Chapter Fifteen
The first day of school dawned bright and sunny. Harry woke up early, excited to go. Not so excited was Sirius. Oh, he was excited for Harry, but not so much for the 6 am wake up call Harry had given them.
The door burst open with a crash, causing both men to jump out of bed with wands raised, only to see Harry take a flying leap onto their bed.
"Uncle Moony! Uncle Padfoot! Wake up! Time for school!" he shouted with glee, jumping on the bed.
Remus chuckled as Sirius groaned.
"It's not for a couple hours yet, Pup," mumbled Sirius, slumping back onto the bed, "and you have to get dressed first."
"But I AM dressed!" said Harry cheerfully, standing up to show them.
"All right cub," said Remus, "let us get dressed, and I'll make you a good breakfast, OK?"
Harry bounced on his feet, "OK. Can I play 'til you come out?"
Remus smiled, "OK pup."
After Harry left, Remus prodded Sirius back out of bed, "go play with Harry. I'll have coffee on in a minute."
Sirius grumbled good-naturedly, but got up and dressed. "There will be coffee soon, right?" he asked, giving Remus a puppy dog look.
"As soon as I can make it," Remus promised with a knowing smile. Sirius was not a morning person.
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Remus walked out of the kitchen to find Harry and Sirius huddled over the coffee table in the living room, a wide variety of Lego blocks spread in front of them.
Remus smiled, "OK. I have coffee for Sirius, and hot chocolate for Harry. Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes."
Sirius got up and took the coffee, inhaling the wonderful aroma, "I love you, you know that?"
Remus chuckled as he handed Harry the chocolate, "are you talking to me or the coffee?"
"Mmmmmm," hummed Sirius as he inhaled again and sipped, "both, I think."
Remus chuckled again as he headed back to the kitchen to finish making breakfast.
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"Do you have everything, Pup?" asked Sirius as they made their way out of the trunk.
"Uh-huh," said Harry, clutching his backpack, "I have my crayons and pencils. And the cookies we made yesterday for a snack to share."
"And your lunch," said Remus as he tucked the small sack in Harry's backpack. "Just in case."
"Good," said Sirius, ruffling Harry's hair, "now remember, you can't tell anyone about us, or magic."
"I remember," said Harry.
Sirius and Remus hugged him, "OK, it's time for your aunt to take you to school." said Sirius.
"Have a good day cub," said Remus, "be good!"
"I will!" called Harry as he left the cupboard.
A/N I am SOOOOO sorry for the long wait! Thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, and favorited, you guys are great! I decided to do at least a few more pre-Hogwarts chapters. What I'm thinking is some chapters with time skips mixed in for a general overview of Harry's pre-Hogwarts years, with some family bonding and a bit of Dumbledore's manipulations. And let's not forget the Dursleys. Some have mentioned that it was wrong to pay the Dursleys. While I do agree, all will be made clear in the next couple of chapters. Thanks again, please read and review!
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