4th December 1985

Remus Lupin lay asleep on his sofa, which doubled as a bed. It had been a year and a half since one of his best friends had escaped from prison and kidnapped the son of another. Since then the man had retreated further and further into himself, cutting all ties off from his old world, immersing himself into the life of a hermit, working only with the local Lumberjacks to earn money for food and apart from that, no other contact. Dumbledore checked in occasionally but apart from that nothing.

His cabin was much the same as it was when Dumbledore had visited him the first time round, apart from the evident increase of wear and tear of the place, the only part that looked tended to was the stainless steel cage in the corner. There was the also addition of a color television in the corner, though the screen had a small crack in the corner it still worked.

As Remus slept to figures let themselves into his house, normally his inner wolf would have woken him up, but tiredness and ill health mixed with the amount he had had to drink the night before had him out cold. The two figures pulled their coats off, unwrapped their scarves and pulled the gloves off of their hands.

Sirius Black had changed in the months since he had rescued his godson. His hair was cut short to rid himself of the tangles he deemed impossible to work out; he was also perfectly clean shaven. He looked healthier as well, meat put on his bones and he was looking more like his twenty seven years of age instead of the mid-fifties half-starved tramp he had looked like in Azkaban.

Harry also looked better. He had joined Sirius in eat well and the exercise and he was starting to look older and more mature than he had at the Dursleys. The regular use of magic had helped him develop quicker than other children his age, and instead of the old miserable down trodden dullness his eyes had possessed at the Dursleys they now spoke of cheer, merriment and mischief.

"Harry, may I introduce you to Mister Moony." Sirius whispered to the young boy. "Now before we wake him up, I suggest we lock him in the cage, due to the fact he probably won't be very happy to see us, me in particular."

Harry nodded. He pulled out his wand and waved it. "Mobilicorpus." The body covered with sheets and rags of clothes floated gently into the air without waking the sleeping werewolf. Using the wand control Sirius had taught him Harry floated the body carefully and unsurely into the cage. He carefully lowered the body until it was on the floor then cancelled the charm with a quick, "Finite Incantatem."

Sirius then closed the cage door. "Okay, another quick lesson. The locking charm, repeat after me Colloportus."

"Colloportus." Harry repeated, carefully repeating each syllable carefully.

"Good, now point your wand at the lock and say it." Sirius told the boy.

"Colloportus." There was a small squelching charm and Sirius tried the door, with a little effort he opened it.

Sirius smiled at the disappointed Harry. "Nice try, it is a fourth year charm so I didn't expect you to get it first try." He drew his own wand. "Colloportus."

The door sealed itself correctly this time. Sirius tried the door to make sure, putting his entire weight behind pulling. He nodded to himself then turned to Harry. "Both your father and I grew up around the saying let sleeping werewolves lye. We agreed until we found how much fun it was waking them up."

Sirius pointed his wand at Remus. "Aguamenti."

A jet of icy water shot at the man and caught him full in the face. He sat up spluttering rubbing the cold water out of his eyes. "What the Fu-"

"Silencio. Shush now Moony, there's a child present." Sirius grinned at the werewolf who was struck speechless…literally. Remus started yelling, though no noise came out. Sirius sighed. "Yes Moony, we get you're pissed, you're angry, you think I'm a cold blooded murderer. You're wrong. Say hello to Harry James Potter."

Remus looked stunned as his attention diverted From Sirius to the small boy standing relaxed against a wall in that I-don't-give-a-damn way both Sirius and James had perfected. He even had the infernal smirk on his face that drew so many women into James's arms.

He turned to Sirius and pointed to his throat, indicating that he wanted to speak. Sirius smirked. "Promise you won't scream or start telling me off?" he asked. Remus nodded. "Okay then, Harry, reverse the spell if you please?"

Harry pulled his wand. "Finite Incantatem."

Remus found his voice but was again struck speechless. "You- you taught him magic?"

"Well, we've only finished first year, plus some spells useful for pranking. He's a natural at magic Remus. Just like him mum and old man." Sirius smiled proudly. "All taught by moi, and I'm no good at teaching. Which is why we've come to you. I've taught him the basics, you teach him the rest."

"And you think I'll do this why? You're an escaped convict, Sirius." Remus pointed out.

Sirius began to speak but Harry cut in. "Well Mr Lupin, you're the one in the cage. And if you don't come and supervise Sirius's teaching methods he might teach me some of his naughty Dark magic, that and you can't leave me alone with this mad man. Have you tried his cooking? The first day with him cooking I thought he was trying to kill me."

"And I've been stuck with him for a year and a half. Don't leave me with him for another second Moony, please." Sirius told him. "He tortures me. He throws things at me."

Remus tried to keep down a chuckle. It was just like the old days with Harry replacing James. He shook himself and tried to think of a plan to get himself out of the situation and get the upper hand against the convict and the young misled boy. "Fine. I'm in, but let me out to grab a few things first."

Sirius nodded. He waved his wand and the door unlocked. "Told you he'd come round to our way of thinking." He said to Harry and Remus lunged and knocked him out with one punch.

Remus turned to Harry. "Quick we've got to get my wand and get out of here before he wakes - Harry don't." Remus found himself looking into the end of Harry's wand, there was a flash of red light and Remus knew no more.

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Remus groaned as he came to. There were voices and the events of his last moments of consciousness came to him. He could here Sirius and Harry talking.

"I don't believe bhat he punched be." Sirius was saying his voice muffled by what sounded like either a blocked or broken nose. "Bastard b'oke by dose. Tha' just dnot fair." (I don't believe that he punched me. Bastard broke my nose. That's just not fair)

"You let your guard down, Padfoot. It's the first lesson you taught me and you forgot it. It's got nothing to do with being fair, you misjudged him because you used to be his friend, he thinks you're a deranged escaped mass murderer and that I'm a misled little boy whose been lied to by his evil dog father." The young voice astounded Remus with the maturity and wisdom contained within it.

"Whab do 'ou sugges' den?" Sirius asked. (What do you suggest then?)

"We dose you with Veritaserum. We let him have a bit first so he knows it's the real stuff then you drink some and he asks whatever questions he wants." Harry said, again demonstrating common sense that seemed to have escaped Sirius.

"Fine. But we keeb 'imb tied up. Don' wan' andother punch." Sirius told him. "You can talk to 'im. I'mb gebbing the potion." (Fine. But we keep him tied up. Don't want another punch. You can talk to him I'm getting the potion.)

Sirius left, while there was the sound of the scarping of a chair. "Wake up, Mr Lupin. I know you're awake, I'm the expert of pretending and acting. Sirius is making me take acting lessons for some reason, thinks it might help in the future." Harry smiled as Remus opened his eyes.

Remus blinked at his surroundings. They were in s tone bricked kitchen which had a stove, sink and a wall of cupboards at one end, and a small table, chair and sofa at the other.

"Where are we?" Remus questioned.

Harry smiled warily. "Grimmauld Place. London. Sirius's childhood home. His bed ridden mum thinks he's an escaped undercover Death Eater. Apparently it's the nicest she's been to him all his life. It's our in-between house for you." Harry explained. "We didn't want to question you at that hovel you call a home and we didn't want to take you to our home in case you decide to go running to Dumbledore. So we brought you here, told Mrs Black we had captured and are questioning and torturing Dumbledore's pet werewolf, oh that reminds me." Harry stamped hard of Remus's foot. Considering Remus was barefoot and Harry was wearing miniature Doc Martins it hurt. Remus screamed. "Sorry, she that we make sure that she heard a few screams. Friendly old hag she is."

"I could have just screamed for you." Remus pointed out.

Harry smirked his eyes shining with mischief. "Where would the fun in that be?"

Remus smiled. "That's either your father's genes coming through or the result of staying with Sirius for a year and a half."

"The old nature nurture argument. Sometimes neither apply if Sirius turned out how he was raised and like the family he was born into do you really think he would befriend a Potter and a werewolf, then attempt to kill a death eater and adopt a Potter?" Harry grinned and held his hand up as Remus began to talk. "He's innocent Mr Lupin. I promise it."

Just then the door opened. Sirius walked through, saw Remus and quickly sent a quick stinging hex at the man's groin. Remus screamed again. Sirius smirked. "Sorry Moony old chap. Just making my dear ol' mum believe."

"Harry said." Remus said his eyes watering.

Sirius turned to Harry. "Potter, you take all the fun out of life."

Harry shrugged. "Got your nose fixed then?"

Sirius muttered something.

"What was that, Black?"

"I asked my mum." He said in a small voice. Harry snorted while Remus chuckled.

"You asked your mum to fix your broken nose?" Harry asked incredulously.

"I couldn't pronounce the spell, my nose was broken." Sirius defended himself.

Harry sighed "excuses, excuses." He then grinned. "Did you get the truth serum?"

"Yes. Mum had some in storage." Sirius replied. "We give some to Moony first so he can tell it's the real stuff and we're not conning him. We can also leave the vial in full view so he knows that we don't pull a switcheroo. Ready, Moony?"

"I'm tied to a chair; do I really have a choice?" Remus asked dryly.

Harry and Sirius smirked as Sirius put three drops onto Remus's tongue. "Not really."

Remus's eyes glazed over and he got a far off look. "Sirius, ask away."

"What is your full name?" Sirius questioned.

"Remus Jonathan Romulus Lupin." Remus replied in a monotone.

"Sheesh. Jonathan and Romulus as middle names? Did your parents hate you from birth?" Harry asked rhetorically.

"No, my mother and father loved me, though my father abandoned my mother and I once I was bitten." Remus replied in the same monotone.

"He takes things a bit too literally." Sirius told Harry. "Remus, what were you really doing when James and I caught you looking through the seventh year girls changing room?" he looked at Harry. "He said he was looking for a book one of the girls had borrowed off him. I don't believe it."

"I was waiting for Amy Parkinson." Remus said. "We were going out."

"And you never told us? You bastard, you lucky bastard, but still." At Harry's questioning look Sirius shrugged. "She was hot."

"I didn't tell you and James 'cause you two somehow always managed to scare off all my other girlfriends." Remus told the two, the monotone fading from his voice.

"Not always. There was um, there was that one girl." Sirius stammered. "Y'know the one with the thing."

Remus and Harry both looked at him. "Sirius you're going to have to be more descriptive than that." Remus told him.

"Shut up." Sirius told him, childishly. "I'm going to take the serum now. Sirius dropped three drops onto his tongue.

Remus watch with trepidation as the glassy look appeared in his old friends eyes. He was satisfied with the look he asked his first question. "Are you a Death Eater?"

"No."

Remus's eyes widened in shock. "Did you kill Peter Pettigrew?"

"No."

"Were you the Potter's Secret Keeper?" he asked hope evident in his voice.

"No."

"Who was?"

"Peter Pettigrew." Sirius sate, hate clear in his glassy eyes.

Remus smiled, he had a few more questions to ask. "Why did you kidnap Harry?"

"To train him, James wanted his son trained, I'm doing that, I'm going to help him become the greatest wizard to walk the earth whether he wants it or not." Sirius said.

Harry interrupted quickly. "Where do you hide your supply of chocolate biscuits?"

"Under the loos floor board in front of your room." Sirius told him.

"I hate you." Harry muttered. He then turned to Remus. "Satisfied?"

Remus nodded as the effects on Sirius wore off. "Very. You can untie me now. I swear of my life, blood and magic that I won't try to escape, or turn either of you in." there was a flash of white indicating that magic had accepted the vow. "I will however help in any way I can."

Sirius rubbed his hand together, as Harry untied the werewolf. "Perfect, let the fun begin." He ran forwards and pulled both Harry and Sirius into a manly hug. "Let the Marauder's ride again."

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31st July 1986

"WAKE UP!" Harry awoke with a start, as Sirius voice awoke him from his slumber, he sat up quickly as if on automatic and received a face of cream and cake. He glared at Sirius who was laughing his head off, while in the back ground Remus shook his head at his best friend's antics.

"Happy Birthday, Cub." Sirius yelled. "Up and at'um. Lots to do today. Today is the beginning of the rest of your life."

"G'way." Harry mumbled hiding under the duck feather stuffed duvet. "Sleepy."

"No you're not." Sirius leapt onto the boy's bed, transforming as he went into his dog form. He landed with a whump and proceed to burrow into the mesh of covers and poking the six year old with his cold wet nose.

"Padfoot!" Harry rolled out the bed, pulling the duvet with him, landing with a bump onto the floor leaving a very proud black dog sitting on his bed, wearing a goofy doggy grin. "You're a right git at times, Paddy."

The dog turned back into Sirius who was grinning. "Your Dad said those exact words once when I soaked him in freezing cold water to wake him up."

"Well at least all I got wa- SIRIUS!" Harry said and screamed as Sirius discreetly pulled his wand out and soaked the boy in freezing cold water. "I'm awake God damn it!"

Sirius grinned, while Remus moved to get between the two if hexes began to fly, Harry knew some very nasty hexes, as did Sirius. "You two stop it. Harry get up and dressed, we have a surprise or rather several surprises for you."

Harry smiled and nodded, storming off towards his own toilet and shower room.

"Thanks Moony, I was afraid he'd hex me agi- bollocks!" Sirius hadn't noticed as Harry stuck his arm out of the bathroom and waved his wand in a complicated movement before flicking it as Sirius, who had shrunk to be little more than two foot high. "Shouldn't have taught him that one." His voice now high pitched and squeaky.

"You only have yourself to blame." Remus told him unsympathetically.

Remus had changed beyond recognition since he had moved in with Sirius and Harry. Not only was he, like Sirius looking his age rather than older, he was also looking after himself. Buying and wearing clean and decent looking clothes, though Sirius frequently told him he needed to catch up on styles. The man had also remembered how to have fun, pranking Sirius frequently, though he was still somewhat hesitant to trick Harry. That was until Harry had transfigured his clothes into a Vegas showgirls dress when he walked into London's largest Muggle Library.

He watched amused as Sirius tried to undo Harry's hex, unsuccessfully due to mispronunciation due to his new voice. Harry often did tricks like this, causing changes, on Sirius in particular, that made it difficult to say the incantations to reversal spells. Harry had thanked Remus for breaking Sirius's nose otherwise he would not have had the idea.

The two were waiting in the small kitchen of the cottage they were currently residing in for Harry, who finally walked in, yawning and running his hand through his messy hair, bringing memories back for the two men.

"Hey, Remus." Harry grinned at the house elf sized Sirius. "Morning shorty. I can't help but think, does the transfiguration carry over to your Animagus?"

Sirius grinned and turned into a dog. Though it wasn't his usual big shaggy dog form, he was in the form of a small black Chiwawa. Remus snorted and couldn't hold it in he started chuckling then a full blown laugh erupted from the usually reserved man.

"Harry I don't know how you did it, but that's hilarious. Accio Camera." A camera came flying towards him, and in a swift move he caught it brought it up to his face and took a picture of the miniature dog Sirius had become. "This is going in the album."

"Don't you dare." Sirius said turning back into the elf sized Black. He turned to Harry, "Now turn me back, or no present."

"Fine." Harry flicked his wand and watched as Sirius grew back to his usually size.

"Right, now Harry, Sirius and I have been talking." Remus began. "And we've decided a few things. The first being we are moving, it's too dangerous to stay around the British Isles, especially now you're growing up into an exact replica of James. Anyone that was at school or in the Order with us could identify you as a Potter and since you're the only Potter alive-"

"Any sign of you and Dumbledore would be on our arse like a bad smell to a skunk." Sirius summed up. "So come August we're going to Europe, I wanted to go somewhere fun like Paris or Amsterdam, but Moony vetoed those ideas, instead we've picked up a pretty nice place in the bad forests of Romania. We're going to Transylvania baby yeah." He stopped with arms in the air in celebration and looked at the two, who were looking at him with quirked eye brows. "What?"

"Anyway, we've decided to make it up to you in two ways," Remus continued as if Sirius's interruption hadn't happened. "You're six and we're both pretty sure you could scrap acceptable in your OWLs, but we want you to be at outstanding level. So we've hired a tutor that ensures us judging from your records that we've been keeping he can have you up to Outstanding NEWT level by the time you're eight. Then we can start teaching you serious battle and dueling magic. Like you've been asking for."

Harry grinned and pumped his fists in the air. "YES!" the two adults watched as the small boy celebrated.

"And also, Moony and I, after much searching found all the ingredients for a potion that we want you to take. We never got the chance to take it, we had to do it the old fashioned way, but here, Happy birthday." Sirius pulled out a vial of golden shimmering slightly transparent liquid. "Add a drop of blood and down it when you get into bed tonight."

"What is it?" Harry asked curiously.

"It's the Animagus potion. The short cut to becoming an Animagus." Sirius told him proudly. "This time tomorrow you'll be a fully-fledged Marauder."

"Really? You're serious?" Harry questioned. Sirius went to speak. But Harry cut him off, "come out with a Serious Sirius joke and I'll get out the blackmail photos and send them to the Prophet, they'd love to get pictures of the infamous Sirius Black especially dressed in women's underwear."

"You wouldn't" Sirius said with narrowed eyes. Harry grinned and gave Sirius his overly cocky smile, the one that both Remus and Sirius had dubbed The Potter Prank Smirk. Sirius paled. "You would wouldn't you?"

"Yep, I would." Harry grinned. "You know I would, front page News. Is Sirius Black escaping capture by dressing as a woman? Or Has Sirius Black had a sex change to elude authorities. There's so many options and headlines to go with such a picture."

"Sometimes I Sirius-ly hate you, Pup."

"I know." Harry grinned. "So where we going for my birthday this year? Bowling last year, the zoo the year before that? Where too this year?"

Sirius grinned. "Well Moony suggested the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, but I thought nahh. Let's do something fun and non educational."

"Where we going?" Harry asked, it was always fun when Sirius planned outings.

"We're going to a water park." Sirius exclaimed. "Water slides, pools, Jacuzzis, women in tight little bikinis. We're goin' to live the dream for your last birthday in England for a while."

"Sweet, I'll go grab my swim stuff." Harry climbed to his feet and ran off to his room.

Sirius sent a superior smirk to Remus. "Told he'd like a water park over museums."

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