The Breakfast Fiasco
Harry really liked the hug James gave, he's really warm and James is not mad at him, when they pulled away James has a smile and then he looks at the black haired boy that is standing beside the bed
"Harry, this is Sirius, he's my best friend"
"Hello Harry, " Sirius kneels by the bedside
"Hi, you have pretty eyes, their like stars" the boy says and the teen laughs
"Ohhh Prongs we're keeping mini Prongs now, I like him"
Harry laughs with them, a little shy but he really is liking everything here
"Oh uhmm, Harry, I want you to meet my mum and Dad"
A man and woman walked closer to the bed , the woman has really kind eyes and smile and the man too and he smiles like James
"This is my dad Fleamont and my mother Euphemia" James scooched a little bit to make room for his parents
"Hello son, it's nice to meet you, you can call me Monty" he gave Harry his hand to shake
"Hi Darling, you can call me Effie, and oh sweetie can I hug you?" She ask so gently and when Harry agrees, he feels glad and he also likes how she smell like cookies and vanilla
Harry is still in a hug with Effie when he heard his tummy rumbling and it seems that everyone heard it too as they all gave a laugh
" I think it's time for breakfast" Sirius happily quips standing up and bouncing on his toes that Harry reminds of good dogs, not like the ones aunt Marge has , Harry giggled at that
"Hey Harry, do you want pancakes?" James asks him
"Pancakes?"
"Yeah, James makes the best pancakes"
Harry nods and untucks himself from the bed covers, they watched him with smiles and unlike with uncle Vernon and aunt Petunia, their smiles and gaze doesn't feel scary or mean
Then James held out his hand which Harry reluctantly wrapped his hand on, and they all went downstairs
The kitchen is very beautiful, Harry stands in awe as he looks around while James an Sirius take out the things they need, Effie starts brewing tea and Monty starts to set the table
"C-can I help?" Harry asks
"Of course Harry, come here, we'll start the pancakes now "
Harry toddled over to where James is behind the huge counter and Sirius pulls out a stool to use as a step stool, James gently helped him up so Harry can reach the counter top
They started with the flour, James and Sirius pours out the ingredients in, while Harry have the whisk, he was mixing the batter to smooth when he accidentally splashed out some of it on the counter surface, he freezes expecting to get reprimanded but then James starts laughing and Harry looks at him with wide eyes and he gives him a wink before scooping out some of the batter that splattered and wipes his hand on Sirius' face , Sirius gawks and bats James' hand away and got the idea to also smear James with flour , they started to play that even Harry who just stands between them got himself splattered with some batter and Harry let's out a peal of laughter
"boys? How many times did I tell you not to play while in the kitchen, clean that up" Effie tells them, voice stern but an amused glint in her eyes, James and Sirius sheepishly grinned at her, giving her a nod then
Harry let out a gasp, Sirius is holding a stick and and said something and then all the sticky batter and flour disappears
"How did you do that?" Harry asks,green eyes wide with wonder
"Magic"
"But Magic isn't real, Uncle Vernon would get mad at me if I say anything about magic"
James and Sirius were silent for a moment their brows furrowed
"Harry your uncle Vernon is a prick, Magic is real and it's everywhere, There maybe magic in you too you know"
",Sirius!" James hisses at him but the other just raised a brow prompting James if he's wrong and he just sighs , looking at Harry with a small smile
"Sirius is right, magic is real, this whole house has magic in it,we are magic and I believe, you are too"
Harry still blinks in disbelief
"And I believe that the magic you have also brought you here Harry, and I'm never letting you go back to your Aunty and Uncle again I promise"
Harry nods at him and smiles and slowly he reached up to James and wrapped his arms around him,he had given Harry warm hugs and Harry wants to give him one too
James freezes a bit but pulls Harry closer, it reminds of all the times he gave his father a hug and maybe, this is what having a son feels like? makes sense, of course, Harry is his son …
They did manage to make pancakes and a good stack of them too, Harry had never seen so many pancakes in his life, Sirius also showed him little tricks using his wand and Harry is fascinated with all of it
At the dining table Harry looked in awe at the amount of food laid in front of him, the table is all filled up, sausages, bacons, pancakes, rice, eggs and hams and a pitcher of juice and milk, even The Dursleys didn't have this much food on their table for breakfast
"Where's Sirius?" Effie asks
"He told me he'll fetch Regulus"
"Ahhh, I do hope he can join us now, I'm a little worried since he hasn't eaten much"
"Don't worry mum, I'm sure Sirius will make sure he eats a little more, I will too"
James gave a small smile and Harry wonders who Regulus is
He didn't have much to wonder, Sirius appears in kitchen with someone following him, he looks a bit like Sirius but he's footsteps are a little lighter than Sirius and he looks more wary
"Good morning dear" Euphemia smiles at him and he slowly took a sit beside Sirius
"Good morning Mrs– I mean Effie"
"Ah! Good morning Regulus" Monty gives him a more energetic greeting
"Good morning,Mr–errhhh Monty" he shyly says
"Hello Reg!" James greets too but instead of being greeted back he was met with a little scowl
"Don't call me that"
But James just smile widely at him meanwhile Sirius just stared with raised brows that was also met with a frown before he shrugs away
Then Regulus looks at Harry, his eyes widens a little
"Hello" Harry says, eyes also blinking at him
"Ahhh, Yes, Reg…Meet Harry, Harry this is Regulus,Sirius' little brother"
"Hello" Regulus says softly
There's a little silence around the room, the air filled with unsaid questions and explanations but before one can address them Fleamont dispersed the situation
"Alright, let's eat, We'll have a long day ahead of us boys"
He says with an energy and with some relief, everyone starts filling up their plates
Harry found himself with a plateful of everything on the table, he then starts shoving his food in his mouth, everything is delicious, the pancakes they made are very good and the bacon is very crispy and
"Hey, hey, bud, slow down you'll choke yourself" He felt James put a hand on his back and Harry stops eating, slowly swallowing the food in his mouth and purses his lips, he tenses a bit he expects his plate to be taken away from him for lacking manners
"Harry, it's okay, no one is taking your plate away okay?" James says, his voice gentle and assuring
"I just want you to slow down because you might hurt yourself if you eat too fast, and I promise no one is going to take your food"
Harry nods and James gestures to him to continue eating and the boy did but slower this time, small in bites and unhurried
James looks up at everyone noticing the sudden silence instead of the usual lively breakfast chatter and he sees everyone looking at him, his mum and dad had a small proud smile at him and thy continues eating, Sirius gives him a thumbs up and Regulus looks more curious
Their meal continued and it's starts to liven up again as Sirius brings on a topic on his recent interest in motorcycles that Monty entertained while Effie just sighed after saying her concerns about the safety of the muggle contraption, Regulus stays silent and just focused on eating his food,
Halfway through their meal, it seems that the day won't let them have a decent breakfast as a crack was heard outside and the wards were disturbed
Regulus tensed, Sirius stands up his hand resting on his wand in his pyjama pocket, James too had stood up, his hand reaching immediately on Harry's chair and his hand on his wand, Effie and Monty had their wands out as well as Monty slowly goes to the door to check what's going on
The door opens and Monty is faces by the large gait of Alastor Moody
"Ah, Moody, what brings you here?" Fleamont lowered his wand but still kept it ready, Euphemia also greeted him , joining her husband at the entrance telling Alastor to come in, the children stayed at the dining
"I'm sorry for interrupting, it seems you're still in the middle of breakfast but this is important" the auror says as he putters in with his cane and uneven steps
"Whatever is this about Alastor? And who are these people with you?" Euphemia asks
Two people follows Alastor, a woman with wire framed glasses as well as a man with some sort of pocket watch on his hand
"They're from the ministry, unspeakables from the department of mysteries"
"Madison Hughes" says the woman reaching for a handshake which Euphemia shook
"Gerald Alberts" the man too shook hands with Euphemia and Fleamont
"What would people from the department of mysteries want from us?"
"We sensed unusual magic" Gerald says
"Yes very, unusual" Madison now has her eyes on Harry