Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews and I am glad ya liked it! I promised you before and I will promise you again………Sirius will not die! I repeat…..SIRIUS WILL NOT DIE! Now that that is cleared up here is chapter 44! Lol. Talk 2 ya! 

The next morning James and Remus woke up to find no Harry in bed. They didn't have to look far however because when they looked over at Sirius bed, they found Harry lying sideways with his head resting on Sirius chest. They both smiled at each other before James went over and tapped Harry lightly on the shoulder. Initially he groaned but turned over on his back to find James standing there smiling at him. "Hey….how long have you been there?" James asked gently.

"A while…..couple hours. I woke up after having a bad dream….saw Sirius just….just lying there and…well he had nobody coz Remus fell asleep in the other chair next to my bed…."

James smiled a little at him before saying…."You need your rest Harry."

"I m okay dad…"

"Harry you sprained your wrist, cracked two ribs and endured a concussion. Your mother would freak out if she saw where you were…."

"Dad Sirius needs me! I wasn't there for him before…I want to be now. If it wasn't for me he wouldn't be in this mess!" Harry rolled over on his side again.

"Oh Harry don't be ridiculous mate! This is Quirell s fault not yours….."

"Hey James, Remus. How are you?"

"Oh Rob hi how are you this morning?" James asked.

He shrugged before saying…."Okay. Any change with Sirius?"

"No. But don't worry Rob coz Sirius is a fighter. Okay? He will be fine soon."

"Ya? Well that is what they said about my dad too Remus." He walked over to his bed and saw Harry there. "Hey ya Harry. How are you feeling?"

"Ya I m a lot better thanks Rob."

"Oh well that's great. But Sirius doesn't look too good…"

"It's only a matter of time…."

"Don't bullshit me Harry!"

"OI! Watch your mouth Rob!" James ordered. Rob just stared at him and focused on Harry again.

"This is your entire fault. You and your stupid saviour idea about retrieving the stone! If it wasn't for you Sirius would be like this!"

"Don't you think I know that? What do you want from me Rob?"

"An apology would be nice…"

"Well if it would make you feel better or change anything then….I m sorry."

"Like you even care!" Rob began to walk away when Harry called out to him….

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"All you wanted was to be the hero Harry. You never thought of the consequences did you? Your big plan was to challenge the perpetrator and hopefully your daddy would come and save your sorely kissed ass from Voldemort! Well good for you Harry…the plan worked! The only flaw was that you never anticipated the kind of danger you were putting my father in……"

"SIRIUS IS NOT YOUR FATHER!"

"HE IS ALL I HAVE HARRY!" Rob shouted with tears in his eyes. "He is all I have. I lost my dad through a muggle shooting when I was seven remember? Sirius promised me from day one that he would always be there for me. But now thanks to you…..I might have just lost another great father. You should be pleased though. Obviously he loves you more than me. Do you know what his last words to me were?" Harry shook his head. "He said….he said…..you better hope that nothing happens to Harry….because I will never forgive you if he's hurt. So….you won. Congratulations. I have to get to class." He walked out of the wing with a perplexed James and Remus looking after him.

That night around 8:00 Harry was alone in the hospital with Sirius. Dumbledore had requested James and Remus pay him a visit upon their arrival. Harry was sitting on the edge of his own bed just staring over at a still Sirius. He started talking to him in a tone barely above a whisper…..

"Look what has happened to you. I am so sorry. You must be brain dead or something…..because….I don't know how to feel. I can't feel you with me anymore. It scares me to think I will have to live the rest of my life without you in it. You have been such a big part of my life that…..you will never be forgotten. Ill believe in you all my life…..you taught me so much. I promise that I will think of you everyday. Sirius….I know you said guys don't have to this to each other so much as they get older….that its just….known but….I love you." Harry lay down on his bed and turned over on his side. Tears he was choking back came flooding down his face and onto his pillow.

"Not true Harry." Said a voice inside the room. Harry stopped crying and asked "What?" in a terrified tone of voice.

"Sometimes it's nice to hear that people love you even if it is from a bloke."

Harry s eyes widened in exasperation. He turned around and propped himself up on his elbows. He saw Sirius grinning next to him with his arms behind his head.

"SSSSSirius?"

"You….I mean you re alive?"

"Well of course I'm alive you plonker! Twas only a little tap on the head."

"Only a little tap? Sirius you were knocked out for three days!"

"Okay so maybe it was a big tap on the head!" He winked at Harry who grinned and jumped off the bed and sat on the edge of Sirius.

"So glad that you are alive. I really missed you." Sirius smiled and massaged the back of Harry s head.

"Ya….well I missed you too kid! So glad that you are okay Prongslet. Have no idea what I would do otherwise….."

"You still have Rob and Ryan…."

"Ya….well Rob is not so popular with me at the moment…."

"Why not Sirius?"

"Must I spell it out for you Harry? He stalled us while you, Ron and Hermione were in danger!"

"That was my fault though. I told him to do that…."

"What? Why?"

"Promise you won't get mad?"

"Just tell me Harry!" Sirius said firmly.

"Alright…..the letter I sent home about knowing where the stone was and how I knew how to access it….well I knew you guys would come and try to stop me from going there. I had no choice but to device a plan so I asked Rob to cover me…."

"By stalling us in the hope that by the time we had figured out where you were you would…."

"Be face to face with Voldemort ya…..So are you mad?"

Sirius smiled stroked the side of Harry s face before saying….

"No. No of course not. How could I be with a genius marauder in the making?" They both laughed a little. Silence took its course before Harry broke it a few minutes later.

"Sirius I was thinking that maybe you ought to cut Rob some slack you know?"

"Oh really? And why is that then Harry?"

"Must I spell it out for you?" Sirius slapped him playfully on the arm and Harry smirked before saying…."Well he lost his parents when he was seven right? And well….he appears to be under the impression that you prefer me to him. That can't be true!"

"Harry….sometimes things change…..and there's nothing anybody can do about it mate."

"Sirius come off it ya? The only thing that has changed is your attitude towards him! He is your son too and we are all supposed to a family. I don't want there to be any divisions. You of all people should know about that!"

"Alright fine. If it will make you happy….I will talk to him." Sirius said after some consideration.

"Thank you Sirius!" Harry said slinging his arms across Sirius chest.

"Ya whatever. Come to think of it…he called me dad before we left the other night."

"Really? Well that must have taken a lot of courage. He obviously trusts you with his life. Don't ruin that Sirius because you will always regret it."

"Who are you? Judge Judy? Or Dr. Phil?"

"Shut up. You know it makes sense!"

"Ya aright. Point taken. Now shouldn't you be getting some sleep?"

"Alright. Good night Sirius." Harry said as he jumped off the bed.

"Oh hell no I am not sleeping now! I've been asleep for three days so I reckon I should catch up on the worldwide goings on!" Harry just smiled over at him before turning on his side and removing his glasses. He was asleep within minutes.

Well what did you think? Next chapter will be the journey home for the summer! Talk 2 ya!