"Ermmm lily?"
"Yes Sirius?"
"What do I do now?"
"You put on a new diaper!"
"Oh, ok." I replied confused, holding the diaper at arms length. I scowled at it and shook it a little. "Ermmm lily?"
"What now Sirius?" She huffed, folding Brookies new clothes.
"How do I do that?" I sighed dropping the diaper and looking down at my daughter. She was grinning and giggling, mocking my failing attempts at an easy task.
Lily laughed and came over to me. It had only been three days since I got Brooklyn. My little angel. Her mother had apparently came back the next day and left a little pink suit case on my doorstep. Mostly filled with essentials for a few days until me and lily could go and shop for her.
And that is exactly what we had done, I had gone all out and bought my little Lynn everything she would need.
Clothes, diapers, wet wipes, bibs and all the other things babies need.
Lily, brook and I were currently sat in the Potter living room folding clothes and changing Brooklyn. Well I was trying to change Brooklyn at no avail.
"Come here you idiot," lily laughed at my failing attempts and came over to help me out. "You have to set it underneath her and Velcro these straps to the part that covers her tummy. "Lily explained, while showing me what to do.
"Oh well, that's really simple." I grinned rubbing the back of my neck while lily giggled picking up Brookies clothes and heading towards the front door. "Where are you going?"
"To put Brooklyn's clothes away." She laughed exiting the house after waving her wand so all the other items I had bought disappeared.
I turned around and scooped up my little pup and left after lily, "You know Brookie, your aunt Lily is crazy!"
She cooed and grabbed my finger.
I made it into my house and I was met with the smell of paint, "Lily? Where'd you go?"
"Up here Padfoot." She shouted from up my stairs. I screwed my face up in confusion.
I got to my spare bedroom door, the smell of paint getting stronger with every step I took. Brooklyn still in my arms. Opening the door I smiled and shook my head at all six of my best friend.
The room was painted in a light pink and cream colour. The room was completely transformed. A cot in one corner, a changing table. Stuffed animals all over. It was the perfect room for my Brooklyn. Though I suspect she wont be the sort of girl that likes pink.
"You bunch of sneaks. Who knew you all had a Slytherin side." I joked looking around at my best friends. Lily was there, James had his arms wrapped around her resting on her stomach. Next to them was Remus who was desperately trying to scrub paint off of his face. Over near the window on a ladder was Peter, he was finishing off a last bit of painting. Then there was my beat friend, the best I'd ever had. Lola Crouch. She, being a pure blooded witch, had grew up with me then became a Marauder when we got to school.
"Who knew you'd be the first of us to become a parent."
Lola laughed at my scowl and walked over to me, she admired Brooklyn for a second then held out her arm for her. Gladly I placed my baby girl in her arms.
"Papa Padfoot does have a nice ring to it." I joked and nudge her, careful I didn't hit Brookie.
"Papa Prongs sounds better!" James huffed rubbing Lily's tummy.
"Yeah, it does. Seriously though guys I-I don't know how to thank you. This is amazing." I stuttered scratching the back of my neck and grinning at them.
"Don't mention it Pal," Remus grinned, he looked kind of pale.
"Remus when is the full moon?" I said looking at him sadly.
"Three days away."
"Yeah were all going with him." Peter squeaked from his ladder.
I looked down at my feet "I don't think I can mate, I mean Brooklyn-"
"Sirius, don't be Silly. I will look after her. Every full moon if I have to. If you want to be there for Moony you should." Lola said looking at me like an idiot. "Besides you'll be more help than me." She laughed knowing full well she was right.
Being a Marauder it was only right that she have her own nic name to. Her animagas was a cat and not the kind you keep as a pet. She was a black leopard.
So instead we called her Onyxcoat. Or most of the time Onyxie.
"You have yourself a deal there dearest Lola."
"Great so you guys go down stairs so I can feed Brooklyn and get her to sleep." Lily said, taking over with her mothering ways.
"You my dearest, are worst than molly Weasley." James joked, using a woman we know from the order as an example. She has five kids and is also pregnant.
"Speaking of Molly, Sirius. When are you going to tell them your a Daddy?" Lola asked as we made our way to my living room.
"Err, I don't know. I'll have to floo Dumbledore before the meeting tomorrow. Then I'll just tell the others if they ask." I sighed falling on the couch running a hand over my face. "How am I going to take care of a baby whilst training to be an auror?"
"Well Padfoot there is such things as child minders." James laughed at me.
"Yeah but I don't want her to grow up around strangers, I want her to be around family!" I looked down at my feet, I would have to give up auror training. I do jot want my daughter to turn out like my little brother because she didn't get enough love or attention. I didn't want her joining elite organisations to get my approval. I wouldn't allow it. I would bring her up on my own. Dedicate all my time to her and the order. I had enough family funds for the four generations of my family not to work so I wouldn't need to work to be well off. It was a hard decision. All I ever wanted was to be a class A auror. "I'll have to quit."
"Sirius!" Remus and peter gaped, shocked.
"No padfoot!" James shock his head.
"You cant, its all you've ever wanted!"
I looked at them sorrowfully, "I've got Brooklyn to think of now."
Lily, who had just waddled in from putting Brooklyn to sleep, slapped me lightly on the head. "Don't be an idiot all your life Black! You don't have to give up."
Lola laughed and looked at me square in the eye, "what Lily is trying to say is, you don't have to give up. You can do it part time. Yes it may take longer than James but you'll still be doing what you love. Have a word with Uncle Al. In fact I'll have a word with him when I visit tonight! That is if you want me to." I guess I forgot to mention Lola was a Moody. In more ways than one.
Although she wasn't disowned when she was sorted into Gryfindor, her family didn't like it. Alastair Moody was one of the few people who spoke to her while she lived with her parents during school years. This caused a very irregular bond between them. He was now known as 'Uncle Al'.
"I guess that could work," I shrugged smiling around at my friends.
"Trust me Sirius it will." James got up and patted him on the back before heading towards the doo
"Yeah and when this war is over I will find that bitch we once called friend and make her pay for what she did to poor Brooklyn." Lola scowled and lily, much to my surprise, growled in response.
"Don't Lola, if you get Lily angry there's nothing stopping her." Remus chuckled following after James.
"Don't worry Black, we'll get through this." Lily hugged me and retreating from my house. Peter following close behind her.
"Trust me Siri, I will get her for this! That baby deserves a mother that loves her." Lola shook her head sadly.
"Well, she's got you and Lily. That's all I could ask for." I smiled and hugged her. "Make sure your here on the full moon. Brooklyn will be waiting for you."
"Bye Sirius!"
"Bye Lola."