Chapter 2

Harry was walking slowly to the park a few days later. He stared at the ground the entire walk and made no noise as his feet met with the earth. Feeling particularly crappy today Harry had decided to go sit on the swings. Whenever he was having a rougher day than usual he went to the park. He liked it there, it was always almost completely empty, no one to bother him. He entered the park and took up a vacant swing. He stared at the ground hopelessly not noticing the two men sitting on the bench a little ways away. They were watching him closely as he tangled his thin arm around the chain and let his feet dangle.

"What's wrong with him?" Sirius asked. "He looks so...he's so thin, and look how small he is. He looks ill."

"He looks sad."

"Do you think something happened to him?" Sirius asked.

"I don't know-where are you going!"

"To ask him." Sirius started to walk away from Remus who couldn't grab his jumper fast enough. He scrambled to his feet and followed quickly. Sirius sat on the swing to Harry's left and looked over to him. Remus stopped mid-walk, staring at Sirius as Harry turned to look at him, his large green eyes looking innocently curious.

"Hello." Sirius said smiling at the mini James in front of him. He couldn't hide the worry in his eyes, which Harry noticed immediately, surprising him. Sirius was taking in the rags Harry was in , his thin arms, his pale face-

"Are you alright?" Harry asked him in a small voice. Sirius blinked.

"I'm fine why do you ask?"

"You look sad." Harry said and looked over to the man that was staring at them. "He looks surprised."

"That's Remus. I'm Sirius."

"Oh." Harry said looking back to the ground.

"Are you ok?"

"Me?" Harry said looking back at him a bit surprised.

Sirius looked around the deserted playground. "You're the only one here aside from me and Rem." He smiled slightly.

"I-" Harry didn't finish his sentence and looked back to the ground. He shouldn't be talking to this man. He was a stranger...or was he? He looked back over to him, surprised to see the one called Remus was standing behind Sirius now, and felt a strange familiarity towards them.

"Come on Sirius. We shouldn't be here." Remus said tugging on Sirius's shirt.

"Hang on Rem." He looked back to Harry. "Harry are you alright?"

"How did you know my name?"

Sirius covered his mouth and Remus sighed. Harry got to his feet and made to leave.

"Harry wait! We knew your parents. We're worried about you, are you ok?" Sirius blurted this all out quite quickly, making Remus look at him as though he were made, he couldn't tell Harry that!

"You knew my mum and dad?"

"Yup." Sirius said smiling glad he had the boys attention again.

"What are their names?" Harry asked testing them. Remus couldn't help but smile.

"Lily and James Potter."

"How'd they die?" If this man said car crash he was leaving.

Sirius and Remus stared in disbelief. Why would he ask that, of all the questions in the world, why that one? Sirius seemed as though he couldn't speak so Remus took the floor.

"It's hard to explain Harry. Your parents, well there was a man that didn't like them, they were killed-"

"The snake man." He sighed bowing his head. "He killed my mum, I dream about it." The two men were watching him sadly. "My relatives told me they died in a car crash, if you would have said that...how did you know them?"

"We were their best mates." Sirius said smiling.

So the three of them sat one the swings and talked. They talked for hours, Harry asking questions, they would answer happily, and he'd ask more. They were so caught up in finally being reunited with James's son that Remus didn't even stop Sirius from telling him too much. Remus himself had said some things he shouldn't have. It was nearly dark before they stopped.

"We'll walk you home alright?" Sirius said. They had told Harry so much, he had asked so much, that neither Remus nor Sirius had asked how Harry's life had been, how he was, if he was happy. They walked him halfway home and watched from the corner as he went into the house. They turned to go.

"See? That wasn't so bad." Sirius said looking triumphant.

"No...no it wasn't. But you know we never asked him about him. You know if he was happy or not." Sirius stopped walking, looking as though he had just been hit with a brick.

"Well we'll just have to ask him tomorrow." Sirius said happily while disappearing.

"Tomorrow?" Remus snapped disappearing too.

Harry was back at the park the next day. He had been getting yelled at for being useless and thought it better to just leave. He was sitting at the picnic table this time when Sirius showed up.

"Hi!" He said sitting.

"Hello." Harry smiled slightly. "Where is Remus?"

"Out." Sirius said grinning. "Listen Harry, the reason we came yesterday was to find out how you were, but we got so caught up in telling you everything about our world we sort of forgot." Harry merely blinked. "So? Are you happy? Do the Muggles treat you right?"

"I-I guess." Harry said half heartedly. He found it weird he couldn't lie to Sirius as easily as he could lie to everyone else. When ever anyone else asked if he was alright, and if his "family" was alright he'd plaster a smile on his face and lie away. Yet he couldn't do with Sirius.

"You guess?" Sirius repeated. "Let's try this again. Are you happy?"

"No." Harry whispered. "But they didn't like me first!" He said defensively making Sirius laugh. What a childish thing to say. "They hate me." Harry's voice cracked ever so slightly.

"Are you alright?" Sirius asked quickly. "Hey, look at me." Harry turned his blazing green eyes up to the man he trusted but barely knew. Sirius was surprised to see they where watering.

"Hey it's alright! I didn't mean to-to, whatever I did!" Sirius panicked thinking it was his fault that Harry was upset. Harry smiled slightly.

"I should go back to the house...my aunt will have work for me to do."

"Harry would you like to come with me?" Sirius asked quickly. Harry stared at him with disbelief.

"Now?"

"Yes now." Sirius said. He could hear Dumbledore's voice in his head. He's only safe there. He'll be safe as long as he lives with his relatives.

"A-alright." Harry said feeling a little guilty but he'd rather go with Sirius than go back to the Dursley's. (Doesn't say much for the Dursley's does it? A kid would rather go with a stranger than back to them. -Author)

"Do you need anything from the house?"

"No." Harry said. "Are you sure you should be doing this? Remus won't get mad?"

"Remus doesn't live with me, and if I want to kidnap my Godson, I will thank you very much." He smiled, Harry did too, nervously. "Ready then?"

"I guess. How are we getting there?"

"Hold onto my shirt sleeve." Harry did as he was told. "One, two, three!" And they were gone with a pop.

Remus was sitting in Sirius's front room, wondering where the idiot had gone, he was suppose to meet him here. A pop resonated from the kitchen and Remus went to look. He nearly fell over when he walked in the door.

"What did you do!" He yelled. Harry hid behind Sirius's legs. "Why is he here! Albus is going to kill you!"

"Us!" Sirius said defensively. "Harry's staying." Remus stared hopelessly at his friend, at a loss for words, what the hell was Sirius doing?

"Just sit down and let me explain myself." Sirius said calmly. Remus sat and so did Harry, but before Sirius started, Remus looked to Harry.

"I didn't mean to yell." He said gently. "And I certainly wasn't yelling at you."

"Ok." Harry whispered.

"Now explain yourself Padfoot. Why is the boy here?"

And so Sirius told Remus what Harry had told him. Harry helped with a few other explanations, in hopes Remus would understand, but he was still very closed. Harry couldn't tell them everything. Remus ran his hand through his hair when they were done and sighed.

"Dumbledore is going to kill us when he finds out. Two days Sirius, Harry can stay two days, that's it. If Dumbledore finds out he's gone he'll have our heads."

"I should go back now." Harry said sadly and quietly. "I don't want you two to get in trouble because of me."

"We'll get in trouble if we get caught, and it will be our faults, not yours." Sirius said. "Besides, if it was so easy to kidnap Harry, how easy would it be for a Death Eater?"

Remus looked as if he was about to answer, when he pulled out his wand, and shouted a spell. Sirius dived out of the way.

"What the hell-"

"Get Harry out of here Sirius!" Remus shouted as a man in a black cloak fell to the floor and two more appeared.

"Shit!" Sirius went to grab Harry but was hit with red sparks and he fell to the ground. Harry screamed as one of the men grabbed him. He was kicking madly trying to free himself from the ruff grip around him.

"Harry!" Remus screamed as he shot one more. But he too was hit with red sparks and collapsed.

"Sirius! Remus!" Harry screamed. Remus's last site was of a screaming, crying Harry, struggling to be free.

Chapter 3: The Death Eaters have Harry, Sirius and Remus are unconscious, and Dumbledore is furious!