Lily and Harry sat at the kitchen table, Lily was reading and trying to eat her crisps unobtrusively as her father worked out a set of rules for Petunia's stay. There was a knock on the door and Harry rose to get it. "Oh hey Sirius, Lupin. Come in, I just put the kettle on."

They walked into the kitchen and Remus stopped, Sirius slammed into his back. "Lo! The Remobile has stalled."

"Look at that." Remus said, nodding at Lily.

"Great Scot! She need only dye her hair red. Oi! Harry! Come take a look at your daughter."

Harry came out holding two tea cups. "Oh, I know. Aunt Petunia has already commented on it."

"What was Petunia doing here?"

"Present tense. She's moved in."

"What?!"

"She left Uncle Vernon and Dudley turned her away."

"Harry, you can't keep her under your roof-"

"I don't want her Sirius, but she didn't want me either."

"Well, you see Harry, the thing is, I need to stay here too?'

"What?"

"Well, my girlfriend found this, engagement ring, but I didn't intend to give it to her, and, in all honesty, I need to hide out."

"Sirius! You can't! I've got Cage here, Lily is here, Parvati will be over often, Aunt Petunia is here."

"Look, Harry, before your father died he siad to me "Sirius, my son will always look out for you, no matter what happens-"

"He did not! You made that up on the spot. I can tell because your eyes are getting all shifty."

"I suppose I'll go live in the cave then-"

"Why don't you just tell her the truth?"

"Oh that would be smart! No, I don't intend on marrying you, I bought that ring ages ago in case something came up. That'll hold over well."

Harry shook his head. "Look, Ron is all by himself for the entire school year. Why don't you go stay with him, he'll be more than happy to keep you.

"And why are you here, Remus?"

"Well, I was just wondering if you two would want to spend Christmas with us."

"Oh? Where?"

"Well, I was thinking your place would be convenient-"

Harry shook his head. "You two, are absolutely devastating."

They grinned. "We try. But anyways, look at your daughter. She looks exactly like her grnadmother."

"You know that's weird. People always say I'm the spitting image of my dad, but then they say that Lily looks like me, and that she looks like mum."

"It's the eyes." Sirius said confidently. "It's all in the eyes."

"Nobody has eyes like that." Remus agreed. They all looked up as Petunia entered the kitchen.

"Am I interupting you? I'm sorry-I was just going out to the grocery, do you want anything."

"Don't worry Aunt Petunia. I'll get whatever you need from ther grocer, things work differently around here. What did you need?"

"Most compassionate man I know." Sirius said softly.