Lily mades 'shhing' motions with her silent mouth, stroking Riley's hair gently and using her sleeves to help dry her face, even though she knew more tears were still falling and she'd have more drying to do. She hugged her ever tighter and listened as the girl stammered out her request. She looked her dead in the eye, and held up her pinky. That was one thing about Lily. If you pinky swore, she took it seriously. There was no going back on it by either party in the swearing. As she held it up now, it was to show Riley just how much she meant it.<br/><br/><em>Oh Rowdy, I could never leave you. I love you too much.</em>She kissed the girl's cheek gently and lovingly, burying her face against her neck and nuzling affectionately as she did sometimes as of lately in order to show her how much she cared about her even if she couldn't actually say it aloud.<br/><br/>Sirius moved foreward, attatching himself to the only bit of the girl he could reach at the moment, one of her hanging legs. He stared up at her. "Til death do us part, Ri-ri, we shall never leave you. Well, unless it's to go to the bathroom or something, cause I'm pretty sure you can't go in the bloke's room without questions being asked, but you get the idea." He gave her a smile, obviously kidding as it was just as obvious that she meant on a grander scale than just physically. Although he wouldn't have minded being with her constantly, even handcuffed together he'd be happy.<br/><br/>"Riley, judging by this crap load of shit here..." Sirius held up the letter. "It appears that we're all you've ever really had. Hogwarts, this world... you belong here with us. Not with these loser freaks who write such appalling things to their lovely daughter who had done nothing wrong. I mean, it's one thing for my mother to write me appalling letters, I was no more than a disappointment to her for what I had become. But at least she loved be before I was a Gryffindor. And you're parents, don't seem to have really loved you at all. They don't deserve you. And they know it so they're trying to make you feel bad by saying you're the undeserving one. But Riley, now things are going to be different. You never have to see them again if you don't want to." He threw down the letter and stepped on it. "These aren't parents, this isn't a mother. They should never have been allowed to procreate and keep the product. If you want to see parents, just wait until we get to the Potters. Mrs. Potter's always wanted daughters... I know she's going to hug you, and then you'll see what it feels like, when someone who truely cares about you, can put that caring into a hug, because that's what mum's do. They have special funky mum hugs that make you melt and practically suck your thumb and ask to be read a story."