Harry walked up to the front door of the Marauder's Den. Remus had met Harry at King's Cross and they had taken the Tube from there. Remus carried Harry's shrunken trunk in his pocket. Hedwig was more than happy to fly on ahead. Rodent hunting in the city had always been good to her.
The ride back from Hogwarts had been oddly quiet. Malfoy never made an appearance and many of the students were a bit wary of the chaos that always seemed to surround Harry.
Right now, Harry was a bit wary of it himself.
But the trip was still rather relaxing after the stress of the last week. Exams, the finale of the TriWizard Tournament and Voldemort's resurrection with its aftermath were taking a toll on Harry's mood and temper. A week of quiet was just what he needed and a relaxful trip home on the Express with his friends was just what the Healer ordered. Now he was finally home and he could almost hear Dobby's hot chocolate and a nap calling him.
"Damn you, Sirius Black! Get back here so I can curse your willy off!"
Harry and Remus dodged the curse that rocketed out of their home when they opened their front door. The pair exchanged a glance before carefully looking into the open door.
Inside they found the house was virtually destroyed. Much of the furniture was overturned and had spell-burns on the material. The sole exception was the dining room table where Cassiopeia Black was cheerfully gurgling as the chaos ensued around here. Baby Cassi was tucked securely into a bouncy chair with a toothless smile on her little face. The infant was excitedly throwing her tiny arms up over her head as she watched her mummy chase her daddy around the house. An older child would have been clapping and cheering.
Harry made his way over to greet his goddaughter when said goddaughter's parents returned to the room.
"Find your calm place!" Sirius yelped as he ran into the room and dove behind the overturned and singed couch just as another fireball flew passed his head. "Find your calm!"
"I'll show you my calm place, Black!" an enraged Veela shrieked as she ran into the room after him.
"Hey!" Remus yelled out. "There is a baby present! You are not acting like responsible parents here! What the hell happened since I left an hour ago?!" Kalina brought herself to a stop but didn't stop glaring in Padfoot's direction or get rid of the fireball bouncing in her hand.
"Harry, I hate to tell you but you are about to lose your godfather," she growled out. "Any last words?"
"Yes!" Sirius shouted out before Harry could respond. "You were there too! You kept shouting 'More!' and 'Harder!'" The fireball smashed into the couch setting the fabric on fire.
Remus suppressed a groan and cast a quick spell to put out the flames. "What did he do now?"
Kalina threw Remus an angry glance before turning her glare back to where Padfoot was hiding.
"The mutt got me pregnant…. Again!" she spit out. "I just got my figure back!"
"Pretty virile for a bloke sent to Azkaban for more than ten years!" Sirius yelled out with a smug gloating in his voice. Another fireball was thrown in response.
"More like viral, Padfoot," Harry commented from the corner where he was bouncing the happy baby in his arms. Cassi smiled and coo'd. She liked this new person paying attention to her.
"Oi!" Padfoot protested.
"We'll just take the princess here for some food while mummy and daddy work out their little spat and make up. Does that sound good to you, princess?" Cassi gurgled happily at the friendly tone of the new person which was taken as agreement.
"That sounds like an excellent idea," the responsible Marauder commented. Remus nudged Harry towards the kitchen and started following. Over his shoulder he called back, "Oh, and do clean up the place after the make-up session is done, would you?"
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