"Sirius will you please put Harry down, before you drop him." Sirius turned
round and found himself face to face with a petite, red haired woman.
"What makes you think I'd drop him Lil's?" Sirius asked, still cradling the dark haired infant in his arms.
"Sirius, you are one of the clumsiest people I've ever met, what more proof do you need."
"I haven't dropped him before," He said, his deep brown eyes pleading with the emerald green ones in front of him, "And I am his godfather."
"Yeah and I'm his mother," Lily said, her arms outstretched, "Hand him over."
"Fine." Sirius said grumpily, ruffling Harry's unruly black hair as he did so. It always amazed Sirius how, even though Harry was only thirteen months old, he had the same, totally out of control, hair that James had.
"So how's the preparations going for the fidelius charm going?" Lily asked, putting Harry in the playpen in the corner of the room.
"Not bad," Sirius replied, "Dumbledore is still trying to persuade James to make him the secret keeper."
"He's still totally insistent on you."
"I know that's what worries me."
"Why? You said you'd be the secret keeper."
"I know but." Sirius's voice trailed off.
"But what Sirius, you won't let us down."
"But what if I do."
"You won't Sirius, I know you won't."
Sirius stirred in his sleep, and woke up. His back was killing him, he made a mental reminder for himself, never to fall asleep on a plastic backed chair again. He stood up and walked over to the hospital bed where Harry lay, still unconscious. He looked so pale and fragile, Sirius couldn't believe that this was the same lively, bubbly baby he had been before, before Voldemort killed his parents.
Sirius leant forward to brush the hair out of Harry's eyes. He could have sworn Harry stirred in his sleep, but Hrry didn't wake up. Sirius heard a knock at the door, it opened and a very triumphant looking Remus entered.
"How's he doing?" Remus asked sitting down in the chair Sirius had just got off of.
"Well he's still unconscious, but the doctor said his condition is improving."
"Well that's good isn't it." Remus said, he paused, " I just contacted Albus, told him what happened and everything."
Sirius looked up. "What did he say?"
"Well, understandably, he was a bit shocked."
"What's happening to Harry when he comes out of hospital? He can't send Harry back to the Dursley's, I won't let him go." Sirius said urgently.
"That's what I told Albus, but he didn't seem convinced."
"He can't really be thinking of sending Harry back there!" Sirius said shocked.
"What did he decide in the end?"
"He said that Harry could come and stay with us for the remainder of the holidays." Remus said grinning.
Sirius looked at him, "You're being serious?" " No you're Sirius."
"That jokes old." Sirius said, the ghost of a smile passing over his lips, "He can really stay with us?"
"Yep." This time a smile really did pass over Sirius's lips.
"Just how long did it take to persuade him? Albus was dead set on keeping at the Dursley's, he doesn't often change his mind."
"Roughly four hours."
"Oh." Only one more chapter to go, people. So if more people review, it may just influence me to post the next chapter quicker.
"What makes you think I'd drop him Lil's?" Sirius asked, still cradling the dark haired infant in his arms.
"Sirius, you are one of the clumsiest people I've ever met, what more proof do you need."
"I haven't dropped him before," He said, his deep brown eyes pleading with the emerald green ones in front of him, "And I am his godfather."
"Yeah and I'm his mother," Lily said, her arms outstretched, "Hand him over."
"Fine." Sirius said grumpily, ruffling Harry's unruly black hair as he did so. It always amazed Sirius how, even though Harry was only thirteen months old, he had the same, totally out of control, hair that James had.
"So how's the preparations going for the fidelius charm going?" Lily asked, putting Harry in the playpen in the corner of the room.
"Not bad," Sirius replied, "Dumbledore is still trying to persuade James to make him the secret keeper."
"He's still totally insistent on you."
"I know that's what worries me."
"Why? You said you'd be the secret keeper."
"I know but." Sirius's voice trailed off.
"But what Sirius, you won't let us down."
"But what if I do."
"You won't Sirius, I know you won't."
Sirius stirred in his sleep, and woke up. His back was killing him, he made a mental reminder for himself, never to fall asleep on a plastic backed chair again. He stood up and walked over to the hospital bed where Harry lay, still unconscious. He looked so pale and fragile, Sirius couldn't believe that this was the same lively, bubbly baby he had been before, before Voldemort killed his parents.
Sirius leant forward to brush the hair out of Harry's eyes. He could have sworn Harry stirred in his sleep, but Hrry didn't wake up. Sirius heard a knock at the door, it opened and a very triumphant looking Remus entered.
"How's he doing?" Remus asked sitting down in the chair Sirius had just got off of.
"Well he's still unconscious, but the doctor said his condition is improving."
"Well that's good isn't it." Remus said, he paused, " I just contacted Albus, told him what happened and everything."
Sirius looked up. "What did he say?"
"Well, understandably, he was a bit shocked."
"What's happening to Harry when he comes out of hospital? He can't send Harry back to the Dursley's, I won't let him go." Sirius said urgently.
"That's what I told Albus, but he didn't seem convinced."
"He can't really be thinking of sending Harry back there!" Sirius said shocked.
"What did he decide in the end?"
"He said that Harry could come and stay with us for the remainder of the holidays." Remus said grinning.
Sirius looked at him, "You're being serious?" " No you're Sirius."
"That jokes old." Sirius said, the ghost of a smile passing over his lips, "He can really stay with us?"
"Yep." This time a smile really did pass over Sirius's lips.
"Just how long did it take to persuade him? Albus was dead set on keeping at the Dursley's, he doesn't often change his mind."
"Roughly four hours."
"Oh." Only one more chapter to go, people. So if more people review, it may just influence me to post the next chapter quicker.