On Monday, July 11th, 1994, at 1:45 P.M. Sirius took Harry to a dental appointment he had set up for Harry with his own dentist, an average sized averaged heighted man with black hair and black eyes named Mark Molar, a graduate of Ravenclaw.

Dr. Molar specialized in dental care for witches and wizards and Sirius had been happy with the dental care he had received from Dr. Molar.

"Hello. Sirius, " greeted Dr. Molar as Sirius and Harry entered the office, "I assume this is your godson, Harry Potter with you for his appointment?"

"Yes, " said Sirius simply.

"Mr. Potter, " said Dr. Molar seriously and uncomfortably, "Based on what Sirius has told me about how long it's been since you have been to a dentist combined with what I know about your abusive muggle relatives, I fear the worst here. Magic will be able to help you if my fears are proven correct, but you may have a tough choice to make."

"Then why don't you take a look in my mouth and we'll proceed from there. What's coming is coming and I'll meet when it does, " replied Harry confidently.

"Very strong willed godson you got, Sirius, " said Dr. Molar.

But when he got his tools out and peeked inside Harry's mouth, his smiled turned to a frown in a nanosecond.

"Mr. Potter, " said Dr. Molar solemnly, "Your teeth are in terrible shape. It is a matter of time before they fall out. They are rotting away. Sirius said he is making you brush your teeth every day but it's too late. I don't blame you. Your abusive muggle relatives are at fault for not making you brush your teeth when they knew what the end result of that would be. Your magic can help you here. I'm going to remove all of your teeth. You have two options for how to get new ones. Both involve taking Tooth Growth Potion. But you are in a dilemma. Tooth Growth Potion comes in two types: Gradual and hasty. If you go the gradual route, you take the potion once a day in the morning until the teeth are fully grown. You would need to come back for follow up exams with this plan because only a professional dentist would really be able to tell if the teeth are really fully grown. This plan usually takes a couple of months and you would have to survive on a liquid only diet until the teeth are fully grown. If you choose the hasty option, I will give the potion just once and the teeth would be fully grown in just under a day. However, the hasty option is EXTREMEMLY painful. Sirius told me about how you had to have blocks on your vision removed. Well, the hasty option here will be a hundred times more painful than that. The gradual option is painless. "

"Sirius, what's our plan, you're the parent/guardian here?' asked Harry.

"Harry, the ball is in your court here, " said Sirius firmly, "I can give you guidance. But, ultimately, you need to learn to make decisions about yourself for yourself. This is a perfect opportunity for you to do so."

"If you leave the ball in my court, then I'm choosing the hasty option, " said Harry decisively, "I can handle pain. You know that better than you would like. Yes, physical pain does suck. But I'll take that over having to be on a liquid only diet for months ten out ten times."

"Very well, then, " said Dr. Molar, "I just need to do a bit of nonverbal wandwork to remove your teeth."

Next nanosecond, Dr. Molar raised his wand and pointed it at Harry's open mouth. He made a few movements of his wand and within a few minutes, Harry was toothless.

Dr. Molar then reached onto a high shelf and pulled down a bottle of white potion labeled Hasty Tooth Growth Potion and gave it to Harry, who drank it without complaint despite it tasting like wallpaper paste.

"You can spend the day here and stay overnight too, " Dr. Molar, "I didn't schedule any later appointments for today because I know something like this was likely to come up based on what Sirius told me about your history. "

"Thanks, " chorused Harry and Sirius.

"Mr. Potter, " said Dr. Molar seriously, "Contrary to what Madam Pomfrey might think, I think company is good during times like these. Forget "This boy has all his teeth to regrow! He needs rest and quiet! I say, company and conversation are good distractions to limit how much you notice the pain. In addition to your godfather, I'd like to allow you to have two of your friends from Hogwarts to join you for the day."

"I won't do that, " said Harry clearly, "I see the idea, but I won't ask my friends to give up their day."

"I've already asked two of them, " smiled Sirius, "Dr. Molar brought up the possibility to me beforehand because he suspected what you were facing fast and predicted you would choose the hasty method. The two have agreed to arrive here at 2 P.M."

As Sirius spoke, the sound of two portkeys coming into the office filled the room.

Into the office stepped Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley.

"Oh, Harry!" cried Hermione

"How are you feeling, Harry?" asked Ginny kindly.

"I'm starting to feel some of the pain, " said Harry honestly, "But I'm glad of the company. And, Hermione, Ginny, a BIG thank you to both of you for coming today. I know you don't have to do this-"

"We're your friends, Harry, " interjected Hermione fiercely, "Friends support friends when called upon."

"Especially when their friends are going through tough times, " added Ginny in an equally fierce voice.

"Besides, we won't be bored, " said Hermione, pointing at sturdy hot pink bag in Ginny's hands.

"We've brought some things we can do together to pass the time and keep your mind off the pain while respecting that this is an office and not making mess or noise, ," explained Ginny.

After Ginny opened the bag, she and Hermione helped Harry pass the time as the three friends swapped chocolate frog cards (this resulted in all three of them losing several duplicates while gaining cards they didn't have so that all three came closer to having complete sets.), playing hangman and tic tac toe on some scrap paper, playing the board games Candyland and Chutes and Ladders, and having drawing competitions. Occasionally, Ginny would entertain Harry and Hermione with her excellent singing. Harry and Hermione particularly appreciated Ginny's beautiful renditions of Puff the Magic Dragon, The Yellow Rose of Texas, and Home on the Range.

At what would have been dinnertime, Harry, Sirius, Hermione, and Ginny each drank a can of Coca Cola Classic. But despite being offered the opportunity to do so, Sirius, Hermione and Ginny refused to eat that night.

"If Harry can't tonight, then I won't either, " said Hermione in a show of solidarity.

"We will eat again when Harry can eat again, " declared Ginny, "Not before. We're in this together."

"Exactly!" agreed Sirius.

Around bedtime, Dr. Molar warned Harry, "It is impossible to sleep with the pain you are experiencing."

"So, Sirius, Ginny and I won't sleep either, " insisted Hermione, "Therefore, Ginny and I will help you pass the time by reading to you aloud."

Ginny dug her hands back into the hot pink bag she had brought with and retrieved her copy of The Hobbit.

Ginny and Hermione took turns reading the chapters so neither would have their voice get too tired.

By the time the reading was finished, it was breakfast time.

"Hermione, Ginny, " said Harry fondly, "Thanks for the reading. I really enjoyed that story. I do wish Thorin Oakenshield had made it though."

"That was heartbreaking, " admitted Ginny.

"Well-" began Hermione, but Harry suddenly burst out.

"I HAVE NO MORE PAIN!' yelled Harry excitedly.

"Let me take a look then, " ordered Dr. Molar.

""Perfect, ' said Dr. Molar with a smile, "You a complete new set of perfectly good teeth. Now it's just up to you to take care of them."

"I will, and if I didn't, Sirius would make me, " promised Harry.

"You may go, " said Dr. Molar.

Sirius took Harry, Hermione, and Ginny back to Harry's and Sirius's house where they found the kitchen table already set with places for four. They enjoyed a fantastic breakfast of pancakes, sausage links, and Sunny Delight and they all felt better after getting something in their stomachs.

When breakfast was over, Harry looked between Sirius, Hermione, and Ginny and said, "Sirius, Hermione, and Ginny I'm going to sing a song for you three to express my appreciation of what you've done for me. Sirius, Hermione, Ginny this is for you."

Harry burst into song.

"Ohhhh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh.

It must have been cold there in my shadow,
To never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So, I was the one with all the glory,
While you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
So high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
Thank you for you, the wind beneath my wings."

Sirius, Hermione, and Ginny felt their insides glowing as they listened to Harry's song. They could feel within themselves how much Harry genuinely appreciated their support.

"You know something?" said Harry sincerely, "There's a difference between a buddy and a friend and you Hermione, and Ginny, you two truly are friends."

Hermione and Ginny just smiled at Harry.

"And, Sirius, I couldn't ask for better guardian than you, " added Harry sincerely.

Sirius just smiled at Harry.

"I'm the luckiest person in the world to have Sirius Black as my guardian AND Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley as my two BFFs, " piped up Harry warmly.

Sirius, Hermione, and Ginny all nodded at Harry, saying nothing but feeling their eyes well up as Harry's eyes welled up as well.

Harry's relationships with his godfather and two besties are truly and genuinely special.