Chapter 8: The Rules

Once the family got back to the cottage with their many bags, the godfathers set up Harry's room with a quick flick of their wands.

"Ok Harry, close your eyes." Remus told him once they finished the room. They had him leave the room so it would be a surprise.

Harry shook a bit in fear. The Dursleys used to tell him to do that, and then they'd punch him really hard so he wouldn't suspect it.

Remus noticed his hesitation and smiled. "Harry, we'll be holding your hands so you don't have to worry about bumping into things." He explained.

Harry nodded and let them take his hands. Harry slowly closed his eyes as they led him to his room.

"Ok Harry, open your eyes!" Sirius exclaimed happily. Harry did so and gasped.

The room had a larger bed with the sheets, blankets and pillows Harry picked out. There was a large bookcase against the wall filled with many books.

There was a pile of stuffed animals in the corner on the red rocking chair and a large, brightly-colored toy box.

Then was Harry's dresser filled with brand new clothes. There was also a large blue rug.

"Woah, t-thank you so much sirs, I love it!" Harry said with a big smile plastered on his face.

Sirius and Remus smiled back. So far, this was the happiest they'd seen Harry. Hopefully they'd see that happiness more often.

"Your very welcome Harry, you deserve all of it, and remember, you don't have to call us sir." Sirius replied calmly.

Harry blushed. He kept forgetting! "Sorry." He mumbled. He looked around the room at his bed and smiled.

He carefully touched it before climbing on it and lightly bouncing. He giggled, but immediately stopped.

Harry never had a real bed before, he usually just slept on the floor and he no normally only had his blood-stained blanket for warmth.

"Harry, you can jump on the bed if you want to, just be very careful so you don't get hurt." Remus told him with a smile.

Harry was shocked. They would really allow him to jump on the bed? One time, he jumped on Dudley's bed and got beat after.

"Really? Isn't that against the rules?" Harry asked timidly. They shook their heads. They didn't have many rules.

"No Harry, we only have a few small rules, and jumping on the bed is not one of them." Remus replied.

"Oh...what are the rules sir?" Harry asked a bit more confidently, but still nervously.

"Well, the first rule is no hitting, biting or kicking, but you should have no trouble following that one because you are one adorable little boy." Remus praised.

"The second one is no going outside without us, we don't want you wondering around alone because you might get lost." Sirius added.

"The last one is always give Sirius and Remus a big hug a day, and tell us you love us." Sirius joked with a laugh.

Harry gave a look of panic before quickly giving both of them a big hug and told them he loved them. He didn't want to break a rule!

"We're just kidding about that last rule Harry, but it would be a good one, huh?" Sirius laughed.

Harry giggled and agreed. Then he realized something. "W-What happens if I break them?" He asked fearfully.

"Well, you should have no problem following them because you are such a well-behaved boy, but if you do break them you'll only have a small punishment."

Harry's eyes widened at the word punishment. He knew that it would be really bad. "O-Oh...what  kind of punishment?"

"Don't worry Harry, the only punishment you'll have is a time out, we'd never hurt you." Remus told him gently.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief. That didn't seem bad at all! Normally, he'd be hit or worse.

"Harry, can I ask you something?" Sirius asked. Harry nodded. "What rules did the Dursleys have?" He asked.

"There were lots and lots: no smiling, no laughing, no crying, no playing with toys, no eating until they said, no asking questions, no talking unless I was asked and lots more."

Remus's heart sank. No wonder Harry acted so weird sometimes. He had so many rules that weren't necessary and that was that reason Harry was like this.

"Harry, we don't have any of those rules here, only the two we talked about." Remus replied.

"Really?" Harry asked in wonder. "I don't have to follow the Dursley's rules anymore?"

"Are we the Dursleys?" Sirius asked with a smile. Harry shook his head. "Then no, you don't have to follow their rules anymore."

Harry was overjoyed. He was so relieved that he didn't have to follow the Dursleys rules anymore. He smiled and jumped on his bed again.

"I like bouncing on my bed, and I love my room!" Harry told them. "I never had one before." He said.

"A room?" Remus asked sadly. Harry nodded. "Yes, and a soft bed, thank you so much!" Harry said happily.

"Your very welcome Harry, every little boy should have a nice warm bed to sleep in every night." Remus told him.

Harry smiled and looked up at his godfathers, feeling happy. He had a room! It was much better then his cupboard.

"Harry, are you hungry?" Remus asked. "It's about lunch time." He said, looking at the clock.

Harry thought a moment. He was hungry, but he didn't want to make a decision. He was still a little scared of saying the wrong thing.

"Um yes." Harry whispered nervously. Sirius frowned. Harry was so happy a moment ago. Why was he suddenly anxious?

He picked up Harry and carried him into the kitchen and Remus followed. "What would you like for lunch Harry?"

Harry shrugged. Remus looked at Sirius who shrugged. "Harry, would you like a sandwich?"

Harry looked up and nodded. "What kind?" Remus asked. Harry thought a moment, feeling anxious. What if he answered wrong?

"Harry, can you tell what you want? You can have whatever you want." Remus told him gently.

Harry swallowed and walked over to the fridge, pulling out a cheese sandwich with mayonnaise. It looked yummy.

"This one sir?" Harry asked, looking to Remus for approval. "Sounds delicious, how about some juice and crisps?"

He held up two cartons. One was grape juice and one was milk. He pointed to the milk and Remus poured some into an unbreakable cup.

He then opened the cupboard so Harry could see all of the mouth watering choices. There were cheesy crisps, BBQ, and lots of others.

Harry picked out cheddar crisps and Sirius put a large handful on Harry's plate until it was filled.

Remus and Sirius had sandwiches and crisps as well. Harry waited until Remus took a bite of food before he started eating, just in case.

Harry ate most of his sandwich and a few crisps before he got full. He sighed, wishing he could have been able to finish his meal.

"Are you full Harry?" Sirius asked. noticing Harry had stopped eating and was staring at his plate.

"Yes, I'm sorry but I can try to finish." Harry whispered. He wanted to please his godfathers.

He took another bite though his stomach didn't really like it, but he didn't want to waste the food!

"Harry, if you're full you don't have to eat anymore if you're full, we don't want you getting sick." Remus explained.

Harry nodded and put his sandwich down. "Besides, your tummy  probably isn't used to all this food." Sirius explained.

Harry nodded and looked down sadly at his food, wishing he could have eaten it all. But, he didn't want to make himself sick.

"Ok, Remus and I are going to do the dishes, so why don't you go play with your new toys?" Sirius exclaimed joyously.

Harry smiled in excitement. He remembered all the new toys he'd gotten! He raced to his room and opened up his toy box.

He gasped to find it completely empty. He started crying, thinking Remus and Sirius had taken them away.

"I knew I was too freaky for toys, I don't get toys." He sobbed, mumbling over and over to himself.

Remus and Sirius heard the sobs and rushed to Harry's room, hoping he wasn't hurt. They found him sitting by his toy box crying and mumbling.

"Harry, what's wrong bud?" Sirius asked in worry as he scooped up Harry and hugged him.

"I'm s-sorry for n-not finishing my f-food, but c-can I please have m-my toys back sirs?" Harry pleaded through his sobs.

"Harry, we're not mad that you didn't finish, we knew that you would have a small appetite for a while until your tummy gets used to all the food your eating."

Remus looked into the toy box to find it indeed empty and he suddenly realized they forgot to put the toys in it.

"Oh Harry, we're sorry for the misunderstanding, but we forgot to put your toys in here, they're still in the car, it's ok." Remus told him gently.

Harry wiped his eyes and sniffled. "I thought you t-took them away or gave them back to the store." Harry whispered.

Sirius's heart sank. Harry still thought he didn't deserve toys, he still thought he was still a bad boy. Well, he wasn't.

"Oh Harry, we'd never take your toys away, we bought them for you, so they are yours forever." Remus explained.

Harry sniffed and smiled a little. "Really? I get to keep all of them? Thank you so much! I love them!" Harry cheered.

They laughed and smiled. "Of course you get to keep them, that's how shopping works!" Sirius teased, tickling Harry.

Remus took out his wand and accoied the three bags full of toys. He then put them all in Harry's toy box.

Harry giggled as he looked at all of them. He turned around and gave both his godfathers a big hug. "Thank you for the toys."

They smiled and hugged Harry tightly. "Your welcome Harry, would you like to play with them?" Remus asked kindly.

Harry nodded excitedly and opened his toy box, grabbing a handful of toys. He was happy. There had to be at least 100!

"Will you play with me?" Harry asked shyly as he started playing. Remus and Sirius nodded and sat down to play with Harry.

Harry had a great time! He'd never played with real toys before, just old cracked blocks and a few other things.

A smile stayed plastered on his face for the rest of the day.

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