Chapter Nine

They had double potions first and Molly was being carried in her baby-carrier by her father, because Ron believed Hermione should have the chance to complete her education, seeing as she was more intelligent, Ron thought she deserved the chance.

"Mr Weasley, would you please tell me why there is a baby with you, in my potion classroom?" Snape asked agitated.

"Where am I supposed to leave her? On her own. I think not!" Ron retorted.

"Ten points from Gryffindor for your cheek." Snape said, his lips curling, "But tell me Mr Weasley, wouldn't looking after a child be her parants' responability?"

"I'm her father." Ron stated, " And as you obviously don't want her in your classroom, then fine, because I don't particulary want my daughter to know someone like you!" And before Snape could say anything else, Ron picked up Molly and left the classroom; Hermione and Harry left gaping in his wake.

After ten minutes of pacing the corridors, Ron decided to take Molly to see some of her God-parents. He knocked on the DADA classroom door and entered.

"Remus, Tonks I was won-" was as far as Ron got before realising that there was a class full of students, his own sister inculded.

"Ron, you are very welcome to join this class, but first tell me why you aren't in class." Lupin asked.

"Because Snape insulted my daughter, so I have given up potions becuase I don't want Molly in that classroom." Ron explained, his voice cold. Molly started crying, so Ron took her out of the carrier and lifted her to his chest, beofre taking a seat at the back.

"So lets continue our discussion, on what we believe is the most dangerous creature." Said Tonks, once the class had settled down.

"Manticores, are the most dangerous." Said Colin Creevey.

"Chimeara!" Ginny argued.

"No!" Ron blurted out, "Angry pregnant witches!" The boiys in the class laughed, while the girls scowled.

"I resent that comment, Ron." Tonks said.

"Sorry."

"But he is nearly right." Said Hermione, as she entered the classroom, (obviously potions had finished early). "The most dangerous creature is an angry pregnant witch without chocolate."

"Did you ever that way Hermione?" Tonks asked.

"Yes, twice. Ron already knew to do as I said, but Harry soon learnt." Harry blushed, just as the bell rang for break.

"Well we'll see you next lesson." Lupin said to Harry, Ron and Hermione as the reat of the class filed out, but they remained, Molly still attached to her father's chest, staring around with interest.

The class filed in, as Ron, Hermione and Harry took their seats. Molly gurgled as her God-mother swung her round. thw whole class laughed before Hermione took her daughter so that Tonks could teach.

"Today we will be discussing the DADA topic of your choice." Tonks said.

Before even Hermione cold raise her hand, Seamus called out, "Are you and Professor Lupin going out?"

"No," Tonks replied, the class looked disapointed, "We're married." Grins spread throughout the room.

"It's so weird to think that two of our teachers are living together." Dean stated.

"That's not all they're doing!" Harry said, slyly, while their teachers blushed.

"One more word about our love life, Harry and I will personally arrange a detention for you with Professor Snape." Tonks said, smiling sweetly.

"And believe she'll do it." Ron said to his best friend.

"How do you know?" Harry asked.

"She'll do it, Harry, becuase that's what pregnancy causes you to do. Be nasty or nice; no in between." Hermione said, realising too late what she had said. Tonks shot daggers at her.

"Is it true?" Parvati asked, as she and Lavendar, looked at their new teacher with awe.

"Of course it's true." Tonks said, "See Remus, I told you my good-for-nothing cousin would blab to them."

"It must run in the Black family blood, because you 'blab', as you so politely put it, all the time." Lupin replied. The majority of the class were surprised why what their teacher had just said. Black- he couldn't mean Sirius Black, could he?

Before their brains could process any more however, Molly started whimpering, and Tonks and Lupin stopped talking.

"Why is my God-daughter crying?" Lupin asked, Ron shrugged in reponse.

"What we need right now is a pet?" Tonks said, deep in thought before she stuck her head in the fireplace and re-appeared ten minutes later by Sirius Black.

The class screamed but Molly gurgled at the sight of one of her honourary uncles. The class stared at Sirius and he stared back.

"You're Sirius Black!" Lavendar screamed, after a minutes silence.

"Yes." He answered.

"But he also our friend." Said Ron, giving Molly to him.

"You just gave a murderer your baby." Parvati screehced.

"He is not a murderer. He did not kill my parents. But he is my God-father." Harry yelled back.

"Harry's right." Lupin said, "Sirius is my best friend."

"And my second-cousin." Tonks stated. After another fifteen minutes, the class started to believe Sirius' story.

Sirius passed Molly to Harry and hugged Tonks, asking her, "How's the baby?"

"Fine. It's fine. I went ot see a healer and everything is fine, after you almost killed it."

"I apologised, but it was wasn't easy, you know."

"What wasn't easy?" Lupin asked.

"Seeing my best friend kiss my cousin." Sirius said.

"No weirder that my sister kissing my best friend." Ron stated

"But there's hardly any age gap there."

"Yes, because eight years is massive." Said Tonks sarcastically. The class gasped, they hadn't realised Professor Lupin was that young. He seemed to read their minds.

"Being a werewolf has many downs." He said, "Which reminds me Sirius could we finish this conversation way from prying ears."

"No. Sure." And with that Sirius left the classroom.