Chapter 47:
Harry felt for the man; that night, not only did he lose his only friends, but he thought he had been betrayed - and he had, just not by Sirius.
Harry gently led the shocked man to a chair and, flicking his wand against the sign on the door, asked for tea to be brought up.
"Remus, I would like you to listen to me while I talk," Harry explained, going into detail about finding Peter and how he 'remembered that night'.
"So he was innocent?" Remus asked in an anguished voice, thinking about how Sirius had been forced to suffer for ten years as an innocent.
"Yes, Remus. Sirius is innocent," Harry said.
"Oh, God," Remus said, literally collapsing into himself. "I just abandoned him, how could I just abandon him? And you, Harry, I let you be taken, my cub, I just left," Remus said, mumbling as he spilled his guilt.
As he spoke, Harry felt something in him click. The situation had always made him feel off in his past life, yet it took Remus' words to actually shift something in Harry, making it easy for him to connect the dots. Making sure to keep his voice even, Harry asked, "Remus, after that night, did you try to find me or talk to Sirius?"
Harry watched as Remus shook his head. "No, I-I don't know. Why, Harry? I have no excuses," he said. "I would have never abandoned you, you were my cub. But I did and I don't know why!" he practically wailed.
Harry felt his anger build as his suspicions mounted. "Remus, I think it would be really beneficial for you to see a healer," Harry said slowly.