Sebastian looks over to Sol and nods in agreement before taking a couple of slow, steady breaths. Yet again, he's managed to make Lily cry and he's reminded of the way James berated him for his cruelty. Just as it was in Bete Noire, he never intended to harm her for the sake of causing her suffering, but if she choose to know the truth, it's not his place to keep it from her.

"Dumbledore felt that the best way to protect him was to put him in with blood relatives." There's no way to know for sure, but Sebastian has wondered if the protection afforded to him by his mother's death would've been supported better by living with people who truly considered him a part of their family.