Just a heads up on this chapter for Sirius's mouth. F word said twice.
The instant Remus Lupin's feet touched the ground he felt the all too familiar coldness, it came to a surprise that he could not feel it up in the air. He threw the broom down onto the ground and with shaking hands reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wand. The hooded figures, Dementors, began to come closer and closer, he ran over to where Sirius stood still shouting,
"Harry! Get in the house now. Go!" his face a pasty white, if there was one person besides Harry who the Dementors would affect much more it would be Sirius. Remus' eyes darted over to where Harry stood, he seemed to be swaying slightly on his feet and making no move to get into the house. His lips moved but no sound came out of them.
"Take Harry and get in the house Sirius. Now." Remus demanded but like Harry, Sirius made no movement and stayed rooted in his place with his eyes on his Godson.
The Dementors were moving in and now they were only feet away from where the three of them stood. And that's when Remus began to feel it, the emotions and fears he had held at bay for years where now rushing to him. He shook his head as Sirius fumbled in his own pocket for his wand but came up empty handed. Remus ran to where Sirius stood and with his free hand Remus grabbed Sirius on the shoulder and pushed him forward,
"Damn it Sirius. Get Harry and get inside- neither of you have wand. GO!"
Sirius snapped out of his memories and ran towards his Godson who now had tear tracks on his face. As Sirius reached him Harry tried to run forward and put himself in front of Sirius. It dawned on Remus that the boy was trying to protect Sirius from the Dementors like he had done only weeks ago. Sirius grabbed Harry around the middle and the boy's shouts became louder, he was yelling one simple word over and over,
"No...No...NO!"
Harry tried to tear himself from Sirius's arms but the man tighten his grip. The fleeing memories and feeling from the night of Lily and James's death hit Remus like a pile of bricks, the pain tugged at his heart and almost made him crumpled right there in middle of the Garden. He realized that his wand had slipped from his fingers, he reached down and picked it up off the ground his eyes moving to Sirius who still had Harry in his arms and were moving towards the house but the Dementors were faster. Their sudden closeness to Sirius caused to stop dead in his tracks and The Dementors moved in on their weaker targets.
That was it, the Dementors were going to give them the kiss.
Remus pressed his hands against the soft dirt and pushed himself into a sprint, it took him only seconds to reach Harry and Sirius but in those few seconds he was not there the Dementors began to suck the soul out of the two people he loved the most. He had to act now, if not he was going to lose them. He was going to lose anything.
He needed a happy thought, what had made him the happiest in a long time? Of course, living with Harry and Sirius. Having a family after all these years.
He threw himself in between the people he loved and the Dementors, he allowed the love he had for Harry and Sirius fill his body and than with a swish of his wand he yelled,
"EXPECTO PATRONUM" and a silver wolf erupted from the end of his wand and charged at the two hooded figures that threatened to take his family away from him.
The silvery wolf chased down the Dementors and with a blink of the eye they were gone. Remus heard a thud behind him and saw that both Harry and Sirius had fell to the ground. Sirius's shoulders shook slightly as he held onto his Godson for dear life. Remus hastily shoved his wand back into his pocket and knelt down in front of the two. Sirius released Harry who threw his arms around Remus's neck and buried his face in the crook of the man's neck, Sirius placed his hands on Remus's shoulder.
"Moony are you okay?"
Remus wrapped his arms around Harry tightly and brought his eyes up to look at Sirius, "I'm fine. Sirius are you okay?"
Sirius trembled slightly but nodded, "I'm fine. Just a little shaken up. Memories of Azkaban. And plus I didn't have my wand. I thought we were goners."
"We're okay, we're all okay."
"Thank you Moony, thank you."
Sirius moved his hands from Remus's shoulders and wrapped them around his Godson and best friend- no his brother. He pulled them both close to his chest and closed his eyes, he was so close to losing his family,
"I love you both so much..."
Remus smiled and tighten his arms around the two, they held to one another for a minute before Remus pulled away and Harry looked up at him.
"Are you okay, sir?"
"I'm fine Cub. I was more worried about you and Sirius," he ruffled the boy's hair and gave Sirius a squeeze on the arm, "we need to get into the house and floo Dumbledore."
Sirius stood and pulled Harry to his feet and than each other them took one of Remus's arms and pulled him to his feet as well.
"What the bloody fuck were Dementors doing here? Of all places!" asked Sirius to no one in particular as the headed back to the stone cottage.
Remus shook his head at his friend's language and covered Harry's ears just in case Sirius let a few more cuss words fly, which he did.
"They came out of fucking nowhere! Bloody hell."
Harry pushed away Remus's hands gently as they entered the house, "Don't worry I won't repeat what Sirius said."
Sirius couldn't help but laugh, "You sure did when you were a baby."
"Only because Sirius couldn't stop cussing for two seconds." Remus smirked as he made his way into the sitting room and grabbed the pot that held their floo powered.
Sirius flopped down on the couch and opened his arms for Harry who blushed a bit but than complied, "You're mum threatened not to let me see you anymore if I didn't cut down on the swearing."
"But it would have been his own fault," Remus raised an eyebrow looking at his friend, "one day he was baby sitting you and let the F word slip a few times. When James and Lily got home that night you marched- well waddled right over to them and looked at them and said, it as proudly as you could."
"Your mum almost had a heart attacked and than proceeded to chase me around the house with a broom shrieking."
Both men laughed at the memory and Harry grinned ear to ear.
The old man took a sip on his tea before he sat is back down on the table, he than folded his hands together and rested them on top of his long white beard. He peered down his half moon glasses and surveyed the three that sat before him on the old patched up couch.
"It seems that there was a break out at Azkaban..." he said softly, his eyes flirting over the face of Sirius Black, "the Dementors were sent out to inspect all abandoned houses that belong to Wizarding families. They had no idea that anyone was here."
Sirius shook his head and cut off Remus who was about to say something, "Let me guess, they Ministry is saying that I was involved with this right? Even though my name was cleared and that its sort of obvious that I'm a free man now and that I NEVER had anything to do with Voldemort."
"The Ministry has said nothing like that Sirius. But you have to remember, you were the first one to ever escape Azkaban. There are some people who do believe that you are behind this break out. Considering that your cousin, Bellatrix, was one of the escapees."
"That's ridiculous Professor." Harry spoke up, anger starting to get the best of him. Sirius laid a hand on his leg and gave it a squeeze. Harry's sign to stop talking.
"Like I said," Dumbledore smiled at Harry and turned his attention back to the other men, "The Ministry isn't blaming you Sirius. But there are some rumors started by others that you are behind this. The Dementors were simply instructed to check all abandoned places for where the Prisoners may be hiding. They did not mean to harm you and your family.
Sirius shook his head and ran his hand down his face. Remus let out a sigh and took a sip of his tea before sitting it down in front of him,
"What are we to do, Sir?"
There was a twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes, "Nothing. You three are to continue on your Holiday and I will inform the Ministry of this attack. Since there hasn't been any magic signatures around here it was believed to have still been empty. No one knew you three were residing here for a few days."
"Is it safe?" all three men looked down at Harry who had pressed himself into the back of the couch, his hands resting on his thighs.
"Of course my dear boy! Now I will be coming so you can continue on with your Holiday. If you need anything just floo to my office."
Slowly Dumbledore rose and shook their hands before stepping into the fireplace and throwing a handful of floo into it. In a blaze of green fire he was gone. The silence was thick in the room,
"I can't believe it. What reason do they have to break out? Voldemort isn't even on the move. There hasn't been any news Voldemort related since Harry's second year."
Remus Lupin stood and paced the length of the small room, he paused near the window. The evening sun shone upon his face illuminating the scars on his face and the bags under his eyes.
"The only reason they would have to break out is if they knew he was up to something. On the move."
"Do you think he is, Sir?" asked Harry.
Remus struggled with himself for a moment, he knew that there had to be some motivation for the break out. The prisoners had been quiet all this time, rotting away in their cells. And now they were on the move. Was something happening with Voldemort? Something that no one knew about but his Death Eaters? But at the same time as he looked over at Harry he realized just how young the boy was. Even if he was weeks away from his fourteenth birthday. He needed to be a teenager, to not have to worry about the cruelties of the world or even that of his Uncle.
"No Harry, I don't. They were probably just getting restless in Azkaban and wanted to do something that would cause a stir."
Sirius wrapped an arm around the boy and Remus hoped that he was right. He didn't want to think what would happen if Voldemort was on the move. And there was no need to worry harry with his assumptions as to why the Death Eaters would have broken out of Azkaba. For once him and Sirius would be the ones to do the worrying and to let Harry enjoy the time he had as a child.
Remus turned around to face the two of them,
"I had enough of the country side, what do you two say to heading to the Sea Side?"
"Wicked."
"Brilliant."
Remus couldn't help but smile.
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. It was a bit hard to write actually. But at least some action is finally happening! Haha. As always push that magical review button and let me know what you think. Update later in the week.
