AUTHOR'S NOTES: Thank you all for the kind reviews. Thought I'd address a couple before I went on:

ceo55: There will be Animagic at some point. Not saying more than that. And no one is yet aware of the Horcruxes, especially the one in Harry's head.

noamg: Harry will never forget James and Lily, due to Sirius, Remus and Yuki telling him stories. But he will definitely see all three of them as "parents". And thank you so much. I think it's a big deal to add original characters and it has to be handled very gently. I'm glad you approve.

Now, on a quick note: I'm going to be spacing out my updates a little bit more. I've been posting daily in order to catch up to where I've posted elsewhere, but now that I'm caught up, I'm going to be moving to every few days. So keep a look out for updates.

PART TWELVE
June 15, 1982, Brooklyn, New York, United States

"You know," Sirius looked up at the row house they were currently living in. He was sitting on the bottom step of the front stoop, holding up JJ's hands to allow him to stand up on the sidewalk. "This place kind of reminds me of Grimmauld Place."

He wrinkled his nose in distaste. "I don't like it."

Remus looked up from the drawing he was doing in street chalk with Harry. "Surely the company is better, isn't it, Padfoot?"

Sirius shrugged in noncommittally. "Guess it's all right then."

JJ pulled his hands away from Sirius and toddled over to a quaffle Harry had abandoned in favour of drawing with Remus. He held out the ball to Sirius insistently. "Dada!"

Sirius took the quaffle from JJ and caught him by the waist just before he hit the pavement. JJ didn't seem to notice he'd nearly fallen and had quite the crying fit over a skinned knee. He simply held his hands out to Sirius, trying to get Sirius to give the quaffle back to him now. "Dada!"

"No, JJ!" Harry said, abandoning his drawing and going over to JJ. He pointed to Sirius. "That's PADFOOT!"

"No, Harry," Sirius said gently, scooping up JJ and placing him on his hip and kneeling down beside Harry. "I'm JJ's Da'." He ruffled Harry's hair.

Harry scrunched up his nose. "Why?"

Sirius'ss eyes widened. "Well... Uhhh..." He looked over to Remus. "Want to field this one for me, Moon?"

Remus shook his head. "This is all you, Pad. I'm-" He sat back against a tree and crossed his arms over his chest. "Very entertained, actually."

Sirius shot his treacherous friend a venomous look. He looked up stairs to his lover, hoping to find some comfort there.

Yuki shook her head, putting a hand to chest, as if she were in the clutches of the vapours. "I know better than to get in the way of the talk of men."

Sirius handed JJ over to Remus, who began to roll the ball to keep him entertained. But he still kept an eye on Sirius and Harry.

"Well..." Sirius thought about it. From Harry's exasperated expression, from his nearly two-year-old perspective, it was taking forever.

"All right." Sirius nodded, finally decided on the right course of action. "You know I love Yuki, right?"

Harry nodded and looked up at Sirius expectantly. Sirius cleared his throat and continued. "So yeah... When a Prongs and a Lily love each other, they sometimes have a Harry to be a Mum and Dad to. And when a Yuki and a Padfoot love each other, they sometimes have a JJ to be a Mum and Dad to."

Any humour that had been in the situation immediately disappeared as Harry's lower lip began to tremble and he started to wail. He grabbed at Sirius's neck. "MY PADFOOT!" He wailed. "Not JJ Da! MY PADFOOT!"

Sirius scooped Harry up immediately and looked to Remus. He nodded and did the same with JJ. Harry's crying had set off JJ now, who was terribly confused as to what was going on. Yuki opened the door and the two crying children were whisked into the rowhouse.

Once they were inside, Yuki took JJ from Remus to take care of his tears. It would probably take no more than a few hugs and reassuring words, his upset fed by Harry's. That was Sirius's problem to deal with.

Sirius took Harry into the bedroom the two boys shared. JJ was still in a cot, while Harry had- very proudly- been moved into a toddler bed. Sirius set Harry down onto the bed, while he sat on the floor. But Harry kept on reaching out to grab at Sirius.

"Hey..." Sirius rumbled soothingly, stroking down Harry's hair. "What's going on?"

"NOT DA!" Harry insisted. "PADFOOT! MY PADFOOT!"

Sirius sighed, understanding coming to him. Harry was jealous of JJ. When they'd first started to live together, to Harry JJ was little more than a moving lump who did nothing but sleep and nurse with Yuki or was held by Sirius or Remus. But now, he was a little person. He was a little person who had a very special connection to Sirius.

They'd always stressed how important Harry's dad was. The last thing either Sirius or Remus wanted to do was displace James. But it had planted the seed in Harry's mind that if a son was so incredibly important to a father, he would always be second place to JJ.

Sirius loved his son dearly. Since he'd discovered that boy cradled in his mother's arms, he was deeply buried in Sirius's heart. But Harry was in his heart as well, just as deeply. While he never wanted Harry to forget how much his parents loved him, he loved Harry as if he were his own son. It was what Prongs would have wanted.

"Shhh..." Sirius soothed, wiping the tears from Harry's cheeks. "I love JJ. And I love you. I love both my boys."

Sirius drew Harry to him, holding him to his heart. "Your Mum and Dad loved you so much Harry."

"Ma an' Da gone ever," Harry warbled. Sirius was harshly reminded of the horrible conversation he had with Harry nearly half a year ago when this realization seemed to sink in for the toddler.

"They still love you," Sirius insisted. "And they gave you to me and Remus and Yuki because they knew we would all love you so, so much. And we do, Harry. We all love you."

Sirius wiped Harry's tears away again. He reached to the nightstand and pulled down the picture they set on Harry's nightstand. It was of his parents, dancing together at their wedding.

"I can't be your Dad, Harry." Sirius felt himself start to tear up now as chubby fingers reached out to touch the moving figures. "Your Dad was so good. He was the best man I've ever known. I could never replace him. But I can be your Padfoot. And that is very special. No other little boy anywhere has a Padfoot. And you have a Moony. And you have a Yuki..." He poked Harry in the belly, causing him to let out a small giggle.

He smoothed a hand over Harry's cheek and still wet green eyes met grey. "You know, I can't be your dad, Harry... But JJ's your little brother."

Harry's eyes widened. "Eh?"

Sirius nodded. "Yeah. He is." He soothingly rubbed Harry's back. "And that makes you a big brother. JJ looks up to you. You've got to take care of him. Look after him." He leaned in conspiratorially. "Make sure he becomes a strong Gryffindor like your dad and mum and me and Moony. Not a stinky Ravenclaw like Yuki."

"Yuki no stinky!" Harry shrieked in delight over such 'subversive' language from his Godfather.

Seeing Harry's mood had lightened considerably. Sirius hefted him up into his arms and placed James and Lily's picture reverently on the nightstand. "Come on now, Pronglet... Let's make sure your brother is okay."

Sirius carried Harry into the living room, where Yuki was kneeling beside her son, carefully rubbing his stomach. He'd calmed down now, just sucking on his fingers. Remus looked worriedly to Sirius, but Sirius gave him a reassuring nod.

Sirius placed Harry on the floor next to JJ and Yuki before kneeling down as well. "Harry, do you want to say something to JJ?"

"Sorry JJ," Harry said. He reached down and wiped what remained of tears on JJ's cheeks from his face, just as Sirius had done for him so many times. "No cry, brovver."

JJ moved his fingers from his mouth only briefly, smiling up at Harry. "Hawweee," JJ gurgled sweetly.

Sirius let out a small whoop. "Didja hear that, Pronglet? First time he's said that!" Sirius hugged Harry around the shoulders.

JJ grabbed onto Harry and pulled himself up. Harry allowed JJ to manhandle him. Remus knelt down beside them and handed them the quaffle JJ had been playing with outside and the pair began to roll it between one another, making a game to try and make the other miss it.

Yuki inclined her head to Sirius, indicating for him to follow her out of the room. He gave Remus a quick look and he nodded, sitting with the boys to make sure they behave themselves.

Yuki and Sirus stepped into the hallway, still close enough to come to Remus's aid should he be overwhelmed by toddlers but far enough to be able to speak privately.

"So what happened with Harry?" Yuki asked, cocking her head.

"Just some jealousy," Sirius assured her. "Really hit him that JJ gets a Dad and he doesn't." Yuki frowned slightly and reached for Sirius's hand. He let out a soft sigh. "You don't know what I would give to let him have Prongs back."

"I have a vague idea," Yuki murmured softly. She frowned slightly. "I kind of wish you'd used another analogy with Harry about where babies come from. He's going to think I'm having an exact copy of JJ."

"Huh?" Sirius blinked at Yuki, before furrowing his brow. "What was that, Yuki?"

"I'm pregnant," Yuki explained, looking up at Sirius. She let out a sigh, closing her eyes. "Been waiting a while to say that."

Sirius continued to look at Yuki with horror etched in his features. "But... How?"

Yuki rolled her eyes. "Oh, baka na inu... You don't need the where babies come from speech, do you?"

Sirius squeezed his eyes shut. "I mean... How? I thought you couldn't while you were still nursing!"

"Well, it's not a hundred percent," Yuki pointed out. "And Jay is weaning fast. Wants to be a big boy like Harry. You could have cast a contraceptive charm."

Sirius waved his arms, as if he were trying to take flight. "We're trying to ration magic so they don't trace us!"

Yuki scowled. "I offered you those Muggle prophylactics."

"Those things," Sirius hissed. "We're not going to go around..." He gestured vaguely towards his groin.

"Well your other option was to resist temptation," Yuki rolled her eyes once again. "But you are a randy mutt without an ounce of self-control." She cupped Sirius's cheek and gave him a kiss. "Are you done freaking out yet, Sirius?"

Sirius took a deep breath. This would make things more complicated. Three children to care for. He supposed it was all right as long as the kids didn't end up outnumbered the adults. Thank Merlin for small favours- and for Moony, in this case. Sirius placed a hand on his lover's still-flat stomach. "How are you feeling?"

"Bit nauseous," Yuki admitted. "But it's still early." She got on her tiptoes and gave Sirius another peck on the mouth. "You have eight months to enjoy the rest."

He remembered how completely and utterly miserable Lily had been for most of her pregnancy and for the first time actually felt selfishly relieved Yuki's chosen to bear JJ on her own. But he also remembered the look of joy on Prongs' face when he first felt Harry kick. This time, he would get to experience that for himself.

"Do you know-?"

"A girl," Yuki replied as Sirius turned her so she leaned up against his chest and he could wind his arms around her, hands on her stomach.

"For sure?"

Yuki closed her eyes. "Hm. I knew JJ was a boy and Lily and Alice both knew Harry and Neville were boys. Don't know if Witches have an extrasensory ability regarding foetus gender. I'll have to to do some research on that..."

"A daughter..." Sirius sighed. That would certainly make for a switch. He looked down at Yuki. "Well, I think we're starting to get good at this parenting thing. Maybe it'll be good to throw in an extra challenge."

JJ suddenly held his arms up to Remus and cried out, "Dada!"

Sirius scowled. "Maybe there are some kinks to work out."

END NOTES:

Translation: Yuki's comment to Sirius of "baka na inu" basically means "Idiot Dog" in Japanese.

Second of all, yes, I totally defeated the purpose of JJ being a mirror to Dudley by introducing a second sibling. I'm comfortable with that, because I want to see Harry as a brother to a much younger sister. I think the JJ/Dudley parallel still stands, this just makes things more interesting.