What Now?

When Skyler got back, she snuck up to her room as quietly as she could. She was doing everything she could to stay as quiet as possible so no one would hear her. She shut the door, set her backpack down, and slid down on the floor by the bed.

Jesus Skyler, what have you gotten yourself into now? She was thinking to herself. Oh my God. What am I going to do? How am I suppose to tell my dad? And what the hell does Voldemort want with my kid? This is crazy! I can't believe this is happening...

KNOCK KNOCK. "Skyler?" Sirius called quietly as he opened the door slightly. Seeing her sitting on the floor, her arms wrapped around her legs and rocking back and forth. "Are you OK?" he asked, slightly worried. He walked over and sat down by her.

Skyler was trying to hide her emotions and not cry. She just handed him a folded piece of paper.

"What is it?" he asked, opening the paper. He had a look of confusion when he saw the picture.

"Your grandkid," Skyler answered, wiping a few tears from her eyes.

Sirius opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't. He just stared at the picture.

"I don't think I've ever seen you speechless before," she observed. "I guess finding out your seventeen year old daughter is knocked up will do that to a person." Sirius looked over at her. They both let small smiles creep up their faces.

"Leave it to you to make a joke about this," he half-laughed.

"Well, I am a marauder's daughter," she smiled, but with tears still in her eyes. Sirius put an arm around her, she laid her head on his shoulder.

"So..."

"I'm almost seven weeks," Skyler started somberly. "So, that means I got pregnant back in Brooklyn." He looked at her, she knew what he wanted to know. "I called him," she told him. "It was just a casual fling, we don't want to do this together. So, I convinced him to fill out the paperwork and send it to me. He'll be signing over full custody. It wasn't that hard to convince him."

"Are you sure that's what you want?" he asked her, looking her in the eye. She looked back at him.

"I'm sure," she said confidently. "I didn't really want him involved anyway. It was kind of relief when he felt the same way." Sirius sighed. "Dad, I know this isn't the ideal situation, but..." she paused for a second. "If I'm gonna do this, I'm going to do it without his help."

Sirius was staring at his daughter. He knew she was fiercely independent, but he had a feeling there was more to it. He held her face in his hand.

"You've got me you know," he assured her. She tried to smile, but tears started falling down her face. She leaned into his shoulder and he pulled her closer, hugging her tight.

"I'm scared dad," she said, crying.

"I know kiddo, I know," he said, trying to comfort her.

Skyler cried in her father's arms for a few minutes before pulling back and wiping away the tears.

"Do you believe him? Dumbledore?" she asked him. Making sure she'd dried her face, she looked back at him.

"Do you?" When she didn't answer, just continued looking at him, Sirius sighed and answered her. "OK, not at first. But he was right about the whole baby thing." She looked away, but he continued anyway. "I may not always agree with his decisions, but he's usually right about these things," he told her honestly. Skyler looked back at him, tears in her eyes again.

"Why me? Why my baby? Why is this happening?" she asked heartbrokenly. Sirius exhaled and pulled her into a tight hug again.

"Sky, I don't know why. I wish I did, but I don't."