Chapter Eight
Earlier in the year Remus had discovered his son's problems with Dementors. After the disastrous Quidditch match where the foul beasts had converged on the pitch and caused Harry to fall from his broom, Remus had set about teaching the patronus charm to his son.
One night after a practice session Harry confronted his father,
"Did you know Sirius Black?"
Remus was taken aback by the question. He'd tired to push the thoughts of his previous friendship with the convict to the back of his mind but it wasn't working. He'd also been struggling all year on whether to inform Dumbledore about Sirius being an Animagus.
"Why do you ask?" He questioned his son
"I heard that James and he were friends and I know you were good friends with James."
"Yes, I knew Sirius or I thought I knew him. As it turned out I didn't know him at all or he deceived me. I thought he was our friend and that's why he became secret-keeper."
"Why weren't you the secret-keeper?"
"The fidelus charm hasn't been tested on werewolves so we thought it was unsafe to make me the secret-keeper." Remus answered. It had been horrible to realize he wouldn't be able to protect his family. He continued on,
"Good work with the patronus charm tonight. We can continue it another night but make sure you spend time on your revising for end of year exams. I'll see you tomorrow in class."
"Night dad" Harry replied as he exited the defense classroom and made his way up to the Gryffindor tower.
