Chapter Six: Enter the Twins:

Sirius was having so much fun, he was playing with Max and had just been allowed to fly! Granted it was on a training broom but the feeling of freedom as he flew through the Paddock ten feet off the ground was amazing. What was even better was Harry's owl Hedwig had joined them and was encouraging the boys along with soft hoots (though she was a snowy owl she was a magical snowy who hooted instead of barked) much as she would do with fledglings of her own. It was at this time two men entered the paddock, identical from their flaming red hair, blue eyes down to nearly the last freckle. They were clad in jeans, bright green button up shirts and vests of vivid purple dragonskin that went with their boots. The two boys landed and Max ran up to his favorite uncles and got a hug from each.

"Fred look I think it is a smaller Sirius Black!" George said looking down at Sirius who had come up at that time.

"Yes I believe you are correct." Fred replied.

"Who are you?" Sirius asked them.

"Fred Weasley." Fred said bowing slightly.

"And George Weasley." George said with a bow as well. "We wish to be friends with you if you would like."

Sirius looked up at them and felt as if he knew them from somewhere, this had been happening a lot to him and it scared him sometimes. He could tell these two were lots of fun and would not harm him, not like most adults had in his life before. This new life was much better and more fun than his old one ever had been for him and he wanted to be friends with these two boys.

"I would like that." Sirius said, "you fly?"

"Do we fly." Fred said looking thoughtful.

"Only two of the best beaters Gryffindor ever had!" George added. " We would take you up but mum would kill us."

"Yea you will have to stick to training brooms for now." Fred added.

"Yea aunt Molly and dad are really protective." Max said.

"Which is a good thing." Severus said walking up, "ah Mischief and Mayhem, good to see you."

"And you oh wise one." Fred said bowing.

"We heard about a bit of an accident and came to see the small result." George added, "and here he is, one small Sirius Black!"

"You will behave gentlemen." Severus said with a warning look.

He knew he could not hope for them to stay out of trouble for long and that they would get Sirius into mischief before too long. He of course was right, after the boys were finished flying it started to rain so they came inside and started to play marbles in the sitting room. Remus was seated eating some chocolate when his hair turned a nice bright shade of blue. Severus had come into the room and smirked at this just as Sirius busted out laughing. So the little brat had done this had he? Severus gave Sirius a stern look and the boy sobered up at once and looked as if he would cry. He had been punished severely for his pranks at home and he wondered if he was in for it now.

"Did you slip something to Remus?" Severus asked Sirius.

"Y-yes sir, please sir I am sorry don't be mad please!" Sirius said starting to cry.

"Really Severus it's fine, no harm done, I like blue." Remus said.

"Ah it was our fault." Fred said walking in.

"We might have given it to him to er give to Remus." George added.

"Ah I see, well then Severus?" Remus said.

"I do not see any difference, Sirius do you ?" Severus asked.

"I think he looks b-better sir?" Sirius said a hopeful look on his face.

"Indeed he does." Severus said.

"Fred, George did you do that to Remus?" Dora said entering the room, "or did you get Sirius or Max to help?"

"Um we love you and bye?" Fred said.

"Right look at the time!" George added.

The twins took off running and Sirius watched wide-eyed as Dora easily took care of both twins while Remus and Severus watched. Sirius laughed at their state when she was done with them, she did not use anything that hurt or harmed but did use lots of color changing charms and the like. What was more he was not in trouble as they had encouraged him to give the potion to Remus. The twins got the spells off each other and turned on Sirius who gulped and found himself at the mercy of their fingers as they tickled him mercilessly. He laughed like he never had and Max bravely did his best to get the twins off of Sirius "accidently" changing their hair to green.

"Oho Severus you son has a talent there." Remus said smirking.

"That he does, green suites them." Severus replied.

"Yea, I like it." Harry said coming into the room only to duck as one of the twins shot a spell at him.

"Do that again brothers dearest and I will hex you so badly mum will not be able to put you back together!" Ginny said walking up wand out.

"If you lot are done horsing around dinner is ready!" Molly said coming into the room. "Fred, George do not rile up your sister!"

"Yes mum." The boys said as one and got up helping Sirius up as well.

They went into the kitchen and sat at the scrubbed kitchen table and the lamb curry was dished up to all there. Sirius did not remember having lamb curry before but after one bite he realized he loved it very much. He had two helpings along with lots of milk and for dessert there was a gooseberry crumble with whipped cream. Finally the day wound down and Sirius let Harry carry him back through the floo while Severus carried Max. They put the boys to bed and went to the family room to talk about how successful the day had been and how Sirius was really a wonderful child, so unlike the teen he had been in school Severus recalled. Though how he had been raised was shedding some light on his school years.

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More cuddly bonding here for Sirius, oh yes the twins would get him to prank. As long as he does not prank Severus all should be well, we can only hope right?