A day at the zoo

The next few weeks at Lily and Remus' house's had been complete mayhem, but Sirius enjoyed every single moment of it, even though Lily and Remus moaned they were happy to see that Sirius was having a good time. The day before they had to catch the hogwarts express to go back to Hogwarts Lily was really bored and Lily's Mum and Remus' Mum, with Remus, Lily and Sirius, were trying to decide where to go.

"Sirius where do you want to go?" Sophie asked.

"Anywhere I'm not really bothered!" Sirius answered easily.

"Alright that helps" Lily said sarcastically and Petunia walked though the front door.

"Ah Pet where do you want to go today," Claire asked her daughter and Petunia turned round to face her Mum.

"Um Fiona's, actually I'm going round there in exactly 10 minutes." Petunia said and ran upstairs.

"Thanks for asking permission" Claire said with sarcasm dripping from every word.

"Ok we still haven't decided where to go!" Remus said trying to get back into the conversation, which they had started off with.

"Alright how about the beach again?" Claire suggested.

"No I don't feel like it, after the last time I'd rather stay at least 1 mile away from water for the next 3 months" Lily said glaring at Remus and Sirius who sniggered.

"No me neither" Sirius said and Remus nodded in agreement.

"Ok I don't know then!" Claire said.

"I give up as well," Sophie said.

All 5 of them were silent until Lily broke it.

"I've got it!"

"Where?" Remus said.

"The zoo" Lily said with a smile.

"Cool, I'll get to see all the hippo's and other things" Sirius said standing up.

"Um Sirius how do you know about Hippos, I thought you were from a wizard family which hates muggles and the life they live in" Lily said.

"I do but I know about some things like Hippos, and I know why because Remus has a book on them," Sirius said and Remus slightly laughed.

"Ok can we go?" Lily said trying to change the subject.

"Sure come on get your coats, we'll go now" Claire said and got up to get everyone's coats.

"Right come on then," Sophie said putting on her coat and picking up her purse and leading the kids to the car.

It took ½ an hour to get to the Zoo and though out the whole journey Sirius wouldn't shut up about hippos.

"Will someone, I don't care who, but will someone shut this lunatic up!" Lily said starting to get annoyed.

"This might, we're here now Sirius" Claire said driving into the Zoo entrance and started looking for a parking space and Sirius started bouncing up and down in his seat.

"I don't know how his parent's put up with him," Sophie said.

"I think it's more of the case of how does he put up with his parent's" Remus said and Lily nodded her head in agreement.

When they got a parking space the three kids jumped out and ran to the entrance gates and stood at the paying point, after Claire had paid they all walked round and started walking round the cages outside and started looking at the monkeys.

"Oh look at their bums Ha!" Sirius said rather loudly.

"Sirius shut up!" Lily hissed.

"Ok" Sirius said and they all walked to the next cage.

"Who wants an ice cream?" Claire asked.

"Me" the three kids answered.

"Right come on Sophie let's go and get them all an ice cream." Claire said and Sophie nodded and they walked away from the cages.

Lily, Remus and Sirius were looking at all the monkeys doing their tricks, like hanging upside down, next to the three there was a group of, what looked like, sixteen year olds and one, ignoring the signs that said 'DON'T FEED OR GIVE ANYTHING TO THE ANIMALS', Gave the monkey a full bottle of Pepsi with the lid on and the monkey hung onto the cage and was trying to open the bottle with his mouth, the sixteen year olds laughed and then walked away.

"Oh that is just wrong, look at the poor thing," Lily said not believing what she was seeing.

"We've got to get somebody, like a zoo keeper or something!" Sirius said.

"Right I'll stay here and you two go and look for a zoo keeper it's way to dangerous for us to get the bottle of him" Remus said and Sirius and Lily nodded and then ran off to find a zookeeper. They ran round the whole zoo and couldn't find anyone.

"I don't believe this, how can there be a zoo with no zookeeper!" Lily said obviously getting annoyed.

"Look there's someone in there!" Sirius said and looked into an office where they saw a man drinking a cup of coffee and watching a muggle TV. Sirius banged on the window and the man looked and the two of them and Sirius motioned for him to come out, which he did.

"Somebody has given one of the monkeys a Pepsi bottle and he's trying to open it!" Lily said quickly.

"Ok I'll be right there thanks for telling me," the Zookeeper said and followed Sirius and Lily to the cage and Remus ran up to them before they got to the cage.  

"It's eaten the lid and the wrapper and drank the Pepsi!" Remus said.

"What as in swallowed the lid and wrapper!" Lily said and Remus nodded.

"Man that is one hungry monkey!" Sirius said.

"Huh uh" Remus said and the zookeeper clapped his hands and the monkey dropped the bottle and walked off.

 "You mean we ran all way round the Zoo and all we had to do is clap, what a waste!" Lily said clutching her stomach from where she had a cramp, just then Claire and Sophie came back and gave them their ice cream and they told the adults how they saved the monkey. The rest of the day went quickly and before they knew it they had to go home, so they all got in the car and drove home. Before they got out of the car Sophie spoke to Remus.

"Remus do you want to sleep at Lily's tonight?" Sophie asked.

"If I can" Remus said hopefully and yet very tired.

"I haven't got a problem with it" Claire said with a smile.

"Thanks" Remus said simply and then got out of the car.

"See you tomorrow then!" Sophie said and Remus waved at his Mum before going into the Evans house with Sirius and Lily.

Lily's Dad was sitting on the sofa reading the paper when they all got in.

"Hi kids did you have a good time!" Lily's Dada asked.

"Hum" was all he got from the threesome as they walked upstairs and he turned to Claire.

"Lively day" He asked Claire.

"You have no idea" Claire said with a smile and also walked up the stairs to go to bed.

A/N: Hi I'm sorry it took so long for this chapter, please review and tell me what you think

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