I AM SO SORRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO POST!!! Please forgive me, I promise, this chapter is a bit short, but Chapter 9 was 10 pages when I wrote it. Well, hmmm…. I need to dedicate this chapter to someone…but who? Perhaps to Leepa for the title of this chapter that she gave to me months ago. Well, here ya go.

PREVIOUSLY: He was almost to his destination when he heard a 'pop' come from the fireplace and an oh-so familiar voice say, "Well, this is a Hell of a welcome party!"

Harry jumped up and saw whose head was floating in the fireplace. "HOLY SHIT!" he shouted

Chapter 8 Godfather II

"SIRIUS! But…you…not…YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!" Harry began, at first mumbling incoherently.

Sirius, who had just emerged from the fireplace, spoke calmly. " Am I not? Hmm, well, if you want me to be dead, I suppose I can manage."

"NO! Its just that…you're dead."

"Correction Harry, I was dead and you're late for your meeting with Professor Dumbledore." Replied Sirius.

"How the Hell do you know about that?" Harry asked. This day was just getting more and more confusing.

"Well, I was the reason you had to go to that meeting. It was to tell you that I had come back and was alive. Why else would you have to sneak up there?" Sirius explained with complete calm.

"How…how did you…YOU DIED! I SAW YOU! YOU WENT THROUGH THE VEIL! I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT IT AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU'RE ALIVE!!!" Harry shouted.

"Harry, breathe. I don't even know how I got here. If you want to know that, ask Dumbledore, he's the one who brought me here. But here's the main part, Pettigrew has been found out. They know I didn't kill him or the muggles. I'm a free man. You can come live with me. You never have to return to the Dursley's again." Sirius said. He was expecting a reaction that was not as extreme as the one he got. Seconds after he uttered those last few words, Harry passed out from pure joy.

"HARRY!" Nikki shouted as she ran over to him, lifted his head, and began fanning him. Shortly after, his eyes fluttered open.

"Never. I never have to go back! Never, never, NEVER DO I HAVE TO RETURN TO THAT WRETCHED HELL HOLE!!!" Harry then jumped up and hugged Sirius, then kissed Nikki rather hard on the lips. "What about Ron and Hermione?" Harry asked.

"You go get Ron and I'll go get Hermione." Nikki said as she hurried up the stairs to the girls' dormitory, Harry doing the same for the boys'.

Nikki sprinted up the stairs and burst into her room. She ran over to Hermione's bed and wrenched open the curtains. She began to shake Hermione violently. "Hermione, get up, there is something I have to tell you!" Nikki whispered loudly.

"Hmmm? What's going on?" Hermione asked groggily.

"It's Sirius, he's back. He's alive." Nikki whispered. At this, Hermione shot up out of bed.

"WHAT! Siri--Snuffles is back?" She asked frantically.

"Yes come down stairs he's waiting."

"That's impossible…"

"Nothing's impossible" Nikki stated as she and Hermione took off downstairs.

MEANWHILE:

As Nikki was running her errand, Harry was running his. He ran up to his room and ran over to Ron. He knew Ron was a heavy sleeper so he pulled out his wand and muttered the same spell he used on Seamus. Ron woke with a start.

"Bloody Hell Harry!" Ron said loudly, luckily the rest of the boys were also heavy sleepers.

"Shhh, Ron, something serious has happened." Harry whispered.

"What?" Ron asked groggily.

"Snuffles, he's back." Harry whispered excitedly.

"WHAT!" Ron shouted as he shot up out of bed. "Harry, I think you have officially lost it, Sirius is dead. You know that, I know that. I know it's hard for you, but we thought you had accepted it." Ron said more calmly.

"Ron, I know many people think I am crazy, but he is alive and downstairs, I swear." Harry said just as calm and serious.

"Alright, let's go." Ron said, not fully believing what he was about to see.

As they were walking downstairs, they heard a very loud shout.

"OH MY GOD! SNUFFLES!!!" Hermione shouted. Ron ran down the stairs to see Sirius standing before his very eyes.

"Holy shit." He spoke before passing out himself. Harry ran up behind him and caught him before he hit the ground.

Moments later, he regained consciousness. Sirius was standing over him holding out a hand to help him up.

"Come on, we need to get to Dumbledore's office." Sirius said as Harry went upstairs to get his Invisibility Cloak.

Before they left, Sirius transformed into a dog, Harry and Nikki got under the cloak, and Ron and Hermione were doing "patrols". Yeah…right. As they approached Dumbledore's office, Hermione spoke the password and they got on the moving staircase up to his office. Sirius barked once to let Dumbledore know they were there. The door opened and there stood Dumbledore, a smile on his face and the usual twinkle in his eyes.

"You are one hour late, I hope you have good reason." Dumbledore said cheerfully.

"Well, uh, Nikki and I sort of lost track of time, and we forgot to tell Ron and Hermione." Harry explained feeling slightly embarrassed because of what they were really doing when they lost track of time.

"I suppose that is believable, but may I ask what you were doing that may draw you away from my office?" Dumbledore asked with a grin and a twinkle in his eye. That man knew absolutely everything that went on in his castle. It was scary sometimes.

"We were…uh…doing homework…yeah, homework." Harry responded quickly. Dumbledore just chuckled.

"Well, it is late so here is what I will do. Sirius, if you wish, you may stay with Harry for the rest of the evening and tomorrow, since it is Saturday tomorrow. But Sunday morning at 5, you must return to my office to go back to your house. You must be careful, no one is to know who you are or where you are. I suggest you stay in rooms that no one else would think of; perhaps there are some on the 5th floor…" Dumbledore offered.

"Thanks, that'd be great." Harry said.

"Well then, I believe that is all. You all are dismissed." Dumbledore replied.

With that, Sirius transformed and they were on their way back to the Common Room. When they arrived, Ron and Hermione went back up to their rooms and went straight to sleep. Harry, Nikki, and Sirius, however, stayed up talking and catching up on what happened the past several months. Finally, around 4 in the morning, they decided to get some sleep. Harry and Sirius went up to the boy's dormitory after Harry gave Nikki a quick peck on the lips. Sirius transformed into a dog and when they arrived, he slid under Harry's bed and covered himself up with his best friends old cloak that was now in the possession of Harry. It felt strange for Sirius to be once again wrapped up in that sacred cloak in the same room that he, James, Remus, Peter once shared. That was something he never knew. That Harry was sleeping in the same bed, same room, as his father. It was very strange indeed.

Yes, I know, very short chapter, but fear not because the next one should take weeks and weeks to type. Hell, it took weeks and weeks to write the damn thing. I hope to have it out around Valentine's Day or sooner so consider it a gift for you! Again, thanks to Leepa for the title of this chapter!