rest easy // wolfstar raising harry // cont. on ao3

"Sirius..." Hagrid said quietly, as he cradled a heap of blankets in his arms.

Something in Sirius' brain clicked into place, and tears pooled into his eyes. He swallowed the lump in his throat, careful to not let his worst fears that came true wake the child. He slowly took the child from Hagrid's arms, carefully, as if the boy were made of porcelain. He cradled him in his arms, and gently pushed the blanket away from his face.

Across the side of his face, there was a lighting bolt, scarred and scabbed over.

Sirius looked back up at Hagrid, and said a quiet thank you to him. Hagrid gave a small nod, and turned away from the doorway the two men were standing in, and got on his motorcycle.

He looked back at Sirius from across the pavement, and said "Take care of him, lad."

Sirius gave a small smile, and said "Will do."

Sirius shut the door quietly, and sank to the floor. He held the boy to his chest and cradled his neck into his shoulder. He sucked in a couple of harsh breaths, that almost refused to go down. He let out some choked sobs as tears flooded down his face. He looked up past the hallway where the only light that flooded the dark house was coming from the dining room.

Remus looked at Sirius from the dining room, his body frozen, not daring to move.

Sirius finally spoke softly. "They're gone, Remus." He said. "James and Lily were murdered. Voldemort murdered them, but spared Harry." He looked down at the boy now cradled in his knees, as he slept like his parent's weren't killed just an hour ago.

Remus didn't react at first, but then when he did, his hand covered his mouth, as he shut his eyes. His other hand was rested on his knee, as he bent over with sobs raking through his chest. Tears pulled on his eyelashes and eventually fell down his face.

Sirius stood up slowly, and walked over to him.

They embraced each other, careful with the boy in between them.