A/N: OK, this chapter took me a while to write because, as you can tell, it's extremely long. I hadn't intended it to be this long but oh well. It has a lot in it. And a lot of dialogue too. I changed the rating to M because...well, you'll see at the end. Anyway, enjoy!


Remembering the Past

"Sh...My...uh...wh...ho..." he stammered. Sirius wasn't having much luck forming words, he was too shocked. Everyone else was silent.

"She's. Your. Daughter," Danielle drawled, pronouncing each word slowly and clearly. Sirius took a deep breath.

"Geez, it's like you didn't know sex could lead to babies," Jessi quipped, earning a scowl from her mother, while a couple others were trying not to laugh.

Sirius just stared at her. Jessi did look like the perfect combination of him and Danielle. She had Danielle's height, hair, and chin. But her eyes, her smile, and nose...those were his. He swallowed hard as he realized he couldn't deny it, he had a daughter. A twenty year old daughter.

Jessi didn't say anything else, she could tell Sirius was trying to come to terms with the fact that she was his daughter. She figured this was probably a huge shock to about everyone in the room, so for once she held her tongue.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Sirius finally asked, turning back to Danielle.

"You're kidding me, right?" she chuckled. "Sirius, me and James might not have been close, but what do you think would've happened if he found out that it was you who got me pregnant?" Sirius didn't answer that, so she answered for him. "He would've probably killed you."

"He didn't know who the father was?" Remus asked. Danielle shook her head. "But Jessi looks like him," he commented, motioning to Sirius.

"Yeah, she does," Danielle agreed. "But James barely had anything to do with her. He was already mad I was in Slytherin, and me coming home pregnant just added to that."

"But why didn't I ever know you had a baby?" Sirius wondered. "I mean...Wait, that's why you hardly ever came out of your room?" he questioned, finally putting it together. Danielle nodded.

"Yes, I had enough charms on that room that, unless you already knew about her, you wouldn't know there was a baby in there too."

Danielle and Sirius kept staring at each, not saying anything.

"So," Molly started, trying to lighten the mood. "Jessi, where did you go to school?"

"Salem."

"Ooh, I've heard that's a good school," Hermione commented excitedly. Jessi stared at her curiously for a moment.

"Uh, OK, sure."

"Are the teachers good?" Hermione inquired. All the other teenagers rolled their eyes at her, obviously tired of hearing about school.

"They have no sense of humor," Jessi remarked. Hermione frowned, but Fred and George perked up.

"How so?" they asked, intrigued. Jessi smirked.

"Because apparently they hate it when you turn their hair various colors of the rainbow, and the Headmistress really hates it when you turn her into a Goblin on stilts." Hermione and Molly had a disapproving look, most everyone else was chuckling, and Fred and George's eyes lit up like it was Christmas.

"Can we keep her?" they asked Molly in unison, sounding slightly like they were begging. Jessi glared at them.

"I'm not a dog, you know!" she asserted indignantly. Danielle couldn't stop herself from chuckling. "Oh, can it!" Jessi told her, rolling her eyes.

"What's so funny?" Harry asked Danielle.

"Yeah, we all know Sirius' animagus is a dog, but what does that have to do with Jessi?" Ron questioned. Jessi sighed.

"Well, I don't know about him," she started, pointing to Sirius. "But Mom's laughing because I said I'm not a dog, even though I can turn into one," Jessi explained.

"You're an animagus too?" Remus asked her. Jessi nodded, and transformed into a German Shepherd.

"Wicked," the twins muttered.

"How long have you been able to do that?" Hermione asked Jessi after she was human again.

"Uh...about three years."

"I thought you said you weren't a dog," Fred said cheekily. Jessi smacked him on the back of his head.

"Watch it or I just might kick your ass," she warned. Fred mumbled incoherently as he rubbed his head where she'd smacked him.

"Yep, you're definitely their daughter," Remus commented with a smirk. Jessi chuckled, Danielle rolled her eyes, and Sirius bit back a grin.

"So, everything go okay?" Danielle asked Jessi.

"Yep, piece of cake," Jessi replied.

"With the move?" Molly inquired, wondering what the two were talking about.

"Yeah, I knew me coming back was gonna be a shocker, so I told her to wait a little bit," Danielle elaborated. "And Dumbledore agreed it'd probably be best to give everyone a chance to get used to the idea of me being back here before Jessi showed up."

"Wait a second," Mad-Eye started, turning to Jessi. "You're joining the Order?" he asked skeptically, eying Jessi as if he was sizing her up. Jessi smirked.

"Yup," she confirmed.

"Do you even know what Voldemort is capable of?" he questioned bluntly.

"Do you know your eye looks like it's on speed?" she shot back.

"What's speed?" Ron inquired, while Mad-Eye and Jessi were staring challengingly at each other.

"It's a muggle drug," Jessi answered. "It gives the user a huge energy boost, but it also gives them confidence they usually wouldn't have, so it's like a huge pick-me-up."

"And how would you know so much about it?" Mad-Eye challenged. Jessi shrugged.

"Last year a squib tried to introduce it into the wizarding population, but he was stupid and got caught."

"Are you an Auror too?" Hermione asked her. Jessi chuckled.

"Nah, that's Mom's thing. I was on the case because the guy didn't speak English."

"You're a translator?" Bill questioned. Jessi rolled her eyes, she was starting to get annoyed with all the questions.

"¡Ay por dios! Yes, I'm translator," she answered, in a slightly agitated tone. Danielle noticed her daughter getting flustered, and knew Jessi's temper shouldn't be tested so she decided to step in.

"Mad-Eye, trust me. Jessi is more than qualified and she understands the risks," Danielle assured her colleague. She smirked before adding, "Besides, she's too stubborn. So, unless you can prove her wrong, you'll never win an argument with her." Jessi smirked, but nodded in agreement. Mad-Eye saw he wasn't going to get anywhere by arguing with the two female Potters, so he just huffed and let it go.

"Why does that sound familiar?" Sirius muttered sarcastically. Danielle elbowed him in the ribs. "OW!"

Most everyone was able to hold in their laughter and hide their grins, except for Jessi, who bit her lip in an attempt to hold it in but still snickered. Danielle scowled at her, and made some movements with her hands. Jessi rolled her eyes, and made some movements with her hands as well. Everyone's eyes were darting back and forth between the pair trying to figure out what they were doing. Remus was the first to catch on and realize they were signing. Finally Jessi puffed and threw her hands in the hair, and starting mumbling in different languages.

"Jessi," Danielle sighed loudly, but Jessi didn't stop. "JESSI!"

"What?" Danielle rolled her eyes at her daughter.

"Stick to English please." Jessi grinned, remembering how much her mother hated it when she mumbled in foreign languages.

"Sorry," she shrugged, not actually sorry at all.

"How many languages do you speak?" Remus asked Jessi, curious.

"Eight, plus I know sign language too," she answered.

"So, what were you two talking about?" he questioned, looking at both Jessi and Danielle.

"Nothing, don't worry about it," Danielle told him. Remus looked at her curiously, then at Jessi, who just shrugged.

~~X~~

"Get up sleepyhead!" Danielle called as she got to her daughter's flat.

Even though Danielle had room and knew she'd probably be spending a lot of time at work and headquarters, Jessi had insisted on getting her own place. She told Danielle she enjoyed her privacy and, as much as she loved her, it was nice to not live with her anymore. Danielle understood and agreed, though she suspected one of the reasons Jessi wanted her own place was because of all of her overnight guests. Danielle knew Jessi slept around a lot, but she trusted her daughter and didn't get on her case about it. Though now that she was here, Danielle was starting to question her daughter's tastes. Jessi had rented a small flat, one open room and a small bathroom. It wasn't much, and Jessi hadn't added much either. It had a fridge, stove, sink, some cabinets and some counter space in the kitchen area of the room, and a TV, wardrobe, and a bed in the living room area. The wallpaper was coming off the walls, the hardwood floor was old and worn, and Jessi had already settled in by leaving her stuff lying around everywhere.

Danielle shook her head as she watched Jessi sleep. It looked like she had just collapsed on the bed the night before, she hadn't even changed out of her clothes. Danielle had a small smile as she remembered the first morning after they'd moved to America.

~About Fourteen Years Ago~

Danielle stood in the doorway of the small bedroom in her new apartment, watching her six year old daughter sleep peacefully in her bed.

They'd moved in the day before, and Jessi had been so hyped up on sugar during the day that after they got unpacked she just collapsed onto her bed fully clothed. Danielle had been tired herself, so she hadn't even bothered to wake her daughter up so she could change into pajamas.

"Mum..." Jessi groaned as she started to wake up.

"I'm right here sweetie," Danielle assured her as she walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, placing a hand on Jessi's shoulder.

After having to go back to school after Jessi was born and then with the war Danielle had made sure to be there when Jessi woke up. In the past few years Jessi had taken comfort in that, having seen and heard enough of the war even with her young age. If Danielle had had to work late, or something of the sort, and wasn't there when Jessi woke up Jessi worried about whether her mom was actually coming home or not. Danielle could only hope that moving here to America, and their fresh start at life, would help Jessi move past everything that had happened.

"We moved, right? I didn't dream that?" Jessi questioned groggily as she sat up in her bed. Danielle smiled.

"Yeah sweetie, we moved. We're in America now." Jessi nodded, rubbing her eyes to wake herself up more.

"What happened to Daddy?" Jessi asked in that innocent, childlike voice with curiosity and worry both etched on her face. Danielle sighed. "We went to Uncle James and Aunt Lily's funeral, but you never told me what happened to Dad, you said you'd tell me later. It's later." Danielle took a deep breath and looked into her daughter's eyes, that were identical to Jessi's father, and knew she couldn't lie to her daughter. Jessi was young, but she was also very smart, and she hated being lied to.

"Come here." Danielle pulled Jessi into her lap and wrapped her arms around her small daughter. "Your Daddy was sent to prison." Jessi didn't say anything, just stared at her mother, waiting for her to explain further. "They say he killed a lot of people and betrayed your Uncle James and Aunt Lily, but he didn't do it. He loved your Uncle James and Aunt Lily so much, he'd never betray them. The person who did betray them tricked your Daddy, killed all those people, and made the Ministry believe it was your Daddy who did it," Danielle explained quietly.

"Daddy still doesn't know about me, does he?" Jessi whispered, looking down at her hands. Danielle sighed.

"No sweetie, he doesn't," she admitted.

"One day you'll tell him, won't you?" Jessi asked, looking back at her mother. Danielle thought about this, she knew Jessi thought she should tell Sirius about her, but Danielle didn't know if she'd ever even see him again. She nodded, deciding that if she saw Sirius again she would tell him he had a daughter. "Promise?" Danielle smiled.

"I promise," she agreed, shaking the small hand Jessi had extended as a contract of sorts.

"So, when do you have to start work?" Jessi questioned, moving on to another subject.

"Not till tomorrow," Danielle told her. "What do you say we go out today? Get a lay of the land." Jessi smiled brightly. God she looks a lot like Sirius, Danielle thought as she saw her daughter smile. It was a thought she was having more and more as Jessi grew.

"Yes!" Jessi agreed excitedly.

~Present Day~

Danielle remembered that day clearly. It had been the first real, completely happy day she'd spent with her daughter. When Jessi was a baby the fact that Danielle was so young had her parents stressed and on her case about everything, and then after Hogwarts the war was going on so Danielle had never really wanted Jessi to witness how bad things were. That day was perfect though. It was just Danielle and Jessi, they'd walked around the city, hung out in the park, and went to a movie. Danielle always thought it had been the best way to start their new life.

Now that they were back, Danielle could only hope that those years away would remind Jessi why they were fighting. She also hoped that things wouldn't get as bad this time, she didn't want Jessi seeing more than she already had, but now Jessi was in the fight too.

"Hey sleeping beauty," Danielle greeted when she noticed Jessi stir.

Jessi opened her eyes slightly, noticed Danielle, groaned, and pulled the pillow over her head.

"Go away," she muttered. Danielle smirked.

"Come on, time to get up," she told her daughter, pulling the cover off of her.

"HEY!" Now Jessi was sitting up in the bed, and scowling at her mother.

Danielle sighed as she looked at her daughter, thinking the same thing she'd thought about fourteen years ago. Though Jessi no longer had that childish innocence, she'd grown up and become more mature, she was still just a happy-go-lucky kid. Over the past fourteen years Danielle had watched her daughter become like her in many ways, but more like Sirius. Now, as she watched her daughter grouchily get out of bed Danielle realized that maybe Jessi had been right all those years ago, maybe she should've told Sirius back then instead of waiting twenty years when Jessi showed up in front of him.

"You remind me so much of him," Danielle said quietly. Jessi looked over from rummaging around in her wardrobe.

"Dad?" Danielle nodded. Jessi sighed, and looked her mother in the eyes. "You kept your promise," she reminded her. Danielle smiled.

"I was just thinking about the day I made that promise before you woke up," she told Jessi, who smiled.

"That was a good day."

"It was perfect," Danielle corrected. "A perfect fresh start." Jessi furrowed her brows, and cocked her head sideways, looking very much like a confused puppy.

"You're afraid everything's going to be completely different now that we're back in the same place we ran away from," she guessed.

"We didn't run away," Danielle denied forcefully. Jessi raised her eyebrows at her mother.

"Yes, we did," she contradicted just as forcefully. "But have you ever considered that maybe this change will be good?" Danielle stared at her daughter.

"Yes, I have," she admitted quietly. "But it's going to be difficult too." Jessi smirked.

"I like a challenge," she reminded. Danielle rolled her eyes.

"Too much like your father," she muttered.

"Too much like both of you," Jessi corrected.

"So, have you talked to him yet?" Danielle questioned pointedly, trying to get the subject off her. Jessi went back to rummaging through the wardrobe for something to wear, ignoring her mother's question. "Jessi..."

"No," Jessi finally answered, changing out of the jeans she'd had on into sweat pants.

"Are you going to?" Danielle asked, slightly apprehensive. Jessi sent her mother an exasperated look, before changing t-shirts.

"You raised me, you took care of me, you have been there for me. He's not going to replace you, not ever, no matter how much I talk to him," she assured her mother. "So, stop worrying." Jessi hugged her mother, and gave her a bright smile. "Now, I'm going for a run, you wanna come?" she offered. Danielle grinned, but shook her head.

"No, you go ahead. Meet me at the Leaky Cauldron for lunch though, I wanna show you around Diagon Alley," Danielle told her. Jessi nodded.

~~X~~

It hadn't taken Jessi long to get used to London, she'd always been able to easily adapt to whatever situation was thrown her way. When Jessi had shown up to start work, Danielle had had to explain why she'd never told anyone about her. After a couple days though all of Jessi's coworkers respected her, and quickly learned to treat her as an individual instead of Danielle Potter's daughter. Jessi had always had that intimidation factor that had always come in handy with situations like that, though she will admit she gets it from Danielle. As Danielle had predicted, Jessi and Tonks had become good friends quickly. They had been hanging out a lot, but other than Tonks Jessi hadn't really gotten to know that many people in the Order. She worked with a few, but hadn't yet had the chance to get to know them outside of work.

It was the day of the next meeting, and Danielle had to finish up some paperwork so she told Jessi she'd meet her there. Jessi agreed, and went on to headquarters after she stopped by her flat to change out of her work robes and into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.

When Jessi apparated to Grimmauld Place she appeared on the ground floor, careful to be as quiet as possible, she remembered what happened when Tonks tripped over the umbrella stand and woke up the portrait last time she was here. Jessi made her way down to the basement, where only Sirius and Remus were sitting and talking.

"You're early," Remus noted, sounding surprised, when he saw Jessi come in.

"I am?" she asked, confused. Jessi looked at her watch, and then at the clock on the wall. "Dammit! She did it again." She cursed under her breath as she reset her watch to the correct time.

"What'd who do?" Sirius questioned.

"Mom messed with my watch cause I have a tendency to run late," she explained. Remus chuckled, and Sirius rolled his eyes at his friend. "What's so funny?" Jessi asked Remus, wondering why he was laughing.

"I pulled the same trick on Sirius in school during exam time so he wouldn't show up late to the tests," he told her.

"Yeah, but it only worked twice, I figured out what you were doing," Sirius added. Remus smirked.

"Actually, it was five times, James told you the time was right when he knew I'd switched it," he corrected. Sirius scowled, but didn't comment.

"So, how early am I?" Jessi inquired, turning one of the chairs backwards before she sat down in it. Remus looked at his watch.

"People should start showing up in about twenty minutes."

"I'm over twenty minutes early?!" Jessi exclaimed incredulously. They nodded, and Jessi shook her head. "I'm so getting her back," she mumbled.

They were all quiet for a few minutes before Remus finally broke the silence.

"Oh, I forgot something upstairs, I'll be back," he said as he got up and left the kitchen.

"That was subtle," Jessi muttered sarcastically. Sirius huffed.

"Yeah."

The two sat in silence for a few minutes. Sirius was trying to figure out what to say, while Jessi was just playing with her bracelet like she was bored. Sirius took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. Jessi looked at him in confusion.

"For what?" she questioned.

"That I never knew about you." Jessi chuckled, confusing Sirius.

"That's not your fault. Mom didn't want Grandpa and Grandma, or Uncle James knowing she'd been sleeping with you." Sirius smirked, yet he was still confused about her casualness about the situation.

"So you don't hate me?" he asked quietly. Jessi grinned and shook her head.

"No. I always knew about you. If I'd never even known anything about you, then I might be mad, but Mom never lied to me. She always told me whatever I wanted to know, or she'd explain why she didn't want me to know, but she never lied to me. So, technically I did know you, I'd just never met you," she explained.

"Dani told you about me?" he questioned in slight disbelief. Jessi nodded.

"Yeah, she told me a lot. I think part of her wanted to tell you back then, but she was just scared," she told him. Sirius nodded slowly. "And if it makes you feel any better, she always knew you were innocent." Sirius' gaze shot up to meet Jessi's.

"She did?" Jessi nodded.

"Yeah. When she told me you'd gone to prison, and why, she also told me that you didn't do it." Sirius smiled, happy Danielle knew him that well.

The two fell back into silence, with the exception being Jessi drumming her fingers on the table, for a few more minutes.

"So, how do you like being back in London?" Sirius asked, trying to lighten the mood and get to know her a little better at the same time. Jessi shrugged.

"At least it doesn't seem like there's a war going on this time," she muttered darkly. Sirius nodded slightly. "But it's not so bad. The Ministry's a bunch of idiots if you ask me though," she added lightly. Sirius smirked.

"I'll agree with you on that, but why do you think so?"

"They have no clue what their doing, and they don't notice what's right in front of their faces." Sirius chuckled.

"True."

"Tonks is cool though, I like her."

"Yeah, she is. Her mother Andromeda was my favorite cousin." Jessi looked at him curiously, as if she was contemplating something.

"So...me and Tonks are like cousins or something?" Sirius nodded.

"Yeah, she's your...second cousin." Jessi nodded slowly. "Your other cousin's been asking about you and Dani," he mentioned.

"He looks like Uncle James," she noted. Sirius chuckled.

"Yeah, he does, but he has Lily's eyes." Jessi shrugged.

"Never met her."

"She and Dani got along pretty well in school," Sirius told her.

"But Uncle James was to stubborn to listen to her when she suggested he invite Mom to the wedding, or to let her see Harry after he was born," Jessi finished. Sirius watched her, and sighed.

"Yeah, I think stubbornness is a Potter trait," he remarked. Jessi smirked.

"For Black's too," she added. He stared at her for a second. "Mom says I got my stubbornness from both of you, that's why no one can win an argument with me without proof that I'm wrong." Sirius chuckled.

"Fair enough."

"She's says I got your temper too," Jessi told him, smirking slightly.

"Bet she loves that," he commented sarcastically. Jessi chuckled.

"Well, I got hers too so she can't really say much." Sirius raised his eyebrows at that comment.

"Wait...both of our tempers?" he questioned hesitantly. Jessi grinned mischievously.

"Yep. Mom always told me that my temper could frighten even the gods." Jessi couldn't help but smirk and laugh at the wary look on Sirius' face. "Don't worry, I'm usually an easygoing person, I don't get that pissed very often." Sirius relaxed slightly at that information.

"So, how are you going to get payback?" he asked her, referring back to how Danielle had changed the time on Jessi's watch. Jessi bit her lip in thought.

"Dunno yet...it'll be good though."

"What'll be good?" Danielle asked as she entered the kitchen with Remus.

"Nothing," Jessi shrugged. Danielle gave her a disbelieving look as she sat down across from her daughter.

Sirius and Remus shared an apprehensive look as the two female Potters stared at each other. Thankfully for them the rest of the Order began showing up at that time.

~~X~~

During the meeting, Dumbledore explained to Danielle and Jessi about the prophecy concerning Harry and Voldemort. Instead of arguing with Sirius like she usually did, Danielle agreed with him that they should tell Harry.

"He's too young! He doesn't need to be worrying about that," Molly argued.

"He's gonna be pissed you didn't tell him! He's too much like his parents to not be," Danielle argued back.

"He's been through too much already," Molly tried again, though in a lower volume.

"He's gonna have to go through this too," Jessi pointed out, causing everyone to watch her curiously. "Whether you do or don't tell him, Harry will have to face this too. If you don't tell him, maybe he'll get lucky like the other times and make it out alive, but then again maybe he won't. If you tell him now, he has time to prepare himself."

A few people nodded in agreement, Jessi had a good point. Dumbledore shook his head though.

"It's too dangerous," he said with finality. Danielle and Sirius were wearing scowls, Remus looked wary, but Jessi just shrugged.

"Fine, but Mom's probably right, he will be pissed you didn't tell him. And when this all blows up in your faces, I'm gonna say 'I told you so,'" Jessi said casually.

~~X~~

"Oh my God, have they always been like this?" Jessi complained to Remus after the meeting. Sirius and Danielle were arguing again, though it had seemed like they were getting along better. Remus chuckled.

"Pretty much," he answered honestly. "They always argued about basically everything. I always thought they hated each other, but I guess not." Jessi smirked.

"Yeah, that was probably just a ruse so you guys wouldn't realize they were sleeping together."

"Probably."

"You think they still like each other like that?" she mused. Remus looked at her curiously.

"Why?" he asked suspiciously.

"No reason."

"Liar," he accused. "I know that look. Sirius has that look." Jessi smiled.

"OK, fine." She whispered her plan in his ear. Remus' eyes went wide and he looked at her incredulously.

"That's cruel," he stated. Jessi smirked.

"Yep."

~~X~~

"OK, so honestly, what's up with you and Dad?" Jessi asked Danielle when they were on their lunch break. Danielle stared at her daughter.

"What are you talking about?" she asked hesitantly

"Well, you guys argue like cats and dogs, but you both have that look in your eyes too," Jessi elaborated.

"What look?" Jessi rolled her eyes.

"You know what look," she stated pointedly. "The look that says you wanna get in each other's pants." Danielle glared at her daughter.

"Could you be anymore crude?"

"Probably, you want me to be?" Jessi retorted.

"No."

"OK, now answer my question."

"We don't have that look," Danielle denied. Jessi raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, you do. Anyone can see it." Danielle frowned, and concentrated on her food. "Come on Mom, it's not like it's a bad thing to be in love with the father of your child."

"I'm not in love with him," Danielle insisted. I don't think, she thought, but wouldn't tell Jessi that.

"Mom -"

"Drop it Jessi," Danielle warned. Jessi sighed exasperatedly, but didn't say anything else.

~~X~~

"OK, everyone know what to do?" Jessi asked their little group. She had enlisted not only Remus' help, but also the Weasley twins' as well, though they'd readily agreed whereas with Remus it took some convincing.

"Ready!" Fred and George said excitedly. They were in charge of setting everything up, and making sure the plan would work.

"Unfortunately," Remus muttered. He wasn't happy about being dragged into this, knowing his friend would probably be ready to kill him after this was over. Jessi scowled at his tone.

"Come on Moony, you know as well as I do that they'll drive us all bonkers if we don't get them together quick," Jessi reasoned. Remus rolled his eyes, but nodded. "Great, now you two -" She pointed to Fred and George. "make sure everything is ready for when me and Remus get them here." The twins nodded and left. Jessi turned to Remus. "Let's go get 'em."

Remus shook his head as Jessi left to go get Danielle. He knew her parents were going to be beyond mad about this little trick, but was secretly happy someone was finally giving them a taste of their own medicine, especially when that someone was their daughter. He still couldn't get over how much like her parents Jessi was, but at the same time she was completely her own person.

~~X~~

"Where are we going?" Danielle questioned, knowing she should probably be suspicious of her daughter's plans, but wasn't sure what they could be.

"Just come on," Jessi told her impatiently.

"Do you know what's going on?" Danielle asked Remus as he passed them.

"Nope," he shrugged innocently, and continued on his way.

"Here we go," Jessi said as they reached the room. Danielle looked at her with a curious expression. "Have fun!" And with that Jessi pushed Danielle in the room and pulled the door shut quickly before they realized what was going on.

"HEY!" Danielle yelled when she heard the door shut, and lock. Sirius looked as confused as she was, but Danielle had figured out what their daughter was up to.

"What's going on?" he questioned as he came over to where Danielle was trying to get the door open.

"Our daughter has locked us in," she spat. Sirius eyes widened as he too realized what was going on.

"Oh bugger," he mumbled.

"JESSI DAWN POTTER YOU OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!" Danielle screamed through the door.

"Sorry!" Jessi called back through the door.

"Come on Jessi, let us out of here!" Sirius tried, much calmer than Danielle though.

"Nope!" Jessi replied. Sirius and Danielle could swear they heard her trying to suppress a laugh. "You two have to...'learn to get along.' And then you will be able to get out," Jessi informed them. Sirius and Danielle glanced at each other in shock, both knowing what she meant.

"JESSI!" they yelled in unison. Now they really could hear Jessi laughing.

"Have fun," Jessi called through the door. They could hear her footsteps heading downstairs.

"I'll kill her," Danielle muttered darkly.

"Remus too," Sirius added.

~~X~~

"Well?" the twins questioned when Jessi got back to the kitchen. She smirked.

"It worked," she told them. "Now we wait."

"They're gonna kill us," Remus mumbled.

"What did you guys do?" Harry asked. He and most of the Weasley's, along with Hermione, Tonks, Mad-Eye, and Kingsley, were watching the four with curiosity.

"Well..." Jessi started hesitantly.

~~X~~

Sirius and Danielle were sitting on opposite sides of the room, only occasionally glancing at each other. Both trying to think of a way out of there, but they knew Jessi had probably thought of everything.

"So...some kid we have," Sirius said lightly, hoping to cut some of the tension. Danielle glared at him.

"This is your fault," she accused.

"Mine?" he retorted. "I'm sorry, how is this my fault?"

"She gets it from you!" Sirius sighed.

"Oh come on Dani, you know as well as I do she gets it from both of us," he told her. "Which is why we don't have another way out of here, she's too smart," he added as an afterthought. Danielle rolled her eyes, but didn't argue.

They returned to their silence for a few more minutes. Danielle was mentally cursing herself for letting Jessi trick her like this. Suddenly Sirius started chuckling.

"What's so funny?" she questioned. He smiled at her.

"I believe we were in a similar situation in fourth year. Which coincidentally probably led to Jessi's creation." Danielle too chuckled at the memory.

~Sirius and Danielle, Fourth Year~

"Watch it Black!" Danielle spat after running into her brother's best friend in the hallway.

"You watch it! I'm not the one who wasn't looking where I was going," he retorted. "What are you doing anyway? It's after midnight."

"Trying to hide from Filch, he was a few corridors down, I almost ran into him. Thankfully he was talking to Mrs. Norris so I had a chance to bolt before he saw me," she explained hastily.

Sirius was about to ask her why she was even out in the first place when they heard footsteps. They quickly hid in the broom closet close to where they had run into each other. They both quietly listened as Filch and Mrs. Norris passed by and continued on his way. They glanced at each other and let out a collective sigh of relief. However, when Danielle went to open the door it was locked.

"Uh oh," she mumbled.

"What?" Sirius too tried to open the door, but it wouldn't open. "Shit!"

"Alohomora," Danielle tried. When she tried opening the door again, it still wouldn't budge. "Dammit!"

Sirius and Danielle both tried a number of spells to open the door, but unfortunately none of them worked.

"This is crazy!" Sirius finally exclaimed. "All I wanted was a snack from the kitchens, and now I'm locked in a broom closet with you!"

"Excuse me?" Danielle snarled, her eyes flashing dangerously. Sirius rolled his eyes.

"Come on Dani, you know what I meant. You're a Slytherin, I'm a Gryffindor. We argue about everything, and now we're stuck in this closet together for who knows how long. It's just not exactly what I had planned for tonight."

"Oh yeah, what did you have planned? Another hot date with some bimbo who can't remember which way to point her wand?" she scoffed. Sirius scowled at her.

"No! Why are you so interested anyway? It's not like you're jealous or something," he pointed out. Danielle shrugged.

"I'm not jealous. I just hate girls like that."

"Yeah, well, it's not like I'm committed to any of them. They're just fun."

"Fun?" Danielle snapped. "So smart girls can't be fun, is that it?" Sirius shook his head.

"That's not what I meant!" he protested. "I just meant that I wouldn't date them for real, they'd get too boring."

"What about them being so much fun?"

"They are, just not to talk to." Danielle grinned, and Sirius rolled his eyes. "Yes, they're bloody idiots, so what? Like you said, you're not jealous, so why do you care?" he questioned. Danielle shrugged.

"I dunno, I just do," she admitted. "Maybe it's because you're one of my brother's best friends, I don't know." Sirius watched her for a minute, looking like he was thinking about something.

"Is that it?" he asked solemnly. Danielle looked at him.

"Why?"

Before she knew it Sirius had grabbed her arms and crushed his lips against hers, she didn't fight it. When they finally broke apart, they were both breathing heavier than normal, and just staring at each other, neither very sure of what had just happened. Sirius was about to apologize when Danielle threw her arms around his neck and pulled him into another passionate kiss.

~Present~

"That definitely wasn't the way I'd intended that night to go," Sirius chuckled.

"Me either," Danielle agreed. "Those little snog sessions turned into shags, and then about a month before sixth year started I was a mom," she recalled. Sirius watched her.

"You could've told me then." Danielle smiled slightly.

"I know," she admitted. "But I didn't want James to kill you." Sirius smirked.

"You never know, he might've felt better about the situation if he knew he liked the father," he mused. Danielle smirked too.

"I doubt it."

"Worth a thought."

They fell back into silence until Danielle finally looked back at Sirius and smiled.

"Thank you," she told him quietly. Sirius looked at her in confusion.

"For what?"

"Jessi," she answered simply. "She's the best thing in my life, even if she is too much like us. I wouldn't have her without you, so thank you." Sirius smiled.

"You're welcome."

Danielle took a deep breath and stood up to try the door again. She cursed under her breath when she found it was still locked.

"I can't believe she went through all of this just to get us together again," Sirius muttered.

"Yeah, well, she might not have if I hadn't avoided her questions," Danielle sighed. Sirius cocked his head sideways in confusion. Danielle had to bite back a laugh as she thought about how Jessi had that same quirk.

"What questions?" Sirius asked.

"Apparently she and everyone else think we look at each other like we want in each other's pants. Her words not mine." Sirius chuckled. "It's not funny Sirius."

"So she decided to help us along?" Danielle rolled her eyes but nodded.

"Apparently."

Danielle closed her eyes as she leaned back against the wall. Sirius was watching her, and mentally thanking and cursing Jessi for throwing them together like this. He knew their daughter was smart enough to make her plan flawless, so he decided to take the plunge.

"So, can I ask you something?"

"What?" Danielle replied.

"Have a boyfriend back in America?" he asked casually. Danielle opened her eyes to look at him, though they weren't angry they were calm.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Sirius..." she said warningly. He smirked.

"I'm just curious."

"Curiosity killed the cat."

"Guess it's a good thing I'm a dog instead," he quipped as he walked over to her. Danielle scowled at him.

"Not funny." Sirius kept staring at her. Danielle finally took a deep breath. "I didn't date that much, OK? Jessi was my priority, and the ones that weren't deterred by the fact that I was a single mom were deterred by Jessi. She didn't do it intentionally, she just has a strong personality." Sirius smiled.

"Like us." Danielle chuckled.

"Yeah, like us."

"I never could figure out what happened between us," he admitted quietly. "Well, until Jessi showed up." Danielle looked down.

"It wasn't because of you, or us. I just couldn't tell you, or anyone for that matter, that I was pregnant. I didn't wanna be that girl," she told him softly.

"You're not," he assured her. Danielle nodded, but still didn't look up at him. "James could tell I was seeing someone, other than the normal girls. He said I was acting different, happier." He lifted her chin up so she'd look him in the eyes. "I was about to suggest we tell him when you broke it off."

Danielle could tell he was being sincere, and that scared her. She was feeling like that teenager again, and it scared her. Suddenly, he kissed her lightly, but passionately, and all of her fears were forgotten. She pulled him in closer when she felt him getting ready to pull away.

Sirius hadn't thought that maybe Jessi was right about them both looking at each other, but when Danielle intensified the kiss he knew she had missed him too. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and lifted her up. Danielle wrapped her legs around his waist as she ran one hand through his hair and the other placed on his neck, continuing the kiss as she did so. He carried her over and sat them on the bed. He pushed her down on the bed, kissing her neck as he did.

Danielle moaned as he kissed her neck, he had remembered that was her sweet spot. She began pushing his clothes off as he kissed her, but he broke the kiss and looked at her breathlessly.

"Are you sure you wanna do this?"

"Just shut up," Danielle told him as she pulled him back onto her and into a passionate kiss.

~~X~~

They had started eating dinner without Sirius and Danielle. No one was exactly sure how long it would take them to make up, though Jessi, Remus, and the twins had neglected to explain the extent of the making up.

The twins had been quietly explaining their joke shop to Jessi, all making sure to keep their voices low enough not to be heard, when Sirius and Danielle walked in.

They shot Jessi and Remus scowls before sitting down. Jessi noticed they both seemed happier, and Remus was just happy they weren't trying to kill them. Everyone else had paused their conversations to see if Sirius and Danielle actually seemed to have made up.

"OK," Jessi started, looking at her smiling parents. "I know it was my idea, but still...EW!"


A/N: Well, I hope you liked that chapter! Btw, when Jessi was speaking Spanish all she basically said was "oh for heaven's sake!". I hope you guys liked the flashbacks because I'll probably have some more later on. I'm not sure when I'll update again because all the chapters are probably going to be long, and I'm going to a conference soon and I'll be gone for a week so I won't get to write much. I'll update as soon as I can though. The next chapter is gonna have Danielle and Sirius' relationship, Sirius and Jessi's relationship, Jessi getting her own relationship, and Harry getting to know Danielle and Jessi. That's just a few key points though, it'll be a lot more interesting than that I promise. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please, please review! I love getting feedback! I greatly appreciate all reviews!