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Summary: Harry has always wanted to be normal. But when he finally gets his wish, is it really what he wanted?

Chapter 6

Still Not Quite Normal

"Okay… So tell me or at least let me see the parchment." Said Harry coming up behind Remus. Remus handed him the parchment wordlessly.

Harry looked at the parchment and read:

Shoadow Wolf

Phoenix

Black Unicorn

Dog

Eagle

"Bloody hell!" exclaimed Harry.

"My thoughts exactly." Said Remus taking the sheet back from Harry. "We're going to see Dumbledore."

Remus started out of the room leaving Harry to follow. Remus walked quickly down a hall then turned a quick left into a classroom and shut the door behind Harry.

In the room were several armchairs all facing a wall. On the wall was a projection of what looked like the obstacle course but Harry couldn't tell. Remus motioned for Harry to wait by the door while Remus approached one of the armchairs. Remus bent over for a few minutes then stood back up and walked over to another armchair and did the same thing. This time, however, a figure stood up and walked over to where Harry was waiting beside Remus. As the two got closer Harry recognized the other figure to be Tonks. Remus opened the door for her and motioned Harry out.

"Why are we needed in Dumbledore's office?" asked Tonks once they were in the hall with the door safely shut behind them.

"Because of this." Said Remus holding up the parchment.

"Let me see it!" said Tonks childishly making a grab for the parchment and tripping over her own two feet.

"Still as clumsy as ever." Mumbled Harry as he reached down to help her up.

"How would you know that?" asked Tonks taking his hand and allowing him to help her up.

"I just do." Replied Harry as he pulled her to her feet.

"Yes, Ryan here seems to know a lot." Said Remus playing along with Harry.

"He does? Like what?" asked Tonks.

"Certain things that I don't talk about." Said Remus. Tonks just looked confused.

"Are you sure you're not really a blonde, Tonks?" asked Harry grinning.

"Yes…" said Tonks slowly.

Harry rolled his eyes at Remus who grinned.

"Fizzing Whizbees." Said Remus to the gargoyles, which immediately jumped aside.

Harry, Remus and the still confused Tonks walked up the spiral staircase and into Dumbledore's office.Harry immediately chose an armchair and sunk into it with a sigh. Remus chose one and also sank into it. Tonks came over and perched on the armrest of Remus' armchair.

"Can't you just tell me what I'm missing, Remus?" asked Tonks running her finger over the side of Remus' face causing him to shiver.

"Tonks, it's a secret. I can't tell you not matter what you do." Said Remus seriously taking her hand in his and dropping it back in her lap.

"Darn." Said Tonks looking thoughtful.

All was quiet for about ten minutes as Harry and Remus watched Tonks who was trying to figure out what she was missing (Remus watched her more intently). Neither Remus nor Harry knew which mystery she was trying to figure out, the one about how 'Ryan' knew so much or the parchment mystery.

"I get it!" yelled Tonks jumping up from her perch.

"Get what?" asked Harry.

"Who you are!" said Tonks.

"So who is he, Tonks?" asked Remus.

"He's Harry, except not." Said Tonks in a quieter voice.

"Bingo." Said Harry starting to laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" asked Tonks. At this Remus quit trying not to laugh and burst out laughing. "Hey! And you call yourself my boyfriend!"

This last statement caused Remus and Harry to both shut up very quickly.Harry out of shock (who wouldn't be shocked Remus finally told her) and Remus out of fear. Silence reigned again for ten of the longest seconds ever. Then Harry broke the silence by singing out, "Remus and Tonks sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love, second comes marriage – ." A well aimed silencio from Remus shut Harry up. Harry glared at Remus from his armchair.

"Oops my wand must have slipped." Said Remus grinning.Harry glared at Remus as Tonks burst out laughing causing Remus to grin wider and Harry to glare more.

"What's going on here?" asked Dumbledore entering the room. Tonks was too busy laughing to answer so Dumbledore looked at Harry who motioned to his mouth and glared pointedly at Remus. "Remus?"

"Yes?" said Remus still grinning.

"What'd you do to Ha- Ryan?"

"What makes you think I did anything to Ryan, sir?"

"The simple fact that he's glaring at you."

"Oh. Well, Ryan was teasing Tonks and I so I shut him up."

"Would you kindly undo the spell please?" Remus grudgingly nodded and turned to Harry.

"Don't tease me again, Harry. I'm not Moony for nothing."warned Remus before undoing the spell.

"Thank you." Said Harry. Dumbledore regarded the group with a twinkle in his eyes. Tonks seemed to have gotten over her fit of laughter and was now perched on the armrest of Remus' chair.

"I take it that Mrs. Tonks knows about er… our friend here." Remus nodded. "Good. Well, then. May I see the results please?"

Remus wordlessly handed him the parchment, which Dumbledore looked over quickly the twinkle in his eye growing more as he looked at it.

"Everything seems to be in order. What is the problem?" said Dumbledore looking up.

"Well I thought you'd want to know his forms and I also wondered if we should let him learn to transform with Ron and Hermione as his forms might contain a certain shape somewhere." Said Remus glancing at Harry.

"Ah. Yes, well I believe that it won't be a problem. If I am correct than Ryan here is also a natural animagi as his friends Ron and Hermione are, so they won't be needing the training we thought they would."

"Natural animagi, sir? I thought that was even more rare than dual animagi."

"Yes, well normally it is, but as we have two dual animagi, and another animagi with five forms. We might need to learn to expect these three to be special." Said Dumbledore his eyes twinkling in overdrive. "I propose a test. Ryan if you would picture a Shadow fox. Wait, no one knows what those look like." Dumbledore started rummaging around in his drawer for something. "Ah. Here we are. Concentrate on an animal like this." Said Dumbledore sliding a picture of a small black and silver fox over to Harry.

Harry nodded and closed his eyes in concentration, concentrating on every single detail of the animal .Harry felt his body start changing. When it had finished, Harry opened his eyes and found himself on the floor instead of in his chair. Harry turned to climb back in his chair but fell over due to his lack of cordination with four legs. Harry growled at the chuckles he heard around the room and decided to wreak a little havoc with his new body instead of jumping into the chair. Harry didn't feel it happen but he saw the alarm in Remus' eyes when Harry stepped into the shadows of Dumbledore's desk.

"Erm… Where'd he go, professor?" asked Remus looking worried.

"Ah. It would seem as though Mr. Hansen has discovered the powers of the Shadow Wolf. Besides being smaller than your normal wolf, Shadow wolves have the ability to blend into their surroundings particularly shadows." Said Dumbledore watching Remus' facial expression go from one of worry to relief then back to worry.

"Crap." Said Remus.

"What was that dear?" asked Tonks.

"Crap, he's going to get me back for that - OW!" Harry had snuck up to Remus' leg and scratched it with his claws. As Harry had expected Remus reached down to feel around for Harry. Harry waited for Remus' hand to come within range then he pounced, grabbing Remus' hand in his teeth.

"OW! Sneaky little bugger!"

As quickly as he had attacked Harry let go. Harry hadn't bit Remus hard, just hard enough for Remus to feel it.

Harry appeared back out of the shadows and walked over to a mirror. As he had thought, he was silver and black with a silver lightning bolt of his right front paw.

Harry transformed back into his human form and grinned at Remus who glared back.

"Try your eagle form." Said Dumbledore quickly preventing Harry from saying anything to Remus. Harry nodded and soon felt himself transforming into an eagle.

Once in his eagle form, Harry stood in front of the mirror looking at himself. Since he couldn't see a lightning bolt anywhere he hopped over to the door and cawed opening his wings a few times.

"I think he wants to fly." Said Tonks. Harry bobbed his head up and down confirming her guess.

"Well, open the door then and Harry be back within a half hour, please." Said Dumbledore. Tonks got up and opened the door.Harry flapped his wings once by the way of a dismissal or goodbye and took off.

Flying came naturally to Harry even in his eagle form. Harry felt like laughing out loud for joy as he soared at high speed through the halls. As he couldn't laugh in his eagle form he let out an eagle's shriek as he dove down a flight of stairs. A certain greasy haired Slytherin was in the process of walking up the stairs when Harry did this. Harry swooped down the stairs dangerously close to hitting Snape, but he didn't. The close encounter however, knocked Snape off balance and nearly made him fall. Snape being Snape, though, did not fall but scowled after the jet black eagle and continued up the stairs. (A/N: gosh whats up with snape, stairs and me?)

Too bad Ron and Hermione aren't here, thought Harry sadly as he swooped out of an open window and out into the open sky.Harry soared upwards towards the golden rays of the sun, letting them warm him. Harry glanced down at the grounds and spotted two figures walking around the lake. Harry couldn't make out who they were by facial features, but by the red hair and brown hair, he guessed that they were Ron and Hermione. Harry decided to see what they were talking about and maybe startle them a bit. Harry tucked his wings into his sides and dived straight for the couple angling his dive so that he'd dive right between them from the front.

Twenty feet… Ten feet…

"What the hell? Why isn't that bloody bird stopping?" said Ron.

Five feet… Two feet… One…

"Bloody Hell!" yelled Ron jumping out of the way and into the lake. Harry let out another eagle shriek as Hermione laughed.

"I think it's laughing at you." Said Hermione to Ron. Harry shrieked again and soared back up before gliding to a stop in a nearby tree.

"It better not be and if I didn't know better I'd think that was that Ryan character." Said Ron crossly.

"Oh come off it! What have you got against the bloke anyway?" said Hermione helping Ron out of the lake.

"I just don't like him. He just… I don't know how to explain it." Said Ron. Harry's heart plummeted faster than he had just dove. He'd been planning on him and Ron still being friends, but now that didn't seem possible, as Ron didn't like his new look even though Harry and Ryan were essentially the same person.

"Honestly, Ron! You hardly know the guy! If he had done something to hurt you than I'd understand, but he hasn't." said Hermione starting to walk off.

"Sorry." Said Ron hurrying to catch up with Hermione. "I just think that Dumbledore is trying to get him to take Harry's place that's all."

"I don't think so." Said Hermione stopping and turning to face Ron. "I honestly think he's training with us because of his parents and I know you miss Harry, I do too. But he's gone and we need to get over it."

"I know, I just don't really want to believe he's really gone." Said Ron sighing. Harry couldn't take this sad stuff any more. He gave a soft cry and flew swiftly over their heads causing them to look up. Unbeknownst to Harry, his tail feathers grew in such a way that a hole appeared in the shape of a lightning bolt which Ron and Hermione saw. This comforted Hermione and Ron in the strangest way. Neither said anything, but in that moment they believed that he was still there with them, not in body like he was, but in spirit.The-boy-who-lived lived on in their hearts.