Author's note.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
I hope you enjoy and make sure that you continue to read this fic even if I put in a couple boring chapters (which will not happen, all chapter are lovely).
Anyway, stop reading my note and get on with reading the fic! This author's note is done!
Prolouge
Sirius Black was not a happy man.
He had gone to get revenge for his best friends' death (stupid idea) and instead he had become a wanted criminal and worse, the rat had gotten away. He was lucky to escape the aurors and then he was on the run. But he didn't go into hiding. No, that wasn't him.
He went to find his godson, Harry Potter.
After much searching (and running), he found Harry inside his aunt's home, being pinched by his cousin and being called boy by his aunt and uncle. That had Sirius furious. No one should treat their own flesh and blood like that and he certainly wasn't going to leave Harry to those people.
So he did the natural thing, he kidnapped Harry (he shouldn't have had to considering he was Harry's godfather) and used his connections and money to get Harry and himself out of the country.
They went to the only country where Sirius could be given a trial that was actually fair, which he was subjected to when he moved to America (the U.S.A. to be more precise). He was declared innocent of all crimes and then he went to work on getting a job.
He didn't really need the money, but he didn't want to be bored all the time. Sure, raising Harry was going to take a lot of work, but he did want to have a job for the times that Harry would be away.
Not a lot of jobs were willing to let him bring a small child to work but he finally found one at the Clarion Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the new history teacher. Despite not being very attentive in the class when he was in school, Sirius was always interested in history and was able to get full marks in history for both his OWLS and his NEWTS and to get his mastery in the subject after graduating. So he was qualified to be the history teacher and he would embrace his new role wholeheartedly since Harry got to spend time with him. The other staff members were more than willing to help him with Harry when Sirius was teaching.
Two months into his new job, one of his coworkers, who knew that Harry was only his godson, suggested that he just adopt Harry as his own son. At first, Sirius was against the idea ("I'm not going to replace James!") but he didn't really have a choice when Harry started calling him 'Dada' three months after he had gotten his job so he decided that it would be best if he did adopt Harry as his son and heir. Though he hadn't shook the feeling that he was replacing James. Thus Harry Potter became Harry Black.
Harry was even more delighted than he had been before though and Sirius couldn't help but smile every time he saw the child. Harry really was his whole world since James's and Lily's deaths. The little tyke bought happiness to everyone who encountered him.
Well almost everyone.