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Dangers in the Past.
Sirius was sitting next to him, reading a book, the next time Harry woke up. The boy stayed still for a few minutes, looking at his godfather's tired features. Sirius didn't notice he was awake until he spoke.
"Sirius?"
The man looked up quickly, obviously surprised. "You startled me, Harry."
Harry smiled. "Sorry." Then he became serious again. "When are we leaving?"
Sirius put his book away and sighed, still unsure as to how Harry would react. "Actually, I was just waiting for you to wake up. All the others except for Dumbledore have already gone to the future. The headmaster is just waiting for us to go so he can place a memory charm on the school."
Harry nodded slightly and looked at his godfather carefully. "Sirius, can I ask you something?"
The man nodded, somewhat surprised that Harry hadn't protested their hasty departure. "Ask away, kid."
"When we are back, I'm going to live with you, right?"
"Yes, of course, unless you want to go somewhere else."
Harry ignored the last part and continued. "And you're going to be my family, right?"
Sirius blinked and went to sit on the bed, taking one of Harry's hands in his own. "If you want me to. Harry, why are you asking me all this? I thought that had been arranged even before we came here."
The boy ignored him once again. "What will happen when you start a family on your own, Sirius? What will happen with me? Will I be sent to live somewhere else?"
Sirius was obviously surprised at that question, but he knew he shouldn't have been. After all, it was normal that Harry still had insecurities, their relationship over the years had been anything but normal. Stroking the boy's hair lightly, Sirius spoke in a soft voice. "Harry, you are my family. I'm not saying that I won't fall in love and have a bunch of kids of my own, because I don't know that, neither do you. What I can tell you without doubt, is that if I marry someone, the woman I love has to like you, and that if I have kids you will always remain my oldest son." He paused for a moment, and then continued. "I already arranged, before we came here, that if something ever happened to me, you would be able to stay with Remus. If something happens to him, too, then you'll stay with Severus. And if something happens to the three of us, you will stay with Dumbledore, and if not, you will stay at Hogwarts. It has all been arranged so that no matter what happens, you will never have to be tossed around to some unknown relatives of yours, you will be safe and loved until you're ready to start a family on your own. Is that ok, baby?"
Harry couldn't help but laugh a little and hug his godfather tightly. He knew the man was serious, that he would never joke about something like that, knowing how important it was for Harry to be accepted and loved. After a few minutes, they broke apart and Sirius stood up. "I'm going to get the Marauders so you can say goodbye to them, ok?"
Harry nodded, and waited patiently until his godfather returned, accompanied with the four teens. The first one to greet him was Lily, who ran forward to hug him. Harry immediately relaxed into her hug and squeezed her back tightly. After a few moments, the girl pulled back and smiled a teary smile to him. "Thank you so much for helping us, Harry."
The raven haired boy smiled at her. "I would always help you, no matter what," then he softly added, "mom."
The girl couldn't help but blush, making the other teens laugh. James gently pushed her aside and also hugged his son. "Don't worry, Harry, I'm sure things will be very different from now on. I mean, we will never trust that filthy rat, so we won't die, right?"
Harry looked over at his godfather, who had a sad smile on his face. Realising the teens hadn't been told about the memory charm, Harry smiled slightly. "Right."
After James, Remus and Sirius both gave him hugs, promising him they wouldn't let Peter do anything. Ryan, seeing Harry was about to burst into tears, quickly ushered the teens out of the room, saying they needed to go. With a last glance to his best friends, Sirius closed the door behind them and moved to Harry's bed. The teen was sobbing softly into his hands, but immediately embraced him when Sirius bent over to pick him up.
Accommodating Harry in his arms, Sirius leaned his cheek on Harry's head. "It's time to go, kid, Madam Pomfrey is already waiting for you in the hospital wing."
Harry groaned through his tears. "Not again! You know I hate it there."
Sirius laughed softly. "Don't worry, I'm sure we'll be able to convince her to allow you to stay with me for a while, at least until you're well enough to start classes again."
The boy smiled a bit. "That would be great, Sirius. Will Remus be staying, too?"
His godfather nodded. "Yes, at least for a while." Both godfather and godson looked out of the window of the hospital wing for a moment, then Sirius tightened his grip on Harry and softly asked, "Ready?"
Harry nodded and gripped the man's neck tightly. "Yes, Sirius, lets go home."
The end.
A/N: Well, that's it, here ends Dangers in the Past. I hope you liked this story and that it didn't become too long, I really didn't think it would be as long as it has been. As I have been saying, there's going to be a sort of prequel, I say sort of because it will not centre around time- travelling, rather it will focus on how Harry's and Dumbledore's relationship became as close as it's now. It will be a story on its own and can be read independently. I already know it will be called Web of Lies but it will probably still take some time to come out since I'm trying to finish Free first. I will post here where you can find it after I start posting it so don't worry about not finding the story. I think that's all I have to say for now, I hope you keep enjoying my other stories. Polaris
Dangers in the Past.
Sirius was sitting next to him, reading a book, the next time Harry woke up. The boy stayed still for a few minutes, looking at his godfather's tired features. Sirius didn't notice he was awake until he spoke.
"Sirius?"
The man looked up quickly, obviously surprised. "You startled me, Harry."
Harry smiled. "Sorry." Then he became serious again. "When are we leaving?"
Sirius put his book away and sighed, still unsure as to how Harry would react. "Actually, I was just waiting for you to wake up. All the others except for Dumbledore have already gone to the future. The headmaster is just waiting for us to go so he can place a memory charm on the school."
Harry nodded slightly and looked at his godfather carefully. "Sirius, can I ask you something?"
The man nodded, somewhat surprised that Harry hadn't protested their hasty departure. "Ask away, kid."
"When we are back, I'm going to live with you, right?"
"Yes, of course, unless you want to go somewhere else."
Harry ignored the last part and continued. "And you're going to be my family, right?"
Sirius blinked and went to sit on the bed, taking one of Harry's hands in his own. "If you want me to. Harry, why are you asking me all this? I thought that had been arranged even before we came here."
The boy ignored him once again. "What will happen when you start a family on your own, Sirius? What will happen with me? Will I be sent to live somewhere else?"
Sirius was obviously surprised at that question, but he knew he shouldn't have been. After all, it was normal that Harry still had insecurities, their relationship over the years had been anything but normal. Stroking the boy's hair lightly, Sirius spoke in a soft voice. "Harry, you are my family. I'm not saying that I won't fall in love and have a bunch of kids of my own, because I don't know that, neither do you. What I can tell you without doubt, is that if I marry someone, the woman I love has to like you, and that if I have kids you will always remain my oldest son." He paused for a moment, and then continued. "I already arranged, before we came here, that if something ever happened to me, you would be able to stay with Remus. If something happens to him, too, then you'll stay with Severus. And if something happens to the three of us, you will stay with Dumbledore, and if not, you will stay at Hogwarts. It has all been arranged so that no matter what happens, you will never have to be tossed around to some unknown relatives of yours, you will be safe and loved until you're ready to start a family on your own. Is that ok, baby?"
Harry couldn't help but laugh a little and hug his godfather tightly. He knew the man was serious, that he would never joke about something like that, knowing how important it was for Harry to be accepted and loved. After a few minutes, they broke apart and Sirius stood up. "I'm going to get the Marauders so you can say goodbye to them, ok?"
Harry nodded, and waited patiently until his godfather returned, accompanied with the four teens. The first one to greet him was Lily, who ran forward to hug him. Harry immediately relaxed into her hug and squeezed her back tightly. After a few moments, the girl pulled back and smiled a teary smile to him. "Thank you so much for helping us, Harry."
The raven haired boy smiled at her. "I would always help you, no matter what," then he softly added, "mom."
The girl couldn't help but blush, making the other teens laugh. James gently pushed her aside and also hugged his son. "Don't worry, Harry, I'm sure things will be very different from now on. I mean, we will never trust that filthy rat, so we won't die, right?"
Harry looked over at his godfather, who had a sad smile on his face. Realising the teens hadn't been told about the memory charm, Harry smiled slightly. "Right."
After James, Remus and Sirius both gave him hugs, promising him they wouldn't let Peter do anything. Ryan, seeing Harry was about to burst into tears, quickly ushered the teens out of the room, saying they needed to go. With a last glance to his best friends, Sirius closed the door behind them and moved to Harry's bed. The teen was sobbing softly into his hands, but immediately embraced him when Sirius bent over to pick him up.
Accommodating Harry in his arms, Sirius leaned his cheek on Harry's head. "It's time to go, kid, Madam Pomfrey is already waiting for you in the hospital wing."
Harry groaned through his tears. "Not again! You know I hate it there."
Sirius laughed softly. "Don't worry, I'm sure we'll be able to convince her to allow you to stay with me for a while, at least until you're well enough to start classes again."
The boy smiled a bit. "That would be great, Sirius. Will Remus be staying, too?"
His godfather nodded. "Yes, at least for a while." Both godfather and godson looked out of the window of the hospital wing for a moment, then Sirius tightened his grip on Harry and softly asked, "Ready?"
Harry nodded and gripped the man's neck tightly. "Yes, Sirius, lets go home."
The end.
A/N: Well, that's it, here ends Dangers in the Past. I hope you liked this story and that it didn't become too long, I really didn't think it would be as long as it has been. As I have been saying, there's going to be a sort of prequel, I say sort of because it will not centre around time- travelling, rather it will focus on how Harry's and Dumbledore's relationship became as close as it's now. It will be a story on its own and can be read independently. I already know it will be called Web of Lies but it will probably still take some time to come out since I'm trying to finish Free first. I will post here where you can find it after I start posting it so don't worry about not finding the story. I think that's all I have to say for now, I hope you keep enjoying my other stories. Polaris