Working at a toy store around Christmas time is not very fun at all. Blaaaah. I would have had this chapter up sooner but I've been working til midnight. Boo. Anyways! Thanks for the reviews ya'll.

Panicked green eyes looked up at the calm gray ones of Sirius Black as he leaned casually against the bedroom door looking at his Godson. Harry stood up quickly and the paper he held fluttered down to the ground, Sirius opened his mouth but was cut off by Harry,

"Sirius. I'm sorry...Moony...And...The box...and...I'm sorry-"

Sirius raised a hand to silence the boy and Harry dropped his eyes to look at the floor as Sirius made his way into the room. He knelt down so he was eye level with Harry and gently placed his hands on the boy's shoulders who automatically flinched,

"There is nothing to be sorry for Harry. In fact I'm the one who should be sorry."

Green eyes looked up once more, "Sorry? For what?"

Sirius rubbed Harry's shoulder comfortingly, "I should have told you about the box of stuff in my closet," Sirius nodded over to where the box sat, "I was going to but it slipped my mind."

Harry began to open his mouth but closed it, "I'm not mad Harry. What is in the box is more yours than it is mine."

Sirius released his grip on Harry's shoulders and reached down and picked up the paper that Harry had dropped to the ground. He sat down and motioned for Harry to do the same, "Did you know that your mum wanted to name you Ethan after her father?"

Harry shook his head as he sat and looked at his Godfather with eyes that wanted to know more, "Her father passed away months before you were born. She wanted to name you Ethan James. If you were a girl she wanted to name you after her mother, Esther."

Harry scooted closer to his Godfather and looked over at the paper, "How come mum didn't name me Ethan if she wanted to?"

"Your father detested the name for some reason. Lily's father's middle name was Harold and James's father's name was Harold, the natural thing after your father's objection of Ethan would have been to name you Harold. But your mum wanted you to have your own name, not that of someone else. So they came up with Harry, which could be a nickname for someone named Harold."

Sirius smiled as he looked over at his Godson who was noticeably closer to him, "And than James being James suggested his name for your middle name. And surprisingly Lily went along with it."

Sirius handed Harry back his birth certificate and Harry ran his fingers over it absently minded, "What happen to my grandparents Sirius?"

"Well your mum's parents died of natural causes. But your father's, well they were killed. The Potter's had always been on Voldemort's hit list before you were even born. You see the Potter's were a very powerful pure blood family line and that made them targets when they rejected Voldemort."

Sirius felt something tugging at his heart, he needed a much happier topic than this. His eyes traveled back over to the box that Harry had found, "Would you like to see what else is in there kiddo?"

Harry nodded and for the first time Sirius noted that there was a look of happiness in his eyes. Sirius reached over and pulled the box over to them and began to dig around the inside, "Dumbledore get most of this that night that your parents died. He wanted you to have something from your childhood. He gave it to Moony when I was sent to Azkaban and Moony gave it to me when I was freed."

Sirius pulled out a few baby outfits and smiled as he handed them over to Harry, "You used to be so little, what happened to you?"

Harry played frowned and knocked his shoulder into his Godfather's, "You're still bigger than I am!"

Shaking his head Sirius went back digging into the box and found pictures of Lily and James and some more of Harry's baby toys. Then he pulled out a stuff stag, he fingers moved over the fur of it which was sticky in some places from whatever Harry had gotten into when he was younger, "When your mum was in the hospital having you I couldn't sit still, I paced the whole hospital. It drove Remus insane, than I came across this little gift shop," he handed over the stag to Harry who was watching him with wide and curious eyes, "And there sitting on this shelf was this stag. I knew I had to get it for you."

He paused and watched as Harry run his fingers through the animals fur, "You carried it around everywhere. You wouldn't sleep at night unless it was in your crib with you."

"Sirius," Harry's voice was so low and full of emotion, "Thank you for everything."

He leaned over and pressed himself into Sirius's side which took Sirius by surprise but than he gently wrapped his arms around Harry and placed his head gently on top of his and kissed the messy black hair, "You're welcome Harry. You are more than welcome. I love you kiddo."

Silent tears ran down Harry's felt and he wrapped his arms tight around his Godfather not wanting to let go. He had been through so much with the Dursley's and now he was with someone- no two people that cared about him so much. Two people that loved him and would give their lives for him. And for once in his life Harry felt truly loved.

"If you want you can keep the stag in your room." he felt Harry nod against his side, the rest of the contents of the box sat untouched. There would be other days to go through the rest of it.

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"I thought you two got lost, I was ready to send in reinforcement to come look for you two." Remus joked as he saw the two of them enter the family room, he looked at Harry's puffy eyes and the stag that was clutched in his hand and knew that something serious must have happened upstairs.

When he had sent Harry up there and hadn't return he knew something must have been going on, and just when he was about to go look for him Sirius had returned from visiting Molly.

"Actually we were on a pretty epic journey Moony. Fighting dragons and things of that such." Sirius said as he plopped down in the chair and yawned as Harry made his way to his room.

"He found the box up there didn't he?" asked Remus as he leaned forward and picked a book up off their coffee table.

"Yeah he did. But I think he's getting better Moony. Maybe not all the way yet and there still might be things that scare him. And I know we're going to have to be patient with him but I think he's getting there."

"Good, good. I'm glad. How did it go with Molly?"

"She said she would delighted to watch him. But than I knew she would be."

"Yeah, she'll say how he is too thin and what not. I'm sure he'll have a right good time with her." Remus laughed as he leaned back and placed the book on his lap and than looked at his friend.

"I think we should take Harry somewhere, he's been cooped up these last few days with us. He needs to get out, hell we all need to get out."

"You know Padfoot, I think I may just happen to need to go see the English country side for a bit." Remus said with a wink before he buried his nose into his book.

Sirius leaned back and closed his eyes. Yes, the English country side sounded wonderful. They could go after the full moon, that way Remus would be feeling his best after a few days rest. They could all use some fresh air. Just to run around and go on adventures and be the carefree people that they are. Maybe they could go to the seaside, he doubted that Harry had ever been there. For the first time in days Sirius feel into a peaceful nap with a smile on his face.

Not my best chapter. But on the bright side there should be some action in the next chapter (or the one after that). The next update probably won't be until after Christmas. Because I'm working like crazy and I have family from out of town in town. As always, click that magical review button! Have a great holiday you guys!