Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I do, however, love the movies and books! And I think Dan Radcliffe is very cute!
Summery: Harry Potter was abandoned as a child on the streets of London. Now at the age of fifteen he continues to survive on the streets. Sirius was freed after the capture of Pettigrew, and is now searching for his godson.
Chapter Two
The door closed softly behind the long haired man. He put his bag down and put his jacket on the coat rack. He could hear his best friend, who lived with him, in the kitchen. Sighing he walked into the kitchen and greeted his friend.
"So, Sirius, how was work today?" Remus asked sitting down across from his friend. Sirius had been working as an Auror for two years now. He'd didn't want to join the Auror's again, but he had thought it might help him find his godson.
Sirius sighed. "It was okay. Two false alarms. Otherwise, just paper work. They really should warn a guy about the paper work when they train you to be an Auror."
Remus smiled a little and shook his head. Sirius always hated doing paper work. He was more into action.
"How was your day, Remus?" Sirius continued.
Remus sighed. "It was okay. Nothing has really happened. I think I may have a job."
Sirius perked up at hearing this news. His friend had so much trouble getting a job.
"Oh, really? That's great! Where at?" Sirius asked grinning.
"It's at a bookstore. It looks like a nice place." Remus supplied. "I'm going by there tomorrow morning to try it out. If all goes well, I may get the job."
"Well that's good!" Sirius said, truly excited for his fellow Marauder. "Give me the address. I want to stop by some time."
Remus got up and got a piece of paper and quill off the counter and wrote the address and name in his neat scroll, and handed it to Sirius. Sirius put it in his pocket and they continued supper.
Later that night, after both Marauders went to bed, Sirius walked quietly as possible down the stairs so not to wake his friend, who had excellent hearing because of being a werewolf. He sighed as he came to the bottom floor, happy he hadn't woken Remus, and made his way to the living room. Going to the book shelf he took a thick leather bound book and sat down on the comfortable old couch and opened the book on his lap. Turning the pages, he looked at the photographs.
They contained pictures of Lily and James Potter, and their son, Harry.
James and Lily had been killed fourteen years earlier by a madman, a dark wizard who called himself Lord Voldemort. Voldemort had come to their house with intentions of killing their son, Harry. But something happened. Harry wasn't killed. The curse backfired. And little Harry was left with a scar shaped like a lightning bolt.
Sirius remembered that night quite clearly, even though so many years had passed.
That night, the 31st of October, Halloween, had been a horrible night. It was cloudy, and windy. Sirius landed his flying motor bike just in front of the ruins of Gordric Hollow. He began to panic wondering where his friends and godson were. Looking around, he found his best friend, dead. He continued looking and soon found Lily. He expected to find little Harry dead as well, but then he heard some crying. Not far from Lily's body, he found Harry underneath some rubble. Lifting the small crying baby into his arms and holding him close he looked around for something to wrap the baby in. Finally, he found a dirty blanket among some baby supplies and wrapped his godson tightly to keep him warm. He noticed blood on the boys forehead and he took out his hanker chief and gently wiped the blood off, he saw the soon to be famous lightning shaped scar. He again applied pressure to the cut to stop any more bleeding. Making his way slowly over the rubble of Gordric Hollow, he made his way to his motor bike.
All he could think about was Peter Pettigrew. Peter and he had recently switched places as secret keeper for their best friend and family. Peter had to be the one to tell Voldemort of the Potter's hiding location.
Hearing a crashing sound he turned around. He saw a very large man walking up to him. This man was intimidating at first glance, but once you met him, he was one of the nicest people you would ever know.
"Hagrid." Sirius greeted in a saddened voice, husky with emotion.
"Sirius, what happened? The wards fell." Hagrid asked gently.
"Their dead. Lily and James. Their dead." Sirius said, tears clouding his vision.
Hagrid had tears streaming down his face and into his beard at hearing this information. He too, had been close to the Potter family. Then, he noticed the bundle in Sirius' arms.
"Is that Harry, you got there?" He asked, swallowing thickly, expecting the baby to be dead as well.
Sirius looked down at the baby. He nodded. "Yes, he seems to be okay though."
"He's alive! He's okay?" Hagrid asked shocked.
Sirius nodded. "He's got a cut on his forehead, but seems okay otherwise. He's just fallen asleep."
Hagrid stepped closer to get a better look. Sirius' voice brought him out of his thoughts.
"Can you take him to Dumbledore, Hagrid? I have something I need to do."
Hagrid nodded.
Sirius handed the precious bundle to the large bearded man, then bent down and kissed little Harry's forehead.
Standing up, he looked at Hagrid who cradled Harry tightly and protectively in his arms.
"Take my bike. It'll be safer and easier on him than portkey."
Hagrid nodded and went over to the bike. Securing Harry safely to the bike he got on and started it up.
Sirius watched as Hagrid drove into the sky on the motor bike, with his godson.
He had something to take care of. He had to go find the rat. He had to find Peter.
A few hours later, he found Peter in a street in Muggle London.
"Peter! Why? Why get them killed? They were your best friends!" Sirius yelled at the quivering man in front of him.
"I had to." Peter said.
"Why? They were your friends! They would have done anything for you!" Sirius yelled.
"He would have killed me, Sirius." Peter said in a shaky voice. Sirius didn't need to ask who 'he' was. He knew 'he' was Voldemort.
"So? I would have died before I turned on Lily and James! You were meant to protect them! Not give them away!" Sirius yelled angered.
Peter was shaking like a leaf obviously terrified of Sirius' anger.
"I need to take you in, Peter!"
"I'm not going." Peter yelled back.
Next think Sirius knew, Peter turned into his animagus form, a rat, and scurried of before a large explosion.
Sirius had been knocked back, and unconscious. When he came to, he was in Ministry custody, being accused of the Murder of his best friends, and thirteen people on the street of London, one being, Peter Pettigrew.
He had tried to get them to believe him. That he was innocent. That he was not the secret keeper. That he had not killed those muggles. And that Peter was in fact, alive.
Minister Fudge, had refused to hear any of it, and Sirius was soon sent to Azkaban.
The only things that kept Sirius sane in Azkaban, from the Dementors was the knowledge that he was innocent, and he wanted to care for his godson.
A few years passed, Sirius didn't know how many, and one day, a ministry Auror came to his cell and took him to St. Mungo's.
A week in St. Mungo's and Sirius was reunited with Remus, and was informed that five years had passed. That meant that Harry would now be six. Sirius learned that Harry had been sent to live with his only living relatives, the Dursleys. He had been saddened to hear this. He had met them, and they hated Lily and James, and anything magical. He couldn't even think of what they probably put Harry through over the years. At least he'd be able to take his godson out of there soon. As soon as he was granted custody, and got a proper house.
Remus also informed him, Peter had been captured and confessed to the crimes Sirius had been imprisoned for.
Remus apologized many times. Sirius knew he felt awful for not believing in his innocents. And it hurt, but Sirius also understood the facts. And everyone was going to believe the facts, or at least what they had believed as fact, when Lily and James were murdered.
A month after his release from the Wizarding prison, Azkaban, Sirius was released from St. Mungo's, and with the help of Remus found a house. Sirius insisted on Moony moving in the house with him and Harry. He considered Remus a brother.
The custody papers had come through, and as soon as they were settled in the new house, they could retrieve Harry.
Two weeks after finding a nice house they found furniture and paid special attention to the room for Harry, which was right across the hall upstairs from Sirius and Remus, who had rooms next to each other. The house had six bed rooms, 4 bath and 2 half bathrooms. The house, now called, Marauder Manor, was located in a nice neighborhood. They had many nice neighbors.
Finally, came the time to retrieve Harry. Sirius and Remus were both excited. Harry and his cousin would have just started first grade.
The two Marauders apparated to Little Whining, Surrey, and made their way to Number Four Private Drive. As they walked up to the house, they could see an expensive car in the drive way, the lawn was neatly taken care of. The garden in front of the house, had man different colored flowers. They noticed many people peeking out of their windows at them. It was a little unnerving.
They came up to the door and knocked. They could hear a boy yell that someone was at the door. Was that Harry? Sirius wondered. A few minutes later, they could hear someone unlock the door. The door opened partially to reveal a large beefy man with a mustache. Sirius and Remus recognized him as Vernon Dursley. The man was horrible in their opinions.
"Hello, Mr. Dursley. You probably don't remember me. I'm Sirius Black, and this is Remus Lupin. I was recently granted custody of Harry Potter, my Godson. You were given notice a few weeks ago by Ministry officals." They noticed Vernon start to shipt a little and he'd turned a few shades whiter. "I'm here to retrieve him."
"Umm… the boy's not here. He, uhh, ran away last Summer." Vernon said gaining a little color as he came up with an excuse.
Remus and Sirius both narrowed their eyes. "What do you mean he ran away. He's six. He couldn't have ran away." Remus asked with a steely edge to his voice that was uncommon.
"Well he did. Now leave my property! Your not welcome." With that, Vernon slammed the door in their faces.
Sirius began to bang on the door. He wanted to find out where his godson what. What had happened. Sirius was beginning to panic.
"Sirius." Remus said as he placed a calming hand on his friends shoulder. "Let's go to the Ministry, lets find out what has happened. Then, lets search for Harry, okay."
Sirius stopped hammering on the Dursley's front door, and thought about Remus' suggestion. It made sense. Sirius didn't want anything more than he had to of the Ministry. But, right now, all he wanted was his Godson.
They notified the Ministry of what they had been told by Mr. Dursley. The Minister had some Aurors go to Number Four Private Drive, and they used veritasirum to find out what happened.
They learned that shortly before Harry's last day of kindergarten in Primary school, Vernon had abandoned him in London. Vernon had been angered that Harry had gotten awarded, and his own son had not.
Sirius and Remus were both angered to hear this. Their godson, had been abandoned on the streets of London and had been living there for the summer. Remus controlled his anger better, though.
The ministry created a search team and they searched for the small green eyed boy.
Albus Dumbledore, also gathered a search party, that consisted mainly of Order members.
Sirius was startled out of his thoughts by a hand gently squeezing his shoulder.
Looking up, he saw his friend, Remus, looking sadly back at him. Remus sat down next to his friend.
"Hey, Padfoot. You okay?" He asked gently.
"Are we ever going to find him?" Sirius asked rhetorically. "Is he okay? Is he even alive?"
Remus looked saddened. "I hope he is alive and okay, Padfoot. And I hope one day, hopefully soon, we will find him.
The ministry had long ago given up the search for Harry. The Order had given up as well. But a few members continued to look when they walked on the streets. The Order was no longer up and running, but they still kept in contact.
"He'd be fifteen now, Moony." Sirius said in a thick voice. "Practically an adult."
"I know, Padfoot." Remus said gently. "But, all we can do is continue to search, and hope he is okay."
And that was true. That was all they could do.
They had never stopped searching. They never gave up hope he was alive.
They just hoped he was okay.
For Harry, they couldn't give up.
End of Chapter Two
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