Thank you to the betas of this chapter, icedawn12193, and Willofhounds.

Chapter Sixteen - Moony

"I see that Minerva came and talked to you," Remus spoke as he watched the man enter his office through the green flames of the fireplace as he continued to pack up his papers from his desk, planning on giving them to Flitwick who would be taking over his class once he leaves.

Severus didn't reply as he set Harry down on the couch along with the diaper bag, taking the potion out before letting Harry have it. Letting the child pull out the toys he wanted to play with as he talked to the man.

Harry gave a smile before he started to pull things out of the bag, the containers of play-duo, coloring books which he threw on the floor, the quidditch player book before he got to his stuffed snitch sensory toy.

Taking it out of the bag and chewing on one of the wings, keeping his eyes on his daddy the whole time.

"She's in my chambers," Severus finally spoke before handing Remus the potion.

"What's this?" Remus asks, holding the potion up to the light to see it better, seeing the brightly blue flicker of the potion.

"Wolfbane from my personal shop, made it myself. You can get your dosage free of charge if you stay," Severus explained hoping it would be enough to convince Remus to stay. The potion could cost an arm and leg.

Remus rolled his eyes a bit before handing the potion back to Severus.

"Is this your way of asking me to stay?" Remus questions before he continued to pack up his papers.

"Why are you doing this? This is the best job you could ever hope for in your...Condition."

"You're good with the pep talk's" Remus muttered sarcastically.

Severus pinched the bridge of his nose, not knowing how to go about this. "Look, Black did something stupid."

"It was more than stupid," Remus cut Severus off, still not looking at the man.

"It was insane. I don't understand how he could put himself at risk like that." Remus admitted.

"Right...I know that you and Black are friends and I know that this must be hard on you but do you really want to go back into hiding again? What kind of life is that?" Severus spoke as if he wasn't doing the same thing. All he did was teach and now he wasn't even doing that, if it wasn't for Harry he would probably have left himself.

"There's nothing for me here," Remus muttered.

"Nothing?...what do you think James would have to say about that?" Severus said, using the same tactic that Minerva used on him.

"What would he say if he knew you were leaving Harry? Harry needs people...he needs you. Harry is able to connect with you in a way he can't with anyone else...don't take that away from him. You have people here who care about you...Minerva is in my chambers right now because you're leaving," Severus took a long breath after his speech.

"...I want to spend more time with Harry," Remus spoke, finally looking up at Severus.

"Done," Severus quickly said, "now stop unpacking and tell that woman, who is in my chambers, that you are not leaving," Severus said, pointing to the fireplace.

Remus opened his mouth as if to say he couldn't stay and continue this pointless argument that had Severus on the edge of punching the man before a small voice caught Remus's attention.

"Moony," Harry said softly, the snitch wing still being chewed on.

"Wha-...what did you just say?" Remus asked, shocked, he hasn't heard that since Harry was one, when he went to visit Lily and James in Godric's Hollow.

"...moony" Harry mumbled around the snitch wing once more as Remus walked over and sat down beside him.

"...that's right," Remus said with a smile and tears in his eyes as Harry reached up and traced his finger along the scars on his face just like he did the first time they met.

"You have one to," Remus repeated his actions the same as he did before, reaching up and touching Harry's scar on his forehead.

Harry gave out a small giggle before moving the snitch from his lap and running his finger down a long scar that was on the inner of his left thigh, an injury that was caused by his uncle.

Remus watched the child with interest, getting what Harry wanted as the child looked up at him.

Remus lifted up his shirt and showed a long scar that went down the middle of his chest with Harry reaching out to touch it.

"Ow?" Harry asked as he ran his finger down the long scar.

Remus had a soft smile as he lowered his shirt.

"Yes, ow," Remus replied to the child.

Harry smiled before lifting the bottom of his feet up, showing what appeared to be cigarette burns on the bottom of his feet.

"Ow," Harry spoke as he touched the scars.

Remus knew how the child felt as he pulled up the sleeve of his own shirt and showed the cigarette burns that his father gave him as a young child.

"Ow," Remus said as he showed Harry the same scars that he held.

Harry reached out and gently placed his hand on Remus' arm.

"Bad man...no hurt you no more," Harry spoke, repeating the words that his daddy spoke to him often after a bad dream.

Remus couldn't help the small tear that slid down his face.

"No more," Remus replied before he looked back at Severus.

"I'm staying," was all he said before he turned back to Harry.