During the days when Harry would cheerfully ask Sirius about his parents, he gathered countless stories—tales of their vibrant yet deeply shadowed past.
Their school years had undoubtedly been passionate and dazzling. In Harry's heart, his godfather was forever bold and high-spirited. That was until a day in November, when Harry could not find his godfather anywhere. After searching the Black family estate for a long time, he finally found him in the back garden. Harry had never known there was a garden back here; it was filled with blooming blue roses. Sirius was sitting in the middle of them, holding something in his hands, gently and carefully rubbing it.
Harry wanted to walk over, but Remus, appearing from out of nowhere, held him back. He gently patted Harry's shoulder and shook his head.
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