What Jody and Snape were talking about was too complicated for a boy who was only seven years old. What's worse, he couldn't ask Aunt Jody or Snape for advice when he encountered doubts like before. Mr. Pu.

Harry was finally sure that Mr. Snape didn't like his father very much, and he certainly didn't like Sirius and Remus very much either.However, Mr. Snape probably hated the Death Eater Peter Pedillo who would turn into a mouse the most.

Harry was very worried that what he eavesdropped last night would be discovered, but fortunately, when he sat listlessly at the dining table the next day having breakfast with Aunt Jody (Snape went back to Hogwarts last night) ), Jody didn't notice that he was nervous about what he overheard, but mistook him for simple sleep deprivation.

This made Harry secretly relieved.But then he worried about Sirius again.He still doesn't know why Sirius, who fought the Death Eaters, has been on the run (well, at least he now understands why Sirius can't adopt him), and he is more worried that he will be in danger--Pey who deceived Sirius Diru, must be a very powerful bad wizard.

"Aunt Jody, when will I see Sirius again?" Harry couldn't help asking.

Jody was obviously taken aback for a moment, and replied somewhat vaguely: "Oh, I think, when Sirius has time. It seems that you get along well with him?"

"Sirius...very interesting." Harry couldn't help but smile, and said sincerely.It was the first time he had come into contact with such an interesting wizard. Although he loved Aunt Jody very much and respected Mr. Snape, the characters of the two of them really had nothing to do with the word funny. "Aunt Jody, can I write to Sirius then?"

"No, honey, I don't think so. He's too busy." Jody smiled resignedly.She'd known for a long time that Sirius' Gryffindor vivaciousness would win over any child, just as her father had always been popular with them.

However, thinking of Sirius' current situation, Jody couldn't agree to Harry's request.She knew very well that if Sirius knew that Harry wanted to keep in touch with him, he would be more than happy.But she couldn't let Harry unwittingly force Sirius to take greater risks.

Harry hung his head in disappointment.It seems that Sirius' future situation is more dangerous than he imagined, and now he is even more worried.

But for Sirius, perhaps some situations were more difficult for him to deal with than the dangers that would worry his godson.As a Gryffindor, he does not lack the courage to face danger, even if it endangers his life.

But as a human being, it is always difficult, even for the most courageous, to admit our mistakes to our face.

This directly led to Sirius not knowing how to face Lupine all these years.However, when Lupine showed up at Potter's door because of his invitation, he finally decided that no matter what, he could no longer escape the problems he should have faced long ago.

After being separated from Harry, Sirius, who had become a big dog again, put his teeth on the hem of Lupine's worn robes, and Apparated with him.

After arriving at the destination safely, the big black dog let go of its mouth.They were standing together in the corridor of a small country hotel now, the corridor narrowed even more by the bulk of the big black dog, though he was now rather thin.

"Padfoot, I hope you haven't bitten the only decent robe I have." The black dog left a huge wet tooth mark on the robe. Lupine glanced at his robe and said in a relaxed tone. Played a joke: "Come on, come in!"

Lupine pushed open the door, and the big black dog came in after him.It raised its head and looked at the humble room, purring and purring, showing the complicated eyes that dogs would never have.Then, when Lupine cast enough protective spells for the room, the big black dog turned into the handsome, thin man again.

"Padfoot, do you really think Peter is still alive?" Lupine's expression was as natural as he used to be every time he saw a dog become his old friend. He sat down on the bed and put the only thing in the room An armchair was given over to his guest.

"Yes." Sirius sat down, his hands on his lap, his head buried in his arms. "Jordy was right, I was so...so self-righteous." His gray eyes were angry and anxious. "Peter has chosen to follow Voldemort, how can he be as dull as before? He must have learned some powerful evil methods from his master. How can I think that the explosion was only because of the battle between us? How could he Will it be fried so well that there is only one finger left?"

"Padfoot," Lupine's tone was very calm, just like Dumbledore's, with a reassuring power. "It's not your fault. We all underestimated Peter. We didn't expect him to escape in such a cunning way. Even Dumbledore didn't expect him to be alive."

"That's because even Dumbledore didn't know that Peter could turn into a mouse." Sirius didn't accept Lupine's comfort, but stared at a crack on the floor with a painful expression. "I know very well that I killed James and Lily. At the beginning, I rejected Dumbledore's proposal to be the secret keeper, and suggested that James replace the secret keeper with Peter. If I hadn't done so, they would not have died .All these years I've thought I'd at least avenged them a little bit, and that made me feel a little better. But it turned out I didn't do anything. And..." He looked up at Lupine, eyes full of Guilty: "I didn't trust the people I really should. Forgive me, Remus - I should have told you this long ago."

"It's okay, Padfoot." Lupine smiled and shook his head, "I don't care, I know that I looked a little..." Lupine thought about it, and chose a slightly tactful way of saying: "No trust."

Sirius twisted his body in the chair a little uneasy. "Moon face..."

"Actually I did hide some things from you guys, and Prongs knows some, so he's probably mad at me, and we haven't been in touch for a while." Lupine shrugged. "You know, I was negotiating with werewolves at that time. But..." His tone was a little low. "They lived in a worse situation than I thought. I used to think that I was unlucky, but compared to them, I found that I was really happy. I felt sorry for them, even though the prongs were before I went on a mission Remind me those werewolves aren't Remus Lupine."

Speaking of this, Lupine looked a little ashamed. "I persuaded some werewolves to hide, but others deceived me. I believed them, but they still chose to follow Greyback to Voldemort's side, and they even used some of the money they got from me. information."

Sirius suddenly realized.The reason why he suspected Lupine at the beginning was precisely because the werewolves caused a lot of trouble to the Order of the Phoenix when they defected and joined Voldemort's command. You must know that they even participated in the attack on the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.But he never discussed his suspicions about Lupine with James, and he always thought they were as close on this one as they were on everything else.Because both of them had somehow excluded Lupine from their circle.In fact, however, this is completely a big misunderstanding.

"I'm sorry." Sirius repeated guiltily.

"Don't let the admiration go, Padfoot." Lupine gave a gentle smile, the way he always smiled at school. "In that case, I think you guys have really done enough. Besides, I once doubted you too! When Lily was in danger, you were at James' house, when James and Lily were killed in Godric's Hollow You were the only one with them when they attacked, weren't you?" Lupine countered, "So you're going to blame me?"

"Of course not." Sirius looked at Lupine in surprise, as if he wanted to see if he said that on purpose to comfort himself.Eventually, however, he looked at his old friend and smiled, and it dawned on him that it didn't make sense now: "Remus, you've always surprised me in some way, just like you always have."

"I'm glad," Lupine said softly, still smiling.

For a while, neither of the two people spoke until they both stretched out their arms and gave each other a big hug.Now, they're each other's only and best friends, and that's enough, isn't it?

"Remus, do you want to go find Peter with me? I will definitely kill him this time!" Although Sirius' mood improved a lot, he still gritted his teeth when he mentioned Peter.

"Padfoot, you can't kill him." Lupine stretched out his hand and grabbed Sirius' shoulder, and said seriously: "I understand your mood, but maybe it's not a bad thing-if Peter is still alive, you can kill him." You can clear your name.”

Over the years, Dumbledore has been trying hard to clear Sirius of the crime, but the problem is that even if Peter is really a Death Eater, Sirius is not qualified to kill him, and at the same time caused the tragedy of thirteen Muggle deaths on the spot .As long as it cannot be proved that this tragedy has nothing to do with Sirius, Sirius will never be able to recover his innocence.

In fact, no one really thought Sirius was completely innocent of this crime all these years, including himself.

"I don't care if I can recover my innocence in this life, I just need to show up when Harry needs protection!" Sirius said loudly indifferently.

"But Harry cares." Lupine said seriously. "You heard what Jody said today. Harry's life in the past seven years has not been as happy as we imagined. If you were not hunted by Aurors, then you You can visit Harry quietly, and if you know that he still has relatives, those Muggles can't be too mean to him. He likes you, Padfoot, you are his godfather, aren't you?"

Lupine's words undoubtedly moved Sirius, and he couldn't help but think of the scene he saw at the ruins of Potter's house today.Sirius found it unbearable to think that Harry might think of that snot-nosed man as his father.He finally relented: "Well, like you said, we have to catch a live Wormtail! For Harry!"

"I'll help you." Lupine breathed a sigh of relief - he never wanted to lose his last best friend.

After confirming the plan, Sirius returned to the house left by Uncle Alphard.He had to say hello to Rael before he left.To protect Regulus, he cast the Fidelity Charm on the house.He didn't want Regulus to live in the snotling's house anymore!

However, Regulus' reaction to this matter far exceeded Sirius' expectations.Although he knew what brave things Regulus had done, he hadn't realized until now that he hadn't really realized that Regulus had become a real man during the years they were apart, and that It's not the little boy who will only be obedient behind him.

"Sirius, I think you're looking for a needle in a haystack. I didn't even know that Peter Pedilou was a Death Eater. A guy like him must be pretty good at hiding himself. What's more, he's a capable An Animagus that turned into a mouse." Regulus frowned, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest of the sofa, that gesture made Sirius feel both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I have to try." Sirius said with a frown. "What else could I do? Stupidly hide in a safe place and wait for the Aurors to find out that traitor who hides like a mouse at some point? I've been hiding long enough, no, I can't Waiting like this."

"Yes, maybe this kind of hiding is very stupid in your opinion." Regulus gave his brother a dissatisfied look, and his voice became cold. "I don't think you remember at all that your younger brother also hid in a safe place for many years...and..." he said mockingly, "I'm afraid I have to continue to hide for the time being."

"I didn't mean to laugh at you, Rael." Sirius said hastily. "Your situation is different from mine. I just think..."

Regulus, however, interrupted him. "Sirius, I'm not angry. But if you must do this hopeless thing, then I just want to remind you that you should at least think about it before taking action."

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