Harry stared at the house, and instantly became puzzled. Sirius didn't look like he was rich, in fact he looked the very opposite, but the house looked as it belonged to royalty. He was even more amazed at the inside of the house. He saw pictures of a bunch of people that he didn't know, except for Sirius on floor. Sirius looked like he was about fifteen or sixteen in the picture. "Sirius, who are all of these people in the picture?" he asked curiously. Sirius pointed to a boy across from himself on the floor, and said "that's my brother, Regulus Black, he joined the Death Eaters and was killed by Voldemort. The woman in the chair is my mother, she has a portrait right up the stairs, and the man on the right side on the armchair, was my father. This is my family's house, I hated the lot of them with their pure-blood bigotry. Of course, the only one to actually join the Death Eaters was my brother, Regulus."
Sirius the led Harry up the stairs, as he put his finger to his mouth, as they passed a thick pair of curtains. Harry saw that the house had at least four floors (including the first floor of the house) and a basement. Sirius led Harry to one of the rooms on the second floor, and helped him unpack. "Harry," Sirius said in a fatherly tone "you can practice your magic, and do your homework here, and if you need anything don't hesitate to let me know. Okay?" Harry nodded with a smile on his face.
Then, the door opened, and the most ancient house-elf Harry ever saw, came in the room, and looked at Harry as if he was trash. "Look at the brat, standing there as bold as brass. Harry Potter, the boy who defeated the Dark Lord. What would my mistress say if she saw who was coming in and out of her house?" the house said in a bullfrog-like voice. "Kreacher, away with you!" Sirius yelled at the ancient house-elf. "Sorry about that," Sirius said as the house-elf left the room, still muttering about blood traitors and mudbloods "he never was really friendly, even when I was a boy."
Harry then asked "Sirius, why did you tell me to be quiet on the stairway?" Sirius laughed as he answered "when I came back here yesterday, I found my mother left a life-sized portrait of herself with a Permanent Sticking Charm on it. Every time a loud noise is made, those curtains separate, and she starts yelling." Harry nodded in understanding. "How about you write Hermione and Ron and see if they could stay over here for awhile, before the Quidditch World Cup?" Harry smiled and said "that would be brilliant, can I just see if the whole Weasley family wants to stay over though? That way we can leave for the World Cup at the same time together." Sirius nodded his head in approval, as Harry started his two letters.
When Harry finished writing them, he called Hedwig down from the wardrobe she perched herself on, and told her "I need you to take these letters to Ron and Hermione girl." Hedwig hooted in approval, and stretched her leg out, so Harry could attach the letters to her legs. He watched her go out of the window, then turned to Sirius, and asked "Sirius, could you sign my permission form so I can visit Hogsmeade next year with Ron and Hermione, and also, can you teach me more about magic?" Sirius answered "I can do both Harry, I am your guardian after all, but first of all, we need to go get something to eat."
Harry didn't realize how hungry he was, until Sirius mentioned getting something to eat, and he noticed that his stomach gave a rather loud growl. "Let's go to the Leaky Cauldron, I haven't been there in ages." Sirius said. Harry then remembered the uncomfortable feeling of apparating, and asked "can we travel by Knight Bus this time, I can't stand apparating." Sirius laughed, and said "we'll be walking Harry. The Leaky Cauldron is right down the street, we are in London after all." Relief swept through Harry's body at the news, as he and his godfather went to the Leaky Cauldron.
As soon as they went into the Leaky Cauldron, they were met by applause, and Harry thought it was for him, but he soon realized it was for Sirius. "Well done, Sirius." said one witch from the bar, and a wizard at a table clapped Sirius on the back, and said "I knew you wouldn't have killed all of those poor people. I knew you at school, and all you did was land detention with James." Sirius smiled at the warm reception, and said out loud "It's good to be free again!" Harry and Sirius' dinner turned into a celebratory dinner, and Tom pulled out all of the stops. All of a sudden, Harry and Sirius heard a loud "SIRIUS ORION BLACK!" Harry turned around to see who the voice belonged to, and so did Sirius. Sirius's jaw dropped as the one person he thought he'd never see again was standing right behind him.