The-Godfather-Most-Extraordinaire (III) [Chapter 169]

~~Malfoy Manor, Wiltshire~~

Harry tore the package open only to reveal a couple of porn magazines. Harry would have to admit, those were some nice pair of titties even though he wasn’t going to say that out loud, especially with his mom camping inside his Mind. He finally decided to put away the magazines when he heard a growl from inside his Mind, leaving a mirror and a note in his hand.

He started to wonder why his Godfather saw fit to give him a mirror, but then all of a sudden, he heard his mom gasp. |I can’t believe he still had it| Lily muttered longingly while staring at the mirror.

|You know what this is?| Harry asked as he held up the mirror in front of his eyes. Now that he was holding the mirror up close, he was able to feel a faint level of Magic from the mirror. The mirror was probably Enchanted.

|That is a two-way mirror. James and Sirius came up with the idea in their fifth year and they finally finished the project during their sixth year. They used this talk with each other when they were on separate detentions to plan their stupid pranks| Lily finished with an annoyed huff. |Most of the time, they would go around making a fool of themselves, but they were also pretty smart if they put their minds to it| Lily finished sombrely.

|How does this thing work?| Harry asked with a clear interest in his voice.

|You just need to hold the mirror and call the name of the person who is in possession of the other set and the other mirror would heat up, notifying the person on the other side that someone is trying to use the other set to contact them| Lily explained. Harry was quite impressed by the two-way mirrors and started to wonder if he could mass-produce them for the Lost Garden.

For the time being, he decided to keep the mirror aside and open the note…

/Harry,

I hope you are well. Once again, I failed to protect you. I don’t know what to say to you… Just like my mother used to say, I am a huge disappointment…

Now, I have moped long enough. That is a two-way mirror. You can use this to contact me. Just hold the mirror and call my name. Your father and I used these mirrors back at school to plan our pranks. I should have given you one of the mirrors long ago, but I didn’t even know I had it in my old school trunk… Recently I went to my old Family home and there is where I found my school trunk.

I wonder why it was at my Family home, but that is beside the point…

Harry, I want you to use the mirror. If the Malfoys are mistreating you in any way then please tell me. I have failed you more than enough, I can’t fail you anymore…

Sirius/

|Well… That was something. I hope he isn’t planning to kill the Malfoys and get sentenced to the Kiss or Azkaban for life| Harry wondered dryly, making Lily chuckle in amusement.

|Knowing him, I can’t dismiss your theory| Lily confirmed in an amused tone. |His foolishness aside, his intentions are truly genuine| Lily added softly, but Harry didn’t say anything to that and simply kept staring at the letter. |Don’t you think it is about time you brought him into the fold too?| Lily asked. It was highly unlike of her to advocate for anyone besides Harry, but this time she did, which surprised Harry quite a bit.

There were mainly three reasons why Lily decided to advocate for Sirius. First of all, she felt that Sirius had suffered enough in this lifetime. Secondly, Harry needed more important people in his life. Except for a handful few, he considered everyone as pawns or expendable pieces, not that she believed otherwise. In fact, she was the one who taught him to think like that in the first place.

Then finally, the most important reason why she wanted Hadrian to bring Sirius into the fold was because her Hadrian was finally getting involved with the affairs of Wizarding Britain and while he could always use force to get what he wanted, it was better to have other options at hand. Sometimes, he might need huge amounts of gold to get something done while some other times, he might need to get involved in politics.

Right now, Hadrian didn’t have much political clout… Yes, he was the Boy-Who-Lived, but that wouldn’t mean much in Wizengamot. Then he also had Lucius under his thumb, but Lucius was also nothing without the Dark Faction and now that Voldemort was finally back, there was no way that the Dark Faction would still follow Lucius’ lead.

Hadrian could try to get the Grey Faction to work with him, but the Grey Faction followed their own agenda and their own rules… They wouldn’t support him if he wasn’t paying for their help… While the Malfoy Family was extremely rich, their fortune wasn’t endless.

Having Sirius won’t solve this problem as Sirius wasn’t a part of any Faction, but having the man on his side was much better than not having him on his side at all…

|Yes, I believe he had suffered enough| Harry nodded his head in understanding before picking up the mirror from the table.

“Sirius” Harry said out loud even though it made him feel a bit stupid. Only seconds later, the reflection of his face on the mirror’s surface shifted into Sirius’ face. The man looked really overjoyed to see Harry.

“Harry!” Sirius exclaimed excitedly. He didn’t even stay at Hogwarts to see the rest of the first task as he wasn’t sure if he would have been able to stop himself from joining Harry for a conversation right in front of the Malfoys and Albus. So, after returning home, he decided to walk around with the mirror on his person as he wasn’t sure when Harry was going to call and he didn’t want to miss it.

“How are you, Sirius?” Harry asked.

“I am good. I am good” Sirius repeated with a grin. “How are you, Harry? How are the Malfoys treating you, Harry?” Sirius asked with a look of concern on his face.

“Where are you, Sirius?” Harry asked, instead of answering the man’s question.

“I am at my home, why?” Sirius answered while blinking in confusion. He wondered why Harry was asking such a thing out of the blue, but instead of getting an answer from Harry, the call disconnected, making him frown. Then all of a sudden, a green sparkling circle opened right in front of him and Harry stepped out of the portal. He was so gobsmacked by the sight that he even forgot to pull out his Wand.

“Wha? How? Where?” Sirius gaped at Harry with a dumb look on his face. He simply kept pointing at the portal and at Harry while he didn’t even notice the words leaving his mouth.

“Have a seat, Sirius… We have a lot to talk about” Harry said while pointing toward the couch. Once again, Sirius didn’t know how to feel or how to react, so he robotically sat down. After that, Harry sat down on the opposite side and started to tell Sirius what he was truly up to. Even though Sirius couldn’t understand what was going on, he started to pay rapt attention to Harry as he didn’t want to miss anything.

For the first time, his Godson was finally opening up to him…

It took Harry a few minutes to tell Sirius what he was truly up to and after listening to everything Harry had to tell him, Sirius looked contemplative for a bit. Of course, Harry didn’t tell him everything. For example, he didn’t tell Sirius anything about his mother, nor did he tell him anything about the Ancient One or her lessons. He might teach Sirius Mystic Arts in the future, just like he taught Jacklyn, but that was for later.

“What do I have to do to join you?” Sirius finally blurted out with a serious look on his face, no puns intended.

“Are you sure you want to join me? I have already killed, Sirius and I will kill more in the future. If you think I am lying…” Harry pointed out before releasing his Magic, making Sirius choke under the foreign pressure, but instead of looking dissuaded, he started to frantically shake his head. Even though he was having a hard time breathing due to the pressure, his determination to join the Lost Garden simply increased.

“Doesn’t matter. I have already failed you so many times. No more” Sirius declared firmly and after hearing that, Harry reined in his Magic, making Sirius sigh in relief.

“There is a chance that I might get declared a Dark Lord and then you will become a follower of Dark Lord” Harry pointed out, wanting to see how Sirius would react to that. After all, according to his mom, he hated anything related to Dark Magic and Dark Lord.

“I don’t care” Sirius stated with a determined look on his face. He felt a mental probe slip into his Mind, but he didn’t even try to stop it. Moments later, the probe disappeared and Harry smiled at him.

“Give me your hand” Harry started and Sirius extended his hand without flinching. He knew what was going to happen, but he wasn’t planning to back out. Harry placed the tip of his finger on Sirius’ arm and the man winced a bit when the Sigil of the Lost started to take form on his arm. Moments later, Harry was done, so he released the arm with a smile on his face.

“Welcome to Lost Garden, Godfather!” Harry declared with a grin…