Lily was worried. She had left for a bit to see if there was anything she could do to help in the search for Peter Pettigrew. She still sometimes had trouble believing that he had been the spy for the Dark Lord. The Marauders had been so closely knit at Hogwarts that they had practically been joined at the hip and they were worse than the girls that traveled in packs in muggle schools. She was very thankful that James had not listened to Sirius about making Peter their secret keeper. That one decision could have changed the entirety of Harry's life. She shuddered to think what would have happened.
She hurried home in the cool air huddled in her coat. She had left James, Sirius, and Remus at the house with Harry and Little Nymphadora. Andromeda had been feeling a little under the weather and with Ted being busy with a mission at the moment it was only right to offer to watch the girl.
She quickly unlocked the door and scurried inside. The house was warm and inviting and she had just relaxed when a shout came from the living room. She ran into the room to find Harry and Tonks, as Nymphadora preferred to be called, sitting in front of James and Sirius all enraptured with the cartoon on the screen.
Remus was laughing quietly to himself from his seat on the couch as the four watching all made upset noises at the tellie. Sirius was sniffing and looked as though he had been crying and James wasn't looking much better. Remus glanced up and smiled before motioning to go into the kitchen.
Lily quickly followed him and sat down as he began to prepare some tea. "What are they watching that's making them sob like a baby?" Remus burst into laughter. "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus." Lily gave him a deadpan look. "Are you serious? They're crying over Barbie?"
Remus shook his head good naturedly. "They protested vehemently at first but Tonks was insistent. She wanted to show Harry how the girl could be the hero and still be a girl. When she eventually wore them down they retreated to the kitchen, but then felt the children were too quiet so Sirius went to check on them. When five minutes had passed James went to check on Sirius because it obviously doesn't take five minutes to walk, poke your head in, and return with the news. When James didn't come back I went in there. I found them sitting on the floor with the children sobbing because Barbie had just found out that her sister had been turned into a Pegasus and that's why her parents were so protective. I tried to talk to them but the both shushed me and went back to watching."
Lily burst out laughing. "They fell to the whiles of Barbie them? Should I be worried?" Remus shook his head. "No I don't think so unless they try using the lessons Barbie teaches on the Death Eaters or the Dark Lord."