❝ ᴄᴏᴏᴛɪᴇꜱ! ❞

( where there's a sense of familiarity from their past selves )

warning ; mentions a little bit of nudity, it's barely a warning lol

"WHY COULDN'T WE WAIT TILL DAISY WAS BORN?" The five-year-old Magnolia groans as Evangeline puts a Christmas elf hat on her head.

"Because we need Christmas cards to send to Uncle Reggie."

"I thought he was going to come this time," she said, pouting and furrowing her eyebrows. Her mother sighed and gave Sirius a disapproving look as he put reindeer antlers on Harry's head. Meanwhile, her father turned to the girl while James fixed his son's hair.

"Uncle Reggie and Aunt Astra got busy, they said they couldn't come this time—"

"But you and Daddy promised," she muttered, crossing her short arms over her chest. After helping the pregnant Lily into her chair, Remus noticed the pouty face his daughter wore and came to squat in front of her, beside Sirius.

"What's wrong?"

"Uncle Reggie won't be able to join us this Christmas," Remus looks at Sirius, confused. Sirius responds with a sad smile and a shrug. This news dampens Magnolia's excitement, which had been building up since Aunt Lily sent the invites for the Christmas dinner.

"Mags—"

Harry complains about the nose makeup, which is making him sneeze, and then lets out a loud sneeze. James chuckles at his son's reaction while making sure that Harry looks adorable in his reindeer outfit. James and Sirius had the idea to dress up Magnolia and Harry in a themed outfit for their Christmas cards.

Harry was dressed in a reindeer onesie, with red sparkly makeup on the tip of his nose, and fake antlers on his head. Magnolia was dressed like an elf, wearing a soft green dress with white and red tights, and a green and red elf hat with a bell. Evangeline and Sirius had bedazzled Magnolia to have rosy red cheeks, curly hair under her elf hat, and pointed green slippers.

Both kids were feeling uncomfortable in their outfits. It was early in the morning, and they were overwhelmed and grumpy. However, Sirius and James had spent a lot of time and money on getting a whole set and camera, so they practically forced the kids into the costumes.

"Come on, son! Beauty requires some sacrifices. Let's take a few dozen pictures and we'll be finished," James urges as he tries to convince Harry to take some photos with him.

Confused, Harry asks, "What's a dozen?"

James sighs and pats the boy's head before getting up and clapping his hands in excitement. "Okay, are you guys ready? Let's take a few pictures!"

"Don't worry, babe, your friends will be at the party too! Like Aunt Marlene and Dorcas's son, Mason!" Remus tried cheering up Magnolia as she still had a small pout.

"Moony, come on!" That's when James and Sirius turned into fangirling mothers. Almost crying from how big their babies have grown and then trying to take the photographer's job by trying to critique their work.

They took a moving picture of Magnolia and Harry lying on the ground, looking up, but with their bodies parallel and opposite to each other. James made them laugh, capturing their bright expressions before the picture ended. The image did not show the two kids fighting with one another because Mags "accidentally" pulled Harry's hair. There was another picture of them standing in front of a decorated Christmas tree, looking at a glowing book together. A few pictures showed them tangled up in Christmas lights, messing around and laughing. However, the final picture was a must-have.

"Magnolia, just give him a small kiss on the cheek—"

"EW! He eats his boogers!" She exclaims, sitting beside Harry, who looks at her bewildered.

"Do not!"

"Do too! I just saw you!" The adults looked at each other as the kids argued back and forth.

"LIAR!"

"No, Harry, do not pull her hair, and Maggie, don't kick him!" Remus scolded, giving the two children a stern look. They both complied with a sigh and pulled away from each other.

"They had taken off their extra costumes, Harry's elf costume and Magnolia's reindeer costume. They were now wearing matching red Christmas pajamas. Harry's hair was slightly messy from wearing fake antlers, but they didn't bother trying to fix it. Magnolia's hair was also a little curly mess, but they had added a red ribbon bow to it. They loved how natural and authentic they looked together, wrapped in a fluffy white blanket in front of a sparkling Christmas tree."

"Come on, it's just a small kiss. It will make an amazing picture, please!" Sirius begged, kneeling in front of the children who refused with a shake of their heads. He groaned, throwing his head back before standing up. "We've taken this picture every year, you can't break the tradition!"

"Sirius, we are teaching her about boundaries — we have to respect this is her limit." Remus inquires with his arms crossed as Sirius lets out a dramatic cry, covering his face with his hands.

"FINE! I'll kiss her!" All of them turned back to Harry and Magnolia in surprise to see Harry with a dramatic Potter expression. "But she has to kiss me next year, I'm not gonna keep doing it!"

"Deal! But you aren't kissing my lips, only my cheek!" Magnolia demands, making the boy beside her nod before they shake on it. The adults watch the exchange with slow-rising grins and Sirius excitedly jumps up, fist-bumping the air.

James impatiently urges the photographer to hurry up and take the picture, while Sirius and James have been giving him a hard time. The photographer manages to capture several shots as Magnolia flashes a bright smile with her eyes closed, and Harry plants a kiss on her cheek that lasts for three seconds.

"Yes! My beautiful babies!" Sirius exclaimed, overjoyed by what he was witnessing. However, as soon as the two involved pulled away from each other, they both showed disgust towards the situation. Magnolia quickly wiped her cheek in annoyance, while Harry pretended to vomit as he wiped his lips furiously.

"Oh my gosh, you guys look so beautiful!" exclaimed Lily as she admired the photographs that the photographer had just taken before they were edited. Evangeline, standing next to her, grinned happily and already had an idea of how many photos she wanted for herself.

"Love at last!" James shouts, picking Harry up excitedly as Sirius does the same to Magnolia.

"Just because you're her Pa doesn't mean you can toss her around like a toy," Remus chuckles, a smile spreading across his face at the excitement of his boyfriend and smiling little girl.

"I'm enjoying these photoshoots, Moony," Sirius says while holding Maggie on his hip. "I can't get enough of taking pictures of these two. I'm already so excited for when Lily has her second child," he adds. Maggie rests her head on Sirius's chest, looking tired, and bites on her thumb. Remus watches Sirius longingly and allows his thoughts to wander.

"I love you." Remus suddenly tells Sirius. Sirius freezes in response and chuckles.

"I love you too, love." The dog animagus whispers. Remus smiles before leaning forward and kissing Sirius.

Magnolia shouts 'Cooties!' with a loud laugh as Sirius and Remus separate with a chuckle. Harry soon joins in on the "cootie" chant with Magnolia as they jump out of their parents' grasp and start running around the room with giggles.

As they shared a little kiss, a familiar feeling washed over them. It was as if they had experienced this moment before, with their past selves and past versions of themselves. They remembered a similar moment from the past when little Magnolia had gone to an Orders of Phoenix meeting with Remus and had given cheek kisses to everyone. Upon returning home, she showered Harry with a bunch of kisses on the cheek. Baby Harry loved receiving her kisses and would always reciprocate with cheek kisses of his own.

But it was different. Ever since they started the tradition, Magnolia and Harry didn't like giving each other kisses out of spite. But before, as little kids and when they started dating in their past lives - they couldn't get enough of the innocent act. But this time, it's completely different.

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"DADDY! PAPA!" Magnolia shouts, barreling into Sirius and Remus's shared bedroom. But they don't move a muscle, as she pouts before backing up. Their bed was so high, that she couldn't get on there by her-short-self. She walks to Remus's side to see him lying on his stomach, with one leg off the bed and Sirius's arms lazily across his back.

"Daddy!" She whispers, using Remus's leg as leverage to get on the bed. He was dead asleep beside Sirius, who was shirtless with the blanket over his lower half. Once she rolled herself on the bed with a tired breath, she sat up and crawled between them, under Sirius's arm that was draped across Remus.

"I want to pwayyyy!" She grunts, kicking her feet and poking Remus's back. Who only grunts in response and cuddles more into his pillow. So she faces Sirius, brushing his sort of long hair out of his face before poking his cheek.

"Papa..." She whispered with a giggle before he furrowed his eyebrows and flipped on his other side, putting his back against Magnolia.

"Papa!" She gasped dramatically, smacking his back before standing up and pulling on the blankets.

"Pretty please! I promise to clean my room!"

"Five more minutes." Remus groans, stuffing his face in his pillow. She pulls the blanket farther from him, revealing his back. She plops on her knees and pulls his shoulder to lay on his back.

"WEREWOLVES!" She shouts with a cackle while he looks at her annoyed from his pillow.

"Yes, I'm aware of your love of werewolves," He groans before she sits on his stomach and he groans again.

"Darling, it's too early." As he says that Sirius accidentally rolls off the bed with a thud, scaring the two Lupins. They hear him let out a dramatically crying pout, not a morning person at the slightest, and then falling off the bed.

Magnolia was preparing to leave Remus to check on Sirius, but when he looked down at himself with his back aching, he noticed that he was naked. He immediately froze, realizing that he couldn't allow Magnolia to see him like this. Although he used to bathe with Magnolia when she was a baby until she turned two, he no longer does that. Then, of course, he realizes that he couldn't fit under the bed.

"Papa, are you okay?"

"REMUS, I'M NUDE—" Sirius shouts, warning Remus to quickly grab Magnolia before she looks over the edge of the bed to see her papa naked.

"Daddy!" Maggie scowls as Remus quickly wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her back beside him. He holds her like a teddy bear and cuddles her, not like he grabbed her fast and roughly like she was a ragdoll.

"Shh — pillows don't talk."

"Hmph..." She let out, letting her dad cuddle her like his life depended on it. She heard the loud scrambling of Sirius on the other side of the room with confusion. It was silent with only Sirius's movement and Remus's soft breathing until Magnolia spoke, "You wanna hear about the stories in my eyes?"

"I'm not even cranky anymore 'cause that's the cutest fucking thing I've ever heard," Sirius mutters, pulling on his shirt. In adoration, Remus peeks an eye open at Maggie as she pokes his face.

"And what does nude mean?"

"And we're not discussing that. Mags, do you want pancakes?" Sirius quickly speaks as she shouts an excited, yes. Remus looks over his shoulder, to make sure he can let Magnolia out of his gorilla hold. Seeing as Sirius was now wearing a pair of boxers and a baggy Queen shirt, Remus released the excited blonde out of his arms.

"Chocolate chip?!" She asks, crossing her fingers as Sirius laughs, picking her up. "Of course, babe — you too, love?"

"Yeah, thanks," Remus replies, a laugh leaving his lips as Sirius throws him a small glare before leaving their room with Magnolia. With that, Remus tears off the blankets, revealing him in only boxers, slides on a pair of sweats, and follows them to the kitchen.

Remus came into the kitchen to see Sirius mixing the pancake batter and Magnolia sitting at the island counter, singing the theme song to My Little Pony. In greetings, Remus gave Sirius a small kiss on his temple before giving one to Magnolia.

"I wanna be a superhero when I grow up."

"That sure is a big responsibility. Do you think you can handle it?" Remus teased, leaning against the island counter across from Maggie.

"Definitely! I want to put all the bad guys in..." she whispered, cupping her hands over her mouth. But neither Remus nor Sirius caught it as they looked at the girl before them in confusion.

"In where?"

"Azzban!" She whisper-shouted before cupping her hands over her mouth again with wide eyes. Sirius throws his head back with a laugh as Remus shakes his head with a chuckle. Magnolia finds the word, Azkaban, a bad word — because every time it's mentioned, Sirius starts yelling nonsense she never understood.

"AZKABAN—"

"It's too early," Remus said, stopping Padfoot's shouting before he continued farther as he turned back to cooking their pancakes.

"But do you realize you don't get paid to be a superhero? It's all for free."

"What? You get nothing?" Magnolia asks with an adorable confused face. Remus nods with a small smile before she scoffs, crossing her short arms over her chest. "Well, you get to help people and make them feel better, maybe some presents from others but you don't get paid for doing good deeds and you can't exactly expect it—"

"Do you realize that you're practically teaching our daughter that there's no point in being nice to people?" Sirius remarks, making Remus stop and think to himself. His eyes widen and quickly shakes his head toward Magnolia — who looks conflicted.

"Sorry, wait-"

"Yeah, I don't want to be a superhero anymore." She quickly interjects, making Remus's head fall and Sirius lets out a boastful laugh.

authors note !!!

it was obvious i was trying to do a parallel moment of my first book and their past selves in the second moment with magnolia waking up remus and sirius, not just remus but it wasn't very much with the kisses one. but i thought could kind of work because past maggie and harry liked kisses but now instead of shouting "kisses!" they shouted "cooties!"

it was a try, i don't think i succeeded but i hope you like this chapter because i still loved it :)

i don't know the face claims of the babies for mags but i think harry's face claim is joesph sanders — the kid that plays "mateo" from jane the virgin

ALSO — what house do you think i should put mags in? i'm debating if i want to put her in gryffindor like the last book but idk