The past week with Tom had gone smoothly and Harry thought that it was time to introduce Tom to magic. He just didn't know how. He pondered this subject every night between the time He put Tom to bed and the time Tom climbed into Harries bed. Harry decided to wait until Tom displayed accidental magic. What Harry did not know was that Tom had been displaying accidental magic since his second day only he was too afraid to tell Harry. At the orphanage the first time Tom showed his magic he was two years old and in a play pen with no toys. He had been crying for hours but no one came to check on him eventually Tom used his magic to levitate the stuffed bear on the floor next to the pen and was hugging it when a nurse finally came in to let him out. When the nurse saw the bear he asked where Tom got it from. When Tom tried to explain with his limited vocabulary that the bear "flew" over to him, the nurse accused him of lying gave him a spanking and sent him to bed, crying, with no dinner. After that incident Tom never did magic in front of others. That is until the day that Harry walked into Tom's room as he fell off of the bed and bounced harmlessly around the room. Tom's initial scream of alarm quickly turned into squeals of enjoyment. That is until he saw Harry standing in the doorway he immediately stopped laughing and the continued to bounce soberly for a few more seconds. Harry quickly noticed the change in Tom's demeanor and he hurried over to the child. Harry quickly began to reassure Tom that what he did was magic and that it was okay. At first the boy would not let Harry touch him but when Harry made his Toy soldiers walk around using magic Tom looked intrigued, when Harry told Tom about Hogwarts Tom scooted closer, when Harry told Tom about the houses Tom asked which house Harry was in and when an hour passed and Harry was still talking about the magical world Tom was ready to visit Diagon Alley.
Two weeks after Tom discovered magic he became even more dependent on Harry. Tom began to follow Harry around and would barely let Harry out of his sight. Harry knew that something had to be done and that Tom had to meet new people and form new attachments in order to lessen the attachment that Tom had with Harry.
Harry decided to do some research on some sort of child care facility and he decided to go to Diagon Alley to look into something of the sort. When Harry told Tom he was very excited that he got to go Diagon Alley and the morning of the trip he could not sleep.
Harry was awoke to a dressed Tom shaking his shoulder begging to go to Diagon Alley but as the time got closer to leave Tom became more reserved. By the time the pair got to the Leaky Cauldron Tom was clinging to Harry's robes and would barely walk without being dragged. Harry finally bent over and picked Tom up before heading to the back of the bar to go into Diagon Alley.
Tom looked around at Diagon Alley in amazement the multitude of people and stores seemed like a whole new world to Tom. Harry had decided that while Tom was in a magical preschool he had seen an ad for in the paper he would get a job. The store Flourish and Blots was hiring part time and Harry hoped to get a job there not for the money but for an excuse to leave Tom with other people without upsetting Tom. Harry first went to Flourish and Blots he let Tom pick out a story book where the characters interacted with the children the same way that a talking portrait did before heading to the counter and picking up an application at the front counter. After paying for the book Harry took Tom to get ice cream and Harry and Tom ate dripping cones of chocolate ice cream in the warm sun. Harry filled out his application while trying not to drip ice cream on the paper while watching Tom. After eating the ice cream Harry took Tom to the daycare center. The walls were covered in the scenes of an enchanted forest fairies flashed in between giant flowers and every once and a while unicorns could be seen behind the trees. Tom's eyes light up when they walked in but when Harry explained that he had to leave for an hour or so Tom through a fit one of the ladies who was watching the children had to hold Tom back as Harry left the daycare as he was advised. Harry knew that the faster he left the faster Tom could get used to the daycare but no matter how many times Harry said that to himself he still felt horrible.
After a brief moment Harry pushed away from the daycare that he was leaning against he walked back to Flourish and Blots. Harry straightened his robes as he walked back into Flourish and Blots the cool air smelled of old books. Harry walked into the dimly lit room that was gently lighted by lamps on the walls Harry turned in his application and waited for a few minutes before being led to a back room where a thin man waited for him. The man had light brown hair and was only a few years older than Harry. He was the manager as well as the son of the owner of the store. Harry liked him immediately. His kind eyes made Harry feel comfortable immediately. The interview lasted 20 minutes and Harry was hired after ten minutes. The rest of the time the two got to know each other and Harry found himself with a date the next week.
"I know that employees aren't supposed to have relations of any kind but I think we could have something."
Harry smiled as he walked back to the daycare he felt as though he was walking on air. Harry hadn't had a relationship in his life based on just him. Most people wanted he great Harry Potter and didn't care about just Harry. As harry got closer to the daycare he became less elated and more anxious for those ten minutes he had forgotten about Tom who he had left in a place that he did not want to be. When Harry got to the door he took a deep breath before walking in unsure of what he would find.