"I'm sorry you had to read about me first, but there was some stuff I had to clear up before I could come here," Sirius tried to apologize, noting how much bigger Nymphadora had gotten during his absence.
"Oh no, don't blame yourself. I can fully understand a lot was dumped onto you with what happened," Andromeda stopped him.
"You know, you caused a big media circus, made the front page of the Daily Prophet two days in a row. Of course, the actual substance of these reports is low in relation to how much they write about you," Ted remarked, holding up that day's front page he'd still held in his hand.
"Well, I wouldn't know since I tend to avoid magical media like there is no tomorrow," Sirius remarked while taking a look at the front page. "Just as I guessed, mostly speculation, little actual facts. Outside of their bubble, this wouldn't be even used as a butt-wipe."
"Sirius!" Andromeda warned him to stop using that language.
Thankfully, Nymphadora only giggled at that, finally letting go of him. "You missed me going to Hogwarts," she complained, her hair turning acid-green. "However, you can make it up to me!"
Andromeda and Ted already had an idea that their daughter was demanding compensation for four missed years. That however could wait while they ushered these two back to the breakfast table, pulling up an additional chair for Sirius.
"I really missed a lot. So, which house is my little Nymphie in?" Sirius asked, then saw how the girl looked really sour, with the green of her hair turning darker. "Guess you no longer want to be called that?"
"I was teased horribly the entire school year over my name! I'm blaming Mum for this!" she complained, looking very unhappy. Andromeda wisely didn't say anything, seeing it would only add fuel to the fire.
"Would just calling you Dora be acceptable? That's a perfectly fine name," Sirius offered. The girl seemed to think about it, before nodding. "Good, then what house are you in, Dora?"
"I'm a Hufflepuff!" she said proudly, her hair turning to yellow and black stripes.
Sirius held back any comments about Hufflepuffs. Some really good pals during school had been Hufflepuffs - they were very reliable, too. Hufflepuff simply had the misfortune to be seen as a dumping ground for those that didn't make it into the other houses and always got trampled over by said houses inside the school. He honestly couldn't remember the last time Hufflepuff won the House Cup. No, he would not say one bad word about them.
Sirius let her talk about her adventures and misadventures at Hogwarts for some time, feeling Dora really earned getting the full attention after him being absent for so long. Most of it was quite amusing, like her using the toilet in which Moaning Myrtle had been resting, but her complaints about Snape being a bad teacher were not. He had warned Dumbledore that this would be a horrible idea, but clearly the man hadn't listened and this was the end result. It took Dora almost half an hour to finally exhaust what she could tell him of her first school year.
"Wow, you really enjoy Hogwarts... well, aprt from some bumps on the road," Sirius finally said, tactfully ignoring the various incidents caused by her clumsiness she had mentioned as well. "You certainly experienced a lot. But now I need to ask your parents how they are faring. Especially Andromeda, considering..."
Andromeda knew what this was about. "He was my father... Yet, all these years of him constantly hurting me with his indifference after disowning me numbed the impact. I'm still sad, but it's muted."
"Andy, I told you not to blame yourself," Ted reminded his wife, holding her hands. "He has no one to blame but his own bigotry that you don't grieve much for him."
"I know, but it still hurts that thanks to him, I can't even attend his funeral. You know, only selected people and members of the House of Black," Andromeda lamented.
"Well, that is no problem anymore! As of two days ago, I'm now due to inheritance laws the Head of House Black and all that entails it," Sirius finally dropped the bomb.
There was silence for some moments, before Andromeda stood up and gave Sirius a piercing look. "Sirius. What exactly have you done?"
Sirius knew there was no threat. "Only corrected a grave injustice that was done to you and your family. Remember, I'm now the Head of House Black, so I now make its rules. Therefore I decided it was about time to modernize everything and undo injustices done in the name of the house."
Finally the Penny dropped for Andromeda. "You mean...?"
"As of this morning your disowning and disinheritance are undone. Moreover, while you are the Tonks family, also as of this morning, your family is now part of the greater Black clan. Also, as the Head, it fell into my responsibility to decide what to do with Cygnus' private fortune, as he arrogantly left no last will," Sirius explained to the astonished Tonks family.
"I... I need to sit down." Andromeda seemed a bit shocked at this sudden change. "I never thought I would... Sirius, you didn't need to..."
"I did because you earned it. It was rightfully yours and was taken away simply because they were too bigoted to accept the man you love." It was clear that Sirius would not take back that decision. "I finally righted a long-stranding wrong."
"Does that mean we are rich now?" Dora finally asked after some second of silence.
"Nymphadora Tonks! This is not a topic for now and especially not for you," Ted warned his daughter, making it clear they would talk about that topic only later. The girl wisely shut up.
Andromeda gave her daughter a look that made it clear that her comment had been insensitive. Then she remembered something. "But what about...?"
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