Of Mistletoe and Holly Leaves
Twenty Six: Babysitting
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Beta read by CloSalvatore.
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Oneshot Extra
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Sirius held up a small, plastic baby-doll. It was a boy, called John. And it was supposed to see if Sirius would make a good baby sitter for James's soon to be son or daughter.
For now, they thought it was a boy or Lily said so, so it was called John.
Across from where he held the baby up, by its foot, was James and Remus staring open mouthed, while Lily tried not to laugh.
" What did you do to it? Throw it at the wall?" James asked in horror.
Lily burst out laughing. Remus looked absolutely terrified.
Sirius looked at the doll, and then hesitantly at James.
" Well...I lost him see?" he said apologetically.
" You LOST him? How?" Remus asked.
Sirius set the doll on the floor, before plopping himself down next to it.
" Well see...I was holding him, and everything, like we were supposed to, but then...well this girl walked past. And I followed her, and we talked at a coffee shop, nasty thing, coffee, but then I realized I'd lost John. And then, when I went back for him, some old lady hit me over the head with her handbag. She was in a bad mood, and said that I was abusing it. So I ran away and left her with John."
He paused, looking at Lily hesitantly.
" Then I had to go back, and she wouldn't let him go. Then she let go, and I flew backwards into a wall. See?" he showed them a bruise on his head.
Lily crossed her arms coldly.
" And then, well, it wouldn't stop puking, so I just kinda stuck him on the toilet for an hour or so."
He hesitated, and looked at Remus who looked only amused.
" And well, he fell in, so then I had to stick him in the tub, and he almost drowned himself."
Sirius paused to look at the doll. " And then I asked Remus for help, but he didn't help me."
Lily raised an eyebrow. " We specifically banned him from helping."
" Well anyway," Sirius continued. " Then I got mad at Remus and I threw John at him, but I missed hitting him, and it fell down the stairs behind Remus. So that's it. Yeah...I'm pretty sure that's all."
For a second, James and Lily looked at Sirius in pure stock silence.
" Remind us to never let you babysit. There is no way I'm having my kid lost, dropped in the toilet, drowned in a bathtub, and there is no way I'm having him fall down the stairs."