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Chapter Seven

Plans Change

Sirius sat up out of bed like water had been thrown upon him but he couldn't figure out what had woken him. He sat still for a moment before hearing soft sniffles, Harry, of course, it was Harry. Thanking Merlin for the innumerable overnight pranks that James used to play, rendering Sirius into a light sleeper, he walked to the play pen that was stationed in the corner of his room beside a small nightlight.

"Hey little bit, it is awfully late for you to be awake." He said softly as he reached down to pick Harry up.

He fought back a curse as his whole body clenched and his eyes widened in fear, the soft glow of light shimmering off of the tears in his eyes and the tracks on his face. Ignoring the initial reaction of fear Sirius gently lifted him into his arms and pulled him close to his chest, noticing that Harry's hand had a firm grip on Godric as he did so.

"You know if I ever get my hands on that so called aunt and uncle of yours I am going to rip their bloody heads off their sodding bodies." He said in the sweetest most soothing voice he could. "And I am trusting that you won't repeat those words."

Harry just blinked up at him. He looked over at the clock on the dresser, the red numbers illuminating that it was only 2 in the morning.

"What do you say you come lay with me for a while? It is entirely too early to be up quite yet." He sat on his bed and placed Harry beside him.

Harry sat in the center of the bed and looked up at Sirius, obviously confused. Sirius laughed quietly at the expression on the toddler's face. He pulled him into a hug and lay down with him still folded into his arms. Harry wiggled slightly but Sirius was happy to say he didn't wiggle away but farther into Sirius' chest. Sirius placed his hand in the messy black hair and began to brush it from his face, letting his fingers trail gently over his forehead, like he had watched James do so many times, he felt Harry's breathing deepen and his little body relax in his arms. His finger ran over the lighting shaped puckered scar and kissed Harry's head before humming the first melody that popped into his head, which happened to be the one that James' mum used to hum while puttering about the house. He had never realized until this last month how wrapped up his life was in in James'.

He felt something wet trail down his chest suddenly and looked down, smiling when he noticed Harry's thumb had fallen from his mouth and it was resting on Sirius' bare chest, leaving a gooey, wet slobber trail in its wake. Feeling the calm that Harry exuded while sleeping, Sirius felt his own eyes get heavy and not for the first time fell asleep with him held tightly in his arms.

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A tapping on his chest woke him. He opened his eyes and found a pair of startling green ones inches from his face. He leaned back into his pillow, trying to shake himself awake so he could focus on what he was looking at. Another tap made him smile.

"Good morning little bit. How are you this…Harry James Potter it is only 6 AM!" Sirius whined as he looked over at the clock. "We have only been back to sleep for four hours. Come on, lay back down." He said, putting his head back on the pillow and closing his eyes.

"Siwi." Said a small voice, completely waking Sirius up.

"That's right! I am Siri. That's my name, you said my name!" He said excitedly. "Are you hungry?" He watched Harry look down at his hands, his lip pouted out. "Right, well, if I am awake, I am hungry, and I know a little boy who likes bangers and eggs an awful lot." He sat up and lifted the pyjama clad baby into his arms, "Perhaps we should change that nappy first." He said, holding Harry away from him gingerly. "You are terribly squishy."

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"Here you go Godric, have some bangers." Sirius said, pulling the lion from Harry's hands and squishing him against the table with a chair. The lion's head appeared just over the table ledge in the space beside Harry's highchair. He sat a small plate in front of the toy and placed some cut up pieces on the tray in front of Harry.

"Aren't you going to show Godric how to eat?" he asked taking the seat on the other side of Harry. Harry looked over at the lion and then at Sirius. "Godric, do you like bangers and eggs?"

"Please tell me you aren't hoping for the toy to answer you." Remus said from the entrance to the kitchen.

"Of course he will. Harry is teaching Godric how to eat breakfast, aren't you Harry?" Harry looked at Sirius and then at Remus his eyebrows raised comically. "Come on Uncle Remus. Help us teach Godric how to eat breakfast." Sirius said, his voice full of meaning.

Remus shrugged, made himself a plate and sat across from Harry.

"How did he do last night?"

"He slept great, once he got in bed with me. Apparently playpens are not comfy. Are they Harry?"

"Siwi." Harry said in response.

Remus glanced at Sirius and then smiled at the tousle headed toddler.

"You slept with Uncle Sirius?"

"Siwi." Harry replied again before picking up a chunk of egg and mashing it into his mouth.

Remus smiled again and began to eat his breakfast, he wasn't sure which made him happier, Harry actually responding and eating, or the grin on Sirius' face. For the first time in weeks he looked truly happy.

"I have to go back to London today." He said, reaching over and wiping the egg off Harry's face.

"Already? He just got here yesterday." Sirius protested.

"But I took leave from the school the day after the attack, I have been gone a month and a half, I am officially out of leave. I can't lose my job, and I enjoy teaching."

"You like teaching the muggle kids?" Sirius asked, sitting back down after filling the beaker with juice and handing it to Harry, who was steadily eating, glancing at Godric every few minutes. "Harry look at Uncle Remus being silly." He said.

Harry turned and looked at Remus, his head tilted. Remus was confused until Sirius reached and grabbed the banger off of the plate in front of the still ragged lion and stuffed it into his mouth quickly.

Catching on Remus made a silly face, making Harry grin slightly, "So where did this idea come from?" he asked.

Sirius shrugged. "Andy, this is how she got Dora to eat, she went through this phase at like three where she wouldn't eat at all unless her dolls ate first." He said thickly through the stolen food in his mouth.

"While this was a great idea, let's not have you teaching him table manners." Remus said with a grin. "And, in answer to your question, Harry look at uncle Siri, he is so funny."

Harry's head spun towards Sirius, who poked his tongue out showing all of the chewed food in his mouth. Harry actually giggled, Remus pulled a disgusted face as he stuffed the lion's eggs into his mouth.

He chewed quickly and finished his sentence. "That was completely unnecessary. And I like teaching, it doesn't matter if they are muggle kids or not, it isn't like it is anything big, I am teaching an extra reading class." He said with a shrug. "It pays the bills, not all of us are the sole heir to the massive Black dynasty. Not everyone can be a spoilt little rich kid." He joked. They had teased James and Sirius mercilessly for as long as Remus could remember over being heirs to a pureblood fortune.

"When will you be back?"

"I really need to be there for at least three days, I haven't been to the flat since Peter's trial. I need to go home for a bit, and I think it would do you both good to settle in together."

"You want to leave me alone with him?"

"You were alone with him all night and this morning. You have been alone with him several times since he was born. For Merlin's sake, even Lily trusted you, well except with baths. You are fine, you will be fine, and if it comes down to it all you have to do is make a fire call and I will come over. Or call your cousin. I am certain she will have great advice."

Sirius nodded, he hadn't thought about calling Andromeda. They finished breakfast and Remus lifted Harry from his highchair.

"I have to go bye-bye for a bit, but I'll be back alright." He said, kissing him on the head.

"Bye?" Harry said softly.

"Yes, I have to go bye-bye."

Harry's eyes suddenly filled with tears and his lip trembled, he reached for Sirius, who took him, looking down at the sniffling child, confused.

"Uncle Remus will come back. We will play until he comes back. It will only be a few days, you will have fun, I promise."

"Mummmeeee go bye." Harry said quietly. Sirius felt like he had been punched in the gut. He looked up at Remus, who looked like he had been.

"Yes Harry, your Mummy went bye." Remus replied, running his hands through the soft black hair.

Mummmeee bye, Moo Moo bye." He said, his bottom lip poked out, and a few tears escaped his eyes.

"I don't think you should leave, at least not right now. He doesn't understand." Sirius said softly, while patting Harry's back.

"I have to go to the school, I don't have a way around it, and I can't live here Sirius, we told them at the hearing that I wouldn't. We can't have them taking him away because you live with a werewolf." Remus said logically as he followed Sirius into the sitting room and sat down.

"What if you just stay at the flat two days a week?"

"I have the most classes on Monday and Tuesday, I can stay at the flat on Monday night and Tuesday night and come back after classes on Wednesday. But it will be late on Wednesdays, I won't be here until after seven. I don't have sessions Friday at all so that means I only have to apparate in on Thursdays. But I have to work." He said firmly. "And then you know, full moons, four days before or after. There is no way around that."

"Right, which is in what, a week?"

Remus nodded and glanced at Harry whose head was on Sirius' shoulder.

"I'll come back this week since I won't be able to be here after Wednesday night, the moon is Sunday and then I will be back next Thursday. I can get everything caught up at the flat then. That gives us three days to get him used to me leaving and coming back."

Sirius nodded his head, and continued to rub circles over Harry's shoulder blades soothingly. "Christmas is the week after that. Jamie was the one that was big on the holiday." He said miserably.

Remus looked at Harry. "We need to do something. He can't think that Father Christmas forgot him."

Sirius nodded, "I will call Andy while you are gone, she can help me decorate and maybe watch him while I go shopping for a bit."

"I'll pick some stuff up while I am gone too." Remus agreed.

"Alright, well go on so you aren't late. I will handle him." Sirius said doubtfully.

"I didn't expect this complication." Remus said honestly, his gray eyes looking sadly at the little boy who was now twirling a piece of Sirius' hair like he did Godric's tail.

"I think he is going to throw a lot of curved quaffles our way." Sirius replied, standing with Harry in his arms. "Okay, tell Uncle Remus bye, he has to go to work."

Harry pushed his face into Sirius' chest and refused to look at Remus. He patted his back softly.

"I will come back tonight little cub." He said softly, looking sympathetically at Sirius who turned and started up the stairs.

"Come on, we can put on some new clothes and find something fun to get into, we have all sorts of new toys to break in."

Remus just caught the sight of Harry's glistening green eyes peering over Sirius' shoulder before he walked from the house.