Subject: History of Magic

Task: Write a story in which a character breaks a law.

September Event: Back to School

Prompts: 24 (Action) Being given/giving a driving lesson, 36 (Dialogue) "You look like hell." / "Yeah? I just got back."

Writing Club: White Chocolate Day (22nd September): The only people who eat white chocolate are kids and Remus Lupin (chocolate is chocolate, right?!) Write about Remus Lupin. Must include chocolate.

Word Count: 942


Teaching Sirius

Teddy smiled at Sirius as he walked out of the kitchen nursing a cup of coffee.

"So, are you ready for your first driving lesson?" he asked.

"Absolutely," Sirius answered, jovially. "I already know how to ride a motorcycle; in fact I was an expert at it within a week. How different can a car be?"

"You'd be surprised," Teddy muttered, thinking back to his own experiences when he learnt how to drive. He'd had the same over-confidence that Sirius had right now.

"What was that?" Sirius asked.

"Nothing," Teddy replied. "Ready to go?"

"You know it. Bye, Remus," he called into the kitchen.

Remus bobbed out of the kitchen and smiled lovingly at his husband and son.

"Bye, love. Bye, Teddy," Remus answered. "Have fun and be safe."

"Always am," Sirius laughed.

~o~o~o~

"Sirius, slow down!" Teddy cried, gripping the passenger seat tightly and digging his nails into the soft leather. "You're going too fast!"

"Teds, I'm only doing 60," Sirius answered, looking at the dashboard. "That's slow."

"Eyes on the road!" Teddy yelled, noticing an approaching truck."And for crying out loud get in the right lane."

"I am."

"No," Teddy hissed, grabbing the steering wheel and tilting it, shaking his head at his poor choice of words. "I mean the correct lane—the left lane."

"Relax, I've got this," Sirius told him reassuringly as he turned left, driving over half the pavement as he did and startling several people who only just managed to jump out of the way in time.

"Sorry," Sirius called out of the window. "Should I write them a note, Teddy?"

"No, you do not almost run people over and write them a note," Teddy answered, wondering why he had allowed his father to convince him to teach Sirius 'I-Know-Everything' Black to drive.

Teddy closed his eyes and began to count to ten in a fruitless attempt to ease his oncoming headache.

"See, I've got this," Sirius told him.

Teddy opened his eyes and immediately noticed the approaching cars.

What an idiot!

"Umm, Sirius," Teddy whispered nervously. "You do realise this is a one way street, don't you?"

"I am going one way."

Teddy sighed heavily. "No, a one way street is when ALL the cars can only travel in one direction."

"Then those idiots are driving the wrong way," Sirius laughed, pressing on the horn and making rude hand gestures at the other drivers.

"No," Teddy said, feeling his temper rising. "You're going the wrong way."

"Whoops, my bad," Sirius said, whipping out his wand and turning the car around. "All better."

"And what about the exposure of magic?" Teddy asked.

"Relax," Sirius told him. "Muggles notice nothing."

"They notice more than you think," Teddy muttered.

"Oh, speaking of Muggles," Sirius said, "can this car do any of those nifty tricks the cars in that film can do—you know the one with guy who's like the name's Bond?"

"No," Teddy answered curtly.

"You should get one," Sirius asked, hitting a post box and knocking the wing mirror off.

"I'll think about it," Teddy said, rolling his eyes. "I think that's enough for today. Why don't you pull over and I can drive home?"

"No," Sirius said, tightening his grip on the steering wheel. "I want to drive back. I need to keep practising if I'm going to pass my test first time."

Teddy rolled his eyes. The only way Sirius would ever be able to pass a driving test would be if he confunded the instructor.

~o~o~o~

"You look like hell," Remus remarked as Teddy came through the front door.

"Yeah? I just got back," Teddy sighed, trying to shake the image of his life flashing before his eyes several times.

"That bad, huh?"

"Dad, he can't drive!" Teddy exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. "He was speeding, driving the wrong way down a road; he nearly hit several people, and don't even get me started on the damage he has done to my car. He broke so many driving laws it's unbelievable."

"Where is he now?" Remus asked.

"Fixing the damage he's done to my car, hopefully," Teddy answered.

"Sit down," Remus ordered. "I know exactly what you need."

Teddy sat down on the couch as his father entered the kitchen, returning soon after with a bar of white chocolate.

"Eat this," he said, breaking a strip off and handing it to him. "You'll feel better."

"Really, Dad?" Teddy asked. "You think chocolate is going to magically fix everything?"

"Son," Remus said, sitting down next to him, "you'll soon learn that chocolate is the answer to everything."

Yeah right, Teddy thought to himself, taking a small bite of the chocolate.

"Well," Sirius boomed, entering through the front door, "that went very well I thought. When's my next lesson, Teddo? Tomorrow?"

Teddy threw his father a worried look, silently pleading for him to save him from ever giving Sirius a driving lesson again.

"Yes, Teddy was just telling me how much he's looking forward to it," Remus answered, smiling lovingly at Sirius.

"Excellent," Sirius answered. "I'm going to take a shower. Perhaps you'd like to join me, Remus?"

"Sure, I'll be up in a few minutes," Remus replied.

"What was that, Dad?" Teddy asked when Sirius was out of earshot.

"Son, you made a commitment. This will be a great life lesson for you."

"He nearly killed me!"

"But, he didn't," Remus answered. "Just humour him for a little while longer. He'll soon get bored and move onto something new."

"Fine," Teddy grumbled, "but if I die, it's your fault."

"I love you too, son," Remus answered before jogging up the stairs to join Sirius.