The afternoon passed slowly after the girls finished torturing the guys with their knowledge of the sex topic. Every time Remus or Harry crossed paths with one of the girls, they turned bright red before turning away and going in a different direction. Sirius had no problem with the girls, especially since he knew it was a form of torment for his old friend. Harry and Remus kept sending him looks of contempt and betrayal whenever he was looking at them.
As soon as Sirius got away from the girls for longer than a minute, Harry and Remus cornered him, and when he realized this, Sirius knew he was screwed.
"Okay, Padfoot, that's it. Us guys are supposed to stick together, but here you are, bailing out on us. And for what? The favor of staying on Lullaby's good side. I refuse to believe that The Sirius Black would allow himself to become a humble being to another, and not just anyone, but three girls that are only fourteen years old. Have you no shame? Where is your pride, Padfoot?"
Sirius took a moment to look around before turning into the form of dear Uncle Sidney. Now that he could talk again, he wasted no moment.
"Now see here, you two. When it comes to Lullaby, Remus, I am honored to be humbled at her side. You and Harry are just mad that I took her side of this situation. You have to admit that I also got a lesson as well. I learned a few things. Whoever said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks is totally wrong."
And with that, he turned back into his Animagus form before heading back to where he knew the girls would be finishing up their preparations for the trip to the Burrow and then the Quidditch World Cup the next day.
xxxxxxx
"Harmony, have you seen my cherry flavored chapstick?"
Harmony looked up from the magazine that she was reading, and placed her sights on her dear friend.
"No, Lulls, I haven't seen it. The last time I saw it was about an hour ago. Mel was using it."
After waiting a few moments before Harmony put her head back down, Lullaby immediately recalled Melody asking to borrow her chapstick.
"That's right. Thanks, Harmony. You should finish getting ready, seeing as how we leave in an hour."
Harmony mumbled and grumbled for a moment before getting off of the window seat to finish packing the last few things she was going to be taken with her to the Burrow.
The two girls went in two different directions: Harmony, to the bedroom, and Lullaby, to the gazebo in the center of the garden to track down Melody.
As usual, when she was alone, Melody had one of her romance novels out and was on the sixth chapter when Lullaby stood over her, blocking the warm sunlight.
"Are you finished packing?"
Melody nodded an affirmative.
"Are you gonna tell me where my cherry chapstick is?"
reaching into her small handbag that matched her outfit, Melody pulled out the tiny tube of flavored lip balm, and handed it over to Lullaby, without looking up from her book.
"Thank you. Much appreciated. Hey, isn't that the book I got you for Christmas last year?"
Melody nodded again, this time she placed the bookmark in and closed the novel, before standing up and meeting Lullaby's eyes with her own.
"We only have an hour before we leave. What should we do until then, Lulls?"
Walking back to the house, Lullaby was thinking about how she had affected both her father and her boyfriend by their discussion earlier in the day. Suddenly, Lullaby stopped when a small trickle of some odd feeling went through her.
"- don't think that pink is really Harmo…. Hey, are you alright, Lulls? You look like you're gonna be sick."
"Hmm? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just peachy-keen, jelly bean. I can't explain it, but I think the three of us should apologized to the guys for what we did today."
Melody looked shocked for a moment before speaking.
"Who are you, and what have you done with Lullaby?"
"I know, I know. It's not like me to apologize over something like this but, I don't know why, I just feel kinda terrible about how we went about doing it."
At that moment, Sirius walked over to Melody and Lullaby, trying to find out what they were talking about.
"Hey, Paddy. Are you causing trouble? (Sirius played the innocent pet by tipping his head to the side.) Yeah, I didn't think so. Hey, can you help me find Harry and Daddy? I gotta talk to them. Melody, you go get Harmony, okay? We'll meet you in the tent."
Melody quickly walked to the house to get her sister, while Lullaby followed Sirius to where the other two guys were. After she had gotten their attention, Lullaby motioned towards the tent.
Five minutes later, the group was sitting in the tent's living room area once again. Harmony had been brought up to date on what the meeting was about. She, like her twin, was shocked.
"Okay, I'll go first, since I was the one who started it in the first place. Harry, Daddy, I'm so sorry for what I did to the two you earlier today. I may have gone a little overboard with the details, but I truly felt that the talk that went on between you was rather boring, dull, & uninformative. For the both of you. Harry, because you're still young, and Daddy, it's because you're a bit out of practice. So, I'm sorry."
Harmony waited until Lullaby stepped back into their line before rolling her eyes and stepping forward. Clearing her throat, she began her apology.
"Mr. Lupin, Harry, I, too, apologize for my earlier behaviour. While I admit that it wasn't the best way to go about delivering such a informative speech, I believe it was effective in delivering the message of not having sex, or practicing safe sex, if one can't control themselves. I am sorry."
Bowing, Harmony moved back to her original position, so her sister could take her turn. And sure enough, Melody skipped to the front of the 'Apology Zone' to begin her apology speech.
"Mr. Remus Lupin and Mr. Harry Potter, I ask for your forgiveness for my actions and words from earlier this afternoon. Like my sister has pointed out, it was a very effective way of delivering the message, even though it was a bit barbaric in the facts and details. Please, accept our apologies, and forgive us."
With that, the girls all bowed then left the tent, Padfoot on their heels, leaving Remus and Harry to think over the apologies that they had received.
"I think we should forgive them, Remus. As mean as it was of them, it truly was bound to happen. It's in their nature. Women are just naturally mean to men. I forgive them. What about you, Remus?"
Remus turned his head to look at Harry, and saw that he was facing the floor. Taking a deep breath, he nodded his head.
"I agree, Harry. She is my daughter, and that was her first apology in front of me. You gotta admit, it was, in a way, kinda funny the way they went about it, though."
"Yeah, it was. Now, let's go find them. And Padfoot, too, I suppose, since he went out with them."
The two men left the tent and located the group of four in the kitchen, eating a light snack before having to go to the Burrow for the next couple of days.
Clearing his throat, Harry announced that him and Remus had agreed to accept the girls' apologies, as long as the Weasley's wouldn't find out.
After another hour of snacks and small talk, Harry and the girls gathered their luggage, said good-bye to Padfoot, then used the floo network, with Remus right behind them, to head over to the Weasley's place.
