"Are you two ready for your new year at Hogwarts?" James asked excitedly jumping up and down while the two groggy teens were starting to eat their food. Lydia was staying with the Potters until school started because Remus had to get lessons ready for the year, or as Lydia liked to say, since she was raised by the biggest drama queen in the world, "another way for you to ignore me and break my heart." She would end the line with a sigh.
"Yes, James, we are ready." Lydia was in a bit of a snappy mood ever since Sirius was taken away. Lily, James, and Remus were all wondering how she would handle the kids at school for being "Sirius Black's daughter." She said that she would be fine but it wasn't exactly a secret that Sirius was a "murderer". Lydia was already tired from when she went to Diagon Alley. Five people came up with cameras and started asking about Sirius, she later had a panic attack at Madam Malkin's because of all the people.
They were on the train and Lydia couldn't wait to be in a quite compartment. "Everywhere else is full but there's a compartment with only one person sleeping in it." Harry pointed out. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Lydia all made their way to the compartment. "No way," Lydia let out a small chuckle when she sat down. "What?" Ron asked confused. "Nice picking Harry." Harry realized who he was in the compartment with and laughed along. "Harry did you hear about Sirius Black? That mad murderer heard he's out to get you." Ron after Hermione cleared up who the man in the compartment with them was. Lydia's plan was to make sure no one knew that her father was Remus Lupin the new DADA professor but she was already being labeled as the murder's child so what did it really matter? "He's not mad and he's not out to get Harry. He's also not a murderer." Lydia rolled her eyes trying to sleep just like her father was doing, the night before had been a particularly rough full moon. "How would you know and why would you defend him? Wait your last name is Black right?" Ron asked. "Yeah." Lydia thought he was slow but never this slow. "You're his daughter!" "Yeah and?" "You're going to help him murder Harry! Honestly you're his girlfriend shouldn't you be making him dinner not trying to kill him?" "If I made him dinner it would kill him, one. And two Fuck off!" Lydia left the compartment in a fit of rage. "Oh no I'm in the same dormitory as her what if she kills me?" Hermione said. Honestly where did her sense go? "Lydia isn't a murderer and even if she was I reckon she go after Snape or Dumbledore first. Maybe Re- Lupin over here." Harry tried to joke.
Lydia came back into the compartment for about five seconds. "Sorry forgot something." Lydia said as she took down Lupin's bag and started rummaging through it. "What are you doing?" Hermione asked repulsed that Lydia was looking through a teacher's, that she had never even seen before, bag. "Here it is." She found the bottle of firewhiskey and through it out the window of the train. Remus had been an absolute wreck since Sirius had been sent off. He was drinking and yelling and not himself, it was scaring Lydia. Remus let out a snort and Lydia chuckled a little reminding her of who her father really is.
Just as she exited the compartment for the second time everything went dark. She decided to go back into the compartment to feel safe because that's where her father was and he would always protect her. She felt cold but as soon as she saw the blueish silver light bust out of the tip of her father's wand and formed into a werewolf she knew everything was going to be okay because her papa was taking charge.
The compartment was becoming packed so she decided she would go with Remus to tell the conductor what happened plus she probably wouldn't get much alone time with her father this year considering they have to keep the fact that she is his daughter a secret. "Papa, what was that?" Lydia asked looking up at her six foot father. "That was a dementor, your father is dealing with them in Azkaban as we speak." Remus said sadly pulling his daughter closer to him. Do you think pere will escape?" Lydia asked.
"No, I know he has that's why the dementor was here it was looking for Sirius you're lucky it didn't attack you."
"Why did it attack Harry?"
"I guess he just has more negative experiences than most."
"But he's a spoiled brat." Lydia said jokingly.
"So are you but have you had bad experiences? Yes you have. Why the dementor didn't affect you I have no idea."
"Maybe because I was thinking happy thoughts?"
"Really? What were you thinking about?"
"About how you would always be there to protect me, no matter what."
"What else?"
"I was thinking about how close I am to being Belle now all I need is for you to be an inventor." "Lydia give up that dream your father and I won't let you marry a beast!"
"Hey he's a prince and Harry is 'royalty'."
"Bring that up to James see how fast he can smack you." Lydia and Remus shared a laugh and Remus said something quite unexpected.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"Pouring out the firewhiskey just then and everything else you've done in these past few months for me."
"I just need you safe and healthy I can't lose you too."
"And you won't, we're here I'll tell the conductor then we can head back okay?"
"Okay."
The rest of the train ride was rather boring except for when Remus was practically forcing chocolate down Harry's throat. When they got to Hogwarts they listened to the sorting hat's song watch the sorting and then they listened to Dumbledore's speech. As soon as Remus's name was called Lydia and Harry both stated wildly cheering then once Hagrid was introduced almost all of Gryffindor was cheering. "Let the feast begin."
A few moments later Lydia's child came up to their table. "Lydia this is my little brother Dennis, Dennis this is the girl I was telling you about, the one that was so nice to me when we first met." "Hello my child and my child's brother, since you are my child's brother you are now my child as well." Lydia gave him a smile and he blushed… yeah he had a crush. "Wait how many children do you have? Does this mean I'm a father?" Harry asked with his mouth full. "No you're the step-father that desperately wants the children's approval." "When did I agree to this?" "No step-father ever agrees to be so disapproved of but you are so have fun." Lydia kissed his cheek and this got a few ooh's from their friends."Wow it's almost like we've never kissed before!" Harry said sarcastically to his overdramatic friends. Lydia laughed and curled into him a bit. "What's up?" Harry asked as she wa practically a cat curling under his arm." "I'm tired." Lydia pouted as everyone was excused from the great hall, but just as they were about to get up Remus stopped them and all their friends went frozen. Sure Snape took off points for PDA but none of their friends knew how this new teacher was going to act when it came to punishment. "Ms. Black, Mr. Potter, what are you doing?" Remus was trying his hardest to be a "serious professor" "Fucking your mum." All his friends were astounded by Harry's response. "Stop spending time with your father." Is all Remus could say without going into a fit of laughter all his friends were sure he was going to get a detention. "Did you have to take it that far?" Lydia laughed. "Absolutely." He pecked her on the lips as she, him, Ron, Hermione and Neville walked to the Gryffindor tower.
Today was Lydia's first day of third year and that means that she got to see her father teach.
"Hello, I'm Remus Lupin and I'm going to be your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. I think student-teacher relations are very important so I want to get to know you a little better and I want you guys to get to know me a bit better and it make all of you embarrassed on your first day back and hate my guts this class, as the kids say, is going to be 'wicked', did I say that right?" Everyone was laughing and Remus was smiling. "Okay anything you guys want to know about me?" Remus asked and hands shot up.
"Wow okay, your name sir?"
"Dean Thomas."
"Okay mr. Thomas, what's your question?"
"How old are you?"
"I'm 33. I know right sooooo old." Remus said making the kids laugh. Maybe this would be okay. "Yes miss…?"
"Patil, Parvati Patil."
"Okay Ms. Patil, your question?"
"Are you single?"
"As a matter of fact I'm not I have a husband and we have been married since we were 17." This got a few disgusted looks but Lydia saw something flicker in Seamus's eyes and it wasn't hatred.
"Yes, Ms…"
"Lavender Brown."
"Okay yes Ms. Brown? Your question?" Remus smiled.
"Do you have any kids? If so how did that work?" Remus let out a hearty chuckle.
"I have a beautiful daughter, and she's adopted but she is fully ours."
"Yes Ms. Patil?"
"How old is your daughter?"
"She's 13."
"Wait she's our age? Is she a muggle?" Parvati asked.
"No she's actually pure-blood, not that silly things like that matter." Hannah Abbott raised her hand next. "Yes Ms…" "Hannah Abbott. What house were you in?"
Yes Hannah I love you thank you! Lydia thought silently she wanted the topic off of her.
"I was in Gryffindor." All the Gryffindors hooted and hollered while other houses rolled their eyes. Finally Lydia rose her hand.
"Oh no… Yes ms. Black?" Remus felt so weird calling his little girl that.
"What would you do if someone stole all the chocolate in the world including your secret stash?" Lydia questioned.
"Well if it wasn't me who had stolen it, which it might be, then I would hunt that person down and take all the chocolate for myself." All the kids laughed at this until he put on a very serious expression and said.
"I'm not kidding. Any more questions?" He lightened up.
"What is your husband's name?" Pavarti.
"His name is Dog star." All of the kids were confused except for Lydia and Harry who were laughing their asses off.
"What's your daughter's name?" Lavender.
"I'm pretty sure she would kill me if I told you… the scary part is I'm not joking."
"Do you like quidditch?" Harry.
"Shut up Mr. Potter." Remus glared while Harry laughed.
"So you're like a fag?" Crabbe.
"So you're like in detention." Remus retorted and wrote Crabbe a detention slip. Yeah this year would be a good year.