Chapter Eight
When The Potter's met Harry… chaos erupted…
The five wizards and one witch landed in the kitchen of Grimmauld place no body was around as it was only about 4 in the morning and everyone was still asleep.
They had all maintained their composure except James and lily that were a bit rusty with any sort of wizard transportation as they had not used it in 15 years; they were actually surprised to say the least that they had made it to Remus' place without splinching.
Sirius stood straighter and wiped off his robe out of habit, and in a cheerful voice said "well I am going to go check on Harry" he started to move out of the room when…
"Can we come to please" James said he sounded like a two year old asking to go to McDonalds but he did not care he wanted to see his son even if it was only when he was asleep.
The group looked at Dumbledore expectantly all wearing there best puppy dog face, the headmasters eyes twinkled, "very well but you will have to remain under the disillusionment charm and silent"
The two eager adults nodded their heads vigorously, they just could not bare to contain there excitement they may not be able to reach out and hold their son yet or speak to him but just see the son they thought had died fifteen years ago seemed adequate, they could not believe what a simple visit to an old friend had gotten them into but you could say that they did not regret their decision in the slightest.
Dumbledore tapped the two on the head with his wands, and they both felt the effects of the disillusionment charm being placed on them, before they hurried after Sirius who had started for the door again.
They climbed the stairs as silently as possible they did not want anyone to wake up thus leading to an awkward meeting in the early morning.
Sirius walked up to one door in particular the door that led to the room in which Harry and Ron shared.
Not knowing where James and lily were exactly he put his finger to his lips in a hushing motion, James rolled his eyes at his friend but could not help but think than the was glad that Sirius was so courteous and respectful of Harry's feelings.
They wordlessly followed Sirius into the room.
They saw two beds the first one they looked at bore a boy of sixteen with bright red hair and long figure; he was snoring loudly and looked like he was not going to wake anytime soon.
They turned their eyes now on the other bed the one that held there son, but nothing was peaceful about how Harry was sleeping. Harry was thrashing and squirming in his sheets, he looked as if he was in pain.
Sirius went up to his godson, and cast a silencing charm around his bed so Ron would not wake up, and proceeded to shake Harry awake.
"Harry" he called willing him to wake up he was worried about what was occurring.
A minute or so later the boy's eyes shot open and he gathered himself together with a few short pants, what ever he had seen this time had truly disturbed him.
Sirius pulled Harry into a brotherly/fatherly embrace, James could not help but feel jealous he felt guilty he should be the one sitting their comforting his son, but it was obvious that he couldn't and there fore he was grateful that Sirius was.
Harry settled into Sirius' embrace and slowly he drifted back to sleep he had left the torture of Voldemort but had entered his own torturing dreams made by his own free will not that he had asked for them.
Sirius sat and watched the boy for a minute before tucking him in and turning away motioning with his hands that the invisible lily and James should follow him.
When the three of them left the confinements of Harry's room and had entered Sirius' the two Potters immediately started questioning Sirius, who had been waiting for it to come.
"What the hell was happening with him?" James had said, he was overjoyed that his son looked just like him it made him swell with pride, but seeing his son with a look of terror on his face and tossing and turning his best looking as if he wanted to scream in any second.
"Calm down James it was just a nightmare he will be fine it is not the first one"
"What do you mean it is not the first one"
"I will let Harry tell you when he is ready it is his story his life and I refuse to intervene with out his permission"
James sat down on a chair and put on a sulky face, "so when do we meet him?" he asked.
"Well hopeful Dumbledore has figured that out by now so lets go see him" Sirius said glad that James had not tried to force the information out of him like he used to at school, he could still remember the time when he was placed under the tickling charm for ten minutes straight before he gave in and told James the latest secret. They went down stairs and into the kitchen where Remus sat at the table with Dumbledore in hushed conversation thinking of how best to let Harry knows.
They joined them at the table, and soon they were all thinking the clock chimed five, they would only have two or so hours before Mrs. Weasley would come down stairs to start breakfast.
They thought for an hour more before coming across a plan, they would just come right out and say it and wait for the consequences, it was better then trying to beat around the bush especially in Harry's case.
So they waited, all eager and anxious until six o'clock. James and Lily were put under the disillusionment charm once more they did not want Molly finding out just yet, Harry deserved to know first.
"Good morning, Remus, Sirius, Albus! What are you doing here, are you staying" Molly, said surprised that the headmaster was hear so early and looking so casual.
"Why yes I am staying if you do not mind"
"Why of course not" with this she went around to make the breakfast for everyone.
"Oh and molly please do not wake Harry up this morning, he can not go to diagon alley today"
"Well okay but I will not be the one to tell him he can't I don't want to be in the middle of another one of your arguments, but if you say he needs to say then so be it" She said before heading up the stairs to wake everyone but Harry.
Dumbledore nodded his head at the women she was right, she would not have to tell Harry why he could not go to Diagon alley today they were.
Half an hour later the other residences of Grimmauld place had all left to go to the twins joke shop but not after protesting that Harry should be allowed to come as well, but with a final word from Sirius and Remus they left.
Twenty minutes past nervously and Harry came into the kitchen not looking very amused, "why didn't you wake me, they all left without me"
"Good morning Harry, yes I am fine thanks for asking would you like some toast." Sirius said suddenly reminded of how much Harry looked like his father even at the ages they both were now.
"why am I not at the shop with everyone else?" he asked pointing his question at Dumbledore, "and don't you dare give me crap about protection not being "adequate" I know you have been planning this trips protection for a month now."
James and lily sat unbeknownst to there son in shock of how much their son looked and acted like them. They beamed with pride and were drowned in confusement, why would he need so much protection for something just as simple as a trip to diagon alley?
"well Harry you see it was not exactly our faults that you could not go you see last night we got some unexpected visitors" Remus said calmly, he knew that this was all going to seem very unrealistic to him.
"So what do they have to with me, and why does that prevent letting me go to diagon alley today"
"Well you see Harry," Sirius said getting up and walking over to his godson. " The people were 'relatives' of yours and we thought that you might want to meet your parents."
With these words James and Lily could feel the charm on themselves disappear and they stood in plain view to their son.
Harry stood, stone still, how could Dumbledore, Sirius, and Remus three of the people that he trusted most play such a sick joke on him, without thinking Harry punched his godfather in the face and ran out of the room.
Behind he left a teary eyed lily and James, a sad Dumbledore, a partially amused but other then that sad Remus, and a swearing Sirius who was holding his nose to stop it pouring blood all over the 'clean' kitchen.
A.N. okay well Harry met his parents or the 'imposters' sorry about Harry punching Sirius I just felt like he had to punch someone, and I could not picture him punching any of the others, but hey we all know that he will believe eventually so tell me what you think I know that It probably was a bit confusing but I was kind of dancing and talking on the phone while writing it while thinking about other things so oh well the confusing bits can always be cleared up, anyways tell me what you think I love to hear it.
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