Harry Potter and the Dark Lord
Chapter 44: A Christmas Suprise
Summary: Set in Harry's sixth year. He encounters far more than he ever could have expected, but he does not have to go through it alone. An old friend returns to help him. Harry's defeat of Voldemort rests on him getting The Scepter of Light and Dark, something that would allow Voldemort to destroy the world if he can get the whole thing. Voldemort's powers are getting stronger and Harry has more than one encounter with him.
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This Chapter: Harry gets a special suprise at Christmas.
Now...on with the story!
When the Hogwarts Express finally stopped in King's Cross, Harry and his friends got off. He was surprised when the Weasleys and Hermione left him alone with Sirius.
"Aren't they coming with us?" asked Harry.
"No, they're going to the Burrow. They'll be joining us later. Now, I really hate to do this, but it would look really strange to the Muggles if you were wearing a blindfold, so I have to put a Blinding Charm on you." said Sirius. He muttered an incantation, and Harry's visions went black.
"Sirius?" asked Harry uncertainly.
"I'm right here." said Sirius. Harry felt his glasses being pulled off his face.
He wouldn't need them right now. Sirius took his arm and began leading Harry somewhere. Harry heard a bang, and Sirius led him up some short stairs.
Sirius's POV
Sirius led Harry out of King's Cross Station and out to Charing Cross Road. He flung out his right arm while holding his wand and with a bang, the Knight Bus appeared. He led Harry up the steps and to a chair towards the back. He walked back up to the front and paid Stan.
"We're going to Black Manor." he whispered to Stan. As Sirius made his way to where Harry was seated, the bus lurched forward and he fell to the floor. Picking himself up, he sat in a chair next to Harry. He looked out the window and saw that the bus was rumbling along the country road that led to his house, Black Manor.
"Harry, we're almost there." he said.
"Great." said Harry. Finally, the bus stopped in front of a large house, actually, mansion, surrounded by tall trees and grassy fields. He smiled when he saw the house he had bought when he moved out of Grimmauld Place.
"C'mon Harry." He waved his wand to take off the Blinding Charm and handed harry his glasses.
"Welcome to Black Manor. My house, and yours, if you want to stay with me." said Sirius.
"It's great. When can I move in?" exclaimed Harry.
"As soon as Dumbledore can put the Fidelius Charm on it and a few other charms as well. Let's go in." he said.
Sirius ushered Harry into the house and gave him a tour of it. He showed him the kitchen, dining room, his room, the rooms where Ron, Hermione, and Ginny would be staying, the living room, and finally, Harry's room. He led Harry to his room on the second floor.
"This is your room." he said.
"Wow." said Harry.
Harry's POV
Harry was astonished by Sirius's house, and he was even more so when he saw his room. The whole room was decorated in scarlet and gold, Gryffindor colors, with mahogany furniture.
"I love it." said Harry, revisiting the urge to run over and dive onto his bed, which looked extremely comfortable.
"I had the house-elves fix it up." said Sirius.
"House-elves?" questioned Harry.
"Yeah, house-elves. This place has been empty for years and when I told Dumbledore about this place, he asked Dobby and Winky to come here and work." explained Sirius.
"I don't care if you have house-elves, just don't tell Hermione. " said Harry.
"We have house-elves." corrected Sirius. "You're their master too. Dobby insisted on it."
"Umm…okay." said Harry uncertainly.
He wasn't sure he liked the idea of being a house-elf's master, but he knew Dobby wouldn't change his mind. Sirius's voice broke into his thoughts.
"Why don't you take a nap before dinner?" asked Sirius.
"Sure, but where's my trunk?" asked Harry. "Dumbledore's sending it after dinner, but there are clothes in the closet." said Sirius.
Harry watched Sirius leave the room and shut the door. Harry ran over to the closet and began digging through it, looking for something to wear. All the clothes were in his size. He picked out a pair of pajamas and put them on. He left his robes on the floor and dived into his bed.
It was so comfortable he fell asleep within minutes, although he had not been very tired. He woke up several hours later, surprised at where he was until he remembered that Sirius had brought him there and that he was in his new room. He got up and changed into Muggle clothes he found in his closet.
He left his room and started wandering. His stomach growled loudly. Now, how did he get to the dining room? He looked around and didn't recognize anything. Oh no, he thought. He was lost.
"Sirius!" he called out. His voice echoed all around him.
He walked further down the hallway until he came to a door that was slightly open. He pushed it open further and gasped. Pictures of his mum were all over the room, some of them with his dad in them he looked around the room. Books were piled on a desk.
Harry picked one up and thumbed through it. It was the Standard Book of Spells, Grade Six. He looked in the front cover of the book.
James Potter, it said in an untidy scrawl. The book fell from his hands and landed with a loud thud on the floor. This had been his father's room. He began backing out of the room.
He didn't want to see this. He backed into something soft and heard a soft, "Ooof." behind him. He felt someone's arms around him, steering him out of the room.
"You shouldn't have seen that." said the person behind him. Harry twisted around to see who was behind him.
"Sirius!" he exclaimed loudly.
"I'm really sorry. You shouldn't have seen James' old room." said Sirius.
"I…got lost." said Harry.
"Well, it's time for dinner. Let's go down." said Sirius and led the way to the dining room. Harry saw the house-elves had prepared a magnificent feast, regardless of the fact that there were only two people in the house. They ate dinner relatively quickly, then Sirius took Harry back up to his room. Harry saw that his trunk had been delivered to his room.
"'Night," said Harry.
"'Night," said Sirius and left the room. Harry changed his clothes and climbed into bed.
He awoke the next morning feeling refreshed. Harry dressed and left his room. He began retracing his steps from the day before. He wanted to see that room again. He had to see it, see his dad's things. It was another link to his missing past.
Next Chapter: Discoveries
