Truly Madly Deeply

Chapter Twenty-Five - Breakfast At Hogwarts

~ Gryffindor Common Room ~

The armchairs and sofas in the common room had been moved to one end of the room and a long table covered with food stood in their place. Already seated were the Weasley's, Sirius, Remus, Hermione, Dean, Seamus and Neville.

"Harry!" George said, clapping him on the back as Harry sat down next to him.

"Only a few more hours of freedom left," chimed in Fred.

"How do you feel?" asked Charlie, grinning across the table at Harry.

"I miss Draco," Harry said with a smile that said he knew exactly how pathetic he was.

"You saw him yesterday," Hermione said, exasperated.

"You should have seen him yesterday!" Ron said to the rest of the group as Harry blushed. "We practically had to drag him away from Draco while Crabbe and Goyle dragged Draco back to the Slytherin common room."

"But I haven't been apart from Draco for more than 24 hours since last summer," Harry whined.

"In a few hours, you will never have to be apart from him again," Mrs Weasley said soothingly. "Eat up. You have a busy day ahead of you. You don't want to faint from hunger."

Harry helped himself to the food and ate quietly, enjoying the company of his favourite people around him.

Fred and George were involved in a spirited discussion with Sirius and Remus about pranks and the twins joke shop.

Seamus and Dean were mercilessly teasing Neville while Ron, Charlie, Bill and Arthur animatedly discussed Quidditch tactics and strategies.

Hermione, Ginny and Mrs Weasley were comparing girly things that Harry didn't want to know about.

If Draco were here, this would be absolutely perfect, Harry thought with a sigh.

"I'm going to take a shower," Harry said to no one in particular as he stood up. Everyone waved or nodded as Harry left the room.

~ Gryffindor Seventh Year Boys Dorm Room ~

Harry was just buttoning up his green linen shirt when Sirius and Remus entered the room.

"Hey guys," Harry grinned at them as he pulled on his boots to complete the outfit.

"Harry, Remus and I just wanted to tell you that your parents would have been very proud of you today," Sirius said with a sad smile. "We are very proud of you too."

"I'm sure they'll be watching today," added Remus. "Dumbledore asked me to give you this," he said, handing Harry a key.

"It's the key to your parents house in Godric's Hollow. Dumbledore made sure it would be there waiting for you when you were ready. Remus and I have spent the last month fixing it up for you and Draco. I hope you like it," Sirius said softly.

Harry stared down at the key in wonder. He'd owled Sirius after the conversation with Draco about Godric's Hollow but his godfather had never answered his questions about what had happened to his parent's house.

"We wanted it to be a surprise for you," Remus said quietly.

Harry opened his mouth but found that he couldn't speak. He hugged Sirius and then Remus tightly.

"Thank you," he finally choked out.

"Remus and Angela live down the street and I live around the corner, so we'll be close by if you ever need us," Sirius said, glad that Harry was happy with what they had done.

"You live with her?" Harry asked Remus in amazement. The last he'd heard, Remus had just started seeing her.

"Yeah," Remus blushed.

"Is she coming to the wedding?" Harry asked, intrigued by the woman who could make Remus Lupin blush.

"She'll be here in time for the ceremony. She works in the Department of Mysteries and she had....something to do this morning," Remus explained.

"How about you, Sirius? Do you have a date for the wedding?" Harry asked with a grin.

"Nah, I heard weddings are a great place to meet women so I'm hoping to pick someone up at the reception!" Sirius said with a laugh.

Harry started brushing his hair, a totally pointless exercise but he wanted everything to be perfect for Draco.

"I remember watching your father do the exact same thing on his wedding day," Sirius said, watching Harry. "He never did get it to sit right but Lily always said she thought his hair looked sexy, like he'd just gotten out of bed."

Harry smiled at Sirius' story. He still loved to hear these little things people would say about his parent's life.

"Do you remember their honeymoon?" Remus asked Sirius who started laughing at the memory.

"What? How would you remember their honeymoon? You weren't there, were you?" Harry asked, looking confused.

"They went to Scotland, which is close enough to apparate to, so Remus, Peter and I decided to play a prank on them. To remind James that just because he was married, that didn't mean he was not a Marauder anymore. Well, one thing led to another and the next thing we know, Lily is furious with all four of us and she kicked James out of their room in the middle of the night, which made James furious with us for ruining his wedding night," Remus explained.

"Who would have thought Lily would be so sensitive about a harmless prank?" Sirius asked innocently.

"Sirius, you apparated right into their room while they were doing it. I'd be furious with you too," Remus said exasperatedly.

Harry almost choked. Sirius slapped him on the back and glared at Remus.

"How was I supposed to know what they were doing?" he said, defending himself.

"It was their wedding night! What else were they going to be doing?" Remus cried.

"You come near me tonight and you will die," Harry said grimly to Sirius.

Sirius raised his hands as if to say 'who me?' and grinned maniacally at Harry.

Harry began to feel very, very afraid...

Chapter Twenty-Five - Breakfast At Hogwarts