At night, when the dementors come, Padfoot can only protect him from so much. His feelings are simpler, his thoughts slower, but he still dreams. The dreams are usually nightmares, memories, but the night after he learns what happened to Harry, Sirius dreams of a small boy, only three years old, getting hit by his guardian for performing accidental magic. Sirius dreams of a sobbing toddler in the backseat of Petunia Dursley’s car as she snaps at him to be quiet, then finally stops and leaves him on the street. He dreams of Harry reaching out towards the receding taillights of Petunia’s car, but instead of calling out for her, he cries out "Paddy! Paddy! Paddy!" And no one comes for him.