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Without further ado Chapter Two: Growing Up Potter...
Hadrian hummed as he walked down the hallway carrying a small book. He couldn't wait to show his Padfoot and Moony what he learned. He had a bounce in his step to show is excitement and a slight smile which immediately turned down when a crash was heard. He watched as Amaryllis came running out of the drawing room and looked around until she spotted him.
"Hadrian!" She promptly erupted in tears. He slowly backed away knowing he had to get back to his room with his brothers before their parents got here. They heard the thundering steps on the main staircase which made Amaryllis cry harder and louder. Their parents rounded the corner taking in the bawling girl and the four year old standing in the hallway and made their way over to console their daughter.
"What happened Mary?" Lily asked stroking her daughter's head. Amaryllis sniffed and looked at both of them with wide brown eyes.
"Hadrian broke great grammie's vase!" James whipped his head around and glared harshly at said boy.
"I told him to stop playing with the broom in the house but he didn't listen." At that James stormed over to the boy and slapped him. Hadrian touched his burning cheek staring at his father in disbelieve, tears welling up in his eyes. It was the first time his father had ever struck him normally his brothers and him would be picked up by their collars and thrown in a room.
"You know better, Hadrian. Why can't you behave?" Lily asked shaking her head at the frozen boy while Amaryllis smirked at him from behind their mother. James seized the back of Hadrian's collar and dragged him up multiple stairs not caring that his son was stumbling over his own feet or that the collar was cutting into his neck.
He reached the third floor and went to the door at the end of the hallway flinging it open. The door slammed into the wall startling the two redheads, who had their heads pressed together looking at a book. They took in their little brother who was dangling from their father's hand and stood up cautiously.
"You're grounded! I don't want to see you out of this room for a week." With that James threw Hadrian to the floor and closed the door harshly. Both boys rushed to their brother pulling him off the floor and onto the middle bed sitting him in between them.
"What happened?" The one on the right asked while tracing the hand print on his face. Hadrian let out a harsh sob curling into his brother on the right.
"Jules get Paddy." Julian nodded getting up and grabbing the black grim looking dog off the dresser handing it to Valerian. He joined his brothers back on the bed.
"Tell us what happened." Valerian said again trying to get Hadrian to take his favorite stuffie. Hadrian sniffled hugging his big brother tighter and glanced over at Julian, who rubbed his back watching with worried eyes. He rubbed his eyes with his fist and sighed.
"Daddy hit me Eerie. Why mummy and daddy hate us?" He was then crushed in a hug by both of his brothers which made him cry harder. The two share a look over their little brothers head nodding.
'They are not our parents and this won't happen to our little brother again.'
Sirius took a deep breath and followed Remus into the green floo fire. He was sure his already thin patience will be tested yet again today. Stepping into the room he was greeted to with a mess of people talking and eating. In the middle of the room stood James,Lily and Amaryllis soaking up all the praise that people gave. Both noticed that yet again the triplets were not laid a hand on his shoulder and squeezed when he saw muscle in his jaw clench. They walked up to their friends with fake smiles on their faces.
"Guys!" James exclaimed and Lily and Amaryllis smiled. Sirius ruffles Amaryllis' hair causing her to huff and try to fix it.
"Siri." Whined the girl.
"Glad you guys could make it!" James got out before someone come over wanting to talk to the girl-who-lived.
"Let's go find our pups." Sirius said and went off into the Manor with Remus following behind him. They picked up their pace knowing exactly where they were and couldn't wait to see them. Coming to stop in front of a grand set of double doors, intricate vines decorated the both doors and trailing into the frame looking as if they were living which stood out against the antique white doors. Remus could faintly hear giggling coming from inside and pushed the door open.
"Moony!"
"Padfoot!" The men were tackled to the ground and promptly sat on. Sirius and Remus were greeted with bright smiles from the three. They got to there feet and holding the boys on their hips, Sirius with Hadrian and Remus with Valerian and Julian.
"Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Vale, Jules and Hades
Happy Birthday to you." Both men sung with giant smiles on their faces making all three boys blush.
"How does it feel to be 7?" The three boys shared a look and shrugged.
"It doesn't feel,"
"any different. Same,"
"as all the other years." Valerian started leaving Julian and Hadrian to finish his thought. The men frowned walking towards the back of the library and sitting down on the couches by the fireplace. They put the boys between them.
"You know what Lily and James are like Moony." Julian stated making the other two boys nod.
"Every year it's the same." Hadrian voiced.
"Halloween!? That's the day your sister became the Girl-Who-Lived!" Valerian mocked Lily.
"How can we celebrate your birthday when that was the day your sister almost died!" Julian exclaimed mimicking James' voice.
"Like it's our fault we were born!" Valerian sneered. Sirius and Remus winced knowing it's been said to the triplets multiple times. Hadrian sighed.
"After our fifth birthday we just gave up on them being anything but strangers to us." Sirius pulled his godson closer to snuggle up to him.
"Alright enough of this James and Lily crap! What have you been teaching yourselves and can't believe this is coming out of my mouth...learning?" Sirius asked pausing before the last word.
"I can't believe you're asking about that! Who are you and what have you done to my mate!" Remus questioned and pointed his wand at Sirius playfully. Sirius slowly put his hands up in a sign of surrender.
"Hey now." The boys giggled at their godfathers antics and shared a excited look. They turned to the men with wide mischievous eyes. Sirius and Remus glanced at each other before the boys shot up and stood in front of them.
"Watch." Hadrian squealed barely remaining still in his excitement making all over them flash the boy fond looks. Their godfathers watched as all three stood side by side each boy gained focused and concentrated faces. As one the boys' hair started changing Valerian and Julian's red faded out leaving a dark brown color while Hadrian's hair lightened to a brown too. Their hair didn't stop until it hit a sandy brown like Remus' without the boys realizing their eyes had slipped shut. The men stared at each other and the boys in shock only to gape when the triplets opened their eyes together. Gone were the green and twin hazel colored eyes and reflecting back at the men were three identical Sirius' colored eyes. The eyes gained a playful glint seeing their godfathers state.
"One of the,"
"Many things we've,"
"Been teaching ourselves."
"We have other,"
"Things to show you,"
"We just wanted it,"
"Perfect before we,"
"Showed you." Hadrian began this time with Valerian and Julian following his train of thought. The men snapped out of their shock and sent them surprised looks.
"You're Metamorphmagi?" They asked together. The boys nodded with shy smiles.
"Yes, we've always been one." Valerian answered and Hadrian put his hand up forcing his godfathers to snap their mouths shut before any questions were voiced.
"We didn't know at first. It took a few years before we showed the ability. Jules thinks its because things were so hectic the first few years of our life that effected our magic. I think we were four when it activated, it was me that started all of it. I was wishing to look exactly like my brothers when we were all shocked to see my hair and eyes change colors. Took a few years until we could read well enough to find out what we were." Hadrian explained while the boys appearance faded back to normal. The men blinked not knowing what to say.
"What other things have you been practicing?" Remus asked. The boys shook their heads.
"Not yet." They all said together. Sirius tapped his chin and then shouted out.
"I have a cousin whose one she's a third year at Hogwarts! Her name is Nymphadora. You must have got it from Dorea since she's a Black and it's a magic trait of the Blacks." The boys beamed loving that they got anything from their grandparents.
"Since you won't show us anything else and your gifts won't get here til tomorrow, how do you want to spend the rest of your birthday?" Remus asked and immediately regretted asking that question seeing the impish grins adorn their faces.
"Find Hades!" All three hollered while the men watched Hadrian morph to look identical to his brothers and then they took off. Remus stared wide eyed at his grinning mate who patted his back in a mock pity.
"What did you expect Moony? They are biologically the sons of a marauder and have two marauders as godfathers." Sirius said offhandedly already standing up and looking around.
"MY LITTLE RAVEN!" Sirius yelled and charged deep into the bowels of the library. Remus shook his head with a smile.
"Moony! No SCENTING!" He heard the rule from three separate points in the library. That's how the five spent the rest of the triplets seventh birthday until the boys fell onto to couch beside their godfathers. Hadrian was on the left side of Sirius curled around Sirius with his head resting on the man's chest. Valerian laid in the middle of the men his legs lying over Sirius' thighs and his head placed on Remus'. Julian was on the other side of Remus his back leaning against Remus' side legs thrown over the arm dangling and his head on the back cushion. The men thought they were asleep until they heard Hadrian mumble.
"I wish you were our Daddy and Papa." With those words their hearts crumbled and kissed the forehead of the boys they could reach.
That's it for this chapter. Did you guys like it? I really hope you did. There's one more chapter before the triplets go to Hogwarts. Any guesses on which house they are?
Have a beautiful and wonderful day
-cicibunbuns