“So,” Remus cleared his throat, pouring Raegan a cup of tea. “How’s life?”
Raegan poured their whole heart out, mentioning their concerns for safety, feeling conflicted about the role they played in the Order, and Anthony wanting to back out of the Order after they nearly died a third time from an auror who thought they were death eaters.
“...and so,” Raegan said between sobs, putting the empty tea cup down to wipe their nose with a tissue Remus handed. “I just don’t know… I don’t want to leave the order, but I care about Anthony’s concerns.”
Remus was thoughtful, as always. “You must be feeling very overwhelmed…”
Sirius barged in, brandishing his wand. “WHO’S CRYING? REMUS? REI? WHO HURT YOU?”
“Shh…” Remus tut-tutted, sitting next to Raegan, patting their back. “It’s just a lot…”
“Oh… Kid…” Sirius lowered his wand and slowly approached them, sitting right next to Raegan. “What’s wrong?”
“Raegan wants to stay in the Order… Anthony wants to flee to Germany, albeit, earlier than they’d planned…” Remus repeated, handing the sniffling Raegan another tissue.
“Oh, that bastard…” Sirius murmured, holding onto Raegan’s hand, but said nothing else. He’d come to the conclusion: Raegan and Anthony loved each other. Raegan was brave and Anthony wanted to make sure he didn’t lose the love of his life… He’d felt that with Remus– more times than he could ever count.
“I don’t know how to tell him…” Raegan began again, eyes now puffy and nose stuffed. “Doesn’t he trust me?”
“Of course he does,” Remus nodded along with Sirius. “He cares about you a lot…”
“But your input is just as valid,” Sirius said with an earnest smile. “Just be honest with him, human being to another and I’m sure things will turn out for the best.”
“Okay, Dad…” Raegan chuckled, sniffing with a hopeful smile.
“Sirius,” Remus spoke in a quizzical tone. “You ever wonder if maybe… Maybe we might have actually adopted them? As fathers?”
“Never doubted that we did,” Sirius gave a thumbs up. “This is our kid right here… all grown up. We’re the old ones…”
“Oh, right!” Raegan perked up. “You got that invitation from James, yeah? Harry’s christening?”
“‘Course we did!” Sirius said, standing up with a guffaw. “And he asked me to be his Godfather–!”
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[A/N]: WE STAN SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS! Overall, an emotional chapter that I enjoyed writing. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTwlECUFB7
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