Harry Potter: A Different Sirius

The final trimester of Harry's sixth grade year at Stuart-Cavanaugh was interesting and busy as always. He took all his normal courses and took gymnastics a second time much to Michael's amusement. Michael teased it was just to spite him for what he'd said. Harry stayed busy with all the clubs and non-school activities as well. Nothing terribly exciting happened with either his regular studies, with his life or with his magic studies.

The second week of the trimester Harry found a different way to think about the memories. It was like flicking a switch in his head. Harry gradually found himself better able to cope with the mental strain brought on by working the memories in the dark tower. It helped that he wasn't processing them every weekend. His friends enjoyed coming to the house and being away from school once a month. Beth found that she was impatient for Lila and Elizabeth to grow up as she had so much fun mothering Cassidy. Beth and Sirius were relieved that Harry was coping better with the memories.

Processing the memories, Harry had gotten to the point that he could absorb the knowledge but ceased constantly reacting to the evil in them. He decided he would never ever use even a borderline dark spell, because such spells were the start of a slippery slope. One he never wanted to go down. Harry found details about how Moldy had used a basilisk from Salazar Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets to kill a muggleborn girl named Myrtle in his sixth year at Hogwarts and framed a third year half breed boy named Hagrid for it. Upon hearing of the basilisk, Sirius was very excited. He and Harry had been looking for a source of basilisk venom for years but had been unable to find one. This meant when Harry went to Hogwarts they would be able to destroy the horcruxes. One thing Harry found curious. Moldy never searched beyond the main chamber and the basilisk. Why call it a chamber of secret s if two secrets were all that was there?

As the end of the trimester approached decisions were made where Harry's next training jumps would be. Harry suggested that a trip to Montana to visit the Reynolds' Reserve for the family would be fun, after the school trip to China. For his jump destinations he would be in Chicago again He was really looking forward to this jump in Chicago because Sirius had come up with some exercises for the trainees that Harry would get to participate in. But before Chicago it had been decided that Harry would do a extended memories focus trip to Yellowstone.

At Yellowstone he broke up the memory work with hikes, rock climbing, and photography. He had sent off to Yiska to get the climbing spell so he never worried about falling. Two months later Harry had processed the rest of Moldy's memories, including the making of more horcruxes and more curses and counter curses than he had ever wanted to know.. Harry had found out about a mysterious room at Hogwarts that could become what ever sort of space you needed. And that Moldy had ties to a woods in Albania.

They packed up to head to Chicago. Their arrival at the house in Napierville, the settling in to their usual rooms that was followed by Sirius bringing Harry his usual potion was typical.

"Here you go kiddo."

Harry made a face but obediently took the vial. "So are you going to join me in this or are you still hoping to catch up with Beth?"

"Funny smart aleck."

"Well I figure with this jump you're half way there."

"I hadn't thought about it but you're right."

"So what is the focus for this segment what new and wonderful bit of magic do I get to learn this time? Animagus transformation?"

"No you still don't know enough transfiguration. I was thinking apparition it would be unexpected in someone your age, but your core is strong and stable enough to do it."

"Not to mention I have done it before."

"Not to mention. So here's a book on it. You've got until Monday to read it."

"Great work, work, work, that's all I ever seem to do…"

"I got tickets to a quiditch game Sunday."

"Cool who's playing?" Harry voice vibrated with excitement.

"Toronto Tornados vs. Chicago Chimaeras"

"Got anything else planned for this time?"

"Movies, Chicago Symphony, Cubs game, Great America."

"Awesome!"

"Sleep tight kiddo."

"Night Sirius."

As he left the room Sirius reflected on what he hoped Harry's return to Maryland would bring. Sirius had asked Beth for a huge party to celebrate Harry's belated 10th birthday for on their return. It was going to be divided the first part would include all of the people they knew that were magical Harry would be surprised because Sirius had got him a broom and season tickets to the quiditch games for the Baltimore Opaleyes. Beth's presents would be presented in the second half of the party with their mundane friends. Harry didn't know it, but he was getting a new cello since he'd pretty much outgrown his old one and a new guitar for the same reason. Sirius sighed it wasn't much longer until Harry would be off to Hogwarts. Just one more year, he sighed again. Sirius was amazed at how mature Harry was getting. But he supposed it wasn't that surprising with the time jumps Harry was closer to twelve than ten. Plus the fact Harry was more like Lily inside than James although on the outside Harry was definitely James son.

After a relaxing weekend Sirius, Harry and the rest of the team portkeyed to the WIS facility. They arrived early enough for Harry to join Dani Reese in a morning physical training workout with the newest group of recruits. Recruits that started off with taunts of "Is it bring your kids to work day?" but ended with groans, lying on mats looking up at the ceiling while Dani high fived Harry.

Dani turned to the recruits. "This is Harry. He and his guardian come here for a couple reasons. His guardian comes in and teaches classes from time to time. Harry comes to get kick ass training. How's he doing on that?" Only to be answered by groans. "Harry's young and only knows a few spells but he's been taught defense by one of the best I've seen since he was three. He's also a VIP whom WIS is currently responsible for protecting as is his guardian. They don't need much but even they don't have eyes in the back of their heads. While they are here I suggest that you keep your eyes open, because trouble can happen and while you keep your eyes open maybe you can learn a few things. So did anyone learn anything this morning?"

"Never underestimate your opponent." one recruit offered.

"Good. Anyone else?"

"I gotta get in better physical shape."

"Lesson learned then."

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