the_debt_of_time

Pandora put her tiny hands on his cheeks and mimicked his stuck out bottom lip
before saying, "I know."
Sirius laughed loudly.
Despite the trouble he often caused, Regulus had turned out more like Mia in the
end, or really... Hermione if they were being specific. He was studious, well-read, and soft-
spoken compared to his cousins. Teddy and Jamie, thankfully, had Hope there to boss
them around when they got out of control. Remus's daughter was just as intimidating as
her father when in a mood, and just as clumsy as her mother, which made for a dangerous
little witch.
Carina, much like her mother who also had been adopted, developed Slytherin
tendencies to rival those of her grandmother. When asked if she wanted to take the name
Black during her adoption, Carina had asked if she could have a middle name as well, and
then personally chose "Dorea." It should have been a sign. The girl held everyone in the
palm of her hand—Sirius being the biggest sap of them all. Only the mothers ever caught
on to her antics, which had settled a bit once she had been legally adopted. Her accidental
magic had become well-controlled over the years, especially now that she had her own
wand and was off to Hogwarts the following morning.
Sirius held his youngest tightly, using her as the healing salve of the open wound
that Carina's departure would soon be leaving behind. He was thankful Pandora would not
go to Hogwarts for several more years.
"Miss Pandora Mary Black, what should Daddy do to make Mummy like him more?
Should I swear less?"
"No!" Pandora insisted. "Swear jar bought Christmas and birthday presents last
year!"
He chuckled at the look of fear in her eyes. "You are aware that we're wealthy, yes?
Pandora, you do know that even if we didn't have the swear jar that you'd still get Christmas
and birthday presents, right?" he asked, suddenly concerned that perhaps her siblings or
cousins had actually told her that his swear jar paid for everything they owned. He certainly
would not put it past Jamie.
"But what about Chocolate Week?"
He sighed, planning on doing something horrible to Remus later for this. "If we
didn't have the swear jar, Uncle Remus would stand on a corner and dance for Muggles,