It was the night of Harry's birthday and all systems were go. Sirius, clean shaven and short haired, no longer carried that shadow Azkaban had left on him, except for maybe at times when a certain look would creep into his eyes. But not tonight. Not now. Bursting with excitement and feeling much like a child on the night before Christmas, he apprehended the birthday boy as he was coming in Grimmauld Place's front door. "You know the drill, Harry," he chuckled, retrieving a silk blindfold from his robe pocket, which he carefully secured over his godson's eyes. "Not a peek." before steering him down the narrow corridor and safely into the kitchen, where Remus waited.
Harry's birthday had already been celebrated, of course, at the Burrow yesterday...this would be a smaller affair, meant for strictly the teen and his guardians...
Stepping into the warmth of the kitchen, he saw instantly that the cavernous room had been decorated grandly in the short time he was away. Remus did have a knack for those things. Once drab and colorless, red and gold streamers now sprang from the ceiling, and there were balloons as far as the eye could see, and a cake in the shape of a lion's head...lastly, a large sign overhead, which declared: Happy 15th, Harry! Sirius whistled, shaking his head in wonder as he settled a hand over the boy's shoulder, squeezing it gently. "Think you're gonna like this, mate." he said, before he pulled the blindfold back to reveal it all.
Harry's birthday had already been celebrated, of course, at the Burrow yesterday...this would be a smaller affair, meant for strictly the teen and his guardians...
Stepping into the warmth of the kitchen, he saw instantly that the cavernous room had been decorated grandly in the short time he was away. Remus did have a knack for those things. Once drab and colorless, red and gold streamers now sprang from the ceiling, and there were balloons as far as the eye could see, and a cake in the shape of a lion's head...lastly, a large sign overhead, which declared: Happy 15th, Harry! Sirius whistled, shaking his head in wonder as he settled a hand over the boy's shoulder, squeezing it gently. "Think you're gonna like this, mate." he said, before he pulled the blindfold back to reveal it all.