A warm ray of sunlight shone through the windows of the Black-Lupin-Potter Manor early the following morning. It was a contradiction though, the weather compared to the state of mind in the manor. Young Harry Potter was having a dreadful nightmare about Sirius being taken away by Dementors, and Sirius and Remus were having a very important and serious discussion in the kitchen.
"Moony, what are we going to do about Renwick invading Harry's nightmares? The fact that he can hurt our pup in his sleep…" Sirius said as he ran his hand through his hair for the umpteenth time that morning.
"I know Padfoot, but there is nothing we can do but see how this plays out. We've already reported Renwick to the Ministry and when they find him, we can go ourselves and personally dispose of him. No one touches my cub and lives to tell the tale," Remus said, a dangerous gleam in his eyes. The wolf inside him snarled in agreement, protective of Harry.
"At least Harry didn't have another nightmare last night," Sirius thought out loud. "I'll never be able to forget the way he looked after he woke up yesterday. The Cruciatus curse, by God, I can't believe they dared do that to Harry while I'm still alive!"
Remus placed a hand on Sirius' shoulder. "Easy there Padfoot. We'll get our revenge eventually. Right now, we need to be there for our cub."
Meanwhile, the boy in discussion was upstairs just waking up from his horrible nightmare. A cold sweat covered his body and his throat was a bit sore from yelling. Sitting up in a huff, he ran his hand over his face before putting on his glasses. Even his sheets were soaked from his sweat, so he quickly changed them with a flick of his wand before getting into a hot shower. Once satisfied that his heart rate had slowed down enough, he dried off and changed into a clean set of jeans and a t-shirt. Once satisfied, Harry decided to have some fun with Sirius, so he transformed into his dog form.
Darting downstairs, Harry found Sirius and Remus making breakfast in the kitchen. Walking over silently, he sat on his back end and lifted up his front legs so that he was in a begging position. Then, he pressed his ears flat on the back of his head and looked up with the most innocent, pleading expression before letting out a whimper. Sirius, who was flipping the bacon, jumped at the sound of a dog from beneath him. Remus also jumped while he was making pancakes beside Sirius. They both looked down and burst out laughing at the sight of Harry. Reaching over Sirius grabbed an already cooked piece of bacon and flung it down to Harry, who caught it in his awaiting mouth. Licking his lips, Harry stood up on his hind legs so that he was standing upright beside his guardians.
"Harry, you're shedding on the food!" Remus said, letting out a chuckle as he gently rubbed his knuckles into Harry's doggy skull. Standing back on all fours, Harry transformed back into his human form with a chuckle.
Sirius smiled. "Come on you two, breakfast is ready." They all headed into the dining room and began digging into the pancakes and bacon.
"How come you two cooked instead of Dobby?" Harry asked.
Remus looked up at him. "Dobby is only going to cook one meal per day. The rest of his time will be used to clean or offer company."
Harry nodded in response. When they had all finished eating, Sirius waved his wand and the dishes vanished back to the kitchen. I love magic! Harry absolutely loved getting to see magic being used from the comforts of home. It was something he never got to see at the Dursley's (for obvious reasons). "Come now Harry, let's all head out to Diagon Alley!" Remus said as they all stood up. Harry clung onto Sirius, and with a loud crack, they disapparated.
AN: I can't thank you enough for reading this far, and no worries, the next chapter will be long, and there will be action! And thanks to for your lovely comment. It made me "smile like a maniac".