"Good morning, Logan."
"Good morning, Darlin'. How are you feelin'?"
Lily sighed and snuggled closer to her husband, "I feel terrible for feeling so happy. James was a good man, and he loved me so much. I couldn't love him the way he wanted. He didn't deserve what happened to him."
"I know he didn't Darlin', and as I said, I will always be grateful for the sacrifice he made for my family. Because of him, I get my wife and son back."
"Sirius hates me. He honestly thinks that I used James."
"Well, you and the wolf know that you didn't, and eventually he'll see it too. And if he wants to be apart of my cub's life, he better come to terms with it."
"Does that mean you're going to let him continue to be Harry's godfather?"
"Is that what you want?"
"Yes."
Logan bristled, "I'd feel more comfortable if it was the Elf or even Charles, but that's fine."
"Why don't we make them both his godfathers? He'll have a magical godfather and a Mutant godfather."
Logan slowly nodded, "I can live with that."
At that moment, Harry started to stir. Logan looked at his chest and saw a pair of green eyes staring at him. Harry suddenly smiled and lunged for Logan's neck, "Dada," He said as he snuggled more into Logan.
Logan smiled and kissed Harry's head. Harry turned his head; he squealed when he saw his mother then started wiggling to get out of Logan's arms to reach his mother.
"Mama!" Harry said, then gave his mother a sloppy kiss.
"Good morning, Baby."
"Mama, Hawwy Hungwy."
"You're hungry, Baby?"
Harry nodded, "Uh-huh."
"Okay, let's get you something to eat. Just let me changed first."
While Lily goes to the bathroom to change, Logan plays with his son. Suddenly there's a knock at the door. He opens the door and finds Ororo standing there with a few shopping bags, "I thought Lily could use a few things, and I got Harry some clothes and diapers and baby supplies."
Logan took the bags, "Thanks, 'Ro, I appreciate it."
"You're welcome, Logan."
Logan shut the door and went to the bathroom to give Lily the things that Ororo had brought. Logan groans at seeing his wife in the shower but controls himself, knowing that his son is in the other room.
"Lily, Ororo bought you and Harry a few things, I'm going to leave them here on the counter for you," Logan tells her.
"Thank you, Logan, will get Harry ready, please?"
"Sure thing, Darlin'."
Logan takes one more longing look at his wife then closes the door. He goes back over to the bed where Harry is happily playing with the black stuffed dog that he had brought with him. Harry looks up at his father and smiles.
Harry shows Logan his toy, "Dada, Pafoo, arf arf."
Logan smiles, "That's right, Harry, dogs bark."
"Mooy, awooo!"
Logan thinks for a minute; then, he remembers the man that smells like a wolf that Lily called Moony. It suddenly occurred to him that Moony must be a werewolf. He frowns at the thought. But when he does, Logan notices that Harry looks upset.
Logan smiles, "That's right, Harry, wolves howl."
Harry squeals with delight. He points at Logan, "Dada, grrr."
At that, Logan laughed. He picks up Harry and tosses him in the air causing Harry to laugh. "That's right, Harry, Dada does growl."
Logan holds him to his chest and lets out a playful growl.
"Hawwy gwol, grrr," Harry says, making his hands look like claws.
Logan laughs, "Yes, you do, just like Daddy."
"Yay!"
While all this is going on, Lily is standing by the door, watching father and son play. A lump grows in her throat, and she blinks back tears. Lily thought she would never see the day that Logan would play with his son. Lily had always hoped this day would come, but she had wished it hadn't had arrived at such a high price.
Lily watched as Logan struggled to dress their son, then laughed when Logan's nose scrunched up. She knew it was time to step in.
"Don't worry, Logan; I'll change his diaper."
"No, Lils, Harry is my son too, I need to learn how to change his diaper too."
"Okay, then watch me do it."
Lily takes Harry and puts him on the table. Harry lifts his legs so that Lily can take off his diaper. She wipes away the poop with the diaper then asks Logan for the baby wipes and a fresh diaper. Logan watches as Lily cleans Harry, then puts his diaper on. When she finishes, Harry lowers his leg and allows his mother to fasten his onesie. After that, Lily dresses Harry in a pair of jeans and a flannel shirt and a pair of tennis shoes. Lily brushes Harry's hair, but it's no use. Instead of being messing like James' hair now, it spikes up on the sides like Logan's hair, making him look more like Logan.
Logan smiles at the similarity. Lily picks up Harry so that Logan can go shower and change. While Logan does that, Lily walks over to the window and shows Harry the grounds of the mansion and the children playing outside. When Logan comes out of the bathroom showered and changed, Harry starts whining and leaning towards his father. Logan smiles and takes Harry from his mother, he takes Lily by the hand, and they head down to breakfast.
Meanwhile, Sirius and Remus are getting ready in their room, Ororo had also come by with a change of clothes for them as well. Remus politely took the clothes and thanked her. He shut the door and turned to Sirius.
"That was nice of them to provide clothes for us," Remus tells Sirius.
"Yes, very nice," Sirius says sarcastically.
"Padfoot, you need to stop with this attitude."
"Why should I, Moony, Lily lied to James, and that man stole James' family."
Remus sighed, "We already went over this, James knew from the beginning that Lily was pregnant with her husband's child. He accepted it. And Mr. Howlett did not steal James' family. He only got back what was his in the first place."
"Why couldn't this Logan man just stay away and let Lily and James be happy with Harry?"
"Because Lily is his mate, they are bound to each other. And nothing can break that bond. Look, Sirius, you're going to have to accept it, or Mr. Howlett is going to keep you out of Harry's life."
Sirius' eyes widen, "He can't do that, I'm Harry's godfather!"
"And Mr. Howlett is Harry's father. He has the final say as to who can be around his son. Do you want to lose the opportunity to see Harry grow up?"
Sirius slumped down on the bed, "No, but Prongs, Moony."
"I know, Padfoot, I feel the same way. I'm going to miss him too. But there's nothing we can do about it. We have to move on with our lives without James."
"You're right, Remus, I know you are, but it's going to be hard."
"I know it will be, but at least we have each other and Harry. Even if he isn't James'."
Sirius sighs, "You're right, I can do this," Sirius rubs the tears out of his eyes, "I'm going to go shower and change."
"Alright, Padfoot. Once I'm ready, we'll head downstairs."
When both men were ready, they take a deep breath and open the door. They start making their way downstairs towards the living room until they hear Harry squeals of delight. Both men look at each other and smile. Following the happy noise of the baby, they make their way into the kitchen.
Sirius' heart stops when he sees a baby who Sirius assumes is Harry sitting on that man's lap happily eating eggs that the man is offering Harry. The baby no longer looks anything like James. Instead of having messy black hair, Harry now has dark brown hair the spikes up a little on the sides like his father. Harry's facial features have changed entirely. He looks like an exact copy of the man Harry is sitting with except with his mother's green eyes.
Sirius' eyes fill with tears, he was hoping that Harry would still look like James so that Sirius still had something left of his best friend. Harry suddenly stops eating. He lifts his head and starts sniffing the air. Harry turns to look at Sirius and notices that Sirius is crying, Harry gets a sad look on his face then looks up at Logan. He starts to wiggle so that Logan will put Harry down. The minute Harry is on the floor, he runs over to Sirius and hugs his leg.
"Padfoo, why cwy?"
Sirius looks down at Harry and sniffles. Sirius picks up Harry, "It's nothing, Pup, I missed you so much."
"Miss you too, Padfoo," Harry says then hugs Sirius.
Sirius laughs through his tears, "No, cwy, Padfoo."
"Okay, Pup, no more crying."
At that moment, Remus puts his hand on Sirius' shoulder, and Harry notices him. Harry squeals at seeing his uncle, "Mooy!"
"Hello, Cub."
Harry kisses Sirius then leans over towards Remus. Remus takes Harry and cuddles him to his chest, "What have you been up to this morning?"
"Hawwy, Dada, eat."
"Oh, you and your daddy are having breakfast?"
"Uh-huh."
"Well, how about you finish your breakfast, okay?"
"Okay!"
Harry wiggles out of Remus' arms and runs to Logan. Logan picks him up, and they continue with breakfast. At that moment, Lily puts two plates of eggs, bacon, and sausage on the table for Remus and Sirius. Remus smiles at Lily and thanks to her while Sirius glares at Lily.
Sirius' actions did not go unnoticed by Logan; he lets out a low growl that makes Harry laugh, "Watch it, dog, I won't have you disrespecting my wife."
Lily comes back with two cups of coffee for Remus and Sirius. She lays a hand on Logan's shoulder, "It's alright, Logan, I know that Sirius is upset with me. Sirius, I hope that you and I can move past this someday. If not for my sake, for Harry's."
Sirius looks at the baby who seems happier in Logan's arm than he ever did in James', "I don't know if I can."
"Then leave, and I'll strip you of your right to be Harry's godfather," Logan tells Sirius.
"Logan!"
Sirius' eyes widen, that was the last thing he wanted. Harry may not have been James' son, but James loved him like Harry was his own. At this point, Remus jumps into the conversation.
"Mr. Howlett, Sirius doesn't mean any disrespect. This situation is a lot for him to handle. We just lost our best friend and come to find out his son isn't his son. If you could give us time to grieve, I'm sure we can all get along."
"I don't have a problem with you, Wolf, I have a problem with the Dog. Look at my wife like that again, and you will be in a world of hurt. Your friend knew what he was getting into when he married Lily. No one is at fault here."
Sirius sighed, "I'm sorry, Lily. I shouldn't blame you for what happened."
"It's alright, Sirius."
Logan looked at Lily, "No, Logan, it is alright. I understand that Sirius is hurting, and I don't blame him one bit."
Sirius smiles at Lily, "Thank you, Lily. And Moony is right I only need some time," Sirius turns to Logan, "Mr. Howlett, I hope you can forgive me for disrespecting Lily, and I hope you won't strip me from being Harry's godfather."
"We'll see. I'm not very comfortable having a human as my son's godfather."
Remus and Sirius looked at each other confused, "What does that mean you're not comfortable with a human being, Harry's godfather? Aren't you human?"
"No, I'm not. I'm a Mutant."
Remus and Sirius look even more confused.
"Perhaps I should explain," Charles says as he wheels into the kitchen. Harry smiles at the Professor.
"Pwsfer!" Harry yells.
"Hello, Harrison."
Charles and Harry had met earlier that morning when Lily and Logan had come downstairs. Harry was a little wary of Charles at first, but when Charles smiled at the baby and started talking to Harry and showing him tricks with his telekinesis, Harry fell in love with him. Then when Charles spoke in Harry's mind and started showing Harry pictures in his mind, Harry squeal with delight. Harry ran over to Charles, climbed into his lap, and started having a conversation with Charles in baby gibberish though Charles was able to follow along by watching Harry's mind.
Harry was about to jump down from Logan's arms when Charles told him telepathically to finish his breakfast, the baby nodded and went back to eating.
"Let me see if I can explain to you what Mutants are. Mutants are the next evolutionary scale in human development. We are born with an extra gene in our DNA that has made us gain fantastic powers. I, for example, am a telepath. I can hear people's thoughts for up to a 200-mile radius and am also telekinetic. Meaning I can move things with my mind."
Sirius looked confused, but Remus seemed to be grasping it a bit better, "So then all Mutants are like you?"
"Not at all, Logan is known as a feral mutant. His mutations are primarily physical, often encompassing enhanced senses, some forms of healing factor, and often atavistic physical traits. Mutants with feral mutations are usually referred to as ferals, although the term is often used as a blanket reference to any mutant with atavistic mutations. They may also have enhanced physical attributes."
"There are subclasses of feral Mutants; Logan is a Lupine Feral. He has a keen sense of smell, eyesight, and hearing. He has extreme physical strength, speed, reflexes, and agility. Logan also has amazing enhanced stamina."
Remus looked at Logan, who smiles at him, showing off his canines. No wonder Moony was intimidated by him. He is an Alpha wolf.
"Are there other Mutants, Professor?" Remus asked.
"Oh, my, yes. Too many to tell you about."
"So then you're superior to Muggles, just like some Wizards consider themselves to be."
"Not exactly, even though you have this gift, you are still human, and we are not."
Sirius still looked confused, but Remus completely understood and was fascinated. Remus went on to explain it in simpler terms to Sirius, who finally comprehended.
"Then, your kind live you your own world like the Wizarding world?"
"No, we live among humans and try to get them to understand that just because we are different, that doesn't mean we are a threat," Charles explains.
"Why not live apart?" Remus asked.
"The world must learn to accept what is different from them and not fear change. And we don't want to be stuck in our little bubble, never advancing with the rest of the world."
Remus could understand that he was a half-blood. Remus realized that the Wizarding World was at a standstill while the world advanced.
"So, what is this place?" Remus asked.
"It is a haven and a school for the young mutant to learn how to control their powers and receive an education."
Suddenly something dawned on Sirius, "Does that mean that Harry is a Mutant?"
"Yes, Harry has Logan's feral mutation, but he also inherited my magic," Lily explains.
"So, what's going to happen now," Sirius asked.
"As far as I am concerned, Mr. Black, you and Mr. Lupin are more than welcomed to stay here. As long as Logan and Lily have no objections," Charles tells them.
Logan glared at Charles, but when he looked at Lily, she gave Logan a hopeful look. Lily honestly wanted Sirius and Remus close to Harry so that they could tell him about his stepfather. And it would go a long way in helping Sirius and Remus heal.
Logan sighed, "Yeah, that's fine with me, Bub."
Lily leaned over and kissed Logan, "Thank you, love."
Logan wrapped his arm around Lily's waist, "Anything for you, Darlin."
Sirius looked away, feeling a lump growing in his throat. Sirius was slowly beginning to realize that the love between James and Lily was one-sided. Lily's heart had always belonged to this man. Remus squeezed Sirius' shoulder.
"Well, why don't we sit down and enjoy this wonderful breakfast," Charles tells them.
"Then afterward, We all need to go to MACUSA," Lily informed Remus and Sirius.
"Why?"
"Because MACUSA would have known that you came into the country illegally last night and will want to know why," Lily tells them.
"What about you?" Remus asked.
"I became a citizen when I married Logan, and they found out Logan's a Mutant. MACUSA has special laws for Mutants. Mutants are under their protection."
"Since when?" Sirius asked.
"Since the discovery was made that some mutants are immuned to your magic. Some more than others." Charles explains, looking pointedly at Logan.
Remus and Sirius look at Logan surprised, Logan only grunts, "None of your hocus pocus works on me, Bub, not even your wards can keep me out."
"What about spells and curses," Remus asks.
"They bounce off me. Not even that killing curse of yours works. Even if it had, I'd be dead for like an hour then come back."
Remus and Sirius looked at each other astounded, "Does that mean Harry has the same protection?"
"Yes, he does."
A little while later, a Hawk flew in through the open window and landed on one of the chairs. It held its legs out to Lily, and she removed the letter that was tied to the hawk's leg. Lily looked at the message then handed it to Remus.
"It's from MACUSA."
Remus read the letter, then looked at Sirius, "Just as Lily said, MACUSA knows we've entered the country illegally and want us to come down to the Woolworth building to explain why. If it is determined we have a valid reason, we will be allowed to stay. If not, you and I will have to go back and go through the proper channels."
"When does MACUSA want to see us," Sirius asked.
"This afternoon at 1:00."
"We'll go with you," Lily says as she looks at Logan. He nods.
"Thank you, Lily," Sirius says.
"You're welcome, Sirius."