-Note from Avalon Estel-
I did NOT write this story. The original concept was mine, everything written up to the point where Lily starts inspecting the house is mine. The rest? Uh-uh. Not mine. My little sister's. Just hers. Her name is Alu. Well, now that that is established, you can continue.
Chapter 1: In Which Sirius Gets a Job ( O.o That does not sound good.)
What if almost everyone's favorite Marauder decided that in order to make some extra pounds (or Galleons), he would open a day care center in his apartment? I mean, how hard could it be? They're just little kids. Unfortunately, he was dead wrong.
Sirius was sitting in his living room, admiring himself in a mirror and burning letters from crazed fan girls. There was a knock at his door.
"Yep, I'm comin', mate!" Sirius said, getting up and walking casually to the door.
He opened the door. Lily Potter stood outside, her eyes narrowed, clutching Harry tightly to her chest.
"Heard you opened a day care center," Lily said, looking him up and down.
Sirius just nodded in response.
"Heard you burn letters from fangirls," Lily said, cocking her eyebrow at him, lifting her narrowed eyes.
"Uuuuuhhhh..." Sirius said, blushing.
"I thought so. And you know why I'm here?" she asked, narrowing her eyes again.
"I'll make a wild guess. James?" Sirius said, slightly intimidated.
"That's right. Stupid husband of mine, always wanting to look out for his friends... And himself... Cares nothing for his baby's welfare..." she continued muttering to herself, then narrowed her eyes even more, if that was possible.
"You know, Lily, if you want, I'll take Harry," Sirius suggested, trying to be rid of her as fast as he could.
"NOT UNTIL I'VE CHECKED THIS PLACE OUT!!!!" Lily yelled at him and clutched Harry tighter. Harry gasped and choked, trying to breathe.
"Okay," Sirius said meekly. Lily was the only woman he was scared of. Then he noticed the choking child and pointed a finger at Harry "You're gonna kill your kid, by the way," he said.
Harry had begun to turn blue.
"DON'T TELL ME HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILD!!" she shouted, loosening her grasp on the poor child. She turned him around and rested him on her hip.
"Okay," said Sirius, feeling much smaller then usual.
Lily walked into the house and started inspecting everything.After she was finished she walked back to the door and cautiously handed Harry to his godfather.
"Okay, Sirius. Harry's naptime is 11:00 AM and not a minute later, he likes apple juice and crackers for snack time. You'll find that I've already packed some in the bag resting near you armchair. When he wants to sleep, you have to read him to sleep and he won't settle down until you give him his rattle. His favorite toys are cars and trains. I'll be back by five. Don't let him watch violent cartoons, and whatever you do don't give him sugar. Maybe some small candies, but nothing bigger then a sugar quill." She stopped then, taking in a good deal of air. Then she turned over only to see that Sirius had discovered Harry's belly button and began to tickle him. "Sirius Black, did you hear me?" asked Lily, causing Sirius and Harry to jump.
"Um, yes, Lily. Don't worry, you can trust me."
Lily glared at him and gave Harry a big kiss on the cheek.
"Um, bye Lily," Sirius said waving.
Lily looked back and glared at him. Sirius shivered once she finally turned away. Then he looked down at Harry whose eyes were filling up with tears as his mom disappeared around the corner.
"Mama!" Harry whimpered and reached his hands out in an attempt to grab her.
"Hey, Harry why don't we go in the house and get ready for the others to come?" Sirius said, looking down at he poor infant, then walking into the house.
After an hour or so, Sirius and Harry had cleaned up the house. Then, the doorbell rang and they went to open it. A plump, red-haired woman stood outside the door. She had a baby about Harry's age strapped to her chest, two twins in a stroller, and one, about five years old, holding her free hand, a huge dictionary tucked under his arm. They all had the legendary red hair and freckles of the Weasley family.
"Molly, how are you? I see you and Arthur have been busy. What happened to Charlie and Bill?" Sirius asked, looking down at children he had not even known existed.
"Hello, Sirius. Just fine thank you, and Charlie and Bill are in muggle school. I heard you opened a daycare center. So I thought I'd just leave my kids here for a while. Oh, I'll be back by at least 5:00. I need some rest. There is another one coming you know," said Molly, pushing the stroller and the five year old towards Sirius. " And don't worry about what to feed them. Percy has memorized that by heart," she added, unstrapping the baby from her chest.
"What are all their names?" asked Sirius in complete confusion.
"That's Percy," she said, pointing to the five year old. "That's Fred and George, the twins," she said, pointing to the children in the stroller. Just as she did one stuck his finger in the other one's ear, causing the other to laugh. "They're bad influences on their brother Ron," she said, handing him the baby.
Sirius looked at all the children and almost whimpered himself. "But, Molly, I can't."
"Goodbye, children. Be good for Sirius, and Percy I'm counting on you to help watch over the kids," Molly said, waving from the other side of the block.
Sirius headed back into the house. Harry looked at the children in bewilderment and back up to his godfather.
"Hey, Harry. Look what I've got. A new friend for you," Sirius said, lowering Ron and sitting him next to Harry.
Harry and Ron stared at each other for a minute or two. Ron stuck his thumb in his mouth and Harry pointed at his two trucks that came in the bag Lily left him.
"Cowr!!!" Harry said to Ron. Ron grinned and they both sat down and started to ram each other's cars into the wall.
"VOOM, VOOM. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Harry cheered, clapping his hands together.
Sirius turned to the twins in the stroller and unbuckled them both. They stood up next to each other. Sirius crouched down in front of them. Fred stuck his finger in Sirius's ear and George started to laugh.
"This is going to be a long day," Sirius said, getting up.
He slowly staggered to his armchair. Just then the doorbell rang.
"I'm coming!" He got up and quickly and ran to the door, jumping over random objects.
Sirius opened the door and there were two muggle parents and a small girl about Harry's age standing next to them. The parents were holding a flier.
"Um, excuse me, but is this 'Sirius Black's Day Care Center'?" asked the father, lowering the piece of paper.
"Why, yes it is. How can I help you?" Sirius asked as Harry and Ron peeked around his legs.
"Oh, yes. We're going to be late for work. We'll be back at five. Here's a list of what Hermione needs. We'll just be a few blocks away. If there's anything wrong please just call this number." They handed Sirius a card. "Bye, sweetie. We'll be back later, okay?" The mother cooed to her daughter, then they left. Harry and Ron came out from behind Sirius's legs.
Hermione smiled at Harry and Ron. Harry smiled back and waved. Ron just glared at the new girl and walked away. Harry stuck his finger in his mouth, looking like he was thinking, then looked at Hermione and motioned for her to come into the house. Then he turned and followed Ron. Hermione followed Harry quickly, a little intimidated by Sirius.
Harry pointed to the trucks again. "Cowr!" Harry said and offered Hermione his.
Hermione took the car. "Not 'cowr', 'car'. It's an object, not an animal," Hermione said, lifting her finger.
Harry and Ron looked at each other. "Cowr?" Ron asked.
"Cowr," Harry said.
"Humf," Hermione said, shaking her head and walked away muttering something like "BOYS".
A/N - Note, this is Alu, NOT ME!!!!-: So did you like it? I hope you did, because there's more coming! Just wait a while, the plot bunny has bitten me and Mom says it won't heal for a while. WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!