Harry Potter: Hydrus Black

It was a beautiful July day. The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze. The family was enjoying their luscious back yard, with a picnic lunch of cold turkey sandwiches and crisps. Harry was running around the garden trying to catch butterflies. He was walking well now and his speech had improved greatly. The color ball was updated to more difficult to say colors such as purple and orange. He would be two soon, and the men couldn't wait to celebrate.

The rest of the males were thankful for the down time. All of their projects were time-consuming. It being Sunday they were taking a well-deserved day off simply watching Harry while seated in comfortable garden chairs, sipping tea and enjoying the sun. This put the time traveler in a joyful mood; this is what he wanted when he came back in time, for Harry to have a happy family. Days like this made everything worth it.

"So, Padfoot, how is the dating going?" Hydrus asked. He was glad the man had healed enough to start seeing women regularly.

The youngest Black had taken up dating one of the other therapists at the clinic. She was a nice lady, with brunette hair and dark blue eyes and curves to die for.

"Very well, thank you very much," the dogman said with a sniff. Then he laughed and said, "Faith is doing good, she has taken to Harry well. What about you, Hydrus, are you going to start dating? One night stands are only going to satisfy you for so long. Everyone needs a better half." He was speaking from experience, his womanizing days were over and he was looking to settle down. It would be hard, unless he branched out to the magical world or at least someone that knew of it.

"I don't think it would be fair to anyone I was serious with, what with me being immortal. I'd have to watch them grow old and die, while they'd know that I'd never meet them in the afterlife." He was sad about that, though it didn't stop him from having one night stands as long as the other party knew it was only once. "Besides, I have plans for the future that don't include anyone but me."

"What plans?"

"I'll tell you when the time gets closer. Don't worry; I'll make sure everything is going well before I implement them." He waved it off.

"Well, I like Faith well enough, though she keeps nagging me to come to my home. I'm running out of things to tell her," Sirius said getting back on topic, knowing the other man would be closed-mouthed about his secrets. Although they lived together there were still plenty of things they didn't share.

"Yeah, that would be disconcerting," the immortal said, "but we can't take the chance. Maybe you can get a flat in the city and use it for your bachelor pad, like the one I have set up, or you could just use mine."

The flat Hydrus had rented was a small, clean, one bedroom place. It was in a nice neighborhood without being overly impressive, making the immortal seem to be just a simple man looking for a good time. He didn't use his money to get women: that only brought out gold-diggers and he had had his fair experience with those in his last timeline. He used it many times just to get away from the responsibilities he had foisted on himself, well, and the occasional one night stand. It was also his and Harry's residence during the full moon.

"That's an idea, I wonder why I didn't think of it," Sirius said thoughtfully. Then he turned his attention to the other man, who had been sitting quietly, hoping to go unnoticed. "Moony?"

"You know I don't date, Sirius," the werewolf answered.

"And I told you, you did in my timeline. And that your son didn't carry your affliction," reprimanded Hydrus. Sometime Remus's fear of his werewolf got tiring and no matter what he and Sirius told the man, Remus was too set in his ways.

"Maybe I am just waiting for Nymphadora to come of age," the other man countered, and then grimaced at the thought. Tonks was just a child right now and it made him feel creepy just thinking about it.

"I wouldn't count on what I know to cement that. This isn't a time of war and that might be what brought you two together. With Voldemort weakening every day, that war might not happen. You should date among the magicals. What about that blonde in the book store? Sarah? She knows about your furry little problem and she doesn't care," the time traveler suggested. He glanced at Harry who was now playing in the sandbox, trying to make the dry sand stand up. Hydrus sent a small spray of water to the area in front of the tot to give him wet sand. Harry squealed with glee and was now attempting to fill his bucket.

"I'll think about it," Remus replied after a minute, making the other two groan. His tone of voice suggested that he wouldn't think that hard.

"Changing the subject, have your investigators found anything on our two evil women?" Sirius asked.

"Oh yeah, Umbridge's background contradicts everything she believes in. I have tons of blackmail on that bitch. I've got reports she's already trying to crack down on Muggle-borns with trumped-up charges," Hydrus said. He only needed a few more details and then he was going to snag that bitch right from under the Ministry's nose. "I need you to get the DMLE to investigate those reports, Sirius, talk to Scrimgeour or whoever is in charge right now."

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