Thank you so much for the reviews! Honestly, nice reviews mean so much to me, especially since it's been a while since I have read the books. If any of the facts are wrong in this story, please let me know so I can fix them! In this chapter, we get to see how Severus deals with taking care of Harry for a night.

November 1, 1981

There wasn't much at Hogwarts that qualified as baby food. A banana, carrots, and a bottle of milk would have to suffice. Once Severus had gotten them back to his quarters, he transfigured one of his chairs in to a high chair and placed Harry in it. Severus realized that many objects would probably need to be transfigured seeing as he had almost nothing that a baby would need: a crib, toys, etc. He also transfigured a small trinket into a rattle to keep Harry occupied while he prepared his meal.

After Severus finished cutting the banana and carrots to a size that would not be so easily choked on, he placed them on a small saucer plate and put on the tray in front of Harry. He wasn't quite sure what to do next. Should he attempt to spoon feed him? Or if he placed the utensils in front of Harry, would he know what to do with them? His hesitation was cut short when Harry began to eat his meal with just his fingers. Severus gave the child a small smirk. He wondered if he should have put a bib on Harry just as a glob of banana was smushed to the front of his shirt.

"Too late now, I guess," Severus muttered to himself.

Harry looked down at his shirt and giggled. "Nana shirt."

"Yes, you have gotten bananas on your shirt. Let's try to avoid doing that again," Severus told him. Harry giggled again.

Severus continued to watch Harry eat. It took a remarkably long time considering how small he was and how little food he had on his plate. Harry seemed to think that he had to play with each bite of food.

When he was finished, Harry smiled and looked up at Severus. "All gone," he told him.

Severus lifted Harry from the high chair. "You are in need of a bath," Severus said, noticing the mess that Harry had made. He inhaled through his nose and made a face. "And a diaper change."

Severus took Harry to his bathroom and filled the tub with warm water. He removed Harry's clothes and diaper and placed him in the tub. While Harry was splashing around a bit, Severus looked at Harry's clothes and tried to decide what he should do with them. They were terribly soiled but he did not have a change of clothes for the child so he would have to find a way to clean them quickly.

"Tergeo", he attempted. The spell rid the clothes of the food and left them suitably clean.

He turned his attention back to Harry who was happily playing in the water.

Severus shook his head at Harry. He was so easily amused by the simplest things.

He washed Harry and what little hair he had, making sure to avoid getting soap in his eyes.

Severus looked down at his shirt and sighed. Harry had managed to soak the front of if with his splashing.

He lifted Harry from the tub and wrapped him in a towel, took him into the living room and placed him on the floor while he searched for a diaper. Once a diaper was procured (a transfigured dish towel), he placed the diaper on Harry and then re-clothed him.

Severus noticed Harry's eye lids begin to droop and looked at the time.

7:00pm

That was an appropriate bed time for a child Harry's age, right?

He decided that this was acceptable when Harry rested his head on Severus' shoulder.

He transfigured another one of his chairs into a crib.

"If I keep this up, I am going to run out of chairs," he said to himself.

He placed Harry in the crib and moved it closer to the fireplace, but not close enough to catch fire.

Harry was out like a light in a matter of moments.

Severus looked down at the sleeping child and decided that he wasn't too terribly difficult to take care off. He could be a lot worse. Harry actually not cried or fussed the entire time that he was in Severus' care, which was unusual he thought.

Harry hadn't cried. Yet.

That soon changed.

After Harry was put to bed, Severus had changed his own clothes, ate his dinner, and settled down to sleep himself. They both slept peacefully for a few hours until Severus was awaken by Harry's loud sobs.

"Mama!", Harry cried.

Severus shifted his legs to the side of his bed and rubbed his eyes.

"Mama!", Harry cried again.

He rose from his bed and sleepily walked over to Harry's crib.

Harry had pulled himself up so that he was standing and holding on to the edge of the crib.

Severus was at a loss. He had no idea how to console a child, never the less one who wanted his mother when his mother was currently unconscious.

He lifted Harry from the crib and hesitantly patted the child's back. That seemed to have accomplished nothing. He then tried rocking and bouncing him a bit. Harry began to calm down after a few moments and his sobs reduced to soft whimpers. He thought Harry was calmed down enough to go back to sleep so he placed him back in the crib.

Harry immediately began to cry again and reached up for Severus.

"Okay. Okay, I get it. You're scared. You want your mother," Severus said and then picked Harry up again.

Severus sat down on the couch with him and held him as he cried.

"I know Harry," he told him, "I want her to wake up too."

Well that was fun. A little bit shorter than I would have liked but nevertheless. Lily didn't wake up this chapter, but she probably will next chapter. Let me know what you think, I love reviews!