Grabbing her wand, Tirza snuck into Sirius' room, turned him pink, and made it so that he would bark up daisies... After plopping a big pink bow on his pony, snickering, she went off to bed and back to sleep
Sirius's eyes fluttered opened a while later, and he stood stretched. He stopped, and looked down at him. "W-what the!" He glared, and went to the mirror. "Oh my god...REMUS!"
"REMUS!" Tears came to his eyes. "MY HAIR!" He ran around the room, and stopped. He barked, and a daisy came up. "REMUS! I THINK I'M DYING REMUS!"
Tirza was tired enough to sleep through a bomb and never heard a thing.
A very confused and upset Sirius ran into Remus's room, and shook him.
"REMUS! I'M DYING!" He barked, and showered Remus with daisies "What is going on here?" Remus asked, sitting up sleepily. "I'M DYING!" He shouted, and looked very upset. "No your not" Remus said trying not to laugh.
"Yes I am! I'm pink, and I'm barking flowers, and I HAVE A PINK BOOOW." He barked up more flowers, and whimpered. "Stop..The...flowers." He mumbled. "Tirza" Remus growled, "Get in here!"
Tirza was still sound asleep and never heard a word he said. Sirius sunk to the bedroom floor, and walked into Tirza's room. He shook her.
Remus followed waiting to hear this
Tirza yelled in shock as he shook her and shot straight up in bed. "What the... Holy tribbles what HAPPENED?" she asked
Sirius glared at her. "What did you--" barks flowers "DO!"
"What makes you think I did it!" Tirza ask indignantly She wasn't sure why he didn't think it was funny.
He pointed to all the pink. "Remus doesn't like pink much." More flowers "And I wouldn't do THIS to myself!"
"Ohh---good point!" she burst into giggles, laughing hysterically
"Tirza you went overboard this time," Remus scolded.
"Not uh! Sirius is the king of pranksters! He's the one that taught me that!"
Sirius looked mixed between rage, and tears. "I didn't teach it to you for this reason!"
He put hand to his ribs, as more flowers came out.
"It---it---it's not funny?" she said softly, her eyes growing big Sirius sunk to the floor, and shook his head.
"Not at all." He grumbled, and spat up yet more flowers.
Tirza gulped, suddenly feeling very nervous "Change him back" Remus stated firmly Sirius looked up at Tirza. He looked rather sick. He frowned, and barked up more flowers. She nodded, and grabbed her wand, quickly changing Sirius back.
"I thought you'd think it was funny," Tirza whispered. "I'm sorry" Sirius looked down at the pile of flowers on the floor. His face was going red. "Count to ten." He mumbled.
"Huh?" Tirza asked, wondering why he wanted her to count. She quickly made the pile of daisies disappear
"He's trying NOT to get angry," Remus pointed out. Sirius started to count to ten, trying to calm himself.
"Oh" Tirza gulped again
"Why did you do that?" Remus asked Sirius stood up, and started to pace the room. It was rare when he got mad, and today. He was pissed off.
"Sirius loves practical jokes--I figured if anyone would appreciate it, he would," she said very softly, biting her lip rather hard. "I didn't mean to make you mad uncle Sirius..."
Remus sighed, "He'll get over it"
Sirius stopped pacing, and crossed his arms over his chest. "I think we should get Severus."
"WHAT?" Tirza shrieked "Nooooooo! Please, I'll get grounded for a whole MONTH!" Sirius glared, and looked towards the fireplace. "That sounds like a damn good punishment."
"Uncle Sirius, don't please, he'll have you arrested!" she shouted suddenly
"Sirius what's got into you?" Remus asked shocked
Sirius glared at Tirza. "You're right." He started to pace again, wearing holes in the carpet. "Damnation."
"Please don't floo him and get arrested uncle Sirius!" Tirza dived onto his legs, attempting to pull him back from the fireplace Sirius looked down at Tirza, and frowned slightly. "You think that's going to stop me?"
"I dunno," she whispered. "And he'll have Remus' head in his office" she whispered "if he finds out you were here"
Remus nodded sadly
"It's not like I'm really a bad person." Sirius frowned, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"I know your not" Tirza whispered. "I thought you'd laugh, I really did. Please, don't tell on me guys. I'm sorry" she hung her head, biting her lip again---drawing blood
Sirius crossed his legs under himself, and closed his eyes.
"That wasn't funny." He mumbled. "B-but I don't want to get arrested."
"I don't either" Remus replied, "You're lucky that your father hates me Tirza." He looked at the small girl.
Tirza wiped her mouth with her sleeve "Ew" she mumbled at the smear of blood, and tucked her lip into her mouth more so they wouldn't see. "I'm really sorry, I really am. I didn't think you'd get so upset and----"
Tirza stopped cold at Sirius' comment. "What?" she whispered
"You're lucky he hates me, or I'd have him here right now." He growled, his anger coming back.
"Sirius calm down" Remus stated firmly "She really is sorry"
Tirza took a step back, surprised at his anger. She had never seen him angry before. Albus--never angry with her. Her dad-- predictable anger. Remus- --that quiet angry pissed thing. But Sirius?
Sirius put his face in his hands, and closed his eyes. "I can't help it Remus."
Tirza looked between the two men, not sure what to do or expect, and wiped another smear of blood quietly--at least her shirt was dark.
Remus shook his head "Sirius you can"
Sirius looked up at Tirza, then at Remus. "I vote we spank her." He decided.
"WE?" Tirza shrieked, putting her hands over her bottom. "I don't like that idea!"
Maybe just I should" Remus suggested
Sirius looked at Tirza. "Or we can put the charm on her! She how she likes barking up flowers." He grumbled.
"How about NOBODY should!" Tirza piped up again, taking several steps back again.
Sirius smirked, and took out his wand. "That charm...Hmm.Maybe."
"You need to receive some kind of punishment" Remus said "or I'll have to tell your dad" Tirza started to cry when Sirius took out his wand and crawled right under the bed
Sirius growled, and waved his wand. "Accio Tirza." Crying, her lip still bleeding, Tirza floated out from under the bed and into his arms. She was frightened by his anger, and tucked her knees to her chest and laid her head on them.
Sirius sighed, and put his wand away. "Why are you bleeding?" He asked softly. She didn't answer him, teardrops making little spot on her pajamas as they landed. He sat down on the bed, and took out his wand again.
"What are you doing now?" Remus demanded
"Healing her lip." He looked at Remus. "What do you think? You think I'm going to crucio her or something?"
"Well you're angry enough so I wasn't sure" Remus replied.
That made Tirza really start crying and she bolted right under the bed again, trying to hurriedly wipe her lip off some more, but it was not cooperating--she really had to remember NOT to try to eat her lip
Sirius shook his head. "I'd never crucio anyone as cute as her. No matter how angry." He sighed deeply, and flicked the wand. "Accio Tirza."
"Dooooooooooooont" she wailed as she floated back to him
Sirius pointed his wand at her lip, and with another flick of it, it was healed. Remus sighed in relief and again, she scrambled under the bed. Sirius looked at Remus with a look of confusion.
"What do we do?"
"Stop being angry" Tirza wailed, giving a shudder as she cried.
"Fine, I'm not angry." He lied carefully.
This was not a Sirius she knew and she was not liking him one bit
"Sirius leave for a bit" Remus said quietly Sirius got up, and sighed. "Fine..." He frowned, feeling awful. He accioed some floo powder.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry!"
Sirius walked to the fireplace. "Guess i'll..Go...Then."
He sighed deeply, and took a pinch of the floo powder. "Bye.Remus. Bye Tirza." He stepped into the fireplace.
Remus sighed "He'll be back when you calm down" Tirza slowly crawled back out, her little face a ghost white as tears flowed down her cheeks Sirius shook his head.
"I don't want to hurt her more. I'll just stay away." He threw down the powder, and disappeared with a burst of green flame.
"Nooooooooooo!" she wailed
"Well you were the one to pick on him," Remus pointed out
"But I didn't mean to make him angry" she said, sniffling and swiping at her eyes "Tirza he really doesn't like to have pranks played on HIM" Remus told her "on others fine but not him"
"I didn't know that... I didn't mean to make him upset, I thought he'd laugh and say I was really good at it" she hung her head
Sirius walked into his cave, and slumped down on a rock. He frowned, and buried his face in his hands, letting his dark hair fall around his face. Remus sighed
"He doesn't tell people much about himself" Tirza sat cross-legged on the bed, swiping away the last of her tears. "I really messed up and I didn't mean too," she whispered
"You should apologize"
"I know, I will--I did, but I don't think he was listening. God, I'm so retarded sometimes"
Sirius stood up, and looked around the cave. He was hungry, and, well, he really did want to talk to Tirza, and Remus. He waved his wand, and with a small pop appeared in the middle of the bedroom.
"No just don't think things through sometimes," Remus pointed out "we all have those days" Tirza shrieked in surprise as he appeared before them. "Holy tribbles!"
Sirius looked at her, and frowned. "Honey, that was really nasty." He pointed out. "But it was a very good prank, just not on me."
Tirza nodded and hung her head "I know, I'm really sorry Uncle Sirius. I didn't know you'd be upset. I'll never do it again, I promise. I'm in BIG trouble, aren't I?" the thought of two spankings was not thrilling in the least---but at least she wouldn't be grounded and no one would be mad at her anymore.
"If I could, I would tell your father, but since that is out of the question. I guess, it's me, and Moony here." He threw an arm around Remus's shoulder. Tirza nodded and shuffled over to the corner without being asked, sniffling once more.
Sirius blinked, not really understanding. "Why are you going there? Neither of us send you there"
Tirza shrugged. "Mom used to every once in a while, when I really screwed up---said I think better there. I don't think so. Mostly I wonder why in the world it is taking so long and if she was going to ever paint the walls again," she admitted.
Sirius bursts into fits of laughter right then.
"Meanie---you try standing there for ages and ages" she pouted, but gave a little wink Sirius stopped laughing, wiping the tears of laughter from his eyes. "Oo, that's rich."
Remus just laughed, "You two are a hoot"
Sirius winked. "Actually, I tend to bark Moony"
Tirza snickered a little, and then sighed and turned around again, banging her head several times on the wall Sirius frowned, and took her away from the corner.
"Why are you banging your head?" She rubbed her forehead slightly as he pulled her away.
"Cuz" she mumbled, "Cause why?" He sat on the bed, and put her on his lap.
"Yeah why?"
She sighed "You guys ask too many questions" she decided, fiddling with her hair Sirius put a hand up to her hand, and stopped her playing with her hair. "Answer it." He frowned. She frowned "No"
"Please?" He asked quietly. Remus sighed keeping out of this one Tirza sighed, "Wow--you're a lot more patient then my dad," she said softly. "Just- --I feel really stupid and really bad and really---icky, all guilty, you know?" she whispered, twirling her hair again.
Sirius nodded, and crossed his legs underneath him. "I know that feeling." He assured her, remembering his own childhood before Hogwarts. "You wanna hear a story from my childhood? About me, and Harry's father?"
"Am I in it?" Remus asked He looked at Remus, and narrowed his eyes. "Ermm.You helped." She nodded. "So it seemed like a good idea---and sure. Dad doesn't know I do a lot of head banging though, so don't tell him, or he'll like get all upset or something"
Remus raised his eyebrows "As long as it's not bad" "Like I'd tell him." Sirius smirked. "I'm not his favorite person." She hugged him. "Well, you're one of mine"
Tirza sat back, and listened as Sirius told a story of pranking James Potter terribly on his birthday. So bad, that he nearly ended up in the hospital wing! And the reason why Sirius hated pranks against him-- he wanted to be the one laughing!
Plus, he never wanted to be outdone. He'd have done the Weasley Twins proud with some of the things he had pulled.
"Dad's going to take me to Disney in the USA. Did I tell you that?" Tirza told Remus excitedly when Sirius ended his story. Remus shook his head no. "No, you didn't. Disney, like a park?"
Tirza nodded. "Disney World. It's in Florida! He says I can take some friends too. I want to take Ginny, Maddie, and Hermione. Poor dad with all us girls!" she laughed loudly. Remus and Sirius laughed too-- they felt bad for Severus already!
"Oo I'm glad." He grinned. "So, ready for the story? And of course it's not bad." Tirza nodded, rather hoping they'd forget to punish her if Sirius told a story. She snuggled against him and waited for him to begin. Sirius held her close. "When I was young my parents hated me." He frowned. "But when I came to Hogwarts, I got a new family. Moony, Prongs, and Wormtail." "I know how that is," Tirza whispered, hugging Sirius tightly. "So." He looked down at her. "When I was about...15-16 I moved in with Prong's family." "That was a fun day" Remus smiled as he remembered. "Wow" Tirza whispered, amazed "Indeed. Moony here broke my Quidditch set though."
She giggled and shook a finger at Remus "Silly uncle Remus!" "I did not!" Remus growled "Reminds me, Moony you still owe me a set of bats!" He smirked. Tirza giggled even more, nearly tumbling off Sirius' lap "You got enough bats in that belfry so use them," Remus said laughing Sirius held her there, and laughed as well. "James's parents were SO cool." He smiled. "Just like James." "Uncle Sirius--why didn't your parents like you?" she asked softly Sirius looked down, a pained look coming to his eyes. He sighed. "They were apart of Voldermorts' supporters. As was my brother. I refused to become a death eater, so." He sighed. "I'm glad you didn't"
Remus sighed as well "You made a good choice uncle Sirius," Tirza said, leaning up to kiss his cheek. "Come on uncle Remus, sit down" "I remember one time. Me, Moony, and Prongs broke one of Prong's parents windows." "Yikes, I did that, dad took my wand away" "Really? Not James's parents. They actually LAUGHED." "What? No fair!" "Yea, they were all like "Boys will be boys"." "Your dad's more strict" Remus said laughing, "he don't know what fun is" Sirius smirked. "When I get cleared. I'll teach him. If I ever get cleared." He sighed. "You will I promise" Remus vowed "Ooh, wanna adopt me for the summer?" Tirza asked with a giggle. "And course you will! I know it! I'll grow up and be a lawyer and I'll get you cleared and you can come live with me and my 3 kids"
Sirius looked at his old friend, and smiled slightly. He looked back at Tirza. "Only 3?" Tirza nodded. "Well YEAH! Holy tribbles do you know what HAPPENS to YOU when you have a baby? Oh my god, Chris got so fat and then there was blood, it was SO icky, but daddy was brave" Sirius shook his head, containing some serious laughter. "I'm sure he was." "He was! He was the hero" "Oh I SO need to hear this." He smirked. "Ok, I'll tell you after your story!" "Oks.Well." Sirius thought. R
Remus just laughed this was fun "Ooo I remember James and Lily's wedding." He drifted off, a memory look coming to his face. He sighed, pain coming to his eyes again. "Don't cry---was that the end of the story?" "I miss them too old friend" Remus sighed Sirius snapped back to reality.
"Nah, Moony broke a bunch of my stuff." He smirked. "James threw a quaffle at his head." Tirza giggled. "Oooh, did they call you quaffle head uncle Remus?" At this rate---they'd NEVER remember to be mad at her! "Nah..Called a hospital. He got knocked out." "Yikes, that's crazy! I bet Poppy was SOOOO mad at you guys" she giggled. "You guys had so much fun, I wish I had been there!"
Sirius nodded. "That woulda been cool, except, me and James, especially James, made your dads life a living hell." Remus nodded "That's why he don't like me much either" "Ohh---well that wasn't very nice. Unless he deserved it" "He did deserve it." Sirius decided. "Tell her what he did" Tirza shrugged. "I'm sorry your parents hated you. Even your mommy? Oooh, what did dad do?" "Especially my mom. Oo, he use to charm, and jinx James ALL the time."
"I'm sorry your mommy hated you. That hurts the most," she whispered, hugging him as hard as she could Sirius rubbed circles on her back, and nodded. "Indeed it does little one." She looked at Remus, and then whispered in Sirius' ear "my mommy hated me too, so I know. Don't be sad, ok? We love you" Sirius looked much sadder at the girls words. He nodded, and kissed her forehead. Remus nodded "We all love you"
"Remus.Remember when James's mom attacked my mom." He smirked slightly. Tirza giggled and settled back on his lap, having given him many hugs and kisses first "Yes" Remus nodded "that was interesting" "I've never seen my mom so mad before then again I never knew such a lady like James's mom, could fight like that."
"I like stories--but I'm getting hungry, can we have breakfast?" Tirza felt relieved, so far so good. "Sure what shall we have?" Oo, breakfast sounds good." He grinned. Tirza shrugged
"Whatever you guys want" Sirius shrugged, and put her on his shoulders. "How about..Strawberries, and chocolate." "On pancakes?" Remus asked "Oo and whipped cream." Sirius got his boyish grin back. "Oooooh, sweet!" Tirza smirked, bouncing on Sirius' lap. "Can I have milk to drink too?" "Of course!" He grinned. "Want a horsie ride to the kitchen?"
Tirza giggled, "Yes! I love those, dad gives good ones, but not when anyone is looking" she smirked and climbed onto his back. "Love you guys" "Chocolate or White?" Remus asked Sirius smiled. "Love you too shorty." He stood up, and started to race out. "Straight milk" Sirius started to laugh softly. "Alright. Straight milk it is."
"Alright" Remus said laughing as the made their way to the kitchen "now which of you kids is going to set the table" Sirius pouted. "I'll get the strawbeerrrieeesss." "I will!" Tirza volunteered. Sirius clapped his hands, and dug into the fridge for the strawberries.
Remus grinned "I'll make the pancakes and Sirius get the chocolate too" "Ooo.chocolate good." Sirius pulled out chocolate and whipped cream. Tirza slid of his back and began to set the table, humming a song from Cinderella Sirius looked at her. "Omg, that song rocks.."
Tirza giggled "Brat" she playfully punched his arm. "After breakfast, can we go outside and play? I wanna play soccer; you guys know that game? I can teach you!" "I sorta know it" Remus nodded "we played something like it when we were kids" Sirius looked confused. "Isn't that the game that James's parents lost the grandfather clock too." Tirza howled with laughter "Remember! I kicked the ball." He kicked the fridge to prove his point.
"Hey, don't hurt the fridge, it's sacred!" "Oh yeah" Remus said laughing "James was grounded forever it seemed" Sirius nodded. "Yea, his parents weren't too happy about the clock." "Ooh, grounding SUCKS It makes me have TV withdrawals and dad knows it, he's a meanie sometimes" she gave a wounded puppy look to get sympathy Sirius sniffled, and hugged her.
"He's so mean." Tirza smirked "Wow, this rules, Tirza runs wild, sweet!" Sirius grinned. "I want to help. I bet you ANYTHING we can drive Moony nuts." Tirza giggled, then paused "That didn't work so good last time" "You remember, that whole gum on your collar thing? Er, yeah----" she blushed and shoved a large forkful of strawberries into her mouth
Sirius sat down in the middle of the living room floor, and looked up at her. "What? Ooo yea.." He frowned. "That wasn't cool." Remus whistles innocently over at the stove "No, it wasn't." she sighed Sirius's started to chew on strawberries. "But I forgive you." He frowned. "But..." "Well that's good, I already got in trouble for that silly!" Tirza announced "And that was ages ago."
"Forgive me, please? I'll buy you stuff." Tirza's jaw dropped and she just stared at him Remus laughed, "Don't buy her anything her dad wouldn't approve of though" He looked really sad, and hurt. "Please forgive me. I'll buy you..a..a...a... a.ermm... QUIDDITCH SET! YEA!' Tirza shrugged. "I'll buy you a Quidditch set, and enough brooms for a team." Remus nodded "And no Sirius that's too much" "But Moonyyy." He looked up at his friend. "I feel bad. And when I feel bad. I buy stuff." "There's a really big difference uncle Sirius, ok? And I have brooms and stuff, please don't cry" she bounced into his arms. I'm still going to buy you a present." He decided.
Tirza rolled her eyes and kissed his cheek, then shuffled over to Remus, keeping her head down. Now she really really felt guilty over what she had done to Sirius. She did it, he was right, but now HE felt bad and wanted to get her presents! Very messed up Sirius stood up. "Wait. I won't BUY you a present. I'll give you one." He smiled, and raced up the stairs. Tirza groaned and sniffled, muttering just loudly enough for Remus to hear "that don't make me feel better"
"Sirius stop you're scaring her" Sirius came back down, carrying a Quidditch crate. "Huh? I'm scaring who?" Tirza froze, not sure what to do. She hadn't wanted Remus to tell Sirius that; he was doing what he though was right, but it just wasn't helping. Why should she get presents for making him miserable?
Sirius sat down, and ran a hand over the Quidditch crate. He beamed, and looked at Tirza. "Come here." "Are you okay?" Remus asked worried "I guess so" she whispered. "I'm kinda confused" "About?" "You guys. One minute you're both really mad and your gonna tell my dad, then you both act like you BOTH are gonna spank me, then Sirius starts telling stories and we're all laughing and then I'm and now he's trying to give me presents. I don't want presents."
"I'm not telling your dad anything" Remus told her "and I know it is strange but that's just Sirius trying to fix things" "But--but--why? He didn't even do anything! I'm the one who's an idiot" she muttered "Nooo." Sirius groaned. "I'm the idiot." "You're not an idiot" Remus replied "NOR are you Sirius but you both are overreacting" Sirius blinked, and dropped the extendable ear. He moved away from it, and shuddered.
Wow. Moony really does have good hearing." Tirza frowned. "So what are you gonna do with me?" she asked. "I know I messed up, and I'm really sorry, I really am" she sighed. "I think my mom has brainwashed me," she half teased. "I have this urge to go back to the corner again" she pouted "and bang my head some more" Sirius still stared at the extendable ear like it was going to bite his head off at any moment. "Don't do either please" Remus sighed, "I think we just need to start over" Sirius sat waiting in the kitchen.
He stared at the Quidditch crate, and sighed. He didn't think Tirza wanted his very special present. She hugged him tight "Awesome!" Sirius looked towards the staircase, when he heard them coming down. "Oo...Do you want your present?" He asked suddenly, looking at her. "Why are you giving me a present though?" Sirius shrugged. "I thought it was a cool gift." "Ok--Cuz it's bad parenting to give presents when your kids are evil, did you know that? " she giggled "my mom would say that a lot"
"You aren't evil, and I'm not your parent." He pointed out. "Your never evil" Remus told her that She raised that Snape eyebrow again "Are you sure? I could be a vampire in disguise you know!" Sirius shook his head. "Nah, you're too cute. Now Severus on the other hand." "Nah, he's not" Tirza promised Remus burst out laughing
"That would be the day" Sirius accioed the quidditch crate. "You have to keep them hidden from your dad, ok?" Tirza looked at the crate suspiciously. "Uhoh, that's never a good sign. Is it... hobbit weed?" "I certainly hope not!" Remus laughed. "Nah, no hobbit weed for you," Sirius smiled and opened the crate. It was a large set of quidditch equipment, all engraved with the Black family crest.
They were mine," he explained. "When I was short." Padfoot, you were never short," Remus punched his arm lightly. "But these are yours, why give 'em away?" Sirius shrugged. "They were, and still are my favorite ones; but I'll probably never have kids," he sighed sadly. "So I wanna give them to our hobbit" he winked. "I'm not a hobbit!" Tirza pouted, then pounced on Sirius, giving him a hug.
He held her tightly. "Do you like them?" Tirza nodded. "I'm an elf princess and I love them!" Sirius grinned cheekily. "Good!" he kissed the top of her head and handed them over." "I can only take them if Uncle Remus will keep them here, or Grandpa will keep them for me. Dad would have a fit if he saw them!" Sirius nodded. "I'll keep there here if you'd like," Remus offered. "Please!" Tirza responded. "I'd hate to get them taken away!"
Sirius stood up after another long hug with Tirza. "I bet I can get into Snivellus' chambers, steal one of his robes, and come back without getting caught!" Tirza looked horrified at the thought. "Nooooooo not today, he's cleaning today, he'll be in and out!" "That's the point." Sirius had a sparkle in his eyes. "Oh gods!" Remus sighed "this is going to be fun" Tirza shook her head no, sending her ponytail to whipping around her face. Tirza shook her head no "Bad bad bad idea!"
"I'll be finnnneee." He walked to the fireplace. The young girl groaned as Sirius grinned happily, and flooed to Severus' chambers. Sirius looked around the chambers, plotting. "DAMN RABBIT" Severus roared, carrying the small creature towards Tirza's room. "I know your cage was locked, how in the name of Merlin did you get it open?" "Shit." Mumbled Sirius, trying to think of hiding.
Severus was so distracted by trying to hold the squirming and kicking rabbit that he never noticed a thing Sirius smirked, and snuck towards Severus's room. Just as Sirius snuck into the bedroom, Tirza tumbled out of the fireplace with a bang.
"Geez, will I ever get that right?" she pouted. "Whose there?" Severus called out. Sirius blinked, and smirked. He ducked back in before Severus could notice him. "Hi daddy!" Tirza said loudly from her ash covered place on the floor "Ew, why isn't your fireplace clean?"
"What are you doing home early?" Not that Severus hadn't missed her; he was just shocked to see her. Sirius disappeared with a small pop, and some evil laughter. "I forgot something! So I'm not really home," she admitted. She ran into her room, grabbing a book on the floor. "I wanted to show uncle Remus my really fat Lord of the Rings dictionary thinger, but I forgot it!" she ran over to him "I love you daddy"
Severus raised one of those intimidating eyebrows "I love you too" Sirius fell onto Remus's couch waving one of Severus's robes around. "WOOO!"
Tirza replied to Severus' eyebrow with raising one of her own. "What's the eyebrow for?" "Usually, you don't forget these things," Severus commented slowly. Why did this seem to make sense, and yet an alarm of concern seemed to be going off in his head? "Well, I didn't know if he'd like Lord of the Rings, so I didn't wanna bombard him with everything until after we watched the movie and I knew if he liked it or not" Tirza said logically
"Besides, it isn't often I let the precious leave home" She added an innocent, so she hoped, smile. Tirza set the book on the floor and hugged Severus tight. "Love you daddy, I miss you already. Can I floo and say nite nite tonight?" "I love you too and sure" Severus replied "have fun daddy with the dust bunnies!" she blew him a kiss and disappeared into the fireplace When Tirza came back, Sirius had conjured a sign, with Snape's robe pinned to it, and was laughing his bum off. Tirza giggled crazily, still rather covered in soot "See MOOONNNNYYY I can still do it!" "Yes I see" Remus said laughing
"Now put it BACK!" Tirza said, tackling Sirius Sirius smirked. "Ok." He got up, and set her down. He grabbed the robe, and dropped to his knees. He flooed, and shoved the robe threw. He used this wand to guide it to Severus's room wall, and pinned it up on the wall in there. And Severus never saw or heard a thing Sirius came back out, and smirked evilly. "Severus will have a nice surprise." Tirza shook her head "As long as he doesn't think I did it" she giggled.