Order Only: Private Message to Remus and Sirius

[alt_nymphadora]

Thank you both for making this such a nice, relaxing Mother's day. Sirius, they told me it was you remembered how much I liked the sweet buns from Lomax's. They're still the best!

And, Remus, you were so good with Bea, helping her make my brekkie. And bring it up! How did you get Kreacher to allow that? Sirius, was it you that got her the ruffled pinny? She was so pleased with it.

We could get her a little domestic's cap and teach her to help Ellie at the shop. She'd love it. Shame we can't trust her over there.

Oh, and which of you helped her with the card? I didn't dare ask if that was meant to be me in the picture. Or a pony. Or something altogether else!


Are we going to see you back here tonight, Sirius? All well up there?

Comments

[alt_lupin]

Maureen helped her with the card, while Sirius was at Moddey. I think it looks like she drew you with pony ears. Have you done pony ears, or is she just assuming you COULD, if you wanted?

As for getting Kreacher to cooperate -- we had Bea explain Mothering Sunday to him. It worked because (1) it was Bea explaining and not one of us, and (2) the custom of breakfast in bed for Mothering Sunday was further proof (as if any was needed) that Sirius was a terrible, terrible son.

[alt_nymphadora]

I've done every kind of ears and face I can think of a thousand times over, so I'm sure I have done a pony. That's a nice explanation, but I think we have to admit that if she's going to be an artist, it will come as a great surprise when the talent manifests. Let's just hope her handwriting's better than her mum's.

May I just say it's completely impossible to imagine Mrs Black ever allowing anyone to serve her brekkie in bed!

[alt_lupin]

I wasn't much of an artist at that age, either, and both my drawing and handwriting are rather good, at least when it's not right before or after the full moon. So she's got a fighting chance at decent handwriting.

Brekkie in bed is on a long, long list of things I find it hard to imagine Mrs Black doing, actually, and some of them I'm quite sure she did do.

Private Message to Remus

[alt_nymphadora]

Oh, now, there's no reason to go putting thoughts like that in anyone's mind!

Re: Private Message to Remus

[alt_lupin]

And here all I was thinking of was 'holding her baby sons like a loving mum' and 'reading the paper in her dressing gown' and other ordinary things like that.

Re: Private Message to Remus

[alt_nymphadora]

Of course that's all you meant. It's you.

So. Do you think she ever let babies spit up on her shoulder? Or cooed silly nonsense at them?

That voice of hers gives me nightmares--imagine her singing lullabies!


Explains a lot, doesn't it?

Re: Private Message to Remus

[alt_lupin]

I can't imagine she ever let her babies spit up on her, cooed at them, sung to them, or any of it. She really was an absolutely horrible person.

Now you've got me thinking about your cousin. I can't imagine Bellatrix is any more affectionate a mum than Walburga was. Did she let Rigel spit up on her, when she came to visit?

Re: Private Message to Remus

[alt_nymphadora]

Oh, my, no.

There's a nanny for that.

Body fluids. Messes. Fussing.

I'm not actually sure I saw Bella touch Rigel.

[alt_lupin]

And surely he'll be back tonight; he was just taking baby items up to Bedford for some of the rescued babies, even if they all want to say thank you I can't imagine he'll be there all night. I mean, there's Terrie, but

[alt_sirius]

Hello, yes, I'm all right.

Two of the girls have had their new babies and a third had just gone into labour when I arrived. Terrie explained that they had a whole Mothering Day celebration planned and felt it would be wrong to start it, er, prematurely, as it were. She convinced me to stay a few hours - and then a few more, as the young woman continued. Bedford's newest resident was born a little after six and then the party got underway.

I was waiting for the, er, celebration to wear off a bit, so that I don't embarrass myself all over the Floo grate. But someone just came and told Terrie they've spotted a lone rider on a broom uncomfortably close to the southern perimeter, so we're off to check on that.

I expect it's just someone else who was visiting his or her mother until far too late. Don't wait up; if necessary I'll kip on Terrie's sofa. She won't mind.

[alt_nymphadora]

Sounds a bit wild for a Mothering Sunday party with a bunch of new- and nearly-mums, but I'm not one to judge.

Watch yourself if you're getting on a broom there, sailor!

[alt_lupin]

Right. Congratulations to the new mothers, then. I won't wait up.