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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 9: The Working Man
The Potters' house was more modernized compared to Sirius' house who had so many antiques that he would have over a million Galleons if he were to ever sell them. Why he had never remodeled, Remus will never know. Sirius certainly complained about it enough. But if he had nothing to complain about Sirius wouldn't be able to function.
When Lily and James bought this house after they married, they wanted it to be as comfortable as possible. They were the meeting place of all their friends, there was hardly a moment when they didn't have a guest. The Potters' were lovely people, and because of that, they had a bucket load of friends.
The house had two stories. The top floor was used for sleeping. There were three spare rooms for guests, Harry's room, and then James and Lily's. Harry's room was decorated in his favorite color, red, with white accents. His favorite animals-lions and Gryffindors- (influences by his father, no doubt) were everywhere. He had a lion printed bed spread and many Gryffindor posters.
Lily and James' room was obviously more sophisticated. Plain rosy reds and beige decor, and it was really girly. Remus was pretty sure James hardly spent anytime in here- unless it was with Lily. Their room had it's own bathroom done up with a calming mint green scheme. They had matching towels and everything. Even mint colored toothbrushes.
The guest rooms were all identically decorated with a pastel yellew, and all had access to a big bathroom with two private loos (yes, two!), a shower, and a tub. The guest bathroom was painted an ocean blue, with lots of seashells and other ocean accents.
Downstairs was were the entertainment took place. James had a room for his Quidditch stuff, including pictures, medals, and trophies. He even had the Snitch from his first game that he won laminated.
Harry had his enormous sized play room. Harry was a grand little boy, but he was very spoiled, and his parents practically gave the kid everything. He had enough toys to provide each Weasley child several years of Christmas and birthdays.
Lily had her kitchen, of course. She used it as much as she could, spending most of her home time there, baking all kinds of things and sending it off to her friends. Christmas season was her favorite, she would take time off from Emerald Stones to bake through the entire month.
There was a living room for more formal gatherings, and the den for leisure lounging. The den was used the most at the Potters' place, because of this, there were tons of sitting available. Even though it was still beautiful and clean, the furniture in the den wasn't nearly as extravagant as it was in the living room.
As the boys played, Remus and Lily sat in the den to talk. They were seated side by side with their feet up on the maple wood coffee table, each holding a cup of tea in their laps.
"How's Padfoot adjusting?" Lily asked.
"Pretty well, actually. They both are."
"That's good. He seemed so..." Lily frowned. "Scared is not really the right word..."
Remus chuckled. "Paranoid."
"Has Andrew spoken much about his previous home life yet?"
"Not much. He did mention two names this morning though. Wouldn't say much after that. Some guy named Ted and his son, Langston. The kid closed up after I asked about Ted."
"That's not normal, you know." Lily said quietly.
"Yes, I know." Remus nodded. "At that age, they talk about anything and everything. Never seen a kid that age so shut mouthed before."
"Has he stopped hiding from you guys at least?"
"Andrew hasn't hidden from us for three days. It's nice to know he's trusting us more and more. He's laughing more too. He has the most adorable laugh." Remus smiled. "He's such a sweet boy."
"Don't know much about this Ted guy then?"
"When I asked about him, he instantly went quiet."
Lily frowned disturbingly. "Remus, this is not good at all."
Remus nodded in agreement. "I know, Lily. I have been thinking about it for a bit now."
"It sounds like he's been through a lot to me."
"Like some sort of abuse." Remus grimaced. It was the first time he said it out loud. He hadn't said anything to Sirius about it. Remus was afraid to suggest it to Sirius who would likely go berzerk if he had thought someone had hurt Andrew in some way or another. Until this morning though, Remus' thoughts were only speculations, giving him a reason to keep his thoughts to himself. But now that Andrew bought up this Ted guy and then instantly clamped up with Remus' inquiry about the man, Remus couldn't help but to think what that man may have done to the boy. He will have to talk with Sirius about this.
"Oh, Lord." Lily looked like she was going to be sick. "I really hope not."
Remus tapped her arm. "Me too, Lil'." He closed his eyes, silently saying a prayer.
"You noticed no markings when he first arrived?"
"No markings, thankfully." He replied.
"Severus often had markings when we were younger. I felt so bad for him." A tear slipped from her eye. "Lord, it was so awful, Remus." Lily set her head on his shoulder. "I don't know how a mother could ever allow someone to hurt their child. I would raise Hell if someone did that to Harry."
"Me too."
"Do you think Andrew might actually end up talking about it?" Lily asked.
"I don't know, really."
"Maybe we should talk to Severus about this." she suggested.
"I don't think Sirius would like that idea."
"If Sirius thought his son had been abused, I think he would."
"Yes, but what could Severus do, Lily?"
She shrugged. "Perhaps confirm our thoughts at the very least. If Andrew has been hurt, Moony, he's going to need some help. Severus is the only one I know who has been through something as horrible as that."
Remus sighed. "I need to talk to Padfoot about this first."
Lily nodded. "If you need help, let us know. I am sure James would agree with this. Him and Sev didn't get along well, but James knows when to do the right thing, even if he hates to admit it."
"And would Severus even help Paddy's kid?"
Lily smiled. "If not, I'll make him!"
Someone arrived from the Floo then. The bulk of a man smiled at his friends. "Moony, Lily."
"Wormy!" Lily leaped up from the couch and ran to Peter to hug him and plant a kiss on his cheek, causing him to blush a deep red.
"Shucks, Lil', why you always gotta do that?"
Remus stood from the couch as his friend to approach him for a quick hug. "It's just Lily, Wormy." He said, and the three sat down; Peter between Lily and Remus. "Your looking good, Peter, I swear your biceps have grown twice the size since last month."
Peter grinned. Remus knew he was proud now that he had muscles. As he should be. The man worked extremely hard on the farm.
"Notice my tan?" Peter rolled up the cuff of his shirt to his elbow.
"Wow!" Lily exclaimed at his bronze color. "Nice, but isn't it still too cold to work shirt less?"
"Naw." Peter replied. "You get working out there in the middle of the day with that sun beating on ya, and, I dare say, it gets bloody hot out there."
"And does Donna get anything done with you out wandering around with no shirt on?" Remus asked.
"Barely any at all." Peter giggled. "Unless it's-" he leaned over to Remus. "-in the bedroom." He whispered loudly into his ear.
"Wormy!" Lily gasped. "I heard that!"
"Ah, sorry, Lil', I did try to be quiet about it." He didn't look the least bit sorry.
"So we tried Floo calling you, Wormy- where have you been?" Lily asked, scolding him slightly. "I haven't seen nor heard from you in two weeks!"
Peter sighed tiredly. "Busy, oh, so busy. We've had fourteen yoes lamb last week, and five of them rejected their young, so we've been having to surrogate the newborns. It's a mess. And then we got a good deal on a herd of ten goats who supposedly will kid next week. So we'll be busy with that soon."
"Been earning them muscles, then." Remus eyed them teasingly.
Peter pushed Remus playfully. "This body's for one person -woman- only, Moony. Eyes off!" He chuckled. "Where's Paddy, anyway, I came over for him actually."
Remus raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, jeez, Remus! Not for that! I need his herding abilities again."
"Shouldn't you just buy a cattle dog?" Lily asked.
"Ain't no dog gonna be as good as Padfoot." Peter said. "Besides, Padfoot will do it for free."
Lily rolled her eyes. "You're so cheap!"
"Ah, but the farm wouldn't do so well if I wasn't so frugal."
"Sirius is at Uni right now." Remus informed.
"Ah, damn. And Prongs?"
"Meeting at Hogwarts." Lily answered.
"So it's just us and Harry? Say, where is that tyke anyway?"
"He's playing with Ronnie and Andrew." Lily told him.
"Andrew?" Peter scrunched up his face. "Who's his parents? Don't remember an Andrew."
"If you'd answer your Floo, you'd know." Remus said, grinning.
"Why would anyone floo me about a kid?"
"Andrew is Sirius' boy. We just found out a few days ago." Lily told him.
Peter's jaw dropped. "No way!" He immediately rose up from the couch. "I want to meet 'im!"
Lily and Remus joined him. "Fine, we should check on the boys anyway." Lily said, leading the way.
The three boys were playing around a homemade fort using anything and everything they had gathered up. Folding tables, boxes, brooms, and mops. There was even stand up fan that a blanket was draped over.
"Wicked!" Peter exclaimed when he seen how crafty they had been.
"Uncle Peter, Uncle Remus!" Harry ran to Peter who scooped him up in his arms.
"How ya doing, tyke?" He then pinched his nose. "Got ya conker!"
"Give it back!" Harry giggled.
"Fine, fine!" Peter fake pouted. "Nice fort ya boys built. Watcha playing?"
"A new game." Harry said and Peter placed him back on the ground. "Andrew showed us it. Cops and Robbers." He pointed to Ronnie. "BANG! Ya dead."
Ronnie fell over backward in a dramatic move. "Oh, ya got me!"
"That sounds like a horrible game!" Lily shrieked.
"It's fun." The quiet Andrew spoke up, peeking out from the fort he stood in.
"Come here, little man." Remus held out his hand to Andrew. The boy shyly walked to Remus and hid behind him, noticing he was suddenly the center of attention.
"Oh, he looks just like his dad." Peter said with a wide smile. "Look at that hair, aw. We got ourselves a Little Padfoot."
"This is our friend, Andrew." Remus told the boy."His name is Peter, and he's great, just like Harry's dad, and the rest of us."
Andrew stuck his thumb in his mouth.
"He does that when he's feeling shy." Remus brushed Andrew's hair with his hand. "Don't you, little man?"
Andrew tucked his face against Remus' leg, hiding his blush.
"Aw, I remember when Harry was like that." Lily said. "It was so cute. I actually kind of miss it."
"I didn't do that!" Harry said indignantly.
"Sure ya did, Harry." Peter said.
"We've all done, haven't we?" Remus chimed.
"Probably so." Peter shrugged.
"Well, I better get Ronnie back home." Lily announced, causing Harry and Ronnie to groan unhappily. "Will one of you stay with Harry? I won't be gone long."
"Sure." Remus offered.
"Ah, I have to get back actually." Peter looked dejected. "I would love to stay longer, but I can't leave Donna working at it alone." He winked before saying his good-byes.
"I do hope you make some time for us, Wormy. We miss you." Lily said as she hugged him tightly.
"Yeah, I'll see if Donna and I can come over for a good visit soon. When all the new babies aren't so demanding!"
"He sure is a lot happier now that he has something to do." Remus noted after Peter left. He helped Lily assist Ronnie on gathering his belongings.
"Yes, he's much more cheerful."
"Can't get over his bulkiness." Remus chuckled.
"You ain't got a chance with him, Moony." Lily giggled.
"Naw, I love Paddy too much. Just saying, Wormy causes the head to double take now."
"Yep, he sure does!" She agreed.
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