Blue Moon
Chapter Nine
HSHS
Harry's heartbeat sped up, until it felt like it would burst out of his chest and he would die. He would almost welcomed that though, his father who he had never met was here in front of him and had just seem him kissing his ex-best friend. The other thought going through his head was that his father must hate him now. By association he was hated as well. His heart felt like a stone as it fell into his stomach. All his thoughts, all his feelings froze like ice when he heard Sirius' voice again.
"James?" The hurt throughout those words made Harry's own heart feel as if someone had a painful grip on it and wasn't planning on letting it go.
"I leave you so you get some sick replacement? Someone who looks almost exactly like me? You're disgusting, Black. And kissing him! What in the hell?! That's gross," James stopped his rant when a hand was placed on his shoulder.
"Potter," Harry's head snapped up from where he had been looking at the ground in shame. That voice, though he had never heard it was eerily familiar. When he saw the arm connected to the hand and then the body and face as well his heart sped back up again and his breathing became... well he didn't know because he was too busy trying to keep himself from crying like a fucking two year old. It was his Mum.
"Lily, get out of here. I don't want you to have to see any of this," James said with clear hatred in his voice.
"James, you're being so unreasonable, just apl-"James cut her off.
"No! Damn it! I don't have to do anything! He does! Leave us alone Lily, now!" James shouted at her in his rage. Why couldn't she just listen to him? Though everyone saw her temper rising she didn't have time to shout back at him.
"Leave her alone you asshole! She was only trying to help!" The words were out of his mouth before he'd had time to stop himself. He could have punched himself for it but he couldn't let his father yell at his mother like that. Everyone turned to him with their mouths hanging open slightly in shock (Sirius the most).
"Excuse you, you don't know anything! You can't tell me what to do!" James yelled back.
"No one should be able to get away with yelling at a woman, especially one he claims to love! And I do know enough, having been here with Sirius all summer picking up the pieces you broke! You can't fucking order me around! I won't let you! I won't let you talk to my-" here he stuttered over his words, he'd almost said mother, "Sirius like that or Lily! You're just a big bully and I won't let you get away with it when neither of them has done anything to deserve it!" James' face flamed in heated anger. Who was this kid? To just barge into his life and tell him what to do? He could fight with Lily if he wanted to, the two of them had always done it that way. And he could certainly yell at Sirius, the backstabbing bastard!
"You can't tell me what to do kid! Sirius is a traitor to his friends a back stabber and he deserves everything he gets!" James didn't have time to react to what happened next. All he could do was watch in amazement as a kid about a foot shorter than him came right up to him and punched him in the gut so hard he doubled over and then punched him in the face even harder. He fell to the ground, out cold.
Lily held back her shock filled scream (and honestly laughter) and ran over to James, and kneeled beside him, then sat his head in her lap. Once she had him settled she looked up and made eye contact with a worried looking Sirius.
"He was going to forgive you once term started, but I don't know if he was really ready to. And seeing you with... Whoever this kid is probably didn't help much. I think he thinks that you... well that you replaced him. And by the looks of it, permanently. I'm sorry Sirius," her voice calmed Harry down almost instantly. It was so relaxing, so soft and beautiful, just like she was.
"I'm sorry," Harry said, rubbing his now sore fist. Lily lifted her head and smiled up at Harry.
"No I'm sorry. I thought he had changed, I thought he would be able to handle seeing you, Sirius. If I had known I would have kept him away from here. Are you both alright?" James seemed to be knocked out, it didn't worry her because it had happened before, but still she would have to get him home to his mother so she could heal him as soon as she could manage it. Remus and Peter would be meeting with them soon anyways.
"Not really," Sirius said for the first time. His silence worried Harry, they had been so happy until his father had come and now Sirius didn't seem like he was anything like he was before.
"Oh, Sirius, I'm so sorry. I wish none of this had happened, but you know James. It was going to happen soon or later," Sirius nodded his head and then looked to Harry.
Having both pair of eyes on him now he didn't really know what to say, "M-my hand hurts a bit, I hit him really hard," the awkward tone in his voice wasn't missed by either of the two people around him.
"I'm sorry about what he said to you-"
"Harry," Sirius filled in. Lily nodded her head in thanks.
"Harry, but he really does have a nasty temper. He doesn't hold it back unless it's me he's fighting with," she smiled lightly at her joke and then shifted James in her lap. Sirius looked away from the scene with sad eyes, his best friend hurt by his almost boyfriend. And still who would he choose over the other? He felt ashamed to say it but he would take back James' friendship over Harry any day. Thinking this felt like a knife in his heart. That is who he would choose, right? He was so confused all he wanted right now was to get away from all of it. He could deal with it when school started in less than a week. For now he wanted to run away, something he was very good at.
"Harry," he said in a weak and cracked voice.
"Yea?" Harry asked.
"I want to go," he turned around and walked back to the entrance to Diagon Alley, not even bothering to look back or wait for Harry. The boy was torn, stay here with his parents(one of whom he had knocked out) or go with Sirius. Both were tempting but in the end he choose Sirius. He always would.
"I'm sorry, Lily, I have to go after him," Harry said as he gathered up his present and got ready to leave her.
"It's no problem. We have people meeting us here soon, they will help me get him up," Harry nodded his head and said goodbye before walking away. But before he could get too far Lily's voice called him back.
"Don't worry about James, or Sirius. James needed to be knocked down a peg or two and I think this will have done it. And you know Sirius, he has to brood on something like this for a while before he's back to normal," Lily said offering Harry a comforting smile. Harry grinned despite himself.
"Thanks, I'll remember that."
"It was nice to meet you, Harry, I'll see you at school?" She asked.
"Yeah, you'll see me. I'm starting this year,. It was nice meeting you, too, Lily," Harry smiled and before he forgot he added, "Sorry about hitting him so hard. I was just a bit upset," Lily shook her head.
"No need to apologize. Like I said he needed it, and plus we have to look after our boyfriends, you were only doing what you were supposed to, "Lily smiled at Harry and he felt a sort of warmth go through him. Whether from being called Sirius' boyfriend or from being smiled at by his Mum, he didn't know. But he didn't need to.
He left the shop that was, conveniently enough, lacking in customers and walked back to the entrance as well. Now all he had to do was talk to Sirius.
'This isn't going to end well,' Harry thought sadly.
HSHS
A/N: Yes I updated last night (that's why this one is short). Yay for you guys then. I hadn't updated in so long I thought you deserved it and I was just in a writing mood I guess. This chapter I call The Chapter of Assholes. James was an asshole and Sirius was kind of an ass for not sticking up for Harry. heehee It all gets better soon. Things come to a head in the next chapter between Harry and Sirius. And it's time to go to Hogwarts! Aren't you guys just uber happy?! You should be. I'll try to update soon. Thanks.
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