PART TWO: PUPPET SHOW
And if i say to you tomorrow,
Take my hand, child, come with me.
It's to a castle i will take you,
Where what's to be, they say will be. (Zeppelin)
Natasha was busy with construction paper and crayons for most of the day up until supper. Sirius and James kept exchange looks as their daughter bounced up and down in her seat, barely able to eat.
"Natasha, honey, is something wrong?" Sirius asked.
Natasha shook her head, both rows of teeth showing through her smile. "No. But hurry up and eat, I have a surprise for you."
Ten minutes later, James and Sirius were sitting next to each other in chairs in front of Natasha's bed. Natasha was crouched behind it. She had mad little figurines and glued them to popsicle sticks.
"This one is Prongs." Natasha explained. "See, he has glasses."
"I never said Prongs had glasses." James said.
"I just wanted him to have glasses." Natasha said, sticking her tongue out.
"And this is Padfoot. His hair's long like a girl. See?"
James fought laughter as Sirius scowled. "Go ahead with your play, honey." James said.
Natasha bounced behind her bed and finally settled down.
PRONGS: Hello, my name is Prongs.
PADFOOT: And my name is Padfoot. I think we're going to be best friends.
PRONGS: Yay! Let's kiss.
(PRONGS and PADFOOT kiss for about 15 seconds)
PADFOOT: Oh, look an Astronomy Tower. Let's go do our homework.
PRONGS: Yes and then we can kiss some more.
PADFOOT: Yay!
(PRONGS and PADFOOT enter Astronomy Tower)
PRONGS and PADFOOT: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
(DRAGON appears)
PADFOOT: Oh, no! It is an evil dragon and it's biting my leg.
PRONGS: I shall save you, Padfoot. (pulls out wand)
DRAGON: (flies away with PADFOOT)
PADFOOT: This sucks.
SIRIUS and JAMES: Natasha!
PADFOOT: This stinks, but only because I'm going to have kids someday. It's okay. I shall charm the dragon with my handsomeness and return to my love Prongs.
(PADFOOT charms DRAGON)
PRONGS: Oh, Padfoot, you have returned safely.
PADFOOT: Yes, I have.
PRONGS: Let's kiss!
(PADFOOT and PRONGS kiss for 30 seconds)
(LITTLE GIRL enters)
PADFOOT: Who are you?
LITTLE GIRL: I am the spirit of Christmas yet to come.
PRONGS: What the hell?
SIRIUS and JAMES: NATASHA!
LITTLE GIRL: I'm your daughter from the future. Bye!
PADFOOT: Wait? What's your name? We want to make sure we give you the right name.
LITTLE GIRL: Oh, you'll think of something.
Sirius and James kissed their daughter good night and tucked her in. "No," James said, "no bedtime story tonight. You told a much better one."
"You never saved me from a dragon." Sirius told James. "As if you could." He snorted.
James laughed. "Whatever dragon bit you would have spit you out immediately."
"Really?" Sirius teased. "That's not what Remus said last night."
"Why, you little--" James threw Sirius down on the bed and kissed him on the mouth. "You know, I have the feeling Natasha might know exactly who Prongs and Padfoot are."
Sirius cursed. "And Padfoot is going to have a fucking heart attack if Prongs doesn't undress him right now. And then there will be no more stories."
James laughed. "Point taken love, but there will always be stories."
All i need from you is all your love,
All you got to give to me is all your love (Zeppelin)
