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Your everything has forfeited
Tomorrow and what's yet to come
And now you're left to wander through
The middle of eternity
I'm stuck in place - I cannot say
Goodbye to you and walk away
You're still right here With me
- Fuyunohanashi
He stood there silently staring out into the arch. After seeing Harry off, Remus couldn’t bring himself to go back to his house. It wasn’t like he’d been there much since Sirius had come back. They’d spent days and nights relearning each other and working towards making a better future not just for themselves but for Harry. Plans to refresh Remus’s house that he had kept up after Sirius was sent to Azkaban. Plans to convince Dumbledore to allow Harry to live with them and not the Dursleys.
But those plans are useless now.
Sirius had known the danger of leaving Grimmauld but there was no way to convince him to stay safe. He’d never would especially with Harry in danger. Remus couldn’t and wouldn’t blame Sirius. After all, he had basically done the same thing. They, like the rest, had dived straight into getting those children out of that horrific situation. And they’d done that. The kids, at least, were home with bumps and bruises but otherwise physically unharmed.
But Sirius was lost.
So now here he still stood in front of The Veil right where Sirius had died wondering how to move on. Had he himself not hours ago really held Harry back as he attempted to dive into The Veil for Sirius? Was it just himself alone again?
It had been so long since he had nursed this wound of losing Sirius he didn't know what to do especially without the comfort of being able to hate him. That stupid brave madman who charged in for his godson. The man who craved freedom and yet had been shoved from cage to cage. Had any of it been worth it?
Taking a deep breath, he let the cold tears slide down his face. Harry being alive was enough for now. After all, a world safe for Harry was what Sirius had wanted and while he may not be here to fulfill it, Remus was.
Turning away from The Veil, Remus left for his house. He refused to say goodbye. He would take Sirius and his memories with him wherever he goes.
Your everything has forfeited
The shape it took but it's not gone
And though you've left - You're still alive
In me for all eternity
I'll take a step - I will not say
Goodbye to you and walk away
You're still right here With me
- Fuyunohanashi