Back from the veil

chapter 10 : Happy Birthday Harry

Even though everything was going for the best since they moved out together. Sirius still had some difficults nights from time to time. Moving form grimmauld place had help a lot with his sleep but after 13 years in Azkaban some nights were still restless and he was haunted by visions of dementors and his old cell, then by James and lily's corpse the night they died and by the guilt he still felt upon their deaths. Since the night in the department of mysteries he also saw images of Harry's corpse which made him shiver as much as his parent's ones. He still felt really guilty about what happened that night because if he did not act like a child during the past year by shutting Harry down when he was not acting like James or acting reckless by wanting to go out, none of that would have happened. He could not forgive himself for putting Harry in danger like that and for the worry he caused him. He was supposed to make his life easier not being a burden, Harry had already enough of that.

He was so lost in his gloomy thoughts that he didn't heard the footsteps approaching. "Sirius, is everything alright?" Asked Harry in a tired voice that break him out of his thoughts

"Hum hi kiddo, don't worry about me I just had trouble sleeping tonight so I got downstairs, and you why are you up at 4 in the morning?" Asked Sirius a little bit concerned

"Same bad dream as always, then I got to the bathroom and saw the light were on here so I went to check" responded Harry

"Sorry you're still making that nightmare Harry, but don't worry with time it gets better believe me" said Sirius while gesturing Harry to come and sit next to him

"I know, it's acually a lot better. Back to the dursley's I had nightmares every night, here it's the first bad one since we moved in I guess being in a place where I feel safe helps" said Harry while sitting in the space Sirius made him on the couch

"I am glad to hear that" smiled Sirius thinking he may finally be doing a decent job as a godfather "want some hot coco?"

"I'd love that" responded Harry with a tired smile

Sirius made two cups of hot chocolate apparate on front of them they both drank it while chatting about nothing and everything until they both fell asleep on the couch. The next morning Sirius woke up first and smiled whe he saw Harry asleep on his lap. He managed to not wake him up before going for a shower. As the hot water was running on his body he smiled at the fact that he was already doing a better job than before. Harry felt at home for the first time and he was starting to feel a little more in peace. After his shower he went to the attic to feed buckbeat who seemed very happy to see him and in a better mood than he was when he was locked up in grimmauld place. That house had a really power to put down every good energy even in beasts thought Sirius while thinking about the surprise he had in mind for Harry's 16th birthday in 3 days.

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The evening before Harry's 16th birthday Sirius encouraged him to go and practise non verbal spells in his room, to Sirius's relief because he told him that to be able to prepare everything to surprise his godson. He had asked Mrs and Mr Weasley to come with Ron and Ginny, Fred, George, Remus and Tonks were going to join them as well and of course Hermione.

Remus and Tonks were the first one to came from the chimney. By seing them arriving together Sirius gave a side eye to Remus who rolled his eyes like an annoyed teenager, after them Hermione, Fred and George arrived soon enough and the rest of the Weasley family that was coming arrived last. Mrs Weasley was carrying a big birthday cake with Happy sixteen Harry written on the top. Sirius thanked her warmly for accepting his request to bake the cake because he would certainly have messed it up if he had done it. Everyone gathered in the living room and Sirius called Harry for "dinner".

Harry entered in the living room five minutes later and absolutely froze when he saw all those people he cared about sing him happy birthday and carrying that gigantic cake with sixteen candles. He tried to speak but no sound left his throat. He was too stunned to be able too. He never had a real birthday at the dursley's because they didn't care about him and he had to watch Duddleykins receive even more gifts every year while the best gift he had received from his uncle was a penny wrapped in an ugly paper for Christmas.