Chapter 3 Sirius' Return

In the open door stood Sirius Black he was standing there just as nothing had happened.

Harry took out his wand in a flash and pointed it at the man standing in the doorway. "Who are you!" he screamed. Ron Hermione and Ginny also took their wands out and pointed them at Sirius.

"WHO ARE YOU!" Harry screamed again. "Wow easy there Harry," said Sirius " it is really me."

"Sirius Black is dead," came Harry's reply "so for the last time. Who are you?" "Harry it is really me." Sirius said once again

"The last thing I remember is that my fine cousin Bellatrix hit me with a curse and I fell through that veil in the ministry, next thing I remember I see Fawkes there with me and he pulled me out of there. I don't know what happened but he left me here on the stairs and I heard you talking so I just came up here." Sirius explaint the situation.

"Ok. So to be really sure, tell me something only the real Sirius would know. What was it you gave me when we left for Hogwarts the Christmas before you fell through the veil." Harry asked.

"I gave you the two way mirror." Sirius said with a smile "I told you to contact me if Snape gave you any trouble during the occlumency lessons."

Harry lowered his wand got of the bed and walked over to Sirius.

He touched him with his hand just to see if he was real. Than when he was sure he leaped in his arms and cried.

The other three dropped their wands and screamed with joy and also hugged Sirius. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley came up the stairs and looked terrified at the sight of Sirius. They both took out their wands and screamed at the four kids to get away from him.

"No it's all right it's really him; it's really him it's really him." Harry screamed. "Wait I have an idea. Hermione can a house elf see through any disguise, spell or potion when it his master?" He asked

Hermione thought about it for a moment and than said "Yes they can why?"

"Good," said Harry. "Kreacher!" He called and with a crack the Elf appeared.

"Yes mast," The elf stopped right away when he saw Sirius.

"Master Sirius. How cans this be?" Kreacher started confussed "But if master Sirius is here why had poor Kreacher new master? Master was dead, I was passed to master Harry but you is not dead."

"Kreacher stop" Sirius said to his old elf.

The elf looked at him with tears in his eyes. "Kreacher will punish himself for upsetting master" He said.

"No Kreacher you won't" said Sirius. "I am no longer your master. I was dead. I fell trough the veil at the ministry but by a miracle I was saved just a few moments ago. So Harry is your master, understand."

Kreacher looked at Sirius and started to cry. "Master is alive and not wanting Kreacher, Kreacher must be a bad elf." Harry walked to his elf and kneeled down.

"Kreacher," He said. "Sirius was really gone. That veil he talked about nobody has come back from it until now. When he passed it, his life ended and his will came into effect." Harry explaint to the crying elf. "When I called you for the first time that was to be sure that you really were my elf. So even if he wanted you back that isn't possible because you are bound to me now. Do you understand?" The old elf nodded his head and said "Master was happy with Kreacher. Kreacher is now master Harry's elf because of a veil master passed through."

"That's right." Said Harry. "Now can you go downstairs and make some lunch for all of us please." He asked Kreacher.

"Yes master Kreacher will make great lunch to celebrate master Sirius' return." The elf jumped up and was off to the kitchen to make lunch.

"Will you two please lower your wands now." Harry asked as he looked at Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. The Weasley parents still stood there shaken, but finally lowered their wands and hugged Sirius.

During the lunch Harry told the adults what he and the other three had been discussing before the return of Sirius.

All three of the adults were more than happy to congratulate him on his job offer and they joined Hermione in the thought he should start right away.

So after lunch Harry wrote to professor McGonagall that he would like to talk to her about something important and send the Weasley's owl as soon as he could. After this he wanted to talk to Sirius, so he walked over to the house out of which Sirius just came.

"Harry can I talk to you for a minute." He asked

"Sure." said Harry and he wanted to walk inside but Sirius stopped him.

"In private please." He said and now Harry was starting to get worried.

But he started to walk away from the house toward the shed.

After he locked the door Sirius asked to his surprise to cast the Muffliato spell. He casts the spell and asks. "Why didn't you do it yourself?"

Harry and Sirius came out of the shed after a good fifteen minutes and walked over to the house.

The owl had already come back with McGonagall's reply and she would be at the house at 20.00 that evening.

Harry spend the rest of the afternoon talking with his friends and far to soon Mrs. Weasley called them down for dinner.

Harry had loved how Ginny sat between his legs with her head resting on his knee.

At 20.00 that evening they heard two cracks at the gate and soon afterwards there was a knock on the door.

Harry opened as was surprised to see that her husband and Minister of magic was with her. "May I also come in Mr. Potter? He asked? "Without being attacked I mean he added." With a smile.

"Being attacked?" Asked professor McGonagall looking at her husband.

"Mr. Potter have you been threatening my husband and with that the Minister of Magic himself?"

She looked impressed but also shocked.

"Sorry Mam." He said. "But in my defence, when I threatened him I didn't know who he was and sorry to be rude but we had more than enough of the questions about what we had been doing or why we did not ask for help."

She smiled at him and walked past him inside the house. As she past him he would swear He could hear her say. "So i noticed."

After had given everybody a cup of coffee Harry started to talk.

"Professor I want you to know that all three of us will be returning to Hogwarts this September."

She smiled at him and said. "I feel there is a but, but before you continue Harry I want to tell you that I received another letter today. It was written by Hermione and was signed by everybody here in this room. They wanted you to start the coming year with your teaching job for the first to six years."

Harry looked stunned at the rest, "You did what?" He said.

"Harry I know you wouldn't write it in your letter so I had to." Hermione said.

"We all talked about it dear and we all think it would be a great idea for you to do." It was Mrs. Weasley who backed up Hermione

"But what if I don't think it is a great idea to do." Harry asked the room

"But Harry you said you would love it." said Ron.

"Yes I said I would love it if I could handle it with my other lessons.

I don't think I can split myself in two to get my education and give lessons at the same time now do I. I know I can do magic but even magic had it limits." Harry said

"Harry you would have plenty of time to teach if you wanted." Said Hermione. "Look at the timetables we had in our fifth and sixth year. You had a lot of spare hours because you didn't have as much lessons as I did and even I had some more free time as in our first four years."

Harry looked at McGonagall and back to Hermione and again at McGonagall.

"Ms. Granger is right in all points as usual Mr. Potter except that you would need to study some more in the free hours this year than you would have in the last two this being your NEWT year." Professor McGonagall said in the end. "But it would be possible to make a timetable in which you have enough time for your studies and for teaching duties. If you want to accept than I would like to know that now before I start interviews for a new teacher."

"Well, I will let you know my decision soon but, Professor there is first someone I need you to meet." Harry said as he walked to the door and Sirius walked in as he opened it.

Professor McGonagall stood up right away and pulled out her wand, as did her husband.

"Who are you?" She said and looked furious at Harry. "What kind of sick joke is this Mr. Potter I want an explanation right now."

Harry stood in front of Sirius and looked at her in with looks of both anger and fright.

"Professor, do you really think I would not know if this was an imposter? I saw him fall through that veil remember." Harry said with pain in his voice. "We had the same reaction, but it is really Sirius. I asked him a question no one could know because at that time he could not leave Grimauld place so nobody knew where he was or could have heard what he said to me."

Sirius came from behind Harry and looked at McGonagall.

"Minerva if you really want to test me go ahead." He said.

"No," She said, "Harry's word is good for me." and she walked over to Sirius and hugged him.

"How in Merlin's name is this possible."

"That is why I wanted to talk to you." Harry said. "Could you let us talk to Professor Dumbledore's painting please?" Harry asked.

"Professor Dumbledore?" She asked "Why him?"

"Because it was Fawkes who rescued me." Said Sirius.

"Off course you can talk to him." McGonagall said.

"I will be at the school tomorrow the whole day so please feel free to come."

"Thank you." Said Harry.

"I have some final questions." Harry continued.

"If I accept the teaching job, will I be at the teachers table or do I sit with my fellow students?"

"Well," Said McGonagall, "you should sit with us but I can imagine that you would like to sit with your friends.

I need to think about this and perhaps we can find a solution."

"All the teachers have their own living quarters am I right." Harry than asked.

"Yes you are why?" Professor McGonagall asked him puzzled.

"I want Sirius to get mine." Harry said. "He has no place to stay and we can't rebuild Grimauld place before the first of September for him to live there so I want him to get my quarters for this year, I can sleep with the other seventh years."

"Alright, that can be arranged." said McGonagall.

"Than you have a new Defense against the dark arts teacher." Harry said With a big smile.

Everybody cheered in the kitchen and hugged Harry in one of her famous bone crushing hugs.

"There is one more thing I need to ask." Harry asked McGonagall.

"Is Madam Pomfrey returning?"

"Why do you ask Harry? You know that when you are a teacher there can't be any rule breaking from your part nor can you go on adventures or get yourself in a lot of trouble." Said professor McGonagall to her now new colleague.

"Well first of all I don't go looking for trouble but trouble always finds me." Harry said with some irony in his voice.

"Second Í wasn't asking it for myself."

"But if not for yourself than for who?" McGonagall asked.

"For me," Sirius said, "and I have just one question for you Minerva. How is Poppy in curing people who lost their magic?"

Everybody fell quit.

"What do you mean lost their magic?" A shocked McGonagall asked

"Harry your wand please. Sirius said to Harry.

Harry handed his wand over to Sirius who pointed it to the flowers on the table.

"Aguamenti." He said but nothing happened.

He pointed it at the cookbooks and said, "Wingardium Leviosa" and again nothing happened. He handed Harry his wand back.

"That's what we mean with lost their magic." Sirius said.