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lls_mutantGood things about being done with remix: I added another two pages to AIL13 today. Whoohoo!
And it's surprisingly cheerful. I mean, considering what people might expect.
And because I love giving previews...
It was late when they were finally admitted that the planned defenses would do for now. Remus yawned and stretched. "I'd better get home. I've got to get to get to Ripspot's garden early tomorrow."
"I should go, too," Peter said. "I've got an early meeting with Honeydukes."
Sirius stood as well, but James shook his head. "Padfoot, would you mind staying for a bit?"
"Not at all," Sirius said. He glanced over at Remus, and Remus smiled before he and Peter Apparated away. "What's going on?"
"Well," James said, shifting and twirling his wand between his fingers, "we have something to ask you."
Sirius looked between James and Lily, who was looking equally nervous. "You two are not asking me to join in a threesome," he said, "are you?"
Lily kicked him in the shin in a friendly sort of way. "Of course not," she laughed. "It's something else."
Sirius already had a suspicion, of course. He'd be an idiot not to. But for once, he kept his mouth shut and leaned back, waiting.
"You see," James began, "it's like this. You know that I love Remus and Peter like brothers, but you, you're my best mate. You always have been." Sirius nodded, glad that he wasn't required to speak right now. "And we can really only ask one of you this."
"We knew it would be you," Lily picked up. "We always did. It's not just that we trust you so much, although we do. But you… you're right for the job. We know how you feel about Harry, Sirius."
He's like my own son. It was the first time Sirius had put words to the sentiment, and it shocked him. It felt somehow disloyal to James, and yet, at the same time, it was the most profound and pure feeling he'd felt in… well, not ever, but no. He'd never felt anything like this.
Lily reached for James's hand, and James squeezed it as he leaned forward. "We'd like you to be Harry's godfather, Sirius," James said, his eyes so serious behind his glasses. "I know to some people it's just a ceremonial thing, but to us…."
"We want you to be more than a big part of Harry's life," Lily said. "I can't quite put the words to it, but it's more than just an honorary uncle. I mean, like James said, we both love Remus and Peter like brothers, too. But you," she wiped her eyes. "I mean, you gave us Harry."
Sirius smiled. "You did all the work," he said in a voice that was rusty and cracked. "I just caught him." They both laughed, and Sirius wiped at his own eyes. "Oh, hell. You both know what I'm going to say."
"We know," Lily said, laughing through her tears.
"But Sirius," James said, leaning forward, "the only thing is… well, with this prophecy nonsense and all… I just want to be sure that you know just how serious this could get. If something should happen to Lily and me, we want you to watch out for Harry."
Sirius nodded. "I know that. It won't happen, but I know that."
And it's surprisingly cheerful. I mean, considering what people might expect.
And because I love giving previews...
It was late when they were finally admitted that the planned defenses would do for now. Remus yawned and stretched. "I'd better get home. I've got to get to get to Ripspot's garden early tomorrow."
"I should go, too," Peter said. "I've got an early meeting with Honeydukes."
Sirius stood as well, but James shook his head. "Padfoot, would you mind staying for a bit?"
"Not at all," Sirius said. He glanced over at Remus, and Remus smiled before he and Peter Apparated away. "What's going on?"
"Well," James said, shifting and twirling his wand between his fingers, "we have something to ask you."
Sirius looked between James and Lily, who was looking equally nervous. "You two are not asking me to join in a threesome," he said, "are you?"
Lily kicked him in the shin in a friendly sort of way. "Of course not," she laughed. "It's something else."
Sirius already had a suspicion, of course. He'd be an idiot not to. But for once, he kept his mouth shut and leaned back, waiting.
"You see," James began, "it's like this. You know that I love Remus and Peter like brothers, but you, you're my best mate. You always have been." Sirius nodded, glad that he wasn't required to speak right now. "And we can really only ask one of you this."
"We knew it would be you," Lily picked up. "We always did. It's not just that we trust you so much, although we do. But you… you're right for the job. We know how you feel about Harry, Sirius."
He's like my own son. It was the first time Sirius had put words to the sentiment, and it shocked him. It felt somehow disloyal to James, and yet, at the same time, it was the most profound and pure feeling he'd felt in… well, not ever, but no. He'd never felt anything like this.
Lily reached for James's hand, and James squeezed it as he leaned forward. "We'd like you to be Harry's godfather, Sirius," James said, his eyes so serious behind his glasses. "I know to some people it's just a ceremonial thing, but to us…."
"We want you to be more than a big part of Harry's life," Lily said. "I can't quite put the words to it, but it's more than just an honorary uncle. I mean, like James said, we both love Remus and Peter like brothers, too. But you," she wiped her eyes. "I mean, you gave us Harry."
Sirius smiled. "You did all the work," he said in a voice that was rusty and cracked. "I just caught him." They both laughed, and Sirius wiped at his own eyes. "Oh, hell. You both know what I'm going to say."
"We know," Lily said, laughing through her tears.
"But Sirius," James said, leaning forward, "the only thing is… well, with this prophecy nonsense and all… I just want to be sure that you know just how serious this could get. If something should happen to Lily and me, we want you to watch out for Harry."
Sirius nodded. "I know that. It won't happen, but I know that."
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Date: 2007-04-14 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-14 06:41 pm (UTC)Actually, I very much know what you mean. There are certain moments that are done over and over in fanfic- MWPP finding out Remus is a werewolf, the Animagi transformation reveal, the Shack incident... this is another one. It kind of feels like everybody and their bother who writes MWPP has done a version of this :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Date: 2007-04-14 07:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-15 02:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-16 06:58 pm (UTC)Just wanna say, you're one of the fanficcers who've managed to get me staying up 'til silly hours of the morning reading avidly. So thanks!
Keep up the good work! ^_^