Wolfstar: Two Men And a Baby

Chapter 6: The Six Weeks of Tragedy

(Yes when I don't have names I often write a characteristic of the character I am trying create and put it in google translate, translate it to latin and see if it sounds Harry Potterish. I did this with Canini in the first book, but she had double meaning as she is of Italian decent and I thought it fitting to give her a name from the oldest language in that region.)

Over the next week there was very little change in Remus and Sirius' relationship then before Christmas night. They still had the same routine, they worked, they played with Harry and taught him skills, and cooked and ate supper together, the only difference was now they also started doing newly couple things. They talked about how they felt for one another, they started holding hands when next to one another, and now kissed on occasion however it was still new so the more physical stuff was currently at a minimum.

January fourth Remus came home to a distraught and nervous Sirius, who was clearly waiting for him. Remus puts his work briefcase down.

'What's wrong, what has happened?'

'I don't want you to worry, but I have been fired.'

'What, what happened. Why would they fire you?'

'They told me it was due to lack of sales, but I think had to due with my darkened mood for the first couple months I was working. I never said anything impolite or sarcastic, but I hardly ever smiled or looked happy either and I think that made customers uncomfortable.'

'That's hardly fair though, you should go and explain to them that you are better now and need to be able to support Harry. I can afford our food and rent, but not the nanny and part of the custody agreement was you having a job.'

'Remus, I think it's ok, I told you not to worry because back in November I applied to several stores and I was accepted to a few. I chose to work at the broom shop, but I talked with Flourish and Blotts Bookseller and they said there offer still stands and that after some training I can start in a couple days. See, it's going to be ok, that and Flourish pays its employees well, in a few years we could afford a house, maybe even a nice vacation every so often.'

'A vacation does sound nice, ok, then tonight we should celebrate your new job. After supper me, you, and Harry are going out for ice cream.'

Remus kisses Sirius on the cheek, blushing Sirius replied, 'Can't wait.'

The night before his new job Sirius had a hard time sleeping so he barely managed to keep his eyes open the whole day, but he was wide awake when he opened there flats door.

'Bloody Hell! What happened?'

There was stuff thrown everywhere, the smaller furniture was all broken, and he could hear sobbing. He carefully walked to Remus' room and found the man in emotional agony.

'What the bloody hell is going on Remus, what have you done to our flat?'

'He's dead, she killed him!'

'What do you mean he's dead, your father?'

'No it's not my father, if you paid attention at all these past few months you'd know we aren't on speaking terms. No, it's the man who saved me and my parents life, the man who's the bloody reason I'm not a registered werewolf, the man who's made it possible for me to be an auror in the first place. Vincent MacBones has been murdered and it is my fault!'

After learning Remus got Sarah to babysit Harry away from the flat, Sirius have Remus the time to calm down and after a quick mending the two men where sitting at the dinner table. Sirius did not wish to upset his new romantic partner but they had to talk.

'Do you want to tell me what happened?'

'Yesterday, while I was locked up here, Vincent went out on a field mission. He hardly does anymore because of how old he is, but I was out so I guess they were down a man. They managed to find the whereabouts of one of You-Know-Who's deadliest followers, Ronna Trooner. They caught her, but not before Trooner cast the killing curse at Vincent. If I had only been there he might be dead.'