Moody could have sent someone else, he was not the one who handled this kind of job, but he went. He had always looked at Sirius like a son, he had taken both he and James as his personal students, and he felt like Sirius and his son were family. Harry was the son of both his two top students, and heknew Harry needed to hear this from him, and not from some faceless auror. He had not done this job since he was a rookie, and he had not liked it then either, but he needed to do this for Harry.
He had known what he would walk in to; Sirius had originally taken the day off for Harry's quidditch, but came in at the last minute. Sirius had said he would make it up to his son, and Moody wished he had managed to convince Sirius not to miss it.
Harry smiled up at him."Hi Moody, what are you doing here?"
Moody motioned Harry to come. "Your Uncle and Professor Snape are waiting for us in his rooms."
Draco to no surprise came with them, and Moody did not protest, Harry would need all of the love he could have right now. He could see Harry was upset, he loved Moody like an Uncle, but he knew this was not a social call. He could not tell Harry down there, Harry would need all the support of his Uncle, and Lucius it turned out was waiting for them as well, and he wondered if the man had known.
Harry went to Remus, no idea what was happening, but he knew it could not be good. The fact his dad had not shown up did not worry him till now, his dad had other priorities than his son, but now with Moody there, he was in a panic.
Remus held him and looked at the man."What happened? You would not have come unless there was something wrong."
Moody was pale. "Sirius was ambushed with some of his men when he was attacked in the raid."
The raid had been a set up, and weapons like guns had been used, as they could not be detected. Sirius was already in bad shape, shot three times, but he had went to save one of his new recruits, and he had been shot twice more. He had saved the life of his recruit, reinforcements with knowledge how to deal with the weapons had arrived, and the criminals were all arrested, one dead. Sirius was taken to the hospital, the only one of his men, in critical condition.
Moody came to Harry. "Your dad knew the men under patrol were all younger, and he took only a few in. Your dad saved their lives tonight."
Harry didn't want to hear what a hero his dad was. "How is he?"
They were all braced for the worst, five bullets could kill a wizard too, and magic healing had limits to it as well. Moody would have told them he was dead if he was, but there was more to this, and Draco was now in his dad's arms. Lucius helped raise Harry, he had in a way followed in the steps of his dad with Severus, and his heart ached for Harry. He knew Remus would have Harry due to the new will, but he loved his nephew, and Sirius was his best friend.
Moody hated to say it. "Sirius took three which struck major areas, and they took him into surgery when I left. The healers don't know if he will make it."
Harry would have collapsed but for his Uncle holding him. "I want to see him. I want to see him."
They were warned he would be in surgery for hours, and Harry would likely not be able to see him till the morning, but Harry did not care. His dad was in the hospital, and he would not wait till morning, he wanted to be there if something happened. Harry was next of kin, but Sirius had not wanted such pressure on his son, so it was on file that his cousin Andromeda, or Lucius, would help make any medical choices. Andromeda had already been contacted, and was there when Moody left.
Remus knew Harry would not sleep anyways. "I will take you cub."
Lucius knew his son would not be left. "Both of you boys will come. I am sure Harry will need all of us."
An elf was summoned to inform Albus what happened, he would not be shocked both boys were taken, knowing the bond. Harry was holding it together almost too well, and it worried Remus, who knew his cub was in shock. How many times had Sirius told his son he would come back from raids, Sirius had not been comforting, he was cocky as well. He believed he would never be killed, in the war and since he survived amazing troubles, but he was only human, as he just proved.
Remus led Harry to the infirmary where they could floo to the hospital. "You know your dad is stubborn Harry. He will fight for you."
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Andromeda was with her husband and daughter in the hospital, waiting for some news, but knew it could be hours. She had always dreaded this, with both her cousin and child in such a dangerous career, and the day had come. She knew Dora was blaming herself, she was to have led the raid, but she was ill. Moody had refused to let her, and she had made such a show of how young the men were, Sirius had taken her place. He had been on his way to school for his son, but chose to help her instead, and now she was not sure her cousin would make it.
They were not sure Harry would come tonight, Moody had went to tell him in person, but Harry appeared with his Uncle and the Malfoys. Harry was not even in crying, and the nurse in Andromeda told her he had sunk into shock. Her heart ached for Harry, he was more like a nephew, then an adopted second cousin.
Harry looked at them. "Any word on my dad?"
Andromeda kissed him on the head."No sweet heart, he only went into surgery a while ago."
Harry allowed her to hold him for a bit, before she made him sit down, as it would take some time. Harry clung to Draco who sat down with him, and Harry would not look up or respond after the first comment, lost in his worry and in his pain. Harry needed Sirius, he had a lot of family, but he had lost his mom and father. Sirius may have left a lot to desire as a dad, but Harry loved him so much, why Remus refused to take him.
She turned to the men. "I would have thought you would wait till morning to bring him. He is tired from quidditch, and Sirius is in the OR."
Remus shook his head."You know that Harry is as bad as his dad, on being stubborn as a mule. Harry would not be persuaded to wait."
She did indeed know that, and accompanied by Dora and Lucius, they walked away from Harry a bit, so they could talk. Moody and Dora filled them in better than back at school, not wanting to worry Harry any more than they had to. Most were minor but he took one to the head, and one close to his spine, the last two, when he jumped to save the other auror. He was alive which was a good tell, but he could have brain damage, and there was concern for his spine.
Moody hated this. "The men with the guns knew what they were doing, they knew where to shoot him to do the worst."
Lucius looked to where Ted was with the boys. "Harry needs him to pull through, even if he is in a wheel chair."
Sirius was an auror, it had been his life, and part of Remus worried Sirius would not agree with them. He had been willing to look at given his son to Remus, so he could focus on his career, and he was worried Sirius could not live in a wheel chair. They could worry about that later, and for now they needed him to live, besides he could teach at the academy and be an auror still.
It was two hours later, Harry still not talking, when the healer came out to talk to them. They knew from the look on his face, the news was not good, and Remus had to reach out and steady his nephew, as Harry was shaken badly.
The healer spoke. "He is in a coma, and I am sorry, but I don't know if the man will wake."
Harry's knees gave out on him, caught by Lucius and Remus."No, no, my dad has to make it, he has to."
He was on life support for now, and from what they could tell he was not brain dead, but his spinal cord was severed. They could not tell what extent he would be paralyzed until he woke up, but the main concern was the brain injury. The healer told them there was a chance they would need to make a choice about keeping him on life support or not, but that choice could wait, there was still hope.
Harry was not meant to hear that but he did. "My dad will make it, he will. I won't let you kill him, I won't."
Severus stopped them from following. "give him a few moments, and I will find him."
He may be newer to Harry, but he knew better than any of them, how this felt. Remus' parents had both died quick, and Abraxas was natural, but Severus watched his mother die, in a normal hospital, his dad would not have her here. He also knew what it felt like to be raised by others, both by the Malfoys, and if anyone had a chance to help Harry through this, it was him. Sometimes it had little to do with how long you knew someone.
Lucius put an arm around his son who felt helpless."We will all be here for Harry, no matter how it turns. Harry will need your love."
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Harry was curled up in a room, refusing to let the tears come, he could be as brave as his dad had been. Harry didn't know his birth parents, they were photos to him, and Harry could not lose the only parent he had known. He knew he had his Uncles, and the Tonks family, but it was not the same, even if his dad had never really been there for him. Harry loved them all, and he knew they wanted to help, but Harry could not take the talk.
He was shocked when the door opened, not that someone followed, but that it was Severus who had come into the room. Harry knew his history, and they had a lot in common, but he barely knew the man, not like his Uncles.
Harry turned away from him. "I want to be alone. I don't need a baby-sitter."
Severus came to his side."I know you're scared and it feels like no oneunderstands, but I do."
Sitting down he spoke to Harry about his own mom, and how even with the Malfoys, it was bad. Hehad not known she was sick, he was not even brought from school till she was about to die, when Abraxas finally knew what was happening. He had not had a chance to say goodbye, and he knew Harry was in pain..
Harry shocked him. "I am not scared, I am mad. How can he be so selfish? He is my only parent. Why could he not choose me, why was work so important?"
Severus ached for him. "He loves you Harry, I think he was just scared and unsure how to be a dad. Harry he never planned it, he woke up to be a dad."
The man made mistakes, but he loved Harry so much, and Harry knew that. Harry was upset after the game when Sirius was not there but now he was using the old anger to cover the pain, as he still refused to cry, but he did not hate Sirius. He had been angry at his mom, she should have left his dad, she should have had a healer, but he had been hiding from his real pain. He had been right, his mom should have left, and Harry was, Sirius was selfish, but it was not the issue.
He led Harry from the room. "No one is losing hope on your dad, they are here for you."