Chapter nineteen:
Failure but we don't give up…
James and lily sat on the couch, unable to move and unable to comprehend what Sirius was trying to tell the. In the past hour they had learnt that their son not only had lost is parents but his innocence and youth as well. They had failed him, while having no intention of doing just that they had done it all the same, and there son had paid the price, a heavy price.
How could he forgive them, how could he even consider forgiving them, they knew that they wouldn't.
"Guys, don't worry Harry will be fine soon, some of what he told you is almost as new to him as it is for you" Sirius said hoping that his best friends could pull it together, Harry needed them to accept him, it would kill him if they didn't.
Lily and James were not listening still, but instead going over and over the one way conversation their son had just shared with them.
"For the first ten years of my life, I watched my cousin interact with his parents and craved it for myself…
After I left the veil's room, I met up with Bella in the Atrium, I dueled her I fired an unforgivable. Voldemort appeared and we picked up our duel were we left off last year in the grave yard, I was inches from death when Dumbledore appeared and saved me"
sentences such as these ran through there minds, they had no clue of Harry's hardships and were having a hard time accepting them, its not every day you find out that your son is famous for defeating the dark lord once and then deeply involved when the war resurfaced.
"will you two snap out of it, I know that you are in shock but Harry needs you to accept him now it was difficult for him to share everything like that" Sirius said some what irate that his friends were not looking at the bigger picture which was clearly that Harry needed them, needed to know that they loved him, because at the moment he had no clue.
These words seemed to snap lily and James out of their "trances".
Lily wiped her tears from her eyes, James stared at his friend, "did that really all happen to him Sirius" James said hoping that it had all been a lie.
"That and more" Sirius said simply casting his gaze off of his friends, he could not bear to see the looks of remorse and horror, he did not mean to land them with such burdens nor did Harry but it seemed to happen all the same. "You both need to find Harry before he does something stupid" Sirius said quietly.
Lily wiped her fresh tears and shakily stood, James not far behind her they nodded at Sirius quickly to show their thanks for more than just sharing all that horrible information but for also looking after their son all those years when they couldn't.
Sirius got the message and nodded his head back with a weak smile at his face, showing them it was okay and that Harry did not blame them as much as they thought he might. They only hoped it were true.
They left the room and walked up the stairs hoping to find their baby boy somewhere around, they needed to talk.
That same morning though much earlier:
Remus woke at an obscene hour, he was being called in for a mission by Dumbledore, though for once he really did not want to go, he wanted to stay with his friends who had just returned from the dead, well who would not? All the same he dressed, rubbed his eyes of sleep and took the floo to Dumbledore's office.
Upon arrival he saw the old man waiting patiently in his chair behind his desk, popping a lemon drop in his mouth as he saw him.
"Sit down Remus" Dumbledore said, his eyes still had a glowing twinkle, he as well as everyone else was extraordinarily happy that the potters were back.
"You said that I am needed for a mission, what is it?" Remus said trying to sound enthusiastic.
"oh well it is not as bad as you think, I simply need you to go and baby sit the potter children until Harry and the others arrive there hopefully tomorrow evening, if all goes well with Harry" Dumbledore said, he would have asked someone else but he thought that Remus would be the best option, he was good with children, and Sirius needed to be with Harry at the moment, or he would have asked him.
"oh, well then when do I leave" he was not dreading the mission as much anymore it sure would be interesting to see how the other potter children acted and what they were like, you could say that he was intrigued.
"well it would be best if you left now if you could, they are expecting somebody to come by so no need to explain that all you need is the address, and forewarning, I am not sure how much Voldemort knows be on the lookout for anything strange, he may not know the potters are alive but he sure knows that you are and to him you are a good leverage for Harry keep your eyes open." Dumbledore said turning serious momentarily.
Remus nodded his head and stood up; he took the piece of paper from Dumbledore, the one with the potters address and flooed there through the fireplace.
Dumbledore sat back in his chair, this was all going to be okay eventually he thought, he popped another lemon dropped in his mouth and sighed a content smile rested on his face. Yes everything would be alright in good time…
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