"Do you ever wonder where he is?" Remus Lupin asked his mate.

The dark haired wizard shook his head. "Moony, please. Not tonight. I can't take it tonight. It's just too much."

July twenty-fifth was a tough night for both werewolf and animagus. The anniversary of the night they had taken their beautiful son from the arms of his loving fathers, to the adoption agency in Ireland. They had kissed his raven curls goodbye, and looked into his sparkling blue eyes one last time, then handed him to the adoption-witch, who took their precious son to his new parents.

"There was nothing we could do Pads," Remus said, wrapping his arms around Sirius' shoulders. "They would have taken him from us and put him into foster care, at least this way we know he went to a family who loved him."

"He had a family who loved him," the animagus said in a gruff voice. "Instead, I've got to live knowing that a piece of me, a piece of you, is out there somewhere, looking like someone other than us, living with a family other than us." Sirius' voice broke at the end of his sentence and Remus pulled him tightly against his chest.

The pair sat up that night, talking, crying and drinking, much the same as they had for the last sixteen years on that night.

The next morning they were awoken by an owl pecking at the window. Remus rose and let the owl in, untying the rolled newspaper and note from it's leg, and giving it a treat before sending it away.

I was the only person present that day, and I've held your secret all these years, but you no longer have to hide it boys. If you choose, you can find your son. Good luck, and peace be with you both. I hope you find some answers,

A

Confused, Remus unrolled the newspaper and began to read the headline. "Breakthrough in Wizarding Law. Archaic Anti-Homosexuality laws now stricken from record."

Sirius snatched the paper from his mate's hand and continued. "Wizards and witches may now marry and have children with anyone they wish, as long as they are of the age of consent and are willing, without fear of repercussions. Further more, any homosexual couples who had children and were forced to give them up for adoption, or had them taken away by Children's Services may visit the Ministry of Magic Children's Services Department for a blood search test, to find if their child is still living, and if so where they live. Depending on the situation, parents may be allowed to contact the family of their child."

Remus and Sirius looked at each other in complete shock for several minutes before Remus spoke. "Let's go!"

Both men jumped from their seats and headed upstairs to clean up and dress to go to the ministry.

They were ready in moments and held hands as they apparated to the ministry together. When they arrived, they found that they weren't the only couple who had lost a child, or children, over the years to the Ministry's insane laws. There were at least 30 couples in line in front of them to get their blood test done.

When Remus and Sirius reached the front of the line, the already exhausted looking wizard at the desk asked them both to hold out their hands and when they did, he pricked the index finger of each man and took a drop of blood from each. After dropping them onto the same card, the man waved his wand over the card and writing began to appear. Both Remus' and Sirius' eyes were locked on the card and both were absolutely shocked as they read what the card printed out.

Sire: Remus John Lupin

Carrier: Sirius Orion Black

Adoptive Sire: James David Potter

Adoptive Carrier: Lily Anne Evans-Potter

Current Caretakers: Vernon and Petunia Dursley, adoptive Uncle and Aunt

Adoptive parents status: Deceased

Child status: Gravely injured

"Go home and get ready for him. I'm going and getting him right now. I tried to tell Albus for years that they were abusing him, but he always told me it was safer for him to stay, even if he was 'getting punishing' as he so cruelly called it, because of the blood wards. Well we can remove those quite quickly." Remus told Sirius

The animagus started to protest but Remus stopped him. "I may be a wild animal once a month, but I have better control of myself than you do. We don't need you going to jail for murdering a muggle when we just got our son back. I'll get Harry and be right back to the manor. You get ready for him."

Sirius nodded and kissed his mate quickly, but fiercely, "Bring him back. Bring him back quick Moons."

It was Remus' turn to nod. "We'll be right back," and with that both men apparated away. Remus headed for Number 4, Privet Drive, while Sirius headed for Black Manor, a lesser known, and much less depressing home that had been in the Black family for almost as long as Grimmauld Place.

Harry lay on his small bed in the smallest bedroom of Number Four, Privet Drive. His head was pounding and he kept seeing starbursts in his vision. He was sure that the last beating from Uncle Vernon had cracked his skull yet again.

"GET DOWN HERE BOY," Vernon Dursely screamed from the bottom of the staircase.

The young wizard jumped out of his bed and rushed out the door, stepping on yet another pile of rubbish that Dudley had left outside his door, almost falling down as he rushed for the stairs. Ignoring the slip, he continued on as fast as he could. His Uncle's wrath had gotten worse over the summer, it seemed that he had been fired from work for falling asleep during a meeting, and had taken up drinking to pass the time.

"TOO SLOW BOY!" Harry's uncle screamed when he made it to the bottom of the stairs.

Vernon smacked Harry on the back of the head as he walked by, causing him to lose his balance and trip over the leg of the table in the entryway, knocking over one of the many vases that Aunt Marge had sent to Aunt Petunia, causing it to crash to the floor and shatter into many tiny pieces.

This earned him another large hand to the back of the head, and this time he fell to the floor, seeing nothing but stars. He felt his uncle begin to kick him, and just as he was about to black out, the front door banged open and the man his parents had named as his godfather, Remus Lupin, barged in, snarling at the drunk, obese man.

The werewolf grabbed Harry's abuser and tossed him into the wall, which was no small feat considering the size of the man, and scooped Harry into his arms. He apparated his son directly to the home where he would stay from now on.