Culls
Chapter 10
A/N: I rewrote this chapter a little to make it better.
Waking up the next day, Sirius was feeling like crap and felt that death would be a blessing. He was about to pray for it when he was made to drank something foul tasting that immediately made him feel better. Opening his eyes, he noticed that it didn't hurt and looked up seeing Severus Snape looking down at him.
"I see that the potion is working" said Severus.
"Yeah and it tasted awful" grimace Sirius as he still tasted in his mouth.
"If potion tasted good than it would give idiots like you and your friends reason to do even more stupid things" said Severus.
"Did you just make a joke" asked Sirius.
"Maybe but imbeciles like you rarely understand my type of humor" said Severus.
"I guess and thanks for last night and taking care me" said Sirius.
"Whatever but I need you to get up because Dumbledore wants us to look for the Potter boy" said Severus.
"But Harry is dead" said Sirius and pain fill his entire being thinking of his pup dead.
"Actually he is most likely alive as the deatheaters don't have him. They are searching for him so we have to be quick about it as they had a head start." said Severus.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" asked Sirius a bit upset.
"Well you needed to sleep off the large amount of liquor you drank and also they don't know the first thing about looking for a child in the muggle world." answered Severus.
"Okay," Sirius said feeling a little better.
After Sirius got himself right, him and Severus went to look for Harry in their animagus forms. Sirius was a large black dog and Severus was a wolf. Staring from near the Dursleys, the followed Harry scent to the park where they noticed he encounter someone else. They followed that followed that scent to a run-down looking neighborhood where the scent was still fresh and they detected deatheaters as well.
Severus had trouble keeping Sirius under control as he didn't want him to ruin their chances to surprise them and get Harry out alive. Sneaking over to the house they knew Harry and the deatheaters were located, they peeked into the window to see a woman being killed in front of Harry and a little. They decided to take action then and began attacking. They took the three deatheaters and was left with two frighten children who just witnessed their first murder.
"Are you two alright" said Sirius a bit shakily.
Harry looked up and noticed his Uncle Sirius and ran to him which Sirius opened his arms and hugged his godson as if his life depended on it.
Numbly, Hermione looked down at her mother's lifeless corpse. Jane had never really been a good mother and Hermione had basically raised herself but she was still her mother. Hermione loved Jane for the simple fact that she stayed while her father left. Her father didn't care about her or anything of the sorts but Jane did and Hermione would always be thankful for that. Her mother had even sacrificed herself to save them and Hermione realized that her mother loved her. Maybe not how she wanted or needed but Jane did love her.
Bending down, Hermione closed her mother's eyes and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you, mum. And I love you too" said Hermione barely above a whisper but the other occupants in the room heard.
"How about you and Harry go gather your things" said Sirius.
"Okay" said Hermione in a monotone. She was in a state of shock so the events of the day wasn't fully registering with her at the moment and the other occupants in the room was thankful for that. Hermione headed toward her room with Harry following.
Once the children were gone, Sirius spoke.
"What are we going to do" asked Sirius.
"Contact the Aurors and Dumbledore" said Severus.
"I don't want anyone to know Harry is alive" said Sirius.
"Why" asked Severus.
"Honestly, and you have the nerve to call me think" said Sirius dodging Severus that almost slapped him. "Harry will always be endanger as he is Rosie's brother. If everyone was led to believe he died than he will be safe"
"But it won't be much of a secret if you go off and tell his parents" said Severus.
"I wasn't planning on it. If Harry hadn't ran off he would have been dead because of them. I have noticed how they have been treating him over the years but had no legal way to take him away." said Sirius.
"It is hard to fact a death as they could look at the family tree and see he is still alive" said Severus.
"Not if he was blood adopted by two people." said Sirius smirking.
"No...I am not helping you" said Severus.
"Please, Harry is just a sweet little boy that deserves a real chance at a happy life. We can give it" said Sirius.
"Okay, but we need to do this quickly" said Severus pulling out a potion vial.
"You actually carry that potion on you" asked Sirius.
"I am always prepared" said Severus.
"Such a boy scout of you" teased Sirius.
"Oh, shut up and get the children" said Severus.
Gathering up the children, Sirius and Severus had a serious discussion with them.
"Listen we need you ask you two something" asked Sirius.
"What" asked Harry.
"Girl, do you have any other family" asked Severus.
"No" said Hermione.
"Do you two want to be our children in blood" asked Sirius.
"You mean like if you had a baby" asked Hermione.
"Yeah, do you want to" said Sirius.
Harry always loved his Uncle Sirius. Even more so than his parents as they didn't care for him much. He trusted his uncle and would love him for him to be his father. Hermione had no one beside her mother, who was now dead. Jane wasn't really the best mother but she was all she had. If Harry agreed than she would as well.
"Yes," said Harry followed by a yes from Hermione.
"Good" said Sirius. Taking out the Potion vial. A drop of blood from each person was put in the potion and the two children down it. Severus placed a sleeping charm on Harry and Hermione as it can be quite painful changing.
Sirius apparated the two children back to his flat before he came back. Sirius and Severus made sure to stage the murder right along with altering the deatheaters memories of what happen.
By the time, they made it home they were thankful the children were still sleeping. They didn't allow themselves to worry over what their little ruse was going to turn into. They were thinking about how they were giving two children the best childhood possible.
Days later, Hermione found herself in this entirely different world. She had come with Harry to stay in the magical world. Everyone had been really nice to her and stuff but Hermione rather be alone. She was staying with Harry, Sirius and Severus at a flat in London. Sirius and Severus was worked together as Aurors and were partners. They argued a lot but Hermione figured it was their way of dealing with each other as they seemed close to her.
Hermione was heading back to her room when she heard Harry crying. Walking up to the door of his room, she peeked inside and saw that Harry was with his Uncle Sirius and they were talking. She knew it was wrong to spy but she couldn't help herself as she was very curious.
"Uncle Sirius, it is my fault Jane died. If I haven't came there, they would be safe" sadly Harry admitted feeling bad for his new friend.
"Harry, it wasn't your fault" shouted Hermione coming into the room. She wasn't going to allow her first friend to wallow in guilt over something he had no control over.
"But if I hadn't came with you than you and your mother would be safe and she would be alive" said Harry.
"Listen, you couldn't have known and who is to say we would not have encounter those people. Anyways, it is my fault because I made you come with me and I wasn't about to let you wander off on you on. Those people are evil and it wouldn't have mattered if we had you or not. They wanted to kill us and they would do it. So stop your blubbering and come explain more about the magical world or I will be really mad at you" said Hermione.
"Okay" said Harry clambering out of Sirius lap and making his way over to Hermione.
"Now explain why do witches and wizards think it is a smart idea to travel by fireplace" asked Hermione thinking it was absurd.
"I don't know but I hate it as I always fall out" said Harry walking away with Hermione.
Sirius was happy to see that while he had try for hours to calm his godson, a word from his new friend mad everything alright.
Getting up, he walked to the kitchen where he found Severus enjoying his lunch.
"Black, what are you so happy about" said Severus and he told him about what happened between Harry and Hermione. "Well children can always figure things out easier than adults in certain matters. Don't you remember being so mad at someone when you were little and the next minute you were friends"
"Yeah, it just I tried for hours to calm him but a few words from Hermione made the difference" said Sirius.
"Well he was feeling guilt and most likely thought she hated him so was understandably upset" said Severus.
"I agree but what are we going to do with the two of them." said Sirius.
"As I doubt Harry would want to go back to his parents and Hermione doesn't have any family. As they are old enough to go to school, we do that during the day and found a sitter when we can't look after them" said Severus.
"You make things seem so simple but I don't know if I can raise a child let alone two. I don't want to screw up" said Sirius.
"Well that is what I am here for and I will not let you screw up to much." said Severus.
"Why are you helping and what are you getting out of it" said Sirius a little suspicious.
"Well I always wanted to see a Potter in Slytherin and it would kill Potter if his son was one" said Severus with a smirk.
"You are evil but after what they put Harry through, he would deserve a Slytherin for a son" said Sirius.
"This is going to be fun" said Severus.
AN: Sirius and Severus are Aurors and partners. They live together and over their time as Aurors have become good friends. Severus had reasons to still not like James that will be revealed lately. Remus is off working with werewolves and will be MIA for some time.