What he really wanted
by Lady-LunaPotter
Chapter one: Black Manor
Sirius Black hadn't been found of the idea of moving into his old family manor again. Okay, it was way better than living in a cave or at Grimauld Place, but the place still held many unpleasant memories.
But his goddaughter had insisted. When the traitor Peter Pettigrew had been captured three months ago, and confessed under Veritaserum that he was the one who had betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, Sirius had been cleared from all charges and the heap of gold in his vault had increased greatly, not that he cared about that. The dark lord had been defeated right after , and the wizarding world could once again live in peace. When the evil bastard had died, all those who had remained loyal to the lord, had died with him. To everyones surprise, Lucius Malfoy had remained alive, and so had Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy.
Sirius had then been able to do what he was suppose to do, namely taking care of his goddaughter. Caroline Potter was now seventeen, soon to be eighteen, and when she had seen the old white house with the huge overgrown garden, she had begged him to move in there. And he couldn't resist. Because deep down, he knew that he would do almost anything for her.
Caroline was on her knees beside a flower bed against the wall of the big house. Her hands worked quickly and skillfully. She only stopped when some of her wavy red hair fell into her eyes. Her green eyes scanned the bed, looking for unwanted plants or grass in the row of flowers.
She rose and picked up a large heap of weed and threw it away. She raised her hand to her forehead and looked around.
She was proud of her garden. When they had arrived at the manor three months ago, the garden had been full of twigs, but now it was well-kept and every little detail and plant could be seen without any problem.
Caroline looked at her watch and saw that it was almost lunchtime. She gathered her gardening tools and went inside.
The kitchen was bright and airy. Caroline and Sirius was both rather found of cooking, so they had worked extra hard to get it exactly like they wanted it. She washed her hands in the sink and started to prepare some lunch. As it was Sunday, Sirius had yet to wake. She was quite annoyed with the man, but she let him sleep.
It had been hard for him to come back into the world again, after many years in Azkaban, and then in hiding from the ministry after his escape in her third year at Hogwarts. She had supported him, and after a while the man had started to get used to the normal life. He had even been successful in finding a job.
Before his years in Azkaban, he had been a skilled Auror. Cornelius Fudge had offered him his old job back, but Sirius had refused. He couldn't work with people who had thrown him into prison, and Caroline understood that. No, he had found something else.
When the Weasley twins heard that he was the famous Padfoot, they had offered him a job as coworker with them in their shop, WWW. Sirius had loved the idea, and he had now been working there for two weeks.
When lunch was ready, she placed the food on the table and went to wake her godfather.
Sirius room was on the second floor, right beside her own. She ran into her own room, took of the dirty blue summer dress and slipped into a pair of jeans and a white top, then she went into Sirius room.
The room was dark, as the curtains had been closed and the room itself was in dark colors. She walked up to the windows and drew aside the curtains, making the sun shine into the room.
She then turned to her beloved godfather and started to tickle him. The man screamed and flew out of the bed, his hair unruly and his eyes filled with terror. "Oh Caroline Jasmine Potter, when I get a hold of you.."
But Caroline was already in the hall, running down to the first floor again.
Ten minutes later, Sirius came into the kitchen, giving her a death glare. She just smiled and continued to eat the lasagna that she had made and looked out through the window, studying a bird who was jumping around the grounds, searching for something worth eating.
When she was done, she looked at Sirius who was now drinking a cup of coffee.
"So, are you going to come with me to Diagon alley or what?" She had mentioned the day before that she was going to the alley, because she desperately needed some new clothes.
"Nah, I'm staying here. Fred and George is coming over. We are going to discuss some new products." Sirius grinned.
Caroline shook her head and smiled. The man was like a overgrown child when it came to pranks. Oh, she was part owner in the twins shop, but there was no need to tell him that, not yet anyway. She was just waiting for him to find out on his own.
"Okay, will you make dinner then? I think I'm going to be quite late."
She only got a nod in return and Sirius now had his nose in the paper.
"Well, see you later then." She kissed his cheek and went to get her purse.
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