Sirius and Bruce went downstairs to meet with Nelson, Blood and Zatara, the three men turned to see the other two.
"I assume you've reached an agreement about little Harry's life?" Nelson asked.
"Yes, I will be officially become Harry Wayne's birth father" Bruce said.
"And I'll remain as his godfather, I will live here from time to time so that I can be involved with Harry's development as well as going to the old country to deal with other matters" Sirius said.
"Then I believe this will help you with the charade" Giovanni said as he enchanted a piece of paper that appeared in the air, the paper float down to Bruce's legs, once he pick it up he saw with detail.
"A birth certificate" Bruce said.
"Yes, this names you his birth father as well as placing Silver St. Cloud as mother of your child" Giovanni said.
"Who is that?" Sirius asked
"An old fling of Mr. Wayne, she died not so long ago, which could be the reason of her leaving their baby with the father" Nelson said.
"People already thought I would marry her, it is a possibility of an eloping or a love affair that produced Harry" Bruce said.
"But how can I be his godfather then? Everyone in the Wizarding Britain knows I'm Harry Potter's godfather." Sirius asked
"Yes but it's not entirely unheard of that a person can be godfather for two children, the fact that both are named Harry is merely a coincidence" Jason said.
"But what would be my relation with Bruce? He is not magical" Sirius asked
"That's easy, you both are cousins" Kent replied.
"Really?" They said in unison
"Yes, during these past few months I researched both Wayne and Black families, Bruce descends from a line formed by a squib great grand cousin of yours Sirius, I wouldn't doubt that in the future, if Bruce has a direct descendant, he or she will have the possibility of doing magic"
Both men were stunned of this unknown familiar statues, Sirius shrugged and nodded "Very well then"
The five men sat in silence before Nelson spoke again
"We'll leave for now, just before we left Sirius please don't forget about the business in Gringotts" –He said to the man
"I won't but first I'd like to rest a little if that's alright with you?" –Sirius said to Bruce
"Sure, I'll tell Alfred to prepare a room for you" –Bruce said
"Thank you" Sirius said, he thought that this guy was weird, he gave a smile and moved with confidence but at the same time he could give a dark aura, like if the tragedy he told him was something that shook him deep inside his core and didn't want anyone else to see beyond his nice façade.
"And that's our cue to leave, we'll be in contact, Mr. Wayne, Mr. Black" Nelson said before he, Jason and Giovanni stood up and left the manor.
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The bedroom the butler had made was very big, bigger than his own room when he grew up, he could feel like if he had travel back in time to when he was a teenager and the Potters had opened their house for him when he had been casted out from his own family, once again he felt a pang of sadness in his heart, he remember seeing entering the house in Godric's Hollow, seeing the destruction Voldemort laid on his path, seeing James, the man that had become his brother dead at the staircase, seeing Lily's lifeless body and Harry nowhere to be found, Hagrid who arrived not long after him who was just as clueless of Harry's whereabouts.
That night was the first time Sirius saw red, he couldn't think of anything else but to kill the bastard that betrayed his brother he wouldn't rest until he had that rat in his hands and crush his insignificant neck with his bare hands. But then it came the trap, if it weren't for his rage he would have predicted that the rat was much smarted that it looks and a tragedy was almost added to the one that happened to the Potters, luckily for him his new found friends had not only avoided a grim fate for him but also managed to capture the rat.
Sirius laid on the bed and thought of that feeling, his hatred for Pettigrew will help him achieve his retribution, first of all he needed some rest and food, the butler had promised to call him when dinner were ready so he just waited, thinking on his revenge and the way the justice would finally be brought to the Potters.
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Alfred Pennyworth was the trusty butler of the Wayne family for over four decades, he served with honor in his majesty royal army and had learned many skills through his training, he had seen everything until his young master Wayne decided to dressed as a Bat and fight against crime, from then on his life became so bizarre and fantastic. He had met extraterrestrials, bird people, undead people and even the most wonderful woman he had ever met, that's why he wasn't impressed when he saw that the large black dog sleeping in Mr. Black's bed was in fact Mr. Black who quickly transformed once he was awaken.
"Is everything in order Mr. Black?" Alfred asked the man
"Sorry to startle you" Sirius apologize
"Trust me, I've seen enough in this city to be impressed by a simple transmutation" Alfred snickered
"He he he, alright, still I'm sorry, I just fell asleep and sometimes I revert to my animagus form during my dreams" Sirius explained.
"That's quite alright Mr. Black, I just came to inform you that dinner would be ready and if you wished to accompany us to the table" Alfred said.
"Oh yes please, I'm famished" Sirius said.
"Very well, follow me" Alfred said and Sirius went behind him
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The dining room was a very impressive place, it wasn't as big as the Great Hall in Hogwarts but it was as big as the four common rooms of each Hogwarts' house combined, when Alfred and him arrived he saw that Bruce was on a chair in the end of the table, "Obviously he is in that seat, since he's the patriarch of the family he would have the place of honor" Sirius thought remembering his classes on etiquette his mother forced him to take.
Sirius' eyes caught to the chair next to Bruce, a baby chair with a very happy and very covered in spaghetti Harry, he smiled at that sight.
Bruce stood from his chair and spoke. "Mr. Black nice to see you join us for dinner" Bruce said which made Sirius finally acknowledge that there were other people sitting in the other sits of the table.
"Hi, I'm Sirius" Sirius introduced himself, then the oldest of the children spoke
"Hi Serious I'm Dick" The teenager said with a smug expression, Sirius obviously took notice of his obvious misuse of his name.
"That's horrible what kind of parent name their children after a penis" Sirius joked which made the teenager to laugh
"I like this guy" Dick said grinning "It's Richard, the name just stick from my childhood years"
"Children can be so cruel" Sirius joked again.
"I'm Tim, computer genius and the best detective in the world" The youngest of the boys introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you, what's a computer?" Sirius asked with complete curiosity
"Are you kidding?" The kid said dumbfounded
"No, as I established earlier I'm Sirius, but really what's a computer" Sirius asked again
"I'll tell you later" The kid said.
Then a short blonde girl approached him "I'm Stephanie, Stephanie Brown, you can call me Steph, but never, NEVER call me Stephie, I hate when these guys tell me that" The girl said pointing at her siblings
"It's alright Stephanie, you remind me of my niece Nymphadora, she hates that they call her that way so I'll respect it, though if I stay here I'm going to tease you at some point with that name" Sirius grinned which made the girl pout
"Sirius as I explained earlier I told you that you can live here as long as you need it, you can bring some of your family here, the manor is big enough" Bruce commented, which Sirius nodded at.
"I just need to clearify some business in the old country but I'll take your word on that" Sirius commented.
"What are your names, I haven't introduce to you" Sirius said to the boy with an intense stare and the quiet Asian girl.
"I'm Jason" The boy replied
"I'm Cass" The girl said.
"Don't take it personal Sirius, they often take some time to get use to other people, but they're really good children, Cass is in the gymnastic team in her school and Jason is in the debate team" Bruce commented.
"Oh nice to know that" Sirius said although he didn't know what those teams meant but debate sounding like politics so he would take Bruce's words on it.
Alfred came with a cart with several plates of food in it, the man proceeded to place the plates in front of everyone, except for little Harry who was almost finished on his food, though most of said food was already on his hair, face and chest.
The dinner was very good, the butler may have not been magical but the food tasted way more special than whatever Kreacher made in the manor, that got Sirius remembering his childhood and his upbringing and seeing the kids and Bruce made him wanting to help his family, he needed to claim his place as Lord Black as Fate as said and bring Andi and Cissy back to the family.
When everyone was finished Bruce took Harry in his arms and proceeded to bathe the boy, Sirius saw the boy Tim take a squared that flashed at the father and son.
"What was that?" Sirius asked shocked, he only had seen the reporters cameras flash like that, now this small device flashed exactly like those cameras.
"Oh, it's my cellphone, I ran a page of Bruce's musings as a father, I place it on twitter and see the comments roll" Tim explained, Sirius did not understood anything the boy said but when the boy showed the glowing screen of the cellphone he saw the photo, it wasn't moving but then some hearts and words began appearing beneath it.
"I don't know what is happening" Sirius said.
"Ah that, the photo is becoming trending, see, these are the likes, the people who saw the photo and like it, and these are the comments, many are from moms who send thirsty tweets at Bruce, many of which shouldn't be seen by my young and impressive mind" Tim declared showing Sirius his cellphone once again and he began reading things like "Bruce you should meet me, I'll make you more babies with you", "The most handsome single dad", "Bruce I'll give you an army of baby yous" and a comment from a @TheViceVale that said "That could have been ours".
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Sirius arrived at Bruce's bedroom and saw the man drying Harry with a towel.
"Sorry to interrupt, can I see my godson?" Sirius asked.
"Of course, you can even change him if you can" Bruce smirked
"I've done it before, I can do it know" Sirius said picking Harry from Bruce's arms and grabbing the pants and long sleeved shirt Bruce had place in the bed.
"Hi pup" Sirius smiled at the boy who giggled.
"Pafoo!" The boy exclaimed which made Sirius teared eye. He began playing with his godson and hugging him tight, he knew he be able to protect the boy this time. It didn't take long before the boy fell asleep in his arms, he waited for a moment before placing him into his crib.
"Here, you earn this" Bruce said giving Sirius a beer
"Thanks mate" Sirius said which Bruce turned to show him the chairs in the balcony of his bedroom. Both men sat in each chair and made a toast. "For Harry" They said, unbeknownst to Sirius Bruce's beer wasn't alcoholic.
"So tell me Mr. Black" Bruce began before Sirius interrupted.
"Please, call me Sirius, Mr. Black makes me feel old" He said
"Alright, Sirius, what can you tell me about Harry's parents?" Bruce asked
Sirius grimaced, he was still having a hard time accepting they were gone, and even in his months in Azkaban the looming presence of the Dementors made him relive the way he found his corpses and the fear he had when he didn't see Harry in the house.
"I loved them as I never loved no one before, they became my family, my brother and my sister, I knew them since childhood and were the best persons, she was smarter than anyone, he was a mischievous son of a bitch but the most courageous, I'll miss them forever" Sirius said to which Bruce nodded.
"Do you think Harry will have their traits?" Bruce asked
"Well that will depend on his upbringing but I believe that he will in time" Sirius said taking another sip from his beer.
"What business do you have?" Bruce asked
"I have to claim the lordship of the Black house, you'll see in the Wizarding world there are ancient houses, I'm the last living heir of the Black house since my oldest cousin was cast out of the family, if I claim the title I'll be able to reinstate her and I can dissolve my other cousin's marriage to an awful man" Sirius explained.
"Sounds like a plan, when do you plan to execute it?" Bruce asked
"Well I want to enjoy the freedom for at least a week before going to Gringotts, the wizarding bank, to claim the title, I'm sure Andromeda is doing fine and the rat won't leave the manor since he is safer there, that poor fat bastard will get what's coming to him." Sirius grinned maliciously
It was clear to Bruce that the man next to him was full of vengeance and hatred, he should definitely have to both help him and be careful with him.
"So changing of topic, any girl on your life?" Bruce asked, he knew his tactic very well, he could tell how a person was by asking about their love life, if the person was bad it would gloat themselves and make their partner less, if a person was good it would speak wonders of its partner.
"Well in my school years I was quite the ladies' man, even since first year, but none too formal, then after I graduated I was awestruck by a senior Auror in my Academy, her name was, is, Amelia, she's fantastic and just a little older than I, we became an item after some time, but then I was caged and I couldn't be with her, I haven't contacted her" Sirus said looking at the almost empty bottle in his hands.
"Yet" Bruce said
"What?" Sirius asked him
"You haven't contacted her yet, when you go to your bank go and meet her, I'm sure she misses you" Bruce said which made Sirius smile.
"Yes, I'll probably do that, and you? Tell me Mr. Father of the year, any girl or girls?" Sirius asked
"I don't know what you're talking about" Bruce responded
"Come on, I saw a magazine in the bathroom naming your many conquests, so spill the beans" Sirius pressured.
"Well yes I've got a long list of dates with models or ballerinas, but none too concrete, nice women but I don't feel a connection with them" Bruce said.
"SOOO you've felt a connection, come on who's the one who captured your heart?" Sirius asked as if they were longtime friends.
"Honestly I've felt the connection four times" Bruce said honestly, he didn't want to explain too much but still was going to give some answers to his guest. He sighed before answering "Well there was one when I was younger and I travel around the world, she and I made a connection almost instantly, but her father's politics weren't of my liking and we had to part ways, then when I returned to the city I met this other woman with whom I share a lot of things, I was going to propose but she left the city without telling me, the other one is a socialite as me and we have an ongoing relationship but nothing too serious and the last one is an art restorer working in Paris so I can't see her too much" Bruce admitted, he didn't know why he revealed that much of his personal life to this man he only met today but there they were drinking as if they were old acquaintances reuniting again.
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After a long time talking and drinking Bruce saw his watch.
"Oh look at the time, I have to go"
"Mr. Bachelor has a hot date?"
"Something like that"