Harry Potter crawled into bed alone once again, his tiny baby daughter was fast asleep in the cot next to him and Dashur the family snake curled around her, Harry knew that most people would be horrified by a snake being so close to their baby but Harry knew better. He knew that Dashur would keep his little baby safe, the snake loved and protected his children and was very much a part of their family.
Hedwig stood on the perch by the window, ready to watch over Harry as he slept. Snuffles, the family crup jumped up onto the bed and Harry shooed him "go away Snuffles, go sleep with Harris or next door with Moony and Padfoot, I know they always let you in the bed" he nudged the mutt with his foot.
He looked over to the photo beside his bed, it was a muggle photo of himself, Anthony and baby Harrison. Their faces were frozen with looks of love and such happiness that Harry wondered if he'd ever feel it again. "I miss you Tony" he said to the golden haired man in the photograph "Harris is getting so big now, he's growing up and you're not here to see it" he let a few tears escape; he had truly loved Anthony and would never really be the same now that he was gone.
The two had been set to marry, the date was set for just nine days after the tragic event happened, so instead of the wedding he had planned and dreamed off he had buried his fiancée, instead of his son having two parents, he'd ended up with a broken shell of one of them and the other dead.
Anthony's murder had taken its toll on Harry's heart and he often wondered these days if he would ever be able to truly love another man again, if he would ever have a husband and a family that wasn't broken. "Goodnight my Tony" he whispered.