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Sirius Black SI-- Ch 5— The Surprise Part-3
🕑 Added 2022-12-05 03:48:35 +0000 UTCA few minutes later while I was ruffling inside his trunk for a couple of things, the mirror suddenly started ringing.
"Accept," I shouted while still looking inside the trunk.
"Hey, pup, Dinner's ready—" Sirius stopped abruptly when he saw what I was doing, "What are you searching for buddy,"
"Oh just my pajamas, I can't seem to find them," I looked around for a few more moments before I gave up on it as a bad job, "I think I forgot them at Hogwarts,"
"Harry, did you not buy yourself new clothes, as I told you to last week,"
"I will buy them, it's just that I couldn't find the time," I said, and before Sirius could pressure me about it, asked, "So what's for dinner,"
Sirius looked at me for a few moments, but he still let me change the subject. It's not that I didn't want to buy new clothes, I did but it's just that I've never been to a clothes shop before so it was a little mortifying for me to go alone and buy some clothes for myself.
The dinner was mostly meat and fried vegetables, along with a creamy soup and some salads. I ate it with absolute relish, the stuff that Remus made was almost as good as the stuff made by elves at Hogwarts, the only time I had eaten better was at the Weasley house, Mrs. Weasley was one of the best cooks I had ever met.
They talked for a while about some random stuff, with Remus telling harry about all the times Sirius had to run from a crying girl's curses. He was laughing so much by the end of it that he was almost falling from his chair.
It was almost 10 o'clock by the time Remus left the dining room to give both of them some privacy to practice their occlumency.
They couldn't actually do much since they were just beginners yet. So the most they did was take turns watching the other while they tried to clear their mind. Sometimes one of them will fall asleep and the other one will have to wake him up.
When it was about to strike 11 Remus came back down and started baking a birthday cake. I had told them that it wasn't necessary for them to do this much for me but they didn't take no for an answer and just went on with it.
Just before the clock struck midnight, Remus sent the cake through the vanishing box along with a lighter for the candles. The mirror was placed against the wall on his bed and I was sitting cross-legged with the cake on the bed before me. I lit the candles one by one with a small grin on my face excited for my first birthday party. I was just about to blow up the candles when Sirius suddenly stopped me.
"Wait a minute, harry," Sirius said while looking at his watch before he suddenly looked up with a mischievous smile, "Why don't you open my present first,"
I was a bit startled by the weird request but stood up anyway. I went toward my desk and after getting Sirius's gift sat back on the bed.
"I am opening it," I said and they both looked at me in anticipation. I opened the box warily, a bit scared now, expecting some kind of prank inside.
The second I opened the wrapper, the box flew open by itself, and two mirrors the same as the one on my bed suddenly floated into the air with Ron and Hermione's faces on them.
"Happy Birthday to you," All of them started to sing simultaneously, "Happy Birthday Dear Harry..."
I just looked at the mirrors with my mouth wide open in astonishment, tears started to fall from my eyes and my lip quivered without my consent. I suddenly stood up and turned around, and rubbed my eyes while trying to stop my body from sobbing uncontrollably. Having all the people I loved in the world show up for my birthday was too much for me.
It took a few moments and a couple of breaths before I was in control of my body, they were still singing the birthday song behind me, Sirius suddenly shouted, "Come on harry blow out the candles,"
"Yeah," I croaked while turning around and sitting back on the bed. I blew out the candles with a wide grin and they suddenly started clapping.
"I think the mirror is a bit crooked, harry," Hermione's sweet voice drifted over, "I can't look at your face,"
"Yeah mate, the only thing I can see is the absolutely delicious cake and your legs," Ron said and I could almost imagine his face salivating at the cake.
"Harry, you just need to push them a bit in the right direction and the charm will keep them stable in the air," Remus said.
I nodded and pushed both the mirrors to their upper side. Immediately both of my best friends eyes looked at me and their eyes widened comically.
"Merlin's Beard!" "Oh My!" they both exclaimed simultaneously.
"Did you eat a hippogriff over the summer, Mate," Ron said while looking at his biceps in admiration, "you look like some of those quidditch stars on ginny's magazine, and did you grow taller too,"
"Yes, Harry did you take steroids, you look so...so..." Hermione said while checking him out from head to toe before she suddenly turned red.
"Are you actually blushing Hermione," Ron said while looking toward Hermione and laughing out loudly, "Oh this precious... And...And if Hermione is like that, then wait till Ginny sees you, harry. Oh, I can already imagine her reaction, HAHAHA..."
"Shut Up Ron and don't talk about ginny like that," Hermione berated while controlling her blush before turning toward him, "But seriously Harry, you should not come before Ginny for a while or she might actually faint,"
I turned progressively redder and redder as the conversation continued, I could actually almost feel like steam was coming from my face.
"Hey! Hey! Enough about him, what about me," Sirius said while running a hand through his hair, "Alright he might be a little handsome, but come on compared to my roguish looks he looks like a washed-out model,"
I was so thankful to Sirius at the moment that I could kiss him for his rescue, I took a sigh of relief when both of them turned to Sirius and started talking to him and Remus.
"Hey, harry come on open up the presents," Ron said after a while.
"Oh I've them right here," Sirius said while putting a couple of gift-wrapped presents inside the box, "I had them send their gifts to me to keep it a surprise,"
I opened the box and took out the four presents that were placed inside. The first gift was shaped like a book, I opened it and what fell out was indeed a notebook.
"That's from me," Hermione said somewhat embarrassed, "It's the notebook on which I drew some runes so it will be never-ending,"
"Thanks, Hermione, this is great and very useful," I said to her with a grateful smile.
The next gift I opened was a small box from which a watch fell out. It was a normal watch with a dial on the side with 1,2, and 3 written but its square face was empty.
"That's the one made by me," Remus said, "You can insert all the three mirrors you have inside them so that you can always keep in contact with us over the summer,"
"That's great. Thank you very much, Remus,"
"Oh that's mine," Sirius said with a mischievous smile when saw me picking up a red packet.
It was also in the shape of a book which was weird since I didn't take Sirius to be the kind of guy who gave books as gifts. When I opened a thin book with the title "Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches". I groaned and turned the book around to show the book to the rest of the gang.
"Are you Serious," Hermione hissed to Sirius.
"I am always Sirius," Sirius said and started laughing loudly at his own joke.
"Hey, mate can I borrow it after you are done with it," Ron asked with anticipation.
"Oh come on," Hermione rolled her eyes before looking toward me, "I am going to go now harry before Sirius starts giving you any Dating advice, But Happy Birthday again,"
Hermione said and cut off her mirror connection.
"Look Sirius, you've upset her," I said to Sirius who didn't look apologetic at all.
"Well, I've given you the opportunity here buddy," Sirius said with a smirk, "you get to mollify her now that she's upset, Harry,"
Before I could answer him Mr's Weasely's voice came out of Ron's side, "Ronald why are your lights still on,"
"Oh hey I've gotta go, but keep that book safe harry, I mean it," Ron said before closing the mirror connection.
After a few minutes, I said good night to Sirius and Remus and closed the mirror connection. While I was sleeping for the night, I couldn't keep the grin off my face, 'This was the best birthday ever,'
