A/N: This fic is for the Moresome Challenge at Hogwarts for the prompt word: defend. It's 456 words.
Rodolphus shook with anger.
He had known that his relationship with Sirius and Hermione would be met with some resistance, but he didn't think their friends would be so vehemently against it.
"Out of all the people!" Molly Weasley exclaimed when they first told them.
He drowned out the insults geared towards him as he was used to it by now, but the hurtful things they were saying to Sirius and Hermione were unforgivable in his eyes. Rodolphus noticed that the only people who hadn't said anything against their relationship were Arthur Weasley, Potter, and Longbottom. The first had only spoken to try and calm down his wife, but the other two had remained silent.
The cacophony of voices were getting too much for him to bear.
"STOP!" he shouted and everyone stopped to look at him. "I've had enough of you insulting Sirius and Hermione like they don't know what they're doing. They're adults who know what they do and do not want. We shouldn't have to defend our relationship to you as it's exactly that; OUR relationship. If you don't like it then tough. It's their choice to be with me and you should respect it."
Silence enveloped everyone for a few moments as they digested what he said.
Potter stepped forward until he was in front of Sirius and Hermione and said, "You're my family and I love you. If this is what you want then I'm happy for you."
"Oh, Harry," Hermione said tearfully as she leapt forward and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you, Harry. That means a lot to me," Sirius said talking for the first time since everyone blew up.
"I'm not going to turn my back on you because of who you love," he said firmly.
Rodolphus was glad that the most important person to his lovers was willing to stand by them and hoped that the rest would fall in line now Potter had shown his support.
They would need all the support they could get before going public as he didn't know how the rest of the wizarding world would react to a war heroine and hero being in a relationship with him.
It hadn't been easy to re-integrate into wizarding society even with Hermione's help as there were still so many people who held him responsible for the crimes he had committed under Bella's Imperius Curse. They had jeered, spat, and called him names. There were also a few times he had to defend himself from being attacked.
They would be ready for when that time comes though, and even though they shouldn't have to defend or explain their relationship to anyone, they will do just to get the press and public to leave them alone.