Chapter 3: Birthday Surprises

Harry and Sirius were flying over the countryside. They saw the insignificant lights below, just scurrying across the darkness like mice. They soon saw a big bunch of lights Harry knew to be London. They had been silent for the entire flight, and then Sirius spoke.

"So, guess what, Harry?" said Sirius.

"What?" said Harry inquiringly.

"I found my wife when I was going through London."

"What? You don't have a wife! Quit joshing me!"

"No dude. I'm totally serious-and no pun intended. Her name is Artemys. We got married shortly after your parents did. It was a quiet ceremony. It was just us and your mum and dad. Moony was out of town. Oh, and by the way, Moony is what we used to call Remus and I've been out of the veil for two months."

"You mean," Harry said slowly, "that you could have talked to me fot two months and you didn't! What the hell?"

"Eeanyway, so I walked up to Artemys and said hi. She looked around and started to cry. Then, she slapped me and said, "Where in the bloody hell have you been?" Then she kissed me. SCORE!" He finished with a grin. Harry began laughing.

Sirius's hair started to flap in the breeze and got into Harry's eyes. He brushed it away with his hand and noticed that they were diving headfirst into a busy London street. Harry held on to Sirius for dear life as they came crashing down.

They landed right in front of number 13, Grimmauld Place. Harry remembered suddenly that the house was Unplottable, so he waited for Sirius to get off the bike and open up the house.

Like the many times before, the house appeared out of nowhere between numbers 11 and 13. And like last time the neighbors took no notice. Harry got off the bike, grabbed his thingd, and proceeded up the chipped stone steps.

Sirius was already inside, putting his cloak onto the rack. He walked over to Harry and hung his up too. Then, he spoke.

"Hey, Harry. Remember that surprise that I told you about?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"Well, it's here. And it is your birthday gift. But it's too big for me to carry out here, so I'll lead you to it. Close your eyes..." Sirius put his hands on Harry's shoulders and led him down the hall. What could it be, thought Harry. Could it be a lifetime's supply of Mars Bars? I like Mars Bars...so good... so yummyish...

"O.k, Harry." said Sirius's voice, "You can open your eyes now." Harry opened his eyes and looked around. He saw nothing.

"Where is it, Sirius?" said Harry inquiringly.

"On the sofa." replied Sirius. "Over against the wall." Harry walked over to the sofa against the wall. There were two people sitting on the sofa. One was a man that had very untidy black hair and glasses. The other one was a woman with auburn hair and bright, penetrating, almond-shaped green eyes...

"Hello Harry." said the two in unison. Harry's eyes began to water and his throat became constricted.

"Mum..? Dad..?" He uttered softly. They both nodded, stood up, and hugged him. Lily was crying and James held them both close to him. Sirius smiled and said, "That's why I havent been able to contact you. I was back in the veil because I was looking for those two. They wanted to see their son. Oh, and happy birthday, Harry."

A/N I know it's short, but it's sweet. Please review.