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Sirius looked around cautiously as he walked down the hallway of the building where Peter lived in a flat. He had told Peter that he would check up on him on Halloween since he was so uneasy, but who could blame him with all that had been going on. Voldemort and his Death Eaters were getting more brazen by the day, attacking villages all over the country and even attacking Diagon Alley the other day. Sirius sighed silently to himself as he reached Peter's door. He really hoped that this bloody war ended soon. He gave three short raps on the door and waited for Peter to answer.

After a minute or so of waiting, he frowned and tried knocking again. Another minute passed and no answer. He quickly let his wand drop into his hand from its holster, kicked the door in, and stepped into the flat. He was met with the sight of papers, clothes, etc scattered about the room. His eyes widened, and he ran in to search. No sign of Peter. "Oh bloody hell, "He cursed then apparated out of the building. He reappeared in front of the Potter's home and his mouth dropped open. The cottage was partially wrecked on the second story, and the front door was missing.

He ran through the gate and up to the path to enter the house. The first thing he saw was James sprawled across the floor near the stairs. Sirius ran to him and kneeled down next to him. He saw the lifeless eyes of his friend, but checked for a pulse anyway. There wasn't one, and tears came to his eyes. His best friend, his brother was gone. He jumped up as he thought of Lily and baby Harry, and searched the bottom floor. He then ran up the steps to search the second story, hoping that they also weren't dead. Stopping at the top of the stairs, he noticed the blasted doorway of Harry's nursery and went to the room.

He noticed the scattered pieces of the door and furniture, but his gaze stopped on Lily's body once he sighted her. More tears fell and he raced over to her. Kneeling down again, he checked for another pulse but still no luck. He sat down and stared at her, tears streaming down his face. Both his brother and one of his best friends were gone forever. Never to laugh or joke around with him. Never would he see their smiles again. Time seemed to freeze as he stared at her, but he was soon brought out of it by a noise. He blinked and looked to the crib. There stood baby Harry, holding onto the bars and calling him. "Pa'foo."

He stood up and grabbed the baby into a hug. Harry was alive. He was okay. Sirius glanced down at him and brought a gentle hand to Harry's forehead. There was a inflamed mark in the shape of a lightning bolt. He then looked around the room. Voldemort must have done this, but where was he? His question was sort of answered once he saw some black robes and the feared yew wand of Voldemort laying near them. He looked at Harry again. Did Lily somehow kill Voldemort just as the killing spell was speeding at her? His thoughts were interrupted as he heard thumping downstairs. He quickly dashed out of the room wand held ready in his hand and holding Harry with the other. Hagrid had walked into the house and was sadly looking down at James. Sirius started to bring his wand down but then thought better of it. How did he know someone hadn't used Polyjuice potion to look like Hagrid?

As he slowly walked down the stairs, Hagrid looked up to see him and sniffled, wiping his face with a huge handkerchief. "Is Lily...?"

Sirius nodded as he reached the bottom. Hagrid noticed the held wand and his eyes narrowed.

Sirius stared at him and spoke forcefully, " Security question. What was the last detention you had me and Remus do?"

Hagrid hesitated then responded, "I had ye help me gather some 'erbs in te Forbidden Forest. Where did I get Fang from?"

Sirius started to lower his wand. "You won him in a game of cards over in Ireland."

Hagrid nodded. "I'm 'ere ta take 'arry to his aunt's."

Sirius' hold on Harry tightened some, and Harry made a whining noise. "Pa'fooo."

Sirius patted Harry, looking down at him. "Shh. It's okay."

He then looked back to Hagrid. "Harry's not going anywhere."

Hagrid started to step toward him. "Now see 'ere, Sirius. Dumbledore told meh to take 'im. Just give 'im 'ere."

Sirius stepped back and started to head to the door less entrance. "No. I'm his godfather. He goes nowhere without me."

Just as Hagrid ran forwatd to catch him, Sirius quickly ducked to the side and ran out the door, apparating the instant he was out of range of the wards.

Sirius reappeared on the street in front of his cousin Andy's house. He looked around then quickly ran up to the front and knocked on it rapidly. The door was soon opened by Ted, Andy's husband. He was tall with a head full of blonde hair, and his blue eyes always seemed to be filled with happiness. "Ello there, Sirius. What can I do for you?"

Sirius took a glance around then looked back at him. "Not out here. Inside."

The smile on Ted's face disappeared, turning into a frown. "Alright, come inside."

He stepped to the side and Sirius hurried into the house. Andy came out of the living room as Ted was closing the door, her light brown hair bouncing as she walked. As soon as she saw the expression on Sirius' face, her face fell. "What's wrong? What happened?'

She then noticed Harry in his arms and her eyes widened. "Did something happen to Lily and James?"

Sirius nodded, tears starting to stream down his face as the grief caught up with him. "Yes...T-they're dead..."

Andy rushed over to him and led him to the couch, Ted following behind. As he sat down, Andy put a hand on his arm. "Did Voldemort...?"

Sirius nodded as the tears continued to run. Andy gave him a one armed hug. "Do you want to stay here? You and Harry are welcome to stay the night or longer."

Sirius jumped up and held tightly to Harry, his eyes wide with fear. "N-no. We can't. The aurors will check here..."

Ted blinked. "The aurors? Did you do something wrong?"

Sirius shook his head frantically. "N-no, but they think I did. They think I was the s-secret keeper for Lily and James. They think I betrayed them."

Andy stood up. "But if you weren't the secret keeper, then who was?"

Sirius's face hardened and he spat out the name, "Peter."

Ted scratched his head. "But why do the aurors think that you're the secret keeper?"

Sirius sighed, closing his eyes. "I was at first...but I convinced Lily and James to switch secret keeper to Peter...I thought that I was the obivious choice...so I came up with the idea to pretend I was but when really Peter would be...Just to protect them..."

Andy put a hand on his shoulder. "Sirius, it's not your fault..."

Sirius opened his eyes to look at her and his voice came out in a whisper, "Yes, it was."

Andy opened her mouth to argue with him, but was interrupted by Ted. "Hold on there. If the aurors are coming, we need to hide you and Harry. They could be here any minute."

Andy closed her mouth. "You're right. C'mon, Sirius. You can hide in the bunker."

He nodded mutely and followed them to a closet that had a doorway in the back, revealing stairs. They walked down them and headed to the end of a tunnel where another door was. Ted stopped, putting his hand on it and looking at Sirius. "I think it's best you stay here for a while until the hunt for you dies down. The bunker is really comfortable though. Is that okay?"

Sirius nodded again, and Ted opened the door to reveal a comfortable living room. "It's basically just like a flat. Just underground."

Sirius stepped inside and robotically walked over the couch, sitting down. Harry whined and squirmed in his grip. "Pa'fooooo."

Sirius looked down at him. "Hey, buddy..."

Andy smiled a little. "I'll go get Nymphadora's old crib for Harry."

Sirius nodded again then a bell sounded throughout the bunker. Sirius blinked, looking around. "What was that?"

Ted instantly ran out of the room back upstairs. Andy started heading to another part of the room. "It's the front doorbell. It might be the aurors. We'll be back a little bit after they leave."

She disappeared, going through another passage. Sirius looked down at Harry again. Harry whined again. Sirius hugged him close and rocked him. "It's okay, Prongslet. Uncle Pa'foo isn't going anywhere."

Harry cuddled into his embrace and laid his head on Sirius's shoulder, falling asleep. He and Harry stayed that way until Andy and Ted came back a while later, Andy levitating a crib. "Sirius, the aurors searched the house and left about a half hour ago. We should be fine for a while, "Ted said softly.

Sirius looked up at them and nodded. "Thank you..."

Ted nodded and Andy left the room to put the crib in the bedroom. She soon reappeared and sat down next to Sirius. "Siri, it's late. We all should go to sleep."

He nodded and got up, heading to the room Andy just came from. She led him to a bed and he sat down again. She looked down at him with a worried expression. "Will you be okay down here by yourself? Ted or I can stay down here with you."

He looked up at her. "Can you stay?..."

She nodded. "I'll go tell Ted. Let me just get ready for bed, and I'll get somethings of Ted's for you."

He nodded and she left the room, closing the door. He sighed and looked down at Harry once more. "I promise you, Prongslet. I'll never leave you alone again."