Chapter One; Father and Son

Hey everyone! Wow! I can't believe tomorrow is New Year's Eve already! I hope you enjoyed your Christmas! What was your favorite memory about 2016? I have two; giving my heart fully to Jesus and vacationing down in Maryland. I'd like to know some of yours as well how you like the story and any New Year's resolutions that you may have. Mine is to listen better (to directions) just a little FYI. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the story!

"Alright now Eve open up." The dentist said after the two year old (almost three year old) little girl sat down on the chair.

"No! I don't want to!" she exclaimed while folding her arms and shaking her head.

"It's alright Eve, he's not going to hurt you." Harry reassured her.

"No!" she snapped again with another shake of her head before she turned up her nose in disgust. "No! No! No!" she cried while repeatedly shaking her head.

"Evangeline," her mother warned her. "Do you want to go straight into timeout when we get home?" she questioned her daughter. However Harry had a very different approach.

"Do you want me to go first?" he asked her as she nodded and immediately hopped off the chair.

"Alright Harry, you're up then." The dentist said turning to grin down at him while he climbed up onto the chair.

"See Evie? Look at what a big and brave little boy your brother is being." Lily said softly with a warm and bright smile as Harry laid his head back and opened up his mouth wide.

"Very good job Harry, and your teeth look wonderful. I can tell that you've done a very good job taking care of them by brushing them and keeping them clean." He told him when suddenly a song came on in the background that Eve really liked. In fact all three of them liked it, because it was the song "Fire" by the wizarding singing group The Dragons.

"Listen Mummy, it's Aaron Parker!" she exclaimed while she started singing along with the words.

"Ah I see you like The Dragons too then. My granddaughter likes them as well and she's about your age." The dentist said while he continued working on Harry's teeth. "I heard that they just finished their Christmas tour and now they're going to be singing at a charity benefit for the wizard hospital." He said when all of a sudden Harry sat up forgetting that the whole entire reason that he was here was to get his teeth done.

"Can we go Mum!?" he cried as Lily giggled.

"Maybe, we'll see. First we've got to finish our appointments though." She reminded him before he laid back.

"Oh yeah, right." He said before he opened up his mouth again. When their dental appointment had finished they both received balloons and stickers since they were very good and neither one of them had any cavities. Then as soon as they got back home Eve had to have her nap (along with her brother Tobey) while Harry ate lunch.

"So, are you and Harry going to go then?" Harry's adoptive father Severus Snape said while he walked over to him and planted a kiss on the top of his head.

"I'd like to, you know me and The Dragons of course, but I don't think that we can." She said.

"Why not?" Harry asked her.

"Because Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon are going out of town and I promised that I would babysit your cousin Dudley." She explained as Harry dropped his spoon in the bowl of his macaroni and cheese.

"What!? You invited that asshole to stay with us!?" Harry cried as Snape grinned while trying to hold back his laughter.

"First of all you better watch your mouth young man unless you want it washed out with soap, and yes I did. And I'm not sure if he would enjoy going to a Dragon's concert." She explained.

"But Mum he's the reason that they invented restraining orders!" he cried.

"He's right." Snape replied with a nod.

"Oh c'mon guys that's not very Christian like of you. After all, what would you think that Jesus would do in this situation?" she asked them as Harry narrowed his eyebrows and glared at her.

"Move away and buy a farm!" he spat. "Or possibly a dog!" he added.

"Alright that's it, Dudley is coming to stay with us whether you like it or not. And considering that I want you on your best behavior when he arrives I think that you should go to your room for a little while to cool down. Go on." She told him with a nod and a point gesturing towards the hallway.

"Fine! But I bet that Jesus didn't have to deal with a cousin like him!" Harry yelled before he quickly leapt up from the table and ran into his bedroom before slamming the door behind him. He jumped on top of his bed and growled before hiding his face inside his pillow.

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Later on that afternoon the door slowly opened and Snape stepped inside Harry's bedroom before slowly walking over to the bed and sitting down at his son's bedside. "Are you alright?" he asked him.

"No! You've never met Dudley! You don't understand what a jerk that he can be!" he cried.

"No that's true, but that doesn't mean that I haven't had to deal with bullies before." Snape told him.

"I just wish that I could go to The Dragon's concert and have a great New Year's Eve just like I always do with you and Mum, but that isn't going to happen if Dudley's here!" he snapped before he started bursting into tears.

"Oh son, come here." His father said before he picked him up and set him back down on top of his lap brushing away his tears and kissing the top of his head. "Listen, I know that this certainly wasn't your idea of fun, but that doesn't mean that we won't have a good time anyway. Tell you what, why don't I take you out to the movies?" he suggested.

"Really? Just the two of us?" Harry questioned him eagerly as his father nodded at him and grinned.

"Yep that's right just the two of us. No Tobey, no Eve, just some one on one quality father and son time just like we used to." He told him while shaking his head. "What do you say?" he asked him as Harry grinned.

"Sounds great! Thanks Dad, I love you." He told him.

"I love you too." He responded before kissing his cheek. "But uh oh, it looks like we're not going to be alone after all. Because somebody invited the tickle monster!" he cried before he started tickling him and kissing him all over. Harry squealed with giggles as he blew on his tummy. Maybe things would turn alright after all.