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Time Slip

Chapter Nine

Green Eyes

Harry landed with a thump on the floor of the Leaky Cauldron. He looked around. It hadn't changed any. It was still dark and creepyish looking. He got up and walked away from the fireplace just in time for James to fall through. He got up, brushed himself off, walked over to Harry, and looked around. "They must be waiting for us in the Alley." Then a moment later, Sirius fell through. He smiled and also got up to walk towards them.

"Let's go!" he said cheerfully to Harry and James. Harry was amazed that he could still be happy after what happened, though he thought he would be happy too if he never had to go back to that house. As they were walking out to Diagon Alley, people stared at them, following them out with their eyes. They all seemed to shudder. "That place is more then slightly creepy." Sirius said what they all were thinking.

Harry looked at him. He really didn't understand. He also really didn't understand what he didn't understand…that really didn't make that much sense, but…he didn't know what made his heart race when he thought Sirius was going to kiss him…he didn't even know if he was going to kiss him. He didn't even know if he liked guys, especially his Godfather…he didn't think he ever really felt like this around his Sirius…the future Sirius…when he was alive…or did he? He didn't quite remember…he was so upset when he died, he really only remember he got depressed when he thought about him, though sometimes he would be struck by a happy thought about him and would laugh and get the oddest looks from people, then he would get depressed again…

He was shocked out of his thoughts by Sirius poking him in the side. "You might get kidnapped if you don't pay attention…" he whispered in his ear. "You really do have a habit of spacing out, don't you?"

"Only around you." Harry snapped back without thinking. His eyes went wide when he realized what he said, but Sirius only laughed.

"He does that to a lot of people." James commented as he tapped the bricks that led to Diagon Alley. "Most people tune him out…he sometimes starts to babble."

Sirius glared at James and Harry snickered. "Oh, you think that's funny? Wait till you have to listen to your father go on and on and on about Quidditch."

James glared at him. "Just shut up Black. You go on and on and on about other things." They all stepped through the archway since the bricks separated to let them through.

When they stepped through, Harry looked around. It also looked basically the same as when he went in his time. As they walked in more and the bricks went back to looking like a wall, the two animagus were still going at it. "Well, at least I don't go on and on about a certain girl."

"At least I stick to one person to go on and on about!" James shouted back.

Sirius looked about ready to tackle him. "I sometimes do!"

"Yeah, the longest person you ever stuck to talking about was Remus!"

Harry's eyes went wide with this statement. "Excuse me?" he couldn't help asking with a bit of annoyed shock.

James and Sirius looked at him. Apparently they sort of forgot about him. "Well," James said, slightly turning pink, "Sirius here likes both genders and one of the first boys he had a crush on was Remus."

"Yes, well, I got over it." Sirius said, also turning slightly pink and turning away from Harry's gaze, sheepishly.

"Because Remus is straight." James said turning back forward, apparently looking for something.

"Besides, now I think of him like a brother and incest is nasty." Sirius replied, also turning around to look for something.

"Though it doesn't stop you from flirting with him." James muttered and Sirius glared at him.

Harry glared at both of them and didn't know why this conversation was making his blood boil. "Well, you don't have to explain anything to me. Your love life is of no concern of mine." Harry snapped. They both looked at him shocked and Harry turned his gaze to look around. "What the bloody hell are we looking for anyways?"

Sirius and James shared a look. "We're looking for-" James didn't finish that sentence, instead he went, "AH HA! There they are!" And he pointed towards a group consisting of Mrs. Potter, Mr. Potter, Remus and Peter. They were all clustered around a table eating ice cream.

"Of course they're eating ice cream…" Sirius muttered as they headed towards the group.

Remus and the rest of the group looked up to the approaching group. Remus took in the guilty face of Sirius and James and the dark expression gracing Harry's. His eyes narrowed at them. "What did you guys do to him?" Remus asked.

"Nothing." Harry snapped and Remus looked into his glare. 'Okay…' Remus thought.

"It's nothing, really Remus." James said. "We were just having a discussion."

"What kind of discussion?" Remus asked and couldn't help but wonder if he really wanted to know.

Sirius shrugged. "About how we can go on and on about something." Remus looked at all three of them and knew there was something they weren't telling.

He opened his mouth to say something when Karen said, "Finally! We were wondering where you three were!"

"Well, I was waiting for Sirius." Harry replied.

Her eyes went wide. "Oh, yes! Dear God! I forgot that you were going to our house first!"

Sirius smiled and waved a hand at her. "It's alright. Like he said, he was waiting for me." Harry glared at him then sighed. He couldn't stay mad at him…or the rest of them.

"So, did he clean you up? You don't have syrup or eggs on you anymore." Peter pointed out. Everybody but James and Harry looked at him shocked.

Sirius looked down at himself then bent his head to look at his back. "Apparently…I didn't think he did…"

"You don't know!" Peter asked shocked. Sirius smiled and shook his head.

Remus gave Peter that 'look'. "You really can't say you expected anything different?" Peter laughed and shook his head. Sirius glared and stuck his nose in the air.

Michael chuckled then cleared his throat. "We should start shopping." Everyone else nodded and they decided they were go to the robe shop first. As they step into the shop, they were greeted by a plump little lady that smiled at them.

"Hullo there darlings!" the woman said cheerfully. "How may I help you?"

"Hi there Madam Malkin!" Karen replied just as cheerfully and wrapping her in a huge hug. "Haven't seen you for awhile! You really should come to dinner sometime!"

"Oh that would be lovely!" she said. She looked at everyone else with a smile and her eyes stuck on Harry. "Oh my!" exclaimed Madam Malkin. She looked between him and James. "They look positively like twins!"

Everyone looked at those two in question. "They are related." Michael said.

"Oh really! I never would have guessed." Malkin said. They didn't know if she was kidding or not. "Well, I have no other customers, so I can have whatever you need in a jiffy!"

"We just need about three robes for Harry dear." Karen replied. Harry stepped up and Madam Malkin grabbed his wrist and tugged him towards a step stool. He stepped up and she began her work. "Well, we are going to go get your books and what not, so we will meet you at…"

"THE BROOM SHOP!" James shouted.

"Sure, fine…we just should go darling." Michael said as he dragged his wife out of the shop.

"Nice talking to you Mazy!" Karen said as she disappeared with her husband. "See you five in an hour, okay!" They nodded.

Malkin shook her head. "They're one of the oddest couples I've ever met."

"Really?" James asked as he settled down into a chair. The other three followed suit. "I always thought they were normal…"

She raised an eyebrow at him while she put the measuring tape away. "You're they're devil spawn…I'm kidding! I mean, Karen is so…cheerful and Michael is kind of…different…he's harder to explain."

Harry thought that James might get defensive but was surprised when he laughed. "Yeah, I guess you're right…they are slightly strange…for a couple."

"Or by themselves…" Sirius muttered and James smacked him on the back the head lightly.

"Don't be mean to the ones taking you in."

Mazy looked shocked as she started putting black material on him and using her wand to sew the stuff around him. "Mr. Black isn't living with his family anymore?" she asked surprised. Sirius nodded, not looking her in the eyes. "Humph…finally! I was wondering when you would finally come to your senses and leave that family of yours!"

Sirius looked shocked at her. "Really?"

"Yes. I decided that I didn't like your family when you came here your second year with bruises all up your arms and that red mark that looked like a hand print on your face. I probably would've kidnapped you if I knew that was against the law, especially to a pure blooded family like yours. You're such a sweet kid. That family of yours didn't deserve you!"

They all started talking, all except Harry. He once again went into his own thoughts. 'Wow…lots of people knew that he shouldn't be living there…he should've been taken away long before this…he never deserved to be beaten and live there…' he looked at Sirius who was smiling and laughing along with everyone and tickling Peter. 'Peter…' Harry growled the name in his mind. 'He didn't deserve to sit there and be loved by the ones he betrayed…'

"There, all done!" the robe mistress said quite proudly. Harry looked at her startled…he didn't know he was thinking that long. "It only took half an hour! Karen already paid, so you are free to go with your robes!" Mazy said as she handed Harry three bags with the robes in them. "You all have a wonderful day! It was nice to met you Harry." Harry was dragged out of the shop by James and Sirius, who both had a hold of a different arm.

"Let's go to the candy shop!" Sirius said cheerfully, pulling Harry one way.

"No! The broom shop!" James countered, pulling Harry in the opposite direction. Harry didn't realize how strong they both were till that moment. Thankfully, Remus smacked Sirius on the back of the head and Peter smacked James and they both let go to rub their heads.

"Bloody jerk! What was that for!" Sirius and James yelled at the same time.

Remus and Peter looked indignant. "You were hurting Harry." Peter replied. Harry was shocked. Peter…cared? 'Well, he probably wasn't always bad…' part of Harry's conscience said quietly. Harry had to agree, though reluctantly. He would try to be nicer for now on…

Sirius and James both looked at Harry. "Oi, sorry son! I just want to go to the broom shop!"

"Yeah…I just want candy…" Sirius said with a pout. Suddenly both of them, James and Sirius, ran forward and hugged Harry.

"I'm sorry!" They both said. They both glared at each other over his head, for they both were taller then him. They didn't let go while they had their glaring contest. Even more suddenly, James let go and started messing with his hair, staring in the distance.

There were three audible groans. "No…" Sirius muttered as he rested his forehead on top of Harry's head.

"What?" Harry's muffled voice could be heard from somewhere beneath Sirius' curtain of hair.

"Let him go." Remus said and poked Sirius in the ribs. He made a very weird noise, a cross between a giggle and a growl, and backed away. He glared at Remus. "You were suffocating him."

"Oh…" Sirius said. He smiled at Harry and turned to look in the direction of James. If he had looked at Harry longer, he would've seen a secret smile cross his face. Sirius might have missed it, but Remus didn't. 'Interesting…' Remus thought as he also turned to look in the general direction that all the other were now looking.

"What are we looking at?" Harry whispered into Sirius' ear. For some reason he felt like if he actually talked, he might just break something…it felt like a quiet moment…it sounded like everything else had went quiet.

"Well…" Sirius whispered back. "You see that red head coming?" Harry could make out a slight red dot coming this way. "Well, you see that's Lily Evans and your father has been wanking off to her image for a long time…probably since like third or fourth year…"

Harry blushed. 'Ewww…' was all he could think of to that statement. Once again, he knew about the birds and the bees…it was explained to him by several people…Mrs. Weasley…Mr. Weasley…Fred and George…Madam Pomfery…Remus and Sirius tried too…he even over heard his uncle telling Dudley about 'when a woman and a man have the necessary equipment…' Oh, he shuddered at the thought. Anyways, yes he knew that his mother and father had to, you know…that…but he didn't particularly want to know that much.

"I don't know how he manages to know when Evans is coming before she's even within eye shot, but he does…I think he can either a)smell her, b) sense her, or c)he put a charm on her that makes him know when his stalk-ie is here." Sirius continued with a whisper.

Suddenly a very attractive red head was within vision shot, though not hearing range. She was slightly short, but very curvy in the right places. Her long, fiery red hair went down to her waist in waves. She was slightly pale with a few freckles…not as much as a Weasley. She wore a plain and simple green sundress which showed off her curves better. Her full lips were in a tight line when she saw who was staring at her and her emerald green eyes were in a very intense glare, which was directed right into James eyes. Slowly James eyes went wide. He looked into Ms. Evans eyes then turned to stare into Harry's eyes. 'Uh-oh…' Harry thought as his eyes also went wide. James quickly turned back between Lily's and Harry's eyes, putting two and two together.

James face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Bloody fucking yeah!" James cheered quietly as he jumped up and down and did the happy dance. "Yes, yes, YES! I get in her pants!" Once again, Harry was scarred beyond belief…he really didn't need James to put nasty images in his head.

"Will you shut up!" Remus said angrily in a quiet voice.

"Why should I?" James asked as he grabbed Harry by the hands and started twirling with him. "I know now who my lovely wife is! And that she finally says YES to me!"

"I thought it was obvious." Remus muttered.

James, Sirius, and Peter stared at him. James stopped dancing and glared at him. "You knew?"

Remus shrugged. "I thought one look into Harry's eyes and you would've figured it out. You stare enough into Lily's eyes to figure out that Harry has the exact same ones."

The three who just figured it out stared into Harry's eyes. "I guess you're right…" James muttered.

"What are you staring at Potter?" a very pretty voice asked in a very nasty tone of voice. They were all so occupied with staring at Harry that they didn't realize that Lily had walked over towards them.

"Oh, nothing love." James said, turning to the woman of his dreams. "I was just staring at your loveliness."

Lily glared at him. "You suck at flattery, you know that Potter?"

"You don't need flattery. I think it's quite obvious that you are the most beautiful girl in Hogwarts." James replied.

Lily's glare soften for a moment, and then became hard again. "Yeah right, Potter. You really should start to swoon over someone else." Her gaze turned towards everyone else and it landed on Harry. Her eyes went wide. "Wow…" She looked between Harry and James. "You guys look a lot alike…" Her eyes narrowed. "Hopefully you don't act alike…" She stuck her hand out. "Hi, my name is Lily Evans. What's yours?"

"I'm Harry Potter." He said taking her hand and shaking it. It felt weird to shake his mother hand and to see her his age…she kind of looked like Ginny…in a way…

Lily smiled brightly at him. "I like that name…" She glared at James who was smirking. "What? I like the name Harry, not Potter." James smirk suggested he thought other wise. "Well, it was very nice to met you Harry. I get the feeling that I would like you more then you're…cousin?" She suggested. Harry shrugged. "Right, well, hope to talk to you again. Till then, bye." She waved and smiled at Harry as she left and turned a glare at James as she disappeared into a shop.

As soon as she disappeared, James jumped up and squealed. "YAYAYAY!" he said, and did the happy dance once again. Most witches and wizards stop to stare at him.

"Hey, mate, calm down." Sirius said grabbing James by the shoulders and forcing him down.

James glared at him. "Why can't I be happy?"

"You can, but can you do it a little bit less…happily?" Sirius suggested.

"Or creepily…" Peter couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

"Quite right, Petey boy!" Sirius said and slapped him on the back. "His is a bit creepy."

"A bit?"

"Okay, a little more then a bit…"

"Will you two shut up!" James said with a shout. The two shut their mouths, probably from shock then actually wanting too.

"We need to go anyways." Remus said as he started to head the opposite way Lily went.

Sirius looked at his watch. "Yeah, you're right." All of them started to head that way. Harry was walking next to him when suddenly Sirius put his arm over Harry's shoulder. "So, is that really your mum?"

"Yes…" Harry said. Once again, the thought of why his heart speed up ever time he was near struck him.

"Wow…that is a total shocker…"

"Though at the rate James is going, I'm not quite sure if I will ever be born."

Sirius started laughing. "I think you are right, my good man." Sirius said and ruffled Harry's hair. He leaned in close to his ear. "Though it would be a shame if you were never born…" Harry cast his eyes down at the ground. 'No blushing!' Harry scolded himself. "Aww…I made you blush!" Sirius said with a giggle and rubbed the tip of his nose against Harry's cheek. "You are soooo adorable! Wonder how that happened with what you have for parents."

Harry's blushed deepen and decided two can play it that way…"Well, I could say the same about you." Sirius' eyes went wide. "You're family are such monsters…how did you ever manage to come out such an…" he was about to say angel, but decided Sirius probably didn't want to be called an angel. He probably would say he could never really be called an angel…possibly a mischievous demon or not-so-innocent angel, but not just plain angel…

Sirius smiled at him. "'Such an' what?"

"I was going to say such an angel but…" he stopped explaining when Sirius stopped in his tracks and Harry had walked a couple feet in front of him. Sirius was looking at him wide eyed and his face a flushed shock. "What?" Harry asked. 'It wasn't what I said, was it? I mean, it isn't that horrible to be called an angel was it? Even for a Marauder?' Harry couldn't help but think.

Sirius just stared at him wide eyed. "You…you think of me as…as an…an angel?" he stuttered out. Harry nodded his head. Sirius smiled widen and he launched himself at Harry. Harry could've sworn he saw tears in his eyes, but it must have been the reflection of the sun of something. "Wow…" Sirius said as he leaned his chin on his head and hugged Harry tight. "No one has ever called me that…possibly the spawn of the devil, but not an angel…"

Harry smiled into Sirius' chest. He's been finding that he liked being there…his face smushed into Sirius' chest and his head on top of his…it was nice…"Well, you aren't the only one that has happen too." Harry replied.

Sirius pulled back and looked into Harry's eyes. "You've been called the spawn of the devil?" Harry nodded again and Sirius' eyes narrowed. "Oh, that's just dragon dung! You could never, I mean never be evil! Me on the other hand, was born from an evil family…"

"Oh, shut up! Not every Black turns out bad…I have quite a few Blacks I like in the future." Harry defended.

Sirius smiled at him and Harry once again found Sirius' face leaning towards his. "You know Harry, you are one sweet kid…you're the one that should be called an angel…"

His face wasn't to far away from Harry's when there was a shout. "Hey you two! Get your bloody arses over here before I come back there and get them for you!" James yelled from somewhere farther away from them. Sirius looked up and Harry growled. 'Damn!' Harry thought, but when Sirius let go and grabbed his hand and entwined their fingers and dragged him towards the other, he decided that he didn't give a damn about rhyme, time, or reason. All he wanted was Sirius and, by Merlin, he was going to have him…and that kiss…