Harry scrambled off of Sirius's shoulders as soon as he got to the store. He ran in and found George right away.
"Hey George," he called.
"Sirius! Harry!" George greeted them enthusiastically. "Hey, Fred, look who's here!"
Fred ran over to them together with George.
"Do you still have both ears?" Harry asked.
"Is Tom back?" George asked him.
"No," Harry said. "I found a pair of ears at home and was wondering who was missing theirs."
Fred and George showed Harry and Sirius around the store. They showed their many new products.
"Could you distract Harry so I could pick out his birthday present?" Sirius asked.
"You don't need to get me anything," Harry said.
"Of course I do," Sirius said. "We also have to plan your party."
"Considering it's the day before Bill's wedding, I think we should have all the Weasleys over for dinner. This way Mrs. Weasley won't have to cook. Of course, that means we'll also have to have Fleur's family. We should also invite Hermione, Remus, Tonks and Hagrid," Harry said.
"What about Severus and Albus?" Sirius asked.
"No," Harry said. "We have enough people. I'm not inviting the minister of magic either."
"What about the queen of England?" Fred asked.
"Or the muggle prime minister," George offered.
"Princess Diana," Sirius suggested.
"Isn't she dead?" Harry asked.
"Diana's ghost," Fred said.
"Only wizards have ghosts," Harry told him.
Harry and Sirius had a great time at Diagon Alley before apparating home.
Harry had his birthday party outdoors in order to accommodate the amount of people.
"It looks like everyone is here," Sirius said.
"No minister of magic," Harry reminded him.
"Or queen of England," Fred added.
"Or Princess Diana's ghost," George said.
"Those two are very funny," Fleur told her parents. "But I don't understand what their joke is about."
"Sirius told me to invite some more teachers," Harry said. "I told him I don't want teachers just like I don't want the minister of magic here."
"Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred. "Six yers ter the day since we met, Harry, d'yeh remember it?"
"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn't you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and give me my first birthday present in ten years?"
"I forge' the details," Hagrid chortled.
"Hedwig is still alive," Harry said cheerfully.
"Don't start again," Remus warned.
"Start what?" Mrs. Weasley asked, looking concerned.
"Harry is always asking me not to die," Sirius said. "Because of his parents' death, he's always worried about people he's close to dying. Let's talk about something more cheerful."
The conversation moved on to the upcoming wedding.
"Are you going to dance with me tomorrow?" Ginny asked Harry.
"You know I don't know how to dance," Harry reminded her.
"He's a klutz on the floor," Ron said.
"And in the floo," Sirius added with a grin.
"We'll have to give you dancing lessons again," Hermione said.
"Don't bother," Harry told her. "I'm hopeless."
Light banter continued throughout dinner and after Happy Birthday was sung and the cake was eaten, all the guests left.
"Do you want dancing lessons?" Sirius asked.
"I'll pass," Harry said. "You don't need to see how many ways I can fall on my face."
At the wedding, Harry helped the Weasleys seat all their guests. Aunt Muriel made sure to introduce herself to Harry. Fred and George told interesting stories about Uncle Bilius. The wedding ceremony was the same as Harry remembered. After the ceremony, Harry sat with Ron, Hermione, and Luna. After a while, Luna got up to dance and Victor Krum took her seat. As soon as Ron saw Victor, he asked Hermione to dance, leaving Harry alone with Victor. When Victor complained about Xenophilius Lovegood wearing Grindelwald's sign, Harry explained the story of the three hallows as well as the fact that Grindelwald was obsessed with finding the hallows. After a while, Harry found Dumbledore and decided to sit with him. While they were talking, Aunt Muriel joined them, changing the tone of the conversation. Harry listened with amusement as Dumbledore answered politely to all of Aunt Muriel's rude comments. After a while, Hermione joined them.
When the wedding was over, Harry told Dumbledore that the ministry was supposed to fall tonight. Dumbledore told Harry to relax and not to think about it. Harry asked Dumbledore to warn everyone not to say Tom's name anymore since it alerts the snatchers.
"Ron, Hermione and I battle death eaters in a muggle restaurant tonight," Harry said. "They found us because we used his name. We escaped the death eaters, but Voldermort tortured them for letting us escape."
"None if it will happen," Dumbledore said reassuringly, walking him to Sirius. When he saw Ron and Hermione walking towards them, he added, "Don't forget your occlumency."
"Are you okay?" Sirius asked quietly.
"I hope so," Harry said.
They apparated home together, ignoring the concerned looks they were given.
The next day, Harry asked Sirius if he has any pictures of his father. Sirius took Harry to his room and found many pictures. He eagerly talked about each picture, explaining the story behind all of them. Sirius also showed some pictures of Harry with his parents as a baby including the one of Harry on the broom Sirius bought for his first birthday. He took out a collection of letters he kept that James and Lilly wrote him while they were in hiding. Harry and Sirius had a good cry over the letters.
"We should see if Severus wants any letters or pictures," Harry said, "if it's okay with you. He would probably want one of just my mother. He wouldn't need a whole letter, just her signature."
"I'll ask him," Sirius said. "Are you sure you want him to see you like this?"
"He was my mum's best friend," Harry said. "He feels the same way you do."
"I'm not sure I want to see him," Sirius said, "but if you want to call him, I'll let you use the floo."
Harry nervously approached the fireplace and stuck his head in Snape's office.
"What now," Snape asked when he saw Harry's tear stained face.
"We were going through old pictures and letters," Harry said. "I thought you may want a picture of my mum or one of her letters."
Snape joined Sirius and Harry in Sirius's room where he also cried over pictures and letters. He selected a picture of Lilly holding Harry and took the last page of a multi page letter that had one line plus "with love from Lilly" on it. It was an emotional day, and Sirius and Snape didn't seem comfortable in each other's company, but they managed because they knew it was important to Harry.