"Well what?" Sirius said.
"We can talk back at my place. You should eat." Remus said. "By the way, how do you still look good?"
Sirius smirked. "I always look good, Moony. You should know that by now."
Remus laughed and they both turned on their heal and arrived at the home that Remus would soon be selling. They went inside and Sirius walked to the couch and plumped down.
"Where are you moving to?" Sirius asked and motioned towards the boxes in the almost empty room.
"I'm moving with you. To the Black House." Remus answered. "Would you fancy some tea?"
"You're living with me? Why?" Sirius asked. "Not Grimmauld place."
"Harry is going to live with us. And no. Where you lived before you guys went into hiding." Remus said. Sirius's eyes lit up and the mention of his Godson.
"You mean the mansion? What about his muggle relatives?" Sirius asked. "He probably won't want to live with us."
Remus ignored his question and went to the kitchen and conjured up some tea and made Sirius a sandwich. He put it on a tray and sat it in front of Sirius on the coffee table.
"You eat. I talk. Got it?" Remus said sternly
"Whatever, Mum." Sirius grumbled and took a bite of his sandwich.
"About a week ago, Lucius came to Dumbledore to talk about Harry. After hearing what he said, Dumbledore had me and Fudge go to his office. Harry wasn't doing good with his Aunt and Uncle." Remus sighed. "Lucius had the idea of you and I taking him. Lucius told us all about Peter. And Fudge agreed to get you a hearing."
"How would Malfoy know anything about Harry?" Sirius said with food still in his mouth.
"He saw Harry. Him and his family found Harry outside of his home in Surrey." Remus answered.
"So Harry told Malfoy that he hated it there?" Sirius asked.
"No more questions right now. We need to go see Dumbledore and you need to hurry up." Remus faked a laugh. He didn't want any of his belongings getting smashed by the fury of Sirius when he found out about the abuse.
Sirius laughed. "I wonder if he still looks like Prongs. And if he still has Lily's eyes. Do you think he'll recognize us? We spent practically every day with them." Sirius chuckled.
"He's not a metamorphmagus so I'm sure he looks the same. Just older." Remus chuckles.
"Wait." Sirius dropped his sandwich. "You haven't seen him? In 5 years?"
"I wasn't allowed." Remus answered and put his head in his hands.
'If I wasn't a monster then Harry would have been able to live with me.' He thought to himself.
Sirius got up and patted Remus's shoulder. "It's not your fault Moony."
Remus looked up at him with tears in his eyes. "Harry could've been with me if I wasn't who I am."
"I like who you are mate." Sirius sighed. "Harry would have been able to stay with me too if I wasn't such a prat. If I didn't get myself locked away. But there's a difference between you and me. I chose to go after Peter. You didn't choose to become a werewolf. I made a mistake you didn't. We can't do anything about what could've or would've been. Let's go see Dumbledore."
Remus stopped crying and smiled at his friend. "Are you finished with your food?"
"Yup." Sirius answered cheerfully.
"Are you going to take care of it?" Remus asked in an annoyed tone.
Sirius walked to the fireplace and took a handful of the powder. "Nope." He grinned. "Albus Dumbledore's office. Hogwarts." He said loudly and he stayed grinning while the flames engulfed him and he disappeared. Remus sighed and took care of the mess.
"What a git." Remus laughed. "Some things never change." He went over to the fireplace and copied Sirius and the flames engulfed him.
Remus stepped out of the fireplace went over to the chair next to Sirius and took a seat.
"Git." Remus whispered to him.
Sirius snorted and slapped his back. "It took you long enough mate."
They both couldn't believe how much it felt like they were back in school, until they realized that there should be two others with them.
"Thanks for joining us Remus." Dumbledore chucked. "So I can assume that your told Mr. Black everything."
"Almost." Remus answered with a sigh. "There are some things I haven't told him about Harry."
"What things? He's okay, right?" Sirius asked with worry prominent in his voice.
"Lucius was walking with his family and found Harry in a bush." Remus started. "He had bruises and cuts all over. Lucius said that it looked like he hasn't eaten in days or maybe a week."
"WHAT?" Sirius yelled and banged his fist on the desk.
"Sit down Sirius." Dumbledore ordered. Sirius slumped down and he could feel a tear begin to fall down his cheek.
"Lucius fixed his bruises and cuts. He also threatened his Aunt and Uncle and said that he'd be back." Remus said. "So I'm sure Harry's fine now. They are deeply afraid of magic."
"Why the hell is he still with them if they have been abusing him?" Sirius asked through gritted teeth.
"As soon as you guys are ready you can get him." Dumbledore said.
"Let's go then!" Sirius said and stood up.
"Sit down Padfoot." Remus demanded and Sirius sat back down.
"Is your home ready, Sirius? Does Harry have a bed and a room set up?" Dumbledore asked.
"No." Sirius grumbled.
"Go shopping. When you get him I would like to see him here. Bring him to see Madam Pomfrey." Dumbledore said. "He shouldn't go to St. Mungos where everyone will know him by the scar on his face. If he is worse then what Lucius said then he can go there."
"What scar?" Sirius asked.
"Do you know anything that happened that night?" Remus asked.
"No. All I know is that Lily and-." Sirius sighed. "All I know is that Harry miraculously survived and Voldemort died."
"I'll let Remus tell you exactly what happened but I will tell you both why Voldemort was destroyed. Lily sacrificed herself. She wanted to spare his life for hers, so when she died her sacrifice lived inside of Harry. The reason that Harry is with his Aunt and Uncle is because Petunia has the same blood as Harry. So if Voldemort were to come back he could not touch Harry while living in her home. You will need to take a lot of safety measures. I will be your secret-keeper." By the time Dumbledore was finished talking both men before him were in tears.
"So Voldemort will be back?" Remus asked.
"Most likely." Dumbledore answered. "You guys have got some shopping to do."
Remus and Sirius said goodbye to their old headmaster and went back to Remus's house. They both sat in silence on the couch. Five minutes later Sirius spoke up.
"Harry's alive because Lily died for him." Sirius said simply.
"We will raise Harry and honor the bravery that his parents showed. We have to for them both. We will get Harry tomorrow morning. Right now we have to go to some muggle shops." Remus said.
Sirius agreed and they began writing a list of things that Harry needed. When they finished Remus said it was time to go but Sirius stopped him.
"Moony, before we go I want to know everything that happened that night." Sirius said quietly.
Remus sat back down and looked at his friend. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." Sirius answered.
"When Voldemort came to the house, he blasted the door of its hinges and walked in. He killed James first in the hallway. James was wandless." Remus paused a moment to try to stop his tears. "Lily and Harry were in Harry's nursery. You know that Lily sacrificed herself so he killed her. He did the killing curse on Harry but somehow it backfired and hit him instead. Harry has a lightning shape scar on his forehead from the killing curse." His started uncontrollably crying like he has done so many times before. The only difference was now he wasn't doing it alone. He was grieving with his best friend.
A while later they both came back to their senses and stopped crying. They went outside to the old shabby car that Remus owned.
"You need a new car, Moony." Sirius said while still sniffing.
Remus couldn't help but chuckle but it sounded weird from crying for so long. "I know."
After arguing on who would drive, they found themselves at a popular muggle store in London.
"I'm driving next time." Sirius said. "You drive too bloody slow."
Remus rolled his eyes. "I was going the speed limit you prat."
Sirius lightly punched Remus on the shoulder. They walked through the door to the store as Remus caressed his shoulder.
"Hello. How may I assist you today?" A young blonde asked the two men.
"Well we-" Remus started but was cut off by Sirius.
"Hello! You see we're having a baby. We need to buy him everything he needs." Sirius exclaimed while earning a glare from Remus.
"O-oh well congratulations." The girl said. "When will it arrive?"
"Tomorrow. And it's a boy!" Sirius exclaimed. Sirius wrapped his arms around Remus's body and placed both hands on his stomach and began rubbing it. Remus's face turned beet red and he tried pushing Sirius away unsuccessfully. "Were so excited, aren't we Reemy-Poo?"
"Um well good luck with that. Y-yeah so I-I'll be over there. Let me know if you need anything." The girl quickly said and ran to the counter and continued to stare at the two.
Sirius let go and grabbed Remus's hand instead and began walking away while waving at the girl. Remus took his hand away and smacked Sirius's hand away. When they were long enough away from the girl Remus stood in front of Sirius with the most deathly glare he could muster.
"You. Can. Not. Be. Serious." He growled through his teeth.
"Of course I am!" Sirius said with a grin.
Remus froze and was wondering what he meant until he realized what he said. He hit his forehead with the palm of his hand and shook his head. ""That was embarrassing. You're lucky I didn't kill you."
"You'll live. Let's go." Sirius said and patted Remus's back.
Remus glared at him as he walked away. He couldn't stop thinking about how he could live with this man until Harry was old enough to move out. He shook his head as he wondered what lies ahead.
