Tom watched his son anxiously, knowing Severus was telling the truth but it made it no easier on him to see the fear in his son like that. He looked at his beautiful little boy and wondered what it would be like if they could remove the blood adoption. He remembered him as a baby before it and how much he had looked like Gideon though he had Tom's black hair, one of the few things which never changed. He owed his son to the Potters who had taken him into their homes and their life knowing that he would bring danger to them, and in the end they both willingly given their lives to protect him from Albus. Tom had got there as soon as he could but had missed saving Lily only by moments, and he would forever live with that.

He had not been resurrected in the graveyard, nor were those there his loyal followers. Albus had known if he wanted his little war to start up for he knew Tom had his powers back, he needed a Voldemort. He had created this being, supposively so corrupted from the black magic, he was practically snake like. Albus had used a spell on an inferi and had created a little scape goat for his plans. He had actually convinced Harry that it was Voldemort back from the dead. Cornelius was among those who knew the true Tom which was the reason for him trying to convince people Harry was wrong.

Tom sat looking at his son as he came around, knowing he would have to send Harry back in the fall. But Harry would know who he was and they would give him the training that he needed and Severus would be there to keep an eye on him as would Draco. He wished his son had been Slytherin, after all they were by blood, but he was reminded Gideon had been a Gryffindor and James was a descendent of Godric and had blood adopted Harry.

Harry's eyes drifted open and he lay there eying Tom. "You're Voldemort, you want me dead. Why are you telling me such lies?"

Tom shook his head. "I am not Voldemort, that is a creation of Albus'. I am Tom Riddle, and myself and my late husband Gideon, are your dads."

Harry stared at him like he was crazy, having heard so many stories about the Prewett twins, and after all they were the Uncles of the Weasleys who he considered brothers. He was told Fred and George who were named for them, were just like them. George was far more reserved in ways then Fred and named for Gideon.

Tom summoned a wedding picture and showed him. "Your Daddy and I on our wedding day. The second picture I assume you can recognize a few faces."

Harry touched the pictures, the first looked almost like Fred but with darker hair ad the second there were many faces. "The marauders? But how?"

Tom reminded Harry that Gideon had been a member of the Order of the Phoenix with the marauders, he and his twin. But more then that Gideon had been an auror, trained with Sirius and James by Moody himself, his brother always a bit too free spirited. Gideon, James and Sirius had been joined as a team as aurors, and Fabian had befriended Remus early on. The five of them had stumbled across the truth that Albus was the real Dark Lord, and had created what Severus had referred to as the third side, the side which was made up of members of the Order and the so called Death Eaters, who knew the truth about Tom.

Tom quietly explained how he and Gideon fell in love and tried to hide the marriage but Albus eventually learned. When Gideon had given birth to a son they had known both Death Eaters and order members would come after him. True Death Eaters would go after a son of an Order member and those who believed Albus would want to kill the child of Voldemort. They had needed someone to protect him.

Harry shook his head. "But I look like them. And they died for me. And you killed them and tried to kill me."

Tom sighed. "Lily had a still born son at eight months and deep in grieving was convinced by Sirius to take you. She wanted to protect an innocent baby."

Sirius and Gideon were close, Sirius taking Gideon under his wing like a little brother, as he always regretted leaving his own little brother with his parents when he left. Lily and James had blood adopted the child and though they knew they would have to give him up one day they had loved him, hoping when the war was over they would try again for one of their own. For a long time people believed Harry was their son but Albus had found proof Lily had lost her son, and had come after them, and made it look like Tom. Tom had come too late to save the couple and he only survived because of a potion from Severus.

He had remained in his manor for years, basically a squib after that. His loyal friends and followers had done all they could do to keep Albus in line till Tom could come back to full power and help bring him down. With Gideon dead, the twins set up by Albus, there had been no way to claim their baby or keep him safe.

Harry was still confused. "You keep saying that you were not this bad person and you didn't commit crimes, but I saw your journal, and....."

Tom cut him off. "The journal was created and planted by Albus. But yes I did release the sake and I made my mistakes."

Tom had come from an orphanage and had been desperate for love and acceptance and had fallen prey to Albus. Albus had molested him as a child, offering him power in return for sharing his bed. But he had used Tom's belief his muggle father had abandoned him, to get him to do things like the snake, he would forever regret. It was when he was sent to kill his own dad he learned the truth. Tom Riddle had never known Merope was pregnant, Merope had been taken away by her father who could not live with the shame of a half blood grandchild and forced his daughter to give the baby up. Tom Sr. had never known he was a dad and never saw Merope again for having been told by her dad Tom betrayed her and forced to give up the baby to an orphanage, she died. Tom refused to kill his dad and Albus had turned on him. It was then Tom used what little friends he had and tried to clear his name but he spent decades in hiding looking like a criminal. It was not until Gideon, Lucius and Severus and members of the Order came of age and entered the scene he saw he had something he could do.

Tom squeezed his hand. "Your grandfather would have loved to see you, he died when Gideon was pregnant with you. You and your Daddy were my hope, my light."

Harry was not sure why but he found himself believing this man. "I never even knew Gideon was married, the Weasleys never said this."

Smiling a bit as he could see his son was trying to come to terms with this Tom explained that most of the Weasleys had no idea. Percy was on their side and he knew the truth about Tom but most if not all the red heads were loyal to Albus to the bone. Harry realized with a shock that those he had considered to be brothers to him, were actually related to him, that they were his cousins.

Tom kissed his head. "You will spend the summer here and I promise I will answer all of your questions. Please believe me, I am not the monster I am believed to be."

Harry nodded. "I am not sure why but I find myself believing you a bit. But I do have one question, if I am not a Potter, what is my real name? I mean am I still Harry?"

Tom smiled as he remembered choosing a name with his husband for the baby, wanting to honour both of their families. Gideon had laughed when Tom had even made the horrible suggestion of namig their precious newborn son Salazar. It had taken some time but they had settled on a name and while Harry would have to remain Harry till Albus was dealt with, he hoped one day his son might consider using his real name they had picked for him.