"It's not important." It was but what was Sirius going to say if he told him that Barty Crouch Jr saved him, brought him back to life and they were soulmates? It would over complicate everything. "I can come back but I have to leave. I can't stay here. No one would ever trust me, I've got the dark mark. You know what people would think of men like me."

It wasn't like he could just join the inner circle. It wasn't like there would be a million questions. Looking at his brother, he met his eyes and looked desperate. "Please tell no one I'm alive. Brother, please?"