The next morning I woke up, and got Ally dressed. The entire time I was wondering if I had done the right thing by agreeing tell Ally who her father was. I still didn't completely trust Sirius, but he seemed to really want to be in Ally's life as her father. We had agreed to meet in the room of requirement so we could have some privacy for this "family reunion". When we got there Sirius was already waiting inside, pacing back and forth. As he saw us walk in he smiled and motioned for us to sit down on the couch that was in the center of the room. I sat Ally in between us and she looked up,
"Mommy is everything otay?" I nodded,
"Yes honey, but I have someone very important to introduce you to." She looked at me confused and said,
"But only Uncle Siri is here." I sighed,
"Yes and honey he isn't really your uncle…" She cut me off giggling,
"I know that mommy. He'd have to be your bwother. He's my pretend uncle!" She giggled again,
"No honey Sirius is more than that." I took a deep breath, "Honey, Sirius is your father."
She looked between us silently, trying to figure out what I had just said. Then her eyes got wide and she pushed away from me towards Sirius,
"Mommy did you know this when we cames here?" I nodded, "You lied! You said lying is bad and…and you are in time out now."
"Honey I…" She crossed her arms,
"No talking in time out." She then ran to the other side of the room and sat down on the floor, her back to me, I looked at Sirius who replied,
"She definitely handled this a lot differently than I thought she would. Would you mind if I went to go talk to her?" I nodded, falling back into the couch.
Sirius' POV
I walked over to Ally who was sitting facing the wall. I sat down not really sure of what to say, but I decided to give it a try.
"Ally why are you mad at your mom?" She looked up at me and said,
"'Cuz she lied. She knowed you was my daddy and didn't tell me!" I sighed,
"It's not all her fault though. Daddy did a bunch of stupid things, and made mommy very mad at him." She looked at me and her face relaxed,
"So are you really my daddy?" I nodded, "I don't know if I want a daddy. Mommy always told me I didn't need a daddy, me and her could do anything." I frowned,
"Well I really want to try to be your daddy, do think you could at least give me a chance?" She tapped her fingers on chin,
"Maybe." I chuckled and began tickling her,
"Maybe?" She began laughing and I stopped,
"Otay I'll gives you one chance." She then pointed her finger at me, "But if you hurts mommy or makes her mad one more time you is going to have to deal with me." I chuckled,
"Okay, now why don't we go get mommy out of time out?"
Chloe's POV
I watched Sirius talking to Ally and had to admit he was a natural. He came back over carrying her, and sat down on the couch. Ally gave me a hug, and said,
"Daddy said we could go for ice cream now!" I messed up her hair,
"If I remember correctly, I told some little girl no sweets for a while because she wouldn't brush her teeth last night when I asked her." Her face fell, then she looked over at Sirius with puppy dog eyes, who looked up me, then back down,
"Princess if your mom said no sweets, that means no sweets. Maybe we could go when your punishments over." Ally crossed her arms and pouted,
"I thought having a daddy meant getting whatever I wanted. That's what Sarah's daddy did for her!" Sirius and I both chuckled, and he ruffled her hair before leaning into to whisper to her,
"Maybe later we can sneak off for ice cream." I smacked him on the arm lightly,
"I heard that!" He winked at Ally, then picked her up and began spinning her around while she giggled.
Sirius' POV
For the next hour we sat in the room of requirement and I tried to learn everything about my daughter. So far I gathered that her favorite color was pink, she liked cats (only some cats though, the hairless ones were creepy), her best friend's name was Sarah, and that boys were icky because they had cooties. Ally started complaining about how she was hungry, and we decided it was time to go to the Great Hall for lunch.
Everyone's eyes were watching me as I walked in with Ally on my shoulders. I didn't even flinch, though, and continued to my seat where I sat Ally on my lap and began to get some food for me and her. Chloe sat down next to me, and my friends joined not too long after. James gave me a skeptical look,
"Padfoot is there something you need to tell us?" Remus continued gathering his food with a knowing look in his eyes, and I cleared my throat,
"Actually yes. Guys I'd like you to meet my daughter, Ally." James' jaw nearly hit the table,
"Can you repeat that?" He said nearly yelling causing the entire Great Hall to stare at me.
I was never one to turn down an opportunity for a show and I figured I knew the one way to end the silence in the Great Hall. I stood up holding Ally and looked around the room,
"Everyone I have an announcement to make. I'd like you all to meet my daughter, Ally." Ally giggled and waved at everyone,
"Hi peoples!" This snapped everyone out of their trance, and the whispering ensued.
As I sat down Chloe pulled me closer and whispered,
"Don't you think that was a little much? I know I said you couldn't hide the fact that you were her father anymore, but you didn't have to tell the entire school in one sitting." I gave her a serious look,
"Chloe I told you I'm not ashamed. Besides I figured that telling everyone this way would be easier than having to answer the same questions over and over again." I resumed eating, laughing at James who was still too dumbfounded to speak.