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1965
Sirius Black was hiding in a closet. His little brother had told his mother what Sirius said. Sirius had said he'd rather be a Hufflepuff than a Slytherin. He had his reasons. He had expected his mother to find him. Well, that's not what he got.
"Hello," said the blue haired boy who seemed just as shocked to see Sirius as Sirius was to see him. The boy had just walked into the closet.
"Who are you?" Sirius blurted out. Five year old boys don't always remember their manners, Sirius is no exception.
"Teddy, who are you?" Teddy stuck out his hand; apparently Teddy was an exception to five year old boys.
"Sirius Orion Black, What are you doing here?" Anyone who has meet the boy would be surprise Sirius actually liked his name... well the first part, he thought it sounded cool. Teddy did not know if this was the Sirius who had been Harry's godfather or not, he decided not he looked too young.
"Hiding from Harry, I set a dung bomb off in the parlor," the boy laughed and his eyes changed from blue to green his hair went a bit browner while his nose curved up.
"Who's Harry?" Sirius asks laughing to.
"My Godfather, but what are you doing here?"
"Hiding from mother and Regulus." The sparkle in his eyes from laughing had gone out.
"What did you do?"
"I told them I'd rather be in Hufflepuff than Slytherin," Sirius wrinkled up his nose and sticks out his tongue, "Although I don't really want to be in either."
"What wrong with Hufflepuff? My mum was in Hufflepuff."
"I doubt the Hufflepuff would put up with me." Sirius grins, "What house do you think you'd like to be in?"
"I dunno, they all sound great and my family has been in all the houses. My dad was a Gryffindor, my grandmum was in Slytherin, my mum was in Hufflepuff like I said and I think my Granddad was a Ravenclaw. So I could go to any one of the houses."
"Wow, that's amazing. My whole family was in Slytherin."
"Slytherin's not so bad; they just have a bad rep-u-ta-tion with Voldy and all..." Teddy says.
"SIRIUS ORION BLACK!" A voice hollers.
"Who's that?" Teddy asked.
"My mum," Sirius grinned like a madman.
"She sounds like the picture of Harry's godfather's mum..." Teddy trailed off his thought spinning. Teddy was a very smart little boy and guessing at what was currently happening.
"Poor man." Sirius grins, it's a little forced. His mum knows about this hiding spot...
The door burst open and Walburga Black glared down at her son who looked toward his new friend ... who wasn't there.
"Where'd he go?"
"Sirius Orion Black the third! You're in of trouble than you are worth!"
"But there was a boy here and now he's gone!" Sirius wines.
"Oh don't you go making up stories now!" Walburga Black drags her son out of the closet by his ear.
2003
"Theodore Remus Lupin! How many times do I have to tell you? No dung bombs in the house!?" Ginny Potter shouted. Harry holding a sleepy James Sirius Potter, who may or may not have just woken up from a nap, in his arms on the couch, smirked at his wife. Teddy knows it's a rare day that the two of them are home together, it seemed as if he and James were always being watched by someone else. Teddy wished his grandmum would watch him and James again
"I dunno, but Harry thought it was funny." Teddy points to Harry whose face quickly turned into that of a doting father face.
"Harry," Ginny glares at him.
"Can you tell me about Sirius again, your godfather," Teddy asked quickly, remembering what he thought had happened no longer wanting to get his godfather in trouble.
Ginny Potter took James away from Harry and left the room, deciding Harry can deal with this.
Harry's face went pale for a second the he speaks, "He was a great man, you father's best friend was always pulling pranks at Hogwarts. Hated to be cooped up. A bit like you." Harry pulls his godson into his lap, "What do you want to know about him?"
"What- How well did he get along with his mother?" Teddy tries.
Harry chuckles. "Not very well. She disowned him, he went to live with my grandparents and my father when he was sixteen, and I don't think they ever got along well, maybe before he learned to talk..." Harry trailed off missing Sirius and Remus acutely even after all these years and realizing how little he actually knew about them.
"Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering about him, seeing as this is his family's house."
"Trust me if this was Sirius' house, he had decorated it completely different."
"I miss Grandmum." Andromeda Tonks had passed away only a few weeks ago.
Harry hugging the little metamorphmagus tighter, "I know."
1965
Sirius was lying on his bed board he had been grounded, no playing outside for a whole month. It had already been a week since he had been found in the closet.
The door to his room opened.
"Sirius?"
'Uhhhhh..."
"What are you doing in my room?"
"Unnn-What?" The little boy with black hair looked up to see another boy with black hair and grey eyes. The boy flopped down again.
"Regulus this is my room, not yours."
The other little boy closed the door.
"Who's Regulus?"
"Stop making fun of me, Reggie. I'm already punished." Sirius moaned. He lacked the energy to argue with this boy, who ever he is.
"It's Teddy. You got punished? For saying you'd rather be in Hufflepuff than Slytherin?" Teddy asks eyes bugging not believing the mopping little boy; he went to sit down next to him, putting a hand on his shoulder. Sirius winced.
"Roll over, Sirius." Teddy commanded.
"No, I hurt too much," Sirius groaned.
Teddy's eyes grew wide, "Your parents hit you?"
"And I can't go outside."
Teddy looked at the little boy; this was Sirius Orion Black, Harry Potter's godfather! He looks so helpless.
"It'll get better Padfoot."
"Who?" Sirius looks at Teddy curious, “Who is Padfoot?”
"My favorite character in my godfather's bedtime stories about four boys named The Marauders: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Four Pranksters of Hogwarts. They each had secret's one was an airhead, one was a tattle tale, one was an odd ball and one was a werewolf."
"A werewolf? Were they friends?" Teddy fought the urge to laugh.
"The best." Teddy nodded.
"Wow, I wonder who'd befriend a werewolf."
"Marauders," Teddy giggles, "And every full moon Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs would transform and keep Moony company and they were the best men to ever live." Teddy says enthusiastically.
"I wanna meet them I'd be Moony's best mate!" Sirius with a rebellious glint in his eyes.
"I wanna meet them too," Teddy says softly.
"Where do you live?"
"With Harry and Ginny and James." Teddy wouldn’t meet Sirius eyes. Sirius was tempted to argue with the boy. He was probably lying
"I didn't ask who you live with I asked where do you live?"
"In Harry's godfather's house."
"Where's that?"
"In London." Teddy said evasively being the smart five year old he was.
"TEDDY REMUS LUPIN!" A voice calls.
Teddy paled. "I got to got that's Harry."
"What did you do this time?"
"Nothing..." Teddy's hair turn red, "I took all the chocolate frog cards out of Harry's stash."
Sirius laughs, "Come back soon Teddy."
"I hope so," Teddy's hair was a pale wispy brown and his eyes a soft green, "I'll be right back." Teddy promised before he slips out the bedroom door.