A LUPIN, A BLACK AND A POTTER
It had been decided in the Lupin household that Luna’s birthday will be held on February the first. As they day drew closer Remus was stressing over on what he could give his newfound daughter. “Oh relax Remus” Joan Hill said passing a mug if tea. Joan Hill was a work colleague who taught the seven year olds, she reminded him of a laid back version of McGonagall her dark hair tied in its uniform ponytail. “I can’t help it Joan, this is my daughters proper first birthday and I can’t think of what to get her. I don’t even know her well” “Remus, she is an eleven month or so baby that you only have known since December. You shouldn’t worry about it, just get her some toys or something” Remus sighed “I mean you’ve managed to sort Christmas out for all three of them. So why are you panicking over this?” “I knew Harry and Hermione. They were my best friends’ children. I and Dora adopted Luna because it seemed right, someone abandoned that girl on the streets when she was a newborn. She also got on fine with Harry and Hermione” Joan looked disgusted “who on earth would abandon a newborn on the streets of London?” she said “Who knows, it’ll remain a mystery.” “Look either you just leave your wife to do the present shopping or buy the girl a doll or something. Just don’t stress, the time you’ll need to stress is when she’s a teenager. Trust me I know.” “Oh but I thought – Joan laughed “I’m a foster mother, it helps me and Ben” Joan said. It was common knowledge that Joan couldn’t have children, well she could but Ben couldn’t because he was infertile due to a bad case of the measles when he was in his twenties. “Wow foster mother, primary school teacher and absolutely committed to your husband. You are saint” Remus commented The corners of Joan’s mouth twitched “I could say the same thing about you Remus. You’re devoted to teaching the eleven year olds (even though they’re terrors who think they’re sixteen), you immediately adopted three children and you seem to tolerate your wife’s habit of dying her hair. I swear to god if I dyed my hair constantly Ben would go berserk” Remus merely smiled February the first finally arrived and Remus was abruptly woken up by someone jumping on him. “Wake up Moony; we have lots to do today” “Doooooooooooooooooooooora” he groaned “it is Saturday, the day of rest please leave me be I beg of you” “Tough titties Lupin, today is your daughters first birthday and it’s time to wake up” Dora sat firmly on his chest “Well I can only get up if you get off of me” “Maybe I want to punish you” Remus sighed and gently brushed his fingers on Dora’s hip. Slowly and gently they made their way up and then he began to tickle under her arms. “WHAT? NO! REMUS DON’T!” she squealed she began to laugh and then suddenly thump! “You made me fall you - you – you MARAUDER!” “My dear Dora is that supposed to insult me?” “Shut up” Remus grinned and picked his wife up in bridal style. “My dear clumsy Dora” he whispered “where would I be without you? Well I guess I wouldn’t be in st Mungo's so often” “Once, it happened once” “And it was probably one of my most embarrassing experiences of my life” “What about the cupboard incident?” “Oh you sneaky witch” The ‘cupboard incident’ happened a few months after they started dating. Dora pushed Remus into the cupboard and began to snog him senseless, as normal as it seemed Remus got so nervous that he (just happened to have his wand in his hand at the time) blew the door open and was caught by Lily, James and McGonagall (who caught Lily and James in another cupboard nearby). “But you love me really” Dora said wiggling slightly “Yes I think I was insane at the time now I am mature and grown I have realised – “Oh do shut up” “That’s nice telling your husband who cooks – “It’s not my fault that I set the kitchen on fire each time I attempt to cook” “And cleans, and constantly keeps the children occupied” “You won’t let me near the cleaning supplies after I accidentally burned a hole in the living room floor with bleach and what can I say all three of the kids are attached to you” They entered the children’s room hand in hand to see Hermione sitting up looking at a picture book, Harry playing with his stuffed stag and Luna laying there staring into space. “Oh what good babies you are” Dora gushed picking Luna up “happy birthday little Lu” she said bouncing Luna gently. “Hermione, how did you get that book? I thought I left it over there on the shelf” Remus said taking the book out of Hermione’s hands “No you didn’t!” “Yes I did” “Didn’t” “Did” “Didn’t” “Did” “Didn’t” “Di – “Remus you are supposed to be the responsible adult so stop arguing with a two year old” “Dora, I swear I left that book in the shelf.” “No moony didn’t I found it on my bed” Hermione said “Magic” Everyone turned to see Harry standing up in his cot. “Hermy used magic in sleep. I saw it!” Remus grinned and pulled Hermione and Harry into a three way hug. “We’ll talk about this later but today is Luna’s birthday and – Remus was cut of by Hermione and Harry singing rather loudly “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY YO LU AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE TOO!” “Hermione, Harry that is not how the song end” Dora scolded the grin she had on her face ruined the effect. “Come on Lu-lu time to open your presents” Remus smiled; today absolutely nothing can go wrong. Arabella Figg hated things that take too long, and one of those things was moving. It had taken three months for her to move to surrey. She didn’t want to move, but Dumbledore asked her to look out for little Harry. Everything was in place and she sat back and waited. Occasionally she offered to baby-sit for the Dursleys. But when they accepted they never brought the little boy round, it became rather worrying, if the Dursleys don’t have the boy who does?
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