James: Not that I don't like all the attention or anything, but when will Harry be the main focus?
Me: All in due time Prongs. Remember, good things come to those who wait.
Lily: He is right you know. Harry is still too young to understand what is going on right now.
Me: Right Lily. If you could do the honors please?
Lily: Very well. Otaku of Anime does not own any of the works of the great Joanne Rowling. The only things that are his are the ideas behind this story.
Me: Thanks! On with the story.
After the fidelius charm was set up, we all traveled to Potter Manor via the floo network. Of course, Albus stayed behind at Hogwarts so as to not cause the students to worry. It was not until we all arrived safely that I finally allowed myself to relax.
"Oh, thank Merlin we didn't run into too many complications. Had anything else gone wrong, we probably wouldn't be as safe as we are now." I said while letting out a sigh of relief.
"All too true James. I might not have shown it while we were with Dumbledore, but I was actually afraid for my life before Remus and I arrived in the Headmaster's office. I'm just glad that we had our wits about us and our reflexes and dodging were up to par." Padfoot said, agreeing with me. What surprised me was the fact that he actually used our names instead of the ones that we have on the map.
"Who are you and what have you done with the Sirius Black that I know?" Moony calmly asked while smirking.
To say I was shocked to hear this would be an understatement. It was like my two best friends had swapped personalities with each other in the time it took to floo here. The only thing that kept me pinned to reality was the distraught expression on my wife's face.
It was then that she finally spoke. "Sirius Orion Black and Remus John Lupin. I order the both of you to stop this nonsense now. This is a matter of high importance and the two of you are acting like bloody children! I will not allow you to do this any longer, and especially not around my son!" Remus and Sirius instantly froze in shock of what Lily said. "In case you haven't noticed yet, I had to completely relocate my entire life just now, and I am fearing for the lives of Alice and Frank Longbottom and their son Neville! How could you be taking this so lightly? Other members of the Order could die tonight. How would you feel if Andromeda, Ted, and Nymphadora were to die tonight, Sirius? And Remus, how would you feel if Marlene were to die tonight? I know she isn't a part of your family, but she is a good friend of yours. Either the two of you get your act together or I will, so Merlin help me."
When Lily finished scolding Remus and Sirius, she gave me a look that made it clear I was not to interfere, or help them in any way. My only response was to nervously give a slight nod while motioning towards Harry, who was thankfully still asleep, and silently offering to take him to the nursery so that he could sleep comfortably.
Lily apparently understood what I meant, because she nodded while walking over to me and putting our son in my arms. "Thank you love. And while you're at it, can you unpack everything while I take care of these two? It will be a while."
I nodded while replying. "Yes love. I can do that. Could you please let it go for a little while though?" I sighed when she gave me a questioning look. "I know how you are feeling right now, believe it or not. You-Know-Who almost succeeded in killing them tonight. I saw it with my own eyes. That was why I reacted the way I did when they arrived in Dumbledore's office. I was afraid that I would lose my two best friends after being betrayed by somebody who I thought was my friend, all in the same night." The look of horror on Lily's face was all the evidence I needed to know that she understood. "Thank you Lily. This means a lot to me." I said while exiting the room.
As I reached the nursery, which was right next to the master suite and connected to it by means of a doorway, I couldn't help but wonder what made Sirius and Remus act like that. I knew they weren't under the influence of the imperious curse, because it didn't affect either of them. Oddly enough, it doesn't work on Remus because he is a werewolf. Sirius isn't affected because he can fight it off within seconds, even if is the "Dark Lord" himself.
"Alfred!" I called out quietly enough so that Harry would not wake. Within seconds the head of the house elves of Potter Manor appeared in front of me with a quiet popping sound while bowing to me.
"What is it that Master James would like for Alfred to do?" He asked politely.
"Alfred, if you could take care of Harry while I unpack everything, that would do just fine my friend. You see, Pettigrew betrayed Mistress Lily and I, so we had to move away from Godric's Hollow."
"Of course Master James. Alfred would be most pleased to take care of young Master Harry. Is there anything else Master James requires of Alfred?"
"You only have to watch over my son. I will inform Mistress Lily that you are watching over him, and therefore should not be summoned." I kindly told him. Of course Master James. Alfred will take good care of young Master Harry." He replied while giving me a respectful bow.
After I reached the master suite, I started unpacking everything. It was easy to organize everything because Lily and I knew where to put what thing. Well, Lily was probably still in the sitting room giving Remus and Sirius an earful.
"William!" I called out. Within seconds, the house elf in charge of cleaning arrangements of Potter Manor appeared before me with an audible pop.
"Yes Master James? What is there for William to do?" He asked me while bowing respectfully.
"William, if you could please notify Mistress Lily that Alfred is taking care of young Master Harry, that would be wonderful. After telling her this, if you would like to help me unpack everything, you can choose to do so."
"Oh but of course Master James. William will inform Mistress Lily of this. William will also help with unpacking everything so that Master James does not have to work alone." After he said this, he gave me another respectful bow and disappeared with as loud pop.
A couple of hours later
After everything was unpacked and everybody had turned in for the night, I lay in bed with my wife in my arms. After a few moments she asked me, "Do you think I went too hard on them James? I mean, I basically made them feel guilty for their actions."
I could tell that she was taking this rather hard so I decided to comfort her. "I can't say for sure whether you were wrong or right Lily. I do know that they needed someone to make them realize that this was more serious than they were taking it. In my opinion, you did the right thing."
When I said that, I could actually feel the tension leave her body as she sighed in relief. I smiled, knowing that she wasn't as worried as before.
AN: Hey guys. I know that it has been a while since I last updated this story. I would like to apologise for that with this long chapter. I literally do not know how long the chapter is but I think it is around 1.5k. At least it is longer than I usually make my chapters. To the person who asked me to make the chapters longer; Is this long enough? this is literally the longest that I could make the chapter without running out of ideas for it. I literally make them on the fly by writing them before typing them in google drive and posting to fanfiction. Anyway, I really need reviews you guys. Without them, I don't know how you guys are liking the chapter. Anyways, I've probably rambled on long enough so, until next time my friends!
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