DISCLAIMER: I have not owned Harry Potter once and nor will I ever.

A/N: Okay, I have wrote and rewrote this chapter and am still not happy with it but I can't fix it. So, I hope you guys like this.

Just a little quote that I thought fit this chapter really well:

What is love? It is the morning and the evening star. --Sinclair Lewis

A/N 2: Okay, this has been done since Sunday but fanfiction keeps saying there is an error everytime I try to log in so it is not my fault that this is taking so long to update but I apologize anyways.

On with the story...

Chapter 13:

Sirius stared down at the little girl wiggling around in his arms, his little girl. Molly had handed her to him and ordered him to keep a good watch on her and to not screw up. She had gone to retrieve something from the twins who had just flood a hour ago. Even though he would never admit it if asked, Sirius was extremely gratified by Molly's trust in him to watch over Sirina.

But now that he was alone with her, he had no idea what to do with her. He had not taken care of a baby since Harry and even then Lily had kept a close eye on him so he did not do something stupid. He really had no idea what to do.

As if on cue, Sirina started crying, loudly. Sirius stared at her horrified. What to do, he asked himself.

"Shh," Sirius tried, "don't cry."

He bounced her up and down in his arms which only succeeded in making her cry louder. He groaned to himself and searched the room frantically for anything to help him.

He saw what he needed in the corner and headed over to it. It was one of those bouncy seat things. He scooted it over into the middle of the living room floor and placed a screaming Sirina into it. She waved her little arms around hysterically and reared her head back to prepare for a bone-chilling scream.

Sirius sat down on the floor and just stared at her, unsure of what to do. He accio'd a box of her toys over and started to try every single one of them. None of them worked, that is until….

"What's this?" Sirius asked himself in half-interest, observing the stuffed black dog. We observed it carefully, noticing the similarity between this dog and his animagus form. Maybe Hermione did care for him more than she'd like to admit.

But Sirius did not get the chance to dwell on that thought for once Sirina spotted her new favorite toy, her crying quieted down a little. He immediately handed her the toy, grateful to anything that could stop her for a while.

But Sirina still sniffed and even with her toy, looked on verge of tears again. Sirius clutched his head, preparing for the worst, and sure enough Sirina came through.

Suddenly an idea formed in Sirius mind. He smiled mischievously before changing into a dog. Sirina stopped crying and quietly observed him.

He changed back causing Sirina to giggle. Proud of himself, Sirius continued to change back and forth a number of times. Every time, Sirina would gasp and laugh with joy.

"I see you two are enjoying yourselves," a motherly voice commented from the doorway.

Sirius turned back into a man and turned to look at Molly. He felt like he needed to explain himself. "She was crying and that was the only thing to get her to stop."

"Did you ever try a bottle?"

Sirius mentally hit himself. Stupid. He couldn't believe that he never thought of that. "Um…."

"You didn't," Molly stated simply.

Sirius shook his head and smiled apologetically at her.

Molly shook her head and walked over to the couch. She pulled a Baby Playzone Kick and Whirl Carnival out from behind it. (I got that toy from Fisher-Price, I haven't had a baby in the family for 6 or 7 years now so if you've never heard of it, sorry.) She took it over to him and laid it in front of him.

"Let her play with this while I go fix her up a bottle. Watch her, though, and make sure she doesn't get hurt," Molly told him before going to the kitchen.

Sirius carefully followed Molly's instructions and gazed in wonderment as his daughter, his, played merrily. She seemed so content. She didn't have a care in the world. She just lived to laugh when she was happy and cry when something was wrong. It was amazing, Sirius thought to himself, how utterly simple a baby's life could be.

A small sigh, picked up by his doglike hearing, made him look up from the spectacular scene in front of him. Molly stood there, watching both of them, with a small smile on her face.

"It's amazing isn't it?" She asked softly.

"What is?"

"How easily a content a baby is if you provide it with the right stuff. They're not demanding, not like older children or adults, they take whatever you give them."

Sirius smiled. "Sometimes."

Molly chuckled. "Oh yes, sometimes they can be a little…overpowering."

Sirius nodded. "She's worth it though," he added softly.

He didn't think Molly had heard, but she had and his words made her pause in thought. Could it be….? "Here's the bottle."

Sirius stared stupidly at the bottle she was holding out to him. "What am I supposed to do with it?"

Molly laughed. "Why feed her of course."

Sirius gulped. "M…m…me?"

"Yes you," Molly told him.

"But why can't you? I mean, you already know how to do it and everything."

"Exactly. I do know how to do it and you don't so you are going to learn," Molly stated in a voice that held no room for argument.

"Um…."

Sirius suddenly found Sirina thrust into his arms.

"Here," Molly urged, "you have to hold her like this." She moved Sirina to the right position in his arms. "Then you take the bottle and hold it like this….yes, there you go…careful now. That's the ticket…"

Sirius couldn't help but smile as his daughter, his he stressed, sucked greedily at the bottle. She hummed softly as she drank and kept clutching at the bottle with her little hands. She was just too cute.

"Molly?" A voice called from the kitchen.

"In here Hermione!" Molly called back.

Sirius groaned and looked around for a place to hide but then thought better of it. Why should he hide? This was after all his house and his daughter too. He narrowed his eyes at the door and willed her to enter.

Sure enough, she did and did a double take when she saw Sirius feeding Sirina but, to Sirius' surprise, she did not say anything. Instead, she turned to Molly.

"Thank you so much for watching Sirina today."

"It was no problem dear, any way I can help. Sirius was a big help too. Him and Sirina get along famously."

Hermione nervously twirled a lock of hair around her finger as she debated over what to say next. "Um…Mrs. Weasley…I mean Molly, do you think you could perhaps watch Sirina for another moment or two while I talk to Sirius?"

Molly smiled happily. "I would be delighted dear."

Molly walked over and easily removed Sirina from Sirius' arms. She then left them alone with only the Baby Playzone Kick and Whirl Carnival between them.

They stared at each other for a while, Hermione not knowing how to start this conversation and Sirius unwilling to mess it up again by opening his mouth and saying something incredibly stupid that would only serve to infuriate her.

"I'm sorry," Hermione finally muttered.

Sirius stared intently at her. "For what?" He finally asked.

"For….for everything really. You are Sirina's father and deserve to be with her and happy. I won't try to keep her from you, you know? You can spend as much time as you like with her. She deserves a father."

"What about you?" He asked softly.

Hermione gulped. "Me? What do you mean?"

"I mean," Sirius said slowly, "don't you deserve something too?"

Hermione gave a nervous laugh. "I don't think I deserve anything with the way I've been acting lately. I have been so selfish and self-centered."

"I think you deserve to be happy."

"Happy?" Hermione asked, confused. "I am happy."

"Are you?" Sirius asked skeptically. He could see through the lies in her eyes. She wasn't happy but she acted it so her friends did not get too suspicious.

She stared at him, deep in thought. "I love you Sirius," she said softly.

"I love you too, Hermione. But I need to know what you want from me. You refuse me every time I try to convince you to allow us to be together and I don't know what you need anymore."

"I need time. I do want to be with you, it's just….it's hard."

Sirius smiled at her encouragingly. "Then why don't we take our time? Let's just go slowly and see where this leads us."

Hermione looked at him hopefully. "You mean it? You'll accept not rushing into things?"

"For you, I'll wait till the end of the world," Sirius replied earnestly. "Don't you get it Hermione? I love you and will do anything to be with you. You are the first person I think of when I wake up and the last person when I drift off to sleep. You are in my dreams and my thoughts every single day, everywhere I go. I can't get enough of you. I love you so much Hermione."

A tear slipped down over her cheek as she rushed into his arms. "I love you so much," she whispered into his chest.

He just held her tight, enjoying the feel of her body pressed up against his once more. "Please say you'll give us a chance."

Hermione looked up into his eyes and smiled. "I want to be with you," she said simply.

Sirius smiled, "Good, because I want to be with you too." Then, he kissed her softly, his lips moving gently against hers, taking his time. "I love you," he whispered against her forehead.

"There is a rumor that he has returned. Is it true?"

"Yes, my lord. That rumor is true. He supposedly was saved by the Ministry."

"Good, that makes everything all the more simpler."

"There is also something else, my lord."

"What?"

"She has returned."

"Are you sure it's her?"

"Positive, my lord. She looks exactly like her and everything fits."

"Interesting. I will get her once and for all. She will be mine."

"There is something else, my lord."

"What is it?"

"She has a child."

"What! How can that be? Who is the father?"

"From what we can tell, my lord, the child is his. They look uncannily alike. We can not prove anything, however, unless we get a hold of the mother and daughter."

"Then get them."

"But, but…."

"No buts. I want you to deliver them to me before the next full moon. Unharmed, of course. If anyone gets in your way, kill them."

"Yes, my lord."

"Now leave me. I have a reunion to plan."

A/N: Ohhhhhh, who is the new "LORD" ? I had to add some action, sorry people. But Sirius and Hermione are finally going to try at a relationship and a whole lot sooner than originally planned. That should make you happy. Did I do okay on the whole Sirius/Sirina thing? Personally, it did not come out the way I had it pictured but then nothing ever does. I'll try to do better. I don't know now how far I plan on taking this story. It was just going to be a 'them getting together and living happily ever after' thing but now…hmmm…I'll have to think about that one.

Okay, now to the rewards of last chapter's trivia question. Those of you who answered correctly wins an imaginary pin… Those people are:

Caeruleussum, niccc, and moonyNZ

But a special award goes out to Smiles28 for "Funny answer" of Mr. Volkswagen… That made me laugh….. Sorry, I thought it was funny.

The correct answer was: Hitler. He came up with the idea of the Volkswagen, saying he wanted a car for all people. Congratulations to all of you who knew that. Me and Josh are proud that some people actually knew that.

Now for the next trivia question…and you win an imaginary car:

Q. The five most stolen items in a drug store are: batteries, cosmetics, film, sunglasses, and …….. What is the final item?

I honestly don't expect many to know this one. It's hilarious though. Good luck!

Okay, there is a lot going on this week so you might not get an update. Tuesday and Thursday I have tryout practice. Tuesday and Wednesday I have Semester exams. Friday is...MY 17TH BIRTHDAY! BOOH-YAH! Going shoppin all day with the peeps... and Saturday is Allie's 17th Birthday and the Spring Concert which unfortunately I have to attend. Oh yeah, Sunday is the Band Auction...like I care about that? I'll try to get an update by Saturday morning or something. TRY being the opperative word. This week is, however, the last full week of school so with summer, I will probably have more time to write. Sorry about the delays: )

And Finally: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW! I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE IT! IT ONLY MAKES ME UPDATE SOONER!