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Ready boys?" The voice of Sirius Black sounded from the hall.
"Think they heard you, Sirius? Maybe you should yell some more?" The amused -and less loud- voice of Remus Lupin asked.
"Show some excitement, Moony!" The dog animagus deadpanned. "It's the boys' first Hogwarts shopping spree!" They had reached the kitchen by then, only to find the Potter family had burst into laughter.
"Oh boys!" Lily exclaimed. "We can always count on you two for a good laugh."
"Of course!" Sirius stated unashamed as he plopped next to Harry on the table.
"How's it going, kiddos?" He asked, his grey eyes smiling.
"I think he meant good morning." Remus clarified.
"We had figured as much, Moony." James said wiping his eyes. "And yes, we're ready to go if you two have no more plans to make us choke on our breakfast."
"Nah, we're good for today." Sirius stated. And thus -after James and Adrian finished their pancakes- they flooed to Diagon Alley. The morning had gone relatively well, Harry thought, with the exception of a few smarmy comments towards Severus from James and Sirius when Harry's wand was referred.
"Did you make sure it works?" James asked laughing.
"I can't cast spells yet." Harry had replied falsely and through tight lips. He hated when his father and Sirius spoke so lowly of Sev. "But Mr. Ollivander said it fit me perfectly."
"Just saying, kiddo." Sirius offered. They had been prevented from adding more after a stern look from Lily. The shopping had gone without a hitch -if you excepted a few stares at Adrian- and Harry could honestly say he was excited to get his official Hogwarts books; he might had started covering fifth year material in his private studies but being in school just felt new. He realized that some part of him couldn't wait for September first. The last shop they visited for the day, after staring at the new Nimbus 2000 that had been on display for some good ten minutes, was the Magical Menagerie. Half an hour later, Harry and Adrian stepped out with two owls; a large brown one for Adrian -newly named Apollo- and a snow white for Harry. The green eyed boy had taken an immediate liking to the owl and had chosen the name Hedwig, after a Viking witch queen that had led her people to glory back when Merlin was still at his prime.
They had met the Weasleys -Arthur, Molly, Ron, the twins and Percy- at the Leaky Cauldron and the boys had talked about Quidditch a bit. They spoke of the teams they supported and the chances Chudley Cannons had to win the league this year. Harry just smiled and added his bit from his corner; the boys had no way of knowing, but he and Sev were avid fans of the Bulgarian Vratsa Vultures and went to their games often, even if that meant travelling abroad. Nation wise they supported the Hollyhead Harpies, becoming their fans after that first game they had attended when Harry was seven and had bought the tickets as a present for Severus.
They parted on the light note of seeing each other at the platform on September first. The next week passed like a breeze and August the thirty first found Harry and Severus at the balcony of the castle looking at the lake as they did every summer.
"I'll miss this place." Harry muttered as he looked at Severus. "And I'll miss being me."
"You'll still be yourself at Hogwarts, Harry." The potions master offered smiling ruefully.
"You know what I mean, Sev." The boy stated looking at his hand as if he was going to miss it too. Yes, Severus thought, I know exactly what you mean. "And I guess I'll have to lay low, try to be average and…"
"Hey!" Severus stopped him, earning a confused look from the boy. "Average?" The potions master asked incredulously. "Why would you think that?"
"But I'll have to downplay my abilities and…"
"Sure you can't start casting fifth year spells or mass produce precious metals in the dungeons but average? What made you think that?" Severus asked sipping his iced tea.
"So you're saying…"
"I'm saying that I'll be bloody angry if you don't end up first in your year for the simple reason that you can do it with your eyes closed." Severus stated lightly.
"Dad?" Harry started with a smile.
"Yes Harry?" Severus prompted mirroring the boy's expression. Harry hugged him.
"Love you."
"I know." He offered in a thick voice. "Love you too, kid." They just stood watching the field for a while before Severus spoke again. "Now, have you packed everything?"
"Yes. I think I have." The boy answered.
"Have you placed disillusionment charms over your extracurricular books?" They had agreed Harry should take some extra books with him at Hogwarts so that he could continue with his studies.
"Yes and all the locking and warding spells and charms I could think of are on my trunk too. I won't even comment on the enchantments you put on that thing…"
"Taken your alchemy notebook?"
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