Home Again

Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter!

Several days went by, Fiona and Sirius helping Remus with his transformations, and Harry playing quidditch with the Weasley boys. Before Harry knew it, it was time for Aunt Fiona and Sirius to come get him.

"Oh, Harry, dear, we'll miss you." Mrs. Weasley said, giving Harry a tight hug "But I'm sure we'll see you again soon."

"Thanks, Mrs. Weasley." Harry said "I had a great time."

The fireplace flared a bright green and Aunt Fiona tumbled out. She stood up and made to move out of the way but Sirius flew out and knocked her down.

"Sirius!" She scolded "Do I need to remind you-oomph!" Fiona gasped as Harry flew at her and wrapped his tiny arms around her waist, knocking the air out of her.

"Auntie Fi!" Harry cried.

"Harry!" Fiona picked him up and spun him around "Oh, we missed you."

"I missed you too." Harry squeezed her tighter.

Sirius laughed "What? No love for me, pup?"

"Paddy!" Harry detached himself from Fiona and hugged his Godfather.

"Molly, thank you so much for taking care of him." Fiona hugged the redheaded woman "Please let me pay you."

"Nonsense." Mrs. Weasley waved her off "Harry was a joy, he's so well behaved. The boys had fun too, they taught Harry how to play quidditch."

"Really?" Fiona chuckled "I bet he was a natural on a broom, just like James."

"Oh, he was. They played every day for hours." Molly smiled "I could hardly get them to come in to eat."

"Where's Moony?" Harry asked, curiously.

"Moony is resting, Harry. But he missed you very much." Sirius assured the little boy "He can't wait to see you when we get home."

"Thank you again, Molly." Fiona hugged her friend again and whispered in her ear "I already transferred fifty galleons to your account, and I won't take them back. Will you be able to take Harry next month too?"

"I'm sure we can." Molly nodded "I'll make sure and let you know."

"You're a gem, Molly. Thank you so much." Fiona let her go "Well, we don't want to keep Remus waiting. We'd better go."

"Thank you again, Molly." Sirius smiled.

"Anytime, Sirius." Mrs. Weasley chuckled.

Harry moved to hold his Aunt Fiona's hand and they stepped into the fireplace.

"Lupin House!" Fiona cried.

They started to spin until they fell out of the fireplace in the great hall. Aunt Fiona moved quickly to pull Harry out of the way, just in time, as Sirius flew out nearly missing the little boy.

"Honestly." Fiona shook her head.

"Where's Moony?"

"He's upstairs, Harry, let's go see him." Sirius suggested.

Harry started tugging on Sirius's arm "Let's go! Let's go!"

"Okay, it is almost time for Remus to take his potions. I'll go get them, Sirius you take Harry up. But no roughhousing." Aunt Fiona warned.

"Come on, cub." Sirius picked Harry up and flew him like a plane, making the child giggle "Let's go see Moony."

Fiona laughed at her friend and godson's antics as she hurried down to her potions office to collect the medicines for her brother. She gathered them in her arms and carried them carefully up the stairs and to Remus' room.

"Remus, it's time for your potions." She said, coming in.

"Fi, do I have to?" Remus complained "I swear to Merlin they make me feel worse."

Fiona huffed "You know that's not true. They are to help you feel better." She started passing him vials of potions "Now, drink up."

Moony gulped down potion after potion, he set the vials he'd finished on the bedside table.

"What's that?" Harry asked.

"It's medicine, Harry." Fiona replied.

"More like poison." Remus grumbled.

"Oh, stop being a baby and take it."

"What do you mean poison?" Harry asked nervously.

"Oh, I didn't mean real poison, Harry." Remus hurried to explain "It just doesn't taste good."

"Oh." Harry's shoulders slumped in relief "That's good."

"Come here, pup." Remus held out his arms for the boy "Tell me about the Weasleys. Did you have fun?"

"Yes!" Harry perked up "We played quidditch and Mrs. Weasley made lots of delicious food!"

"You played quidditch? Which position did you play?" Moony asked curiously.

"I was a seeker, like you Auntie Fi!" Harry pointed to his Godmother.

"Really?" Fiona laughed "That's great!"

"I'm glad you had fun, Harry." Moony said tiredly "But-yawn-I'm pretty tired. I'll see you at dinner, okay?"

"Okay, Moony." Harry hugged the tired man and Sirius picked him up "Goodnight."

Fiona pulled the covers up to her brother's chin "Let's go downstairs, Harry. I think we should talk about your education."

"You mean school?" Harry made a face "But everybody's mean to me there."

"Why would anyone be mean to such a sweet pup?" Sirius asked.

"Dudley."

"That pig?" Sirius asked "Don't worry, you don't have to deal with him anymore. You're going to go to a different school. Right, Fi?"

"Of course." Fiona nodded "Your old school wasn't safe enough. What we need to decide is if we are going to homeschool you or not. And if we decide to send you to a school, whether it's magical or muggle."

"Well, I think magical would be safer than muggle." Sirius pointed out "But it would be even safer to teach him from here, you and Moony can teach him the basic theory of magic and necessary skills, like reading, writing, and maths. I can teach him whatever's left."

"We could do that, and bring in Hogwarts teachers to help with some subjects. Molly and Arthur would be happy to help, and I'm sure we could include Ron and maybe even Neville in the lessons." Fiona said thoughtfully "I think that's a good idea, we can talk about it with Remus at dinner."

"Sounds good to me." Sirius agreed "By the way, what is for dinner?"

Fiona rolled her eyes "What do you want to do, Harry? We want to take your feelings into account too."

"I'd like to learn magic." Harry smiled "And it would be fun to get to hang out with Ron more. But," He paused "Who's Neville?"

Fiona giggled "Neville Longbotttom, his parents are friends of ours. He's your age and a very nice boy."

"Longbottom?" Harry bit back a smile "That's a funny name."

"It is, isn't it?" Sirius asked.

"Oh, be nice, Pads." Fiona smacked his shoulder "Or else I'll help Frank get back at you for the Order meeting."

"Okay!" Sirius raised his hands in surrender, still chuckling "Okay, I'll be nice."

"Good, now how about you two help me get dinner ready?" Fiona suggested "I'm thinking some delicious Shepards Pie."

"Yum!" Harry grinned.

"Race you to the kitchen!" Sirius shouted, picking up Harry and putting him on his shoulders as he ran towards the kitchen.

Fiona laughed and rolled her eyes at the childish man.

Word count: 1158 words
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