Parents
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I do own this plot.
"Harry, come in here for a second, okay?" Remus' voice drifted into the library where Harry sat looking at some books. He hopped up and hurried into the kitchen. Sirius and Remus sat at the kitchen table, holding a folder full of papers.
"Hi." Harry smiled brightly. They smiled back.
"Come sit down. We want to tell you something." Remus pulled out a chair next to him. Harry crawled up into it.
"Remember when you asked about your scar, Harry," Sirius started. Harry nodded, "Well now you get to learn the real reason. It may be a little hard but we think you should know as soon as possible." Sirius sighed.
"Oki. What's that?" Harry pointed to the folder that Remus was holding onto.
"Would you like me to show you?" Remus asked.
"Yeah! Is it candy?" Harry poked at it.
"No. Come here. I'll show you." Remus patted one of his legs. Harry got down out of his chair and pulled himself into Remus' lap. Remus opened the folder. Inside was a birth certificate. It read, "Harry James Potter was born to James Evan Potter and Lily Rose Potter on July 31, 1979."
"Is that mine?" Harry asked.
"Yes. James and Lily are your parents." Sirius answered sadly.
"No. You are my parents." Harry shook his head resolutely.
"We are your parents. We raised you and we will always love you but we are not your birth parents. Lily and James Potter are." Remus sighed. Harry stared at Remus, then at Sirius and then at the certificate.
"They left me? Didn't they love me?" Harry questioned trying to understand why his parents would leave him.
"Of course they loved you. They loved you so much that they died for you." Sirius burst out. Harry's eyebrows shot together.
"They... died?" He looked up at Remus.
"I'm sorry, Harry. We just thought that you had a right to know. We thought you would want to. Are you angry at us?" Sirius' face fell.
"Never. Never never ever." Harry climbed up into Sirius' lap and threw his arms around his neck, burying his face in Sirius' neck. Sirius hugged the boy back, barely containing tears.
"Harry, when your mum and dad died they left you to us. They wanted you to be taken care of by someone you had met before, by someone who loved you almost as much as they did. We love you very much and we are you parents. But we want you to remember your real parents." Remus explained. Harry pulled his head back and nodded. Remus smiled broadly and wrapped his arms around both Sirius and Harry.
"You are my parents. I love you." Harry whispered. Tears ran, unbidden, down both of the older men's faces.
Chapter 2… uh 3 is up! How did you like it? It was really sappy wasn't it? Well, Review.
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