Writer: Azure K Mello
Title: A Bond Never Dies
Part: 58?
Words: 269
Warnings: Angst. Non-canon.
MRHG- Some people scare me.
As they walked along Diagon Alley they saw a news vendor selling the Daily Prophet. There was a large picture of James and Sirius. Both were much younger and smirking at each other. The headline ran "Black Cleared by Potter Himself" Underneath it had the page numbers of related articles.
The title "Dumbledore's Reaction" caught Sirius' attention and he snorted, "Who gives a knut what he thinks?" He saw Remus flinch and he said, "What? You honestly think he can say anything about it? How dare he! Do you know what said to me?"
Remus sighed and said, "Yeah, I do."
"And you still value anything he has to say?"
"Maybe you should read the article?" suggested Remus gently. Sirius gave him a dark look and Remus said, "All the evidence said you'd killed them. I don't think he was angry at you so much as himself. He thought that he could protect us all and instead it seemed we were crumbling from the inside. He was frightened and grieving. He asked you if he had condemned James to death by aiding your bonding, right?" Sirius nodded, "Well there, he was frightened that he was truly to blame."
"He said I was like my father!"
"We all say and do things we regret. He placed Harry in a place where he knew the boy would survive, he kept the Order going, he tried to do what was right." Remus shrugged, "I'll shut up, I'm just saying: I don't think you should be so quick to write him off."
Sirius sighed heavily and then bought a newspaper off the merchant.