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When There Is No War	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6321 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 15: The Apology
Sirius stared down the staircase, standing at the top of it. He clenched his jaw in anger. Remus had just walked away with his child, and said he couldn't return home unless he apologized to that git, Snivilus! He couldn't believe it! His son, his home, and Remus was taking them both away from him,like he was some kid being punished.
A sudden sickness washed over him as he remembered Remus saying that Andrew witnessed another kid's beating. Sirius didn't know if that also meant he had also received some of his own or not, but witnessing it would be enough to make any little kid scared for his life.
He pulled at his hair in frustration before slamming his fist against the wall, momentarily forgetting that it wasn't his wall to begin with. He glanced at the place he had hit. The wall was still intact, but his hand throbbed in pain.
"Damn it!" He muttered to himself.
"Padfoot?"
Sirius snapped his head toward the direction James' voice had come from. His best friend stood outside of Harry's closed bedroom door. He looked as Sirius felt. Anger, flustered, and helpless.
"How's Harry?"
James sighed. "He'll be fine. You've made quite a mess though."
"What was I supposed to think?!"
James cast a noise blocker on Harry's room. He narrowed his eyes at Sirius. "Did you really think that Moony would have allowed anything to happen to Andrew?"
"Of course not!"
"So?"
"So what?"
James scratched his head uneasily. "Padfoot, I don't like Severus, but he wouldn't have hurt Andrew either."
Sirius scoffed unconvinced.
"Have you seen him around Harry and the other children?" James asked. "He's not Remus, but they like him; for some reason or another. He's patient and quiet. Children like that. They listen to him almost better than anyone I know. Possibly even better than Albus."
"He's only that way because of Lily."
"You're being completely biased, Sirius. A lot of the things we do are because of Lily. It is because of her that I realized that I was one of the biggest bullies of Hogwarts' history."
"They were just jokes, James."
"And most of them were cruel ones. Casting Engorgio on girls' breasts?" James shuddered. "That was disgusting."
"You would think some of them would have appreciated it. Remember Emily Brighten? She was as flat chested as a man."
"She was absolutely embarrassed from it." James said bitterly. "What would happen if you had a small penis and someone enlarged it?"
"I would be happy!" Sirius said with a grin. "IF I had a small penis."
"And if they had enlarged it while you were in class? While also pointing out the fact that it was small to begin with? Saying that you are doing them a 'favor' by casting the spell on you? Don't tell me that you wouldn't feel humiliated."
Sirius crossed his arms with a huff. "Fine, you're right. I wouldn't like it."
"That's sort of what we did to Severus." James added quietly, still ashamed of his past.
"He pulled tricks of his own."
"It could have been different if we had not teased him to begin with. He's a good guy."
"He's a Slytherin."
"Merlin, Sirius, you really need to grow up!" James muttered, walking passed him and down to the first floor. "Especially now that you have a kid."
"I don't need to grow up!" Sirius felt insulted. He followed James to the kitchen.
"Judging people because of their house sorting? That's childish! Let's not forget that that is exactly what the Slytherin house is known for. Last I remember, you're a Gryffindor."
"But it's Snivilus!" Sirius wailed.
James handed him a butterbeer. "Think about this, Padfoot." He said as he sat at the table. "If a group of kids outnumbered Andrew and teased him like we did to Severus, what would you think of them?"
"That's completely different!"
"How so?"
Sirius shrugged unable to come up with something to defend his claim.
"I think you know what you should do next, Padfoot." James told him.
Sirius scowled. Even James wanted him to apologize.
* / *
Sirius stood on the porch of Severus' home. He had hoped that he would be asleep already, but the lights were on in two rooms of the house. It was much smaller than Sirius would have thought Severus, 'The Half-Blood Prince,' would reside in.
Lily had also agreed that he should apologize to Severus. That was no surprise. Sirius had a feeling Peter would have also agreed with the lot of them, making most of his friends against him on this.
If he wanted to return home, he had to do this, and James' talk had made him realize he may have accused Severus all too quickly.
Still, saying sorry to the guy that irritated him more than Kreacher was going to be hard. And, knowing Severus, he was going to enjoy every minute of Sirius' discomfort.
Sirius rang the doorbell, a welcoming tune played and finished before Severus answered the door moments later. His dark eyebrows raised in surprise at the sight of Sirius.
"Oh, look, a little lost dog." Severus drawled lazily.
Sirius cleared his throat awkwardly. "Can I come in?"
"I am a bit engaged at the moment."
"Doing?" Sirius asked, peeking into the house. It was neater than he had ever expected Severus' house to be. For some unknown reason he had thought Severus was a slob. Maybe it was because of his nasty, greasy hair.
"That really is none of your concern." The door was then shut in Sirius' face.
Muttering a nasty word, Sirius rang the doorbell again. "I am not leaving until we talk!"
No answer.
Sirius cast the door open and stepped in. Severus stood, eyeing him, with a set of robes in his arms. A suitcase lay open on top of a table in what looked to be a dining room.
"This eradicates my theory of you being a vampire." Severus joked dryly.
"Funny, I thought the same of you." Sirius muttered.
"I don't have time to talk with you. Not like you and I would have anything to converse about in the first place." Severus resumed back to his packing, rolling up the set of robes in his hands, and neatly tucking it into the suitcase.
"Look, I am sorry I lost my temper earlier and pushed you."
"I hardly noticed it. I assumed you were aiming for Remus."
Sirius narrowed his eyes at that comment. As usual, Severus was making fun on him. He clenched his jaw, telling himself to ignore the man's snarks. "I was just worried about Andrew. When I saw him crying, I wanted to protect him more than anything."
Severus' eyes flickered to Sirius for a second before going back to his task. "Unfortunately, attacking the wrong man solves nothing."
Sirius sighed. "I realize now that you've done nothing but try to help. For that, I am thankful." If only Remus was here, he'd never believe Sirius just say something like that to Severus... Now he felt like he wanted to hurl.
"Hmm." Severus said with a tilt of his head. "Did Remus tell you what was said in that room?"
"Not quite. Remus kind of... won't talk to me right now."
The dark haired man smirked, obviously amused that Sirius was in trouble with his boyfriend. The smirk swiftly disappeared after a moment. "Your son has indeed been traumatized, Sirius. To what extent, I do not know. That man didn't physically harm him, but Andrew's mental stability is questionable."
"Is there anything I can do for him? Potions or something?"
Severus snapped his suitcase closed. "None that are safe for someone so young." He said quietly. "All you can personally do is love him. And if you ever see the need to punish him, I would refrain from anything corporal." He shrunk the suitcase with his wand, and tucked it in a pocket of his robes. "I accept your apology, for what it's worth- knowing you, probably very little. Now, if you'll excuse me."
Sirius followed Severus out of his home and watched him lock it up with a complicated spell. The two then walked in silence to the apparating point.
"Where are you going, anyway?" Sirius asked once they had stopped.
"You would be willing to kill if you knew." He said dryly before disapparating, leaving Sirius standing alone in the early AM of the night.
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