Choices

Choice fifty one: James

Now that Harry is in the world a lot of things have changed and one of them is the responsibility I need to grow up and so do the people around us. I've gotten the guys to promise that all swearing will be kept to a minimum around the baby but something more pressing needs to be sorted.

We're going to christen Harry and that means we need godparents, of course that now means we have to choose from among our large number of friends I suppose choosing a godmother for him should have been easy because Scarlett is Lily's best friend but she can't do it.

Why you might be asking, well one she's never been christened herself so she couldn't be a godparent but that could easily have been sorted as she could be christened at the same time but there's also the fact that now she's an Order member she's away.

You see since we joined the Order over a year ago we're all busy trying to get information on Voldemort and Scarlett well she's good looking and since she's single again she is good at getting information from the male Death Eaters, she's beautiful or at least most men think she is and one flutter of the eyelashes and you'd tell her anything and it works.

So since she is out collecting information she won't be back for another two months at least and we don't want to wait that long for her so she won't be godmother. Lily is quite upset about this and because we really can't afford to wait due to the fact we have now become targets for Voldemort we've decided that Harry won't have a godmother, but Scarlett will be able to act as one.

As for godfather that's a much harder decision to make, believe it or not I can't pick from my friends. Sirius has been like a brother to me and is my best friend but then there's Remus who needs his friends more than most people understand; he's understanding, patient and is so good with Harry. Then there's Peter too he isn't the smartest person or the bravest but he's kind and honest and has an unbelievable knack with small children.

The choice I must admit is difficult and it is Remus who has come through once more he's refusing to be godfather. I know that's strange but he's decided that he doesn't want to have people think ill of Harry because of his connection to Remus, I don't get it myself but I am aware of the fact things are getting tougher on him, and I'm respecting his wishes, just because he isn't godfather doesn't mean that he won't have a part in Harry's life.

Then there's Peter he's away too. The Falcon's are touring America playing against their top Quidditch teams and since he's equipment manager they've taken him with them. I'm sure that he's also keeping an eye on Meriwether the coach since we've had word he is a Death Eater.

Because Pete is in America it's made it a much easier choice than I ever thought, Sirius is going to be godfather. I suppose it's the logical choice really because like I said he's my brother, best friend, was my best man, first to know about Lily being pregnant and he even came up with Harry's name. There isn't anybody better he's been there all the way through and I'm sure he'll always be there for Harry he's that kind of guy.

So with our choice made its time for a quick christening with only the four of us, Lily, Sirius, Harry and myself can't afford to have anybody else there the enemy is all around us, but for one day we're going to play make believe and have a good day just for us.