"I've worked it out." Harry grinned as he stepped downstairs for breakfast, it had only been two days since his transformation, he was thankfully getting better at controlling himself and was returning to normal, even though he did have moments where he would act a bit like an animal.
"Worked what out?" Andromeda said as she placed a bowl of cereal in front of Harry once he sat down at the table.
"I worked out why the Tri-cat is so rare." Harry said proudly before he ate a spoonful of cereal.
"What do you mean?" Ted asked.
"Well, think about it this way, if there was a magical cat with three tails that was easily capable of transforming into two other cats then wouldn't they be a lot more known and be less endangered or at least have a conservation program or something?" Harry replied. "I think the reason is because they are so hard to find because nobody can tell the difference between them and a regular cat."
"Why can't they?" Tonks asked. "I would figure a three tailed lion or tiger would stand out."
"I'm glad you asked." Harry said as he gently pushed his bowl away before he stood on top of his chair.
"Harry, what are you doing?" Andromeda frowned.
"Oh, just watch." Harry said before he turned to Tonks who was sitting in her chair. "Catch me, Tonks!" Harry yelled before he jumped at her, Harry transformed midair into a three tailed cat. A look of surprise came onto Tonk's face but she quickly dropped her spoon in her cereal and caught him.
"Meow." Cat-Harry purred before rubbing his face against Tonk's cheek.
"Cheeky little bugger," Tonks sighed as she enjoyed the sensation of Cat-Harry's fur and soft cheek rubbing against hers. "don't do that again." She said.
"Meow." Cat-Harry jumped out of her arms and onto the table. The three Tonks family members watched as Harry's three tails combined together and suddenly became a regular cat tail.
"Whoa." Ted said quietly as he removed his wand while Andromeda removed hers, the pair began casting diagnostic spells on Harry who patiently waited and allowed Tonks to scratch his chin as he did so. "That is amazing." Ted all but whispered once he was done.
"What is?" Tonks asked as Harry purred.
"There are simple spells that can let you know if something is magical," Andromeda said as she lowered her wand and looked at Harry with amazement. "but right now when I tested Harry I got no magical signatures from him."
"What?!" Tonks blinked at Harry who did what looked like a cat grin before jumping off the table and transforming mid-air so he could land on his feet.
"I told you I worked it out," Harry grinned as he sat back down in his seat. "my theory is that the Tri-cat is capable of combining its tails to make itself look like a regular animal and lock itself in that form. I didn't know about the magic thing but that sort of makes sense. I mean think about it, how are you going to go and look for a Tri-cat when it's disguised as any of the millions of domestic or wild cats? They might actually be near extinction or there could actually just be a lot of undiscovered ones." Harry smiled, the three Tonks family members were stunned into silence. "Ah, I see what has happened." Harry said knowingly. "All of the words in your head have been pulled and sucked out by the sheer magnetism of my brilliance." Harry smiled before he continued eating.
"Hold on, in that case could you get away with registering Harry under one form?" Tonks asked, "Like keep his tiger and sabretooth form a secret and register his cat form or do something else like register his tiger form and keep his sabretooth and cat form secret? He can keep his other forms secrets and if someone discovers his other forms then we can claim that we didn't know." Tonks added.
"I get what you're saying Dora, but I really would recommend not doing that." Ted replied. "Ignoring the fact that it is illegal..."
"Somethin that you should know as an auror." Andromeda said as she gave Tonks a disapproving look.
"Plus with Harry being who he is, if he does a single illegal thing you can all but guarantee that it'll be all over the news if someone finds out." Ted continued. "And the idea of claiming we don't know is a good one but it might not be good enough for certain people but not others, plus if we ever happen to find ourselves in a situation where Harry has to drink truth serum then it could backfire."
"Okay, okay, shut your faces." Harry sighed as a concentrated look came on his face. "Now on the one hand my Slytherin side does appreciate the idea of having two secret forms, but on the other hand it is telling me that the risks outweigh the benefits. I don't need to rely solely on my form and I'd rather not risk Azkaban over it, plus with Ted discreetly filing in the paperwork it should be fine. Plus if I am honest, I don't really want to hide what I am. I'd like to proudly say that I am indeed a Tri-cat."
"Well, if that's what you want." Tonks said as she ruffled his hair.
"By the way," Andromeda said with a serious expression and voice as she sat down. "I have some bad news. I was informed yesterday that Minister Fudge..."
"Moron?" Harry asked.
"Yes, that one," Andromeda said, barely pausing before she continued. "he has decided in all of his 'infinite wisdom' to place dementors around the school to guard the students from Sirius."
"What?!" Tonks demanded as Ted's face turned red with anger. "He's putting dementors arounds school children?!"
"He wants to be seen doing something." Harry said in a knowing voice as he let out a tired sigh.
"Indeed," Andromeda nodded, not very surprised that Harry was easily able to work out what Fudge's game was. "Sirius escaped during Fudge's time as the Minister, the longer Sirius stays free the worse Fudge looks. He'll want Sirius found and executed as soon as possible." Andromeda said in a sad voice.
"I know he is your family," Harry spoke in a soft voice. "but if he comes for me then I will not hold back." Harry said, his green eyes locking on hers.
"No," Andromeda said as she wiped her tears. "do not hold back, if Sirius is after you then you will definitely not hold back. He may have been in Azkaban for years but he was a fierce wizard before that, he was also much more sane before that. Do not hold back if he attacks you." She said in a quiet but firm voice. "With that being said I would like to help you learn the patronus charm. Do you know what that is?"
"I've heard of it." Harry nodded. "It is a form of magical shield, an advanced one would usually take the form of a guardian such as a dog or cat or any other animal depending on the person, it's made up of positive emotions and is used to combat dementors and lethifolds." Harry answered.
"Isn't that an advanced spell, dear?" Ted asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah Mum," Tonks nodded in agreement. "that's a NEWT level spell at least." She added, Tonks herself had mastered the spell and could attest that it was a very difficult spell.
"And Harry has been doing advanced magic since his first year, the boy is already an animagus for Merlin's sake." Andromeda calmly and patiently pointed out. Ted and Tonks looked at each other for a few moments before they looked at Harry who innocently smiled back.
"Fair enough." They both eventually said. Andromeda shook her head, she was sure that between her husband, her daughter and her newest son that she would inevitably end up with grey hairs before she would ever reach the age of fifty, if she wasn't already mad then she would likely become so soon.
It was somewhat saddening for Harry when his summer ended and he had to go back to Hogwarts. He did miss his friends, of course he had sent letters to them throughout the holidays, including Angela who apologized for not inviting him over as her mother had apparently requested that he come over next summer instead. But despite that he liked staying with Tonks and the Tonks, it was comforting to know that he would be going back next summer.
Right now Harry was on the platform for the Hogwarts train with Jet wrapped around his right arm as the Tonks family said their goodbyes to Harry.
"Now, you be good." Andromeda said as he wrapped Harry up in a hug and kissed his forehead, some might find the act embarrassing but Harry didn't at all, he rather liked it if he was being honest. "Remember to keep sending your letters as well." She said as she finally let him go - was pried off of him by her husband and daughter - allowing Ted to pull him into a hug.
"Just contact me if you need anything, mate." Ted said as he patted him on his shoulder once he let go.
"You had better remember to send your letters to me," Tonks warned as she pulled him into a tight hug which Harry gladly returned, though of course being mindful not to squash Jet as he did so. "I'm going to miss you so much, kitty." Tonks said as she kissed him on his forehead.
"I will miss you too, Nym." Harry smiled once she let go. "And I promise to write at least...oh...I don't know...how about at least once a month?"
"Every day." Tonks said immediately.
"Every two weeks."
"Every two days."
"Every week and a half."
"Every five days."
"Every week."
"Deal." The two grinned and shook hands.
"Harry," A voice said, Harry turned and damn near gulped when he saw Angela walk up to him. She was wearing brown high heels, tight blue jeans that looked painted on and a tight black blouse with her hair hanging in a ponytail. The level of attractiveness she was showing had to be illegal, Harry was sure of it. "there you are, Blaise and I have saved a compartment for you." She said with a smile.
"Oh...um, thanks." Harry said, quickly recovering. "Angela, you remember my family?" Harry asked as he gestured to the Tonks family. "Guys, this is Angela Zabini, my vassal." Harry said to the Tonks family as he gestured to Angela.
"It's a pleasure to see you all again." Angela said as she greeted the family.
"You too," Andromeda nodded. "how is your mother?" She asked.
"She is doing quite well." Angela smiled just as a horn sounded from the train.
"I think that's our signal to go." Harry commented before he quickly received a few last minutes hugs from the family. Harry took his stuff and got on the train. Angela was about to follow but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder, Angela stopped and looked at Tonks who leaned in close and began whispering in her ear.
"I know all about your relationship with Harry and I am fine with it but if you dare to hurt him then you will be answering to me, and I will hunt you down and hurt you beyond belief." Tonks warned before she took a step back and let go of Angela. Angela was not phased by it at all, she had no intentions of hurting her master in any way or form. If anything this pleased her, knowing that her master had people who cared for him. Angela gave Tonks a small nod before she walked onto the train.
"Wow." Harry breathed just before Angela's lips reconnected with his own. As soon as they had both got on the train Angela had insisted that she needed somewhere quiet to discuss something important with him and lead him to the storage compartment of the train. It was dark but just light enough that Harry could easily see Angela.
Harry hadn't gotten much time - or any - to ask questions because Angela had immediately attacked his lips with her own right before she shoved her tongue in his mouth. Angela had heard Harry's near silent 'wow' and immediately grinned before going for another round of tongue wrestling. She had pushed his back against a wall, her hands resting on either side of his face, her left leg hooked around his right. Harry was not idle during all of this as his hips instinctively pushed against Angela who - much to Harry's delight - kept rubbing her hips against his. Harry had removed Angela's hair band, allowing her hair to drop so he could run a hand through it.
His other hand had gone in a slightly different direction, Harry gently squeezed Angela's ass, he was not sure why, only that he wanted to do so. He briefly wondered if he shouldn't have done that, Angela broke the kiss just long enough to give a surprised gasp before she quickly went back into action. As the two continued both of Harry's hands were placed on Angela's rear and he had grabbed a handful in each.
Once the two were done they were both panting, both sweaty and their foreheads leaning on each other.
"W...what was that for?" Harry asked after a few moments of silence. "Not that I am complaining." Harry quickly added, not bothering to remove his hands from where they were.
"I had missed you, Master." Angela smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed the side of his cheek, but she didn't stop at one kiss, she kissed his jaw before she began placing multiple kisses on his neck. "I just wanted to show you much," She said in-between kisses. "hmm, now I think we can probably get away with another five minutes before we go back to the compartments."
"Fair enough." Harry said, doing a mental and physical shrug before he kissed Angela on the lips.
The two seemed to have forgotten about Jet who was sitting on Harry's trunk, Jet shook his head and looked away.
"Ignore me then." Jet said before he began taking a nap.
A.N: Hi guys, hope you liked the chapter. There is something I wanted to get your opinions on. Now, a few people have mentioned how they would like to see Harry and Tonks in a physical relationship, now that does appeal to me but I also can't help but wonder if that would ruin the nice brother-sister thing I have going on.
I have mentioned the matter to the closest thing I have to a Tonks expert and he gave me his opinion, I'd like to hear yours. Keep in mind I am only referring to a physical relationship, not a romantic one.
Thanks for reading, feel free to leave a review.