January 2nd- Tuesday- International Floo Network London

Sirius and Meg walked through the crowd of people that were trying to make their way to the fireplaces.

The International Floo Network was a network of fireplaces that led to specific places all over the world. It was like an airport but for wizards. You just had to use the floo network to get to the general place of where you were going and then use the regular floo to get to a more precise location.

Sirius and Meg were making their way towards the California floo that would take them to America. They got in line and patiently waited for the people in front of them to disappear through the fire. When it was their turn, Meg went first. She dragged her bag into the fire and then through the floo powder down. Since the floo was charmed to bring her to only one destination, she didn't have to tell it where she wanted to go. Sirius went next and soon the couple was safely in California.

"Come on Siri! I've called my family to pick us up." Meg said as she walked towards the exit.

"Ok. Remind me of everyone's name?" Sirius asked sheepishly.

Meg laughed. "Ok. There's my mom who's a doctor and my dad who's an accountant. Then there's my older brother Art, who is a potions master."

Just as she finished her explanation, a group of people emerged from the crowd. First came a short woman. Her black hair was cut into a short bob with bangs that reached her eyebrows. Then, there was a tall man with his brown hair showing signs of gray coming in. Finally, there was a thin, slightly muscular man with a sleeve of tattoos running up his arm.

"Meg!" The woman screamed throwing her arms around Meg.

"Hi mom," Meg said returning the hug.

"Mr. Black I presume?" said the older man.

Sirius shook his hand firmly and tipped his head slightly.

"That's me. It's wonderful to meet you Mr. Woods."

Mr. Woods smiled and leaned in slightly.

"We'll have to have a conversation later on, yes?"

Sirius gulped but nodded.

Meanwhile, Meg was moving towards her brother. She smiled and stood n her tip-toes to fling her arms around his neck.

"I missed you Art." Meg mumbled into his neck.

"I missed you too sis. How're things in England?" He asked. He was looking at Sirius. Meg hit his arm playfully.

"Stop eyeing him! Do you think I would've brought him if I thought you wouldn't approve?" Meg asked smiling.

"Hey! I'm just doing my job!" He said putting his hands up in a mock surrender.

At that moment, Sirius walked over with Mr. and Mrs. Woods behind him. Sirius smiled at Meg and snaked his arm around her waist. She gave him a peck on the cheek and smiled.

"Ready to go?" She asked everyone.

When everybody nodded, she turned to Sirius.

"Sorry Siri but I'm going to have to side along apparate you to the house." Meg said while weaving her fingers into his.

With a small turn and a pop, they were gone.

Meg and Sirius landed on a hill of dirt with an intricate gate with a W on the front. There were houses below the hill but none that were close to the gate. Through the metal fence, Sirius could see a beaten down house with boards over the window.

"Sorry, I forgot about the wards." Meg said. She pulled a slip of paper out of her jeans and handed it to Sirius. It read:

The Woods' Residence is located at 1159 Redwood Avenue

Sirius nodded and burned the slip of paper so that no one else could see it. Meg smiled at him and stepped forward to open the gate. She pressed her hand against it and waited as the gate slowly swung open. Sirius' jaw dropped as soon as he walked in.

It was clear that there was a glamour on the house so that it looked different when people were outside of the gate. On the inside of the gate, there was a beautiful cottage that was surrounded by green grass instead of the dirt that lay outside the gate. Birds chirped happily from their perch on the numerous trees that were on the property. There was a small fountain that leads to a pond where Sirius could see that there were koi fish.

Meg laughed at Sirius' expression and grabbed his hand to lead him to the door.

"Welcome to my house!" Meg said.

"It's beautiful!" Sirius exclaimed while looking around the entire property.

Meg laughed and lead him inside to where her parents were. Meg's mom was cooking in the kitchen and her dad was seated at the table.

"Whatever you are cooking smells amazing Mrs. Woods." Sirius said to Meg's mom.

"Thank you Sirius! It's chicken pot pie!" Mrs. Woods said with a smile. "Meg, why don't you show Sirius to your room? Art's downstairs so don't bother him too much ok? And then once you're done I have something I have to give you."

"Alright mom." Meg said while grabbing Sirius' hand and leading him towards the stairs. Sirius levitated their luggage and followed Meg up the wooden stairs.

"This is my room." Meg said gesturing to the second room from the stairs.

She opened the door to reveal a white room with accents of pink and black. There was a bed in the center and a bay window to the side.

"We don't have a guest room so I was going to charm the bed to be a bit bigger?" Meg said straightening the sheets out a bit. Then she turns to Sirius, eyes wide. "I could also just transfigure another bed if you don't want to sleep in the same bed as me."

Sirius chuckles and moves closer to her. He places his hand on her cheek and leans down to kiss her gently. Meg sucks in a breath of air before responding enthusiastically. She presses her lips closer to Sirius' and wraps her arms around Sirius' shoulders. She pulls away gently and smiles at Sirius.

"I'll take that as it's ok to be in the same bed?" Meg laughs.

After a few charms on the bed and sheets, Meg's bed is large enough to fit two people.

"Come on, my mom wants to talk to me and maybe you could get to know Art." Meg says while guiding Sirius down to the kitchen.

"Sounds good."

A/N- Hi guys! I know it's short and doesn't really have much in it but, I really just wanted to get something up today because I feel like I haven't posted on this story forever. I promise that I'll get better at writing more and updating on time! Also thanks to all my reviewers because it makes writing so much easier when I know that you enjoy the story.

Anyway,

Until next time,

-Marauderette24