"It would be harder," Creevey says slowly—but, Sirius finally notes with some relief, without any trace of bigotry or disdain. "It would certainly be easier for you to adopt Harry on your own, and to have your partner simply be... a—boyfriend, I suppose. I mean, plenty of single people adopt and then marry later on, that should not be a problem, and the process could likely be more streamlined that way. Does your partner, ah, live with you?"