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Chapter 8
The Birthday Party
Sirius stayed in Remus's room for rest of the day, the night, and morning, and then, after having his breakfast delivered, Hermione and Moony came in to get Sirius ready for the birthday party.
"Sirius!" yelled Hermione. "Get in the box!"
"No, I refuse to be stuffed into a box!"
"Well, than Padfoot old friend, you leave us no choice." Thick cords came out of Remus's wand, and bound Sirius. He turned into a dog and bit through the ones over his mouth.
"Let me go!" But Hermione and Lupin paid no attention as they took his wand and picked out some wrapping paper. Sirius took this opportunity to get a quill in his mouth and try to write, "Hermione and Moony I'll kill you" on the side of the box. However, it looked more like "Her mint and honey is ill go."
After much complaining and fighting, they managed to keep him in the box, using the wonderful muggle invention of duct tape. They cut a couple of holes into the side ("You almost chopped my head off!") and wrapped it in a pretty pink color, complete with a bow that flashed many different girly colors. They also made sure he couldn't get at his wand by putting that in a separate box and wrapping it, too.
"Hermione!!!! Remus!!!! I swear you will pay when I get out of here!! You have awakened the wrath of the mighty Padfoot!"
"You mean your wrath was asleep before??"
"Sirius, be quiet!!" Remus hushed him.
"Make me!"
"Okay." Hermione took out her wand and cried, "Silencio!" Sirius couldn't talk, but Remus thought he recognized a couple of swear words while reading Sirius's lips. He opened and closed his mouth angrily at the pair of them as they levitated the box downstairs and put it with Harry's other presents, making sure to point the holes towards the wall.
"Okay Harry, you have a present from Ron, one from Dumbledore, two from Hermione, one from Remus, one from Hagrid, and one from the twins," Mrs. Weasley groaned at the thought of Fred and George's present.
"So pick something up and have at it!" Ron cried. He had gotten a box full of Honeyduke's chocolate from Ron, his Firebolt and a note saying his ban from Quidditch was removed from Dumbledore, a book titled, "How to Become an Animagus and Other Complex Spells" from Lupin, a 20 Galleon Gift Piece-of-Parchment from the twins for Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, and another photo-album from Hagrid, full of pictures of Sirius. Harry then looked at Hermione's presents, one, which was small and thin, and a huge one that looked like there was something alive in it, because it had just fallen over after receiving many beatings from the contents. He decided to play it safe and open up the small one first, and pulled out-a wand.
"Umm, Hermione? I hate to break it to you, but I've already got a wand."
"This isn't just a wand, Harry, it's Sirius's wand."
"Why did you give me Sirius's wand?"
"Well, I just thought you should have it." The giant box gave another shudder.
"Hermione?" Ron asked tentatively. "What's in that big box?"
"Harry will just have to unwrap it and see, now won't he?" Harry cautiously approached the box and pulled away the pink wrapping paper.
"Hermione, why does this box say 'Her mint and honey is ill go'?"
"Oh! Sorry about that. Don't worry about it."
"Hermione, what is this?!" Ron cried as Harry viciously pulled off the duct tape.
"A dragon!" Remus cried.
"Are you serious?!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed.
"No, but he is," Hermione and Remus replied as Harry finally got the box open.
"SIRIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he shouted. Sirius mouthed back at him and Harry undid the ropes. "What did you do?" he asked Hermione.
"She used a silencing charm. Finite Incantatum!" Remus replied.
"Harry!" Sirius yelled now that he could talk again. Harry threw his arms around his godfather and they stood hugging for a few moments.
"But, how?" Harry asked weakly.
"Ask Hermione. And speaking of Hermione...I'm gonna feed you to Buckbeak, you little wretch!" He picked up his wand and proceeded to chase Hermione through the house.
"Remus? What's going on?" Harry asked.
"Well, it's a long story, but I think we have time. Let's see, as I remember it, Hermione accidentally contacted Sirius with the two-way mirror."
"Yes I did," she cried as she raced back, Sirius still right on her heels.
"The veil was actually a strange kind of Portkey that sent him to the Sahara," continued Lupin. "Krum was able to get to him and bring him back to Bulgaria, because Sirius couldn't apparate. Then he sat in Bulgaria for a while, he came back here with Hermione, which is why I talked you two into going back to the Burrow for some Quidditch, Professor Dumbeldore and I questioned him to make sure he was the real deal, and..."
"And then they stuffed me into a box!" Sirius yelled as he ran past again, dove, and finally caught Hermione. "Ha!" He stood up, flung Hermione over his shoulder, and started going up the stairs, with Hermione trying desperately to free herself. "Oh Buckbeak!! Look what I've got!!"
"Should we go do something about him?" Ron asked hesitantly.
"No," Remus replied. "He may be extremely mad at Hermione right now, but now matter how hard he tries to convince Buckbeak that she's a chicken bone, it won't work." Sure enough, Sirius came back after a few minutes, but looked rather pleased with himself. "Padfoot, where's Hermione?" Sirius grinned evilly.
"She's upstairs in a nice little box," he responded. "Now, if you don't mind, I believe Harry and I have some catching up to do."
"You'll let her out, right Padfoot?"
"Eventually Moony. Eventually." He and Harry walked upstairs and found a room to talk in. "So Harry, no one's told me yet: what else happened at the Ministry?"
"Well, Voldemort came, and he and Dumbledore fought, and then Fudge finally realized that Voldemort really was alive, and that was pretty much it."
"But, what was that thing the Death Eaters all wanted in the first place?"
"It was a prophecy, it told how to defeat Voldemort."
"Really?? That's great!"
"No, it's not." Sirius cocked his head like the dog he could become. "The Prophecy says that I either have to kill Voldemort, or he has to kill me." Sirius couldn't think of anything to say to this, and attempted to change the subject.
"Did you get your O.W.L. results yet?"
"Oh, please don't remind me of those," Harry groaned. "I'm willing to bet I got the lowest grade possible in Potions. Snape hates me, he really does." Sirius laughed.
"That reminds me, Remus wants to be your Occlumency teacher this year. He's not as good as Snape, but still better than most."
"That's a relief, maybe I can actually make progress now, and hopefully not get anyone killed!"
"Harry, that wasn't your fault!! If I had had a dream that you were at the hands of Voldemort, I probably would have done something as stupid as running over there too!" Harry glared at his godfather, who continued. "Besides, you didn't kill me, you just sent me to the desert! And it's my fault that I let my guard down and allow that evil cousin of mine who calls herself a human being to hit me."
"Yeah, but if Hermione hadn't of used that mirror, I would have just let you sit in the Sahara and die of thirst or hunger or something!"
"Why did you never use the mirror anyway?"
"It just kind of slipped my mind, and then I tried to use it after that little experience at the Ministry, and it didn't work."
"Ah, that would be because that Portkey to a month to work. I was probably sitting in limbo when you tried to reach me, which is actually a fun little place, although they have no chicken."
"Hmm, that makes more sense. But why did Hermione and Remus tie you up and put a silencing charm on you?"
"I was being bad and wouldn't get in the box. And for the record, it is very hard to write with your mouth."
"Her mint and honey is ill go?" Harry smirked.
"That was supposed to say 'Hermione and Moony I'll kill you', but it didn't quite work out. Now, if you don't mind, I'm still hungry. Sitting in a desert for four days works up an appetite. Want some birthday cake?" Harry smiled and he and Sirius walked downstairs to rejoin the party, Hermione included, who had been let out of her box by Lupin. They found everyone laughing hysterically-apparently Hermione had fallen down the stairs, still in her box, with a leg and her head sticking out. She refused to look at Sirius, and when she did, it was only to chase him around the room with a shrinking spell.
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