Slytherin Boys

Confusion and Cuddling

Sirius looked up, seeing something he had longed for for nearly 15 years. He saw Lily and James, the woman in front of him bending and kissing his forehead.

"Don't cry, Sirius. Everything will be okay." The golden shrouded young woman had a ghostly air to her, looking just as beautiful as she had the last time he had seen her alive though.

"We have been watching." James had his gold covered hand on Sirius's shoulder, looking at him proudly. "You're taking such good care of him. He loves you, you know. You and Rem are doing so wonderfully and I couldn't be more happy." He could see the tears still in Sirius's eyes and Lily went to the nursery to be able to see her baby while there. "Padfoot. Don't you ever blame yourself, okay? This was not your fault! It was that traitor's fault. We never suspected it was him. Who would have?" James hated seeing how upset his best friend, no his brother, was.

"It was my idea to switch though. I suggested it. Me." Sirius threw his arms around the temporarily existing James Potter's waist and buried his face into the other man's stomach. It was something he had done since he was a first year in Hogwarts and they had befriended each other plus Remus. He had never done it with Peter though.

"Listen to me dammit!" James groaned, running his fingers through Sirius's hair. "It is not your fault and Lily will kick your arse if she hears you say it is."

"I'd like to know what is going on." Remus's voice came from the doorway, the werewolf leaning against it before coming in all the way.

"We're visiting?" James grinned at Remus. "Lily and I were granted special permission to come for a visit."

"Why does this not surprise me?" Remus couldn't take his eyes off James though, drinking in the sight of his other best friend as Lily returned.

"Hello Remus." Lily greeted softly, watching how the werewolf's forest green eyes focused on her now.

"Lily..." The sandy haired man smiled at her. "You two look well." He blushed and then covered his face. "Forget I said that."

James and Sirius both were amused, roaring with laughter. "Where we are is amazing. It's peaceful and James' family was waiting there for us." Lily looked pleased.

"It's not Heaven though. That's a Christian place. It's another realm. And we can be reborn again." James was excited. "And we can watch over you guys as often as we like too."

"James!" Lily elbowed him. "Calm down."

"You'll never believe who Regulus is dating! Arthur Weasley's oldest son, William." Sirius gossiped.

~Few hours later~

The four spent two hours talking until they heard Harry calling for them. "Moomy! Paddy!" Harry knew to wait for Sirius or Remus to get him.

"Coming, Bambi." Sirius rose to his feet and went to the nursery. "Did you rest well?"

"Mhm!" Harry smiled as Sirius scoop him up. "See Moomy now?"

"Let's go wake uncle Reggie up first." Sirius carried Harry to Regulus' room and set the wiggly toddler on his brother's bed.

"Uncle! Uncle Reg! Up." Harry had crawled close and planted a kiss on his uncle's cheek. "Cuddle with Harry."

"Mm... Your hair cut looks lovely." Regulus had noticed it as soon as he opened his eyes.

"Yay! Paddy! Up now please?" Harry crawled to the edge of the bed and reached for Sirius once more, being obliged.

"Now to Moomy." Sirius galloped like a horse through the halls, making sure it was loud enough to give warning.

Lily vanished, deciding to not show herself but James remained. He watched Harry's face as Sirius carried him in and let out a sigh, watching how the little boy focused on Remus without noticing anyone else in the room.

"Moomy. Moomy!" Harry called, wriggling until he was set in Remus's lap, nuzzling into him until he saw James and froze. "Dada?"

"Hey there." James knelt in front of Remus and Harry. "It is Dada. I have to go soon though. Be your Moomy and Paddy's good boy, okay?"

"Okay." Harry nodded, curling further into Remus's chest but letting James hold his hand. "Dada like Harry's hair?" He looked hopeful.

"It is very nice. Looks much better than Dada's messy hair." The man laughed. "You look very handsome."

"Thank, Dada." Harry grinned shyly, leaning over to hug the glowing man around the neck.

"I need to go bye bye now, Harry. I love you." James kissed his son's forehead softly. "You two better keep up your good care of him or so help me, I'll come back and beat you senseless with a spatula again."

"We will." Remus agreed while Sirius shuddered at the memory. James had been very mad at them for a prank they had played on him and he had hit them repeatedly with a spatula around the head. "He's our pride and joy now. And our mini Marauder."

"Good... And Sirius... If I see you feeling like it was your fault, I'll come kick your bum seven ways to Sunday." James gave them one last look and vanished to the after life realm to be with Lily.

"Moomy... I have a 'nana now?" Harry asked for a banana, unphased by what had just happened and the two older men laughed.

"Yes, Sweet Pup. You can have a banana. And I love your haircut." Remus carried Harry off to the kitchen with Sirius following, both feeling like weight had lifted off their shoulders. They no longer worried that James and Lily would be angry at them for letting Harry think of them as his parents.

"Let's make some banana bread too. I have a proposition for Bill and Gringotts also now that I'm cleared of all charges." Sirius was in a jovial mood now and was planning on righting wrongs his mother had done to their family.