Chapter Three: Sirius and Hermione

Harry, Lily, Korbin, Professor Lupin, Moody and Tonks took a Port Key outside of Number 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry looked at it and watched as the door opened and Sirius came out to throw a few things into the garbage can.

"Sirius," Harry called and Sirius looked up and frowned when he saw two children, one in Harry's arms and one in Tonks' arms. Professor Lupin brought them inside and Sirius looked at Harry, but saw that he was deeply engrossed with the child on his hip that was playing with a familiar sweater that was on the boy, but smaller. "Where is everyone?"

"They're in the Kitchen Harry." Tonks said and looked at Lily and then Korbin. While Moody walked into the kitchen, Tonks replied, "We should put Lily and Korbin in the—"

"Who are they?" Sirius asked Harry seriously. Harry looked at his godfather's concerned face and hoped he could take the news without any...hurtful words.

"I found them on my doorstep last night Sirius. Tonks," he called her, "give him your letter," she took it out of her pocket and gave it to Sirius. "It'll explain for you. Just don't say anything that will make me stun you, or worse."

Sirius read through the letter and looked at Korbin then Lily and then back at the letter. Then he folded the letter back up and scratched his chin and put it in his coat pocket. Harry came forward and stepped right in front of him and Sirius looked at the little boy in his arms.

"Korbin Sirius Potter meet my godfather Sirius Orion Black. And vise versa," Sirius laughed and took the boy from Harry's arms and swung him around.

"Well he's a strapping young boy; he'll do well as a Keeper I have to say. Maybe even a Beater. If what it says is true on the letter then he'll be pretty powerful if he had that as a father. But then in a few months you'll be his father and have all the time to teach him new tricks," Korbin clapped and Remus took the boy from Sirius' hands and then Tonks laughed when Sirius almost came jumping towards her to take Lily. "Aw, she's so cute!"

"You're acting like—" Tonks was interrupted by Sirius' bark-like laugh. "Nevermind cousin,"

"So this is who?"

"Lily Anne Potter, named her after Mum," Sirius smiled at Harry and then smoothed out Lily's long curls. She giggled and took Sirius' hair and tugged at them. "She acts a bit young for her age. I guess that's because of her ability not to talk then," he commented. "Well I guess we should—"

The door slammed open and Hermione, red-faced and angry looked back at the door and screamed. "Well don't ask me for any help then Mad-Eye!" She turned around and didn't even notice any of them as she ran up the stairs and up to her room. Harry looked at Sirius and he shrugged as did the rest of them. Harry was about to go up before he heard Korbin say,

"I go too!" Korbin said and squirmed in Remus' grip. Remus had no alternative but to give the boy to Harry, who looked crushed to go see Hermione with a boy—"Sissy!" he shouted and Harry groaned and watched as Sirius put Lily down and she headed towards Harry's legs and held onto him.

"I have a lot of questions to Dumbledore when I see him," Everyone laughed and Harry put Korbin on the ground and took both of the twins' hands and went up the stairs. They had a few minor difficulties, like Korbin tumbling a few steps, but always managing to get up and then Lily holding onto Harry's legs for protection and they couldn't get up the stairs. Finally Harry looked down the steps from the top and watched as Sirius, Tonks and Remus went inside the kitchen just as he heard Mrs. Weasley yell.

"HARRY HAS CHILDREN!"

Harry felt like crawling into a hole but instead he ran down the hall, still holding onto the twins' hands. A few times he took wrong turns to Hermione's and Ginny's room but found it after the fifth try. Turning the knob he groaned, it was locked. He put his ear to the door and heard soft sounds and looked down as Lily and Korbin followed what he did. Harry smiled and let them do their work as he took out his wand and pointed it at the knob.

"Alohamora," he whispered and the door clicked and he watched as Korbin and Lily push the door open and run inside. When Harry walked in he heard Hermione throwing something around the room and then she heard a gasp. "They're just toddlers Hermione."

Hermione turned her head to Harry, who was already closing the door and then at the two twins. She put down the book, which was her new book on Animagi, and sat down on her bed, her head bowed. Korbin sat down on the floor in front of her and Lily went over to Harry and took his hand as he went over to Hermione and sat down beside her.

"What did Mad-Eye say to get you that mad?" Harry asked her as he lifted Lily onto the bed and she crawled in his lap. Hermione shook her head. "Was it about the slavery of house elves?" Harry chuckled.

"Can you get any more arrogant?" Hermione asked him and put her head up and looked at him.

"Maybe, I haven't tried to the full length yet. If you want me to then I could maybe try it." Hermione and Harry laughed. Then after Hermione started breathing regularly she looked at the twins and then asked a similar question he had just heard minutes ago.

"Who are they?" Harry decided to tell her full head on.

"Last night I couldn't go to sleep with so many things that were on my mind. That's when I heard noise outside my door. I thought it was the old men beside my apartment but then I heard someone put something on my doorstep and run off. I thought it was muggles, so I checked anyway and I saw Lily and Korbin there in small baby seats. I didn't really know what to do, but I brought them in and I read the letter the mother wrote me.

"It said that she was giving me her twins because she knew she was going to die that night. The father was in league with Voldemort and so was she." Hermione frowned. "It said that they were three years and four months old and they didn't have a names, so I gave them Lily Anne Potter and Korbin Sirius Potter. She also told me that I could adopt children in two months." Hermione looked in Harry's green eyes and shook her head. "What's wrong Hermione? Did I do something wrong? They already think I'm their permanent father already by the way they act around me."

"You hardly know anything about children Harry. I know you had to watch out for yourself when you were this young probably," she added when she saw he was going to interrupt her. "But when your in your last year at Hogwarts and when their this young, I don't know if you can do it alone."

"I know that Hermione. I'm not as dense as Ron can be." Lily put her head on Harry's chest and closed her eyes. "By the way, if you want to talk to Lily, she's not going to talk back." Hermione raised an eyebrow and then her mouth turned to an O and she patted the girls head and looked at the boy who was fixing his eyes at Hermione.

"So you're Korbin huh?" Korbin nodded. "I guess I'm your Daddy's best friend, are you all right with that?" Korbin looked at her then Lily, who nodded her head against Harry. He then nodded back to Hermione and then held her arms out to him as he ran to them and sat on her lap.