Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Psh I wish I did. So yea, Twilight is to Meyer as Harry Potter is to Rowling.

AN: Hey guys! So midterms passed. I think I did okay except for one thing. See, my religion teacher doesn't teach us religion. He actually teaches us anything but religion. It's pretty much an economics, American history, global history, and math course. On the same day of his midterm was my physics midterm. Now I'm okay at physics so I wasn't worried. I spent the whole week studying freaking religion. Ten girls in our class made an outline, one person for each chapter. The next day I was horrified to find that religion was so crazy easy and the second part of my Physics test has caused me to fail it. GOSH DARNIT! So thanks for being really patient with me and listening to my rant. Ehehe.

Chapter 8: Uncle Sirius and Mr. Severus

"Momma, may I have eggs please?"

"Certainly."

Esme reached over and filled Harry's plate. He smiled up at her and kissed her cheek. She let out a little giggle and laid a kiss of her own on his forehead. Carlisle was breezing through the Daily Prophet. He murmured to himself every time something caught his interest. Harry began looking over until he decided to sit in his father's lap to look at the newspaper as well. Esme moved the plate of eggs in front of him so he could continue eating. Emmett was sitting on the other side of Carlisle with his arm around Rosalie. The blonde was staring curiously at wizard fashion magazine Albus had given her. Alice was at the other table with Jasper, speaking quietly about what they could do before they had to go back home. Edward, who was sitting next to Esme, was drumming his fingers on the table.

"Mommy, did you make breakfast for Macy and the other house elves?"

Esme shook her head. "Macy told me I wasn't allowed to."

"Why not?"

"Because she didn't think a pretty lady like me should be bothered to cook for them," she said shyly.

Harry stared up at her before turning back to his eggs. He pushed a forkful into his mouth and looked at the moving pictures in the newspaper. "Well we should cook breakfast for them, but you are pretty momma."

"Thank you, darling."

Carlisle glanced up and smiled at her. She grinned back before looking away in embarrassment.

"You're mother is quite beautiful, isn't she Harry?" he said softly. Harry nodded. "One look at her and I was a goner, son." If she could blush she would've.

"Oh like how I thought Mary was pretty?" he asked.

Carlisle nodded. "How is Mary by the way?" The cute girl was in Harry's class and he had the most adorable crush on her. Carlisle didn't expect Harry's eyes to narrow at her name when he said it.

"She stole my cookies and broke one of my action figures." He glared at the wall. "Girls!" Emmett choked on his laughter as Rosalie smacked the back of his head for finding what Harry said amusing. Jasper glanced back at the boy with a smirk while Edward chuckled quietly.

"Good morning, all!" said a cheery Albus as he floated into the room. They all smiled at him before turning back to the doors to watch Sirius and Remus walk in.

Harry gave his biggest smile as he ran over to his godfathers. With a leap, he was in Remus' arms. "Mornin' Uncle Remus," he giggled. The werewolf smiled at him and kissed his cheek. He nodded his head towards the other man. "Mornin' Uncle Sirius." Sirius looked at him with shock before grinning as well. "Momma told me what happened, so sorry Uncle Sirius. Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater is the big fat meanie, not you."

Sirius' eyes became glossy for a fraction of a moment. "Thank you, little pup. That means a lot to me." Harry shrugged, clearly not understanding how important it was to Sirius.

"Now put me down, Uncle Moony. I'm still hungry and we were having a pleasant conversation."

"About what?"

"Backstabbing girls," he growled.

"Harry James!" Esme snapped.

He straightened next to Remus with an innocent look on his face. "Sorry, momma," he said with a soft, wispy voice. Sirius' laughter echoed through the hall.

"I had a girlfriend when I was your age," he told Harry, laying a hand on his head as they walked towards the table. "Broke up with her though. She stole my cookie."

Harry's eyes widened and he gave an exasperated sigh. "What is wrong with girls and cookies?"

"I just don't know."

"Silly lot, they are."

Esme frowned as she turned back to Carlisle. "He's been hanging around Englishmen for too long."

"And what's wrong with Englishmen?" He asked with a raise of a brow.

She rolled her eyes and pushed the newspaper until it was inches away from his face. "Just keep reading, darling."

"I think it's quite charming that Harry still has his accent," Carlisle voiced, setting the newspaper down on the table.

"It is," Alice piped. "He's going to be a lady killer when he grows up. I saw it."

Rosalie scoffed. "If you think I'm going to let human girls near Harry, you're more insane than I thought. They're much too ditzy."

"Not all of them," she argued. "And besides Harry is human! He can't date a vampire! They'll eat him!"

Harry's eyes widened. "I thought they just steal cookies!"

Alice glanced at Esme and Carlisle who were now glaring at her. She let out a sheepish laugh. "No, no. Harry. Don't worry. They-" She stopped talking as she stared forward. Jasper's hand trailed up her back as he waited for her patiently. She blinked and looked around with a snicker. "Quiet everybody. Dracula's coming."

Right when she finished her sentence someone came in through the doors. The family gave a quick glance up and saw Severus Snape for the first time. Carlisle looked back at Albus and found the man smiling happily. It was obvious that the headmaster had asked his loyal employee to come up. Sirius groaned quietly as Remus patted his shoulder. "Good morning, Severus," Remus said politely as the potions master walked in.

Severus stopped in his step. His head snapped to look at the werewolf. Sirius scoffed when Severus began glaring at Remus. "He said 'good morning', Snape. Isn't it polite to say it back?"

"I don't get one from you, Black?" He said in his low, sarcastic drawl.

Sirius let out a quick laugh before he sat up, brought his fists to his chest and widened his eyes. "Good morning, Snivellus," He said with an airy tone, resembling a little girl. Severus glanced at the others in the room as embarrassment flooded through him. How he despised that name. He was about to snap back when he heard a small voice.

"Name calling is impolite. Mommy said so. That's why she takes away my candy when I call people big fat meanies." Severus turned and saw a little boy sitting next to a beautiful woman. "You should apologize."

"Harry," the woman started, "Greet Severus properly."

"Good morning Mr. Severus!" Harry said cheerily. Obsidian eyes stared into emerald ones. Harry Potter… Severus quickly looked away. His eyes were just like Lily's. He hadn't taken Albus seriously when the man said so. Was the child being treated properly? Was he being spoiled? He wasn't beaten when he got in trouble, was he? With a shake of his head, Severus continued up to his seat next to Albus.

"Good morning, Mr. Potter," He said quietly.

"Mr. Cullen."

He let out an exasperated sigh and turned around. "What?"

"His last name is Cullen." Who was this boy with his odd colored hair and nearly black eyes? Severus stared at him for a minute. Black eyes?

"When was the last time you fed, boy?" He asked. The whole family turned to look at the boy in question. He looked around in embarrassment.

"I fed! You don't need to be hungry to have black eyes. I got irritated."

"Why?" Esme asked.

"I can't read his thoughts," he answered quietly, much too quietly for Severus to hear.

With a quick "whatever" he turned on his heel and continued on to his seat. The vampires asked Harry to be quiet as they listened to the conversation between the two. "I cannot believe you forced me up here," the man muttered.

"Now, now Severus. I know you were at least a bit curious of Harry's family."

"No I was merely curious about how ugly Black has gotten. It seems 'a lot' would be the answer." They couldn't help it. The Cullens began laughing at what he said. "Oh right," Severus sighed as he began to tuck in. "Vampire hearing."

"What'd he say?" He heard Black's angry voice echo across the hall. One of the vampires leaned in and whispered something. "Damn right I'm a beautiful man."

Severus dropped his fork with an irritated growl. "I did not call you beautiful, you arrogant fool! I called you ugly!"

Sirius stood and fought against Remus forcing him back down. "I'm not ugly, you're ugly!"

"You guys fight like my friends Julian and Nick!" Harry voiced.

"What happened with those two?" Carlisle asked with a smug smile, already knowing the answer.

"They said sorry and now they share toys and candy!"

Sirius and Severus stared at the boy, glanced at each other, then looked away in absolute horror.

Best friends with each other?

Not in a million years.

Laughter echoed loudly as two men ran down the corridor, one with a little boy on his back. "Slow down, Uncle Moony!" Harry giggled. He glanced over at Sirius to see the man quickly shift into a dog and stumble around the place until he gained speed and was running alongside them again. A joyous cry left Harry's lips as Padfoot looked up at him with a bark. After a few minutes they slowed down tried to catch their breath. Sirius had transformed back from Padfoot and was lying on the floor, breathing heavily.

"Okay, Harry," Sirius panted. "What are we going to do now?"

"Take Padfoot on a walk! With a leash and everything!" Remus couldn't stop laughing at Sirius' expense.

The animagus however wasn't as amused. His face scrunched up and he gave a grunt. "How about we just take you to Hogsmeade? Get you a kiddie broom or something."

Harry frowned before shrugging his acceptance. "I guess so."

"Ah come on," He chuckled. Sirius got onto his feet and took Harry into his arms. "It'll be fun. Kiddie brooms are wicked."

"Alice already bought me a kiddie broom though!"

"So then we'll get you something else," Remus told him resolutely.

"But momma taught me not to ask for too much because it isn't polite," Harry recited, remembering his mother's words clearly. Asking for too much was greedy and that made greedy boys who didn't get cookies after dinner or any sweets at all.

"Don't worry, kid," Sirius laughed. "We aren't going to spoil you. We're just going to get you a gift or two."

~*~

Sirius smiled as he paid the man. The cashier looked up and gave him his change. "Thank you, sir, and might I say, welcome back." Sirius winked. He was already well-known in the wizarding world but now that the truth had come out, he had become more famous than notorious. Sure there were the handful of people who were still unsure to believe him or not, but he didn't mind. Most could see the evidence was right in their faces. Sirius turned back to look at Harry. The boy smiled up at him.

"Thank you for the candy, Uncle Sirius," He said shyly. Sirius chuckled and handed him the bagful of sweets. He was expecting Harry to go to the toy store only to find that his godson was quite simple and easy to please.

"Where do you want to go now, Harry?" Remus asked softly.

The boy shrugged. "I don't need anything else. We can just go home now."

"Now, now, none of that," Sirius laughed. Harry glanced up at him and saw that both his godfathers were looking at a store across from them. He looked forward and smiled when he saw a magical pet shop. "Do you want to go, Harry?"

Harry shook his head with a blush. "No, it's okay."

"Alright, it's settled then." Sirius took the bag and gave it to Remus. With a quick swipe, Harry was back in Sirius' arms. "Here we go." He walked Harry across to the store and set him down to start looking.

Harry gave him a stubborn glare. "I can walk, Uncle Siri!"

"But you weren't going to walk here, now start looking. We're going to get you a pet."

Harry frowned. "What if Emmett tries to eat it?"

"Aren't you worried about the rest of them eating your pet?" Remus laughed.

"No, only Emmett would do it."

"Harry, just start looking and we'll talk to your brother," Sirius grinned. After a hesitant squirm, Harry gave them a large smile and ran into the store. "Eager little boy, isn't he?"

"Always was," Remus responded.

"Just like James."

They walked in and followed him around. Harry was looking into the number of cages but the two could tell that he wasn't interested in what he was seeing. "What's that?" He asked, pointing at a furry animal that was wrapping itself into a ball. Remus looked in and grinned at Harry's choice.

"That's a magical wolf pup. Its lifespan will be as long as yours and it'll stay young and fit. Once it recognizes its owner, he'll listen to the command of that person only. It appears instantly with a call of its name and disappears when you tell it to. You'd be lucky to have one." Harry stared at the wolf curiously. The pup, sensing another presence lifted its head from where it was previously tucked. Its head tilted and surveyed Harry inquisitively as well. Harry let out a hum, reached in and brushed its head before continuing to walk down the aisle.

He turned and found himself in the reptile section. His eyes glanced back and forth between the different cases before they settled on a certain one that caught his interest. An average length snake was coiled and staring straight back at Harry with its dark eyes. Its dark green scales glistened every now and then when the light hit it. "Is he magical to?"

"Just like the wolf pup, especially for you, Harry," Remus told him, holding his shoulder softly.

Sirius frowned. "What's that mean?"

"He's a parselmouth," he whispered quietly

"What?!"

"Sirius, calm down. It doesn't make him evil and you know that."

Sirius shot him an irritated glare. "I know that! It was just shocking. You didn't tell me that before."

The two quieted as they watched Harry's fingers touch the glass that encased the snake while staring back at the aisle that the wolf was lying in. The boy let out a quiet sigh as he looked back and forth. "So Harry, which one do you want?" Remus asked, knowing it would be a hard decision.

Harry stared up at the two. Which one did he want most?

~*~

Esme smiled as she watched Harry walk in with Sirius and Remus. He grinned at her before looking back at his arms. Esme looked down, wondering what he was looking at. The boy was carrying a blanket in his arms that seemed to be moving around slightly. She raised her head by an inch and breathed in. "A wolf?!" Esme asked in horror. The two fools bought him a pet? One that could easily be eaten by a hungry vampire?

"Momma, look," he said happily when he finally stood in front of her. An adorable little pup was staring up at her with its amber eyes. "Uncle Siri bought me a puppy!"

"A puppy?" she asked weakly.

Harry nodded in excitement. "Uncle Moony helped me name him."

"What did you name him?" She gritted through her teeth, glaring up at Remus in irritation. He looked away in innocence.

"Faolan," Harry answered proudly.

Her eyes softened and she looked at the two. "Little wolf."

"Uncle Remy said Faolan recognized me as his master so he does anything I say, but I won't force him! Unless someone gets me angry. Then I'll make him poo in their beds!"

Remus cleared his throat and Sirius laughed loudly. "Harry can command the wolf to do almost anything, vocally or mentally. The two have connected and Faolan can be seen as one of his familiars."

She was about to ask a question about the wolf before she stopped herself. "One?"

Harry glanced up before giggling. "Oh yea! Malinda, stop hiding." Malinda? A name meaning both "dark serpent" and "sweet serpent". Esme's sensitive hearing caught the sound of a hiss before a snake slithered out of Harry's pocket and onto his shoulders. Esme shot out of her seat with a shriek. "Uncle Siri and Uncle Moony got me Malinda!"

"CARLISLE!"

"Dumbledore?"

"At the ministry, with Sirius making sure everything is now straightened out."

"Lupin?"

"Rosalie, Alice and Esme have decided to take him out on a shopping spree for new clothes."

"The rest of you and your… parasite clan?"

"We're going to explore the Forbidden Forest for Albus to see what other dangers exist there besides the known ones." Severus rubbed his forehead in irritation. "Severus I know I haven't known you for a long time but it would be quite helpful if you watched Harry for us."

"And why should I do something oh so helpful for you?" He sneered.

"I'll pay?"

Severus glared at him before quickly glancing away. Albus would be quite disappointed if he refused such a polite request. "If he gives me one second of grief, I'm throwing the boy in the dungeons."

Carlisle smiled. Alice already assured him that Severus would do nothing to harm Harry. He walked to the door and opened it to let his son in. "Wonderful! Thank you so much, Severus." He bent down to his son's level and gave him a tight hug. "Be good for Mr. Severus."

"Yes daddy," the boy promised. Carlisle pecked his forehead and turned back to the potions master.

"I really can't thank you enough, Severus."

"You can thank me by leaving," he muttered. Instead of being insulted like Severus hoped he would be, Carlisle laughed softly. "Be gone, vampire! Leave with your spawn."

"Thank you, Severus. Harry!"

"I promised already daddy!" the boy whined. Carlisle kissed his head one more time before leaving him in the care of a grumpy Severus Snape. Harry smiled up at him. "Hi, Mr. Severus!"

He glared down at the boy. "That's enough of your tomfoolery." Harry frowned and opened his mouth to respond but Severus raised his hand. When Harry knew not to say anything, Severus reached out and picked him up by his underarms. He carried Harry across the room and dropped him onto a chair. "You will stay here while I will be on the other side of the room to brew a potion needed for the Hospital Wing. If you make one sound, one utterance that disturbs me, my potion may just blow up and kill the both of us. Would you like that?" Harry shook his head slowly. "Good. So sit down and shut up." The boy's bottom found the surface of the chair and his hand quickly covered his mouth. Severus nodded, pleased, before walking towards the simmering cauldron on the other side of the room.

"Hey, Mr. Severus." He groaned, wondering why he thought a young boy like Harry would listen to directions. "What are you making?"

"None of your business."

"Oh…" Harry sighed. "Can I help?"

"No, you silly boy!" Severus slammed his hand on the desk, making the boy jump in his seat. "It's much too dangerous for you to make a potion and that is why you are seated on the other side of the room. You're bloody parents didn't think of that before they left you in my care but since nothing can be done you will stay on your side of the room and I will stay on mine."

An awkward silence fell upon them. "But I can learn how to make lotions before I go to school!"

"POTIONS!"

"Oh geez," Harry closed his eyes and smacked his forehead because of his mistake. Severus couldn't help the amusement that flooded through him. He turned around to hide a smirk and bent over the cauldron, slowly adding the first ingredient into the bubbling liquid. "Mr. Severus can I please help?"

"Absolutely not, now shut up."

With only a few minutes of silence Severus was again interrupted by odd sounds. He glanced around, wondering where the quiet hissing was coming from. He wasn't the only one hearing that was he? He quickly looked at the boy only to find that Harry was the source of the incessant noise. "Boy, would you-" His sentence faltered as he watched a snake slither out of Harry's pocket and make its way to lounge on Harry's shoulders. "Harry…" Harry looked up with a hum. "Do you…speak to snakes?"

"Yes, Mr. Severus. This is Malinda! She's my pretty, baby snake. Uncle Siri told me that one day she's gonna get longer and will be even more deadly!"

"Get that out of here!" Severus shouted in horror.

Harry frowned. "But Mr. Severus, she's harmless right now. I'm her bossy-boss so she has to do what I say." He giggled and looked down at Malinda, hissing quietly to her.

"Enough! Make it leave!" Harry rolled his eyes before hissing a command. Malinda bowed her head before disappearing from the room. Severus sighed in irritation. "Just… just come over here. Stand on this chair." Harry gave him a bright smile as he hopped towards the man and climbed onto the chair next to him. "I'll point at what to give me and you'll pass it over. Don't drop anything in. Let me handle that."

"Okay, Mr. Severus."

~*~

"Is it done yet?" Harry asked. Severus glanced at the cauldron before shaking his head.

"Patience, young one. It should be done in a few more minutes."

Harry looked around in boredom. He was currently lying on his stomach across three desks that were pushed together. He swung his feet in the air while his head swayed back and forth in his hands. "Faolan," he sung. The wolf pup appeared on the little space Harry left for him on the desk. Faolan barked as he lunged into Harry's arms before he fell off the table. Harry giggled and stroked his pup's fur. "You're such a silly wolf, Faolan!"

"Did Black give that one to you as well?" Severus asked, looking up from his work. Faolan barked at him before resting his head back in Harry's arms.

"Mhmm," Harry answered. "He's only a puppy but he's going to get older like Malinda."

"You'll get older as well."

"I know. Did you know that when I'm eleven I'm going to go to school here?"

"Yes, and I will be your teacher. God forbid I must teach a brat like you."

Harry giggled while Faolan listened quietly. "If you're gonna be my teacher then did I get an A on this potion?"

"First of all, brat, I can't give you a grade because you didn't make this by yourself. Second of all, the grading system is different from muggles." He got up from his desk and walked over to the cauldron. "I at least expect an "exceeds expectations" from you. If not, you will be serving detention every night, scrubbing cauldrons with toothbrushes and what not."

"I'll just use magic," He said cheekily.

"I'll take your wand away."

"I don't need to use my wand."

"Don't be arrogant, you little brat," Severus sneered. "Of course you'll need a wand. You aren't that powerful."

Harry frowned. "I'll make Faolan clean for me," he giggled. Faolan growled at him before licking his cheek in forgiveness. "Sorry Faolan." He barked in response and licked Harry's cheek again for good measure.

Severus stirred the potion twice before nodding his head. "It's finished."

Harry jumped up in excitement, getting off the desks and running over. Faolan was quick to follow him, making his way carefully from the desk, to the chair then finally onto the ground. He clumsily made his way across the room until he stopped before Harry and sat next to him. "What do we do with it?"

"I shall put them in these vials," with a quick wave of Severus' wand, a dozen vials appeared before him, "Then I will bring them up to Madame Pomfrey."

Just as Severus was about to lift one of the vials, a knock sounded at the door. The two turned to see who opened the door. "Edward!" The four- year old smiled, running into his older brother's arms. "I made a potion!"

"Did you?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. "And how was his work, Professor?"

Severus smirked. "Acceptable, Mr. Cullen."

Edward smiled kindly. "We'll be leaving tomorrow at ten. The Weasleys are coming and you certainly aren't amused with them," he paused to hear Severus snort, "It would be lovely if you came to see us off… according to Carlisle that is."

"And why should I see you off?"

"You get to see Sirius and Remus leave."

"It's settled then," Severus grumbled. "I'll be in the Great Hall in the morning."

Harry allowed Malinda to curl around his arm while Faolan nuzzled Ron's face in farewell. "Momma said we'll come back every summer to visit you…and Grandpa Albus… and Mr. Severus," Harry told him. Ron nodded sadly, knowing that he was going to be bored for another year until Harry came back.

"Can we still write letters?" Ron asked.

"Yup. Uncle Moony and Uncle Siri put a spell on everyone so they can't eat people, Faolan or any of the owls."

"That's good."

"Yea. Daddy and Jasper were really happy but Emmett wasn't," Harry frowned before shrugging. "He wanted to eat Faolan and when he couldn't he got angry. I made Faolan pee on him. Momma didn't let me have dessert that night."

Ron giggled. "Can Faolan come if the twins bother me?"

"Course!"

"Harry!" The two glanced at Esme who was beckoning him over. "The portkey is going to activate." With a long sigh, Harry leaned over and hugged Ron.

"I'll miss you."

"Miss you too," Ron grinned.

"Faolan, go to your cage." The pup barked and trotted over to his carrier so he would be safe during their transport. Rosalie bent down and kissed Ron's cheek, making the boy blush darkly, before picking Harry up and onto her back.

"We'll see you again, little Ron," Rosalie promised. Harry waved at him as Rosalie carried him towards the rest of their family.

Carlisle shook Severus' hand firmly with a gentile smile. "You should visit. Teach more about potions to Harry."

"You'd be a fool to think I'd willingly go to a house that holds not only blood-thirsty vampires, but Sirius Black and Remus Lupin."

'I'm sure they've matured over these years, especially with what has happened." Carlisle glanced back at the two men in question. They were currently saying their goodbyes to the Headmaster. "Remus still feels guilty for risking your life."

"That wasn't his fault, it was Black's."

"And he's held guilt too. He's much too proud to admit it though." Carlisle sighed and put his hands in his pockets. "Don't let your past prejudices get in the way of your relationship with my son. He isn't his father. He's just…"

"Harry?" He finished with a soft question. "When you left him with me yesterday, I was expecting to see a clone of James Potter. He already looked like him; it made sense to me if he acted just like him too." He looked away in shame. "It's clear to see that Harry is like his real father in so many ways but… gods. He's just like Lily."

Carlisle stared at the man before him, realizing that it wasn't just childhood enmity Severus held against James Potter. "Well then," he started. "If Lily Potter was the one who you cared about, I'm sure she would be happy to see you aren't alienating her only son."

Severus turned to look at the Cullens who could now be looked at as more of a family than a coven. With a quick glance at the blond vampire, he crossed his arms and turned to leave. "It would be pleasing if Harry had an introduction to potions before his school mates, and I'm sure he'll pass it along to the Weasley brat. I'm sure you wouldn't want your son failing a course, now would you?" With one last, fleeting look at Harry he walked out of the Great Hall and back to his room in the dungeons.