He hadn’t seen Harry for long during the war and the day of the Battle of Hogwarts his sight was greeted with a Harry who was thin, exhausted and terribly long-haired.
Now they sit on the living room floor, at Grimmauld Place, Harry in front of him and Remus on his knees, hair brush in one hand and various hair bands between his teeth.
‘Mh?’
‘You know… Never took you for a bloke who knows how to tie hair…’
Remus can’t see Harry’s face, the only thing he can see are black locks still healing from the damage months of almost-starvation had inflicted.
He can’t see Harry’s face, he can only see black locks of hair and suddenly he is sixteen again. The carpet is bright red and the Gryffindor common room fireplace burns bright in front of them.
He swallows a thick lump in his throat. Suddenly he is sixteen again and he is flicking Sirius’ forehead as he complains, he is sixteen again and Sirius is telling him he should just braid his hair himself because Remus was excruciatingly bad at it.
Sirius never went through with that, they both knew it was just an excuse to sit that close.
‘Guess I’m just a natural,’ he lies instead, easily.
Do you ever think about Draco passing away and everyone telling Harry to move on. Harry having to remind everyone that he isn't lonely for just anyone, that he is lonely for Draco.
A Harry that has to buy his own dress robes at Madam Malkins without snarky commentary.
A Harry that has to find his last birthday present (it's a rememberall, with the words so you can remember that you have been a part of me since I was eleven)
A Harry that goes to family dinners and isn't reminded to "mind your manners, Potter"
A Harry that doesn't receive a bouquet of Lilies and Narcisuss flowers every Saturday because Draco once said their mother's would love each other and have tea times together
A Harry that has to sleep with a mountain of pillows because the bed is to big for just one person
A Harry that is silent because there is no one chattering away about the latest gossip or potions monthly and the absimal market down the street (Draco had the same complaints every time)
sirius ties remus' shoes for him (particularly around the full) because his knees trouble him and remus braids sirius' hair for him because his ma taught him how.
This is a super cute BTS photo ....but Harry, why are you holding the child like that😂😂 it's like he's a butler presenting a silver platter or something 😂
lrb actually reminded me of one xmas several years ago where i had to argue with my mum and grandma abt letting harry just buy a stupid girl’s perfume bc he was too shy to speak up and admit he hated the scent of all the men’s colognes they kept on having him try lol