Harry Potter: A Different Sirius

Atsah,

A soul that has been marked by evil such as yours undoubtably doesn't always rest easily. Jim and I both felt as if we were disrespecting our beliefs by taking the eagle feathers from you. We have spoken to the Department of Wildlife, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and numerous others the result is in front of you. Our tribe was grateful for the generosity of your guardian and yourself so thirteen clans contributed a fetish each, twelve wolves and an eagle, another gave the yarn and two others gave the beads other. I made the juniper hoop and Jim gave the leather lacing and the turkey feathers. My Mother the tribes most respected weaver and medicine woman did the crafting herself. As a tribe we have called for the blessings of the spirits that guide us and ask that they guard your dreams as you heal from the battle for your soul. Look closely at the feathers you will notice that there three suspended with two feathers in place, one is from a turkey and the smaller ones are the body feathers from your eagle. Also in the box are the legal forms that grant you permission to have just these three golden eagle feathers in your possession. Hang it above your bed Atsah, and may your dreams be warm and refreshing.

The remainder of the year was quiet until the day before New Years Eve, when Harry and Sirius went to Stuart-Cavanaugh to deal with the fall out of Harry's pranking. The whole meeting became rather anti climatic when Mr. Howell refused to admit that Timothy was at least partly to blame and demanded Harry's expulsion. Harry handed him seven hundred dollars which he knew would cover the cost of the suitcase itself and the clothes that were in it. And bluntly said, "Mr. Howell it was excessive of me to do what I did to Tim's suitcase here is money sufficient to replace what was damaged. That said, I don't apologize because he deserved every last bit of it and brought it on himself, but considering his example I can't say I'm surprised. Good day." Harry rose and left the room. Sirius followed without a word.

Mr. Howell sputtered to the staff, "What! You're just going to let that spawn walk out without apologizing to Timothy."

Mr. Greer, the principal, had listened carefully and had examined the records of both students involved and knew which child he believed. So he answered, "Restitution has been made I consider the matter of the pranks on your son closed. However I have to tell you that your son will be on probation here until the end of the present school year and if he fails to improve at the end of the year you will be asked to find another school."

"What? Why? I made a large donation to this school."

"Stuart-Cavanaugh is an elite school academically, however we strive for inclusiveness amongst the student body. Your son's frankly poor attitude towards that goal, his questionable grades, this accusation of cheating, and Mr. Collins' report of less than satisfactory behavior in the dorm makes me believe we may not be the best fit for your son's educational goals. And so far as your donation, a donation with strings attached isn't a donation it's a bribe. Furthermore Mr. Black too has made generous donations without strings, so this discussion is over."

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Sirius really didn't like Sheba. Actually it wasn't that he didn't like her, it was that she just freaked him out. She loved Harry; if he was home you would find them together. She liked Beth she would rub against Beth's legs if Harry wasn't home, and she even seemed to like the babies. But him, she would just watch. She would stalk him; the one time he changed to Padfoot to see if he could get her to stop, she had arched her back and hissed then chased him.

So he found it very odd on the second of January when she came into his and Beth's room at three in the morning and woke him up. She climbed on him and kneaded the covers covering him, until he was awake. She looked into his eyes and made a soft sound almost like a squeak but it was not a sound he would have expected a cat to make. Puzzled he sat up, she jumped from the bed and headed to the door halfway there she stopped and looked back at him. He couldn't believe this, the cat that hated him seemed to want him to follow her. Mentally swearing he grabbed his cane and quietly so as to not wake Beth or the babies he started to follow the cat.

She lead the way to Harry's room. Sirius knocked on the slightly open door but there was no response. Then he mentally kicked himself of course there wouldn't be. Harry probably had a silencing charm up so he wouldn't hear the babies at night. He didn't know how Harry had done it but he had figured out a way to do the silencing spell in an arcing bubble over the door so he could leave it cracked for Sheba when asked he just answered, "Mum's journal and some of what Charlie taught me about shield theory I experimented."

Sirius went in. Harry wasn't in bed, and there were groans and the sound of retching coming from the bathroom. He went over to the door it was obvious from the sour smell and the vomit on the floor that Harry was sick. "Harry?"

"What?" came the groan from the boy who was hugging the toilet.

"Are you… stupid question of course you're not alright you're sick. What can I do to help, should I call Winry?"

Harry pushed away from the toilet. "I think I'm done."

Sirius looked at his godson. Harry was sheet white and had dark circles around his eyes. Circles like that didn't come from one night of being sick. It occurred to Sirius that he hadn't really talked with Harry about much of anything since the babies had been born. "You look like hell."

Harry's lips quirked. "Yeah well I feel like it too. Don't disturb Winry I'll be fine it's just the goddamn nightmares."

"Nightmares huh? Nightmares don't usually make people throw up. Talk to me Harry what are you dreaming about."

"I'm..You know how you and George have me working on occlumency?"

"Yes."

"Well you know how you've both told me, I needed to sort my memories organize them."

"Yes."

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