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Chapter 36
Harry nodded eagerly, showing that the five-year-old had still not completely vanished.
Sirius grinned.
"Alright, here you are." He handed Harry a vial with some kind of potion inside of it. The potion was strangely green, and Harry's first thought was that he'd rather not drink it.
Harry tried to guess what this potion was for, but gave up, "Sirius, what is that?"
Sirius smirked and drew himself up to his full height. He extended his hand in a dramatic gesture and said, "This, Harry, is the one and only- Animagus potion!"
Harry's eyes widened and he gasped.
"You mean- you mean that I can- I mean wow- do you really mean…..?"
Sirius laughed at the look on Harry's face and ruffled his air affectionately. He grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him outside into the back garden. Harry was still staring at him in a daze. Sirius shook his head with a smile and crossed his arms.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Drink it!"
Harry shook himself out of his daze and slowly, carefully, uncorked the vial. The liquid hissed slightly and splashed against the walls of glass. Licking his lips nervously, Harry tilted his head back and gulped down the potion as quickly as he could.
It tasted horrible, and one moment Harry thought he was going to throw up, when suddenly, he felt the strangest sensation. It was as though someone was taking his body apart and putting it together differently! At the same time, he could feel himself shrink, and the tingling sensation on his skin told him that he was either growing fur or sprouting feathers.
And then, it was over. Harry blinked dazedly. He was just about to fly around for a while, when there was a 'pop'! And he was back in his human form.
Sirius was grinning madly at him.
"Wow, Harry! You were a Phoenix! A magical animal, this is really rare-"
Sirius broke off, because at that moment, the odd sensation started again, only this time, Harry's head was suddenly becoming heavier. He could tell that he was a four-legged animal, but before he could investigate further, there was again that 'popping' sound and he was back to human form Sirius was staring at him open-mouthed.
"Merlin, Harry! – You have two Animagus forms! A phoenix and a stag-"
Sirius was forced to stop again, because for the third time, Harry was changing into an animal. Only this time, he was not shrinking, he was actually growing, a lot, and a strange, white thing protruded from his forehead. Harry squinted, trying to see what it was, but was transformed back into human form before he had a chance.
Sirius was now positively gaping at him.
"Sweet Merlin, Harry! Three forms! The only wizard to ever have three Animagus forms before was Merlin!"
Harry looked surprised.
"Oh."
Sirius couldn't bring himself to stop gaping at Harry.
His godson frowned: "Padfoot, is something wrong?" he asked anxiously.
"What?" Sirius was startled out of his daze.
"Is something wrong?" Harry repeated, even more worriedly.
Sirius shook his head, a wan smile on his face.
"I was just surprised, Harry. Two of your three Animagus forms are magical animals; even Merlin had only one magical Animagus form. Harry, you must be as powerful as him, if not more so!"
"Is that bad?" Harry searched his father's eyes for clues and reassurance.
Sirius had to smile again.
"No, as a matter of fact it is a very good thing, Harry."
Seeing that his (god) son was still worried, Sirius pulled him into his arms gently. Harry hugged Sirius back and buried his face in Sirius' chest. Since he had returned to his normal age, he found that he actually liked to be hugged. It made him feel safe and protected and reassured him that he was still allowed to be a child in Sirius' presence, even when the rest of the world expected him to act like an adult and defeat Voldermort for them.
Sirius knew some of what Harry was feeling and was glad that he could finally protect Harry. Hew knew that his son was still very insecure at times and needed his love and reassurance. Secretly, Sirius hoped that the Animagus transformation would help Harry.
After a few minutes, Sirius pulled away from the hug reluctantly: "Harry, you need to choose which form you want to transform into first."
Harry thought about it for a few moments, and then shook his head: "I don't know, Sirius. They all felt great….."
Sirius smiled understandingly: "How about I tell you a secret first, Harry?"
Harry nodded, hoping that it would help him with his decision.
"Alright," Sirius smiled, "Here goes."
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