‘Yes …’ said Sirius. ‘But I’m also – I don’t know if anyone ever told you – I’m your godfather.’ ‘Yeah, I knew that,’ said Harry. ‘Well … your parents appointed me your guardian,’ said Sirius stiffly. ‘If anything happened to them …’ Harry waited. Did Sirius mean what he thought he meant? ‘I’ll understand, of course, if you want to stay with your aunt and uncle,’ said Sirius. ‘But … well … think about it. Once my name’s cleared … if you wanted a … a different home …’ Some sort of explosion took place in the pit of Harry’s stomach. ‘What – live with you?’ he said, accidentally cracking his head
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