"Now, that brings me to my second point." Remus and Sirius both straighten at that. "I understand you both care very deeply for the boy, and that you, Sirius, are Harry’s godfather. If everything had gone as it should have, you would have raised the boy from the start. However, I must implore you, for the good of Harry’s life, not to take Harry from the family he has been placed with. He has been raised by them for the past five years, and has undoubtedly settled there; taking him away from that in order to raise him would be what I believe to be a traumatic and unnecessary change. However, more importantly, there have been many protections put into place that necessitate Harry living with his aunt until the age of majority."