Ch 9 Potter house

Sirius joined the Potters for their trip to the grandparents. Everyone seemed to love Sirius, he was just one of those people who can naturally charm others. James's cousins thought he was so handsome and loveable. James was getting annoyed that all his cousins were paying Sirius more attention then him,. James was usually the life of the party when it came to his cousins. The younger ones all looked up to him, but Sirius made one joke and everyone loved him from then on.

Before the Potters and Sirius were due to leave home, James and Sirius were packing up in their room when James finally spoke about it.

"Sirius, can I ask you something?"

"Sure mate." Sirius said absentmindedly.

"Well, I don't know if you noticed but all my cousins seem to like you a lot. Even the older ones who never pay me any attention."

"Yea, I noticed it."

"Well, normally the older ones keep to themselves but the younger ones look up to e and I was wondering what you did to make them all hate me." James didn't mean to make it sound so horrible.

"I didn't do anything. Your parents told me to be myself and that's what I'm doing."

"Did you mention any of the pranks we pulled at school so far?"

"Well, as I thought it may be a bad influence on the young kids, no."

"Oh, well why do they love you and hate me all of a sudden?"

"James, they love you. It's wizard nature to love your cousins. It's also wizard nature to like or get along with the new guy, even if they don't like you."

"Are you saying you don't like me cousins?"

"Well, just that they are very attachable."

"You're telling me this, the guy whose had them attached to him for five years?"

"Well, I guess you didn't need it."

"Well, it had been pretty interesting to see it from the other side. I guess I feel sorry for you."

"Why?

"Well, Sirius, obviously you don't have cousins of your won that love you like mine do, that and the fact that you had Lasey hanging on your arm the whole time."

"Yea, that little girl is a clinger."

"Yea, well anyway, we better get back there or we'll get in trouble."

"James, I'm sorry if I made you feel put of place these past two days."

"Don't worry about. When you're ready to explain your cousins, then you can apologize."

"Deal" and the boys walked out the room.

"I just got the replies from Remus and Peter, they said they'll be here at one in the afternoon and are going to spend a few days here." James said.

James was holding two envelopes. He set them at the table where Sirius was eating his breakfast, oatmeal and toast, and his mother was at the stove.

"Well alright dear, I think that Remus needs some food in him. He was looking a little shabby when I met him."

"He looks like that all the time. Even at school, he has an illness where he goes to the nurse once a moth and-."

"Sirius, I think we should have Remus's permission before we say anything."

"If the poor dear is sick-." Vallery started.

"It's fine Mrs. Potter. He's not deathly or contagious." Sirius said.

"Mom, everything's going to be fine. There's plenty of room, Sirius is going to share my room and Remus and Peter are going to take the guest room. We'll probably spend most of our time in the game's room, but knock before entering please."

"Alright, I get the picture you want time alone with your friends. As long as you don't make a mess."

"Promise, so Sirius, we better go get ready. We only have a few hours until they get here." James and Sirius both leapt up from the table. James gave his mom a quick kiss on the cheek and followed Sirius up to his room.

Sirius had never been in James's room before, but he knew where it was. When James opened the door Sirius gasped. James's room was twice the size of the guest room Sirius had been staying in. This room even had its own bathroom.

James looked at Sirius and laughed. Sirius had a dumb founded look on his face.

"Pretty nice huh?"

"Nice, it's amazing, and I thought the guest room was big. That room was twice the size of my room at home but this!"

"That would make this four times the size. Yea, it's nice, but my parent's is amazing. Their room is up in the attic because they wanted the privacy. Well, I guess it'd be on the fourth landing. The third has the guest rooms. Well room, the other two are for when grandparents visit. My dad's parents, the Potters, have the bigger room because they are stubborn like that. They have clothes and everything in there. My other grandparents, my mom's, the Larks, well they have clothes in their room too, but not as nice furniture. Then there's the guest room where you were and Remus and peter are going to stay in. That room is usually for cousins and aunts and uncles. They don't visit as often though."

"So there's the basement where your dad keeps his stuff, like his own office, and of course you're storage room. The first floor, where the kitchen, living and family rooms are, the second floor consists of your room and two bathrooms and the games room, then there are the spare rooms then the fourth is your parent's space."

"Basically."

"My house may have landings and lots of rooms, but I don't think they are anything like this house."

"Well, how many landings are there in your house?"

"Let me think. The top level is my brother's room and my room. The floor below that is my parents room and a spare room, the next level has other pare rooms, then there's the kitchen and other office rooms and such then the basement also has a basement, which has a really long table for when family is around."

"So you have four levels as well."

"I guess so."

"Interesting, well, let's get your stuff brought up here and get that room ready for the two boys. We can set up the games room. There's a door that leads to it from my room."

"With all the money your family has why don't you have a house elf?"

"Well, my dad has thought about it but my mom says why get one when she's home and enjoys cleaning. It relaxes her."

"I guess, but I still say a house elf would be so much easier."

"Just because you have one?"

"Kreacher doesn't even take orders from me. He hates me, says I'm a bad kid because I don't believe in my family ways."

"I take it he likes your mother?"

"He adores her. I think he has a shrine in his cupboard of her and he worships her at night."

"Little creepy isn't it?"

"Yea, but that's the way he is. He'll follow a direct order but unless I threaten him or something he doesn't do as I say."

"Isn't that against the elf code or something?" James asked as he opened the guest room door.

"Well, not really, as long as he punishes himself for it. He does it a lot when I'm around because he hates taking orders from me."

"So if I were to meet this Kreacher, he'd be covered in bandages and things?"

"Nah, my mom heals him right up. She loves him more than my dad."

"Well," James said, "what's your dad like?"

"He's not as terrible as her," Sirius put emphasis on her as he closed his trunk, "but he's still evil and doesn't care what I do."

"Well do they even care if you're here?" James asked a she grabbed a handle of the trunk and Sirius grabbed the other. They picked it up as Sirius spoke again.

"Actually, they were pleased to see me go. I decorated my room with a Gryffindor banner. I put the sticking charm on while we were on the train and so they won't be able to take it down."

"You really like to bug your parents don't you?" James opened his bedroom door.

"Well, it makes me happy to make her mad," Sirius said as they set the trunk down by the bed that Victor had set up.

"I didn't notice the bed here a few minutes ago." James said as he sat on it.

"Yea, my dad did it. Probably apparted in and set it up the apparted out."

"Interesting, well is there anything else we really need to do to get ready for the other two."

"Just one," James said and he pulled out a note book.

"I have some ideas."

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