WolfStar Raises Harry Potter

Adoption?

(3rd Person)

Sirius Black sat beside his fiance in Albus Dumbledore's office. He was jittery and couldn't sit still. This was the third meeting this month. He had begun to lose hope of ever having the chance to adopt James' son. He decided to try to distract himself from the current issue at hand. He began to reminisce to his years back at Hogwarts . It had been years since he had sat in the office (apart from desperately pleading with his old headmaster to allow him and Remus to adopt Harry).  He allowed himself to let a small chuckle to escape his lips. He thought back to the pranks he would pull with his three best friends, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Petigrew. He scoffed at the last name. Peter Petigrew; also known as Wormtail, however, better known as the man responsible for the death of James and Lily Potter.  

He let out a sigh, and looked to his right, where Remus sat. He was staring off into space as well, awaiting Dumbledore to tell them 'no' once again. Sirius reached over and grabbed Remus' hand and gave it a small squeeze. Remus shook his head out of his escape to la-la land, and gave a weak smile and squeezed his hand in return. Remus let himself get lost in thought again as the wait continued. He remembered the day that he had proposed to Sirius. Most people were shocked that it hadn't been the other way around, but once he had gotten to know Sirius,  realized he was all bark, and no bite. He also got frightened easily and needed constant attention. It suited Padfoot quite well actually.

~Begin Flashback~

Remus and Sirius were sitting in their living room. He had a book open in front of him, with Sirius resting  his head in the werewolf's lap. Remus ran his fingers through Sirius' hair as he read his book.  After a few more quiet and tranquil moments went by, Remus set his book aside and looked down at his dark haired boyfriend, "Hey, Siri?" he asked aloud as he got the other man's attention.

"Yeah, Remmy?" Sirius responded, locking eyes with Remus, a smile still on his lips.

"I don't like your last name...." Remus said with a small smirk as he looked down at a now bashful Padfoot, 

"Yeah... Me neither...." Sirius mumbled, the thoughts of all the family members that he had that ruined and tarnished the name last name Black, once a noble and proud name, became one of death and all things dark magic, even his own brother, a Death Eater. How could he like his name? 

"Have you ever considered changing it?" Remus asked, pulling Sirius out of his short, but intense spiral.

"Oh, yes. Lots of times... But I just can never think of anything that suits my name. James and I had joked for the longest time that once I was able to, I'd change my last name to be Potter, but I don't think it would actually sound that good; Sirius Potter." Sirius said the name to himself a few more times with varying tones and pronunciations, but never finding one that sounded just right. 

"Well, I suppose that you are right. That last name doesn't suit you in the slightest." Remus said with a small chuckle, looking back down at Sirius.

"Any ideas?" Sirius asked as he sat up to better face his partner.

"Lupin."  Remus said smugly,  as he then proceeded to stand up, and walk towards the exit of the room. Sirius was left to sit in dumbfounded silence, saying the name quietly to himself, before his eyes went wide with realization. 

"Wait a second... Wait a second!  Did you just propose to me?! Remus John Lupin! Get your ass back over here!" Remus chuckled and walked back over to Sirius, who was now sitting upright on the couch. 

"Yes, I did." Remus said proudly. Sirius sat in silence for a moment, watching as Remus got down on one knee, pulling a small black velvet box out of his pocket, opening it to reveal a silver ring, with a band of black and white diamonds lacing the band, glimmering like a galaxy on a cloudless, moonless night. 

"I will gladly take your last name, Remus." Sirius said happily, a few tears rising to his eyes as he carefully took the ring from the box, sliding it onto his wedding finger, looking down at it happily.

"Great. I always thought Sirius Orion Lupin had a good ring to it" Remus said with a chuckle and leaned down to kiss his now fiancé. Sirius kissed him back happily. (AN: yes this little scene is based off of a tumblr post... all credit goes to who ever was genius enough to come up with that cuteness!! Second AN; my writing is better than it was so here is a much more flushed out version, expect more changes.)

~End Flashback~

Remus smiled to himself at the memory. They hadn't gotten married yet, and continued to postpone it. They had planned on having the wedding once Harry was a little older, but after the betrayal and the death of Lily and James, they weren't in any rush to tie the knot. He looked back at Dumbledore, and saw the man finally gather his thoughts and begin to speak,

"I need you both to listen to me before you begin speaking, and keep in mind that what I did, I believed to be best for our little Harry... Now, as you may have been aware, Harry's current guardians are not the most... kind people. In fact, Mrs. Figg has just informed me that there may be some abuse." Sirius' breath got caught in his throat and Remus paled. Neither wanted to ask the question they both had, though they already knew at least one of the answers.

"W-What kind of.. a-abuse, Professor?" Sirius asked, voice shaking, and his hand clinging to Remus' as if if was his life line. Albus sighed and hung his head slightly,

"Physical.... Verbal... Mental... That is all to my knowledge...I know you two are both very concerned, but due to them being his only blood relatives, I think it safest that he stay there..." Sirius shook his head and stood up, banging his fist on the head masters desk.

"Best for him? BEST FOR HIM?! HE IS A BLOODY THREE YEAR OLD! REMUS AND I WOULD AT LEAST PROTECT THE CHILD! THIS IS MY BEST FRIENDS SON! HE WAS BETRAYED! WE ALL WERE BETRAYED! AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO FUCKING TELL ME THAT I CAN'T RAISE MY GODSON BECAUSE THE FUCKING MUGGLES ARE RELATED TO HIM BY BLOOD?! BY THE TIME THAT THAT MIGHT COME IN HANDY HE COULD BE DEAD! THIS-"

"SIRIUS SIT DOWN!" Remus yelled at his companion.

"NO! I AM NOT GOING TO SIT HERE WHILE YOU LET JAMES AND LILY'S SON BE ABUSED! I REFUSE TO SIT HERE IN THIS OFFICE AND LET YOU DISGRACE JAMES AND LILY LIKE THAT!" Sirius shouted, his face red and his eyes wild, dog-like even.

"Sirius, I understand your urgency, howe-" Dumbledore attempted to continue in a calm tone.

"Do you?" Sirius asked, voice level despite the way that his chest and shoulders heaved from the adrenaline rush that was still coursing through him. "Do you have any idea what it is like to be abused by the people that are supposed to care for you? You can call me selfish, but I am not going to let him live the same life I did. I... I couldn't live with myself if I let my best friends son live the life I lived... We have to stop this while he is young...." Sirius said, sinking back down into his chair,  running a hand through his hair as his mind raced, his legs bouncing up and down as he tried to keep the tidal wave of flashbacks from washing over him.

Albus looked from Sirius to Remus, "do you agree with Sirius, Remus?" Remus bit his tongue so not to follow in his fiance's steps by yelling at the headmaster.

"Yes, I do, Professor..." Dumbledore nodded his head and moved a packet of papers towards the couple, 

"You truly do care about Harry, not that I needed to be convinced of that, but I regret allowing him to live in that environment. You may go and collect him as soon as you can. Just, remember, neither of you will be any good to Harry if you are in Azkaban."  Sirius jumped to his feet and picked Remus up in a rib crushing hug, smiling from ear to ear. Remus was just as ecstatic, beaming as he grabbed the packet of papers, and the two quickly thanked Dumbledore before apparating to No. 4 Private Drive.

(AN: As some of you may notice, I changed up quite a bit of the writing, I am planning to go through most of the chapters and update the rest as well (forgive me i started this while still in school))