"He has your eyes." Remus pointed out as the baby yawned again.
"And my temper." Lily agreed, carrying a pitcher of juice and a plate of quarter-sandwiches to the table. "If he doesn't get his way, he gets annoyed."
"So I see." Remus' voice was wry as little Harry tried to wrap his plump fingers around the wand in the man's pocket, then squawked in protest as it was moved out of his reach.
"I wish you'd agreed to be a godfather to him, as well as Sirius." Lily's voice was soft as she watched Harry settle down in his highchair.
"No, Lily, no child needs a godfather like me. Harry will just have to make do with having an Uncle Remus in the picture."
Lily grinned at the joke, then her face became serious again.
"I'm going to miss this house, I think. The new one's much smaller - "
"Don't say any more." Remus warned her. "It's not safe."
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. There's a way to keep the hosue safe, to keep Harry and James and myself out of harm's way."
"Fidelius." his voice was a little sharper then he meant it to be. Lily nodded. "I'm flattered, Lily, but no."
She looked confused and a little hurt. "Why not? You're my dearest friend. James and I trust you with our lives."
"You shouldn't." his voice was bitter. Harry gurgled in his chair.
Lily stood with her feet slightly apart, hands on her hips. Fighting stance. Remus stood too.
"Why on earth not?" she snapped.
"Because no matter how much I dote on your little boy, or care about you like a sister, no matter how many hairbrained schemes James and I were co-conspirators in, you can't trust me." he didn't raise his voice, but the words were as forceful as a shout. "I can't even trust myself. Werewolves are dark creatures, Lil, and you shouldn't trust one any more then you should trust a dementor."
"I'm not putting my trust in a werewolf." she had a tone of voice emphatic enough to match his own. I'm putting my trust in Remus J Lupin. And he wouldn't betray a friend if his life depended on it."
He smiled a little at that, but the expression wasn't happy. "Your faith means a lot to me, but it's undeserved."
"I still refuse to believe that's true." Lily maintained. "But I respect your choice. We'll ask Dumbledore then, or - "
"Don't even tell me the potential keeper's names." Remus said, cutting her off. "It's safer if you don't."
Lily nodded with another exasperated sigh.
"And my temper." Lily agreed, carrying a pitcher of juice and a plate of quarter-sandwiches to the table. "If he doesn't get his way, he gets annoyed."
"So I see." Remus' voice was wry as little Harry tried to wrap his plump fingers around the wand in the man's pocket, then squawked in protest as it was moved out of his reach.
"I wish you'd agreed to be a godfather to him, as well as Sirius." Lily's voice was soft as she watched Harry settle down in his highchair.
"No, Lily, no child needs a godfather like me. Harry will just have to make do with having an Uncle Remus in the picture."
Lily grinned at the joke, then her face became serious again.
"I'm going to miss this house, I think. The new one's much smaller - "
"Don't say any more." Remus warned her. "It's not safe."
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. There's a way to keep the hosue safe, to keep Harry and James and myself out of harm's way."
"Fidelius." his voice was a little sharper then he meant it to be. Lily nodded. "I'm flattered, Lily, but no."
She looked confused and a little hurt. "Why not? You're my dearest friend. James and I trust you with our lives."
"You shouldn't." his voice was bitter. Harry gurgled in his chair.
Lily stood with her feet slightly apart, hands on her hips. Fighting stance. Remus stood too.
"Why on earth not?" she snapped.
"Because no matter how much I dote on your little boy, or care about you like a sister, no matter how many hairbrained schemes James and I were co-conspirators in, you can't trust me." he didn't raise his voice, but the words were as forceful as a shout. "I can't even trust myself. Werewolves are dark creatures, Lil, and you shouldn't trust one any more then you should trust a dementor."
"I'm not putting my trust in a werewolf." she had a tone of voice emphatic enough to match his own. I'm putting my trust in Remus J Lupin. And he wouldn't betray a friend if his life depended on it."
He smiled a little at that, but the expression wasn't happy. "Your faith means a lot to me, but it's undeserved."
"I still refuse to believe that's true." Lily maintained. "But I respect your choice. We'll ask Dumbledore then, or - "
"Don't even tell me the potential keeper's names." Remus said, cutting her off. "It's safer if you don't."
Lily nodded with another exasperated sigh.