As of the moment the Tonks family were all sat at the dinner table, Tonks had Jet on her shoulders. Normally he would be resting near or on Harry but as of the moment he didn't think that was the best idea. Why? Well the answer was actually a very simple one, Jet was very worried that Harry might accidentally mistake him for food and bite his head off.
"Oh Andromeda, you bloody beautiful woman." Harry said as he began eating his seventh chicken leg. "You bloody beautiful woman," Harry repeated after swallowing another mouthful. "bloody beautiful, you goddess in human form, if you weren't married then I would marry you." Harry said as he continued eating.
"Oh...um...thank you." Andromeda said in a slow voice as a blush creeped onto her face, she looked at Ted who looked more amused than anything else.
"What?" Ted asked when she looked at him. "I'm not going to get mad at him, if you weren't married then I would marry you."
"Preach." Harry said as he stopped eating to raise a fist at Ted, he continued eating right after Ted fist bumped him.
"I take it that you're hungry." Tonks said in a dry voice.
"What gave me away?" Harry said as he finished another chicken leg just before Dobby and Flipsy popped in with some more food. "Hmm?"
"We didn't think Mum could make food fast enough for you so we got Dobby and Flipsy to do it." Tonks explained when Harry looked confused.
"Ah," Harry nodded in understanding. "I am sorry about this." Harry apologized. "According to the book it will take me a few days to stop acting like my animal side." Harry said just as the elves placed the food on the table, Harry nodded to them and thanked them before they popped away.
"We understand dear." Andromeda nodded as she placed more food on his plate for him.
"Speaking of, what is your animal?" Tonks asked.
"The best animal in the world." Harry replied easily.
"Really?"
"Of course it is, it's mine." Harry frowned, making it sound like she missed something really, really obvious. "Thing is...I don't really know it's name. I now what it looks like but I don't really know what it is called."
"Well, what does it look like?" Ted asked.
"Well...um..."
"Harry..." Ted asked when Harry didn't answer, Harry's gaze appeared to be locked onto something with a very scary intensity, Ted frowned and looked at his daughter who was happily smiling as she waved a chicken leg in front of Harry's face. "Dora..." Ted sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose.
"What?" Tonks asked in an innocent voice.
"Honey, please don't mess with the new animagus." Ted said in a slightly tired voice. "I don't think that it is the best idea to do that when Harry's usual self control is not in effect here."
"It's not like anything bad will happen." Tonks said in a dismissive voice, only to yelp and jump in her seat when Harry snatched the leg out of Tonk's hand by using his mouth. "I stand corrected." Tonks said quietly as Harry tore into the chicken leg.
"I want to duel someone." Harry declared suddenly once he was done with the chicken.
"What?" Ted replied.
"I want to duel someone." Harry repeated. "Anyone up for it?" Harry asked as he looked around.
"Well...it might help reduce all of the energy he has." Andromeda said in a thoughtful voice as she looked at Ted. "It will also probably help him burn off all of the food that he is eating."
"That is probably a good idea," Ted replied as he looked at Harry. "if he keeps eating at his current rate then the boy is going to end up being as fat as a plump, lazy, furry, orange-marmalade colored cat sitting by a blazing fire on it's owners lap on a Thursday."
"That is oddly specific." Harry pointed out, briefly frowning before he shook his head. "So...duel? Anyone up for it?" Harry asked. Andromeda and Ted, at exactly the same time, looked towards Tonks with a raised eyebrow.
"Hmm, why not?" Tonks shrugged after a few moments of thinking. "I am always up for a challenge. It'll be fun."
"That was not fun, not fun at all." Tonks groaned as she and Harry were sat with the family later. Though in Tonk's case she was sprawled over the sofa with her head resting on her mother's lap as Andromeda massaged her head while Harry and Ted sat on separate chairs with Jet resting on Harry's lap now that he was sure that Harry wouldn't accidentally eat him.
"I thought it was." Harry said as Ted finished casting a healing charm on Harry's wrist.
"Yeah? Well...you're mad." Tonks replied after a moment.
"Might just be." Harry shrugged before nodding his thanks to Ted. "I don't know why you are complaining anyway, I was the one who lost." Harry said.
"You are definitely better than before." Tonks responded, her voice tinted with disbelief. "And I had to put some actual effort into beating you, that's not bloody fair! You haven't even started your third year of school and I am an auror!"
"I'm special." Harry grinned happily as he gently petted Jet's head.
"Does being an animagus affect his magical or physical abilities in anyway?" Tonks asked as she sat up and stretched her arms.
"Not really." Andromeda was the one to answer Tonk's question. "Not beyond being able to transform. Harry really is just that good." She said, she smirked at the green eyed animagus, earning a returning smirk from Harry.
"That'll do kitchen goddess, that'll do." Jet softly hissed.
"Now Harry," Ted said. "about your form...what is it?" He asked.
"Hmm?" Harry blinked. "Oh right, my form, I never actually got around to telling you all about it. Oh...um...I would show you but I believe that I still need to practice a bit before I can do that. I don't think I have quite yet got used to the transformation so we're going to have to wait for that." Harry replied. He was about to continue when Tonks interrupted.
"Not really," Tonks replied, catching the room's attention. "there are spells to reveal animagus's and turn them back into their human form but there are also spells to force a transformation, as long as Harry doesn't resist then I can change him into his form right now.
"Great!" Harry said as he quickly handed Jet to Ted and stood up. "Um...perhaps a bit more room first." Harry suggested, the Tonks family stood up and moved the furniture away, giving Harry more room.
"Ready?" Tonks asked as she pointed her wand at him.
"Do it." Harry grinned. Tonks cast the spell and everyone watched as Harry transformed.
His teeth grew larger and turned sharp and pointy, within a second there was a big white tiger with black stripes standing in front of them, except it wasn't a regular white tiger. It had Harry's green eyes and the scars from his face, but it also had three tails. The three Tonks family members were deathly still, at least they were for about ten seconds.
"That is awesome!" Tonks cheered as she rushed over and began hugging him around the neck, pressing the side of her face into the side of his. "You're so soft!" She cooed.
"Nymphadora!" Andromeda hissed. "Don't shout too loud, his hearing is sensitive."
"Huh...oh." Tonks blinked as she looked at Harry who was shaking his head. "Oh, sorry Harry." She apologized.
"Also next time how about you wait until we're sure he won't eat you." Andromeda helpfully added.
"He would never harm me." Tonks said confidently as she continued to hug him.
"He is clearly a magical animal." Ted said as he looked at Harry. "Problem is that I do not really know what animal he is. Honey? What about you?" Ted asked Andromeda. "Any idea?"
"Hmm, not at the moment." Andromeda said in a frustrated voice. "I feel like I should know the name but I really can't remember it."
"It's fine dear," Ted said as he tapped her arm. "we'll figure it out soon enough."
"Hopefully, I wonder what - if any - abilities he has? What do you think he can do?" Andromeda asked as she looked at Harry. Before Ted could respond Harry's suddenly started changing, except he didn't go back to being Harry. His body actually got bigger and began changing in shape, the amount of muscle and fur increased just as his top two canine teeth got bigger, the stripes vanished as his fur changed to jet black. His eyes and scar were the same and he still had three tails, except they were now shorter than before.
"Bloody hell!" Tonks gulped as she looked at Harry. "He's a bloody sabretooth tiger!" She hissed to her parents in an awed voice as she looked at the two teeth that each looked to be the same length as a wand.
"Sabretooth cat. They're not actually tigers." Ted absently corrected as he looked at Harry with disbelief. Before anyone could say anything else Harry's body shifted again, except this time it got smaller. Suddenly sitting in front of them was a three tailed, black furred tabby cat with white fur on his chest and paws. Like the previous two it kept the scars and eyes. The Tonks family stared in disbelief again until Tonks suddenly squealed and picked him up and hugged him tightly, or at least she did until Harry hissed at her.
"Nymphadora, don't hug him too tight, you'll hurt him." Andromeda sighed.
"Oh," Tonks said with a sheepish smile as she looked at Harry. "sorry Harry, forgive me?" She asked in a hopeful voice. Harry meowed before rubbing his face against her cheek.
"I think that means 'yes'." Ted chuckled before he leaned down and looked at Harry. "Harry, can you transform back now?" He asked.
"Does he have too?" Tonks whined. "He is so cute." Cat-Harry let out a noise of protest before jumping out of Tonk's arms and onto the floor, he shook his head before he slowly transformed back into regular Harry.
"You see why I was eating so much?" Harry said as he stood up. "I was eating for three, four if you include my human form."
"That's amazing." Andromeda breathed.
"I wouldn't worry about your eating, that should go away soon." Ted replied.
"Yeah," Harry nodded before he turned to Andromeda. "are you sure you didn't do something to the potion? Because I seem to have a buy one-get two free sort of deal going on."
"No, I'm sure that the potion was perfect." Andromeda said with a small head shake. "We'll have to research this form and learn more about it." Andromeda said before a thought came to her. "In your animal form can you transform into any other animal?" She asked just as Harry picked up Jet and placed the snake on his shoulders.
"No," Harry shook his head. "just the sabretooth, the tiger and the the cat." Harry replied. "Trust me, I know, most of my knowledge is instinctive." Harry said before he turned to Jet. "Jet, my form is pretty cool, isn't it?" Harry hissed.
"It's fine...I suppose...not really a snake though." Jet replied. "Still, it is a useful form, even if it is not a brilliant animal like myself."
"You could have just said that you liked it, you know." Harry said with a small headshake.
The next day, after Harry nearly bit Tonks on the hand when he thought that she was trying to take his milk, the family were sat down with Andromeda reading over a book on magical creatures. As she was doing so Ted was watching in amusement as Tonks was gently scratching Harry on the chin, earning an almost inaudible purr from the boy.
"Found it!" Andromeda suddenly cheered, causing everyone to jump in their seats and look at her. "I've worked out what animal Harry is."
"Well? What is it called?" Harry asked quickly.
"Be patient Harry." Andromeda replied.
"Patience is for wimps." Harry scoffed. "Hurry up please, the suspense is killing me...I want to kill Ron Weasley. Can the suspense kill him instead?" Harry asked in a hopeful voice.
"Shush, calm down and drink your milk." Tonks said as she handed Harry a glass of milk.
"Oh milk!" Harry smiled before drinking it all as quick as possible. "Thank you." Harry smiled at her.
"You're welcome." Tonks said as she wiped the milk off of Harry's mouth. "Now Mother, what is he called?"
"His form is called the 'Tri-cat'." Andromeda answered.
"That's not a very inventive name." Tonks frowned. Andromeda shrugged as if to say 'what do you want me to do about it?'.
"Anyway, it says here that these are incredibly - and it does mean incredibly - rare magical creatures. They are damn near extinct."
"Like disco?" Tonks asked.
"My mother never got over that, held out hope even on her death bed." Ted said with a small and sad shake of his head.
"Anyway," Andromeda continued. "they are born with the ability to shift between three forms, as we already saw, for Harry that is the ability to shift between a regular cat, a white tiger or a sabretooth tiger. Mostly thought it would be something like a tiger, lion and panther or something like that."
"The sabretooth is not actually a tiger." Ted commented.
"I don't care." Andromeda said before she continued reading. "There is not much information on them, hmm...magically resistant to the same level as a werewolf, three tails and about the same level of strength as the non-magical versions of their forms, they're so rare that - once again - there is hardly any information on them."
"So...what you are saying is...I am the best animagus ever?" Harry asked.
"Well...that wasn't exactly what I was saying. I was..."
"The best of all time." Harry grinned.
"Alright I'll arrange for the paperwork to be discreetly filled with the ICW," Ted said, ICW standing for 'International Confederation of Wizards'. The last thing we need is for Harry to get arrested for being an illegal animagus. Anyone else have anything to add?"
"Yes, I am hungry, is there any more food?" Harry asked in a hopeful voice.
"If you try to eat me then I will be pissed off." Jet warned.
"He's going to eat us out of home." Andromeda said with a dramatic sigh.
"Don't worry dear," Ted replied. "if I could handle my father when he learnt that there was a women's world cup then we can handle this."
A.N: Hi guys hope you liked the chapter. First of all I googled when the women's world cup started (I am referring to football as most of the world calls it or soccer if you want to be wrong. I don't even like the sport but...British pride I guess, sorry) and the answer is apparently 1991 but in this universe let's just say that it was 1985 or something because I don't really want to bring in Ted's parents as they are dead as far as this story is concerned. As for the world cup joke I heard that from watching a video on YouTube (a clip of Jack Whitehall if you're interested) and just really wanted to put it in.
As for Harry's form, yeah I made that up. It might have similarities to other things, I don't think it would but you guys can tell me if it does. For me this form fills out dangerous, brilliant and useful. Also I've only reveled a little bit about it. More on what it can do will be discovered next chapter.
Thanks for reading, feel free to leave a review.