Title: Keeping up with Colin
Characters: Colin Creevy
Rating: G
Summary: Colin has a curious mind.
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JK and the publishers and no offense is intended by this piece. Non-profit fun.
A/N: Jannafrancine came up with the lovely idea for Colin II after I was silly and forgot Colin was Muggleborn.
Dennis Creevey was sitting down reading The Daily Prophet when his son Colin clambered into the living room and tracked mud into the house.
"Dad! Dad!" he shouted, as he tapped his father's knee. Dennis closed the paper and looked down at his son.
"Colin, you're tracking mud into the house."
"Yes, yes. Dad, why is the sky blue?"
"It's because the sunlight gets-"
"Why do adults make funny faces when children tell them they want babies?"
"Colin, I thought you were asking about the sky..."
"Are giants really taller than the house?"
"Yes, they are."
"How do they find clothes?"
"I thi-"
"Do you think they like being that big?"
"Colin."
"Can I grow that tall?"
"Colin."
"Why do the garden knomes keep running away?"
Dennis sighed pulled out his wand.
"When do I get to have my own wand?"
"Silencio" he said, causing Colin's voice to go away. The little boy had a shocked expression and started gesturing wildly while trying to speak. Dennis bent down and put a hand on Colin's head.
"Now, Colin, I know you're curious but you need to give me a chance to at least answer you."
Colin nodded and Dennis smiled and lifted the spell. "Before I can do that we need to clean up all that mud before your mother-"
"Who tracked mud into the house?"
"-comes home..."