The Soul of a Dragon

Chapter 3

"Sirius! Genny! Patrick! Dinner!" Diana called from the kitchen. 

"Coming!" Sirius and Genny said and ran downstairs to the dining room. 

"Sirius I really don't understand why you insist on wearing those rags."

"Diana. If someone sees me here, and I'm wearing these rags they are more likely to believe that I threatened to harm you rather than you helped me voluntarily."

"I suppose. But I insist that you shower." Diana said.

"I agree with Diana." Patrick said, "Padfoot. You smell like James that one time he decided he was going to go swim in the mud."

"That's not stinky," Genny said and frowned.

"Yes, bu you see it was cow manure, not mud. He stunck for 4 weeks."

"Ah, the look on his face!" Sirius said with a smile on his face, "I get the picture. I'll shower. But after I eat. This food looks amazing!"

"Well thank you," Diana said. 

They ate dinner and afterwards Genny and Sirius went to Genny's room.

"Gen, I want to take you somewhere."

"Sure, let me ask. Diana!"Genny shouted

"Yes, dear?" 

"Can I go somewhere with Sirius?"

"I suppose, be safe!"

"Yes, mam!" Sirius and Genny said together. Genny grabbed Sirius's hand and they apparated to a shack. Genny fell in love with it when she first saw it.

"I want to live here some day." She said and Sirius laughed. "Yes well, it needs work."

"Is this the-"

"Shrieking Shack? Yes."

"Wow."

Sirius laughed at Genny's awe-stricken face and hugged her, "Say, I'm going to get some fresh air. Why don't you clean up a bit here?"

"Sure. Why not." Genny shrugged. Sirius transformed and went to the Frobiddin forest. Genny cleaned a bit before she found an old picture. It was of her dad and the other marauders in Gryffindor Tower. She marveled at how happy they were. If only things had stayed that way. Soon enough she realised Sirius had taken far too long and began to worry. She knew she had to stay put but this was very hard for the 14 year old. 

Soon enough she heard screaming coming up the stairs. She went out of the room just in time to be pushed aside by Padfoot who was pulling a red-headed boy with a familiar rat.

"Sirius! Honestly, you're scaring the poor bo-Bloody Hell!" She said as Sirius transformed, "Are you mad?! Sirius! Harry doesn't -Someone's coming." She said. Sirius pushed her over to a corner of the room where she sat down, starting to become scared. A cat came in the room next, by the boy and soon enough another boy and a girl came in the room.

"Ron — are you okay?"  the girl said.

"Where's the dog?" the boy said

"Not a dog," Ron moaned. His teeth were gritted with pain. "Harry, it's a trap — "

"What — " Harry replied

"He's the dog... he's an Animagus."

Harry turned around quickly and Genny stood up to get a view of her brother. Realisation dawned on Harry's face as he faced Sirius.

"Expelliarmus!" Sirius croaked, pointing Ron's wand at them.   "Sirius. What are you doing?" Genny said. 

"Quiet!" Sirius said harshly causing Genny to back up. She thought he had finally gone mad.