Wizarding Royalty

Chapter 4: Chats

Lupin was right and Sally started mother-henning the group while they waited for Paul and Estelle to return. Paul and Estelle went to the store to grab a few things. Initially, only Paul was going to go, but then Estelle ran up to Paul and asked in her cute little toddler voice, "Can I come, Daddy?" 

Of course, Paul just had to agree. Especially once Estelle started giving the puppy eyes that she must have learned from Percy. So  Paul picked Estelle up, grabbed the car keys for the beat-up Prius, and drove to the market. 

By the time Percy had arrived Estelle and Paul had been gone about thirty minutes. 

"Who's hungry?" Sally asked setting down a plate of sandwiches. 

Percy, Thalia, and Nico lept at the sandwiches each grabbing a few before retreating. Sirius and Lupin each grabbed one. Ron grabbed a few sandwiches and handed one to each Hermione and Harry. Dumbledore grabbed the last remaining sandwich and took a  bite. 

The demigods quickly finished their sandwiches and looked a Sally expectantly. She chuckled but complied with the silent request. 

"Here you go. You guys can't have more than three each," Sally sat down the plate of blue cookies. Once again the cousins leaped at the food. After the demigods got their three cookies, Sally had to smack their hands away from the cookies. 

"You can have some if you want," Sally smiled kindly at Harry, Ron, and Hermione who were wearily eyeing the blue cookies, "They aren't poisoned. I promise." 

The three teenage wizards stuck out a hand and grabbed a cookie each. As soon as they tasted the cookies they eagerly went back in for more. The adults had taken more time to finish their sandwiches but took a cookie each. 

"Why are these blue?" Sirius asked, but after tasting the cookies said, "They taste like the ones you used to make a Hogwarts when you would sneak into the kitchens to cook." 

"Someone told me I couldn't do it so I did," came the innocent reply. 

Everyone that knew Sallly laughed. She wasn't one to back down from a challenge. Turning food blue wasn't the weirdest challenge she'd taken on. 

"Now," Sally plopped herself down on one of the chairs, "I want to know how and when you two got together. I tried everything to get you two together during Hogwarts. You are just both such oblivious idiots it didn't work." 

"We ended up getting together after Sirius escaped Azkaban because twelve years in Azkaban after being framed for killing people makes you realize stuff," Lupin answered the when part of the question. 

"Both of you were oblivious idiots. I mean I'm pretty sure everyone but you two noticed the pinning," Sally shook her head. 

The teens laughed, "Percy you have no room to laugh, mister. You and Annabeth weren't any better," Sally playfully scolded, "Nico and Will weren't either. Speaking of which, bring Will over sometime won't you?" she turned to Nico. 

Nico nodded. Sally's playful scolding had kept the people and the room laughing for a while. Once Thalia said, "I'm gonna be single forever. I won't have that problem." 

"Oh come on, Pinecone Face we both know if you ever do like someone you will be just as oblivious as us. It runs in the family," Nico laughed. He received a small shock and a very mature raspberry, which sent the room into another bout of laughter. 

The cousins' playful fighting (without powers) kept the room in a lighthearted mood until Paul and Estelle returned. 

"We're back," Paul called as he opened the door. 

"In here," Sally called back. 

Estelle was the first to emerge running as fast as her little feet could carry her.