The Heart of a Lion? [Harry Potter, Marauders Fanfiction] [BoyxBoy]

Chapter 9

She was bewildered by the fact that Casper had physical friends. He never brought anyone home that called me friend before, well not when she was born.

They all looked at her and she stared back for a long time before Casper awkwardly started speaking.

"Guys... This is Autumn." She quickly made her way down the stairs before hiding behind her brother's leg. "They don't bite... well, I'm not sure about Sirius, but the other's are certified to not bite." He promised to her. Sirius only smirked a bit at the fact that Casper said he would bite Autumn.

The small girl was scared of them for a moment because they were all quite bigger than her, but suddenly she smiled and looked to Casper, who gave her a curious look.

"Can we have a tea party?" She asked hoping it would mean she could stay up late, but Cas knew exactly what she was doing and chuckled softly.

"Maybe in the morning Autumn. You've got to get to bed. Remember what I told you, you won't grow any bigger if you don't." He warned.

She nodded sadly before perking up, "What about tomorrow?" He chuckled and glanced over to the other guys who were just .... Smiling at him?

"I would love to join you for tea Autumn." Remus said, walking over to the small girl and kneeling to her height. He held out a hand for the girl to shake. "My name is Remus, a pleasure you meet you." Casper couldn't help but smile.

"I wouldn't mind either..." Sirius said softly and offered up a smile.

"Me too." Peter muttered, raising his hand a little to wave.

"What about you, James?" Remus asked, looking back to his friend, who pushed up his glasses and chuckled softly.

"It wouldn't be a tea party if I wasn't going, it'd just be tea." He said softly.

Remus looked back to the girl, her eyes transfixed on his face, suddenly she touched one of his scars. For a good minute everyone went silent, then Autumn ran off into the kitchen.

Casper stood there frozen, not sure what to say as Remus stood up and sadly glanced over to the ebony haired boy.

"Remus, I'm sorry-"

"Don't be, I should have thought about how she'd take my looks." Then small foot steps came in and Casper was about to scold her, but his heart melted as she came in with a small box.

Autumn fished around in the box and pulled out a bandage, holding it out to the werewolf.

Remus smiled and took the bandage. "Why thank you Autumn, that was very kind of you."

"You're welcome." She beamed before going back to return them. All of a sudden Donnet, the house elf, popped up.

"I apologize sir, I just finished cleaning up and putting away leftovers." He rambled on until Casper interrupted.

"It's okay, it's alright, you don't have to apologize. It's late, you should rest. I'll take care of Autumn." As he said this he walked over to the little girl and picked her up just as she entered the room.

Surprisingly she wasn't fighting Casper on this and allowed him to carry her up stairs and to her bed. "Get some sleep okay? We have a tea party tomorrow and you'll need all your energy for it." He mumbled and kisses atop her head, turning out the light and closing the door.

When he returned down the stairs, Casper's face showed his exhaustion. He was so tired of this emotional day. He just needed to rest.

Sirius' POV