Chapter 8 – Are you ready??
The two marauders awoke to a smell of pancakes from the kitchen, each thinking the other had made them. They met in the upstairs corridor, Sirius almost floating, his nose following the smell. The pair looked at each other and almost yelled
"HARRY!" They ran downstairs and into the kitchen to find Harry adding a sprinkle of icing sugar to three plated filled with pancakes.
"Harry! What do you think you are doing, with your injured arm and all?" asked Sirius
"I…I… thou…ght you might want breakfast" the young by stuttered
"Oh Harry, you will never have to cook for us, it's not your responsibility, it's ours"
"But Sir used to say I had to"
"You aren't living with your aunt and uncle anymore" replied Sirius, whose anger for the Dursleys grew greater. "If you are hungry in the morning, wake one of us up and we can do it together, okay?" he added kindly
"Okay" Harry answered unsure. He wasn't going to say anymore 'freaks should be seen and not heard, freaks do not answer back' going around in his head. He was soon engulfed with a hug from Sirius, it felt good, but he knew he didn't deserve it.
"Let's sit down and eat" said Remus. So, the three sat around their table and ate their pancakes, Remus and Sirius very surprised because they were so tasty. "I think you have your mothers touch when it comes to cooking Harry, she used to cook for us every Christmas holiday and hers were just as good".
Harry was very surprised, all the Dursleys said about his food that it was edible and that he should strive to improve if he didn't want a beating. "Really?" he asked the two marauders.
"Yes, really Harry" replied Remus. They all finished their meal and cleaned up with magic. Magic now that's something Harry was just getting used to, he was very eager to see more, it was exciting.
"Wow!" Harry gasped as the plates flew across the room, into the sink and started cleaning themselves.
"One day you will be able to do all of this and probably a lot more"
"Can I start now?"
"No, your magical education starts when you are 11 years old, for now you need to learn the basics"
"Does that mean I'm going back to Dudley's old school?"
"No, you are going to the local primary school, we will be putting in a transfer request tomorrow"
"Oh cool"
"So today we are going to practice shifting from Harry to wolf Harry. Now meet in the back garden in 20 minutes is that okay?" Harry nodded and went upstairs to get out of his pyjamas and into some of his new clothes. He chose a blue t-shirt, grey joggers and a grey hoodie. He went into the bathroom to brush his teeth before going back downstairs and waiting for the two marauders.
The adults soon came back down and the three headed to the garden. Remus let Sirius explain his transformation. "I am an Animagus, which means I can transform at will to my animal form. For the transformation to happen I need to concentrate hard and to repeat an incantation to change. To transform back into a human, I do it the other way around, do you understand?"
Harry nodded "So Sirius needs to think hard to become Padfoot?"
"That's right Harry" replied Remus "For me, my transformation is out of my control and it only happens once a month, I see the moon and the wolf inside me takes over and I transform with no say in the situation"
Harry nodded again "Remus turns into Moony when the moon is full and the wolf inside of him takes over. Moony, I think I have a wolf inside of me?"
"That's because you do have a wolf inside of you, but you can control it, you can control it until when the moon is full when you have to change, he will get stronger around the time of the full moon and quietest the days after the full moon, for now you can change just like Padfoot"
"Okay, so I just think hard" Harry then before their eyes transformed, a little wolf cub barking at their feet, then young Harry stood before them. "I did it! Moony, Padfoot! I did it without Padfoot showing me!"
"Yes, well done young cub" replied Remus. The three practiced all morning Harry got a lot better at controlling it, even though Remus could see the difference he was still cautious. After an afternoon of playing and eating Moony's homemade biscuits the young cub was warm safe and in bed.
"He is learning very quickly Moony"
"I still can't help but think that wolf inside him is growing"
"If it does, we will handle it okay, there is something up with the young pup, don't get me wrong, but it is too early to tell, we can see what will happen once he starts his new school"
"You are right Siri, I really am just unsure"
"Well of course old uncle moony"
"Watch it or there will be a soggy dog tonight" Sirius looked out the window and listened around the patter of rain filled his eardrums"
"Alright, alright, I'll be good"
"I think we should head to bed" and at that the two rose and went to bed.
The three woke up early the next morning, Harry, who had a sick stomach didn't eat that much. He was much too nervous to consume anything when he though last nights dinner might be on the table if he opened his mouth. Remus noticed his cub wasn't eating and so while Sirius was still upstairs, so he talked to the child.
"Are you a little bit nervous Cub?" Harry nodded.
"Don't worry Harry you won't be starting today, we don't know how things are going to plan out" Harry nodded again. Remus ruffled his hair and shouted up the stairs to Sirius who came running down the stairs moments later buttoning his shirt.
They were soon outside the house and walking to the primary school, on the way there was so many new senses for Harry. In the playground there were children running around in blue sweatshirts with the school Cleddau Ddu, they opened the gate leading to the headmaster's office and the secretary. When inside the secretary's office was on the right, where sat a pulp woman dressed in blue sat
"good morning Sir, how can I help you" asked the woman
"I'm here to enroll young Harry here to your school" he replied turning around to Harry who hid behind Sirius' leg.
"Ah we have a shy one here, not to worry Bach, we will soon have you sorted out, do you have his documents from his last school? We don't seem to recall having a letter about this"
"Yes, of course" Remus handed the documents Dumbledore edited over to the lady who started to look through them.
"They all seem to be in order, can I ask you to fill in these forms and I will call the headmaster to see if he is free. She left the desk came out past the three and knocked on the door up the corridor. Remus filled in the forms quickly, putting a telephone number that would instead make his and Sirius' wand vibrate in his pocket if they tried to get hold of them. The lady came back and told them the headmaster would call them into his office in a few minutes. In the meantime, Remus handed the forms back, the lady smiled and gestured to some seats opposite the headmaster's office.
The three sat there waiting, Harry sat quiet between the two marauders quiet and scared, but observing and taking in everything he could but obviously his previous experiences had not gone well Remus made a mental note to talk to Harry about school before he starts. At that moment a young man came out of the headmaster's office. He had an oval face, little facial hair on his chin, kind brown eyes and brown hair. The three stood up.
"Mr Bevan" he said as he shook the two marauders hands, he then squatted down so he was on Harrys eye level. Harry squirmed, he hated eye contact and people coming close, he inwardly ran
"Bore Da Harry" he said smiling.
"H-hullo"
"How old are you Harry?"
"S-sev-ven Sir"
"So, you started year 3 in your old school?"
"Yes Sir"
"Alright then" he said standing up and looking at the marauders, "let's sit down and talk about a few things". The headmaster opened the door again and led them inside, he gestured towards three seats opposite his desk. Sirius sat with Harry in his lap because the young boy was too restless on his own.
"Firstly, I would like to say welcome to Cleddau Ddu Primary school, your forms have been processed and we have a place here in our year three class, there are 11 other students in his class currently, and he is due to start on Thursday morning. Will you be able to purchase school uniform, but then?"
"Yes, I'm sure we will be able to, where do we go for that?"
"At the local clothing store, they are specially made so that we'd not have to go into the Pembroke to get it"
"Perfect, we can go and get it after we finished here"
"Great! I'm assuming Harry has been in a bit of an accident" as he looked at his arm in a sling
"Yes, an incident occurred when he was under the care of his aunt and Uncle, I can now confirm that he is safe under our care now and away from the threat of them"
"Ah okay I understand, how is he at reading and writing?"
"We don't know, see we only gained custody of Harry a week or so ago, we are still getting used to the new situation"
"Alright, you are doing the right thing, best lengthen the process out. With regards his medical condition can you explain what the situation is?"
"Harry was diagnosed with his condition last week we do not know the depths of this quite yet, but please don't worry we will keep you all updated as and when we think is necessary"
"Ok no problem, I have no other questions, if you will take this welcome pack we will see you all midday Thursday for the first day"
"Thank you, headmaster,"
"No problem" he replied opening the door "We will see you on Thursday Harry" Harry nodded and the three left the school. The three went to the shop they were recommended and bought the school uniform before going home. Harry seemed to go back to himself once he was home.