A/N: I do not own anything Harry Potter. Sorry for the wait on this chapter. I'm going to try and post at least one every week depending on my school work. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 3

She smelled it before she even opened her eyes: bacon and eggs. She sat up on the couch and stretched every last inch of her body. She swung her legs off the couch and followed the scent of bacon into the kitchen where she found her father drinking a cup of coffee and reading the Daily Prophet.

"Where's the bacon?" she asked, as she made her way to the refrigerator and began searching for the milk.

"Good morning to you, too," said Sirius, putting down his newspaper and getting up. He tipped some eggs and bacon onto a plate and placed it on the table. "Here, eat up while it's still hot and eat fast. And don't do that," he added as turned around and watched his daughter drink straight from the milk carton.

"Okay, okay," Annie said, placing the carton back in the fridge and then joining Sirius at the table. "Why do I have to eat fast anyway?"

"We're going out," he said, simply.

"What? Where? Can we get a puppy?" Annie, who suddenly forgot she was supposed to be eating, dropped her bacon and was stared at Sirius with a determined, yet excited face.

Sirius laughed and stood up from the table. "I was thinking we could go into town and walk around. Do some exploring. Buy a puppy. You know that kind of stuff," he said, ruffling her hair and walking towards the door. "I'm getting a shower. Be ready to go when I'm done." Sirius walked out without another word.

"Wait! Did you just say we're getting a puppy?" she shouted to his retreating back. He gave no answer and simply went upstairs. Annie didn't realize she was standing up and sat back down at the table to finish her breakfast. When she was done, she placed her plate in the sink and ran up the stairs to take a fast shower. After she got dressed, she ran back downstairs only to find her father waiting by the front door.

"Ready to go?" he asked. Annie nodded and the together they made the walk into town. Half an hour later, they were walking around town, looking through the windows of the shops they passed. Suddenly, Sirius stopped outside a store, pulled the door open and walked inside. Annie, who was not paying any attention to the store name, curiously followed her father into the shop and looked around. Along the wall were cages of birds and different rodents and all sorts of reptiles. Towards the back of the store, she could see two rooms each dedicated to felines and canines alike. Sirius looked down at Annie smiling.

"You said you wanted a puppy, right?"

"We're getting a puppy?" Annie asked excitedly bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"No, we're actually getting a ferret. I just wanted to see what you would do when you thought we were getting a dog," Sirius said putting an arm around her shoulders and leading her to the counter. An older man was standing behind the counter filling up small bowls with bird seed. He looked up as he saw the pair coming towards him and greeted them kindly.

"How are you today? Is there anything I can help you with?" he asked.

"Yes," said Sirius. "We were wondering if we could have look at the dogs in the back, if you don't mind."

"Sure, sure!" said the man, clapping his hands and rubbing them together. "I take it this is your daughter?" The man came out from behind the counter and walking toward the back.

"She is even though I tried to get rid of her. I figured a puppy would keep her out of my hair." Sirius ruffled Annie's hair and she gave him a slight shove.

"Thanks," she said. "Maybe I'll take the puppy and go live with Remus and you and the bloody ferret can live happily ever after all by your lonesome."

"Sounds like a ruddy good plan if you ask me," he retorted.

The old man chuckled to himself as he watched the father and daughter exchange their banter. "Oh, you two are quite a pair. Here you are," he said opening the door in the back. "Take your time and feel free to play with them. They love to get visitors.

Annie walked in and immediately a black little puppy with white around its eyes ran up to her and started dancing around her feet. She laughed and picked him up and held him up to her face. He was a very happy little puppy and he licked her all over her face. Giggling, Annie turned to Sirius and the pet shop man.

"This one!" she said. Sirius laughed and reached out to scratch the puppy behind the ears.

"Are you sure this is the one you want?" asked the pet shop man. "He gets a little overexcited at times."

"He's perfect!" Annie gave the little dog a snuggle and he licked her back.

"I guess we're taking this one," Sirius said. The pet shop man took him around the shop and pointed out things that they would need to take care of the dog like food and toys. When they were done Annie took the puppy up to the counter so the man could fill out the adoption papers.

"So, what are you going to name the little pup?" he asked.

Annie turned to her dad and gave him a cheeky grin. "Bandit."

Sirius laughed. "Very funny," he said. A few minutes later, they were walking back to their house with a curious little puppy trotting alongside their ankles.

On Sunday morning Annie woke up feeling very excited. Everyone they knew was coming over to see their new house and celebrate Sirius's release from Azkaban. Annie got dressed and went down stairs to find Sirius sitting at the table, drinking his morning coffee and eating a bowl of cereal and reading the Daily Prophet. She walked over to the fridge and pulled out the milk and drank straight from the carton while looking for a bowl for her cereal.

"How many times," he said not looking up from his paper, "did I tell you not to drink straight from the carton?"

Annie closed her eyes and tilted her head back, thinking. "I think it was about thirty-two," she said.

"And yet you still do it," he said. He watched Annie pour the milk onto her cereal and sit down at the table. "Everyone is coming around 11 o'clock so I'm going to go take a shower and you can go walk Bandit when you're done. Got it?"

"Got it," she said. Sirius got up kissed the top of her forehead and left the room. Annie turned to look at Bandit who was busy lapping up water from his bowl. She turned back to her cereal smiling and said "Bandit, are you ready to meet the extended family?" The puppy looked up from his bowl and trotted to her side and pawed at her leg. She picked him up and set him in her lap. "That's right, little guy, you are going to make some new friends today." She finished her cereal, placed the bowl in the sink, and grabbed the leash from the hook on the wall near the door and placed it on Bandit's collar. "Ready to go?" Bandit barked and the two set off down the road into town.

A/N: Bit of a fluff chapter but I promise it will pick up. Thanks for reading!