-1Disclaimer: I always write this first so I don't forget and at the moment I don't have anything funny to say so needless to say that this is a declamation that I do not own Harry Potter his friends or his enemies.

A/N okay here it comes if any of this sounds similar to something else I apologize. I read a lot and have been reading for a long time. So the plot bunnies that have graced me with this chapter are a bit devious and sometimes pull out ideas from some where else with out me really knowing it. I will say this that a lot of this story comes form various inspirations the biggest at the moment in my mind is MissAnnThropic's "Acts of Desperation". Thought I would say "Vox Corporis" didn't you. While a favorite as well Acts hit me differently. And while it will have probably no bearing on my story at all Crazy Mishka's "Growing and Standing" strange I know, but what can you do. That and the music I'm listening to at the moment. This bounces between hip-hop, rap, rock, pop, and alt all in one big and beautiful mess of a playlist. Okay and with my rambling done (shouts from the audience saying shut up and get to the story) OOC is bound to happen sorry if it turns you off. I'm also sorry for any spelling and grammar mistakes. I'm still looking for a beta. Finally here is chapter five.

Italics you'll see when you get there.

Chapter 5 shopping, wills, unforgivables, and birthday greetings

Molly paced the hall of the house she had been occupying for the last month. The hall looked like a construction zone. Earlier that day Ron had grown tired of Mrs. Black screaming at massive volumes about how mudbloods and blood traitors deservered death, raping, and such tortures. So he looked at the portrait and said she was going. She taunted him at how greater wizards than him had tried to remove her frame. He looked calmly at her and said, "Who said anything about removing the frame. I'm going to take out the whole wall." The dust cleared about thirty minutes later. All she heard her son say caused her to wince. "Teaches that bitch to insult my friends." And he walked away telling Ketcher to take out the rubbish and rubble slamming his door.

Molly was still upset at the fact that Harry would not let her do his shopping this year. Hermione made it clear early on that she had to go to Diagon Alley because she was going to look for some books and Molly could not have a clue as to what to look for and what might catch her fancy at the moment since she was not her. All this after last week's discussion with them and Molly was ready to pull her hair out when Ron stated that he was going with his best friend. So she just decided to let Ginny go as well so she could finish up her own children's shopping at once by having them do it for once. She suddenly out loud mumbled "Why do teenagers always have to make things difficult?"

As Molly began a rant on teenagers and another conversation was starting. "Finally coming to Hermione?" Harry spoke as the figure of his girlfriend began to move in the chair she had passed out in.

"Yeah, that potion took a lot out of me. How are you feeling?' She spoke up as she sat up in the chair rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"Been worse. I wonder how Ron is taking it?" Harry got off of the floor were her had been laying down.

"I'm doing fine mate. Thanks for the concern." The voice was followed into the room by a red head. He had on his face a smile that he reserved now for when he was with his best friends only. "Mom says to get ready. Well she said that in between a rant on rebellious teenagers. We are leaving for Diagon in about an hour." He sat down on the bed and watched his friend give his girlfriend a once over.

"Hermione did we get a reply back form Gringotts about my request?" Harry looked around the room as he spoke until he found the object of his search and pulled a chair up to his friends.

"Yeah it came while you were in the shower. They said that they would honor your request and we could come in any time that was convent for us." Ron gave his friends a look than shrugged his shoulders knowing that he was not privilege to everything that his friends did just like they were not in on everyone of his thoughts.

"Well you two I need to get ready. So I'll see you two downstairs." He got off the bed and left the room for a second and came back in. "Oh and I'm sorry about the mess downstairs."

"What mess Ron?" Both Harry and Hermione spoke together.

"You'll see when you go down." With that he left and shut the door behind him.

Shrugging his shoulders Harry walked over to Hermione giving her a slight kiss on her lips. "Feel any different this time?"

"A little. A slight taste for a steak, but nothing beyond that. It's not like last time when I wanted to kill something." Her head came up and recaptured Harry's lips before getting up from the chair.

"Glad about that actually your nails hurt." He smiled until she gave him a playful shove.

"How about you?" She walked over to the wardrobe on the far wall and started looking for an outfit.

"The meat taste is there. Truthfully I really don't feel to different. Although my glasses are hurting my eyes right know. I think the potion has something to do with it. I keep having to adapt the prescription." With that he threw his glasses on the bed and waved his wand at them.

"Well I guess whatever it is has better eyesight than you." She paused for a moment. "I wonder if that means Professor McGonagall's glasses are fake or like all other things her eyesight went bad after a while. Same goes for Dumbledore."

"I suppose. Can you throw me something that will be appropriate to meet the Goblins." With that they both rushed to get ready so that they could have a few minutes to prepare for the day.

Harry was staring at himself in the mirror when he heard Molly scream for them. "Harry. Hermione. We need you down here before we go. You need to eat something today."

With that Hermione grabbed Harry's hand and led them down the stairs. "What the bloody hell happened down here?" The words described the situation, but the voice through Molly for a loop as she looked at Hermione.

A shout from the stairs came down. "I told you I was sorry about the mess. I couldn't take her anymore. So since I couldn't take the frame down I took out the wall."

Harry spoke before Mrs. Weasley could comment. "It seems to have worked mate."

"Yeah it does." The red haired male smirked as he came down to his friends.

"Lets hurry up can we? I want some new books." Hermione gave two males a look.

"Hermione when don't you want new books?" Ron ducked as a piece of wall flew over his head. "Well it's the truth."

"Still you didn't have to say it like it was a bad thing." She just turned her back on the Ron and waited for Molly to start talking.

"If I didn't you would wonder who I was and start the truth spells." He said as if it was the one big truth in the universe.

"Hermione, Ron lets just move on shall we." He stopped and stood between Hermione and Ron. "Now Molly what did you need us down here for besides lunch?"

"Since you refused my offer to get your stuff you need guards to take you." A slight string of explicit words from the parlor stopped her speech. She turned around to tell off the Auror only to see the said Auror. "Tonks where is the rest of the group. "

The pink haired Auror looked offended at the statement. "Not coming. Remus and I are the only ones coming today."

"And you are still going to let them go?" Molly raise he hands in the air.

"Yeah. Have to kind of since he needs his stuff." Tonks raised her voice to make sure that Molly knew that there was no other option.

"Fine." Molly looked completely out.

"Woncher Harry, Hermione." Tonks walked over to the trio. "Wow. Who's is your interior decorator Harry? Remind me to recommend them to a few other people. But seriously why didn't we think to just take out the wall out?"

"It was Ron." the voice was that of a the plump woman behind her. "Now do you think you two will be enough?"

"Yeah its not like they can't defend themselves as well. Sure here they can practice with out the ministry picking it up, but out there their wands work the same." Tonks just started rolling her eyes at the Weasley matron.

"Still." Tonks instantly felt kind of bad for the older woman who was obviously worried about her family.

"Come on Molly you can't keep them locked up forever." Tonks just moved back to the trio to stop the conversation.

"Fine. If anything happens to them I taking it out on you." With that she left towards the kitchen to finish lunch.

Harry started digging through the rubble of the wall. "Thanks for sticking up for us Tonks."

"No problem. Remember I have been training you here so I do know what you are capable of. Besides I'm the newbie order member. I can see what you guys have done with out rose colored glasses." Tonks reached out and placed her hands on Harry and Hermione's shoulders. "Did we get the audience you two requested?"

Harry nodded and broke away form Tonks for a second. "Yeah we did. And thanks again Tonks for thinking we could do this."

"I can because I paid attention to what you have done over the years. Or at least what you three have allowed to let out to the public. Now lets go get some food before we head out." With that she walked pass them and headed towards the kitchen as well.

The trio walked into the kitchen and sat places close to each other and Tonks. Tonks started the small talk while they ate with tales of when she was in school. She seemed a little down from her usual happiness, but plowed through the stories that would have left many not to see it. However Harry had been keeping an eye on Tonks since he had seen her in the kitchen with Mrs. Weasley the day he had been dropped off at the Burrow. He observed things better than most gave him credit for. Sure he would never have a wide range of knowledge Hermione did, but he paid attention to people better than she did.

Finally they all moved to the parlor and prepared to floo to the Leaky Cauldron. "Do we have to floo?" Harry mouthed out.

"Why what's wrong for flooing?" Tonks looked back at the teen.

"Don't mind him Tonks. This just happens to be the only thing Harry can't do naturally. He has a tendency to fall out of fireplaces. " Hermione smirked at the expression of embarrassment on Harry's face.

"Is that true Harry? And here I thought you could take care of yourself. Maybe I should take that back. If you can't handle a simple floo trip." The grin on her face gave the malice in her voice a more teasing quality.

"Tonks quit teasing me. Not all of us can be as perfect as your are." Harry was going to set up another blow with his comment, but Tonks cut him off.

"You do well to remember that." She just let him stand there trying to come up with a come back. "And before you think I forgot since your Mister sensitive Happy Birthday." A cross look went across his face. "What did you think I forgot?"

"Kind of. Besides Hermione and Ron you are the first person to say it to me today." The tone of his voice hid his thoughts on the matter well.

"Well it has been a hectic couple of months maybe they just are not ready yet." It was her hint of a party after the trip. She knew that Harry didn't do surprises well and didn't feel like taking anyone to a healer tonight.

"Yeah I guess they did seem occupied today. Well lets get this trip going so we can get back. Who goes first?" He walked over and started a fire.

"Ron goes first. I want Ginny to go next. Than Hermione and myself. I want you to take up the rear. Remus is on the other side waiting for us and than we can get our shopping done."

They followed the order and let the fire consume each of them. The scene that followed was just as funny as could be expected. Ron and Ginny were standing off to the side. Unfortunately Tonks continued her klutz streak and had bowled over Hermione. Finally when Harry arrived he tripped over Tonks falling on Hermione. "Will you three be requiring a room or is public displays your new thrill Tonks?"

"Shut up Remus." Her voice carried more venom than the situation called for.

"Ron. Ginny. You think you guys can help us up?" Harry spoke to stop the scene from growing.

After they all got up the group all headed to Diagon Ally for a light bit of school shopping. Harry noted that Remus and Tonks could not be seen looking at each other. They were in a mood and he had a couple of guesses as to why. He was not nearly as clueless about women as most thought he was, but the whole façade was a good way to ignore potential spouses, girlfriends, and mistresses. Which to his dismay happened more than he like to admit.

"Okay Ron and Ginny are probably going one way while I have business in the bank." Remus looked over at Harry with that comment and went to enter his input on who would go where, but Harry didn't stop talking. "How about Tonks comes with Hermione and me. While Ron and Ginny go with you Remus."

Remus sighed and went along. "That sounds good. We'll see you in a little bit. Molly owled me to help Ron get some new robes any way since he can't seem to stop growing. Which if I can tell you might want to get a new set of robes before you leave since yours is getting a little short as well." He stopped checking his mind to make sure he had relayed all the messages he was suppose to. "Oh and take care of them Nymphadora. No more funny business like you have been for the last month. We can't let him get in trouble right now." He just glared at Tonks.

"I'm not getting in to this argument with you again Remus. Now you do your job and I will do mine. And we can scream at each other later." She just lead Harry and Hermione up to the bank with out looking back at anyone.

Once she reached the bank she looked back at the pair. "I'm sorry about that you two. " With that Tonks just slumped down on to the steps of the Goblin stronghold. "One day he was fine and than the next he was all upset about everything I did. I mean would they all have been this angry at Sirius if he was the one training you guys. I mean he wasn't even a Auror. I know what I am doing." She stopped talking and tried to get up. "I'm sorry you guys I shouldn't have unloaded on you like that. I know that they all blame me for his death, but sometimes I think Remus hates me because of it." With that she sat back down and let her hair cycle a series of blatantly dark colors.

Hermione reached down first and helped the older woman to her feet. "I can't speak about Harry, but we already told you that we didn't blame you for Sirius's death. Well do you Harry?" He tone brought her boyfriend back to reality. And he shock his head no that he didn't.

"Tonks I would like to think that we have become friends over this summer." He stopped to let her look at him. "So just remember we are friends. I'm not turning my back on you over something I know that was not your fault. Besides like I said before I don't see anyone else taking her on. Now did we. Your Aunt is a very powerful witch to be honest the way we were all fighting I'm surprised that we all got out of there alive with the way things went." Tonks looked at him and could see that he was being sincere. "You saved our lives so how could I ever be upset over something like that?"

"When did you get so mature Harry Potter?" She had a slight smile on her face as she spoke.

"I had some help." He looked deep into Hermione's eyes. "Now lets get this over with before I lose what little nerve I have left, Gryffindor courage or not."

"Okay lets just go in and get this over with." She got up and looked at the two teens. "Thanks again for listening to me you two." Harry just shrugged her comment off and pulled open the doors to the bank. He stood there in the door way until he felt two different hands on his shoulders. That was all it took and he moved forward to the nearest unoccupied teller.

"Uhm, Sir." His word brought the scribbling goblin to look at him. "I need to know where I go to get a will viewed." The goblin at first just stared at him in slight shock. "I have an arrangement set up so I could get here as soon as possible." His words seemed to spark recognition with the goblin who got off his stool.

"This way Mister Potter. I will take you to your Family advisor. May I ask who it is that is accompanying you today?" The Goblin slightly pressed his hand on Harry's back directing him to a direction behind the tellers posts.

"This is Hermione Granger on my right and to my left is Nymphadora Tonks." As Harry spoke the goblin lead them to a small room that was obviously used to private dealings.

"Please wait here while I go and get your advisor. Is there anything I can get from your vault for you while I am available Mr. Potter?" The goblin turned back to Harry before he left the room.

"I think I will need about two hundred galleons if you could. And thank you Mister. I'm sorry I did not ask your name." Harry's words obviously shocked the goblin even more.

"My name is Warlis. And I will have your transaction ready for you when you decide to leave for the day Mister Potter." With that both the goblin and Harry bowed to each other as the goblin left.

"Where did you learn manners like that Harry?" Hermione's inquisitive nature just made Harry smile.

"I read up on them last year. I decided that there was no way that they could be as bad as Binns makes them out to be in history. " Harry actually felt like I found something that Hermione didn't know.

"Well Harry all etiquette aside if one more person uses my name today they are getting the hexing of a lifetime." Tonks crossed her arms as if to indicate she was being serious, but only got muffled laughs from the other occupants of the room.

"I also found out that on of the greatest insult you can give them is wish them luck in their endeavors. They how did the book put it?" He stopped for a second when a voice startled them.

"I believe the book you read said something along the lines of 'we don't wish the luck or advise of a extremely inferior species that can not even mange their own funds by themselves.' It is a little out of date, but that thought pattern still flows in the bank." The new occupant of the room sat down at the head of the table in the room. "But I am impressed at your knowledge of our customs Mr. Potter I did not know that anyone still read that book anymore."

"To be honest I was bored in detention one day and I happened to run across it. It had a lot of dust on it and looked as if it was hidden from view." Harry didn't even bother looking ashamed of the knowledge. "As much as I would like to avoid this I feel we need to get this started sir and I would like to thank you again for allowing us to have this viewing in private before anyone else had a chance to see it."

"Think nothing of it Mr. Potter. To match your honesty I would not be able to do this if Mr. Black had not stated that if you requested it you were allowed to bring those that you wanted to a private screening. It was a most unorthodox methods, but Mr. Black much like you was a man who didn't have much reasons for racism and learned much of our customs as we allow and we granted his request since he did not look down on us like most wizards and witches . Now this is a talking will. I wanted to warn you of this before the document started vocalizing its self."

Harry just nodded his head. "Thank you for allowing us that warning Mr. Griphook. I think we are all ready to begin now." Hermione and Tonks both squeezed Harry's hands telling him they were there for him.

Griphook laid the parchment on the table and sat there in silence waiting to the paper to activate. Than a light emitted from the parchment and a voice started up.

I, Sirius Orion Black in sound mind and body here by issue this as my last will and testament. First thing foremost I would like you all to know that I'm sorry to who ever I let down that made this will be active. I know that everyone present it was expected of me to leave a last prank, but frankly I don't have the energy at the moment. I have been cooped up in this house too long for such trivial matters. I am can hear the gasps now, just know I am more mature and less mature at the same time than ever given credit for.

Okay, with the into our of the way lets get down to business. To Albus Dumbledore I leave you a sum of five million gallons as a scholarship fund to be used in my name for muggleborn witches and wizards coming into this world. With both Lily and Hermione shinning so bright I began to wonder how many muggleborns never got a chance to prove themselves. I also leave you a warning that I took liberties to make sure that Harry is better prepared than you have had him at this point. Do not interfere just because it does not suit your needs. With that lets move on.

To the Weasley family I leave ten million galleon. Arthur and Molly this is not charity. Consider it my way of saying thanks and apologizing at the same time for having to put up with Harry while I was unable to. I have some stipulations on this account through. A million goes to Bill and Fleur who I am sure at this point have made the announcement. Consider this toward a hopefully wild and crazy honeymoon. Just remember to make it really memorable because I will want details when reach me.

Charlie gets five hundred thousand galleons and a reminder that dragons are not everything.

To the twins of terror, George and Fred I leave two million. Consider it my ay of passing on the torch to the younger generation. May your pranks always leave someone laughing.

Next, to Percy I leave nothing I refuse to console backstabbing one's family for power.

Finally to Ronald and Ginavera I leave you each a million galleons that will be touchable when you turn of age. This is my thanks for being there for Harry. Remember close friends are basically family in my book. SO take care of each other.

Next to my last best friend Remus Lupin. You old dog unfortunately I have left the stress of being the last Marauder. I'm deeply sorry about this Remus. I know no monetary amount I give you will make the pain go away. However I still give you twenty million and the house in Edinburg. I do this for two reasons. I want you well taken care of. Even though you miss us and we miss you I don't want to see you for a long time. And my second reason is simple. Now you can't use that silly I'm poor excuse anymore. Yes I know all about your heated arguments between my dear cousin and you. Also to continue the message age means so little in this world so just let love happen. And as to your furry little problem. She likes you and me so obviously she has problem so what is one more. Just take care of yourself.

To my Cousin Nymphadora Tonks. You can't hex me, you can't hex me. Okay funny taunting out of the way. I want you to take care of him. Out of the four of us he was always the moodiest. I want to blame that it had something to do with his monthly problem, but I have a feeling he would be like this no matter what. He is just to serious. I want you to take two million and put it away for a rainy day. On a more important note I want you to know I am proud of you. You follow your dream even if it is dangerous. You are good at what you do and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I only ask that you take care of your self and try and keep that promise I asked of you. I love you and miss you.

To Narcissa, Bellatrix and Andromeda I will handle all of you in one shot. Narcissa I leave you nothing. I refuse to fund that bastard and I still don't approve of your husband. Even for a Slytherin you could have done much better. Andromeda you are reinstated into the family. I grant you a million galleons just for being you and a request to show Harry some of your more potent pranks. Yes heard about you while I was in school and was impressed. Never change cousin. And finally to Bellatrix I apologize. I could not help you with your problem. I have found that getting this will done while I was a felon on the run hard enough. I will leave instructions with the next head to try and make headway. Till than you are once again on your own. I am sorry and can only pray for your forgiveness.

Now to Hermione granger. I leave my thanks. Without you I would most certainly be dead at the moment of writing this. I leave you twenty million galleons as well as co-ownership of every book in the Black library. Now for those wondering why I am leaving her so much it is simple actually. For one I'm sure most of that will be going to books. Also to causes like semi-human , I use that term lightly because I've met some pretty foul humans in my time, enhancement programs. Consider this as activist funding. All I ask in return is take care of him. You both know I approve of what you have. I have other things I would like to say I just don't have the time so I will leave it at this.

An finally to my godson Harry. I want you to know that you are loved. And not to push those who do love you far away. I unfortunately must leave you again. Remember if I died the way I'm sure I did it is not your fault. I would gladly give myself for you over again. No I leave you the bad news or good news depending on how you look at it. The rest of the estate is yours. This is a note to Albus. Yes I know what this means. Harry James Potter is the heir to the Noble and Ancient House of Black. You are the head of the house now Harry and I'm afraid I've placed more of a burden on your shoulder. This leaves you about seventy million galleons in available amounts. Thirty-five million in stocks, bonds, and varies properties over the European continent. I'm sure Albus has only told as much as he wanted to tell you at this point unless the goblins were able to allow you a preview screening like I requested. I just hope that you have been at least moved to my parents home.

I know that at this point I should illuminate the things such as marriage in such time and heir in another, but seeing as you are still in school I have found a way to avoid those little details for now. However I will tell you that when you graduate from Hogwarts the goblins will be sending you notice of what my family dictates the last member must do. I hope you have already made a previous commitment by than so you can blow them off, but this is a heads up. However this is not to say that even at sixteen you can't do such things such as being intimate. I'm sure that you and Hermione have your moments its just that you are far to young for the rest. That and I trust Hermione anyway to use the proper contraceptive charms before hand since you have always been a charge ahead and think first kind of person. Hey I can't discipline a man of my own mindset. Its just I have to trust her to take care of you.

Any way back to business since I'm sure both of you are blushing at this point. As head of the house I ask you only to continue my correspondence with Bellatrix. You will find her intelligent and touchy. I will have further instruction pushed to the side so you will know what I'm talking about. After you defeat that bastard Voldemort you can renounce the house and title. I don't really care if my family makes it on afterward. Its just I don't want him to get the funding.

Finally I want you to know again that I love you just as much as your parents loved you. You are the son I never had and have reached a decision that I could never have one as good as you. Don't forget that and you'll do fine in life.

Well I'm through making everyone cry. A this point I tried to get the goblins to throw Dung bombs at you, but they just glared at me. I can't wait to see you all in a long time. And I mean a long time. In closing I want my final words to be this. Cherish the love ones you have because tomorrow they might not be there.

Love ,

Sirius, Padfoot, Black

The will stopped recounting itself in Sirius's voice. The only sounds that were heard were that of the tears rolling down the cheeks of the three occupants. Harry was being held by both Tonks and Hermione and his face was buried in both of them muffling the sounds of his sobs. Griphook left them so they could grieve in peace and told them as he left they could have the room for as long as they needed. After about twenty minutes Harry had regained enough of his composure to leave the room. "Come on Harry before you, we do the shopping lets get some ice cream. If you don't need it I know I do." With that Tonks gathered herself up and went to the door out of the room. Hermione and Harry agreed with her and followed her.

Outside the conference room Harry headed back up to Warlis, who to his luck was free again. "Mr. Warlis." Harry's voice caught the goblin by surprise.

"Oh Mr. Potter. I see you are ready to leave. Here is the amount you requested. Please have a pleasant day." With that Harry knew he was being dismissed and bowed than walked back over to the women.

They headed out the doors in a somber mood nether knowing what to say to the other. The walk down the Ally didn't take nearly long enough to ether of them and soon they found themselves sitting down at a table in the corner of the ice cream parlor. Once they sat down the three of them just stared at each other waiting for someone to break the ice. Tonks spoke first "Sorry this has been such a lousy birthday Harry." Her sincerity brought a small smile to his face.

"Its nothing that you had any control over. Believe it or not just being with friends is an improvement over a lot that I have had over the years. So don't apologize about something that needed to be done. " Harry stared out at the crowd forming in the alley. "Must be a shopping trip day. Do you guys see all the little kids running around? I mean look at how small they are."

"Not you to. I swear that is all Ron comments on is how small they are." Hermione let put a annoyed sigh.

"Its not that they are small in size Hermione. More like they are so small compared to all the trouble that is coming. I mean looking back how do you think we would have done if this mess was dumped on us first year?" Harry waited trying to drop the conversation. He glanced back and saw Remus and Ron just heading into Madam Malkin's. "So Tonks what is going on with Remus. He doesn't seem at all like him self?"

"Tonks when did he start acting all strange?" Hermione brought up right behind him.

"I don't know I was gone of a couple of days and when I came back he started getting distant. It was so sudden that if I didn't know any better I would swear it was the Imperius curse, but he has only been with Dumbledore and the Weasleys since summer started. Its almost like he was pushing us away from him." With that Tonks stopped talking and looked at all the customers in the alley as well. "You going to be okay Harry?"

"I think so. Its just a lot to take in right know. The whole head of the house thing is stressful enough. I figure if that makes me the head for Sirius's house I must be my head as well so I'm really not looking forward to my next birthday." He felt Hermione's hand grab his leg. "Than I'm trying to figure out what he hell he was talking about with Bellatrix. I mean she killed him. How could she have been writing notes to him. She was proud she killed him. He wants me to save her and all I want to do is kill her." Harry stopped trying to let his own statement sink in to himself. "Than the whole will seemed so final. I know he didn't want me to mourn him so I have been doing my best on that regard and living as well as I could at the moment. I just feel like that last glimmer of hope I had that this was a stupid prank is gone. His will didn't even seem like his normal self." The whole table stayed silent over this and just stared at each other until the ice cream was placed in front of them. Tonks had insisted each of them have chocolate. After a few bites they all started to feel better.

Hermione had perked up the most. "So where to next guys? I want to check out Flourish and Blotts. They might have a few new books I want to get a hold of." This brought a chuckle form the other two occupants of the table. "Oh bugger off both of you."

"Hermione does your mother know you talk like that?" Tonks struggled out with a smile.

"Who do you think taught me. That and I have been listening to Ron for the last five years." This brought them all three of them to a laughing fit as they thought of Ron and Hermione's fights over the years.

"Okay we need to get this little trip over with." Tonks was standing up as she spoke. "I'm just glad that you two are almost done with your shopping."

"Well we knew we would be going to the reading today so we had Dobby get all that he could before we came. We only need to get Harry and I some new robes. I want to search the bookstore. And Harry needs to get potion ingredients. Some how with his score he made it into NEWT potions with Snape."

"Tonks any news on how I got in to the class. I'm positive Snape must have creamed himself when I didn't make it up to par. So I some how doubt that no matter what even if the world was at stake he would let me in." Harry halfway spit out the words.

"From what I hear you guys are getting a new potions teacher. Or at least that was the information early this mourning. He was a teacher before I started so I don't' know much about him. Than I got kicked out to come escort you four. So I don't know what Snape is doing this year."

A realization hit Hermione just as they started walking the alley. "He wouldn't." Harry and Tonks stopped looking at her. "He gave Snape the position." Her words left a bitter taste look on Harry's face. It didn't take long for Tonks to catch up with the situation.

"You got to be kidding me. Even Dumbledore is not crazy enough to give that grit the position. I don't care how in love with it he is. What is this reward for being a good little spy." Harry was ready to hex something as he spoke. "I take it this is my bone he is throwing me. Giving me a shot at my chances to be an Auror, while at the same time ruining my favorite class."

Tonks spoke brightening his mood however. "True. You can call it a small miracle as well. This could be your chance to get rid of Snape. Form what I have heard you haven't had a defense teacher last more than a year since you started. Lets see one dead, spell damaged, stepped down, dead, and an idiot. So shall we hope for one of those . Although death seems to be the leading cause so far." The smile on her face brought Harry from the funk he almost put himself in.

"Tonks that's not a proper thing to say. To think. Maybe, but not to say." Hermione's scolding brought the laughter back into the group.

They spent the next hour in between Malkin's and Blotts however most of it was in the bookstore. Harry and Tonks were busy trying to convince Hermione that fifteen books was enough. She still had a whole library to read and that is what finally convinced her to leave. They were walking toward the twins shop when the attack started.

The sound of apparation echoed across the alley. The curse stared flying over their heads as Harry shoved Hermione and Tonks to the ground. Rolling on to his back he unleashed a set of bone-breaking hexes toward the group in front of him. The first one nailed the one on the left in the chest sending him back a few feet screaming in pain. His other was dodged. The next thing he knew he heard Hermione shout out "incendio" taking out the Death Eater he missed. "Harry come on I have some cover over here." With that he let out a few reductos along with the two more from Tonks and Hermione.

He rolled on to his stomach and set off like a sprinter to the doorway that he saw Hermione in. Once he was inside the building he saw that Ron, Ginny, and Remus were in the building as well. Glancing around he recognized the Apothecary. Ron was moving forward to help Tonks and Hermione fend off the attack. "Why is Remus and Ginny out on the floor?"

Ron spoke up first. "Remus got hit as the attack started. It blew him in here and he has been out ever since. Ginny just started freaking out so I stunned her." As he finished the door way splintered from a reducto.

"Ron bring her back and have her care of him. Than try and find us a way out of here. I'll take your spot." Ron pulled back and Harry moved forward he threw out another reducto and was rewarded with a scream. "Tonks how many do you think are on this raid? I counted only five on the initial wave. I don't know if any more are here."

"I see five Harry. I'm not sure though. And I'm not sure if the ones you took out are down for good." Tonks pushed Hermione down as a trio of green lights came towards them. "I guess play time is over. We must have pissed them off.'

"Ron any way out of here. If not you need to take Tonks' place so she can get a portkey set up to take us all out of here." Harry was standing at the doorway searching the street for any movement.

"No Harry. It looks like the doorway to the fire place was shut and warded by the owner making it impossible to get out. " He started moving forward to take Tonks place with out even waiting for the order. "Where are the bloody Aurors Harry?" Ron shot off a few reductos of his own not even coming close to anything.

Than Harry saw her. It was a little girl hiding behind a few barrels in the shop in front of them. The death eaters were only focusing on her mother in the doorway as she screamed for her child and the other occupants tried to pull her away saying it was a lost cause. "Hermione give them a target that will get in there face and distract them."

Hermione nodded and waved her wand saying out loud "Oppugno." With that a swarm of little yellow birds swarmed the alley each one programmed to attack anything with a skull mask. The curses stopped heading to the other shop and Harry took off not even bothering to warn the others. He heard Tonks and Hermione send off a few reductos and in Hermione's case a huge fireball.

Harry was halfway across the alley when he saw the first sign of movement. A wand pointed at him and he moved faster releasing the spell that was on his lips never taking most of his attention off the little girl. "Defodio" He saw two more lights head towards the person next to his target. However he could not tell which one screamed form his own spell. He reached the little girl and slid in next to her. She started to scream, but he place his hand over her mouth. "Its okay I'm going to take you to your mother. Okay." The little girl started to quiet down and he looked around the barrels to see if there was an opening to make a break for hit. Seeing only one death eater in view that was protected enough that the rest couldn't get him he sent off another "Defodio" and picked up the girl and ran to the doorway with the waiting mother.

Tonks was watching the scene trying to figure out how many more were left out there. They had taken out at least two more since Harry took after the little girl. If she didn't know him as well as she did she probably would have been taken by surprise that he did what he did. She would kick his ass later, but now she had at least two more out there and she could hear spells going off further up the streets. She would stay and help, but she needed to get Remus and Ginny out of here. The girl wasn't as distressed as Ron had said she was at first, but she was not helping much ether. Remus was still out. Than a scream brought her and Ron's attention back to the death eater that was hiding just up a head of him. By the scream Tonks new that he wasn't getting back up. "Hermione get over here if all goes like I think it is your heroic boyfriend should becoming back over here in a second and will need cover fire. I think there is only two more out on our part of the alley, but I hear more fighting in other places." With that she watched Harry hand off the little girl to her mother.

Hermione was waiting for the world to start again. She knew that he would go for the little girl as soon as he saw her. It was all part of his moral fiber from fourth year. She still was going to scream at him when they got back. She could tell he was going to make a break for it in a second and get them out of the fire fight to take care of there own. Knowing didn't stop her heart from racing as he took off to them. Hermione could see him halfway back to them and she felt her heart slow down. Not even a single spell was thrown at him. He was four feet from the door way when he flew forward with a muffled scream.

Hermione watched as he slide in the pavement with a slash across the middle of his back. The death eater in front of him had rips in his robes probably from the birds she had sent out earlier. Next thing any one knew she threw the death eater back disarming him at the same time. Than she whispered a spell that made the hair on everyone's neck stand up. "Crucio" the death eater fell to the ground screaming as the spell burnt into his nerve tips. As his screams quieted she released the spell and walk forward toward him and said it again. The person on the ground started choking on his on vomit unable to turn himself over to expel it form his mouth. The gargles lasted forever in her mind and Hermione was about to release another round on the killer when a hand wrapped around her waist and another raising her wand arm. "Hermione stop. I'm right here calm down. Its okay I'm right here."

With that the bushy haired witch dropped her wand on to the ground. Her face transformed from anger to shock. . "It's okay. It's just another scar I'll be fine." With that she burst into tears and buried her face into his shoulder. "Tonks we need to get out of here. Ginny and Ron grab Remus so we can go." Harry bent down and handed Hermione back her wand as the other four came over to them and they all reached out to grab the bucket Tonks had charmed as the portkey.

After they all landed just outside Grimmauld Place Hermione helped hold Harry up as they half walked/ran in to the house. She had finally gotten a hold of herself and was pushing Molly out of the way. She started healing Harry's cut using one of the spells she had learned over the years from Harry's various hospital stays. "Molly take care of Remus and Ginny I can handle Harry." He voice finally the older woman to take care of the other two even though her daughter was more in shock besides a few scraps from the exploding doorway.

Harry felt his back close up and Hermione keep him steady as she lead them towards the stairs. He looked around and saw a cake on the table. He felt a twinge form his anger earlier about his behavior for having his birthday forgotten. He stopped feeling guilty for now because he needed to focus on getting up the steps. About halfway up he felt a buzz grow in his forehead. The buzz quickly turned into a knife jabbing pain. Harry curled up in misstep making Hermione lose hr grip on him. After he hit the bottom of the steps he only heard one thing echo in his head. It was a voice he had heard a little under two months prior. "Happy Birthday Harry." Than he passed out form the pain.

A/N Here you go chapter five. I hope I wrote a decent fight scene for everyone. To be honest I always have trouble with them. What else to say not much really. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. I can't guarantee when six will be out. I have it written its just I'm going into finals weeks and some other real life problems, but I will try and get it out soon. As usual review, flame, or just read and move on. Till next time later.