"I want Sirius to be our Son's godfather."

"What? No!"

It was the first time this argument had come up. Godfathers.

~The modern view of a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development.~

Sirius could never be a second father, a third parent. He was immature. He was wild. He wasn't a good role model.

He would never bring a child up right.

And James knew- Sirius was a Black. He may have turned his back on them, but Dark Magic was in their blood.

"I trust Sirius. He would protect Harry."

"Remus is better- he's stable! He-"

"-is a werewolf. He would never be able to care for Harry properly."

"Sirius wouldn't raise him right!"

"He won't raise him at all!"

"How do you know?"

~However, godparent is not a legal position, and should the parents seriously intend the godparents to act as foster parents in case of their death, this must be legally specified through the usual means (such as a will).~

James knew what Sirius was capable of. Out of sheer anger, Sirius had tortured his second favorite cousin. Just because she chose her path It was not a good path, but they were- are still family.

"I will not have Sirius be Godfather! Remus will be! I can trust him with our baby's life! This conversation is Over!"

James knew what Sirius was capable of. At 14, he had nearly killed a Slytherin out of spite. He wasn't planning on telling anyone about it.

---

Sirius sits patiently outside the Maternity Ward in Saint Mungo's. He was waiting for James to show up. He could faintly hear Lily's cries, when they were cut off. A new cry started up.

The clock reads 11:55 PM. It is July 31, 1980.

---

Lily stares at the document in front of her. James was not with her.

Father:

She fills out- James William Potter.

Mother: Lily Rosette Evans-Potter.

Godfather:

She leaves this one blank.

Godmother: Allison Angelina Prewitt

Lily filled out the Godfather's name. Sirius Orion Black. The parchment disappears in a flash of purple.

Everything is official.

Masterpiece of Treachery.

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James runs in the Maternity Ward to see his wife wearing a cold smile. He stares down at the infant in her arms. He looks at the baby on the bed. He sees the Baby's eyes- the blue hue that all babies have.

He knows.

James grabs the infant to Lily's shock. He storms out of the room, past Sirius, into a bathroom.

And he cries.