A NEW BEGINNING

64. The Surprise

PREVIOUSLY IN A NEW BEGINNING

The group of friends and family shop in Hogsmeade.

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The rest of the holidays went by normally. The twins met Hestia, Emmy and Severus one last time before the teacher trio flooed to Hogwarts. Dora told the duo about Hestia or Emmy or both taking up the Auror training lessons as she wouldn't be able to go to the castle every morning to train them. The Twins nodded at this and hugged the metamorph before she went to the Ministry for work.

After they sent her off, Remus and Sirius pulled the duo aside to the dining room. "What is it, Uncle Paddy, Uncle Moony?" asked Harry. "Harry, Alaya, we want to tell you two something. We actually wanted to tell you about this on your birthday, but couldn't since there were many people around." Said a very nervous Sirius. "Okay, but what is it?" asked Alaya, as she moved to sit on her uncle's lap and hug him around the waist.

Sirius was really grateful that the young children were doing everything to ease him down. "It's mainly to help the both of you during Full Moons. Harry, I want to teach you to become an animagus so that you can accompany your sister. I know that Silver knows your human form. But this is just to be safe. And I don't mean it for you to get hurt. Both of you." He said, as he hugged the young girl sitting in his lap.

Harry and Alaya were surprised at this request. Alaya hugged him tighter as she buried her face into his chest just as Harry went on to pull Remus towards the group and hugged both of his guardians. Both the older men hugged the kids. "What do you think, cubs?" he asked. "I'll become animagus. I want to." Said Harry, his voice a bit muffled because his face was buried in Remus' chest. Alaya too nodded, not able to find her voice. Both the men hugged the kids as they pulled them closer towards them. "Thank you so much, Uncle Paddy and Uncle Moony. For everything." said Alaya, as she rested her head on the older man's shoulder. "Yes. Thank you." Said Harry, copying his sister's actions. The two men kissed the top of their blood adopted children's head. "No need to thank us, pups. We know that you want to help each other." Said Sirius. The two men went on to pick their kids up and tuck them in their beds as it was their bed time.

They then went on to tell what happened that day to their best friends as they usually did every day. Charlus, Dorea, James and Lily were moved and they too thanked them profusely but were waved off. They then went on to get to bed as Alaya and Harry were leaving for Hogwarts tomorrow.