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Life for the mix-match family carried on almost perfectly. They would hop to and from various places, spending a few days in Spain or France or Italy before coming back to Grimmauld Place.

One morning however the whole house was woken by a piercing scream from Hazel's room.

Sirius was the first to burst into the room and found Hazel laying in her bed, white as a sheet. "Hazel honey what is it?" He asked her softly.

Hazel sobbed and pointed to her lower half which is when Sirius spotted the blood and it suddenly made sense.

"Oh." Sirius nodded. "It's ok sweetie. It's ok. This happens. I'm sorry we should have warned you." He pulled her in for a hug. "It's another one of those girl things honey." He stroked her hair.

"What is it?" Remus asked hurrying into the room, Harry not far behind him.

Sirius looked up at Remus. "Hazel has er… she's started her… period." He mouthed the last word.

Remus nodded. "Oh. Right, right. Er… Shoot we didn't think. I'll run out to the store now and get what we need." He turned to Harry. "Harry can you go and run your sister a nice bath with lots of bubbles?"

Harry, not completely sure what was happening, nodded and hurried off to the bathroom.

Sirius held onto a sniffling Hazel.

"Being a girl sucks." Hazel sobbed into his chest.

"Oh it's not so bad." Sirius petted her hair.

Hazel wiped at her eyes. "So do all girls go through this?"

Sirius nodded. "They do. You're not alone sweetie. And again I know I don't have any experience of what you're going through I'll do everything I can to support you through this." He squeezed her hand with a small smile.

Hazel nodded. "Why does it happen to only girl's Sirius?"

"Er… Well, girls and boys have different parts down there." Sirius explained. "A girl has a vagina and a boy has a penis." He tried really hard not to curl up in embarrassment but he needed to get through this. For her.

"Oh. But why do girls have periods and boys don't?" Hazel asked him.

Sirius swallowed and bit his lip. "Do you know something Hazel, I don't know the answer to that question but I'm going to find ok?" He asked her.

Hazel nodded. "Ok. It's ok Sirius. I suppose boys aren't taught this stuff." She gave him a small smile.

Sirius shook his head. "No we're not. Now let's go see if Harry is finished with that bath and I'll change your bedding and go see if Remus is back."

Bright Eyes

Remus stood in the pharmacy staring at the wall of tampons, pads and panty liners completely overwhelmed.

"Are you alright?" A lady from behind the till called.

Remus turned and gave her a small smile. "A little overwhelmed. My er… My goddaughter just started her period and I have no idea what I'm doing." He shook his head. "Poor thing is living in a house with three men. Myself, her other godfather and her brother." He explained.

The woman gave him a kind smile and walked over. "No problem. Poor thing." She cleared her throat. "First period you say, well you want to avoid tampons for now, those are more for when she starts having sex which I'm assuming she isn't."

"No." Remus shook his head. "She's only thirteen."

The woman nodded. "Of course. So you're best bet is maxi-pads, now I'd use these ones. She'll need to change them around every three to four hours depending on how heavy she is." She put two packs in his basket. "Now I'd recommend getting her a nice hot water bottle for the cramps." She motioned for Remus to follow her around the corner. "We have some nice ones with fluffy covers, does she have a favourite colour?"

"She likes red." Remus told her.

The woman held out a fluffy red hot water bottle. "And she'll need some pain killers. Our paracetamol are over here." She turned and walked down another isle with Remus following behind her.

The woman deposited two boxes of tablets into the basket. "And I have to say, chocolate is always a good idea." She motioned for him to follow her round to the chocolate selection.

Remus picked up the biggest bar they had and dropped it into the basket.

"You're getting it." The woman smiled. "I have some leaflets behind the desk as well with loads of information on the menstrual cycle and puberty with females." She walked behind the counter and handed him a bunch of pink and purple leaflets with loads of information in them. "And a little advise my daughter loves these waffles I get for her from this bakery just across the street. They have dark chocolate and cinamon in them which are great for period pains in the first days." She explained.

Remus smiled at her. "Thank you so much for your help."

"No problem at all. And just so you know you're doing a great job." She rung everything up on the till and told him the price.

Remus got out his wallet and paid for the items. "Thank you again, really you've saved my life."

The woman waved him off. "No problem at all." She handed him the carrier bag. "You have a good day now."

"You too." Remus waved at left the shop.

Bright Eyes

When Sirius came downstairs having left Hazel in the bath. He found Harry in the kitchen making breakfast.

"You know Kreacher can do that." Sirius shook his head.

"He's cleaning the living room, so I thought I'd help out. I don't mind." Harry told him. "Is Hazel going to be ok?"

Sirius nodded. "Yeah, just what happens to girls as they get older."

Harry nodded. "It's scary. All that blood." He paled thinking about what he'd seen this morning.

"We just gotta support her and try not to freak out." Sirius grinned at him. He perked her up hearing the door go. "Ah here comes Remus." He turned and saw Remus walk into the kitchen with a carrier bag.

"I have everything we need." Remus told them. "The lady in the pharmacy took pity on me and was really helpful." He set the bag down. "She also gave me some information." He took out the leaflets.

Sirius reached for them. "I'll take em. I want to give the kid some more answers as soon as possible." He took the leaflets out of Remus's hand and set them down in front of him.

Remus watched Sirius pick one up and start reading. He sat down next to him and started reading as well.

Harry set breakfast on the table and after about fifteen minutes of silence Sirius nodded his head. "Right." He stood up, collected the leaflets and the bag from the table and headed upstairs.

Bright Eyes

Sirius walked upstairs and knocked on the door to the bathroom. "How are you doing in there?" He called.

"Ok. Better." Hazel called.

"Ok well Remus has got you some stuff to help. First there are some pads which you have to stick into your underwear." Sirius passed them through the door.

Hazel got out of the bath and wrapped a towel around herself.

Sirius sat behind the door and waited. "How are you getting on?"

"I'm… struggling." Hazel called. "I don't get it. Can you help me?"

"Er… Sure. Do you have the towel around you?" Sirius asked.

Hazel nodded. "Yeah."

Sirius walked into the bathroom and saw Hazel sat on the toilet glaring at the maxi-pad in her hand. "Ok so…" Sirius walked over and took it from her hand. "So this paper bit peels back." He peeled it back. "And then this bit sticks into your underwear."

Hazel took the pad and stuck it on the inside of her underwear. "Ok, that makes more sense. Thanks Sirius."

"No problem kid. I'll wait outside while you get dressed." Sirius kissed the top of her head and walked outside.

Ten minutes later Hazel stepped out of the bathroom dressed in a pair of shorts and a white top with bumble bees on it.

Together she and Sirius headed downstairs and into the kitchen.

"How are you feeling Hazel?" Remus asked her as the girl sat down and reached for the bacon and eggs.

Hazel shrugged. "Ok, I guess. Kinda achy and gross."

Remus nodded. "It's understandable."

"Do you still want to play Quidditch today Hazel?" Harry asked her.

Hazel shook her head. "I think I just want to go back to bed." She mumbled. "Is that ok?"

Remus and Sirius nodded.

"You go ahead kid. Don't forget this." Remus took the bar of chocolate out of the bag.

Hazel smiled and accepted the bar of chocolate. "Thanks Remus." She hugged him and walked out of the kitchen.

Bright Eyes

Hazel lay in bed drawing in her sketchbook. She was just adding detailing to the cat's eyes when the door opened and Harry walked in and flopped down on the bed.

"Hey." Harry greeted her.

"Hey." Hazel put her sketchbook down.

Harry took the sketchbook and flicked through the pages. "You're really good." He nodded.

Hazel smiled. "Thanks."

"So Sirius has broken out the boardgames. You wanna join us?" Harry asked her.

"Sure." Hazel agreed. "But I hope you're ready to get your ass whooped." She grinned at him.

Harry chuckled and ruffled her hair. "You wish. I am the king of Monopoly."

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