The week flew by, and Hydrus was a bit nervous. He had never really dated, not in this timeline or the last. The closest he had was the disastrous date with Cho and a few innocent ones with Ginny. He spent a good amount of time that week berating himself for getting worked up over someone he didn't really know and a date that wasn't really a date. He thought a lot on how he was going to react if her charge was Hermione. He was hopeful that if it was both the kids would get on well.
The weekend came and they were settled down to a breakfast of fruit crepes. Harry was tearing his thin pancakes apart and eating the sweet fruit inside, though keeping the mess to a minimum. He was getting really good with silverware and quite proud of that fact.
"So, ready for the big date?" Sirius teased with a wink as he sat in his chair and dished up some of the crepes. He had been ribbing the immortal all week.
"It's not a date," Hydrus snapped for the hundredth time, even though he had dressed nice for a day in the park. He was wearing a blue polo shirt, which brought out his grey contacts, and new black slacks.
"What's a date?" came the innocent question from the almost five year old, who was done with his fruit and picking at the rest.
"It is when two people who like each other share some time together," Remus answered, taking a sip of his tea.
"Like me and Neville? Or me and the 'easleys?"
"Those are play dates, which is technically a date, but not the kind we are talking about," the werewolf explained. "What your Uncle Padfoot is talking about is when two adults spend time together."
"Like all of you? You spend lots of time toget'er" Harry asked, still confused.
"Together," his uncle Hydrus corrected. "No, it's usually a man and a woman. We," he pointed at himself and the other two men, "spend time together because we're family."
"Ewww, you mean a girl?" the boy asked as he wrinkled his nose.
"Hey, I like girls," Sirius answered with a barking laugh. "You know Laura, right? You see her all the time. She and I date. I take her to dinner or a show and we spend time together." He wiggled his eyebrows, causing the other two men to groan and Harry to look more confused.
"Yeah, but, Laura isn't a girl. She's an adult," Harry said, firm in his belief that women weren't as icky as girls. Besides, Laura gives him hugs and candy.
"I won't tell her you said that," Sirius teased, mussing up the tyke's hair.
"Didn't I tell you, you're going to meet a new friend today?" Hydrus asked, tilting his head to the side. He was sure he told Harry that he was going to meet a girl.
"Yeah."
"Well the friend you're going to meet is a girl," the immortal said. Then firmed his voice and added, "You will be nice."
"Ewww, really?" again with the scrunched up face.
"Just give it a chance. I hear she really likes to read. You guys can talk about books," Hydrus offered in a much gentler tone. "Or you could play on the gym or swings for a while."
The green-eyed boy gave a heavy sigh and nodded his head. His Uncle Hydrus told him he had to be nice to everyone, unless they were mean first. "Is Neville tummin'?"
"Not this time. And it's coming not tumming," the eldest Black corrected.
"Otay," another sigh and the child turned back to his breakfast.
"Okay."
"O-kay."
The family finished their breakfast and got cleaned up. They donned their jackets and went to the park. Grace wasn't there yet, so Harry went to play with the few kids on the playground. Sirius sat with Hydrus and they talked about business. Remus stayed home, as usual, because he wanted to get some work done.
A half an hour had passed when the two men heard a small argument between and adult female and a little girl.
"But, why do I have to come to the park?" a determined child's voice asked.
"Hermione, we've been over this. You need to go and play every now and then or you'll get sick," was the exasperated reply.
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