A Grim Return

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters within the books. : ( This story is purely written for mine and your enjoyment and I am receiving to money for the writing of this story.

Summary: Sirius returns from behind the veil, the only problem is that he is stuck in his dog form. It’s not that he isn’t happy to be alive again; he just wants to know why he got thrown in the hands of one Lucius Malfoy and two Severus Snape.

Warnings: This will be slash later in the story. Right now it’s lying toward Lucius/Sirius but it could change to Severus/Sirius as the story progresses. Lucius and Severus may seem to be OOC at some points but the only reason for that is because I believe that there is more to them than meets the eye and I want to play with that possibility.


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He sighed in remorse. There was nothing to do and, to put it frankly; he was bored out of his damn mind. He would have loved to go outside, but alas it was raining and Narcissa would hear none of it. There was no way that she was allowing him to carry around mud and muck in her home. He sighed again. What was a dog to do? He had tried a couple of times to get Harry and Draco to give him something to do. The two hardly paid him any mind other than a satisfying scratch behind the ears. Finding Lucius turned out to be a futile hunt as the man was evidently at the Ministry handling something that they couldn’t do by themselves. Pathetic Ministry Officials they were, a bunch of lazy arses. He snorted at the idea of bothering Snape. There was no way he was that bored. He sighed again as he watched the house elves fix the food for the feast that was later that night. The Malfoy’s had invited over some close friends and family for a get together of sorts, hence, why he was hiding under the table in the kitchen. Narcissa had plainly stated that he was to be in attendance. Why he had no idea, all he knew was that it meant a bath and stupid doggy dress up.

“Pads. Padfoot, where are you?”

Oh no, she was looking for him already and coming into the kitchens. He gave a small whine and headed to the other exit, opposite the door she was headed to, crouched low so as not to be seen if she did walk in. Once he was at the door he sprinted out of it only to yelp as he hit the legs of someone and was grabbed ruffling by the scruff of his neck.

“Found the mutt Narcissa.”

Snape, he should have known. He growled at the man and went to snap at his legs but was pulled away in time by the dark haired man. The glare he sent up to the man was returned with the same amount of heat.

“Oh, thank you Severus. There is no need to hold him like that however.”

“It was the first place I could get a hold of him.”

Bullshit. He snorted.

“I don’t see why the house elves don’t just give him the bath, Narcissa.”

“The last time they gave him the bath he terrorized the poor things and many of them went on strike. I would much rather not deal with that again.”

He barked as Narcissa laughed and took him from the snake. He went willingly with her with his tail between his legs and his head hung down. What was the point in the bath? He was a dog so why couldn’t they just let him smell like one. When they got to the shower him he stayed by the door while she fixed the water and summoned some towels and soap. She laughed at his pouty expression but pointed firmly to the basin of ever filling water. He sighed and decided to just accept his fate and jumped in the basin. The water was warm and comfortable but it still didn’t mean that he liked it. He whined as she began to lather up his fur and scrub out the dirt that had collected there over the days between baths. He stayed calm while she scrubbed and rinsed, until she decided to wash that area. He yelped and jerked away hitting the back of the basin which helped give him momentum to jump out the other side effectively splashing water all over Narcissa. Shaking off back in his corner he began to lick himself dry trying to ignore the laughing of the female from across the room. If he had been human his face would have been blood red.

“Note to self, don’t go near certain places. You can wash those areas yourself huh?”

He barked in agreement dashing from the room before she even got the door all the way open and sprinting into a random room to hide from the conniving bitch that she was. He noticed that someone was in the room but didn’t pay attention to who it was as he dashed under the bed.

“Hell no. Get your ass out from under that bed mutt. You are not getting my stuff soaked and smelling like wet dog.”

Great. He had run into Snape’s room in haste for freedom. This day was just getting worse and worse. He yelped once again as he felt magic wrap around him and pull him out from his hiding spot. This man really was a bastard. All he wanted was peace and here he was getting dragged around like he was a doll. He felt the drying spell and sighed in relief as the man sat down in his chair.

“You really can be an annoyance.”

He snorted and decided that this wasn’t the place for him to hide and walked out the door. He was halfway to Harry’s room when he heard the floo activate. With a bark he turned and ran down the hall and down the stairs his tail wagging in excitement. He was halfway down the stairs when he skidded to a stop. What the hell was he doing? He was not some simple house pet that was glad to have his master home. For one, he was a man trapped in a dogs body, and two, Lucius Malfoy was by no means his master in any way. Why was he so jittery and wanting to jump around the man in excitement? Something was wrong. He was getting too used to being the house pet. With a shake of his head, he turned around and went back up to the bedroom with his bed by the fireplace. He lay down with a huff of confusion and stared at the door. Why was his heart pounding in his chest? What was happening to him?

“There you are. Come on. Narcissa is looking for you.”

He groaned at the blond in the doorway silently cursing his tail as it wagged behind him. Lucius smiled softly and walked over to him crouching down beside him.

“Just humor her, Pads. It is the fastest and the easiest way to get rid of her.”

He sighed and forced himself up, coming nose to nose with the blond. The blond smiled at him which caused his rebellion of a tail to wag softly. Not knowing what came over him, he gave a lick to Lucius’ face. The aristocrat stared at him in wonder and shock which made him realize what had just happened. He back away from the man with a whine before dashing out the door to find Narcissa down in the indoor garden with the fancy dog apparel he was to be wearing for the night. His heart was racing as he sat at the woman’s feet as she smiled down at him. Life was getting so damn confusing here lately. There was something seriously going wrong with his mind. Being excited that Lucius was home and then licking the man’s face? That was not normal behavior of a golden dog with a silver snake. He jumped as Narcissa placed a mirror in front of him, as she was apparently through with her dressing torture. He barked in amazement.

“I know you don’t like too much, so will this work for you?”

He barked again in apparent relief making the woman smile. The only thing he was being required to wear was an emerald jewel studded collar. To his relief, she had spent most of the time brushing out his fur while he was lost in his thoughts.

“Now don’t go getting dirty again. The guests will be here an hour.”

He sighed as she left and lay down where he was in resignation. That of course meant that he was not allowed to cause any trouble. Footsteps were headed his way and he perked up his ears to listen as they walked past. He growled softly as he realized that it was Snape and Malfoy.

“He’s just a dog Sev.”

“Maybe that’s what he wants you to believe.”

“I hope you haven’t mentioned this to Narcissa. She already has her doubts about the dog.”

“She has good reason to Lucius. He does not act like any dog I have ever seen.”

Once again talking about him. Was he really all that special? Apparently. It seemed as though Snape was trying to convince Lucius that something was up. He laughed in his head. If Narcissa can’t do it slime face, you sure won’t be able to.

“He fell from the sky Severus; of course he won’t be a normal dog. For him to have survived that there has to be some magic running through those veins of his.”

“I know that Lucius. The question I want to know is how the hell he got here.”

“Just let it go Sev. He is a dog, that’s all there is to it.”

He heard Lucius continue on down the hall but knew that Snape was standing just on the other side of the door to the inside garden. Snape was getting more and more convinced of him. He closed his eyes. Things were not going in his favor much anymore. He had thought that when he healed he would be able to change back to being human. It had been three weeks since all of his injuries had completely healed and he had yet to shift back, even on accident. He was beginning to fear that if he didn’t change back soon then the dog in his mind would not leave any space for his human one. Maybe Snape knowing wouldn’t be that bad of a thing. He hated to admit it but the snake had been very good at coming up with solutions to many problems during the war. It was possible that he could come up with something for this issue of his. He growled at himself. There was no way he would ask for help from the slimy snake. It was not like he would get the help any way. He opened his eyes to see the man of his thoughts standing in the doorway staring at him with not one expression on his face. He lifted and tilted his head at the other. What was he staring at?

“I am staring at you Black.”

He jumped to his feet and growled at the man. What was he talking about? Slime face had to bluffing him. Of course it didn’t matter now seeing as he had basically already given himself away.

“Typical. You shouldn’t call people names when they are the only ones that can help you.”

He continued to growl at the former Slytherin, baring his teeth and raising his hackles.

“I am a legimens, Black. I heard every thought so it’s your own fault.”

That was impossible. They couldn’t read animal minds. The minds of animals were too complex. He sat in confusion forgetting that his nemesis had figured him out in such a short period of time.

“Your mind is human at the moment, Black; however, like you, I have noticed that you are becoming harder to listen to and harder to understand at times.”

He looked up at the man somehow knowing that the snake was right. It had been a good three months since he had come from the veil. That amount of time was already fatal to many animagi making him wonder why his mind wasn’t already gone much more than it was. There was something keeping it in tact, keeping his mind from being overwhelmed by the instincts of the dog.

“You would have me to thank for that mutt. Why ever do you think I stayed when Lucius asked me to a month ago?”

Great. Just great. It wasn’t that he wasn’t thankful, but now the slimy git had something over him. The day just could not get any worse than it has already. If it did he figured he might as well go jump off a bridge somewhere and save someone else the trouble of throwing him over it.

“And take away the challenge that you pose for me? I think not.”

Leave it to Snape to take away all the easy plans. As a side note, he decided to never complain about being bored ever again.

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I know it is fast paced. Everything in the chapter is happening at a fast rate seeing as how guests are going to be there soon. The dog in Sirius’ mind is also getting stronger since he has been stuck in his animagi form for so long, so things may be confusing, we are after all somewhat in the mind of Padfoot. Lol

The party is in the next chapter. ;)

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