Disclaimer: I do not own Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter, or Lily Evans.

I do own Kadasa Mori and Samantha Selene and any of the characters I make up along the way.

I also don't own the places mention in here (Ex: Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, Platform 9 ¾'s, etc.) Unless they're of my own creations (Ex: Sam's American home)

I never want to own Wormtail so you may have him.

Oh and I don't own any of the teachers… unless of course I make them up.

Yup… I think that's about it. Now on with the story!

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His Parents' Time

Chapter 18 - The Gifts (Friday, November 11th)

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Yawning as he slid from his bed, slowly cracking his stiff joints, Grandpa Albert Mori looked around. His room was decorated in World War II things. He used to lay in guilt because of all the people he killed but then Kadasa told him one day 'why should you feel guilty grandpop? Weren't all the people who you killed trying to kill you?' When he replied yes, but that didn't make it any better she sighed. 'Well they were fighting for what they believed in and they were risking to die for it. I think that's a better death, trying to accomplish something to make the world better, than living till you're a 100 and not helping anyone.'

Now he could bear it everyday. Most of the things in his room were from Kadasa. Every holiday she always managed to find a toy plane that represented the one he had fought in or a cool flag. She even found a rock that looked like a heart and painted it purple, like his purple heart.

He smiled again then heard something tap at the window. Looking over he found a silver white owl pecking the glass and recognized it as Yoodle, Kadasa's owl. He hobbled over and opened the window, the owl and the package flying in.

Kadasa had wanted to name her owl something related to the war, to dedicate it to the person who had gotten her the owl. She had decided on Yankee Doodle but decided that sounded too much like a boy so instead named the owl Yankee Yoodle but everyone called her Yoodle.

"Hello Yoodle." The owl cooed and nibbled his fingers before settling in the cage he had and taking a breather. He pulled the box towards him and opened it. Inside was a beautiful model of the plane he had used. He smiled running a wrinkled finger over the top of it before setting it aside and reaching for the better present, a letter from Kadasa. He frowned as he realized it wasn't there. Instead he picked up a tape. He hobbled over to the TV, pushing it into the VCR holder. The screen blinked on and he saw Kadasa blink before she grinned.

"Hey Grandpop! It's Kadasa! I hope Yankee Yoodle has delivered this to the right address." She rolled her eyes. "Merlin knows she messes up sometimes. Anyway, I hope you're not missing me too much. I know I miss you a lot. I think of you everyday and wonder whether or not you're in your garden or relaxing on the porch. I wish I was there to do the same. School is horrid as well as homework. My friends would like to say hello. Here's Lily Evans." There was a protest before a girl was shoved into the line of sight.

"Hi Mr. Mori." Lily said.

"Just call him grandpop!"

She scowled at Kadasa who wasn't in the screen, probably holding up the camera. "Hi grandpop. I hope you're veterans' day is going well."

"Don't sound so annoyed!"

"But I am annoyed!" She cried back at Kadasa. "I was doing homework!"

Grandpop chuckled.

"Well you can do it some other time. Say hi to grandpop!"

Lily sighed. "Hi grandpop. Like I said, hope your day is going well. Maybe I'll come visit over the summer."

"Thanks for sounding so cheerful."

Lily scowled at her. "Go find happy-go-lucky Sammy."

"Don't call me Sammy!" Another girl's voice stated in the background. The screen whipped from Lily to Sam who scowled at them.

"Wasn't me!" Kadasa cried.

"Yes is was." Lily grumbled. "Now leave me be!"

"Yes Madame Lily."

"That's right. Now bug Sam."

"Sammy!"

"Don't call me Sammy!"

The screen whipped back around to Kadasa. "This is Samantha Selene but we just call her Sammy!"

"Kadasa!" Sam cried as the screen whipped back around to her. She blinked. "What is that thing?"

"It's video camera. What it sees is what's being recorded so my grandpop can watch it. I should've done this years ago!"

"Yeah…"

"Say hi to grandpop."

"Hi Grandpop." She smiled sheepishly. "I feel really stupid doing this."

"Yeah yeah. Hey! Is Sirius, James and Remus downstairs?"

She shook her head. "Nope. They went up to their dorm."

"All right. I'm gonna go make them say hi."

She crossed over to the door and opened it, walking down a few steps, into a large common room, then back up another set of steps reaching a doorway and flinging the door open.

"Hello boys!"

"Kadasa!" He recognized James. "Can't you ever knock!"

She stepped back out, shut the door, knocked twice and re-entered. "Hello boys!"

They all rolled their eyes returning to what they were doing.

"Come on! Say hi to grandpop for me?"

James looked over. "Grandpop?" He frowned then grinned. "You mean you're grandpop? He rocks! Hi grandpop!"

"Who's grandpop?" Sirius asked stepping into the line of sight and looking into the camera. "And what's that thing?"

Kadasa stepped back. "This is a video camera. It records whatever it sees so other people can watch it. Grandpop is my grandpa who totally rocks! Like James said."

"Uh huh…"

"Okay grandpop." She focused on Sirius. "That's Sirius Black." Sirius waved. "That's James as you know."

"Hey."

It focused on Remus who was watching from his bed looking bored. "And that's Remus Lupin." He waved. "Wassa'matter Remus?"

He yawned widely. "Tired."

"Oh. Well anyway, do you think the headmaster would say hi to grandpop?"

Sirius shrugged hopping back onto his bed. "I dunno."

"He's probably busy Kadasa." James stated, returning to his quidditch magazine.

"Oh. Okay! I'll just get him next time!"

"Next time?" Sirius asked. "There's another veterans' day?"

"No. Christmas stupid."

"Oh…"

Kadasa sighed from behind the screen. "I guess the last one to say hi would be Yoodle."

"You're owl's gonna say hi?" James asked.

"Yeup… lemme just turn this off…"

The screen blacked out then came back on to show a room filled with owls it zoomed in and focused on Yoodle.

"Hey Yoodle. Say hi to grandpop." Yoodle cooed and Kadasa giggled. "There. Now you said hi but before we turned this off…." She held out her arm. "Get on." Yoodle hopped on then disappeared and the screen went black before turning back on climbing steps again. She focused it on herself, Yoodle on her shoulder.

"This grandpop, is the best place in Hogwarts. It's the East tower and it has a view of the forest, lake and mountains and its semi-windy and you know how I love the wind." She turned it, opening the door and placing a hand over the viewfinder. He could hear the wind rushing and Yoodle give a coo before her hand was removed and she stood at the top and swung her arm out.

"Ta da! East tower!"

He smiled looking out over the view. She knew he always loved sun set and the sun was just setting beyond the mountains. She looked over the view, a distant look in her eyes.

"I love it here." She muttered.

"Kadasa!"

She shrieked, dropping the video camera and turned around. It must've landed on a table beside her because he could see then entire area as well as Kadasa. She growled. "Sirius! You jerk!"

He grinned. "You know it."

"I was trying to video tape for my grandpop and you ruined it!"

He shrugged glancing at the camera. "James told me to make sure you knew what time it was."

She raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Cause in about 20 minutes Filch is gonna be looking for students out of their common rooms."

"Ack! Already!" She shrieked then turned to the video camera. "Grandpop, I'm sorry to cut this short but I hope you're having a wonderful Veteran's day."

"He will." Sirius stated, tossing an arm around her shoulders then frowning. "What was it again?"

She rolled her eyes with a sigh. "I'll tell you later."

"Okay."

She rolled her eyes again. "Anyway, I love you grandpop and I hope you'll send a reply soon."

"See ya grandpop." Sirius winked. "I'll take care of this one here."

She growled. "Don't you mean I'll take care of you."

"Yeah. That too."

She sighed motioning to Sirius. "See what I have to deal with?" She whined then waved. "Bye grandpop! Love ya!" The screen blacked out and he smiled.

A moment later another owl pecked at the glass. He frowned and hobbled over, allowing the handsome brown owl, he recognized as Sir James, James' owl, named after himself as a joke but it eventually stuck.

"Hello Sir James. Why don't you sit with Yoodle?" He stated. The owl hooted and flopped down next to Yoodle. Grandpop picked up the box he had brought and opened it. Inside was a letter and a small wrapped object.

Dear Grandpop,

It's Sirius. I don't really like my owl so I used James'. He's be ticked if he knew so it's a secret. Anyway, I figured a plane isn't enough for this Veterans' day thingy so I got you this! Of course I stole the camera from one of my friends so shhh about that too!

Hope I'll meet you one day soon.

Sirius Black.

He frowned and opened the smaller wrapped object then smiled. It was a picture of Kadasa, standing on the tower with the sunset behind her. It was a wizard's photo because the wind kept playing with her hair and several clouds floated across the sky. The video camera had shown this so Sirius must've taken it when she was filming the sunset for him. He smiled and set it up next to the plane Kadasa had gotten him before hobbling over to his desk and picking up something.

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Sirius looked over from his homework as a silvery white owl tapped the glass to the window of the heads common room.

He frowned. "That's Yoodle." Standing up and walking over, he opened the window and Yoodle fell in, followed by Sir James.

Sir James gave Sirius a letter and Yoodle handed him a box before both flew back through the open window, probably to the owl tower.

Closing the window, Sirius read the fronts of the letter, which said 'Sirius' and the box, which said 'Kadasa'. He stuck the letter in his back pocket and climbed the stairs to the head girls' dorm.

Knock. Knock.

"Come in." Sam called. He stepped inside only, seeing Sam sitting on her bed reading a new book. She glanced up. "Hey Sirius." She motioned to the empty bed next to her. "Kadasa's not here."

"Oh. Well she got something in the mail." He said, motioning to the box. "I'll just leave it here."

"Leave what where?" He turned to see Kadasa and Lily coming up the steps.

"You gots a box!" He chirped.

She frowned but took the box he handed to her. "Who's it from?"

He shrugged. "Yoodle brought it."

Eyes widening in excitement she skipped over to her bed and jumped on it, sitting Indian style. "It's probably from grandpop!" Tearing open the box she pulled out a tape. She shoved it into her camcorder and pressed play.

"Hello Kadasa." They heard. "Yes you were right. I am in my garden a lot. I'm growing lots of vegetables, which I know you don't like. Your Uncle Ed and his family gave me an apple tree last year and it had its first two apples last week. I have one, the other's in the box." She pulled out the apple and grinned but returned to watching the tape. Sirius smiled and looked at Lily.

"I have to go finish homework. When she's not glued to it anymore, tell her I said good night."

Lily blinked at his soft tone then nodded slowly. "Good night Sirius."

"Night Lily. Night Sam!" She just raised a hand, reading her book and he smiled and closed the door after him.

"I know school can be horrid but you do so well so keep it up. I know my son would say the same."

Lily and Sam snapped towards Kadasa whose smile fell a few notches before brightening back up, though it was slightly fake.

"And don't doubt poor Yoodle. She's one of the most intelligent creatures I've known." Yoodle and Sir James hooted in the background. "Sir James as well though his counterpart is not as intelligent." Kadasa laughed. "Tell all of your friends I said hello and it was nice to meet them. Awaiting your Christmas present, Grandpop."

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Back in the common room, Sirius pulled out his letter and opened it.

To Mr. Sirius Black,

You may not know it but I hear a lot about you. Kadasa tells me that you are most annoying and persistent over the summer and do give her a hard time. Don't tell her I told you this but sometimes she does need it. (Sirius snorted)

Firstly, I would like to thank you profoundly for the photograph. I don't have enough pictures of my granddaughter so it was very much appreciated. If I may put in a request, next time take a picture of you and all of your friends. I would very much like it to see who it is I'm speaking to.

Lastly, I want to ask you to take care of her even if you're on bad terms with her. She's all I have and I want to know she has someone to talk to and know that she can count on if times get rough.

Thank you for being her friend and keeping that smile on her beautiful face.

Albert Mori

Grandpop.

Sirius smiled, tucking the letter away. Don't worry old man. I'm not letting anything happen to her.

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Please see next chapter for author's note.