Chapter Five: At the Burrow:
Sirius walked out of the floo brushing ash off his clothes and stepped aside as Harry stumbled out of the floo. Severus caught him and made sure he was able to stay on his feet and he smirked at Harry getting a glare back. Sirius turned and took in the comfortable sitting room and the woman who stood waiting for them. He looked up at Molly Weasley taking in her pump figure, simple blue robes and apron with flowers on it. Her bright red hair was done up on her head and her eyes were a kind merry brown, just like her daughter. She smiled at Sirius and he hid behind Severus, he was still terrified of strangers and he was not sure what to make of this woman, would she be nice like Severus was?
"I see he looks well, he has not had trouble with being de-aged?" Molly asked Severus.
"No, he has done quite well and has attached himself to me." Severus replied glaring at Harry as he grinned, "Potter…"
"What Severus here means Mum is that Sirius sees him as his protector, Severus even let our dear little pup sleep on his bed as puppy Padfoot."
"I knew you were a good man and this proves it." Molly said walking up to Severus, "hello Sirius, welcome to the Burrow dear."
"Come on, say hello." Severus said gently scooting Sirius forward.
"Oh he is adorable!" Molly said taking in the little boy with wide gray eyes. "What a handsome little man."
"Hello ma'am." Sirius said shyly.
"Why don't you and Max go play in the yard?" Molly said, "I will call you when lunch is ready."
Max led the way and took Sirius outside while Harry took a seat by Severus on the couch. Remus came in with Dora yawning, Dora had Teddy in her arms, his hair a nice bright blue. Around those she trusted fully Dora was not clumsy at all, it was as Harry had suspected for a long time an act for her. Her hair matched her shirt, a nice bright pink and even Remus had a light pink shirt on with a brown vest and trousers. Dora was in jeans and her buckled dragonskin boots and it was clear motherhood was rewarding work for her. Harry walked over and took his godson into his arms and bounced the baby boy on his knee grinning at the laughing baby boy.
"So I heard my lovely cousin managed to de-age himself." Dora said, "he is what eight now physically?"
"Yes and he has attached himself to Severus here." Harry said.
"Mr. Potter do you wish to end watching me use your internal organs as potions while you are tied to a chair by your intestines?" Severus said silkily.
"Well you were the first one to find him!" Harry said, "he really has done wonders for Sirius, I never knew he was beat like that. My relations have nothing on his parents."
"So how is he?" Remus asked.
"Still a bit confused, he is a scared little boy but Max seems to help and Poppy has isolated the potion and should have a antidote soon." Severus said, "I never thought I would ever take care of that mutt, but well he is just a little boy now, I can see that now, not the annoying man."
"Glad to hear it." Remus said. "You are a good man, no matter that you try to pretend otherwise."
"Yea he is, cute too." Dora said grinning at Severus who glared at her.
"I am not cute, handsome, good looking, adorable or any of the above, I am well aware I am not a good looking man." Severus said.
"Yea tell that to your students." Dora said smirking, Teddy's fussing saved the day, "ah someone needs lunch!"
She took Teddy and went to a quiet corner to feed him while the men sat and talked. Meanwhile the boys were playing outside and Sirius was enjoying himself very much. He had not been allowed to just play like this for a long time and he was having a great time. He wanted to stay out here all day if he could but soon enough it was time for lunch. He went in and Remus got quite the shock seeing a very young Sirius walk into the house. He looked at the little boy and was surprised at the boy looking up at him in fear, it was the same fear he showed after his sorting, and it was that night that four boys bonded in the Gryffindor dorms. Remus walked over to him and got on his level feeling the fear the poor boy felt.
"Hello Sirius, I know you do not remember me but I am Remus Lupin, an old friend of yours." Remus said.
"You are sir?" Sirius said looking up at the tawny haired blue-eyed man.
"You don't have to call me sir, Moony is fine, or Remus." Remus said, "we used to do pranks and such at school."
"Pranks?" Sirius said his facing lighting up, "really?"
"Oh yes really, I could tell you stories about some pranks but you cannot use any against Severus okay?" Remus said.
"Okay." Sirius said.
They went to lunch and Sirius sat next to Harry and Remus while Severus sat talking with Molly. Both Molly and Severus had a very bad feeling about Remus's innocent look as did Dora who came to the table after putting Teddy down for a nap. She knew her husband and was well aware a prank war was sure to happen, she smiled and had an idea. A certain "uncle" of hers needed to be taught a lesson and what better way to reintroduce her cousin to pranks?
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So more people for Sirius to meet and yes he will get to do pranks. He will start to open up and there will be a certain very angry pureblood when the pranks get going. You can guess who it is. :)