"You're right, of course," Remus soothed the young man before him. "And that's why the goblins eventually decided that her claims were invalid in light of the fact that in his will, Sirius explicitly stated that none of his wealth or property be given to Narcissa or Bellatrix or any of his other relatives, save for a small sum he set aside for Andromeda Tonks and her family. Because of this declaration, Narcissa had very little ground to stand on, and her complaints were eventually tossed aside.
"Which brings us back to the fact that we have both been named as beneficiaries in Sirius's will. Half of the gold in his vaults will be transferred over to you. He left Grimmauld Place to me with the stipulation that I allow the Order to continue to use it. There are a couple other properties that he owned, but he asked that we work out who would get what on our own. And there are numerous other possessions to be sorted of course. He only specifically listed a couple."
Harry perked up at this. "What did he mention?" Harry asked, genuinely curious.
"Well, most notably," Remus paused for dramatic effect, "is the fact that he left to you his newly refinished motorcycle. He had apparently been working on restoring his old, flying motorcycle for several months."
Harry felt his jaw drop. He knew the motorcycle in question, of course. It was the one that Hagrid had driven when he was taking Harry from Godric's Hollow to Privet Drive back when Harry was only a year old. Harry had many dreams about a flying motorcycle when he was little but never realized the significance until he was introduced to the wizarding world after his eleventh birthday. He had no idea that his godfather had been working on it, nor did he know what to think about owning it. It would offer him a way of traveling in the muggle world inconspicuously, provided he didn't use the flight feature, of course.
When he looked up he noticed that Remus was studying him carefully. He figured the man must have been waiting for some sort of response from him, but he had no idea what to say. "Oh," was all that came out in his first attempt. "Did you know he was working on it?"
"No," Remus replied while shaking his head. "I had no idea. I didn't know he even had the bike, let alone that he was restoring it. He must have asked Hagrid for it at some point."
"Yeah," Harry replied distractedly.
"We can go over the specifics some other time. I just thought you should know," Remus explained to the young man in front of him.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, of course. No, I'm glad that you told me. Where is the motorcycle?"
"It's in Grimmauld Place right now," Remus told him. "I could bring it to you next time we meet if you'd like. Otherwise you could keep it there until you're ready to use it."
Harry thought it over for a minute. He really had no use at all for the bike at Hogwarts. "Why don't we leave it where it is for now," he stated more than asked. "I'll let you know if and when I want it in the future."
"Sounds good." And then their conversation lapsed into more comfortable territory. Remus wanted to hear all about Hogwarts and how school was going for him. He was especially interested in the HA. When Harry explained his dodging exercises the werewolf raised an eyebrow and wanted to hear all about it. Remus asked Harry for a demonstration of his animagus form which Harry was happy to provide. The man was very impressed. Harry considered telling Remus that he was teaching Ginny to be an animagus as well but eventually decided not to. It wasn't his secret to tell.
The time dwindled away, and Remus eventually warned Harry that he should change so that he was ready when Remus made the change into a werewolf. Harry complied, and before long, fur was sprouting all along his friend's body. His bones and muscles reshaped themselves. When the transformation was complete, a formidable looking beast was before him.
The two didn't go roaming the grounds as Moony had once done with his friends back in his own school days. They stayed in the Shrieking Shack keeping each other company. They play wrestled a little bit with Moony always emerging the victor. They eventually settled down and actually got a couple hours of sleep in their animal forms. This was a new experience for Harry, but not as awkward as he thought it might be.
When Remus changed back to human form, he nudged panther Harry awake. When Harry noticed that his former professor was back to normal, he reverted back to his human form as well. Remus thanked Harry profusely for spending the night with him and went on to say how much calmer the wolf was with another animal present. Harry simply smiled and told Remus not to worry about that, that he was happy to be able to help. With a promise to see him next month, Harry began his trek back through the tunnel leading back to Hogwarts.
It was barely dawn, and Harry was tired. Before emerging from the tunnel, he pressed the knot on the Whomping Willow and changed into his owl form while still hidden from view. He flew out of the tunnel and up to the owlery. He greeted Hedwig briefly when he saw her, then hurried back to his dorm room. Careful not to wake anyone, Harry snuck into his four poster bed and was asleep within a minute of his head hitting the pillow.
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