The two boys looked down the street for an instant before Draco jumped to his feet grabbing his stuff. "I got to go that's my mom. I'll see you on the Hogwarts Express Harry." He waved over his shoulder before jogging down the street. Sirius lifted his head watching to make sure the pup made it back to his mother safely but the kid was already gone. Odd. Why had that voice sounded so familiar? And why had Draco been in such a hurry to leave when he'd been happily tagging along the whole day? Yuck, all the thinking was giving him a migraine. Wait did dogs get migraines? Sirius shook his head and looked at Harry who was stabbing his ice cream with a spoon. Sighing Sirius waited for Harry to finish prodding his sundae before rising to his feet and walking down the road in the direction of the Leaky Caldron. Harry was pale with dark circles under his eyes and his frequent yawns told Sirius that a nap was in order. While Harry slept Sirius decided he would find the perfect birthday present for his godson.
As they emerged into their room Harry turned to look at Sirius. "What was Draco talking about with Houses?"
Sirius had to wait for Harry to unclip the backpack and collar before turning human. "When you go to Hogwarts you are sorted into your House by your personality. Hufflepuffs are kind, loyal, and hardworking, Ravenclaws are smart and in my opinion a little stuck up. Slytherins are sly and basically out for themselves, and of course Gryffindor the brave and the bold. I'm a Gryffindor and so were your parents. "
Harry yawned again and Sirius looked around until he spotted the pile of Harry's new stuff on the floor in front of the bed. He dug around until he found the soft red Pj's that he'd help pick out and threw it at Harry's head. "Go change up pup. Your gonna have a nap before we got get your wand and I want to talk to you about some wizard stuff before we go back out into public."
Harry disappeared into the bathroom while Sirius waited patiently. He emerged clad in the pjs and clambered into bed.
"Sirius?"
"Yeah pup?" The' Animagus asked tucking the covers around Harry's small form. Harry handed him his glasses.
"Can I ask you about my parents?" His voice was hesitate and he eyed Sirius's hand warily and Sirius figured Harry had been smacked for asking about Lily and James.
Sirius forced down his anger at the Muggles and forced a smile absently carding his fingers through Harry's messy black hair making it stand up in the front so Harry looked even more like his father. "Harry I could go on for years talking about your parents. They were the people I loved most in the world except maybe for you pup."
"You love me?" Harry asked sounding surprised and very much like a little boy not the eleven year old he was. Sirius grinned and kissed Harry's head. "Of course I do pup. I love you more then you can possibly imagine." More then life itself.
Harry smiled leaning his head into Sirius's hand which was still playing with his hair as the Marauder tried to coax the knots from the thick black hair and only succeeding in making it stand up worse. "You never told me about my mom." Harry whispered.
Sirius grinned. "Evans was the probably the most hot headed smartest funniest girl I've ever met. She had long wavy red hair and was pale with a few freckles right here." Sirius touched Harry's cheek sliding his finger right under the boy's eye. "You have her eyes. When I look at your eyes its like seeing her's again. Their exactly the same. She was such a good person and the only person that could control your dad. He was always into trouble and all she had to do was give him this look and say "James." And he would stop it and then order me to behave. She always tried to protect and love everyone she met. You could be a horrible person and Lily's would find the good in you. She was shy like you pup but when you got her angry even the bravest man would cower." Sirius grinned as memories of Lily flooded his mind.
"Your dad was brave but a complete trouble maker. He was constantly pulling pranks and doing everything he could to break the rules. He was normally pretty laid back but if you hurt or insulted someone he loved you were in for hell. Once you were James's friend he would defend you no matter what. He was the leader of our group of friends and we all obeyed him without question." Seeing Harry's expression Sirius backpedaled. "Not out of fear of him or anything it was just how James was. He just made you want to follow his lead an he never lead us wrong. He never cared what you came from or who you were. If he saw something redeemable in you he would fight tooth and nail to make sure everyone else saw it. Remember Draco telling you about Quiditch? Your dad played Keeper up until his fifth year when he switched to playing Seeker. He was a show off and loved nothing more then to sit around with a Snitch and make a show of catching it over and over. James was noble too. He would make rules for his friends to follow and if you broke it you had to deal with him. And even now I know that its wrong to break those rules since James came up with them for a very good reason."
Discover moreWriter collaboration platformCrossover fiction guidesBook Movie TicketsFan fiction mobileBooksHarry's eyes were half closed but as Sirius paused he forced them open again and Sirius laughed. "You are tired kiddo. Sleep and I'll tell you more when you wake up."
"Promise?"
"Promise now enjoy your nap." Sirius leaned forward and kissed Harry's forehead right beside his scar and stroked his hair until the boy fell asleep which wasn't long. As Sirius gazed at the small thin face he realized that Harry seemed far tireder then he should have. Had the Muggles forced him to work and then not allowed him proper sleep? Or was the fact that the kid was thinner then he was the cause? Either way Sirius decided he would need to get Harry checked out by a Healer. He'd have Larc arrange it. Slipping off the bed Sirius turned back into Padfoot but not before shoving a good amount of his own money into the doggy backpack. The wizards in Diagon Alley were more then us to people sending their familiars to go buy stuff and wouldn't find anything odd about it at all. The door opened as he reared up and placed a massive paw on it to open it. He considered a broom but the letter had said no brooms allowed for first years and he didn't know what punishment Harry would get for it. And if Harry wanted to be a well-behaved person Sirius would respect that. Even if it did break his Marauder heart. He'd have to think on it more. He grinned looking back at Harry as he thought of the perfect present.
Discover moreComicsDownload FanFiction appWatch Classic CartoonsExplore Top AudiobooksFiction writing resourcesSeveral hours later he slipped back into the room to see Harry still asleep. He dropped the parcel he was carrying on the bed before jumping up after it and licking Harry's ears.
"Eww get off Padfoot." Harry giggled trying to shove his godfather away and tried to roll back over but Sirius wouldn't allow it. He pounced placing on paw Harry's side and forcing the boy back on his back so he could lick his face again.
"Fine I'm up." Harry gave him another shove and this time Sirius got off his chest and backed up and changing so that he was human. He sat facing Harry the parcel hidden behind his back. He couldn't wait as the pup rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
"Happy Birthday Harry!"
Harry nearly stabbed himself in the eye with his glasses. "No one has ever remembered my birthday before. Thank you."
"Don't thank me yet. Your gifts haven't even gotten here." Sirius pulled the parcel out from behind his back and handed it to Harry. "But I want you to open this one now."
Harry pulled it over and began to slowly unwind the brown paper that covered it. Sirius rolled his eyes at the ceiling. That was a Lilly trait. James would have already turned the paper into spit balls. Harry looked up as he uncovered the small black box and flipped the lid off. Inside nestled on the red velvet was a small golden Snitch on a gold chain. Harry lifted it up and watched as the wings beat gently against his fingers. He threw Sirius a confused look.
"It was your Dad's good luck charm. He carried it with him everywhere. When he found out Lily was pregnant he put it in the Potter Vault for you to get when you turned eleven."
Harry starred at if for a long minute before tackling Sirius. "I love it Sirius. Thank you."
The Animagus hugged Harry tightly. "Don't thank me pup. Its yours. I just got it back to you. I did though put some spells on it. Touch it to your lips and whisper someone's name and it will go right to them. Its great if you get in trouble and need help." Before Harry could answer there was a knock on the door and before either of them could get up the door was knocked back on its hinges and a small four foot tall creature came barreling in. It charged at Harry and pulled the surprised boy into a bone crushing hug. Sirius rolled his eyes and stuck his head just far enough out the door to see Larc running up the stairs his arms full of packages. The goblin slid into the room and double over panting as Sirius rescued the boxes and set them on the bed. "She wouldn't wait for me." Larc gasped.
Sirius turned his attention to the small black haired goblin that was attempting to suffocate his godson. Her long hair tumbled over her shoulders and her dark brown eyes were filled with tears as she planted kisses on the top of Harry's head. Harry terrified but Sirius grinned at him reassuringly before gently prying the goblin off his godson. Seeing him Hava pulled him into a hug and for not the first time Sirius wondered where the hell the little gobliness got her strength.
"You brought him back! You brought our little parvulus back!" Hava sobbed against his lower chest and Sirius patted her on the back. Hava had always been very emotional more so then many goblin woman were but even he hadn't seen her like this.
"Your brother wasn't to happy when I showed up with Harry this morning." Sirius commented extracting himself from Hava's grip and waving his wand to pull up the two armchairs so they were closer to the bed.
Hava snorted and glared at her brother that had collapsed into a chair. "Larc is a paranoid cillus." She turned back to Harry and smiled at the boy who had slowly relaxed. "Hello Harry. I haven't see you since you were just a little parvulus. You look just like James... Ragnok rest his soul. But you are too thin boy. Hasn't the fool indago been feeding you?"
"Sirius bought me ice cream for lunch." Harry whispered and Sirius back away out of the reach of the gobliness who threw him a murderous glare. "But I just woke up for a nap. Sirius can I call Tom and get something to eat I'm hungry?"
Hava snorted again and snapped her long fingers and between the bed and the chairs a large table piled high with more food then Sirius had seen in years. He reached out and snagged a plate and began to fill it with food without even bothering to ask permission. Larc who seemed to have recovered from his sister running him around mirrored him and with a nod of approval from Sirius Harry began eating as well. Sirius moaned around a mouthful of roast. "Hava you are the best cook ever. Even better then the House Elves at Hogwarts."
She gave him a disgusted look before neatly taking a bite out of her own meat but he saw her lips twitch as Harry began shoveling food down his throat. Talk was impossible as he and Harry gobbled down everything they could reach. It wasn't until dessert when Hava had summoned Treacle Tart that they began to chat.
"We brought you presents Harry. Ragnok knows we've missed enough of your birthdays." Larc smiled at the boy who was rapidly warming up to the two goblins.
"You didn't have to." Harry whispered softly.
Hava smiled at the boy and snapped her fingers again so the table cleared itself and filled instead with presents even more then Larc had been carrying. She shoved a large box towards him and gestured for him to open it. Once again Harry looked at Sirius who grinned at him and the boy got to work ripping the paper off it to reveal a set of books on the history of Quiditch. "That's from me Harry." Larc called over the boy's stuttered thanks and Sirius pushed another present at the boy. Soon Harry had revealed another set of books though this time on hexes and curses from Larc, a beautiful carved silver box that would throw a shocking hex at anyone other then Harry who tried to open it from Hava, a large box of candy from Hava. Sirius had in addition to the Snitch necklace bought Harry a starter kit from Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop, and much to Harry's delight a large female Snowy Owl. The owl came with a large cage, several boxes of owl food and a few more of owl treats, along with plenty of toys and accessories for her cage.
"Your Dad had a snowy owl when he was your age. I thought you would like your own. We use them for mail in the wizarding world." Sirius explained watching as Harry stroked the sleek head of his new friend. "I figured I don't really count as a pet and I doubt anyone would care if you brought her along too." Sirius had to brace himself for the flying hug Harry gave him after that. As Harry got acquainted with his owl Larc tugged on Sirius's arm and the Animagus followed him towards the bathroom.
"I looked up who has the master key to the Potter Vault like you asked. Albus Dumbledore."
Sirius starred at the goblin wondering if he was serious. "Why does he have it?"
Larc shrugged and Sirus's mind began to race with the possibilities. What would Dumbledore want in the Potter vaults. Nothing had been missing out of Harry's trust vault he was sure of that. Then it struck him. "Larc I want everything in the Potter Vaults checked and send a list of everything in there to me. How long until you can chance it?" Struggling to keep the panic out of his voice.
The goblin didn't complain for once seeming to sense the urgency of the situation.
"In a few months we check the cells to see if anyone got trapped and died in them. So I should be able to then. Why what did James and Lily have that is so important?"
Sirius shook his head. "I can't tell you but if what I think Dumbledore was after was in the Potter Vaults I'm gonna track the man down and murder him myself."
Larc looked at him with concern but knew that Sirius wouldn't say more. For his part Sirius felt like someone had driven an icy dagger into his heart and all he could think about was how screwed they all were if Dumbledore had what he thought he had. For the rest of the night no matter what Sirius tried he couldn't shake off his dread.
So what do you guysthink? What could Dumbles have that Sirius is freaking out over so bad? And like the birthday presents?
As for what Hava is saying when she uses gobbledegook.
Parvolus is Latin for baby. She has met Harry before and kinda sees him as her long lost nephew.
Cillus means donkey in Latin I think we can all figure out what she was calling her brother.
Indago means mutt in Latin. Her preferred insult for Sirius.
Harry gets the cookies this chap for reviews.