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Chapter 16

Sirius chewed on his quill in thought for a while, thinking of what he should write. He heard his grandparents enter their bedroom, which was next to his. He supposed that he should probably turn himself in, too, but first he had to finish this letter. Sirius sighed and dipped his quill in the ink.

Dear Albus,

A few days ago my godson, Harry, wrote a letter to me concerning the Dursleys. Apparently his uncle, Vernon Dursley, was beating him, and Harry felt that he could not take the abuse any longer.

I know that I should have notified you immediately, but under the circumstances, and because Harry's letter sounded really desperate, Remus Lupin and I agreed to act as quickly as possible.

I wrote to the Evans family's lawyer, Mr. Smith, and told him to take Harry out of the Dursleys' house immediately at my, his legal guardian's, request.

Mr. Smith complied and Harry was taken to my grandparents' house, he will be safe here. As soon as I was freed, I came here, too.

Unfortunately, we found out that Harry's letter was quite truthful. Harry has been beaten terribly, and apparently this has been going on for years. Even though Harry did not tell me this, he has all the signs.

I am writing to you because Harry has put up walls around his mind and emotions that I cannot get down. Harry isn't used to trusting people, and I feel that the only way to help Harry would be giving him a de-aging potion.

Maybe when he is a child, I will be able to get through to him and get him to open up to people again.

Please send over a batch of de-aging potion as soon as possible!

Yours sincerely,

Sirius Black.

Sirius tied the letter to his owl's leg and watched it fly off into the night. When he could not see it anymore, Sirius sighed and extinguished the lights. He climbed into his bed and was asleep within seconds.

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THE NEXT DAY

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Sirius woke up early the next morning. He yawned and stretched and then put on some fresh clothes. After his morning wash, Sirius went down the hallway and entered Harry's room.

Harry was already awake. He looked up from the bed immediately, his face lighting up a bit: "Padfoot!"

Sirius smiled and ruffled his godson's hair fondly.

"Good morning, kiddo, do you want to go downstairs for breakfast?"

Harry's face fell and he looked away: "No." Harry said softly.

Seeing his godson's crestfallen expression, Sirius' eyes softened immediately and he ran his hand through Harry's hair. "That's ok, Harry."

The two of them sat in an uncomfortable silence for a while, neither knowing what to say.

"Padfoot?" Harry asked timidly, finally breaking the ban.

Sirius smiled at Harry softly: "Yes, Harry?"

Harry looked up into Sirius' eyes almost fearfully,
"Are you mad at me?"

The expression on Harry's face, so fearful, almost as though he was expecting to get hit, almost broke Sirius' heart.

Sirius sat down on the bed beside his godson and pulled Harry into his arms, giving him a gentle, yet firm hug.

He kissed his godson on the forehead and said, "No, Harry. Of course I'm not angry."

Harry was looking doubtful: "Are you sure?"

Sirius gripped Harry's chin gently and forced his godson to look him in the eyes: "Kiddo, I am not mad at you." Sirius said firmly.

Harry stared into Sirius' eyes for a moment and then hugged his godfather back.

They stayed like this for a while before Sirius withdrew gently and went downstairs into the kitchen to get Harry's tray of breakfast. When he was sure that Harry was eating, Sirius went downstairs again and had a quick breakfast together with his grandparents.

After breakfast Sirius went back upstairs to Harry's room.

They talked for the whole day about various things such as Quidicth, school and Harry's adventures at Hogwarts, but mostly it was Sirius talking and telling Harry stories about his parents and the marauders.

Harry fell asleep in Sirius' arms that night around eight o'clock.

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LATER THE NIGHT

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When Sirius noticed that Harry had fallen asleep, he placed his godson under the covers, being careful not to wake him. He kissed Harry's forehead gently and then quietly left the room.

Sirius went down the hallway and into his own living quarters- and noticed immediately that there was an owl waiting for him: Dumbledore's reply!

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