the_debt_of_time

and they would give him money," he promised her, grinning when she broke out into a fit
of giggles. "Why did Mummy have you come wake me up?"
Her laughter stopped, and she smirked. "She says that you have to punish the boys."
Sirius frowned, dread pooling in his stomach. "Which boys?"
Pandora grinned, looking too much like her mother for Sirius's nerves. "Mawders,"
she said, mispronouncing the word.
He sighed, knowing exactly whom she meant: Teddy, Jamie, and Regulus. "What
did they do?"
"Took your bike."
"What?!" He sat up quickly, reaching for his jeans that were sitting in the armchair
near the bed. He stood up, slipping the jeans on and throwing a t-shirt over his head before
picking his daughter up around the waist and throwing her over his shoulder as she laughed
at him.
"Regulus Charlus Black!" Sirius shouted once he had stepped into the hallway.
A head of black hair peeked out from an open door. "I didn't do it! Teddy did!"
Another head of black hair came out of Regulus's room. "It was your idea!"
Jamie stepped out from behind his cousins, approaching Sirius with a happy grin.
"Can I just say how very young and handsome you're looking today, Uncle Sirius?"
"Nice try, Jamie. Which of you touched the bike?" Instantly all three boys turned
and pointed at the other two, pushing the blame off of themselves. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"How can I make this clearer? When the three of you get busted at Hogwarts for shit like
this―"
Pandora squealed and clapped her hands together. "Jar!"
"—you either take the fall yourself or deny everything. You do not turn on one
another."
Regulus slowly let a grin cross his face. "Does this mean we're not in trouble?"
"Did you break the bike?"
Jamie shook his head. "It wouldn't even start. Teddy said we had to push while he
steered and eventually it would turn on."
Sirius turned and looked at a snickering Teddy, whose hair shifted green. "Well,
your cousin is a very good liar."
"What?" Jamie turned and glared at Teddy. "You suck!"