the kids in the room. They all nodded that they understood and headed up to their rooms. Molly and Arthur Weasley stayed behind with Remus and Sirius.
After all the kids had quieted down, the adults in the house headed into the kitchen and began discussing recent events.
"How is Harry faring?" Molly asked worriedly.
Remus was the one to answer. "He seems to be doing well. He has some issues he's working through. But he's getting better slowly. Not all of his injuries have completely healed. Like his ancle. And unfortunately, they may never heal completely, but he's doing better."
Sirius picked up where Remus left off. "He still can't sleep in his room if there is no light. We keep his door open a little so that he can see that he's not locked in, should he wake up during the night. He still has nightmares. He has trouble with being touched, be seems to handle Remus and me pretty well. But it slowly gets better."
"That's good. If our kids get to be too much for him while we're here, just tell us. We'll understand, and so will they." Arthur said.
Remus and Sirius nodded. They spoke more about how things were going before heading to bed themselves.
The next morning Harry awoke to sun light streaming into his room through his curtains. He got out of bed and went to the dresser and picked out some clothes and dressed. He went downstairs to the kitchen and found Remus and Sirius sitting there. They both greeted him with good mornings.
"Good morning!" He replied brightly back.
"Did you sleep well?" Remus asked.
Harry nodded. "Yes, I slept well."
"The Weasley's and Hermione arrived last night. Did any of them wake you?" Sirius asked.
"No, I didn't hear a thing." Harry said.
Sirius and Remus nodded happy that no one had woken their charge.
Remus began to help Harry fill his plate with some food. Harry still wasn't eating like they would like, but was eating more than he had been.
Harry sat down and began to eat with his guardians. A few minutes later the door opened to reveal Mrs. And Mr. Weasley. They both smiled as they saw the other occupants of the room.
"Good morning Harry, Sirius, Remus." Molly said as she came over to Harry. She gave him a gentle hug aware that he was still a little edgy of being touched. She then turned to Remus. "Remus, you really shouldn't do all this cooking. I can handle it."
Sirius interrupted. "How do you know I didn't do the cooking this morning!" Remus and Harry Smiled.
"Because you are a horrible cook, Padfoot." Remus said shaking his head a little.
Sirius gave an indignant glare, but his eyes gave him away. Within the next half hour all the occupants of the house joined everyone in the kitchen. All seated at the table eating their meal. No one really knew what to say to one another, so everyone just made small talk. Asking about school work, family, Fred and Georges joke shop and more.
After breakfast, the kids all congregated in the living room.
"So, Harry, How are you doing? Do you like it here?" Ron asked.
"Yes, I love it here. The beach is right near by. Maybe we can go later. And I'm doing okay."
"Does your leg hurt? Is that why you have to use the cane or crutches?" Ginny asked.
"It's my ancle. It hasn't healed properly. In time it may heal. But it may also not heal. No, it doesn't really hurt. Sometimes it does, but not always." Harry answered somewhat embarrassed.
From there the conversation went to sports, the muggle world, and other things.
Later that evening, Sirius and Remus took Harry and his friends to the beach for a few hours. They had a great time. They played in the water, and built sand castles.
End Chapter Sixteen.
A/N: Okay, there is chapter sixteen. I hope you like it. I'm sorry for any differences in the story. I just got a new computer, and my writing program is completely different than my previous one. This story is probably going to have about three to five more chapters. Then I will get onto a sequel.
