Chapter Eighteen:

Fighting and Forgiving

Harry lay looking at the stars, it was night and the other's were fast asleep in the tents while Harry lay on his back outside keeping watch. He couldn't stop thinking about everything that had happened since he'd gotten to this world. It was so strange here he wasn't sure he wanted to ever die! Ron was right even Harry who didn't really have any plans wanted to go back to Hogwarts for Christmas. Plus what about Sirius too, how would he find him this big place it's just too big. 'I've got to find him I need him! Gosh Sirius where are you!' Harry thought and felt a sharp pain in his forehead. "Och!" he cried garbing his forehead. Harry heard a sound behind him in a bush near by and turned, but nothing could be seen. 'Man this place is wired' he thought.

For a week they traveled farther and farther into the unknown land and everyday the pain in Harry's head got worse but he keep it to himself not want to worry the others after all the lady said this was nothing to worry about it was for the best right?

"You ok you look a little pale" Airean said to him.

"Fine I'm fine" Harry said.

Luna shot him a look and so did Ron though Ron's wasn't as kind.

"Hey look there are people down there maybe they've seen Sirius" Hermione said running down they hill they'd been going over.

The others followed her half way down the hill. Harry fell grabbing his forehead from the throbbing pain inside his head.

"Harry!" Airean screamed. Harry didn't answer curled up in a ball on the ground screaming in pain.

Not so far away down were the people were two men one tall and skinny with crazy hair and one tall and skinny with black long hair. The one with black hair heard the scream from atop the hill and knew the voice at once.

"Harry" he whispered turning and seeing the children on top the hill.

"What?" the other man said but the first one had gone running off towards the hill.

"Sirius! Wait!" James yelled running after him.

Harry lied on the ground clutching his head screaming.
'Help me!' he cried out in his mind and as if to answer his question a huge lion jumped out from behind a tree and let out a loud cry that made the ground shake. Harry felt the pain leave as fast as it had come and he groaned sitting up a little.

"Harry!" Sirius said coming up over the hill and seeing Harry with the huge lion standing over him.

Sirius raised his wand pointing at the lion.

"No" Harry whispered to weak to yell but Sirius didn't hear.

"Arthemeras!" Sirius said a white and yellow light streaked out of his wand hit the lion full on. The lion stumbled and fell, Harry groaned and clutched himself in pain.

"Stop!" Airean said pushing Sirius.

"Don't you hurt Harry or...his lion! or...I'll get you!" she said realizing how lame she sounded.

"Hurt him? Why would I hurt him? Who are you?" Sirius asked.

Airean frowned "I could ask you the same thing!"

"This is Sirius, and this is Airean Harry's girlfriend" Hermione said quickly.

"Ohh…" both Airean and Sirius said.

"Um...we've got bigger problems here" Shane said.

"And he is?" Sirius asked.

"Shane, he's you nephew" Hermione said.

"There you are Sirius" James said coming over the hill.

Hermione and Ron paled.

"Wow" Airean said.

Harry tried to open his eyes but they wouldn't work. He found also that moving hurt a great deal. 'What happened?' he thought. Then he remembered the pain he'd felt before he'd passed out. 'Where am I now?' he asked himself. He could hear voices around him...was that? Could it be? He knew that voice...it was!' "Sirius?" he mumbled.

Sirius turned and looked at the sleeping Harry who'd just mumbled his name. He walked over to him and sat down.

"Hey Harry I don't know if you can hear me but I'm sorry for hurting you. I didn't mean too ya know. " Sirius said. "You shouldn't of come here if you knew how dangerous it was. You could of gotten lost or...worse" he said.

"You know what" Harry said weakly. "You worry to much"

Sirius couldn't help but smile. "Get some rest"

Harry sat up and looked around he had just woken up and no one seamed to be at camp. He felt much better today so he got up and left the tent. Outside he didn't see anyone either so he sat down to wait.

"Are you feeling better?" asked a voice.

Harry turned and looked at the man who'd spoke to him. He had hair and glasses like Harry and was tall and thin like him too. Harry felt like someone had just kicked him in the guts. "D-Dad?" he said weakly.

The man smiled at him "Well at least your memory is ok" he said sitting down next to Harry.

"W-ere did the others go" he said not believing this was really his father.

"Ohh...hmm...I think Sirius took them to get some food for their way home."

"Their? Sirius isn't going?" Harry said worry filling his voice.

"Ohh of course he is" James said.

"So is this why you haven't been writing me?" James asked. "Busy exploring?"

Harry blushed. "Yeah...sorry"

James shrugged "You're just lucky I didn't tell Sirius that you'd been writing. He would of flipped if I said you just stopped one day. He's grown a little attached to you huh?" James said laughing.

Harry smiled "I guess, everyone will be real happy when they find out he's not dead though"

"Everyone? Who didn't you bring on this little rescue party?" James laughed.

"Dumbledore, Lupin, all the Wesley's except Ron though he doesn't want to be here anyway. Plus everyone from the order really" Harry said.

"Hmm...Ron that's your best friend right? Why doesn't he want to be here?" James asked.

"He rather be home for Christmas then here helping Sirius. Sometimes I don't think he is my best friend I mean I do stuff for him all the time and he always gets upset when I need his help." Harry said.

James frowned "Why don't you ask him"

"Cause he'll just get mad at me" Harry said.

"Harry! You're ok" Airean said as the others returned to camp. She hugged him and smiled "I was worried about you" she said.

"Awwwwwww the heavenly pair re-united" Ron said.

"Would you stuff it!" Airean said. "You've been like this all day even when Harry's not around"

"Aww who asked you" Ron said.

"Leave her alone it's her fault you've got a problem" Shane said.

"He doesn't have a problem" Hermione said.

"Go make out with your freaky girlfriend why don't you" Ron said.

"You little!" Shane started.

"WOULD YOU ALL SHUT-UP! WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU GUYS?" Harry yelled.

"Maybe we're tired of being on you little party team. Next time you want to save one of your little fans do it yourself ok!" Ron said.

Harry couldn't take this anymore. He didn't care if Ron was his best friend he didn't get to act this way. Harry slammed his fist right into Ron's jaw.

Ron stumbled falling down, he touched a hand to his bleeding lip and looked at Harry.

Shane grabbed him just as he lunged for Harry.

"Stop it!" Airean yelled.

Harry turned and stomped off he didn't want to see any of them anymore.

"Harry don't you'll get lost" Airean said running after him.

"Get away from me!" he yelled scaring her and causing her to stumble and fall.

Harry ran as fast as he could not caring where he ended up as long as he got far away from everyone and everything.

Harry looked around him he had no idea where he was or how to get back, not that he wanted to. 'Stupid Ron' he thought. Harry laid down on a large rock staring up at the sky. He wasn't sure how long he laid there but after a long time he heard a voice.

"You gona stay here?" Sirius asked.

"Huh?" Harry said sitting up. "Maybe" he said looking at Sirius.

Sirius laughed. "Your Dad and I use to fight like this all the time you know" Sirius said.

"You did?" Harry asked surprised.

"Yeah about dumb stuff and stuff that meant a lot to us too. That doesn't mean we were growing apart though. It just meant that we needed to respect each others views and leave it at that." Sirius said.

"I guess" Harry said. "But I'm not sorry for hitting him"

Sirius laughed again. "Look" he said pointing to a small scar by his mouth Harry had not noticed before.

"Your father gave me during one of our fights. Can't say I didn't deserve it though." Sirius said.

Harry smiled. "So how do we get back?" he asked.

Hermione gabbed Ron and dragged him away form the others.

"How can you be such a jerk!" she said.

"Me!" Ron said.

"Yeah you, how many Christmases did you spend with your Mom and Dad when you were a kid? Huh?" Hermione said.

"A-all of them" Ron said.

"Well Harry never spent one with his and he never got to spend Christmas day with Sirius either! So stop being such a jerk and let Harry try to have a normal family for once!" Hermione said.

Ron frowned. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that"

"Well you should tell Harry that" Hermione said.

Harry sat between his Dad and Sirius talking with the others. Ron hadn't been talking much lately but Harry knew that Hermione must have laid it on to him and that was most likely why he was behaving.

"Hey" Ron said to Harry.

"Hey" Harry said not looking up.

"Can we talk?" Ron asked.

"Yeah" Harry said still not looking at Ron.

"I'm sorry I was such a jerk it's just that well it seams like sometimes that on these little missions I do nothing but cause trouble and I got sort of pissed off cause I wasn't strong enough to help." Ron said kicking a nearby rock with his foot.

"Don't worry about it, that's not why we're friends. We're friends because you've always been there for me and you never let me down." Harry said.

Ron just nodded.

Ok so just so u guys know i will be giong away starting Sat to next Thursday night so i wont be around to update, i'm going to Wildwood beach w/ my bf and his family WOOT! Since today is Thursday i will try and update again tomorrow before i go.