"He's a rat, James," Sirius says, shaking his head, something like a vicious, mottled excuse for a laugh bubbling past his throat. He can feel himself pushing into hysteria even as familiar arms wrap around him, attempting to hold him together. "I overlooked the fucking obvious, didn't think him nearly clever enough. But he's a bloody fucking RAT. Merlin's beard, how could I have been so stupid."
He pulls back, vibrating out of his skin.
Harry.
Harry, not James. Never James. Never James ever again.
Sirius lunges for his wand, shaking as he pushes to his feet. Every article in his being is screaming to leave, to hunt Peter down and tear him limb from limb with his bare teeth.
"Tell me I killed him, Harry," he says, seething. "Tell me I ripped his heart from his chest and fed it to snakes."
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Date: 2016-02-14 11:24 pm (UTC)He pulls back, vibrating out of his skin.
Harry.
Harry, not James. Never James. Never James ever again.
Sirius lunges for his wand, shaking as he pushes to his feet. Every article in his being is screaming to leave, to hunt Peter down and tear him limb from limb with his bare teeth.
"Tell me I killed him, Harry," he says, seething. "Tell me I ripped his heart from his chest and fed it to snakes."