Disclaimer: The characters and places from the Harry Potter books belong to JK Rowlings. I'm just added my own twist on things. I also don't own the actors in the pic lick but they still fit my story well.

WARNING: This chapter will have the spanking of a different teen in it. Draco finds out what it is like to be a Black.

Demonic Hope: Even if he was only trying to do the world a favor by ridding the world of Ron Weasley.

Okay people demonichope has made me a picture of the new Black Family. Here is the link. This is Sirius, Harry, Draco and Regulus with Prongs in there too. The boys maybe should've been a little younger looking but otherwise this is how I see them. You will have to remove the spaces when you type it in the address bar. Okay Viggo Mortenson who played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings is Sirius and Regulus. The boys are Ed Speleers known for his role as Eragon. James is portrayed by Prongs. Of course you will have to add http in front of the address.

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Chapter 9 Learning Isn't Always Fun

Harry sat up on his Dad's lap. He felt a little embarrassed to know he was still sitting there, but he couldn't deny that he loved the comfort his father gave him, or the forgiveness for that matter. He knew he had deserved to be punished.

Sirius hugged his son once more before allowing the teen to climb off his lap. He stood up and said. "You need to go apologize to your Grandmothers for lying to them." At the grimace on his Pup's face he added. "Hey you know you were in the wrong about that so you face the music."

"I know, but I feel bad for doing it." Harry mumbled.

"Well Kiddo I hate to say it but you should, and you will listen if they decide to scold you. Understand?" Sirius told him sternly.

"Yes Sir." He was wearing a downcast look of resignation.

"Hey they will forgive you. They love you Pup." Sirius ruffled the teen's dark locks.

"Dad," Harry whined trying to get his hair to lie back down. But he couldn't help feeling grateful for the show of affection.

Sirius just grinned. "While you talk to your Grandmothers I'm going to go talk to Reg and Draco."

Harry looked forlorn now. "Drake isn't going to be happy with me."

"I'll make you a promise." Sirius gave the kid a knowing look. "If Draco truly didn't know the spiders were poisonous he will not be punished. He hasn't been told the rules like you have, but if he knew then whether he knew the rules or not he will be punished. Does that seem fair to you?"

"Yeah that's fair I guess." Harry admitted reluctantly. "I just liked having him for a friend instead of an enemy."

"Hey it'll be okay. Trust me." Sirius pulled him into another hug.

"Always Dad." Harry told him fervently. It didn't matter if he had been punished or not having this man for his father was the greatest thing to ever happen to him.

They both left Harry's room but while Harry headed to the sitting room Sirius went down the hall to a door that led to a special stairway. Harry was very nervous about the talk with his Grandparents. He was truly thankful they were in a portrait at the moment. He knew the worse they could do was scold him as punishment this way.

The four Founders were watching the nervous boy come into the room. He kept sneaking quick glances at them before lowering his eyes to the floor again. None of them liked the way the boy was acting with them. They knew by just the way he was acting he had done what Sirius had suspected, but they also knew they loved this young man very much.

"Harry, Sweetheart, are you okay?" Helga asked. She was upset the young man had lied to her, but she hated that he wouldn't even look at them fully.

"Not really Grandma." He admitted forlornly. "I'm feeling pretty guilty for lying to you and Grandmother." He gave each woman a heartfelt look. "I'm sorry and I promise not to do it again if you will please forgive me."

"Oh Sweetheart of course we will forgive you." Helga cooed trying to make the remorseful child feel better.

"But you Young Man are very lucky I'm in a painting." Rowena said sternly. "Otherwise I would be washing your mouth out for daring to lie to us."

Harry couldn't stop his cheeks turning red. "Dad already did that. Can you please forgive me Grandmother?"

"Your Grandma already told you that we forgive you." Lady Ravenclaw reminded him.

"I know but you didn't say it." Harry acknowledged with a lowered head.

"Of course I forgive you Harry. There was never any doubt that I would." When she saw the doubtful look on his face she said. "Well no doubt to anybody but you evidently. I love you and am proud to be able to call you my Grandson. I will always forgive no matter what."

"Thanks Grandmother." Harry tried to hide the tear that slipped out at the woman's words. It felt good to have someone besides his Dad say they loved him or were proud of him. It was even more amazing that it was being said when he had messed up so bad.

Sirius walked out the door at the end of the hallway. It was the farthest door from Harry's bedroom. The door led to a special stairway that ran the entire length of the Founder's Tower. Each level had a landing with only one door off of it. Sirius looked back at the door he just closed. On it was painted a pride of lions. It had a full-grown male and female plus three cubs. He knew from talking to Godric Gryffindor this represented his family. Godric, Helga, their two sons and one daughter were each portrayed on the door.

He walked down the stairs to the next level. The door that led to the private quarters of Salazar Slytherin had four snakes painted on it. Two were larger than the other two. This was a representation of Grandfather Sal's family, the man, his wife and two sons. He knocked and waited for his brother to answer wishing that he didn't have to do this. He knew in his heart that Draco had known the spiders were poisonous. It felt wrong to have to let Reg know that his brand new son did something that he needed to punish him for already. But in his heart he knew this wasn't something that Draco could be allowed to get away with. Maybe he should punish the boy this time to give Regulus more time to adjust to being a father to the kid. Well he would just have to play it by ear.

"Hey Sirius come in." Regulus stepped back from the door to allow his big brother in the room. He then noticed the look the older man was wearing. "Is something wrong?"

"Yes Reg there is. I found out what the boys had been planning that we were worried about." Sirius was frowning which worried Regulus. "They played a prank that caused somebody to spend the night in the hospital wing."

"What?" Regulus gasped in shock. "What did they do?"

"They pranked Ron Weasley by putting spiders in his trunk, backpack and bed." Sirius explained.

"How could they do that? Harry is grounded and Draco can't get in the Gryffindor dorms." Reg was showing confusion on his face as he tried to figure it out.

"Harry broke his grounding yesterday when he was in the Library by lying to his Grandmothers and using his Da's invisibility cloak. He has admitted it and been punished by me." Sirius was pacing now. "The school won't be taking any action because the only one who has any idea who did this is Remus, and he said there is no proof, but he came to me because he heard Draco teaching Harry Engorgio yesterday and some of the spiders had been enlarged." Sirius glanced worriedly at his brother. "Draco's part in this was the teaching of the spell and provided some of the spiders. Harry tried to take the blame that Draco provided poisonous spiders, since he forgot to tell him to get only harmless ones like he did Neville. I promised Harry that if Draco didn't know the spiders were poisonous he wouldn't be punished, since he hadn't been told the same rules as Harry, but I've got a feeling that Draco did know this."

"Rules?" Reg raised his eyebrows questioningly.

"Harry has six rules to follow. The same rules James and I had to follow for Dad Potter." He explained warily. 'I'm hoping you will give Draco the same rules since I expect him and Harry will be spending a lot of time together."

"Well are you going to tell me what the rules are?" He asked sarcastically.

"I just think it will be easier to tell you and Draco together. That way I don't have to repeat myself." Sirius was rubbing his temples as if to try to make a headache go away.

"I'll get Draco." Reg walked towards his new son's room.

A couple minutes later both of them joined a pacing Sirius in the sitting room.

"You wanted to see me Sir?" Draco asked politely.

Sirius's head jerked in the boy's direction. "You can call me Uncle Sirius, Draco."

"Umm...thank you Sir."

Sirius smiled ruefully at him still not calling him that, but realized if he was the one to have to punish the boy he probably wouldn't be calling him that anytime soon anyway.

"Draco I know you, Harry and Neville played a prank on Ron Weasley." He saw Draco gulp at this announcement. "The school will not be punishing any of you as they know nothing about this. Harry has been punished by me not only for his part in the prank but for lying and breaking his grounding."

Draco shifted nervously wondering what was going to happen to him, but he couldn't bring himself to ask.

"I'm going to ask you one question Draco, and I want an honest answer from you." Sirius was glaring at him sternly. "You need to know that one of my biggest rules is no lying, so please don't make this worse on yourself by lying to me."

"What do you want to know?" Draco asked as bravely as he could under the man's stern gaze.

"Did you know the spiders you gave Harry were poisonous?" The glare he had fixated on the boy now had Draco squirming.

"I knew they would make him sick, but they wouldn't have killed him." Draco defended himself as if this was perfectly acceptable.

"So you did know they weren't harmless spiders?" Both men were now looking at him sternly.

"They couldn't do much harm." Draco snapped angry at the looks he was receiving.

"Draco they made the boy sick enough he was in the hospital wing overnight." Sirius was glaring fiercely at him now. "That is unacceptable. One of the rules, actually the most important rule Harry has to follow, and I hope Reg will make you follow as well is that 'you cannot do anything to put yourself or others in danger'. This rule being broken always has the same consequences."

Draco would not ask, but he had a horrible feeling in his stomach that he knew the answer anyway. It was his new Dad that voiced the question aloud.

"What's the consequence to that rule Sirius?"

"A bare bottom spanking," was the no nonsense answer.

"What?" Draco spluttered outraged. Yes he had expected the spanking part, but not the bare part of it.

"You heard me Draco." Sirius said grimly.

"Why bare Siri?" Reg couldn't understand why it had to be bare or even why a spanking was called for automatically either.

"Dad Potter had two reasons for that. He said that a child having to bare his bottom for a spanking would show that he was accepting his responsibility for his actions and the humiliation of it might give them the incentive to not do something to earn one again. His other reason was he wanted to make sure he never hit too hard even accidentally to bruise his child." Sirius explained.

"I guess that makes sense." Regulus nodded thinking about the reasons.

This did not make Draco feel happy though. "Are you saying I'm getting a spanking? And you expect me to bare my bottom for it?" His outraged exclamation was very loud.

"Yep that is exactly what I'm saying." Sirius nodded.

"But I didn't know your stupid rule."

"I know that but you did know it would hurt him. You are not a stupid boy Draco, you know hurting somebody is wrong and there are consequences for doing something wrong." Sirius just gave him a look when the boy opened his mouth to complain again.

"And who do you think is going to spank me." Draco sneered.

Sirius glanced at Regulus. His younger brother looked like he was a deer caught in the headlights. Sirius knew the other man did not want to do this.

"As your new Dad doesn't look like he wants to do it I guess I will."

"NO!" Draco shouted.

"I beg your pardon." Sirius voice went quiet. It seemed even quieter after Draco's shouting.

Draco looked towards his new Dad with an imploring look. "If I'm getting a spanking then my Dad should do it not you." Draco didn't want a spanking by any means, but he felt it would be more acceptable from the man who had sworn to be his Dad and to take care of him.

"I agree Draco, but as he doesn't seem to want the job I can't let you get away with this." Sirius did understand how he felt because from the moment he considered Charlus Potter his Dad he didn't feel anybody else had the right to spank him.

"That is okay Sirius I will handle Draco's spanking. I'm his father and it is my job." Regulus noticed the proud look that his older brother was giving him, and the relieved one his new son was bestowing on him. "Why don't you tell us the other rules before I take care of it so you can get back to Harry?"

Sirius spent the next few minutes telling them the rules and some of the punishments that he thought were acceptable. Draco really wasn't happy when he found out that an early bedtime came with a spanking or grounding. Wasn't the spanking enough he thought? As he watched Sirius Black leave from their quarters to go back to his own. He was getting nervous now. Yes his Father had spanked him. He knew this was part of the wizarding world after all. His Dad had always used a belt since Draco was seven. He had been shocked when his new Uncle said that he should never be spanked with anything other than three things. His Dad's hand, a slipper or a wooden brush were the items he mentioned. He even said that he thought that his Dad's hand was sufficient for what he had done.

"Draco please go to your room and wait for me." Regulus told his new child. He knew he would need time to convince himself he could do this.

Draco walked into his room wishing with everything in him that he hadn't grabbed spiders he knew what make the weasel sick. It wasn't that he didn't want ones to make him sick, just that he hadn't known for sure they would. He wouldn't be getting a spanking if he had doubts about the spiders, or if he had realized that his Uncle thought that knowing the weasel would be getting sick was wrong. He would have lied and hoped the man believed it. His stomach felt like a rock just dropped in it when he heard the knock on the door.

"Come in."

Regulus opened the door wishing that Draco would have let Sirius do this, but he couldn't help feeling touched that Draco would rather him do it. He did wonder if it had anything to do with Draco watching Sirius break Percy Weasley's wrist though. Maybe he was just afraid of Sirius?

He sat down on the bed. "Draco please come here Son."

Draco gave him a glare that said I don't want to, but he walked to the man's side anyway. This is going to suck was the thought running through his mind when he heard his new Dad start talking.

"Draco I hope you realize what you did wrong." Regulus gave the teen a stern look.

"Yes Sir. I should not have tried to harm Weasley." But he added under his breath. "Even if he deserves it."

Regulus did not hear the addition so he just went on with the part he was not looking forward too. "Draco please lower your trousers and pants and let's get this over with."

Draco really wanted to refuse, but he figured if he did he might get that slipper or brush used on him instead so with a terrible feeling of dread and embarrassment he did as the man asked before throwing himself over the lap in front of him. He would rather get this over with as fast as possible, but he couldn't help thinking if every time I get spanked it will be bare I'm going to be real careful what I do or make sure I don't get caught. He didn't even realize that his thoughts proved that Harry's Grandfather had known what he was doing when he insisted on a bare bottom spanking.

Regulus had to brace himself to do what needed to be done. Merlin couldn't he have had an easier transition to becoming a father. Bloody Hell he had only had the job less than twenty-four hours for Salazar's sake. He really hoped this wasn't a preview of how the next five years or so were going to go.

He raised his hand and brought it down on the bare bum in front of him. When he heard the yelp of pain he felt like the biggest low-life in history. How in the Hell did parents do this all the time? He cringed as he added the next swat on to the opposite cheek. He picked up the pace wanting to get this over with as fast as possible.

"You are never to try and cause anybody harm Draco Regulus Black." He raised one leg so he could get to the sit spots on his new son. "If you do we will be back in this same position." He finished up feeling like a heel hearing Draco cry from the pain he was causing him.

He reached down and pulled the kid's pants up before helping him stand. The tears running down the distraught face had him pulling the child into a tight hug before he sat him on his lap. He rubbed soothing circles on the tense back, as he reassured the kid that he was forgiven and they were going to be okay.

Draco was shocked even though he was in pain. His bum felt like he had sat on a burner on a stove, but the pain couldn't take away from the fact that he was being held on his new Dad's lap. What was going on? His own Father hadn't held him since he was like five years old. Hell his Mother hadn't held him since his seventh birthday, but Regulus Black was holding him and comforting him after he had sp… punished him. Even through the pain the boy felt grateful and touched that his new Dad would treat him so kindly. When Lucius Malfoy would sp... punish him he would send him away immediately to not be seen by his parents until the man's anger was gone. He would be stuck in his wing for days at least. This being held and comforted was... well comforting he thought as his tears finally stopped. This made him realize that he needed to say something to the man holding him in such a way.

"I'm sorry Re... I mean Dad. I'm sorry I hurt the wea... I mean Weasley."

"It's okay you are forgiven. I know you two have been enemies for years, but I know you won't hurt him again." Regulus smiled comfortingly.

"I won't." Draco said, but inwardly he was thinking at least not where it can come back on me. I don't want another spanking for hurting the weasel. It takes away from my fun.

Harry was in his room finishing up another one of his essays when his Dad knocked and said it was time for lunch.

"Dad, can we have lunch here today?"

"Why Pup?" Sirius asked confused after all the kid was only getting out of the tower for meals now.

A blushing Harry squirmed. "Well I can't sit real comfortable right now. I really don't want anybody to realize I was smacked."

Sirius nodded in understanding as he saw the kid was doing his essay while lying on his stomach on the bed. "That is fine. I will have Dobby bring us some lunch in the dining room here, and I will also have him tell Reg they might want to have their meal in their quarters too. Well eat in a few minutes."

Harry joined his Dad at the table in the dining room. The room was light yellow with gold trim. A beautiful walnut table with eight chairs and a matching sidebar were the only pieces of furniture in the room. His Dad was sitting at the head of the table and he took a seat on his right, which the man had cast a cushioning charm on thankfully. Dobby had brought a wide selection of food for them to have for their lunch. They had been eating for about five minutes in complete silence.

Sirius kept watching his son who seemed keen on keeping his eyes trained on his plate. He had thought they were okay with each other before he had left to talk to Reg and Draco, but now he was beginning to worry that the kid was mad at him.

"Are you still angry at me?" The sadness was detectable in the question.

Harry's head jerked up in surprise. "I'm not mad at you Dad." The look of disbelief on the man's face had him quickly adding. "Really Dad I'm not mad. I just am feeling guilty that I disappointed you when I was hoping to impress you."

"What?" Sirius was in shock. He hadn't expected that answer.

"I thought you would be impressed if I could pull a prank like you and Da did. I was trying to follow in your footsteps." He admitted sheepishly before lowering eyes to his plate again.

"Hey Pup look at me." Sirius said gently. When the grey eyes met his he smiled. "It would have been a great prank Kiddo if you had just thought it through more."

"What do you mean?"

"Well like if you had made sure Draco would only bring harmless spiders. And you could have let Neville set it up, so you wouldn't have had to lie or break your grounding. If you had done those things I would not have complained about the prank. Weasley deserved it and it was a good idea that I would have been impressed with." He laughed at the kid's astonished face. "Hey I love a good prank as you very well know. You just have to think things through a little more carefully. Plus Pup your Da and I got in a lot of trouble for our pranks, so know I'm proud of you for the effort even if the outcome wasn't as great as it could have been." He ruffled the black hair in affection.

"Thanks Dad." Harry voice seemed to have gone all croaky as he fought back tears of happiness. His Dad wasn't mad or disappointed in him for pulling a prank but just for breaking the rules. His next prank would just have to be planned more carefully. And he would definitely be pulling another prank soon now that he knew his Dad didn't mind him pranking. The only problem was who would be his next pranking subject Ron or Remus Lupin. It was the man's fault they got spanked after all.

They finished up lunch with enjoyable conversation. Sirius told a story of a prank that had gotten both his parents a trip over Granddad Potter's knee. He knew the man was trying to make sure he realized he wasn't the only one punished for a prank gone awry. It made him feel good inside that his Dad would share stories like that with him and not just the ones that worked out perfectly.

He stood up to go work on his essays some more when he thought of something. "Dad can I take some of the candy down to dinner for my friends, since I won't be seeing them except for meals for the next couple of days? I already mentioned I had some to share with them."

"I don't see why not. You can give as much of it away as you want truthfully." Sirius grinned.

"Ha-ha Dad, but I do want some for me." Harry pouted before a frown crossed his face. "Oh I just thought of something."

"What is it Pup?" Sirius asked worriedly.

"I'm supposed to have Quidditch practice in the morning. Can I go?" Harry turned puppy dog eyes on the man.

Sirius shook his head no. "Sorry Kiddo but I already had made one exception for grounding, and you took advantage of that to break it so no deal this time."

Harry stood there biting his lip to keep from arguing. He could tell from the look on his Dad's face that it wouldn't do any good, but that didn't stop him from wanting to try. "Fine." Harry muttered resentfully as he turned and stormed to his room.

Sirius rubbed his forehead as if to fight off a headache. "Kids, why can't they understand that parents would give anything not to have to say no or punish them? It's not like we enjoy making them unhappy."

Remus Lupin sent a note with a second year Gryffindor for Hermione Granger to meet him in his office at six that night for her detention. When the girl got the note right after lunch she was not happy. She spent the rest of the day griping about it under her breath. She dare not speak louder because Neville and those that liked Harry would jump down her throat every time they heard her complain. The thing that was making her madder was that Harry wasn't at lunch, and she had been planning on having him talk his Dad out of her detention, but with him not showing up she didn't get the chance and now she had to pull an unfair detention.

Harry was feeling nervous when he walked into the Great Hall that evening for dinner. He was not looking forward to telling Oliver that he wouldn't be allowed at practice the next morning. He really hated to admit he got grounded again. It also didn't help that Drake hadn't walked to dinner with him and his Dad. Did that mean the other boy was mad at him for the fact he had gotten in trouble? Harry knew that Draco had, because his Dad said the other boy admitted he knew the spiders would make Ron sick. He was also wondering if the twins would turn on him if they found out he had helped cause Ron to be sick.

"Hey Harry." Neville called when he got close.

"Hi Neville," Harry took a seat beside the boy. When he was seated he noticed that Draco was already at the Slytherin table, but he couldn't seem to catch the boy's eyes. Did that mean he was mad? Harry felt his heart sink. He really had started to like having Draco as a friend. He was brought out of his musings by a shrill demand.

"Where were you at lunch time? And why weren't you in the Library today?" Hermione asked furiously.

"I had lunch in the tower with Dad and worked on my essays there too." Harry answered automatically.

He didn't even notice the looks Neville and his team mates were giving Hermione at her audacity. He was so use to her talking to him that way, but Hermione noticed those death glares and was wondering why she was getting them.

"Hey guys I brought you some candy like I promised." Harry smiled at his friends and classmates. He didn't even notice Ron turn to glare at him from the other end of the table.

"Candy." Fred grinned.

"Yes we thought you forgot about us." George laughed.

"Never guys. I brought quite a bit and I am willing to share it with you. Dad says I can give as much as I want away. I think he was trying to say I didn't need any." Harry chuckled at the thought of such a ridiculous idea.

"Your Dad is crazy mate." Dean snorted. "But if I get some of that candy I will thank him personally."

"He may be crazy Dean, but it is the good kind of crazy." Harry told him seriously before breaking into a laugh at the shocked faces looking at him. "What? I can admit my Dad is crazy."

"Is that so son of mine?" Sirius asked from right behind Harry making the kid jump a foot off the bench. "Is this how you talk about me when I'm not around?"

"Dad, don't do that." Harry gasped holding his chest and glaring at the man. "And of course you're crazy. You wouldn't want me to tell a lie would you?"

"I will remember you said that and get you back in due time." Sirius leered menacingly before grinning when he saw the kids around his son scoot away from him.

"Did you need something Dad?" Harry smirked at his friends, because he knew the man was playing.

"Yeah I wanted to remind you to tell you captain that we have things to do in the morning, so you won't be able to make practice and to have you apologize for me."

Harry looked gratefully at his Dad. The man had just helped Harry save face, and it actually brought a lump to his throat knowing his Dad had his back like that. It was Harry's own fault he had to miss practice, but his Dad was taking the blame. He really did have the best dad in the world.

"Thanks for reminding me Dad."

"Not a problem Kiddo. Now I need to get back to my dinner so enjoy yours." Sirius winked before walking away.

"But you need to be at practice." Wood complained with the man was gone.

"Sorry but Dad says he needs me in the tower so no can do. But I'll let you pick your candy first, if you don't give me a hard time about it." Harry wheedled hopefully.

"Fine but next practice you are working longer than the others." Oliver gave in.

"That is cool." Harry sighed relieved. Thanks to his Dad that had worked out better than he thought it would.

After dinner was over Hermione stood outside Professor Lupin's office next to the History of Magic classroom. She still couldn't believe she had a detention for something as simple as trying to make her friend be a nicer person. By the time she heard the professor tell her to enter she had decided to try and talk him out of it.

"Good evening Miss Granger. Please come in and take a seat." The man pointed to a chair and desk in the corner of the office.

"Sir I think there has been a mistake here. I really shouldn't have a detention just for trying to get my friend to be a nicer person." Hermione told him in her know-it-all voice.

Remus's eyebrows rose in confusion. "I thought you were here for hitting a fellow student."

"Yes but it was my friend Harry when he was laughing at an inappropriate joke." Hermione said as if this was something that should never have been brought up.

Remus looked at her like she was crazy. "You hit Harry? Did you do it in front of his Dad?" When Hermione nodded he couldn't believe it. "Wow... you really are one lucky girl. Aren't you?"

"I beg your pardon?" Hermione couldn't figure out how he thought losing points and getting a detention was lucky.

"You do realize for hitting the Heir to Hogwarts that you could have been expelled immediately, right?"

"What? Of course i couldn't be expelled for that." Hermione sputtered indignantly.

"I take it you haven't had time to read the copy of Hogwarts a History that Harry gave you." Remus said conversationally. "Because if you had you would know what I just said was right."

Hermione looked worried now. She hadn't known she could've been expelled. "What am I suppose to do for my detention?" She decided to make the best of it incase Lord Black changed his mind and had her expelled if she complained about his punishment.

Remus walked over and laid a stack of files on the desk she was occupying. "These are files of past Hogwarts students that were sent to the hospital wing for being bullied. Now normally a patient's file would not be available for anyone else to see besides the healer, but this time I have asked Madam Pomfrey to give me files from thirty years ago so it shouldn't be too big of a problem. I want you to copy this files down so they are new looking, and I want you to pick one to write me an essay on explaining why bullying is wrong and using the file you picked out to show how bullying can harm somebody."

Hermione picked up the first file and started reading it before she started copying it on new parchment. Remus Lupin knew everyone of those files was for kids being hit hard enough to land them in the hospital wing. He hoped this would make the girl think twice about using physical violence on a student again. He knew that she needed to make sure she never hit Harry again though, because Sirius would become unglued if she did.

Harry was totally bored it was Sunday after lunch and he had only left the tower for meals yesterday and today. He had finished all of his reading and essays, and all he had to look forward to today was dinner in the Great Hall. He was so bored he was actually looking forward to classes starting tomorrow just so he could get out of this blasted tower.

It didn't help that he hadn't seen Draco close enough to speak to him since they got punished. He was sure the other boy didn't want anything to do with him anymore. And truthfully he couldn't blame him. But while Draco might blame him Harry was beginning to blame Lupin more and more. He had to figure away to prank the man and not get caught for it. His Dad might be okay with harmless pranks, but he wanted Harry to be respectful to the other man, but Lupin telling on them for their prank had made Harry even more upset at the man. The way Harry saw it if there wasn't enough proof for the school to be involved he shouldn't have told his Dad.

He walked over and looked out the window onto the grounds in front of the school. He still couldn't figure out how he had a window that did that when he knew the tower was in the middle of Hogwarts. When he asked his grandparents they had just said magic. He could make out Hermione and Neville walking towards Black Lake from here.

Aggravated he threw himself on his bed. "ARRRGH."

Sirius walking by his son's room heard the yell. He knocked on the door and opened it when the quiet 'enter was spoken. "You okay Pup?"

With a sheepish look knowing his Dad had heard him Harry answered. "Just bored Dad I can't wait to leave the tower and get outside."

"Sirius nodded in understanding. "I don't blame you there. I always hated being cooped up too. You know you don't actually have to stay in your room, right?"

"I know." But Harry didn't try to get up just stared at the ceiling moodily.

"Pup is there something else bothering you?" Sirius was concerned with his kid's attitude. He looked like he was truly depressed.

Harry spared a quick glance at his Dad before looking at the ceiling again. "Drake hates me now." His voice could barely be heard as he mumbled.

"Why do you say that?" Sirius sat on the bed at his child's side.

"He hasn't spoken to me at all since before we were punished. Heck he won't even look at me in the Great Hall now." Harry turned on his side so his Dad couldn't see the single tear that slipped out of his closed eyes.

"Aww... Kiddo I'm sure that isn't true." Sirius ran his hand soothingly up and down the small back.

But Harry didn't say anything he just laid there quietly while his Dad rubbed his back. It wasn't long before the kid fell asleep. He was exhausted as he hadn't been sleeping well because he had been fretting on Draco's silence. Harry really had started to see the other boy as being a friend, one that would fill the hole left by Ron's betrayal.

Realizing his son was asleep Sirius got up and left the room quietly. He made his way to the inner stairway and headed to talk to his new nephew. He needed to know if Harry was right about Draco. He wouldn't interfere and try to make him talk to his son, but he needed to know if he was going to have to find a way to help his child cope with losing another friend.

"Hey Sirius. What brings you here?" Regulus asked as he let him in.

"I need to talk to Draco." Sirius explained as he looked around for the other boy.

"Please tell me he hasn't gotten in trouble again." Reg almost begged.

Sirius chuckled. "No it's nothing like that." He sobered up then. "Harry thinks Draco hates him now, because they got in trouble. He thinks Draco blames him."

"Why would he think that?" Regulus brows were knitted in confusion.

"He hasn't spoken to him since, and Harry says he won't even look at him in the Great Hall." Sirius admitted. "I don't want to make Draco talk to him if he doesn't want to, but Harry really is taking this badly. I just want to know if I need to find a way to help my kid cope with the loss of somebody he considers a friend."

Draco had heard the knock on the door and had come out of his room to see who it was. He was just about to enter the sitting room when he heard Sirius talking. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Harry was upset that he hadn't spoken to him. He considered Draco a friend.

"I'm not mad at Harry." Draco announced as he stepped into the room. "I thought he was mad at me since he hasn't looked me up since the incident. I mean I'm the one that furnished the wrong spiders."

Sirius gave him an appraising stare. "Harry couldn't look you up Draco." At the raised eyebrows on the boy's face he continued. "He is grounded to the tower until in the morning. He is only allowed out for meals."

"I thought his grounding was over on Friday." Draco frowned.

"It was supposed to be until he broke his last grounding so I extended it." Sirius explained.

"Oh." Draco hadn't realized that. He really had thought Harry just didn't want anything to do with him anymore. This gave him food for thought. He had really liked getting closer to the other boy, but he felt guilty knowing that his spiders had gotten his new cousin punished. He couldn't help feeling relieved that the other boy still wanted to be his friend. "Can I go talk to him?"

Sirius nodded feeling relieved. "Go ahead but he may be asleep. You will have to wake him, because he hasn't been sleeping well the last couple of nights."

Draco walked into his cousin's room to see him curled up asleep on his side. "Hey scarhead are you going to sleep all day?"

Harry jerked up to look at the other boy in shock. "Drake?"

"Yes Harry it is me. I know it has been a couple of days since we talked but I thought you would still recognize me." He said sarcastically with an eyeroll.

"Very funny Drake. I thought you were mad at me." Harry admitted looking guilty.

"And I thought you were mad at me." Draco told him sitting on the side of the bed.

"Why would I be mad at you?" Harry asked dumbfounded.

"Because I used spiders that I knew would hurt the weasel."

"But I didn't tell you not to." Harry defended the other boy.

Draco grinned relieved that Harry wasn't mad at him. "You shouldn't have had too. I know right from wrong as your Dad so rightly pointed out."

"So we're good?" Harry asked hopefully.

"We're good Harry." Draco nodded. "Now how are we going to prank the weasel next?"

Harry laughed out loud. "I don't know but are we doing Ron or Remus Lupin next?"

"Why are we pranking Lupin?" Draco was confused.

"Because Dad wouldn't have known about our involvement in the prank, if he hadn't heard you teaching me the Engorgio charm and told Dad he thought I had a hand in it." Harry glared at the thought of the man's interference. He was his Godfather for Merlin's sake so why was he getting him in trouble?

"Oh yes we definitely need to get him too." Draco acknowledged. "If we could figure something out to get both of them together would be great."

"Or pull a prank and make it look like Ron did it to him, so he would get in trouble for it." Harry said thinking aloud. "Now that would cover both of them at once and keep us from getting caught."

"That would be the perfect prank on the weasel. But what are we going to do on Lupin?" Draco was looking intrigued.

"I have an idea." Harry's eyes were gleaming now. "A way to cause Lupin's first class to be filled with mayhem and to make it look like Ron did it."

The boys shared a look. They knew that they had History of Magic the first thing the next morning, and the lions and snakes were sharing the class. They put their heads together as Harry told Draco his plan. All they needed was a couple of items that they could hopefully get from the twins and for Neville to use his clumsiness to their advantage. They spent the time hanging out playing chess until it was time for dinner. Sirius was happy to see the way the boys were acting together. Both boys had big smiles on their faces as they joked and teased each other on the way to the Great Hall.

Harry made sure he sat next to one of the twins for dinner and thankfully Neville sat on his other side. This was perfect the two people he needed to talk to. He very quietly started a whispered conversation with George. The redhead looked at him with wonder when he heard what he wanted, but he agreed to the request, one down and one to go. Harry turned and talked just as quietly to Neville now. The more he talked the bigger the boy's eyes got.

Hermione was sitting across from Neville, and she was getting that feeling that Harry was planning something again. She felt a little letdown that he wasn't sharing his plans with her. She wondered if this was because of the hard time she gave him about his prank. Every since she had written that essay and done those files for Professor Lupin she had been feeling guilty of her treatment of her friend. One of those files had said the student in it had been hit repeatedly on the head. He hadn't been found for almost eighteen hours and even though magic had healed him he was always a little slow afterwards. It was what the muggles would have called mildly retarded. Her insides squirmed guiltily that she had never thought it wrong to hit Harry even after she found out he had been abused by the Dursleys.

Neville was excited to know Harry wanted his help on the prank. He was a little concerned they were pranking a Professor, but Harry seemed determined so he would do his share. Harry said he had it all planned except for one tiny little part or two. They were going to be the hardest to do though. But Harry waved it off as if it was no big deal. All Neville could think was true Gryffindor that one, brave and reckless beyond belief.

Draco and Harry met up at the doors after dinner and headed back to the tower with their Dads following. They had to get the finer details worked out tonight, but both boys were excited for the first class tomorrow. They were going to make to people pay that deserved some punishment. Harry did have a small twinge of guilt thinking about what his father would say about him pranking Lupin, but he shoved it to the back of his mind and just thought how funny it was going to be to have Ron punished for his, Draco and Neville's prank. Tomorrow was going to be fun.

Well people another chapter done and it is my smallest so far. Not even 8,000 words but I do hope you enjoyed it.

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