Sirius's eyes light up at that, lips curling into a wide grin, memories of better years at Hogwarts suddenly flooding in from all sides. The number of times he'd used that nickname himself, the number of times he'd had to pay for it, are immeasurable and worth it for every memory.

"Minerva it is, I think," he says, tipping his head up to grin at Kieren before turning his attention back to the two squirming little ones. "Whether you're a girl or a boy, I think."