"I said to sing Harry a lullaby!" Remus said slowly, as if communicating with a mentally disabled person.
"I know what you said…it's just that…what?" Sirius cried. "Why me? You've heard me sing…I see the look of disgust on your face!"
"What look of disgust?" Remus asked innocently.
"Don't play naïve, Moony. How come you can't sing him to sleep? You sing loads better than I do!"
"That's for sure," Remus muttered under his breath.
"What was that? I didn't catch that," Sirius said sarcastically. "Since you're so confident that you can sing better than me, YOU be the one who sings the lullaby."
"Fine! Just help me out a bit…okay?"
"Whatever," Sirius said sternly, crossing his arms over his chest. "Come on, oh Golden Voice. Sing your heart out!"
"Let me think, okay? Sheesh, I have to remember the tune!"
"It went like this." Sirius hummed the tune to Remus. Remus nodded.
"Okay, okay." Remus took a big breath and:
Baby, please, rest your head!
Now it is time for bed!
Remus stared at Sirius. "I thought you didn't want to sing!"
"I thought you wanted my help! Now do you still want it or not?"
"Fine, go ahead. You can sing every other line though."
"Agreed."
You're cuter than…
Uncle Ned!
Remus glared at Sirius again, who just shrugged.
You're our little…
Um…Quarterped?
Harry was still awake, looking at his uncles as if they were nuts.
"Padfoot, are you nuts? Quaterped? What were you thinking?" Remus said exasperatedly.
"It was the only thing that I can think of that rhymed on the spot!" Sirius argued. "Besides, it's kind of true isn't it? A four-legged creature…Harry can't walk on his two legs yet. He sort of crawls…"
"Omigosh, Padfoot. I'm going to restart."
Silence.
"I'm going to restart," Sirius mimicked Remus in a high-pitched voice. "Well, genius? What's your next verse?"
"It's hard to think under these circumstances!"
"What circumstances? We're in a bloody nursery with a baby, trying to think of a lullaby. Move aside, I've got a song!"
Twinkle, twinkle, how time flies
Slowly through, the starry skies
Sirius nodded in approvement at Remus' addition.
Baby, please, close your eyes
You're as sweet as…
Apple pies
As you grow, and love, and play
In our hearts, you'll always stay
So sleep and dream, the night away
Harry's eyes drooped closed, as Sirius and Remus continued humming the tune. Finally, he was fast asleep. Sirius and Remus tiptoed out of the room.
"We did it!" whispered Sirius triumphantly, as he did a little victory dance in the hallway.
"Shh!" Remus shushed. "I don't want to do that again!"
"I do! Let's go wake him up!" Sirius said playfully. Remus glowered. "I was only kidding, Moony. Lighten up!"
Remus yawned widely. "I'm exhausted…I think I'll turn in, too." Sirius followed suite in yawning.
"You're right. Night, Moony."
"Night, Padfoot."
And without changing, the two weary uncles plopped down onto their beds, falling asleep immediately.
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Author's Note: Sorry this chapter was short. I just have a lot to do at the moment. Since I re-uploaded this chapter, might as well mention that the lullaby is from The Rugrats Movie…sorry for not saying so before! See you next chapter! =D
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