Ch.4 Mum's the word

REMUS POV

"MUM!" Sirius screamed, running into Mrs. Black's arms. "I missed you so much! Guess what? I got to meet Regulus and he's older than me now! And then that creature over there made me hang out with the red-headed mudblood. It was horrible! I'm so glad you're here!"

What a mama's boy.

"I'm glad to be here Sirius!" Mrs. Black gushed. "I can't remember the last time you were so ….different." She glared at me. "Lupin, I'm sure I was mistaken. It sounded as though you let a mudblood near my son." "Now, now, Walburga." Dumbledore began. "There's no need for name calling." "I beg to differ." Mrs. Black drawled.

Dumbledore ignored her. " It seems as though you had a spot of bother in the Potions room, Remus." "Yes, sir." I began. "We were cleaning when Sirius spilled some potion on himself and Lily. They passed out and when we found them, they were…. like this." "Yeah!" agreed James. " And now they're both four, and there's something wrong with Sirius!" "I can assure you, the only thing wrong with my son is the fact that he's been forced to interact with filthy blood-traitors and mudbloods!" Mrs. Black screeched, looking murderous.

"As I was saying," Dumbledore continued, his disdain for Mrs. Black's company quite obvious. "I've alerted Professor Slughorn to your 'situation' and he has begun work on an antidote. In the meantime, I feel that it would be best for Sirius and Lily to stay at the castle…" "YOU WHAT!?"Mrs. Black shrieked. "MY BABY ISN'T STAYING ANYWHERE NEAR THOSE FILTHY MONGRELS AND THAT GIRL!" " Mrs. Black, you do not have a choice. You'll be alerted if anything comes up, but Sirius is staying here. Whether you like it or not."

Dumbledore: 1 Screaming hag: 0

"I…you… KREACHER!" Mrs. Black screamed. ' What the hell's a Kreacher?' I wondered.

CRACK

All of a sudden, the ugliest thing I have ever seen appeared out of thin air. I assumed it was a house elf, but one that had never seen the light of day, never bathed, and smoked frequently. There was no other explanation for its looks, or lack thereof.

"Mistress called?" Kreacher croaked. "Kreacher!" Mrs. Black screeched. "You are to be at Sirius' beck and call. I trust you will follow any orders he gives you and I'm sure you will keep him from mixing with…the wrong sort." "Yes Mistress." Kreacher responded gleefully. "Kreacher will keep young master out of trouble." "Good." Mrs. Black sniffed, turning towards Dumbledore. "This isn't the last of this!" she shouted, giving Sirius a kiss on the cheek. Mrs. Black grabbed a handful of floo powder and disappeared into the fire.

"Well gentlemen, that's one problem taken care of!" Dumbledore chuckled. "Sir, she seemed really mad! Shouldn't we be worried?" James asked. "Oh, don't mind Walburga. She'll get over it eventually. Now, if you are to be taking care of Miss Evans and Mister Black, I'm sure you'll need some supplies. I'll have Madame Pomfrey send some things up to your room. Professor Slughorn is already searching for an antidote, but I'm afraid I don't know how long it will take to find it."

"Are you Santa Claus?" Lily asked. Sirius scoffed. "He's not Santa," He sneered. "He's the headmaster of this school." "Oh." She replied quietly. "Can you do magic?" Dumbledore smiled. "Yes, everyone at this school can. They learn magic here so they can be great witches and wizards when they grow up. Just like you will when you're their age. I'm sure if you asked them nicely, James and Remus will show you some." He turned to us. "Now I'm sure if you run you can still get some breakfast."

"But what are we to do about our classes sir?" I asked. "Take them with you!" He laughed closing the door to his office.

JAMES POV

"So Mrs. Black is…" I began, searching for the right word. "Terrifying beyond all reason?" Remus suggested. "Took the words right out of my mouth, mate." I said as we walked down the hall. "Well, we have double Potions with the Slytherins in about 10 minutes." I sighed. This was just not my day. "Do you wanna ditch? Or are you actually considering putting ourselves through hell?"

"Well…" Remus began. "As tempting as your offer is James, we're going to have to go to class eventually. So we might as well get used to it now, huh?" Damn Remus! Damn him and his stupid common sense! " All right. I guess I can suck it up and sit through.." "AGHHH!" Sirius screeched.

"What happened?" I yelled."The mudblood KICKED me!!!" "YOU WERE BEING A MEANIE!!!" Lily shouted.

Ugh, I HATE Kids. They're so loud and annoying. Lily's kind of cute though. NOT IN THAT WAY! In an 'Aw, what a cute kid!' way. Get your minds out of the gutter!

"Well, we're here." Remus stated, interrupting my important thoughts as we walked into the classroom. "Thank you for deciding to join us today!" Professor Slughorn bellowed. "We're working in groups to create Amortentia. Can anyone tell me what Amortentia does, and how to recognize it?" He asked.

"Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. It can be recognized by its distinctive mother-of-pearl sheen, its steam rising in characteristic spirals and how it smells differently to everybody according to what attracts them. To me, it smells like fresh cut flowers strewn across a babbling brook." He answered, blushing when he realized what he'd said.

THAT'S WHAT LILY SMELLS LIKE!!!! I swear on Merlin's beard, if it is the last thing I do, I will kill Regulus Black! And why does he know so much about love potions? Oh. My. Mordred. He was gonna give one to Lily, wasn't he?! That stupid son-of-a…….

"Very good Regulus!" Slughorn gushed. "20 points to Slytherin. James and Remus, why don't you go join Regulus' group?"

"YAY!" Screamed Sirius, as he ran over and sat on Regulus' lap.

Bloody brilliant.

FINALLY!!! I'm so sorry for the wait but I had majorly awful writer's block! REMEMBER TO REVIEW!!! And any suggestions for upcoming chapters are MUCHO appreciated!

Hugs, Kisses, and Back at School Wishes,

-Little Babushka