Writer: Azure K Mello
Title: A Bond Never Dies
Part: 48?
Words: 327
Warnings: Angst. Non-canon.
To MRHG, you're amazing.
"As an expert on nightmares I think you should drink a nice, warm glass of chocolate milk," said Sirius as he put the little boy down in the center of the bed.
"Cen it be pink miwk?" said Harry looking worried at the request, "I yike pink miwk."
"Pink milk, like strawberry? I can do that," Sirius nodded. With a flick of his wand he conjured up a plastic sippy cup filled with warm strawberry milk. He tried to hand it to Harry but the toddler was reluctant to take it. All the progress Remus had made with the marshmallows seemed to have evaporated with the broken plate. Now, after his nightmare, he seemed even more skittish. Sirius took a sip and said, "Look, it won't hurt you." The child took the cup but was clearly reluctant to actually drink it. With a small sigh Sirius nodded to the teddy bear Harry had been clutching ever since he woke up, "Who's that?"
"Davy," said the little boy holding the bear closer.
"He belonged to your mummy," said Sirius softly seeing the initials LE embroidered into the bear's bum. Lily used to sleep with the bear on her bed. James had thought it was weird and sighted it as the reason why he didn't date women "'cause you're all so fucking weird". Lily had laughed and said that she thought the reason was that Sirius would rip his throat out if James ever looked at a woman.
"His stuffin's fallin' out bu' my Auntie Petunia saids I couldn's have a needle of fix him 'cause I'd stab someone wiv it," Harry observed as he turned the bear so Sirius could see the split seam running down the toy's back.
"Well we all know what your auntie is, don't we?" Harry nodded a little, "I'll fix him for you, give him here." He reached out for the bear and the little boy had handed him over without a word.