All HP characters are the brain child of J.K Rowling who is an extraordinary writer and who thankfully does not take offense to those of us who like to mess with her world.

Warning: This will become eventual slash so if you gots a problem with that then read ne further!

Hehehe, I admit I have a flair for the dramatic, it couldn't be helped

Those words echoed through Sirius' head as he struggled to comprehend them. He looked over her appearance again and she smiled grimly at him.

"But…"

"He's not my father

She interrupted him

"He's my uncle"

Sirius gapped at her

"Your Romulas'!?"

He said before he could stop himself

She nodded slowly. Sirius wanted to press for details but he could see the pain that the discussion was causing her. He frowned, he had never liked Remus's snotty twin brother and he had only met him a few times but the news that he was dead didn't bring Sirius any joy, especially since he had left a daughter alone.

"I'm sorry, when did he…"

He didn't get to finish the question as he was cut off by a snort of laughter from Calisto.

"He's not dead if that's what you're thinking"

She told him in a matter-of-fact tone.

Confusion was clearly going to be a regular occurrence for Sirius in this conversation. Calisto sighed and seemed to resign to tell him everything.

"Romulas married a woman named Jacquelyn DuPile seventeen years ago, the marriage was purely for financial reasons. In order for her to claim her inheritance she had to have been married for two years, it was her fathers' way of making her respectable I guess. Anyway, they divorced as soon as they had their money and went there separate ways. A month later Jacquelyn discovered that she was pregnant. Finding that motherhood didn't suit her she gave me to Romulas who found that fatherhood was not for him either. When I was five he gave me to my Fath… er that is, he gave me to Remus hoping that because they were twins that I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Papa told me the truth but I already saw him as my father and he had no objections to being so. Unfortunately the werewolf control board would so everyone believes that the man I call father is Romulas Lupin.

Sirius didn't realize that his mouth was hanging open until she leaned across that table and closed it.

"You'll catch files

She said mildly

"But then I heard you eat rats"

She added with a smirk

That spun Sirius' mind back to the present. He couldn't believe someone could stoop so low. What a complete and utter bastard! He thought he could pass Remus off as himself? He thought that Moony would ever go along with that sort of plan? He looked over at Calisto and any kind of resentment he felt towards her was gone in seconds.

"That snotty nosed upperty little… Richard head!"

Sirius raged, only just managing to reign in his language as his famous quick temper was back in full swing. He looked over at Calisto who appeared to be holding in laughter.

"It's alright

She reassured him

"Romulas is a pillock and Jacquelyn is a whore. The best decision they ever made was to give me away. I don't like to think about what my life would have been if they had kept me. Papa always says that the only good thing to come of their lives was me."

At this she ducked her head and faint blush coloured her cheeks.

Sirius, whos anger was as quick to disappear, as it was to appear, grinned at her. She was a blusher, how positively cute. He was always on a mission to make people blush. Peter, he was too easy, the boy would redden with virtually no effort on Sirius' part at all. James was easy to get riled up as well, a few mentions of his failed attempts with Lily Evens and you could practically see the steam coming out of his ears. Remus though, he very rarely let anything ruffle him. He found Sirius' attempts to embarrass more amusing then anything else. His daughter, niece, whatever, was clearly more susceptible. He watched as her cheeks returned to their pale colouring as he cast around for something else to talk about. Even though she talked about it in light tones Sirius remembered her unease when she first brought the subject up. He then thought of one of the pictures on the mantel.

"So, you go to Beaxabons huh?"

At this she bit her lip and stared intently into her cup of tea

"Not any more no"

Sirius waited for her to explain

"I was expelled"

She said cringing.

Sirius was shocked, he was sure that somewhere in hell icicles were forming. Moony's daughter expelled? Not possible. If all the books lying in her spot by the window were any indication then she was just as scholarly as Remus. Of course he hadn't really looked at them, they could have been trashy romance novels for all he knew. The expression on her face was curious. She looked as though she knew she should be ashamed but also wanted to laugh, either that or she really needed to go to the toilet.

"Er…"

Sirius really didn't know what to say.

"It wasn't my fault

She stressed

"Well, you know, not really"

She finished lamely

Sirius gave her a look and she proceeded to tell him what happened. His respect for the girl was growing by the minute. She had stood up against that many people and lectured them about werewolf rights? Sirius couldn't help the wide grin that spread across his features as she told him about the fight and her subsequent suspension and grounding. The grounding was worst according to her and she pouted about not being able to ride her broom or help in the gardening. Sirius smiled as he remembered Remus' love of the outdoors, it appeared that not only did they share that trait but also neither Lupin was able to tan, just freckle. Calisto had apparently been suspended for the last two and a half weeks of school and had been sent home until the head mistress returned, which she did and proceeded to expel Casisto straight away. That was four days ago. Sirius couldn't help it, he burst into laughter.

"I can't believe Moony Jr. was expelled."

Calisto grumbled under her breath in French, the only word Sirius could define was "LeSaux", he didn't need any understanding of French to know that those hadn't been pleasant words about the stuck up young girl. It sort of reminded him of a girlier version of Harrys animosity with the Malfoy kid.

Sirius chuckled again.

"Huh, this coming from the man who earned the record amount of detentions in his first year."

"A record that still stands Jr."

He said proudly

She rolled her eyes in typical teenage fashion

"Don't call me Jr. People who smell like they think the bathtub is an invention that will never catch on shouldn't tease."

She said with a mischievous sparkle in her eyes

"Is that your oh so subtle way of telling me I reek?"

"No that was my blatantly obvious way of telling you that you need a bath, or at least a hose down."

He tried to scowl at her but found he could only grin. It felt so good to have a light conversation after such a long time.

"Come on, the bathrooms this way."

He followed her out of the kitchen towards the back of the house while she explained the layout of the house to him. She certainly was providing a very good distraction from the several serious discussions he would be having with Remus later on. He pushed those thoughts aside, right now he had a date with a shower and never a more heavenly sight had he seen.

AN: I know Sirius seems a little emotionally jumpy but I figure that he hasn't had much company in the last two years so he's jumping from one extreme to the next trying to find the right balance, plus he's always seemed like a very passionate character to me anyway. Next chap Rem comes home but I'm having a little trouble getting it to play out correctly so it might be a little delayed. Thanks again to those who review, if you have any ideas on improvements I'd love to here them. I've been re-reading the past chapters and have picked up a few mistakes, I have a tendencey to be a little dislexic at times and my mind will fill in mistakes when I subconciously pick up on them. Yes I read what I want to see, I'll try better. Honest!