Harry's eyes filled up with tears as he read and re-read the letter from his Godfather. He knew that Sirius knew what this meant alot to him but Sirius had no idea how much of "alot".
"thank you" Harry whispered softly before picking up the box and the Pensieve and making his way out of the vault and back to Grimmauld Place.
"Lunch is ready Master Harry, would you like Kreacher to serve it ?" Kreacher asked bowing low as Harry came back with the box and Pensieve
"no, thanks Kreacher, I'll have it later" Harry smiled placing the box on his bed "why don't you have a day off and relax"
"Kreacher just had a day off two days back master" Kreacher said. After the war Harry had accepted Kreacher to serve only on the conditions that Kreacher will take a pay for his work and also have holidays and day offs, which Kreacher accepted as long as he got to stay at his Master's house till his last day, just like his mother. "forgive Kreacher but is that Black's Crest on the box master" Kreacher asked fearing he would be punished any moment now.
"yeah. Sirius left it to me. " he said "I guess there is something for you too in it" he said after opening and seeing two-three small vials tagged as "see with Kreacher if he is still there for you"
"for Kreacher? Master Sirius left something for Kreacher?" Kreacher asked as much shocked as Harry as they both knew that Kreacher and Sirius never got along well, well atleast not after he came back from Azkaban and all.
"yeah, why not start with this one only then?" Harry said putting the pensieve out and putting the memory from the vial in it.
He took Kreacher's hand they both were engulfed into what nothingness and landed on the floor of the same room but in much better condition without any sort of House Banners around.
Both Harry and Kreacher turned around as they heard the door open. A boy with short curly black hair entered the room with a boy younger than him with straight black hair following him. The boy with curly black here which Harry presumed for sure was Sirius looked angry as he dropped the stuff he was holding in his hand on the bed.
"I can't believe it. How can she do this to me? I am her son right?" young Sirius muttered settling on the bed
"she is just furious. She'll come along, just wait and watch" The other boy said
"Reg, she hates me now with all her heart or else why will she ask me stay away from her family and send me to this room for all the vacations I come ho- here" Sirius said and Harry was sure he saw tears glazing over his eyes.
"I am sorry brother. I-I am here for you no matter what mother says" young Reg consoled his elder brother. Sirius had just come home for the first time after leaving for his first year at Hogwarts and all hell broke loose as his mother is clearly ignoring the fact of having an elder son seeing he was sorted in Gryffindor and not Slytherin.
Sirius hugged his younger brother "I hope you are sorted in Slytherin" he mumbled "I rather wish that, coz I know you won't be able to take on mum's rage"
"someone is more raged than mum I guess" Regulus said pulling back from the hug as they heard younger looking Kreacher drop his trunks and stuff from his previous room to here. Kreacher's eyes widened on seeing his younger self.
"I will never understand that house elf" Sirius said "we grew up playing with him and literally he was more like a mother to us than our own mother but now here he is, disowning me just like my own mother." Sirius sighed as he began to open his trunk and pile out his things from Hogwarts.
Reg excitedly jumped next to his brother seeing as he emptied the trunk giving him sweets now and then.
"how did you manage getting out of the school. as far as I know you are forbidden from going to Hogsmeade before your third year" Reg asked licking his candy
"well, I made a few friends and one of them happen to inherit his father's invisibility cloak and its easy to sneak out with the rest of the third years and above students under it" Sirius said "so next time you want anything, anything from Hogsmeade just tell m-"
Sirius was broken by another thud of his belonging been thrown to the ground by the house elf who looked irritated.
Reg walked up to Kreacher with some candies in his hand "wanna have it Kreacher?" he asked sweetly, just like he always was to his elf.
"ma-master Sirius got it, Kreacher can not take it" Kreacher said
"can you, for my sake be good to him Kreacher?" Reg asked understanding where the elf was coming from and didn't blame him for this attitude as the elf was merely following his mother's order.
"but mistress said..." he was cut off by Sirius .
"she said to avoid me like I was no one and ignore my existence in this house. Fine I'll leave this house forever as soon as I can" Sirius yelled storming off to his bed. Normal behavior for a 11 year old who has been disowned in his own house.
Reg looked at elf with a pleading eyes which were having tears in them. Harry was finding it hard to believe that son of someone like Mrs. Black, as he had heard about her, could be so sensitive and can actually feel things like love and hurt. Harry looked down at Kreacher (present Kreacher) who looked on a verge to cry himself.
"please Kreacher, he is my brother and I can't afford to loose him over some House issues" Reg began "he is the only best friend I have, be nice to him till he is here and whenever he is here" he said tear escaping his eyes as he ran to his older brother and hugged him. Sirius loving wiped the tears off his 10 years old brother face.
"master Sirius and master Regulus need anything?" Kreacher asked after a while. He was always fond of both the boys and somehow Regulus was his favorite master and he followed his every instruction with his whole heart even if it meant to go against his own will.
"no, thanks Kreacher" Sirius smiled
Kreacher left the room. Sirius turned to Reg and said in an almost inaudible voice "I love you Reg, you are the best brother one can ask for. Just remember I am always there for you whenever you need me, no matter what"
The scene dissolved and Harry and Kreacher were thrown back to the present in the same room. Harry looked confused of why Sirius wanted Kreacher to go along in this memory. Harry knew for Harry to show it wanted to show him the good loving side of Regulus coz he really never himself got to know that Reg went against Dark Lord and died saving the world the best way e could, so Sirius just wanted Harry to know the reason why he still loved his younger brother even after he signed up for Dark Side.
Harry looked at Kreacher who was holding back his tears "you have any idea why Sirius wanted you too see it?" Harry asked
Kreacher nodded, which confused Harry a bit more, taking his curiosity to a new level "why?"
"master Sirius knew Kreacher loved Master Regulus and that was the first time Kreacher saw Master Regulus cry after being grown up. Master Sirius might have wanted to remind Kreacher of what Master Regulus asked from Kreacher but Kreacher failed to serve him. Kreacher was bad to Master Sirius when Master was here a few years back. but seeing young masters was good. Master Sirius and Master Regulus were always close till Master Sirius left the house" Kreacher said
"you never failed his request, I can understand how hard it must have been to see your master die while you just stand there forbidden to do anything. " Harry tried to console and it kinda helped "Sirius really loved you, trust me, it was just wrong time for all the blood issues to come up between you two then, if he would have been still alive he would have been so proud of you and Regulus" Harry said
Kreacher just gave a weak smile.
"I guess all this travelling and seeing those candies made me hungry. why don't we go grab something to eat" Harry suggested to which Kreacher happily obliged running to kitchen to serve his new master whole heartedly seeing that's what his two older masters would have wanted.
Harry just packed up the things and could really wait to relive more memories Sirius, his mum and dad and Remus had left to him. He went down and was greeted by the smell of delicious cooking from kitchen. Harry mentally thanked Molly for actually coming up with the idea of teaching Kreacher a few of her recepies.
A/N: I know it might have been pointless for the theme as it had literally like literally nothing to do with Harry or his parents or Marauders exactly Well I just wanted Harry to see the love two brothers held for each other and how the war caused more damage to Black Brothers, more than anyone showed in their later life till their very last day.
Don't hate on the story of you don't like this Memory (though I really hope you like it) ...i'll make sure that the next chapters have more details about Marauders and Harry's parents.
~DG