when the time comes

South

He sits in Regulus' room again. Waiting for his parents. He wants to tell them...well... everything. He sighs harshly. His head is throbbing and no matter how much he prods at it, the pain won't subside.

"Kreacher." He mumbles into the lonely room, and soon a pop is heard. Harry doesn't turn to the elf. Said creature cursing him and his heritage. Harry sighs again, not in the mood for the moody elf. "Could you please brew me some earl grey and get a packet of jelly babies from my trunk?"

The elf grumbles and complies. Harry waits patiently while drumming his nails against the table. His ears prick up as he listens to closing footsteps, they don't sound like either of his parents. His head slowly turns to stare at the silhouette. It's Sirius.

He turns away with a frown. "What do you want?" He doesn't hide his annoyance.

"Harry." Sirius' voice is soft but Harry is having none of it. "Don't you Harry me! As you can see, I'm not in the mood of talking to you."

"Then why aren't you in bed? How-"

Harry glares at Sirius with charcoal black eyes. "I'm not a Potter and you know just as well as I do. I'm not James and I'm not Lily. And neither am I Remus or Severus for that matter. I'm just me, so don't forget that. In the past I may have wanted to stay by your side...but that isn't me anymore."

He sighs and wipes at his eyes, he needs to tell someone he trusts about what Ron tried to do. He wants to tell Cedric, he wants to see him sooner than tomorrow. He hiccups furiously. He hates feeling so vulnerable and out of tune with his emotions and bonds.

"What happened?" Worry seeps through the question and Harry seethes.

He rips his gaze from the desk and glares at Sirius in the eyes, "Don't you even dare pretend that you care about me! If you truly did you would've never taken me from Remus!"

"Harry you must understand, he's a Werewolf-"

"And yet I could never hurt my own cub, I would rather die before hurting him!" Remus growls from the door and Sirius turns around quickly. His eyes growing wide. "How?"

"Diagon alley. That's all you need to know. I don't know why you did what you did Sirius, but you should know that it pains me to know you betrayed me. I thought we were friends...and yet you held my mate at wand point. You helped rip my family away from me! It's because of you that I have lost 14 years of my son's life. If you ever have children, I hope you won't have to go through the same." Brown-green eyes stay on black. Moony can smell the distress even from this distance. His cub needs him.

"I admit I was...foolish but-"

Remus whirls around to the black-haired man. "Foolish!?" He laughs, devoid of amusement. "You were fully aware of what you were doing. I'm a werewolf, but that is precisely why I wouldn't harm Harry even during the full moon. Moony is even more protective over Harry than I am!"

"I didn't know that!" Sirius tries again but Remus turns away. He can't keep his cub waiting any longer. Harry is in need of him and he would be stupid not to comply and turn all his attention to his son. Harry throws himself into his pa's arms. It's the only thing his scattered mind orders him to do. He wants Theo! He would know how to calm him.

"Harry, what's wrong?" Remus gently goads him and Harry just shakes his head. He doesn't want to say as long as Sirius is there. "Where is dad?" He opts to say instead.

Sirius takes a sharp breath and his silver eyes widen. Harry does know! And Remus and Snape remember too!

Remus shakes his head, "He's still downstairs in the kitchen. He...he doesn't feel well. You should probably see for yourself."