A/N: This story is really getting away from me - this chapter is super long! Thank you so much to every single person who reviewed, followed, and/or favorite-ed! I love hearing all your opinions. I tried to respond to each of you.

Couple of things based on the results:

No Wolfstar. Sorry to all Wolfstar fans. It was evenly split when I started writing this chapter (7:7) and since, as I told anyone I responded to, I have never written a homosexual pairing, I'd really rather not possibly ruin the story. There will be romance, a bit, but no Wolfstar.

The Malfoys: They're coming in. There were a lot of votes for them plus I really want to work with them! Stay tuned...

The Weasleys: I was very surprised by these results. I had a whopping 2 people who wanted the Weasleys in here and I think that those two basically said they shouldn't be major. The general theme, which I agree with and was thinking of earlier, is that the Weasleys would have nothing to do with Sirius and Remus. To all who said that Molly's brothers were in the Order: I KNOW THAT I READ THE BOOKS :) Sorry for that. But yes, I know that. I meant that the Weasleys themselves were not in the Order, so to me it made no sense to bring them in. As someone also pointed out, the Weasleys were very big Dumbledore fans.

Since this is getting rather long, you can read some more at the end of the chapter. For now, on with the story!

Enjoy! R&R if you'd like!


Sirius held up a pair of baby leather pants and looked over at Remus. "These are perfect for him."

"Not happening, Padfoot. He's a baby. We're dressing him as one." Remus pushed the pram over to a display of cute shirts and pants and began to pick out clothes. They had first Apparated to a Muggle department store owned by wizards and bought some baby gear that had been delivered to Remus's flat. The pram they'd had put together in the store so they could use it now. "Even if you would love to have a mini-me, he is a baby and he will dress appropriately."

"Just one mini-me outfit?" Sirius pleaded.

"Fine. One. Only one. And I don't want to hear anything when we go to Diagon Alley." The werewolf set a pile of stuff in the shopping basket hanging off Sirius's arm and continued to go up and down the aisles. "I found everything I want from this store, do you want to buy anything else?"

"I guess that's it, then."

As soon as they paid they exited the store and headed for Diagon Alley. Sirius watched Harry happily chew on a teething toy he had grabbed from the shelf in the department store. Because of what they had seen in the Dursleys' house, neither Remus nor Sirius could say no to the toddler. Every toy he pointed at, every article of clothing he reached for, they put into the basket and bought.

On the way to Diagon Alley they stopped for lunch in a small burger place. "One giant super burger, one chicken salad, and a hot dog, cut into quarters, with chips for all." Sirius leaned on the counter and gave the busty girl behind the counter a grin. Behind him, Remus rolled his eyes as Harry babbled. "Perhaps a little extra for me?"

"Hm, maybe I can arrange for that." She gave him a sly grin back and turned to get their order ready. "I'll bring it over. You can go sit down."

Remus pushed the pram over to an empty table and took Harry out, setting him on the bench. "Can you kindly avoid hitting on women until Harry is out of your sight?" he asked.

"Why? It's not like he understands." Sirius knelt down in front of his godson. "You don't know what Uncle Siri was doing, do you?"

"Hitting chicks!"

"See?" The werewolf glared at his best friend. "You are teaching him bad habits. I don't want him to walk around telling people you're 'hitting chicks'."

"Hitting chicks! Hitting chicks!"

Sirius pressed a hand to Harry's mouth. "Shhh. Don't prove Uncle Moony right. You won't imitate me, will you?"

"Hitting chicks!"

"My point stands. No more flirting in front of Harry. Now as for you…" Remus turned to his godson. "No more of that, understand?"

Harry's face crumpled. "Unca Moo-ee mad?"

"No, no, of course not. Just a little upset. Very little," Remus assured him. "You want to be a good little boy, right? You'll need to be polite, too."

"'Kay." Harry wiggled in his seat and reached towards the werewolf. "Hug?"

"Of course. Whenever you want one." He gave him a quick hug and kiss to the top of his head before peering over at the counter. "Where is our food? It's been long enough. A place like this, I can't imagine they actually make the food fresh."

"Now that's just mean." Tweaking Harry's nose, Sirius laughed at the look on his face. "Hey, look. There it is."

The waitress from before set the food down with a flourish. "Here's your food." She bent down to whisper into Sirius's ear. "Check out the napkin."

Remus rolled his eyes in exasperation as Sirius eagerly reached for the pile of napkins. "You are very sad. Now Harry, let's try not to splatter ketchup all over your new clothes, okay?"

"'Kay Unca Moo-ee." Harry happily allowed the werewolf to tuck a napkin into his shirt as a bib and then dug into his hot dog and chips with gusto.

"Where do you want to go next?" Sirius asked between bites.

"Madam Malkin's, I suppose. Harry will need robes. After that I was thinking perhaps a toy store? Then Flourish and Blotts, it's very important to read to toddlers – "

The dog Animagus gave him a sly grin. "Plus there's some book that just came out and you must have it. Am I right?"

"Yes, you are," Remus sighed. "Is there anywhere you want to go?"

"I might want to stop in Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment. I don't want to go back to the Aurors, aside from the fact that it's pretty much a drinking club now without Voldemort." Catching sight of Harry's messy fingers reaching for his hair, Sirius swiftly took his godson's hand and wiped it with a napkin. "Maybe I'll find something else I can do. Something safe."

Remus shot him a sharp look. "Since when has safety been a priority?"

"Since…" He fell silent. "I don't know why I never took safety into account. James and I were all gung-ho about being Aurors, we never thought…"

"I see." As the group continued to eat, Remus thought over the information. Having been around Sirius for over seven years Remus felt he knew the man fairly well. Well enough to say that Sirius was rather out of character. His personality, as well as James's, had changed dramatically, ever since…

Ever since the Order of the Phoenix was formed.

U_U

Remus stayed silent on his hypothesis throughout the rest of the day. For one, he didn't want to kill the mood they had going. For another, he wanted to do some more research. "Here, Sirius, take Harry while I look for my books. Go find him some books he'll enjoy, perhaps one of those board books he can chew?"

"I know what to look for, Moony, I've gone shopping for a child before in my life. Let's go, Prongslet." Sirius swept up the toddler in his arms and started for the children's section.

As the sound of Sirius and Harry's conversation faded behind him, Remus began to search through the shelves before him. What he was searching for was some form of mind control. Yes, he knew he sounded insane. The Muggle books and movies Lily forced them all to experience were probably getting to his head, but this was all too strange.

James and Sirius had always been foolhardy and mischievous. But everyone had been surprised when the pair decided to become Aurors. The Potters (and the Blacks, even if Sirius wasn't on great terms with them) were a wealthy, upper class Pureblood family. There was no need, and it was even scandalous, for the sons of such families to work as Aurors. But that wasn't what had Remus suspicious. It was that neither of his friends had ever given a hint to their ambitions. If anything, James and Sirius had come up with many business ideas. Neither was an incredible duelist, but James was excellent at Transfiguration. There was a lot they could have done aside from the Auror Corps.

What also worried him was Sirius's change in personality. Or, perhaps, the reversion of Sirius's personality. Back in first year, when Remus had first met the pair, James and Sirius were both simply troublemakers, not bullies. Their pranks on Severus had taken a turn for the cruel during fifth year. Which, coincidentally, was exactly when the Order started.

Remus pulled a few books off the shelf and inspected them. He felt Occlumency probably was not the answer. All Pureblood families taught their children to shield their minds to some extent and the Potter and Black families were no exception. It had to be something else. Probably not a potion, since the man he suspected was behind everything was not very good at brewing potions. Perhaps a spell? But which one? Not an imperius, this was considerably more subtle. It wasn't apparent at first that the victim, as Remus put it, was affected, because now that he thought about it James and Sirius had not changed overnight. It was as if the spell had taken their worst qualities and expanded it. Flourish and Blotts was probably not the best place to find such books, though. This was more for basic books and schoolbooks, not specialized topics. He would more likely have better luck in Obscurus Books. They had better specialization.

With that thought in mind, Remus selected a few books off the shelf and went to find Harry and Sirius. As he strolled through the stacks of books, he reflected that it was a very nice experience not to have to worry about money very much. Now that he and Sirius were raising Harry together he was considerably less stressed about being able to pay for books he wanted.

"Unca Moo-ee!" Harry held out his arms as Sirius staggered behind him with an enormous stack of books. "I get books!"

"I can see that." Remus lifted the boy into his arms and set his own books on top of the pile. "Mind going to buy that, Padfoot?"

"Ugh, sure. I really think you – "

"Sirius Black?"


A/N: Hmmm, who is this stranger? Stay tuned to find out!

Some random things that came up in the reviews:

Longbottoms: A number of people mentioned them. I never thought of them but I do like the idea of bringing them in. I'm not sure if I should save Alice and Frank (you can leave a note about it if you'd like) but Neville will definitely be in the picture.

Tonks Family: Yes, I am bringing them in. No, Remus and Tonks will not be together. As someone mentioned, Tonks is rather young and I've never been a fan of the pairing. Not that it was bad, but the age diff...

Ginny: No. Just no. I don't know if I'll ever write a sequel or maybe one shots of older Harry, but no. She is a fangirl and like someone said (I totally thought this when I first read it and I love fanfictions that bring this up) she looks like Lily. Creepy!

Lucius: To be good or to be bad? Not sure yet. You can leave a note on that if you want.

Other children: Yup, I'd like to bring some in. If you have someone you want to see, I can try to incorporate them if you'd like.

OCs: Probably yes, but no one major. Remus will not end up with Sophia from the bookstore (though I really debated it before deciding it's not true to canon and I don't really like OCs)

Dumb Sirius: I didn't even realize I was doing that! He isn't dumb. Future chapters will show why he's like that. To everyone who said he's rather brilliant, yes, I agree, he's not an idiot. It is part of the plot, don't worry.

That's all for now! Hope you enjoyed!