Sirius Black

After lessons were over for that day, Draco barely made it back to the staff room before he collapsed. He wasn't the only one either, Weasley seemed to be asleep in the chair on the other side of the cosy room. Draco decided not to disturb him he wasn't in the mood for a fight. He quietly chuckled to himself, God he had changed since he was last at Hogwarts. Then he would have done anything to annoy the trio, now however he simply couldn't be bothered. That didn't mean he wouldn't react if provoked though, He was still a Malfoy. If not by name then by reputation. Now that Lucuis had died, Draco was free to use the Malfoy name again where-as before he had taken Sklyar's last name. Unusual but he had his reasons. So for a number of years he had been Draco Nelson. He had never told Skylar about his magic, he never used it around the house or just for games. He always blamed himself for when she had died, if he had kept up his magic just used it occasionally he might have had enough power to stop Davies. When that areshole had grabbed her, he had reached for his wand instinctively only to remember that it was in his wardrobe at home. Before Draco could have thought about doing anything else, he fired a shot and his wife was dead. Mourning for someone he had loved was the hardest thing he had ever had to do, when his mother had died Draco thought he had hit rock bottom, getting up in the morning seemed like such a task that sometimes he didn't bother. He had got over her death though put all his energy into fighting Voldemort, but when Sky had died though he couldn't function. He had sent Baby to live with Sky's parents and spent 5 months in bed. Eventually though he had got better and started to take back his responsibilities as Baby's father. With thoughts of his ex-wife in his head, Draco fell asleep.

A hand gripped his arm and without thinking he grabbed his wand and said " petrific totalus." When he realised what he had done, Draco's eyes flew open and shouted " Baby" . Looking down though he saw it was not his daughter he had just hexed but the Weasel. He lay on the floor, unmoving except for his eyes which widened in surprise then hardened at the sight of Draco. Malfoy smirked at the man on the floor, and bent down to talk to him.

"Well Weasley, look at this, 7 years on and I'm still faster on the draw than you are."

The thing that happened next was a blur to Draco, all he knew was that he was somehow picked up and thrown across the room. His head cracked against a chair and he blacked out.

When he woke up the room was fuzzy and though there was someone standing over him he couldn't make out their face. He could however see a mass of black hair and prayed to God that it wasn't Potter. For some reason God finally decided to answer a prayer and after blinking a couple of times he noted that the face wasn't Potter at all. Instead it was,

" BLACK !"

" MALFOY !" Sirius shouted back and Draco was heaved off his feet and pulled into a bone-crunching hug.

Looking over the man's shoulder Draco saw the self-satisfied smirk on Weasley's face change to one of complete confusion.

" How are you mate ?" Sirius immediately questioned.

" I'm good." Came Draco's reply even though at the moment he felt a little woozy.

" What are you doing here !?!"

" I could ask you the same question!" Draco replied.

Before either had a chance to answer the question another voice joined in.

" What the hell ?!!?" Weasley exploded. " Sirius! Do you know who that is ? That's Draco Malfoy !" The ex-convict rolled his eyes and cast a silencing charm on Ron.

Draco laughed at Black's action and immediately began questioning him on his welfare.

5 minutes later Ron had stormed out of the room, no doubt to look for someone to release his silencing charm and Draco and Sirius were sitting on the staff-room table talking animatedly. It turned out Black was here on business,

he had just been appointed Hogwart's protector.

" What the hell does that mean?"

" It means Drakey, boy that I am here to watch your back."

Draco raised and eyebrow and Black elaborated a bit more and it turned out that the new minister of magic, Arthur Weasley, thought it necessary to have at least one guard at all Wizarding school's. A new threat had appeared in the States and though it didn't seem very big, it was a precaution they thought was for the best.

" Daddy !" Draco turned around at the sound of his daughter's voice and she ran up to him, arm's wide open ready for a hug. He lifted her up and obliged. Holding her out in front of him, he counted 2 arms, 2 legs, and a head. Good, good he thought all there.

" Who was looking after you? " he asked after no-one appeared at the doorway.

" Rachel." Baby announced. Draco raised an eyebrow and turned the little girl upside down by her ankles. She giggled and he walked over to the door and opened it.

There stood the Weasley girl he had taught earlier that day. Draco smiled as she turned a pleasant pink colour when he looked at her. Well well, a Weasley with a crush on a Malfoy times had changed.

" Rachel ?" he asked, the girl nodded and fluttered her eyelashes at him. " Thanks for looking after Baby."

" Thank you." Baby added still upside down tucked under Draco's arm.

Malfoy smiled and turned his daughter the right way up and set her down where she immediately sat down on the floor, feeling dizzy from being upside down for so long. The Weasley laughed and bent down to kiss the little girl goodbye, making sure to flash some impressive cleavage at her new teacher.

" Bye, sir." she whispered and with a seductive smile, Rachel Weasley disappeared down the hall.

" Forgive me father, for I have sinned." Draco heard Sirius say from behind him.

" You have?"

" No, but I'm about to." Sirius said and started to walk down the hall after Rachel.

Draco grabbed the back of Sirius' midnight blue robes and dragged him back into the staff room laughing. Baby followed them and when she entered the room ran straight for the table holding the cookies. Before she had a chance to grab one though the plate was levitated above her head and put on the large table in the middle of the room.

" No cookies, before dinner, Baby."

" You gonna introduce me , Dray ?" Sirius asked coming up behind him and nodding in Baby's direction. Draco smiled at his old nickname and began the introductions. " Sirius, this is my daughter Baby Malfoy, Baby darling this is Sirius Black." Baby flashed an award winning smile in Sirius' direction and Sari melted inside.

" Hello Baby." he said falling to his knees and looking the little girl in the eye.

" Allo." she said in her normal greeting. Slowly she picked her arms up and wrapped them around Sirius neck in a tight hug. The man looked surprised but hugged the little girl back. Drawing back from the hug Sirius studied Baby for a while before asking in a low voice how old she was.

" Five." she replied.

" Wow," he said " practically a lady."

Baby giggled and looked up at her father. Sirius stood up and asked the question Draco had been dreading.

" So where's your wife ?"

The sad look on Draco's face answered the question for him and Sirius patted him on the back comfortingly.

" I'm sorry, mate. What was her name ?"

" Skylar Nelson." Draco replied a smile coming back to his face as her name rolled off his tongue.

" Witch?"

" Muggle." Draco corrected.

" My, you have changed." Sirius said with a fond look in his eyes.

" You haven't." and he pulled the elder man into another hug.

When Draco was fighting in the great war he was once captured by a stray death-eater who had worked out he was working for Dumbledore. As he lay on the cold floor of the dungeon, he began to accept that his life was over. He had tried but he had failed. Voldemort may win, Voldemort may lose but Draco would not live to see it. He must have been down there for hours. He was put under the cructacius curse for a long time and he felt his collar bone snap and every other bone in his body be put under great pressure. There was a rushing in his ears and the next thing Draco was aware of Sirius Black was standing over him with 2 finger's on his neck checking for a pulse. He and Remus Lupin had discovered the death-eater hide away and hearing Draco's screams had rushed in and severe personal risk. After winning the short battle they grabbed Draco, who was barely alive, and made it back to safety. Ever since him and Sirius had been good friends saving each other's lives more times than they could count. At the moment Draco was sure that he was in his friend's debt but he couldn't remember. They lived together during the war, as Draco couldn't risk going home during the summer holidays. After Voldemort was killed, Sirius was the only one Draco said goodbye to. After all it was the least he could do the man who had been in love with Draco for the best part of 2 years.

"SEE I TOLD YOU!" a voice burst out

Draco sighed they would have a lot of explaining to do. In the corner of his eye he saw Baby sneaking a cookie off the table.

AN: REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW !! Thanks so much for your reviews it's the most reviews I've ever got for a story. PLZZZZZ !!! The songs in chapter 4 were: Build me up buttercup by the foundations and Ain't no mountain high by Marvin Gaye. Sorry if this chapter was boring but I think Sirius will be important to my at the moment no-existent plot so it will get better.