"I mean, you had loving parents growing up, so that’s already a step up from me. But that’s not the point." Sirius leans forward and takes Remus’ hands in his own. "Remus, I’m not going to ask you to parent Harry if you don’t want to. If you just want to be the cool uncle who comes to visit every so often and take Harry on fun trips and teach him cool tricks, you absolutely can do so. But please,  please don’t feel like you can’t be in Harry’s life. Don’t feel like you’ll fuck him up by seeing him, or caring about him, because I assure you, there is no such thing as too much love and care. And Harry—assuming he hasn’t been adopted into a family by now—has gone on far too long without love and care, so don’t go depriving him of yours just because you’re afraid you might—  ruin him or some other such nonsense."