Sirius Black & Remus Lupin find their different worlds turned upside down when James and Lily Potter die, leaving custody of their son, Harry, to their care after their secret-keeper, Albus Dumbledore, is killed. Both men will be tested when, during Harry's school years, an evil will rise up that the wizarding world didn't expect. Loosely follows canon. Not always Harry centric.

Harry discovers that life isn't always perfect, and that he's lost the one thing he's always loved.

If Lily had been a little kinder, then Harry Potter's life may well have been far different than it was.