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family. There were a few times when Peter and I had a falling out, but James would never
have let it become permanent."
"So, how does the Pack Bond include me?"
"It's a very strong bond that extended to your mother and to you because the wolf
in Remus saw Lily as my sister and James's mate. You're their, well, their pup, or I suppose
baby deer." He chuckled at the annoyed look on Harry's face that so resembled James.
"Either way, Moony sees you as a son of the pack. Teddy being Remus's son connects you
that way. Pack members kind of share."
Harry raised a brow. "Share what?"
Sirius forced the image of orchards from his mind and cleared his throat since that
was not at all the direction he wanted to take the conversation. "Well, children for one, I
suppose. When you were born you were kind of all of ours, I guess is the best way to look
at it. Werewolves raise children as a pack, so that's why Remus is protective of you as well,
and why you feel the same for Teddy. You've got a big heart, Harry, but this extends beyond
that. I know you've struggled because you've gone without family for so long, but you have
a family. We're family. Family is more than blood."
Harry smiled softly. "I... I like that," he said on the end of an exhale as though he
had been relieved of a heavy burden. "Wait, did you say my mother was your sister?"
Sirius barked a laugh. "Yeah. It was never sealed, so she wasn't Lily Black or
anything, but we kind of provoked a Familial Bond," he said, remembering the day when
he had given Lily the Potter heirloom bracelet—the same one that he and Harry had given
Hermione earlier that night. "I even stepped in as her family when she married your dad."
Harry smiled as though he liked the idea of his mother being connected to Sirius
that way. "So, does that make you my uncle then?"
Sirius thought about it for a moment and sighed as he realised that technically he was
a great many things to Harry. He was practically brothers with James, bonded brother to
Lily, and had planned on marrying Mia at one point in time. Had things turned out properly,
he actually would have been Harry's uncle. "Let's just keep it at godfather for now. Yeah?
It sounds more prestigious."
Harry chuckled. "All right."
"The bond I had with your mum," Sirius began again. "You have that with
Hermione. Me giving her that bracelet tonight, and you telling her that she's your sister?