Once Andromeda had given Sirius the antidote to the Veritaserum everyone took a seat on the couches and armchairs throughout the center of the room. Bill, Charlie, and Nymphadora-who prefers to go by Tonks or Dora-were seated on the couch closest to the kitchen area, followed by Percy in the armchair next to Tonks. Fred and George were sitting on the couch next to Percy with Harry in between them and Draco was in the armchair on the other side of their couch. On the other side of Draco was another couch on which Narcissa-who was seated closest to her son-Andromeda, and Regulus-who had claimed the seat next to Sirius-were all seated.
"So where are we, why are we here, and how did we get here? Oh, and who are all of you?" Harry asked quietly looking quite confused.
"Well we are in a time bubble that was created by the Black family magic and as for why and how we are here I invoked an old protection spell-that is mostly used to remove and protect a child from an abusive home-past down by our family for generations because I suspected that you were being abused. Now as for who everyone is why don't we go around the room and introduce ourselves. I'll start as you all probably figured out my name is Sirius Black and I'm Harry's godfather," Sirius answered then he indicated Bill to go next.
"I'm William Weasley but I prefer Bill. I'm the eldest of the Weasley children and I work as a curse breaker for Gringotts," Bill said.
"I'm Charlie Weasley the second eldest Weasley child and I work with dragons in Romania," Charlie introduced himself next.
I'm Nymphadora Tonks but call me by my full name and I will hex you. I much prefer to be called Tonks but if you are like my mother and do not think it appropriate to call me that then it is Dora. I'm Auror and a metamorphmagus," Tonks said as she changed her features to look like a female Charlie.
"I'm Percy Weasley and I'm the third eldest Weasley child. I'm in my last year at Hogwarts and I don't yet know what I'm going to do after graduation. I do know that I want to stay close to help the twins watch over Harry," Percy said.
"I'm Fred Weasley the first part of the geniuses known as The Weasley Twins. I'm in my fifth year at Hogwarts and I'm going to be opening a joke shop with my twin after we graduate," Fred introduced himself with a flashy smile.
"I'm Harry Potter and I'm in my third year at Hogwarts," Harry said quietly while snuggled in between the twins.
"I'm George Weasley the second half of the geniuses known as The Weasley Twins and like my twin said I'm in my fifth year at Hogwarts. What he failed to mention was that we have taken Harry on as our third member in our joke shop don't let his quiet, shy mannerisms fool you he is quite the prankster," George said as he put an arm around Harry.
"I'm Draco Malfoy and I'm also a third year at Hogwarts. While most people believe that I hate Harry and muggle-borns I do not I'm friends with Harry and the twins," Draco said while he slouched in his armchair.
"I'm Narcissa Malfoy as you probably figured I am Draco's mother," Narcissa said with a soft smile at her son.
"I'm Andromeda Tonks I'm Narcissa's sister and Dora's mother. I am a fully qualified healer and Potions Mistress," Andromeda said while watching her daughter bicker with Charlie.
"And finally, I'm Regulus Black I'm Sirius' brother and these two lovely ladies next to me are my cousins," Regulus said while smirking at Narcissa's and Andromeda's glares.
"Now that we are all acquainted with one another we should finish explaining the magic that I used. So, like I explained I invoked an old Black family protection that brought us here what I did not explain is why it brings us here. Basically, the spell I used pulls Black family members-which include the family member who invoked the spell and the family member the spell is to protect-that are trustworthy enough to protect the family member-which in this case is Harry-indicated in the spell into the time bubble to read seven books about said family member's life. The first book will start with a chapter or two in which it depicts how they came to be living in the abusive home then it will fast forward to just before their 11th birthday and continue on through their years at Hogwarts," Sirius said.
"So, we can't leave this time bubble until we read all the books which by the way are about me," demanded Harry sounding slightly panicked.
"Yes Harry," was Regulus' response with a soft look at the panicking 13-year-old.
"Alright let's get this over with where are the books and what order are we all reading in?" Harry questioned while trying to put on a brave face.
"How about I started then we will go clockwise around the room and as for the books they are right here on this bookshelf behind me," Sirius answered getting up and grabbing the first book.
Sirius open the book and cleared his throat. The Sorcerer's Stone: The Boy Who Lived
"Oh, look Harry it's you," Fred joked.
"Really Fred we didn't even get through the title of the chapter before you had to open your mouth. It's going to take forever at this rate," Bill scolded laughingly.
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley…. thank you very much.
"Practically Perfect in every way," Tonks sneered causing Harry to chuckle at the Mary Poppins reference.
"What's so funny Harry," Fred asked.
"Yea we want in on the joke," George said with a pout.
"It was a reference to a muggle movie Mary Poppins," Harry said with a laugh.
They were the… no finer boy anywhere.
"They sound so lovely," Charlie said with a fake gag.
"They have gotten worse we saw them up close when they came to get Harry at King's Cross Station," Percy agreed getting surprised looks off the twins.
"Who are you," George started
"And what did you do with Percy, "Fred finished.
"Be nice you two Percy has a fun side when he is not chasing after you guys," Harry defended him getting a smile from Percy in thanks.
The Dursleys had…. possible to be.
"There is not anything wrong with Lily and James. Lily was a Charms Mistress and James was an Auror definitely not good-for-nothing," Sirius exploded.
"Really?" Harry asked excitedly.
"You don't know anything about your parents do you pup?" Sirius asked sadly.
"No not really, just that I look like dad but have mum's eyes and that dad played Quidditch," Harry answered.
"Oh pup, I have so much to tell you," Sirius said with a sad smile.
"Not that I want to break this up but we do need to at least finish a couple of chapters before lunch Sirius," Narcissa interrupted before Harry could ask the dozen questions everyone could see burning in his eyes.
"Right you are Cissa but if you want Harry I can tell you some stories during lunch," Sirius said to which Harry nodded his head vigorously.
The Dursleys shuddered…. child like that.
"A child like what exactly?" Percy exploded.
"A wizard child Perce they hate magic," Harry said softly.
"I still don't like the sound of that Harry," Percy said with a soft look at Harry.
When Mr. and…at the walls.
"What a brat if my child had acted like that they would not be able to sit after I got done with them," said Narcissa causing Draco to blush.
"Very true and I can't believe he encourages such awful behavior," Andromeda agreed.
He got into…. map in sight.
"Bet you that's McGonagall," Bill said to Charlie.
"That's a fool's bet of course its McGonagall," Charlie said laughingly.
What could he…. get that day.
"That man has a one-track mind," Regulus said.
"You have no idea," Harry said with a sneer.
But on the…. nerve of him!
"Cloaks are not weird," Draco protested.
"They are to muggles since they are not traditional," Harry responded.
But then it…. shouted a bit more.
"Seriously that's what it takes to make him happy yelling at people," Andromeda sneered.
"Yes, it's his favorite past time," Harry told her.
"What an awful man but why do I have the feeling you are talking from experience," Narcissa said with a sinking feeling.
"Because I do," was Harry's simple reply.
He was in…across the road.
"Wait are you sure you read that right he actually planned to walk somewhere?" Harry asked incredulously.
"Yes pup," Sirius responded laughingly
To buy himself…bakery.
"Never mind all is right in the world of course it was only for food," Harry said pretending to be relieved.
He'd forgotten all…. their son, Harry.
"Sirius are you okay do you need me to read for you?" Regulus asked Sirius in a whisper.
"No, I can do this thanks for asking Reg," Sirius whispered back.
Mr. Dursley stopped dead.
"We could never get lucky enough that he would die that easily," Percy snarled. This earned nods in agreement from the twins which caused their eldest brothers to give them surprised looks having never seen such reactions from their brothers.
He dashed back…Or Harold.
"He didn't even know his own nephews name," Narcissa said.
"He still doesn't come to think of it," Harry said causing both of the Black sisters' faces to darken with anger.
There was no…sister like that…
"There is nothing wrong with having Lily for a sister she was one of the kindest people I knew," Sirius snapped.
"And besides that, his sister is just as horrible as he is," Harry said loudly.
But all the…. "Sorry," he grunted.
"He actually knows that word," Harry said shocked.
As the tiny…. almost fell.
"Poor man I hope he was okay," Fred started.
"after running into that walrus," George finished.
It was a….and walked off.
"How did his arms fit around him?" Charlie asked.
"Maybe he used a spell to extend his reach," snickered Tonks.
Mr. Dursley stood…. approve of imagination.
"How can you not approve of imagination?" Draco asked.
"He thinks it gives people dangerous ideas," Harry said sarcastically.
As he pulled…. Mr. Dursley loudly.
"That will not work on McGonagall," Charlie said.
The cat…. stern look.
"See I told you it would not work," Charlie said.
"Nobody disagreed with you," laughed Bill.
Was this normal…. new word ("Won't").
"What a brat," Tonks said getting nods of agreement from her mom and aunt.
"You know that is his favorite word to this day," Harry told them.
Mr. Dursley tried…. of shooting stars!
"Just how close were we to being discovered what will owls and shooting stars?" Bill asked
"We were very lucky that we were not discovered most muggles just thought the influx of owls during the day was caused by some disturbance to their natural habitats and they believed the shooting stars were just fireworks," Andromeda responded.
Perhaps people have…. her crowd.
"What's that supposed to mean her crowd?" demanded Regulus.
"He means witches and wizards my relatives are so paranoid they can't even say the word magic let alone witches and wizards," Harry answered.
Mrs. Dursley sipped…. you ask me.
"That was your grandfather's name you hateful women and you know it," Sirius exploded.
"Really, I was named after my great grandfather?" Harry asked desperate for more information about his family.
"Well the shortened version yes your full name is an old Potter family name. You see Lily wanted to name you after someone from her family to honor her heritage but James would not stand for it he said as the Heir to the Ancient and Most Noble House of Potter you need a name that suited your standing in the wizarding world so they settled on Harrison or Harry for short," Sirius replied.
"Oh, yes," said…. wrong he was.
"Wish he had been wrong," Harry muttered darkly.
Mr. Dursley might…. at least twice.
"Oh, look its crooked nose Dumbledore," Harry said with a sneer.
"Gee Harry you keep that up and you could pass for Snape," Draco joked causing Harry to give him a disgusted look.
This man's name…. a little pop.
"Cool I wondered where you can get something like that," Fred said.
"Yea just think of all the chaos we could create for the old goat if we had one," George added.
"Sorry boys I think old crooked nose made that himself and that it is the only one of its kind," Sirius said.
Twelve times he…. sit so stiffly.
"I would be if I had sat on a wall for most of the day," Bill said causing Sirius to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Harry asked. Instead of answering Sirius read on.
You'd be stiff…. said Professor McGonagall.
"Wow Bill I did not know you shared a mind with McGonagall," Charlie chuckled getting laughs from everyone.
"Oh, ha-ha," Bill said sarcastically.
All day? When…. a lemon drop?
"A what?" Draco asked.
"A what?"
"Now Draco is sharing a mind with McGonagall," Harry joked earning laughs from everyone save Draco.
A lemon drop…. my new earmuffs.
"Ew old people flirting," Harry said with a pretend shudder of disgust.
Professor McGonagall shot…. that-they're-dead.
"Sirius do you want me to read this part for you?" Regulus asked his brother.
"Please Reg I don't think I can get through it," Sirius said in a choked voice.
"Of course, Siri why don't you go comfort Harry I don't think he has every had an adult be there to help him or that he has ever let himself grieve for Lily and James," Regulus said as he took the book from Sirius who then went over to his godson and pulled him into his arms.
Dumbledore bowed his…. has left now.
"That's not true you lying old goat I was all set to leave Lucius and take him and Draco to live with Andromeda," exploded Narcissa.
"Mother why would you have left Father and taken Harry and I to live with Aunt Andy?" Draco asked
"Because Dragon your father is not a good man and I would not have trusted him not to hurt Harry," was Narcissa's reply.
You don't mean…. them a letter.
"A letter really what was he going to do just dump Harry on the doorstep and not even give them the option to say no," demanded Andromeda.
"Not to mention the fact that that is an awful way to be told your sister is dead," Sirius said as he finally let go of Harry to move back to his seat and take the book back from Regulus.
"A letter?" repeated…. of the air.
"You mean the flying motorcycle was real?" Harry asked.
"Yes, you loved riding on it some nights that was the only way to get you to sleep," Sirius said with a soft look at Harry.
And landed on…. the other two.
"I can't believe it he actually just left you on the door step in the middle on the night without so much as knocking on the door. He did not even spend any time putting up wards or making sure you would not wake up and crawl away," Percy exploded as he jumped to his feet with his wand in his hand.
"It's okay Perce I'm right here," Harry said as he got up and walked over and hugged Percy which served to calm him.
"It's not okay Harrison James it was extremely dangerous," Sirius said as Percy and Harry sat back down.
For a full…. "Good luck Harry,"
"I'm going to need more than luck to survive that house," Harry mumbled darkly.
He muttered…. boy who lived.
"Well that is the end of that awful chapter still can't believe he just left Harry on the door step like that," Sirius said as he past the book to Bill.
"Neither can I Siri but we will make him pay for it," said Regulus.
"Yea I'm making a list of people that we need to press charges against when we get back to the time line and top of the list is Dumbledore for kidnapping, child endangerment, and failing to make sure all accused people were given a fair trial," Narcissa said.