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The Book Shop

I don't own Harry Potter!!! I only own my OC Fiona who won't be in the first few chapters.

Six year old Harry James Potter hurried down the street after his aunt, past the Black Bound Bookshop. It wasn't really black, in fact it was a cheery pale blue. But Harry Potter wasn't allowed in the Black Bound Bookshop. His Aunt Petunia had forbidden him to go near it. Still, Harry wondered about what was in there. Probably books, he reasoned.

Harry knew very little about the bookshop, only that it was run by a tired, but cheerful looking man, whose name he didn't know, who kept a large black dog. He assumed it was because of the dogs color that the Bookshop was named as it was.

Harry wanted to go inside the Bookshop so badly it hurt his stomach. He wasn't allowed a lot of books with the Dursleys and, to his six year old brain, Black Bound Bookshop seemed a magical place.

"Hurry up boy!" Aunt Petunia's shrill voice crashed upon his ears. He had stopped in front of the Bookshop and was staring, open mouthed, through the window. Immediately Harry scurried after his Aunt, not noticing how the big black dog in the window was looking out at him with a big grin on his doggy face that fell when Harry ran away.

One day Harry decided to go into the Bookshop in spite of his Aunts rule. Aunt Petunia was at the market and would be there for a long time so Harry could easily sneak away, into Black Bound Bookshop.

As Aunt Petunia was looking at vegetables and Dudley was crying that he wanted a donut, Harry slunk away into the shadows and darted down the street before pushing open the bookshop door. The bell tinkled and the large black dog bounded towards it. He stopped still when he saw Harry. Harry, who has never seen such a large dog, froze in fear.

"Padfoot?" A voice called "Who's this?" A man rounded a bookshelf and spotted Harry.

"My name's Harry mister." Harry said shyly "Harry Potter."

"Nice to meet you Harry. My name's Remus. But everyone calls me Moony." Remus held out his hand to shake Harry's. The small boy shook the thin mans hand and smiled, looking around the bookshop in awe.

"I've never seen you in here before, Harry. Does your aunt know you're here?" Moony asked.

"Um...no, sir. She doesn't want me in here." Harry grinned sheepishly.

"Well then," Moony paused conspiratorially "This will have to be our secret. Would you like a book?"

"I don't have any money sir."

"Please call me Moony, Harry. And that's alright. How about I give you a little book? An old one that we won't miss too much." Moony suggested.

"Aunt Petunia wouldn't like that. She doesn't want me in here at all. She'd like it even less if she knew I got a book from here." Harry blushed, realizing how that must sound.

"Then you'll have to keep it a secret from her." Moony smiled "Padfoot, why don't you go and find young Harry a book?" The dog barked and trotted off towards a bookshelf.

"Can he read?" Harry asked in surprise.

"His reading ability is spotty on his best days." Moony chuckled "But he can find good books. Ones that he knows our customers will like."

"Really? What will he find me?"

"Let's see." Moony smiled as Padfoot hurried back with a book in his mouth "Ah, The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe. An excellent choice." He passed the book to Harry "You better hurry along, back to your aunt before she discovers you're missing. We'll both be in trouble then."

"Can I come back?" Harry asked "I would love to come back."

Moony smiled "Of course. But you'll have to be careful if you don't want your aunt to know."

"I will! Thank you Moony!" Harry called as he hurried out the door.

"Goodbye Harry," Remus called after the little boy "And honestly Pads, change back so I can talk to you."

The big black dog began to morph and change, growing into the tall, long haired, handsome figure of Sirius Black.

"Yes Moony?" He grinned rakishly.

Remus sighed and rubbed his hand over his face, it was impossible to stay mad at his friend "That was an excellent book choice. I think Harry will really like it."

With another dashing smile, Sirius barked a laugh "Thanks Moony, And here I thought you were gonna yell at me."

Remus tossed a rolled up newspaper at his ridiculous friend "Oh shut it!"

"Oi!" Sirius caught the paper "Watch it mate!"

The two stared at each other for a moment before dissolving into laughter.

Word count: 796 words
I love the fanfiction that gave me the idea for this. It's called "Stealing Harry" and is on Ao3. I added my own elements like Remus having a sister but the story isn't entirely mine. Please don't forget to comment, vote, and add to your reading lists!!!
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