Padfoot? What's he talking bout? That is so not my name! I turned to Natalyn so she knew to take my defense. "Um nope. Sorry Uncle Sirius! She doesn't like padfoot. Try again!"

"What about spirit? She's white, like a spirit wolf. Like that?" Harry suggested, kneeling beside me. I smirked, licking his face. He started laughing but pushed me away gently. "That's gross Gracie! But I'll take that as a yes!" He laughed, scratching behind my ear. Then I felt something really weird. I turned around to see my tail. It was wagging! The tail feels weird.

I spun in circles trying to get it, hey! This is fun! Now I get why dogs do it! I heard Nat and Harry chuckling, but Dad was full on guffawing. I stopped immediately, growling at him. "Sorry princess. But you know you can't catch it, right?" I growled again, hopping onto my bed.

"Hey hey hey! Stay off the furniture wolf girl!" Nat teased, shoving me off the bed. "Turn back so we can talk!" I shook my head. I want to go for a run so bad right now!

"I know what she wants. She wants to go for a run, don't you?" I barked happily, they all laughed before he turned to Harry and Natty. "You all want to give it one more go?" Both nodded happily. I watched as Natalyn shrunk and shrunk and shrunk. She turned into a little fox! She scurried across the room so fast I could hardly see her, but I did. Barely. Sirius and Harry however, did not.

"Now you see me!" She shifted back quickly and hid under the bed, once again escaping Dad and Harry's line of sight. I watched as she shifted back again. "Now you don't!"

"Okay okay phantom! Come out so we can go!" Harry groaned, looking under the bed.

"Phantom? I like it! Phantom and Spirit. Messes Phantom, Spirit, and Prongs (Jr.)!" I barked in agreement. "Ooh! We should call each other that at school! See what people think!"

"Okay okay! Come out from there and wait by those two!" He pointed at me and the black dog sitting next to me. Hey, I'm the same size as Dad, awesome! Uncle Lupin chose that moment to come in. Right as a wolf, a fox, and a black dog sat in the middle of the floor, staring up at Harry. Awesome right?!

"Who's who?" He asked, smiling at us.

"Well, obviously you know Sirius is the black dog, Gracie is the wolf, and Phantom is the fox. Meet Spirit and Phantom!" He sighed, gesturing to Nat and I.

"Are you going to try as well?"

"Yeah, I was waiting for Natalyn to quit messing around. Well, here goes nothing!" We watched as he grew about a foot, dropping to all fours. Nat was right, Prongs Jr. Right down to the antlers, Harry was his dad.

"Very nice! Just like your father! Are you all leaving now?" Dad barked, but since me was now like a cousin, I could understand him.

"Yeah. Going for a run!"

"Let me guess, a run?" I barked a yes of my own. He shook his head, but opened the door for us. Natalyn was currently freaking out Harry, running in between his legs and up his back only to jump off at the last minute and do it again. I wanted to laugh, but it came out weird, making Uncle Lupin chuckle. We all made it into the backyard, and surprisingly, there was a park, with woods behind it not to far away. I took off running, letting my paws hit the ground effortlessly.

Natalyn came up beside me, and Harry pranced around us in a circle. Yes, he pranced! Silly boy! Anyway, when we reached the woods, I made a sharp turn so that I could go off on my own. A little way aways, I could hear the sounds of an angry fox. So I decided to let lose. I howled, long and loud. I'd never heard a wolf howl, so I was surprised when I heard how it sounded. I know this is conceited, but it was beautiful. I loved it!

*************Harry's POV*************

We all stopped to listen when she howled, my ears pricked up with out my meaning to. I couldn't move, I was frozen. Something hit me hard at the moment, right there in the woods. And I had to find her.

Sure I'd been telling her I love her, and I do. But what just hit me was normal people love, yeah, multiply it by a lot. I ran up behind her, stomping my hands, er, hooves to let her know it was me. She turned around with a wolfy smile on her face, aimed at me. My heart swelled knowing she was my girlfriend and no one else could have her. I don't get it, I never act like this. Sure, I love the gang, they're my best friends. I love Sirius, he's like a second Dad, but none as strong as I feel for her. Gracelyn Paige Black.

Dang it Harry! Stop! Just act like you normally would! I walked forward, laying beside her on the ground. She rested her head on her paws and scooted closer to me. We laid there for a while, staring at the moon. It makes the green flecks in her eyes sparkle.

Remus interrupted though. He ran up, panting loudly. "Come on you two! Molly is at the house and freaking out because no ones there at one o'clock in the morning!" We both hopped up and took off, running ahead of him. When we reached the park, we looked around to make sure no one was watching, then shifted back.

Gracie swayed a bit, but she looked so happy. "Are you okay?" I whispered, not wanting to break the peace. She looked up, smiling at me.

"Yeah. Just tired, that's all!"

"Tired hm? Well, wouldn't want you getting hurt by tripping or something!" I stopped walking and pulled her into my arms, bridal style. She giggled for a minute, but rested her head against my chest anyway, making herself comfortable in my arms.

"Thank you Harry. This is really sweet of you!" She whispered, already starting to fall asleep. I smiled to myself, and kissed her forehead.

"Its my pleasure! Goodnight love!" I whispered, carrying her into the house. I ignored everyone in the room, smiling down at the sleeping girl in my arms. I left the door for Lupin to close once he comes in, walked right past everyone on the kitchen, and went to sit on the couch in the living room.

Of course they followed me, but I don't care. Sirius walked over to sit next to me, smiling at Gracie, and then me. "Definitely the next Lilly and James!" He whispered, ruffling my hair. I smiled at him, I'd answer, but I don't want to wake her. Sirius summoned her blanket and helped me cover her up so she wouldn't get cold. Hogwarts starts in a few weeks, and we'll be back there. With all those other guys, including Seamus.

I don't think Gracie's noticed, but she's grown a few inches. And if it's possible, she's gotten even more beautiful. Hopefully Seamus knows to stay away. Otherwise I'll have to kill him. But for now, I'm going to enjoy my time here at Grimmauld Place with her, and Sirius and Nat. And any of the others. This is home!

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"So, I forgot to tell you why I'm here!" Everyone was still in the living room, but most of the girls were asleep, the exception being Ms. Weasley.

"Oh yeah! What's up Remus?" Sirius ran a hand through his hair the same way Dad and I do. Couldn't help but to laugh. Maybe it's a guy thing.

"I'm going to be the kids' teacher! I'm teaching DADA this year!" He smiled, clapping his hands together. We all clapped for him quietly, and Mrs. Weasley started talking about a celebration dinner. Sirius agreed of course, saying we'll have it here. After that was settled, Mrs. Weasley had some news she announced.

"We're going to visit Bill in Egypt! All the kids, Arthur and I! We'll be gone the rest of the summer, we'll get back two days before the train leaves!" Once again, we all clapped and cheered, except the sleeping girls. They were all asleep on the couch together, the rest if us sat on the floor or whatever furniture that was in the room.

Natalyn was using Gracie as a pillow, Ginny was laying beside Gracie on her side with an arm around her waist, and Mione was on the other end, her feet tangling in between the girls. Sirius, catching my gaze turned to the girls with a proud smile. Most of us did, just say and watched them for a minute. Ginny started squirming, looking like she was going to cry when Gracie woke up. Partially.

"What's wrong Ginny?"

"T-Tom!" She whimpered, holding tighter to Gracie, who started singing to Ginny. A minute later, Ginny was asleep again, a smile on her face. Gracie fell asleep again only seconds after Ginny.

"Have they always done that?" Sirius whispered, looking at Molly. She nodded her head, a small smile playing on her face. Ron and I yawned, catching Sirius' attention. "Go on to bed Harry, it's okay. I'll stay down here with her!"

I didn't want to go, but I knew Mrs. Weasley would make me either way. So I nodded reluctantly, standing up and stretching. Ron, Fred, and George followed my lead. I went to kiss Gracie's forehead, and Fred did the same to Nat. We walked upstairs, dragging our feet. I pointed the twins to the guest room and told Ron he can stay in my room or go to another. My bed was big enough for Ron and I too sleep on separate ends and still not have to worry about falling over the edge. We fell asleep as soon as we felt the bed beneath us.