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When There Is No War	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6320 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 4: Never a Dull Moment Here
"Are you sure about this?" Sirius asked Remus, eye balling his son apprehensively. They stood in front of the fireplace with Andrew standing between them. Remus had thought it would be a good idea to floo to the Potters' to inform them about their news and introduce them to Sirius' new found son.
Andrew was warming up to them fairly quickly. At this moment he was holding a hand of each of the wizards, curiously awaiting for what they had planned next. He didn't appear to be scared of Floo at all. He had yet to say anything to them though and Remus could tell that Sirius was beginning to worry over this.
"Well, they can help us. And given Kreacher's current mood, it would be better if we go to them. We don't need an upset portrait at the moment because Lily is not the favored blood type that your mother and other painted relatives prefer."
Sirius sighed. "I guess you're right."
"Alright, little man," Remus bent down to Andrews level. "Remember the moment when that older man sent you through the fireplace this morning?"
Andrew nodded, sticking his thumb in his mouth.
"We're going to do that again; are you okay with this?"
Another nod. Andrew watched as Remus stood back up and took the pot of Flooing powder from the mantle.
"Sirius, do you want to floo with him?"
"Uh...Sure." he stepped into the fire place first, ducking low to avoid hitting his head.
"Alright, Andrew, step in next to your dad and hold his hand." Remus instructed, giving the boy a gentle push forward.
Andrew took his thumb from his mouth and did as Remus said, holding his hand out for Sirius who slightly grimaced at the wet thumb.
Remus chuckled to himself. Sirius, my love, you have a long travel ahead of you.
He watched the father and son disappear into the Floo Network after Sirius had announced their destination. Remus quickly followed, watching the blur of other Floo fireplaces speedily fly by him.
Once Remus reached James and Lily's fireplace, he stepped out of it, joining Sirius and Andrew, who were getting greeted by their friends' son, Harry.
"Who's that?" The five year old asked, pointing to Andrew.
"This is Andrew." Sirius answered.
"Can he play with me, Uncle Sirius?"
"He sure can." Sirius released Andrew's hand. "Show him your wicked toys, Harry." He suggested. "I don't think Andrew has seen many wizard toys, if any at all."
"Hi, Uncle Remus!" Harry cheerfully waved before taking Andrew's hand and leading him off.
"Bye, Harry!" Remus called back with a laugh. He doubted Harry had even heard him.
"Mooney and Padfoot!" James entered the room. "Didn't we just see you yesterday?" James teased. "Can't get enough of us, hmm?"
"Sirius has wonderful news, Prongs." Remus said.
"I wouldn't call it wonderful..." Sirius grumbled.
"Oh, you must tell me then!" James' hazel eyes shone with mischief at his friend's expense.
"Who is that little boy Harry is playing with?" Lily asked, joining the wizards. "He certainly is adorable, but I have never seen someone dressed in so much blue!" She giggled.
"Hi, Lily." Remus and Sirius greeted together.
"Come and give me a hug!" She held her arms open and walked to them. "I missed you guys!" She kissed each one on the cheek.
"Yes, because sixteen hours is too long to be separated!" James grinned.
"So, are you babysitting or something?" Lily inquired. Then her eyes lit up. "Oh! You finally agreed to adopt a child? How wonderful!" She squealed.
"Did you now?" James asked, with an eyebrow raised, knowing Sirius had been pretty firm on his side of the argument.
"Actually..." Remus glanced at Sirius who immediately looked anxious.
"Well?" James pried.
"Let's sit for tea." Lily said, noting the uneasiness of her two friends, especially the dark haired one.
They followed Lily to the Potters' overly large kitchen. Lily enjoyed baking here and it had been designed especially for her. Cream and white color scheme with every wizard appliance ever invented; even though Lily knew all the spells that those fancy, enchanted machines did.
In just two seconds of her water heating spell, the water was ready for tea. They sat at the kitchen table, as she set the packets of tea leaves into each of their cups to seep.
"Biscuits?" She asked.
"Absolutely!" Sirius smiled. Lily's sweets were always delightful.
"Please." Remus said, somewhat reminding Sirius of his manners.
"Please." Sirius added.
Lily conjured a plate of three biscuits for each of them.
"Thank you, dear." James took a bite from one of his. "So, your news?" He prompt his friends.
Sirius put the biscuit he had been eating down onto the plate, his appetite suddenly lost.
"Oh, Padfoot, just tell them! It's truly not the end of the world!"
"So you say!" Sirius practically whined.
"I find it a miracle."
"You would!"
"The suspense is literally killing me!" James said.
Remus and Sirius clamped their mouths shut after realizing they had been bickering in front of their friends.
"So, what is stopping you from telling your news?" Lily's question was gentle.
Sirius stirred in his seat. "It seems... that..." he paused looking to Remus for help, but Remus innocently took a silent sip of his tea, wordlessly informing him that this was his news to spill.
Sirius sighed.
"Padfoot, just tell us." James said softly. "It's okay, pal."
"I just found out that I have a son." Sirius said it quickly.
James' mouth dropped open a moment before he grinned. "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle! Well, actually a dog's uncle!" He got up from his seat and slapped Sirius playfully on the shoulder. "Congratulations, Padfoot!"
"So is that the boy who's playing with Harry then?" Lily asked. Her eyes were on the doorway of the kitchen, gazing with thoughtfulness.
"Yeah." Sirius sheepishly answered.
"His name is Andrew." Remus informed.
"And you just now found out about this?" Lily's voice was high, almost angry.
Sirius nodded.
"How cruel to keep him from you for so long!" Her eyes flared up. "Who is the mother?"
"Audrey Grady."
Lily's immediately face softened. "Oh."
"What do you mean by 'oh'?" Sirius asked.
"Nothing..." Lily looked away, biting her bottom lip absent-mindedly.
James cleared his throat, instantly noticing his wife's shift in mood. "I would love to meet your son, Sirius."
"The boys are in Harry's playroom." Lily said. She then excused herself from the table and left the three wizards to themselves.
"What in Merlin's name?" Sirius asked, looking at the doorway she just disappeared from.
James shrugged. "You know women!" He snickered.
"If she heard you say that, you'd get your head knocked off." Remus pointed a finger at him.
"Ah, but she would replace it back on quick enough; she'd miss me too much!"
"You're going too fast!" Harry yelled. "Watch it!"
CRASH!
"Mummy!" Harry screamed. "Come quick!"
The three wizards made a mad dash to Harry's playroom. Nothing good could come from what they just heard.
"Oh, Merlin!" gasped Sirius as Lily and the men hurried to the boy who whimpered, holding his arm.
"He crashed!" Harry wailed frantically. "He crashed!"
"Calm down, son." James spoke sternly.
"Let me see!" Lily pushed between James and Sirius. All three men and Harry were huddled around Andrew. "Oh... you poor thing." Andrew's wrist was bent at an odd angle, tears trailed down his cheeks as he continued to whimper with pain.
"It's okay, Andrew, baby." Lily said softly tapping his wrist to make his pain go away. "Does it hurt anymore, sweety?"
Andrew answered with a shake of his head.
With a complicated move, Lily healed the bone break. "All better." She kissed the boy on the forehead.
"Thanks so much, Lily." Sirius said, relieved that she had excellent healing skills.
"I have had to master that spell!" She laughed. "I do live with two crazy broom fliers, after all!"
"Next time, let someone know before we go showing our new friends our brooms, okay?" James told his son.
Harry nodded. "Sorry, Dad."
"Thankfully, Mum's a good healer." James kissed his wife.
"Are you okay, Andrew?" Sirius asked his son, setting his hand on the child's shoulder. "All better now?"
Andrew, still refusing to talk to him, hugged Sirius who then picked him up into his arms. The boy nodded against his father's shoulder.
Remus' heart about shattered when he seen this. The two were already warming up to each other.
"He said he's never been on a broom before, so I showed him, and then Andrew wanted to play on it, only he didn't know how to steer, and he went really fast into the wall." Harry pointed.
"Shit!"
"Sirius!" Remus and Lily scolded.
"Ah, sorry..." he glanced at Harry, then back at the body sized hole in the wall that his son had created.
"I'll fix it." Remus offered, and three seconds later, the wall was repaired as if nothing had happened.
"Thanks, Mooney." James said. "Couldn't have done it better myself!"
"How about we finish those biscuits." Sirius said, still holding Andrew in his arms.
"Can I have one too, please?" Harry pleaded.
"Sure." His father permitted before the lot returned to the kitchen.
Sirius sat Andrew between him and Remus in a chair of his own and took a biscuit from his plate to give to Andrew. The boy smiled gratefully, before biting into it.
Remus watched Andrew, as the adults spoke. He was discovering quickly that the child was an observer. Andrew's attention would gaze around the table, equally studying every person there. Remus wondered what was going on inside that tiny head of his.
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