Alright people what's goin on? Thank you once again for your continuous support!  And to prove just how dedicated to you; I have left Pirates of the Caribbean to write this chapter! Lol. Anyway I shall talk to you later! Enjoy!

"Sirius you cannot tell him." Remus said standing by the kitchen sink holding a half full cup of coffee. Sirius who was sitting at the kitchen table asked….

"Well why the hell not Remus? He has the right to know if some nutter is after him! Or do you just not care?" Remus glared at Sirius. He then put his cup down on the table, went to close the kitchen door, took a seat opposite Sirius as he said….

"Sirius I care for Harry just as much as you do but he is not your son! He is James and Lily s. Dumbledore instructed us not to convey anything to him…"

"Okay so we lie to him? And then when he does discover the truth he will also realise that we were concealing information….."

"Sirius please just listen to me mate. Harry is eleven years old. He knows about Voldemort and that he will have due battle with him some day. Why must you be so persistent in telling him everything at such a young age?"

"Telling him everything? Remus, Quirell is possibly after the philosophers stone right? He more than likely wants it for Voldemort yeah? He is under suspicion for jinxing Harry s broom at the match yesterday okay? He is teaching Harry defence against the dark arts which is quite an easy target if you think about it. Harry is vulnerable to him and you want him to remain uninformed about all of this!"

"Sirius it is up to James and Lily whether or not they tell him, not you…."

"Harry wrote to me not to James and Lily…."

"Only because he knows that you will tell him anything and everything! Look Sirius I have to go to work but please promise me that you will tell James that Harry wrote…." Sirius was shaking his head.

"Sirius please be reasonable here! This is not your decision. We have to decide together what is best and surely you can see that James and Lily have the right to know that their SON wrote! If you don't tell them then I will. Ill be home by three so we can talk more then okay?"

"Ya whatever mate. See you then." Sirius replied sourly as he got up to go back to bed.

"Sirius…." Remus called so he turned around slowly and casually.

"Don't do anything stupid please?"

"I have to be in to work for nine and I won't be finished till five. So even if I wanted to, I couldn't."

"Right….well….see you later so." Remus replied as Sirius smiled blandly and said "Yeah.". Remus then got up and headed outside to apparate to work whilst Sirius went back to bed for a couple of hours.

At nine O clock Harry and company found themselves at the back of potions class laying out their ingredients along the bench. They were making an instant sleeping potion. Harry and Ron were working together whilst Hermione was working with Rob. Both pairs had their cauldrons out and were reading the board where Snape had written up the instructions. They only had an hour to make the potion so concentration was vital. Ron turned to Harry and discreetly asked….

"Have you heard from Sirius?"

"No but I hope that he writes back soon."

"Are you sure that he won't tell Remus or even your parents that you were asking stuff…"

"I don't know if he will or not but…."

"Potter! Weasley! Tell me this….how good are your maths skills?" Snape asked coldly.

"Fine. Why do you ask….professor?" Harry asked in a feigned polite tone.

"Well it just seems to me that neither one of you have done an ounce of work since this class commenced. You have sixty minutes to brew up this potion but that was fifteen minutes ago. The potion normally takes thirty minutes to mature….now if your maths skills are fine Potter….tell me how much time you have left."

"Well sir….since there is only forty-five minutes of class remaining…..I guess we have forty-five minutes to brew it…sir." Harry replied dryly.

"Don't….get….smart….with me Potter!" Snape retorted leaning over the bench to stare at Harry.

"Oh no I wasn't Sir. But I do apologise if you thought I was Professor."

Snape stepped back from the bench as he said…

"I want this presented on my desk in fifteen minutes Potter and if you don't….Gryffindor shall be deducted five points. Understand?"

"Yes sir." Harry and Ron replied in unison. Snape glared once more at Harry and Ron before quickly walking back to his desk. Harry and Ron released the laughter they were suppressing. Rob smirked at them whilst Hermione just sighed.

"Oh what is wrong with you Hermione?" Rob asked.

"If they didn't spend so much time chattering they would not get into trouble now would they?"

"Yes well not everybody can be as perfect as you now can they?" Rob said as he winked at her. She just tossed her hair as she sighed and continued preparing the potion.

"Longbottom why is your potion blue when everyone else's is lilac?"

"Oh…eh….I….eh…Sir…I am sorry sir…"

"Will there ever be a day when you will get it right?"

"I hope so Sir."

"Just pour it down the drain and assist your partner Thomas in cleaning up the bench. I want to see everyone s potion on my desk in five minutes!"

"Neville what did you do this time?" Dean asked aggravated.

"I don't know. Dean I swear that I really thought it was okay…."

"Save it Neville." Dean replied as he made his way to the top of the class to return the cauldron.

"Poor Neville. He really hasn't the knack for potions has he?" Hermione said.

"Never mind about Neville! What about us? Hermione we are screwed!" Ron exclaimed panic stricken.

"Oh honestly cant you two figure it for yourselves for a change?"

"No." Harry and Ron replied in unison which made Rob snigger and Hermione roll her eyes.

"Alright now listen carefully. Throw in four and a half newts. Okay?"

"Yeah done." Harry said happily.

"Right now cut your bezoar in half and put that in. After that add in some wilder berry, five strands okay?"

"Ya what else though?" Harry asked.

"Well what colour is it now? It should be a bright pink."

"Well it is but yours is more of a purple."

"Yes well Ronald if you had started on time so would yours!"

"So it's too late?" Ron asked fearfully.

"There s only thirty seconds left mate." Rob said as he checked his watch.

"Well at least it's pink. Therefore you can't get into trouble. He will most likely tell you off for being lazy or something."

"Thanks Hermione." Harry said cynically.

"Well what did you expect to accomplish in five minutes?"

"Time is up. Weasley! Granger! Potions on my desk….now!" Snape bellowed.

Ron gulped as Hermione smiled triumphantly. As they approached his desk he glared at them both poisonously. Hermione placed hers on the desk first. Snape stared down at it for a few seconds before saying…"Not bad for a muggle Granger. Well done."

"Thank you sir." Hermione replied jovially as she then hurried back to her seat. Ron had fear written all over his face and Snape detected it. He glared down into the potion as he said….

"Its pink Weasley. Why is that may I ask?"

"Well sir….um…."

"Could it be because you and Potter were conversing over some insignificant information in my class instead of concentrating on brewing this potion accurately?"

"Yes sir." Ron replied meekly.

"Well next time I happen to witness this Weasley….you will be sent up to the headmaster's office quicker than you can say Gryffindor. Understand?"

"Yes sir." Ron said fearfully.

"Get out of my sight Weasley!" Snape retorted as he swept behind his desk to finish correcting papers. For the remainder of the lesson they were ordered to begin studying for an exam they were receiving at the end of the week.

During lunch Hedwig delivered Sirius letter to Harry. She landed beside his plate as he stroked her chest, she dropped the letter.

"This must be from Sirius." Harry exclaimed. He began tearing open the envelope as he said….

"I never expected such a prompt reply…." After he finished reading it Ron asked…

"Well what did he say Harry?"

"He said to meet him in the common room at midnight."

"What? Tonight?"

"Well of course tonight Ronald! Honestly…." Harry nodded at his friend.

Meanwhile over at Zonkos Sirius was leaning over the counter reading the daily prophet when James walked in and stormed over to the counter. Sirius looked up as he smiled at his friend.

"Alright Prongs mate…"

"Don't alright Prongs mate me Sirius!" James shouted. Sirius looked around the shop and smiled at some of the customers who were now staring at James. Sirius turned his attention back to his friend as he said….

"Keep your voice down will ya? Now can you maybe help me out here by telling me why you are so bent out of shape?" Sirius asked quietly.

"Because you…." Sirius began raising his hand up and down as an indication for James to lower the volume. James looked around for a second and then said to Sirius as he faced him…

"You received a letter from Harry this morning……"

"Alright now stop there mate. What do you say we go Bernard's Bakery?"

"Ya sure whatever Sirius."

"Alright. Sophie you okay to manage here for a bit?"

"Ya sure Sirius." Sophie said as she continued stocking shelves.

"Alright thanks darling. I won't be long."

"Take your time Sirius. Albert and Roxanne are here anyway."

"Cheers darling!" Sirius said as he winked at her and left the premises with James ahead of him.

"Why weren't you going to tell me Sirius that my son wrote?" James asked as he poured milk into his tea. Sirius, who was sipping coffee, put his mug down as he said…

"James mate I was in a difficult position okay. Harry wrote to me inquiring about the stone and Quirell; not to you or Remus…."

"Yes because he knows we won't tell him anything."

"Exactly mate! Look come on James he is a smart kid. He knows that something is going on. Why can't we just tell him?"

"Because Albus doesn't want us to!"

"Yes but that was before we discovered Harry knew more than we thought! Oh come on James….there is no reason why we can't all go and see him together. What do you say?"

"What time?"

"I told him that I would meet him at midnight in the common room." After a few moments consideration James finally agreed. The marauders would pay Harry a visit tonight.

At 11:50 Harry was in the common room with Ron. Hermione and Rob were too tired to stay up and wait for Sirius but told Harry to pass on their regards. Ron was on the verge of falling asleep with his head resting in his hand as his elbow was supporting him on the arm of the couch. Harry was pacing up and down in front of the fireplace, unsure of how Sirius would appear. He stopped as he saw Ron s head falling slowly and….wham! His head it the arm. He began massaging his temple gently.

"Ron why don't you go up to bed mate? Ill be fine here on my own."

"But I promised that I would stay here until Sirius came."

"He will be here in less than five minutes. Really Ron go. I am fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes go and thanks." Ron got up and reciprocated Harry s smile as he said "Sure.".

A few seconds after Ron had gone up to bed the fire started spitting sparks. Harry turned to face it, his face portraying a quizzical expression. The fire then began erupting with green sparks and the sound of thunder was heard from inside the fireplace. Harry quickly stepped back and sat on the couch. Just in time too because Sirius tumbled out of the fireplace.