HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

Revised: November 17, 2013

Harry wasn't surprised at the reactions Sirius and Remus gave after he told them what the prophecy stated. There was a loud silence that followed until Remus spoke.

"I don't want to believe it. I hate it, but it makes sense. Everything. I understand why it- it has to be you."

Sirius had run his fingers in his hair, shaking his head. "Even if it has to be… why does it have to be? Just because a prophecy has been made doesn't mean it has to be followed through."

"But you know Voldemort won't rest until it's just him and I. Until he can kill me. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but with these lessons with Dumbledore, I'll have a fighting chance," Harry had said softly.

Seconds later he was pulled into an embrace by both men.

"No matter what happens, we're with you whenever you need us," Remus said in a sort of muffled voice.

"We will do whatever it takes to aid you. Even if it costs us our lives, if it means you and little Cayden can have a happy future, I will do anything," Sirius said with a hard stony look.

Harry went to the dorm ten minutes later, satisfied that his guardians now knew exactly why he was doing what he was and that even if he was a marked man, he was doing what he could to make sure he would be the one to take down Voldemort for the last time when that moment came.

After a long hour of Transfiguration the next day Harry was thankful for his break that came after. He and Ron hurried into Gryffindor Tower to put up their feet for a while. Harry went into the dorm and sat back on his bed and out of habit, pulled out the Marauder's Map.

"You're just going to be in bed until lunch?" Ron asked Harry as he went into the room.

"Yeah," Harry shrugged dismissively.

"Oh, I thought you might want to go outside instead since the sun's out for once."

Harry frowned as he looked at his map. He felt he should continue looking it over even if he never found Malfoy on it. "I'll pass."

"Suit yourself."

Ron was one foot out the door when he heard Harry say slowly, "Wait a minute…"

Ron saw him looking at the map hard then look at him.

"What?" Ron asked.

"I just noticed something… something about this map. It's- it's weird I haven't noticed it before."

"What is it?" Ron peered over his friend's shoulder.

"There's a room not showing up on the map. I've just been scanning the seventh floor when I noticed- Ron, the Room of Requirement isn't on the map!"

"So?"

"So? Ron, I think- I think…" Harry trailed, a smile forming at his lips. "I think I've got it! I think I finally got it!"

"Got what?" Ron said impatiently. A nice breeze ran by his face from the window.

"Ron, I know where Malfoy's been hiding all this time! In the Room of Requirement!" Harry said excitedly.

"What?"

"Of course, that's why I never could spot him on the map because the room doesn't show up!"

"But how would he know about it?"

"I don't know, I'll think of that later. But isn't this great? We finally know where he's been hiding. Now all we need to know is what he's up to…"

Ron shrugged. "Can't help you there mate. I'm going out, you coming?"

Harry shook his head no and Ron left. Harry was still grinning; elated he knew this had to be where Malfoy was. He was even tempted to grab his invisibility cloak and sneak down to try and check it out but knew Hermione would have none of this. Plus lunch would be up soon and he was getting hungry. Shaking his head at himself Harry took out a book and began to read. As soon as lunch ended Harry pulled Hermione along and out of everyone's earshot and told her where Malfoy had been disappearing to. Her eyes went wide.

"Oh- but Harry"-

"What? What?" he didn't want her chiding away at this notion again.

"You're quite certain this is where he is?"

"I am. Where else would he be? Hermione, I've been looking at that map for months now. Not once did I see him anywhere he shouldn't be when the time was perfect for him to hide. This castle is huge yet there is one room that doesn't show. One specially designed for the very purpose of hiding! He's there, and I'm going to find out what he's doing."

Hermione raised a brow. "And just how and when are you going to accomplish this Potter? You can't sneak off spying on Malfoy."

"I'll find a way," Harry said confidently.

She sighed. "Just don't do something stupid all right?"

Harry cocked her a grin. "If I do I'll have you to bail me out." He moved to kiss her but she pushed his lips away, causing him to wince as the pressure of her fingers pressed into his braces.

"Not all the time Mister," and she walked off having Harry hurry to catch up.

The week passed by with Harry checking at the map any chance he could. He badly wanted to find out what Malfoy was up to but didn't have the time or the permission from Hermione. She had even threatened to take his invisibility cloak if he went and did something stupid. Meanwhile, Harry was still debating how best to get the memory from Slughorn and so far had avoided Dumbledore's office. Even if his guardians knew his reasons for going there, that wasn't what was driving him away for the time being. Harry was actually looking forward to the approaching Saturday. He was going to have an overdue talk with Madam Pomfrey. He missed her and now that he had his girlfriend back, hadn't gone to the nurse for homework help. With the craziness that came with friends, family, and school he was only too eager to tell her everything.

Harry smiled when he walked into the infirmary Saturday morning after breakfast. It was empty. He knew the nurse hurried out any remaining patients so they could talk in private. She smiled warmly at him when she noticed him.

"How are you Harry dear?" she asked as she hugged him.

"All right, you?" Harry replied hugging her back.

"Oh, the usual business that occurs here," she said looking winded. "How is your family? Your godfather's baby?"

Harry smiled widely. "Oh, Cayden's doing great. Sirius calls in here and there telling me all about him, how he's developing which, according to Helena, is fairly quick."

"Really?" they took a seat on opposite beds.

"Yeah. He's been sitting up on his own for weeks now. Already has his first tooth although Helena said that's not the greatest thing," Harry said with a slight grin.

Poppy smiled. "Well I would think not for two reasons. One, he's sure to be awfully fussy with the pain and two, it must hurt a bit to nurse now."

"Yeah well, I tried not to think of the latter," Harry said unenthusiastically. "He's pretty vocal too. Keeps babbling away now. I haven't really seen any of this but it's what Sirius tells me. I sort of hope Remus will be in charge of baby-sitting again soon so I can see him."

Poppy looked at the student. "So are you finally warming up to your brother now Harry?"

Harry looked a little embarrassed. "Well, yeah. Ever since, well did you hear-? In February he stopped breathing?"

"Oh yes," Poppy sighed. "Remus informed me. Poor dear."

"Yeah, ever since Cayden stopped breathing that one day and we didn't know how well he'd be if he recovered, well, it startled me a bit. It really made me realize I do care about him. I didn't want him to die, he's just a baby. And by name, my brother. I'd feel terrible if something happened and I never bothered to really get to know him," Harry said heavily.

Poppy waved her wand and two cups of tea floated by. She handed one to Harry.

"Thanks," he said and took a sip.

"You know it wasn't your fault he caught Jett's Breath don't you Harry?"

"I know it wasn't but it still made me feel guilty somewhat. It's been a big adjustment even before he was born but that didn't mean I wanted something to happen. After the incident I got this sudden rush of responsibility, this older brother vibe, and I want to play it out the best damn way that I can," Harry said fiercely.

Poppy smiled. "Well then Cayden is very lucky to have you as his brother."

"Thanks," Harry grinned back.

The two talked for almost two hours, although Harry did not bring up his 'ban' from the headmaster. They couldn't have ended at a better time; a third year had just walked in with a broken arm. Harry bade the matron good-bye and slipped out into the Saturday afternoon. Harry spent the rest of the day at Remus' flat with Hermione and Ron, Harry expressing embarrassingly his desire to spend another day around the castle with Cayden. Remus beamed at this.

"I'll be sure to pass the word to Helena," he winked. "I'm certain there will be no problem dropping him off next weekend for the day."

"Oh no, but- but that wouldn't be fair," Hermione said suddenly.

"Why not?" Harry asked.

Hermione turned to him. "Ron and I both are going to take our practice Apparition exam next Saturday. I want to spend the day with Cayden too but won't be able to if I'm testing all day."

Remus didn't look too concerned. "We'll figure something out. There's always Sunday you know."

"I know."

"So, you two feel good about testing? Think you have the hang of it?"

"I think so," Hermione said breathlessly. "There are so many rules and things to keep in mind for the final exam. They will be looking out for anything they can to mark you down. I've had trouble turning on the spot a few times."

"Pff, only that," Ron rolled his eyes. "At least on the fourth time you were able to do something. I'm having troubles all over still," he grumbled.

"Not really, you were flawless last lesson," Harry pointed out.

"Easy for you to say, you Apparated before me!"

Harry shrugged a shoulder. "Yeah well, you still did it right after I did."

"It's not cool, someone younger than me can already Apparate," Ron said in the same sour tone.

"I'm only younger by five months. C'mon Ron, you've just got to focus," Harry frowned, slapping a hand on his back.

"Do it for yourself," Hermione piped up.

"Do it for Luna," Harry sniggered to Hermione and she smiled.

Ron heard this and his ears turned red. "What?"

Remus was smiling himself now. "C'mon you two, don't beat the poor man up over this. What's Ron's business is Ron's business."

"Thanks Remus," Ron said, glaring at his friends who continued to laugh.

After a usual horrible lesson in Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts class the next day Harry and Ron thankfully retreated to the bathroom during break. Ron was particularly angry, Snape had made a crack about his Apparition abilities and he did not want to talk about it.

"Oh come on," Harry sighed impatiently. "Snape's been saying crap like this for years. Why should it do anything now?"

"Well it's true isn't it? You know I can't Apparate."

"Yes you can, you did last time. You've got to get the hang of it, that's all."

"Easy for you to say," Ron mumbled.

Harry glared daggers. "We aren't going to go down that road again all right? I'm not going to sit around and feel sorry for you if you don't even have faith in yourself."

Ron didn't say anything but continued to look hard at everything but himself and Harry.

"Hey, if you still don't have the hang of it by your test in Hogsmeade then you know, you can just do it with me this summer. That's not too horrible is it?"

Ron looked at him frowning. Harry would be too young to take his Apparition exam in Hogsmeade that Saturday so he was going to try in the summer instead. Ron finally shrugged a shoulder.

"All right, fine."

"Good, because I- Myrtle!" Harry suddenly yelped.

Ron spun his head around and saw the ghost of a girl float from a nearby cubical and glide over to where the boys were. She looked at them mournfully through her thick glasses.

"What- what are you doing here? This is the boy's bathroom!" Harry cried.

"Oh, it's you two," she said looking upset.

"Yeah, who were you expecting?" Ron asked.

"Nobody," she said simply. "He said he'd see me but then again, so have you in the past"- she swung her head at Harry. "I've learned not to expect much when it comes to boys."

"Can't you go back to the girl's toilet?" Harry said grimly.

"I will, but I do like to visit other parts of the castle when I can." She sighed. "I thought he liked me. I thought we had things in common. Maybe I was wrong…"

"Who are you talking about?" Ron asked looking irritable.

"None of your business!" Myrtle cried. "He only wants to talk to me, he feels he has no one else to talk to and he's not afraid to cry!"

Harry was looking interested now. "There's been a boy in here? Crying? Who?"

"You don't need to know," Myrtle said simply.

Harry frowned in thought. Who could it be? His immediate thought went to poor Jasper Johnston. But that couldn't be right, the third year Slytherin seemed to only want to talk his problems out with Harry himself. Figuring it wasn't his business Harry dropped the subject.

That Saturday Hermione and Ron were going to get ready to go into Hogsmeade for Apparition lessons in Hogsmeade. He wanted to go with them, just for moral support and maybe do some walking around but something made him stop. The thought of Draco Malfoy doing whatever it was that afternoon, when a lot of students would be gone was too good of a chance to slip up. Plus Helena and Sirius had to cancel their trip into the village that Saturday meaning Harry couldn't see Cayden so it all worked out perfectly. Remus would be with a few members of the Order talking of Jasper's situation so he wouldn't be caught in the act, at least, not quickly. Thankfully Hermione didn't seem to notice he was up to something. She was more nervous about passing her test than what Harry might be up to.

"Will you relax already? You know you'll do fine," Harry told her for the hundredth time.

"I know but still"-

Harry shut her up by placing his lips on hers. "Please?"

"Ohh- fine," she frowned. "Will you be okay here?"

"Of course. I know my way around the halls. I'll find something to do."

"We should go now," Ron was saying.

"Right"- Hermione kissed Harry good-bye and hurried off with the other seventh years into the wizard village.

Harry hurried off to the nearest bathroom and pulled from his robe the Marauder's Map. He tapped it with his wand with a quick "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" and began to search. He frowned. He did not see Malfoy anywhere even if he wasn't expecting to, yet he did see another person by the spot where the Room of Requirement rested. It was Gregory Goyle. Harry's eyes widened then- he had a feeling he was looking out for anyone who might disrupt Malfoy's planning. He stood right in front of where Malfoy surely was, doing something…

How to get past with a guard outside the door? Sighing, Harry decided to try something out at least. He fished out his folded up invisibility cloak from his robe, threw it over himself and hurried off to the seventh floor. He however saw a young girl pacing outside the concealed entrance holding up scales. From the looks of her face she seemed highly nervous.

Where had Goyle gone? Harry turned a corner and checked his map again. He could see the dot labeled Gregory Goyle at the same exact spot where the girl was standing. A thought struck him: Goyle had to be using polyjuice potion to hide himself. Why else would he be seen at this spot on the map yet not in his physical form? Harry chucked; the thought of Malfoy's cronies dressing as girls was highly humorous. Harry took off his cloak, stuffed it inside his pocket and turned the corner again to face the 'girl'.

"Why hello, you're a very pretty girl, did you know that?" Harry told him/her.

The disguised Goyle let out a yell and dropped his scales and went out of sight. Shaking his head with a huge grin on his face Harry looked at the blank stretch of wall, thinking. He pressed his ear to it, knowing he wouldn't be able to hear anything. Surely on the other side Malfoy was now doing the same exact thing. Harry stood back and, after looking over his shoulder decided to try and gain access to the room. He walked up and down, hands behind his back as thoughts raced through his brain.

I need you to show me what Malfoy is doing, he thought first. The door did not show itself. Harry tried another request. I need you to become the room Malfoy uses. Again, nothing. Frowning, Harry thought again. I need you to show me what Malfoy's concealing. Again, the door didn't budge. Harry spent a good hour pacing back and forth, trying all the variations in his mind as to what Malfoy might be doing as he could come up with. He finally felt defeated and growling to himself, went off to the common room.

An hour or so after lunch Harry finally met up with his friends again. Hermione kissed him and beamed excitedly when he asked her how she did.

"Oh! I passed Harry! I passed!"

"Good one," Harry grinned.

"Don't look too surprised," Ron noted. "She had perfect destination, determination, demonstration, whatever."

"Shut-up," Harry growled. "How 'bout you Ron?"

"Well I was supposed to land in front of Madam Puddifoot's but landed to the shop next to it, Scrivenshaft's instead but I still Apparated!"

"Good for you," Harry smiled.

"What did you do all day?" Hermione asked, arm wrapped around his.

"Oh, um, you know, just- hung around…"

"You didn't spend the day with Remus?" Ron asked surprised.

"He's not here today remember?" Hermione rolled her eyes. "Did you try to get the memory from Slughorn?"

Harry's eyes widened. "What?"

"The memory. You still want it even if you can't see Dumbledore at the moment."

"Hermione, I wasn't even thinking that. What other way is left?"

"You'll come up with something," Hermione said simply. "C'mon, we didn't eat yet and I'm hungry."

The next day Harry awoke with a smile on his face. Helena and Sirius were going to drop off Cayden for the day while they spent it reconnecting with each other back home. Of course Hermione was excited to see the baby as well when Harry told her.

"But why are you so exited?" Ron asked Harry during breakfast.

"He's my brother…" Harry trailed, lost at the obvious answer.

"I know that but don't you see him every month?"

"No. what makes you say that?"

"Well when you go to get your braces tightened every four weeks. You go home don't you?" Ron asked, just as confused.

"I go home yeah but most of the time no one is there. Helena is at work full-time and now that Sirius is okay again he's at work too. Your mum baby-sits Cayden most of the time," Harry said as he dug into his cereal.

"But how do you get to my parents' practice?" Hermione frowned at her boyfriend. "You can't drive."

"Remus and I take the bus if Helena can't take me."

"Oh."

After breakfast the trio hurried off to Remus' flat. The werewolf looked at them with amusement.

"They aren't here yet," he said.

"Oh, okay," Harry tried to not look like that mattered.

"Excited are you?" Remus said with a grin.

"A bit yeah. He's what? Eight months now? He's going to look different from the last time I saw him."

"Well according to Sirius he defiantly is a handful now. A lot different than when you were his age and- oh!" suddenly the fire grate flared in green flames and out stepped Helena who held the diaper bag and Sirius who was holding onto their son. Remus greeted them happily.

"How are you dears?" Helena smiled as she gave a hug to each of the teenagers.

Remus took hold of a just-as-happy Cayden who was dressed in tiny trousers and a striped shirt with a playful dragon on it. His hair was longer and when he smiled Harry could see a tiny white tooth poking in his mouth.

"How are you Cayden?" Harry said to his brother.

"Ahdadada!" Cayden bounced in Remus' arms. Remus passed him along to Harry.

"Wow, you've gotten huge the last I saw you, yes you have," Harry said happily.

"You only know the half of it," Sirius said sounding almost exhausted. "He is babbling up a storm, sits up with ease, loves rolling over. Grabs onto anything he can. Puts everything in his mouth. It's so hard to keep an eye on him now without fearing he'll hurt himself. He would have rolled off the sofa yesterday if I hadn't caught him!"

Cayden was now busily trying to poke his fingers in Harry's nose.

"So what are you two going to do for the day?" Remus asked looking amused.

"First- sleep," Sirius said. "Then have a nice lunch then try to do anything we can that isn't baby-related. We need it."

Cayden pointed at Harry's mouth and babbled, "Ah gab gab baaahh."

"Er- right," Harry said with a brow.

"I won't be surprised if he's walking and talking before he turns one," Helena exasperated. "It's all because of him." she shot a glare at her boyfriend.

"What?" Sirius said in surprise.

"You wind him up like crazy all the time. It's because of you he's so active."

"Well isn't that a good thing?" Sirius frowned. "So what if he begins to talk and walk before other babies? I'll be able to keep up with him."

"I don't know. You said so yourself Cayden's much more active than Harry ever was."

"Sirius is an overgrown teenager, he'll have no problem at all," Harry smirked.

"Do you like your hair black Harry? Because I can change it if you like," Sirius said, hovering his wand over his godson's head.

"Well we really should be going. I hope you have fun. I brought along plenty of toys and things so I hope he isn't too bored," Helena stated.

"C'mon m'love," Sirius said turning her away. The two kissed their baby goodbye and left the room.

"Eee! Eee abababa!" Cayden bounced again.

"Well now what? Are we just going to hang out here today?" Ron asked.

"Do you want to spend the whole day with him cub?" Remus asked Harry.

"Well, not the whole day. I'm sure you'd like to hang with him as well. We can leave, I just wanted to say hello to him," Harry said.

"How 'bout after lunch then? You'll take care of baby duty then? Sirius will pick him up after dinner so you have all day."

"Yeah, that sounds fine. I'll see you later all right bud?" Harry said to his brother and passed him to his uncle.

"Abba!" Cayden cried causing them all to chuckle.

Hermione kissed the baby's cheek and left with Harry and Ron. The trio returned for the baby after lunch. Harry was still a bit self-conscious however to wear the special baby harness over his chest so Hermione did instead while he took hold of the bag full of his things. They were stopped by passing students and teachers on the way to Gryffindor Tower. Harry sighed heavily when they were stopped in the common room by the usual frenzy of girls. Ron helped and told them all to back off. Ginny remained however.

"Oh wow! Look at how big he's gotten!" she exclaimed, looking at the baby. She looked up at Harry then. "Is it all right if I hold him?"

"Er- I suppose but we were just going to go into the dorm."

"Then can I come along?"

Hermione and Harry shared a look.

"Um, I suppose…"

Ginny took the baby from Hermione and followed after her brother and his friends into the boy's dorm. Ron didn't stay long. He said he was going to meet up with Luna on the grounds and soon left with Harry and Hermione smiling after him. Ginny was on Harry's bed with the baby in her lap who was currently trying to grab Sabrina who was a foot in front of him.

"Maybe you should let him go," Hermione advised, seeing how much Cayden was struggling.

"Is it all right though? Babies aren't as immune to things, Cayden could get allergies from her," Ginny said.

"He's been around her many of times. He loves her," Hermione said.

"Maybe we should ask Harry, he's his brother."

"Harry is right here," Harry growled. He hated when people talked about him when he was within hearing range.

"Are you sure I should let him go? He might fall off the bed."

"Babies can't be sheltered from everything. I would know," Hermione said trying to sound pleasant.

At that moment Cayden let out a high-pitched scream and Ginny let him go. The three of them watched in amusement as the baby tried to balance on his hands and knees in a crawling position. He reached a hand out and made it to the cat in one movement. Harry was smiling now.

"Look at that, he's trying to crawl!"

Hermione's eyes lit up. "Sit at the far end of your bed Harry with Sabrina. Here, let's get up and see if he'll try to crawl to her again."

Ginny got up and after Hermione placed Cayden at Harry's pillows she did as well. Cayden turned his head to his side for a moment, looking confused. He was on his hands and knees again and rocking back and forth as if not knowing how to propel forward.

"Talk to him Harry," Hermione said.

"Huh? Oh, um. Hey Cayden. Hey buddy. I have Sabrina here. Um, Sabby's here." Harry held onto his fluffy cat and made eye-contact with his brother.

Hermione stood next to him. "Here Caydee, look here!"

"Caydee?" Harry raised a brow.

"Well everyone has a nickname don't they?" she frowned.

"No one calls him Cay-dee."

"Well I am," she said firmly. "Caydee, look here! See the kitty? Do you want the kitty?"

Cayden smiled widely and rocked again. Meanwhile Ginny stood back looking a little annoyed.

Harry held the cat a little closer to the baby. "Come here Cayden. You want Sabby? Yeah you do, I know you do." Harry felt foolish talking in such a sugary voice he didn't even know existed.

Cayden rocked back, this time landing on his bum. He began to suck his fingers although kept looking Harry's way. Harry sat on the bed this time to make it easier for him to come forward. It took several more tries to get Cayden motivated enough to move but finally, after a half hour or so later (in which Ginny had already left) he moved his hands and knees forward in a rocky motion. He did this twice before falling to his side but trying immediately after. He was finally able to reach his brother and his cat.

"There ya go! There you go!" Harry cheered. "See, you could do it!"

"Oh look at you, you big boy!" Hermione said happily and placed him in her lap while he patted Sabrina's soft fur. Luckily she didn't mind for the slight rougher touch from the infant.

"Aaahh abblah!" Cayden squealed.

Hermione brushed aside Cayden's thin hair. "Wow, barely eight months and already crawling. You're such a big boy Cayden."

Harry looked at her with an amused look to his face. She smiled back. At that moment Harry's eyes went wide and his smile vanished.

"What?" Hermione asked.

"I know what you're thinking. I see I right in your eyes Hermione. Get it out this instant!"

"What am I thinking?"

"Him- us. You can't wait until we're sitting on our own bed encouraging our own child. That's years away so you better stop thinking about it," Harry said roughly.

Hermione looked even more entertained now. "You really think that's on my mind? I'm not thinking about that just because I'm a girl."

"I just wanted to make sure," Harry said, still looking a bit suspicious.

"He's just a really adorable baby and is so fun to watch. I was admiring you more than anything."

"What?"

Hermione didn't look at him that second. "Well, I find it really sweet how natural you seem around him. You seem real eager to entertain him. Make him laugh. Little things like that."

"Well, he's my brother…"

"It's not just that Harry. It's as if something inside you changed for him. A spark lit up or something," she looked into his face.

"Well it hasn't," Harry hastened to say.

"But it has. You never wanted to hold him when he was born. You were uncomfortable with him and annoyed. Now, well ,it's just different."

Harry sighed. "Right, if you must know… you remember when he stopped breathing? How he was hospitalized in February?" Harry frowned.

Hermione nodded.

"It scared me. I hated thinking of him so helpless and in pain. I realized that no one is safe, anything can happen. I didn't want him to know me as the bloke that's his brother only by name. He is family, as is Helena. They will always be in my life now and I want to make sure they're okay whenever something happens," Harry explained sincerely.

Hermione's eyes softened as he spoke.

Harry smiled slightly now. "And you're right, he is pretty fun. I really can't wait until he's older so I can teach him all about Quidditch and music and everything."

Hermione passed the baby to his brother. "Well you'll be the best older brother out there then."

"Abababa!" Cayden babbled, poking a hand into Harry's mouth.

"And he agrees," Hermione noted.

Harry and Hermione returned Cayden to Remus' flat right after dinner. Sirius turned up ten minutes after to pick up his son.

"Wow, you two are terrific, watching him all day," Sirius said to the teenagers as he took hold of Cayden.

"It was no trouble, really," Hermione smiled.

"Man, I'm going to have to hire you are baby-sitters on holidays."

"Hee hee, um…" Harry trailed.

"Just kidding Hat," Sirius winked. "Maybe…" he said under his breath.

"Sirius, guess what Cayden did today?" Hermione asked.

"What now?"

"He crawled! He was trying to reach Harry's cat and after a few struggles was finally able to reach her! Of course, he was a bit wobbly but he was moving on his hands and knees," Hermione said excitedly.

"Oh wow, did my little guy crawl today? Hm?" Sirius kissed the baby's plump cheek. "That won't make Mummy happy, you don't need to get into anymore mischief! Yet. Well I really should be going; I can tell this little one needs a bath."

"Oh, about that. We thought it'd be nice to get some fresh air on the Quidditch field," Harry spoke.

"Thanks again you two, and of course you as well Moony," Sirius added to the werewolf.

"Don't thank me, Harry and Hermione here had him most of the day," Remus said.

Sirius thanked them once again and secured his son in his arms and flooed back to Number thirty-one.

I love the image of Harry looking after his baby brother during the day. Again, I'm a sucker for kids, they can be so cute.

Magical love: Rose