An Uncle to the Rescue

by V. L. Crawford

An Author Universe story. Harry Potter gets to have a real childhood with his Dad, Uncle, honorary Uncle and two cousins. He will not be going to Hogwarts but growing up on an Island where him and his cousins cause plenty of mischief for their Dads. Family life that will include spankings. Mentions of past gay marriage and male pregnancy. Trouble Comes in Small Packages Universe

4. Chapter 4 Getting a New Cousin

Disclaimer: The Characters still belong to JK Rowlings but I'm still going to play around with them.

Just some facts for my story: here are the Birthdays for my guys.

Sirius 11-21-59

Regulus 6-14-61

Remus 3-10-60

Harry 7-31-80

Draco 6-5-80

Neville 7-30-80

Happy Holidays

Ch 4 Getting a New Cousin

Harry Potter-Black woke up feeling warm and comfortable for the second time in two days. These were the only two days that he could ever remember feeling either of those things when he woke. Usually he was cold, hungry and hurting from all the sore spots on his body caused by Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and his cousin Dudley, but two nights ago all of that changed when his new Uncle came and took him away from the Dursleys. Looking over at the other bed in the room he expected to see his new Uncle sleeping there, but he got scared when he realized that the man wasn't his Uncle but another man. Even though he was afraid he continued to stare at the man, because of this he noticed that the man looked a lot like his Uncle, but he could see the new man's hair was longer than his Uncle's and he had a moustache, but it wasn't big and bushy like Uncle Vernon's. The one Uncle Vernon had made him look like the walrus in the picture book he saw at school. Of course Harry would never tell Uncle Vernon that because he knew the man would use the belt on him for being an ungrateful freak who didn't appreciate the hard working normal family that was stuck with him.

The longer he stared at the new man the more Harry realized the man really did look like his Uncle. Then he remembered that his Uncle said his Daddy would be here when he woke up. Was this his Daddy? His Daddy was his Uncle's brother so did that mean they would look alike?

Excitement went through the little boy's body of thinking that he finally had a real Daddy like all the other little boys and girls. Did his Daddy want him? Was that why he was sleeping in here with Harry? Would his Daddy love him and want Harry to live with him? Harry was really afraid this was all a dream and he was going to wake up and find himself back in his cupboard. He was really hoping that wasn't going to happen, because yesterday was the best day of his life and if this was his Daddy today could even be better.

But then the doubts started settling in his little head. What if his Daddy didn't like him? What if he thought Harry was an ungrateful little freak too? Would he send him back to Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia then? Would he not want to be bothered with Harry? At the fearful thoughts running through his little mind Harry turned his head looking for something to make the bad thoughts stop coming, and that is when he saw his Paddy. Grabbing the toy animal up and clutching it close with a big smile on his face. He had forgotten his Uncle said that he would wake up next to Paddy this morning. When he had cuddled the toy dog close for a few minutes he looked on the bed for his photo and paper with his name but he couldn't find them anywhere. The longer he looked the more upset he got as he pulled the blankets back to look under them for his two other possessions he couldn't help the silent tears that were streaming down his face. How had he lost them? He had put them on the bed with Paddy so they would be safe, but now they were gone.

Finally Harry threw himself down on the pillow sobbing as quietly as he could. He couldn't believe they were gone Uncle Vernon was right he was an ungrateful little freak who couldn't even take care of his own stuff. Clutching Paddy closer he started worrying that his new Uncle or his Daddy would take Paddy since he wasn't re...respon...sy...ball enough to take care of anything. Would his Daddy use the belt like Uncle Vernon did when Dudley said Harry had lost Dudley's new ball last week? Now his Daddy really was going to think Harry was an ungrateful freak for sure was the thoughts the heartbroken little boy was thinking as he sobbed into his pillow.

Sirius Black stirred awake he was so tired he didn't want to open his eyes, but he had a feeling something had woken him and just as that thought went through his mind he heard a soft crying. Now it may have been almost five years since he heard that sound, but he was instantly awake now. The father in him recognized a sound he had trained himself to listen for from the first night Harry was born. His baby was crying and he was instantly at the little boy's bedside all thought of sleep washed from his mind. Bending over his tiny son he began to rub his back while speaking in a calming voice.

"Hey Pup what's the matter? Why are you crying?"

But the little body tensed up and even though the crying got quieter it didn't stop. Harry didn't turn over or say anything which made Sirius even more worried as to why his baby was crying like that. He looked around the room and didn't see anything that would make the child cry. Was he afraid because Sirius was in the room and a stranger?

"Harry come on Kiddo tell Daddy what is wrong so I can make it better."

But he still got no response which was starting to worry him even more. Wanting to comfort his child he picked him up and sat down on the bed holding him close like Harry was holding his stuffed dog. This only made the little body go rigid, but Sirius didn't loosen his hold he just started rubbing the little back while continuing to try his sooth his precious child.

"Harry come on baby tell Daddy's what's wrong. I want to help you Puppy but you are not making this easy for Daddy. Shhh Baby Daddy is here," he crooned while kissing the tiny head.

As if by magic the crying stopped instantly in the taut little body. Sirius had no idea why or what was going through that little mind and he felt helpless at not getting Harry to talk to him.

Harry was shocked when he felt the kiss on his head. He had never been kissed in his life as far as he remembered. Little freaks didn't get kisses everybody knew this. Why had his Daddy kissed him? Maybe it was because he didn't know how much of an ungrateful freak Harry was by losing his photo and paper? Yeah that was probably it, but when he found out he wouldn't kiss Harry instead he would use the belt on him. What if he hit harder than Uncle Vernon did? If he did Harry wouldn't be able to stop himself making noise and Harry knew if he made noise while being punished he would get punished harder and longer. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia had taught him this lesson too many times for Harry not to be sure of that.

"Harry please tell me why you are so upset this morning," begged Sirius.

When he still got no reply he put his finger on the little chin and gently tipped the head up until their eyes met.

"Harry I need to know what is wrong I can't make it better if you don't tell me."

Looking into the eyes that were staring at him with a tenderness Harry had never seen directed at him gave Harry the courage to finally stammer out.

"I di...didn't mean to do it. I swear I...I didn't."

"Didn't mean to do what Baby?"

"I'm...m sor...sorry I didn't me...ean to...to lose the pho...photo and paper Uncle Re...Uncle gave me. I...I'm sorry don't be ma...mad at m...me please," wailed the distraught child.

"Puppy shhh Puppy it's okay you didn't lose them. Come on calm down and listen to Daddy. I'm not mad at you and I wouldn't be even if you had lost them, but you didn't see they are right here," he said as he reached over and grabbed the two items off the nightstand before handing them to his tiny son. "See I put them on the nightstand before I put you to bed last night so they wouldn't get crumpled while you slept."

Harry looked at the photo and his name in wonderment he hadn't lost them, and his Daddy said even if he had he wouldn't be mad at Harry. He couldn't help himself from asking a question though he tried not to.

"You're really not mad at me?"

"Of course not Baby. You didn't do anything wrong I'm the one that moved them from where you put them to keep them safe. If anything you should be mad at me for upsetting you so."

Harry's eyes got big as half dollars at his Daddy saying he should be mad at him. Harry knew he wasn't allowed to get mad at adults so why was his Daddy saying that? But he noticed his Daddy really didn't look mad and he was still holding Harry on his lap and even cuddling him close. Nobody ever held Harry like this and he couldn't help but relax his tense body at the comforting touch, and as soon as he did this his Daddy kissed him on the head again. Even though his face was still tear-streaked he now had a small smile on it.

Feeling his son relax on his lap made Sirius feel like he had just been given the most priceless treasure in existence, and when he saw that little smile on that beautiful little face Sirius Black felt his heart soar as into the heavens. This was what he had hoped, prayed and dreamed of while he was locked in that cell a chance to hold his precious boy again. Then he felt Harry squirming in his lap at first he thought he was tired of being held before he remembered what Regulus had told him last night.

"Harry do you need to use the loo?"

"Yes Sir."

"It's Daddy Baby not Sir and okay you go use the loo," he told him while he sat him down on the floor.

Thinking he should give his son a bath since his hair seemed to be dirty when he kissed it he got up and checked the wardrobe for Harry some clean clothes finding none there he checked the chest of drawers as well only to find it empty as well. Frowning he headed out to ask Reg where his son's clothes were, but of course his lazy brother was still in bed. Going into his room to see him still sleeping made Sirius think he needed to pull a little prank a quick Aguamenti spell and Regulus Black sat up sputtering and spitting water out of his mouth.

"I guess you shouldn't sleep with your mouth open," teased Sirius.

"What the Hell did you do that for?" demanded a furious and very wet little brother.

"You were asleep."

"Yes I know."

"Well I needed you awake."

"Why?"

"I need to know where Harry's clothes are so I can give him a bath. His hair is filthy didn't you bathe him last night?"

"No I did wash him off the night before but why would I have bathed him last night?"

"I don't know Reg why did you take a shower last night?"

"How did you know I took a shower you went into the other bathroom before me and came out after I did?"

"Oh it must have been my awesome Auror deductions. I mean it couldn't have anything to do with the fact you had wet hair last night when you cut mine. Now where are Harry's clothes and why didn't he get a bath?"

"He doesn't have any clothes."

"You bought me clothes even dragonhide boots, but you didn't get my baby any clothes?" he asked in exasperation.

"Well I wasn't for sure what size he would wear and I've never bought kids clothes before, plus how was I supposed to know that he hadn't any decent clothes?"

"Are you telling me has worn those pajamas since you got him?"

"No he didn't have anything that decent to wear." At the raised eyebrow he went on. "He was wearing a shirt at least three sizes too big and filthy plus a pair of holey underwear that were so big it was a wonder they weren't constantly around his ankles. I transfigured those and a couple hand towels and wash clothes until I can go get him some clothes."

"Well get dressed and go get him some clothes."

"But Sirius it isn't even eight yet and I'm hungry."

"Sweet Merlin you're whining again? Reg he needs a bath and some clean clothes."

"Well you could just transfigure the ones he is wearing. Transfiguration was your best subject after all and I could go get him some clothes later."

"And when would you like to do that? When we need to sit down and plan on getting your son or maybe after we get him? Don't you think that you should be spending that time bonding with your child instead of out shopping?"

"Fine but can't we have breakfast first? I'll cook it why you bathe Harry."

"Fine but as soon as breakfast is over go get him some clothes," snapped an annoyed Sirius.

"Oh Sirius by the way you may have a hard time with the bath?"

"Why?"

"I don't know why, but when I had mentioned if it hadn't been so late I would have bathed him when he first got here he seemed terrified at the idea."

Looking concerned Sirius said, "Thanks Reg." Before heading back to the room he had shared with his son last night. Wondering why his son would be terrified at taking a bath, but hoping Reg had misread the reaction.

When he re-entered the room he saw Harry sitting on the floor playing with the toy dog that looked so much like his Animagus form and remembering with a smile that Harry had named it Paddy the same thing he called him when he looked like that.

"Hey Kiddo are you ready for your bath?" He asked in a jaunty sounding voice while hoping that the light mood would make Harry's reaction better than what Regulus thought it would be. But as soon as he said the word bath his little boy started shaking in fear and began scooting away while still sitting down.

"Harry it's okay. Why are you afraid Baby? It's just a quick bath it won't take but a few minutes."

Total fear was going through the little body, when his Aunt Petunia gave him a bath she always used water so hot he was red for at least a day afterwards. She also used the toilet bowl brush to scrub his skin until he would bleed and then the bleach in the water would burn the open sores more. She said he was a filthy freak that had to be sanitized before he could be around her precious Duddikins. Harry didn't want to start hurting again. He hadn't felt any pain ever since his Uncle had healed him and now he was going to have to hurt again. His body went taut as his Daddy picked him up to carry him into the bathroom.

"It's okay Harry I don't know why you're afraid but Daddy promises that nothing is going to hurt you. I'm going to give you a quick bath so we can go have some breakfast with your Uncle Reggie and after breakfast he is going to go buy you some new clothes while you and I find something fun to do," he said in a reassuring voice.

Setting his scared little boy down he turned to fix the water while wondering what those evil people had done to his baby.

'Why don't you take your clothes off while I fix the water?" He said over his shoulder.

But when he had the water done and turned around Harry was still standing there dressed, shoulders slumped while clutching his toy as if it was a lifeline and looking down at the floor. Sirius so badly wanted to say he didn't have to have a bath, but he remembered something the man he considered his Dad had told him during one of the many times they talked about parenting when James was pregnant. The man had told him very firmly "If you give in when your child doesn't want to do something you know he should do, that child will find the weak link in your armor and make the next time even harder on you, because he will know that you will cave so he will push harder until you do, and I'm telling you now Sirius that is not what a child needs from their parent. The parent has to be the one making the decisions, yes some things a parent can do like make a compromise sometimes, but you shouldn't do that until you know your child knows that you will have the final say and that no matter how bad they act what you say goes." With those words echoing in his mind he tried something else.

"Do you need me to help you undress Harry?" This had the desired results he had been hoping for, at his words Harry looked up with a mutinous look on his little face that almost made Sirius smirk, but he figured that wouldn't set well with his Pup so he fought the urge.

"I'm not a baby! I can undress myself," Harry insisted, but he didn't start to until his Daddy gave him a look that Harry took to mean 'really then why aren't you', so with a sigh he laid Paddy on the counter before he started to undress and his Daddy turned away.

Sirius had noticed the little shoulders slump as he started to undress so he started looking around for something to make his Puppy at least a little happier about the bath, and he found just the thing when he was getting a towel, washcloth, soap and shampoo. It was right there behind the shampoo so pulling it out he put a bit of chiding in his voice as he said.

"I can't believe I forgot the bubbles. How are you supposed to have a bath without bubbles? I must be becoming forgetful in my old age."

He couldn't help smirking this time when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Harry's head had jerked up at the words and a small smile had lit up the little face. And he was pleased to note when he dumped some in and used his wand to create the bubbles it got even bigger. But it broke his heart that the smile disappeared and the shoulders slumped again at his next words.

"Okay now that we have bubbles and your undressed we just need to get the two of you together."

When Harry made no move towards the tub Sirius walked over and picked the tiny child up and it was then that it hit him just how tiny his son was, when Harry had been a baby of one he weighed just over twenty pounds and now at almost six he looked like he had only gained about five pounds. How in the hell could a child only average a pound weight gain a year? If it wasn't for the taut little body in his hands he knew he would be Apparating to Little Whinging in Surrey, finding those horrible muggles wherever they were and would disenbowel them while they were still alive for what they had done to his Puppy. Harry was an innocent child, no an innocent baby and they had hurt, starved and neglected him and the father in him was raging for revenge. It took everything he had in him to not let Harry see the anger he was feeling, the poor kid was already terrified to take a bath as it was. He wanted to ask Harry why he was so scared but he knew that it was too soon for Harry to trust him like that. He would have to be patient with him just like Charlus Potter had been with Sirius, but he didn't know how the man had been able to do that now while standing in his shoes. This was harder than his Dad made it look that was for sure.

When his Daddy picked him up Harry's body had tautened in fear and when he was being lowered into the tub he wanted to whimper out loud but he bit his lip to keep the sound in. Harry knew that when he whimpered when Aunt Petunia put him in the tub that would make her mad, and she would make him lay under all the water until Harry thought he was going to die before letting him up. That meant he was burnt all over his body for days afterwards even his face. But to Harry's shock when his feet touched the water it wasn't hot and by the time he sat down he couldn't help the exclamation that slipped past his lips.

"It's not hot!"

"Of course it's not hot Puppy if it was hot you would get burnt."

But to Sirius's shock Harry gave him a look that he interpreted to mean 'well of course it would have burnt me that is the point' which made Sirius seethe in silent anger as he said.

"I would never burn you Harry, you are my son, my baby and hurting you would hurt me."

"I'm not a baby," came the sullen answer.

"You will always be my baby no matter if you are one, five, fifty or even five hundred. You Harry James Sirius Potter-Black just might as well accept it now because nothing will change that. And just so you know I know you are not an actual baby, but by calling you Baby I'm just saying you are my baby. Do you understand?"

With a doubtful nod he answered with a question. "So it's like when Aunt Petunia would call Dudley Diddy?"

"I guess so as it is just a nickname I will call you like Pup and Puppy, but Harry Petunia Dursley is not your Aunt so you don't have to call her that anymore. The Dursleys are not your family they were just related to your Godmother Lily, and trust me they were nothing like Lily who was a wonderful young woman. Now let's wash your hair so we can hurry and get your bath done, because that food your Uncle Reggie is cooking smells good."

To Harry's surprise his Daddy gave him a folded washcloth to put over his eyes while he washed his hair, he had said it was to keep the soap out. He always got soap in his eyes when his hair was washed but the cloth didn't let that happen this time, and when he started washing Harry he turned the soap dish into a toy boat like the one they rode in the night before. His Daddy even let him play in the bubbles with his boat after he was done washing him for a little while. To Harry's astonishment when he got out Harry realized that he had liked his bath.

While Harry was playing with his boat after being bathed Sirius was transfiguring the clothes Harry had worn into clean new clothes. He changed the pajama bottom into black trousers. When he picked up the underwear to transfiguring he couldn't help smiling when he saw they were exactly like his except smaller. He was sure that Reg probably thought that he would be embarrassed by that fact , but he liked the idea as a matter of fact he transfigured them into a pair with brooms on them he had also seen a pair just like that in with his clothes last night. Thinking about his own wardrobe of his clothes he changed the shirt to match one he would wear today. Grabbing a couple of wash clothes he made a pair of black socks while deciding he would change the slippers by Harry's bed into dragonhide boots. Sirius knew not a lot of people could have made a complete outfit from transfiguring something else which is why most poor families never did this. To be able to you had to be great in Transfiguration or the clothes would turn back after a couple of hours.

Getting Harry out and having him get dressed while he straightened the bathroom back up they were soon almost ready, but after he brushed Harry's hair he went looking for his son's toothbrush so he could brush his teeth. But the only ones he found had never been opened there were six unopened ones but no used ones.

"Didn't your Uncle Reggie have you brush your teeth yesterday?"

"No Sir," he answered with a shake of his head.

"Not sir Harry it's Daddy. You can say no Daddy, okay?"

"Yes Sir." at the raised eyebrow he corrected. "Yes Daddy."

Harry little heart leapt at finally calling his Daddy, Daddy. And at the same time Sirius Black felt that his heart would burst with the happiness of hearing that word from his son's lips again. He thought the word Daddy must be the most beautiful word in the world. But then it hit him what Harry had said about the teeth brushing.

"He didn't let you brush your teeth?" he asked in outrage.

At the small shake he pulled out the toothbrushes and had Harry pick one since they were all different colors after choosing a red one Sirius put toothpaste on it and handed it to Harry who just looked at him with a questioning look.

"What's the matter Harry?"

"What do I do?" was the hesitant question.

"Harry haven't you ever brushed your teeth before?"

"No Sir." At the arched eyebrow he quickly said. "I mean no Daddy."

Fuming inwardly Sirius taught his son to brush his teeth yes he was happy to be able to teach his son this but it wasn't something he should be just learning at almost six years old. Those horrible filthy muggles were lucky they weren't in front of Sirius Black right now.

Done in the bathroom and Harry having Paddy in hand they went back to the bedroom they had shared the night before where Sirius transfigured the slippers to a smaller version of his boots. Looking at his son he decided he wanted Reg to get the full effect so he said.

"Harry you stay here and play with Paddy until I come back for you, okay?"

"Yes Si...Daddy."

Seeing the little shoulders slump as he started to leave he quickly said. "I'm just going to get dressed and then we can go to breakfast. But this didn't seem to have any effect so he asked. "What's wrong Harry?"

But he got no answer so he went in knelt in front of his son and putting a finger under his chin so his Pup was looking at him he said, "Harry if you don't tell me what's wrong I can't make it better, so please tell me why you look sad.

After staring into his Daddy's eyes for a minute Harry finally replied. "Uncle made Paddy bark yesterday like a real dog and I was just wishing he could bark again."

"First of all Harry call him Uncle Reggie okay? And thank you for telling me what was wrong so I can fix it for you."

Taking the stuffed toy from his son he tapped it with his wand and to Harry's delight it started barking, but instead of handing the dog back he set it on the floor. Harry's little mouth opened in shock when the toy started running in circles around his feet. And when Harry got down on his knees to look at the dog it licked his face with a furry tongue.

"He's not a real dog, but he is the next best thing now. He can run and play with you but we don't have to feed him or clean up after him. I hope that he is good enough."

Beaming from ear to ear Harry exclaimed. "Thank you Daddy he's the bestest."

"You're welcome Puppy. I'll be back in a few minutes to get you for breakfast, but have fun until then."

As he closed the door behind him he heard Regulus say.

"Where's Harry breakfast is done?"

"He is playing in his room until I get dressed then I will get him for breakfast."

"I can get him while you are changing."

"No I told Harry I would come and get him, and he needs to know he can count on me when I tell him something," he replied firmly, but he couldn't help adding in his head 'and I want you to see us together first.'

"Fine but I'm hungry so hurry up," he pouted as he walked back to the kitchen, but he turned back quickly pulling a vial out of his pocket and handed it to the other man. "Your potion to counteract the Dementors you need one in the morning and one at night for at least the next five weeks."

Taking it and swallowing it down in one gulp he said, "By Godric that is nasty. Thanks Reg."

Ten minutes later Sirius had retrieved his son from his room and the two of them with the toy dog barking at their feet headed to the kitchen. Sirius noticed it was the dog that Regulus was staring at when they entered.

"You turned his dog real?"

"No of course it's not. I just animated it so it could play with him."

Sirius smirked when Reg looked up and saw what the two of them were wearing. They stood there dressed identically from their boots to the tee shirts that said I'm too Sexy for My Body.

"I knew you would like that shirt, but you really made your little son one too?" asked Regulus in astonishment.

"I think he looks handsome," he told him while beaming down at his son which brought a small smile to the little face.

"Only you Siri would put that shirt on a young child. Let's eat though I'm starving."

"You would think you were the one who had been starving for the last five years not us as often as you mention being hungry," Sirius laughed at his brother.

Looking sheepish Regulus said," oh I forgot," before turning and leaving the room.

"Forgot what?" asked an incredulous Sirius. "Are you saying you forgot we haven't been eating right?"

"No you prat I didn't mean that," snorted the younger Black brother. "I meant I forgot to get you guys a nutrient potion to take. Here take these and let's eat."

Snorting Sirius took the two potions from his brother and after opening it gave the smaller one to Harry before drinking his down with a grimace. When he looked at Harry he was just taking his but no emotion showed on his face to his surprise.

"He takes all the potions I give him the same way as if I just gave him a cup of water," Regulus told him. "I'm sure it has something to do with those monsters that have been raising him. I made hotcakes and sausage links so sit down and eat already."

"I swear Reg you have a one track mind. Here Pup let's eat before your Uncle Reggie has a melt down or something."

After fixing Harry's plate Sirius took a bite of his food before noticing that Harry wasn't eating. Regulus noticing both Harry not eating and the way Sirius was looking at his son cast a quick Muffliato on Harry before turning to Sirius.

"He does this every time I have given him food. He either makes me almost beg or I have to put the fork or food in his hand before he will eat."

"Why did you cast a spell on him?"

I didn't want him to hear what I was saying. That was a spell Snape made to keep people from hearing you talk. It makes a buzzing sound in your ears."

"Take - it - off! You don't cast spells on a child just for some privacy if you don't want him to hear, you send him from the room or spell the words so he doesn't know what you are saying," Sirius snarled through gritted teeth. "And I can't believe you would use a spell that Death Eater created on my son, your nephew. How would you like me to go around casting spells Bella created on your child?"

Regulus quickly removed the spell while flinching at the tone of voice his brother was using and also the thought of him casting a spell on his own son, especially one Bella created. He should have at least known better than to mention Snape created that spell. He was lucky Sirius was just snarling at him instead of cursing him like he could see he wanted to do.

"Harry you need to eat your breakfast," Sirius said in a gentle voice to Regulus's amazement.

How in the world had he changed from snarling to gentle in half a moment? Was this a father thing? If so he hoped he could learn that soon. But he noticed Harry still hadn't started to eat and after a moment he heard Sirius say in a stern voice.

"Harry James look at me." As their eyes met he continued in a gentler voice. "Pup I don't know what happened at the Dursleys that makes you not want to eat when we give you food, but you aren't at the Dursleys anymore and you will never be going back there. You are now with your Daddy and your Uncle Reggie and we want you to eat, so when we put food in front of you please eat it unless it is something you really don't like, but if that is the case tell us so we can make sure you still have something to eat okay?"

Harry looked at him for a couple of minutes as if he was trying to decide if the words his Daddy was saying were true before answering. "Yes Si...Daddy."

As his Puppy picked up his fork and started to eat he praised him. "Good boy Harry."

Regulus Black looked at Sirius with his mouth hanging open until his brother said.

"Reg I thought you were hungry would you hurry up and eat so you can go shopping. By the way have you made a shopping list yet?"

"Umm...no," he answered wearing a confused look.

"Then how are you going to know what to get and the sizes?" Came the exasperated reply.

"I just thought I would buy what looked good."

"Regulus get some parchment and a quill and let's make you a list before you go. I was thinking we would go get your son this afternoon but if you go shopping with that attitude in a muggle store it will be tomorrow before we get the chance to get him."

After summoning what he needed he asked. "So what do I need to get?"

"Harry will need a complete wardrobe socks, underpants, trousers, shirts, pajamas, trainers and get some shorts since it is summer."

"Shorts?"

"They are a muggle item of clothing that are like trousers but only cover part of the thighs. You also might want to get Draco a complete wardrobe as well."

"Why I'm sure Draco has decent clothes?"

"Yes I'm sure he does, the perfect purebood wizard clothes, you know the kind Mother made us wear as kids. Is that the kind of clothes you really want your son wearing?"

"Okay two complete sets. What sizes should I get? I don't even know how the sizes work for muggle clothes."

"Lily took us shopping in muggle London when James found out he was pregnant. The go by ages when they are babies and little kids, it's by every few months when they are infants but it goes by years later."

"So should I get them a size five or six?"

"Get Draco a six and if they don't fit right we can shrink or enlarge them, but Harry will need smaller," he said while eyeing his son. "I swear he could pass for a three year old, but get him a 4 instead if they need to be smaller will fix them."

"What about the trainers? Do they go by sizes the same way?"

"I don't think so, but I'm not sure as I've never bought muggle shoes. Harry let me see your foot, please. Will measure his foot so you can measure the shoe to match," he explained while using his wand to get the measurement of his son's foot.

"What do I do about Draco some shoes then?"

"You'll just have to wait until later to get him some, but I'm sure he will have some decent shoes anyway."

"Okay what are you guys going to do while I'm shopping?" Regulus asked.

"We are going to find something fun to do. Aren't we Pup?"

"Yes S...Daddy."

"Good job Baby you almost have it down."

"The seventh level of this trunk is an outdoors area," Regulus informed his brother. "Harry seemed to like it out there yesterday."

"Should we do that Harry? Do we want to go play outside?"

A small smile and a nod was his answer. Regulus couldn't help noticing how Harry was responding to Sirius a lot more comfortably than he had with him. He hoped it wasn't because of anything he did was what he was thinking as he left to Apparate to muggle London after casting a normal Glamour on himself.

Two hours later Regulus Black made his way down to the seventh level of the trunk to find his brother and nephew playing a game of tag with the toy dog chasing after them. He was surprised at hearing Harry laughing and running around like that. The day before all he had done was sit quietly in the sandbox or swing he wondered if it was because he had his Daddy with him? He couldn't help smiling when he saw Sirius catch the little boy and swing him in the air before pulling him close and kissing his head. The really great part was Harry was laughing instead of tensing up and Regulus knew these two would truly be okay now that they had each other. He decided to wait their quietly and watch them until they noticed him, because he loved to see two people he loved and who had been through so much finally have a little happiness. It took ten minutes before Sirius finally seemed to notice his brother.

"Get all your shopping done?"

"Yes and if we do anymore muggle shopping you are going with me. I really did not enjoy one moment of the experience. He complained. "By the way you need to pay better attention if I had been somebody who wanted to cause you harm you guys would have been in trouble by the time you noticed me."

Snorting at his brother's naivety he shook his head before saying, "Reg you have been out here ten minutes, but in the trunk fifteen besides I know the trunk won't let anybody that you don't grant access in it. In other words we were perfectly safe."

"If you knew I was here why didn't you say anything?"

"My Pup was having fun and you seemed content to wait so I didn't see any need to speak up."

"If that is the case why did you talk now as I was fine watching you two have fun?"

"Because as much as I want to just play with my baby I know we need to plan how to get you your baby so you can have the same enjoyment I'm feeling."

"Thanks Siri," Regulus responded through the lump in his throat.

"Hey Puppy why don't you and Paddy go play by yourselves for a little while so I can talk to your Uncle Reggie."

"Okay Daddy," he answered before running over to play at the base of the treehouse.

"I've been doing some thinking while you were out, but first I need to know if you have any more of that Glamour Potion."

Laughing at the question he said, 'Yeah I have about enough for one person to take it once a day for about three months.

"Why would you have so many? It last until you take the antidote," came the clearly confused reply.

"I know but I wanted some on hand if I ever wanted to go someplace other than as Vector, and I felt better safe than sorry with my life depending on that potion."

"Well I can understand that I guess and you having it will make this better. Do you have any idea what Lucy is up to these days?" At the confused look on his brother's face he added. "I mean do you know where he spends his days, is he at home during the day or out?"

"He spends a lot of time at the Ministry from what I've heard."

"Good that will help us. My plan is simple you and I will take the potion and become Snape and Rabastan LeStrange as he looked last night before you changed him. Which means you will be LeStrange since I didn't see him so I wouldn't be able to change to him. We'll walk right up and to the door and steal Draco and those two will be blamed for it."

"What about Narcissa? She should be there and she will fight us."

"If Lucy is as sadistic as she told you she might want us to take Draco, of course we would have to tell her who you are, but one way or the other we will be leaving Malfoy Manor with your son. We will just play it by ear if Narcissa makes an appearance."

"What about Harry?"

"I will wear him in that baby carrier like you did last night of course."

"Oh brother I feel sorry for you, because I won't be the one telling him that," he gave a fake shudder.

"Why would you say that?"

"Because when I told him he needed to ride in that last night he showed me he has your temper when he informed me he wasn't a baby. The only way I got him to agree was because I told him it would be safer to help you escape if he did."

Looking over at his son who was now chasing the toy dog on his hands and knees he said, "Don't worry I'll handle that."

"Better you than me Bro, better you than me."

"Reg are you afraid of my Baby?" laughed Sirius.

"No," he denied, "but he does have your temper."

They stayed out and played with Harry until lunch time and Regulus was happy to note Harry seemed a little more at ease with him, enough to have called him Uncle Reggie a couple of times without prompting. After lunch Sirius said Harry needed to take a nap which did not make the child happy, but Sirius's look said he wouldn't brook any argument about it. He had just picked his son up and took him to his room coming out ten minutes later saying he was asleep. So the two Black brothers spent the next hour getting everything ready before Sirius went to get Harry up and have him use the loo. They planned on leaving in the next twenty minutes and they still hadn't told Harry what they were doing. When they came out and Harry saw the baby carrier Regulus could tell that he wasn't happy and wondered how Sirius would handle it if he refused to get in it. To his amusement he noticed that Sirius acted like he hadn't noticed as he put the carrier on himself, but the little face was scrunched up in anger while watching this.

"Come here Harry let's get you in this thing," he said smiling down at his son.

Regulus couldn't help thinking 'okay I'm not the only one he looks at like they are dumber than a troll.'

"That's for babies, I'm not a baby," he snapped while shaking his head.

'Oops' thought Reg as he saw the smile slip off Sirius's face to be replaced with a stern look.

'Harry James, you do not use that tone with me young man I'm your Daddy and you don't talk to your Daddy that way. Do you understand me young man?"

"Yes Daddy I'm sor...sorry," was the chastised answer.

"Good Puppy, I know you didn't mean it, but you still can't talk to Daddy that way. That is a good way to get into trouble Kiddo, and we don't want that do we?"

"No Daddy."

"Now come here for a minute Puppy," he said as he knelt down in front of his son. "I know you're not a baby remember I already told you that, but we are all going to go get your cousin and it might be dangerous so I want to keep you close and under my robe so nobody will see you and try to hurt you. That is why you are going to ride in the carrier."

"Why are we getting Dudley?" He couldn't help asking with a grimace.

"We aren't getting Dudley Dursley, he isn't your cousin remember? We are going to get Uncle Reggie's son, Draco who is right around your age. None of us have seen him, not even Uncle Reggie, but we are going to have him live with us, because the man he is living with is a mean man like Vernon Dursley. So let's get you in the carrier."

"But I don't want to ride in the carrier, it's for babies," he exclaimed.

"But even though you don't want to you are going to, because it will keep you safe, and Daddy is going to keep you safe even if it means doing something you don't like." With those words he picked his son up and placed him in the carrier.

Harry was pouting now. He didn't want to ride in this like a baby and he thought his Daddy was fun, but now he was treating him like a baby he made Harry take a nap and now he was riding in this stupid baby thing.

But Sirius Black was ignoring the pouting look on his child's face as if it was no big deal, while Regulus was feeling guilty that Harry had to ride in the thing again. He was feeling bad that he had bought it maybe he should just have used a sticking charm.

Acting like nothing was wrong Sirius said, "Harry your Uncle and I are going to take a potion that makes us look like different men until we take one to change us back. We are still your Daddy and Uncle Reggie, but everybody who sees us will think we are some bad men. I don't want you to be scared when you see us though, and when I have my robe closed you have to be real quiet so nobody knows you are there. Do you understand Pup?"

"Yes Daddy."

"That's my good boy," praised Sirius.

"Are you going to put him to sleep before we go?" asked Regulus.

"No he will be fine and keep quiet. He is a big boy after all." Sirius informed him

Maybe his Daddy really didn't think he was a baby after all he just called him a big boy, and he said Harry was a good boy too even though he had made his Daddy mad earlier. This thought made Harry smile for the first time since seeing the carrier again. While Harry was thinking these things he watched his Daddy and Uncle Reggie drink another bottle of medicine each and then he saw them change, if he hadn't known it was his Daddy holding him he would be scared, because the man who was now holding him was an ugly man with long stringy hair with a big pointy nose. He looked like a bad witch in the books about bad witches except he was a man. And Uncle Reggie looked even worse because his face looked all hairy and he was dirty looking with mad-looking eyes. Harry wished they would change back, because he liked the way his Daddy and Uncle Reggie looked better. He didn't like looking at them like that so he buried his head in his Daddy's shirt.

"It's okay Puppy it really is still us and we will change back as soon as we can. When we get outside we are going to do something that feels really uncomfortable so we can get where we are going faster. You are going to feel like you are being squeezed through a tube, but it will be over real fast. I'm sorry that we have to do it, but we need to so everybody will think we are the bad men."

After leaving the trunk, shrinking it and taking down the wards, they Apparated to right outside the wards at Malfoy Manor. After making sure his son was okay and rezipping the robe he started to walk towards the front gate when Reg caught his arm and said quietly.

"Siri please don't get mad and hex me, but I think we should cast the Muffliato spell on Harry before we go in there."

"Why would we do that? I told you that I didn't want spells cast on my son."

"I know but we don't know what is going to happen in there and we don't want to give him nightmares if he hears things he shouldn't like us having to fight our way out. I promise the spell really won't hurt him I've been using it since I was a fifth year and nobody ever has been hurt from it. All it does is make it so a person hears buzzing in their ears so they don't know what is being said."

Eyeing his brother sternly he said. "Fine but if this has side effects on my baby I will make sure I cast a few spells on you. Harry you won't be able to hear anything for awhile, but Daddy will be holding you and stay as quiet as you can for me, okay?"

"Yes Daddy," he answered before he heard what sounded like bees buzzing around his head, but when he looked around he didn't see any so he laid his head on his Daddy's chest while he was zipped back up in the robe.

Sirius/Snape walked to the gate and when he touched it a voice rang out. "Who's there?"

"Severus Snape and a friend," Sirius said in a very good impersonation of Snape's voice.

A few seconds later the gate opened by itself and the two brothers walked up the path to the front door. Neither could help snorting at the peacocks roaming the grounds. Melin's saggy balls at least three of them were pure white. When they knocked on the door it was opened by itself and when they stepped inside the entryway nobody was around. Just as they were thinking this may be easier than we thought they heard footsteps coming down the hall, turning as one they saw Narcissa Malfoy walk in the entryway. She was a very beautiful woman in a haughty snobbish way she had long blond hair that fell down her back, but both men couldn't help noticing something seemed to be off with the way she held herself and with her looks. They had too much experience being around Narcissa to notice something wasn't right with her looks and both realized at the same time that she was wearing some sort of Glamour, not like the ones they were wearing but a more common variety.

"Severus is there something I can help you and your friend with," she asked in a polite but clearly confused voice.

"I was wondering if Lu...," he caught himself in time before saying the nickname he called the other man, "cius is home?"

"No he is at the Ministry he won't be back until around four. Can I help you instead?"

"Do you think we could talk to you in private as it is a very delicate subject?"

"There is nobody here but Draco and a couple of house elves," she informed them.

"I would still like to put up privacy wards so they can't overhear."

She eyed them for a minute trying to decide it they could be trusted. She knew Severus very well, but his friend was wearing a hooded robe and he hadn't removed it yet. Finally making up her mind she nodded and turned to go back the way she had come from.

"We can talk in my sitting room and I will allow you to add a privacy ward if you insist."

"Thank you Narcissa and I promise you will understand why I want the ward after you hear what I have to say."

Entering a small but tastefully decorated sitting room that was done in nice silver with green accents Narcissa offered them a seat before sitting in a high backed chair herself. Regulus sat down, but Sirius still looking like Snape remained standing. He had cast a charm on his robe that hid the fact he was carrying his son underneath it, but if he sat down it would be noticeable that he was hiding something under his robe. Instead he turned and waved his wand in an intricate pattern setting the privacy wards before turning back to their hostess.

"Now that you have cast your wards maybe you could introduce your friend," Narcissa said in a commanding voice.

The Black brothers exchanged a look even though Regulus's head was still covered it seemed like Sirius knew what he was thinking as well because they immediately turned as one and pointing their wands at Narcissa cast a spell.

Narcissa pulled her wand but as she was about to retaliate she realized the only spell they had cast at her was Finite Incantatem. Looking down she saw that the Glamour she had cast on herself was cancelled.

"Why did you do that?" She asked the two shocked men.

The Black brothers were having a hard time taking in what they were seeing. Narcissa long pale blond hair was lank and looked lifeless, she had two black eyes and a broken nose, and they could see that she had bruises and contusions on her arms and legs. The way she was holding herself also convinced them she had broken ribs.

"Please tell me Lucius didn't do that," demanded Severus Snape, or rather the man Narcissa thought was Snape.

"Why does it matter to you?"

"Just tell us if he did this or not and then we will answer your questions," the stranger said.

"Fine you want to know, yes he did this. Are you happy now? Just tell me who you are and why either of you care anyway?" She retorted angrily.

To her confusion she watched the stranger reach into his pocket and pull out a vial of potion before drinking it down. A minute later he pulled the hood of his robe down and she was staring into the face of a man she had thought was dead for almost seven years.

"Regulus? Is that really you Regulus?"

"Yeah Cissy it's me."

"But you died almost seven years ago," she stuttered out.

"No I almost died but I didn't as you can see."

"Just explain to her what happened but make it fast so we can get on with the rest of this," his brother ordered him.

Fifteen minutes later Narcissa was staring at her younger cousin in amazement from hearing his story.

"You really did all of that? Regulus if you did that can you do me a favor? I know if you were that brave then you could help my son and save him." But she was eyeing Snape apprehensively as she said that.

"Don't you mean his son Cissy?" asked the fake Snape, but he didn't sound like Severus Snape when he said it.

"Who are you?" demanded Narcissa.

"I'm hurt you don't recognize my voice Cissy, just because I look like Snivellus doesn't mean you shouldn't recognize a voice you knew before you knew the greasy git."

"Sirius how are you here? You are a prisoner in Azkaban."

"I was a prisoner until last night when Regulus broke me out. You explain what you have been doing for the last couple of weeks Reg."

Regulus opened his mouth to speak, but Narcissa cut him off, "Why don't you remove your Glamour?"

"I'm not taking any chances that people will see me and report that I have broken out."

"But won't they know that when they find your cell empty?"

"My cell isn't empty, but Reg will explain everything."

So once again Regulus told everything from the moment he heard Dumbledore speaking in his office until they made it back to the trunk last night. His audience was shocked beyond belief but her biggest shock came when she realized that Regulus had found out that Draco was his kid during that time.

"So does that mean that now that you know he is your son you will help me save him?" Narcissa asked in a pleading voice.

"What you don't understand Cissy is that is why we are here. We have come to get Draco, because when Reg realized that you got pregnant by him that night he also remembered what you had said about Lucy and he started worrying that his son was also being abused. He decided that he wasn't going to stand for that and when he told me about it I agreed." replied the man she now knew to be Sirius Black.

"Oh thank you," she cried fervently. "I was so sure I would die and leave my baby to that monster's mercy."

"Die, what are you talking about Cissy?" demanded Regulus and Sirius at the same time.

"I'm dying guys the only reason I'm not dead yet is because I take a potion three times a day to stall it. Lucius has damaged my insides so bad that if I miss two doses I would die within minutes. I'm in constant pain so much that if it wasn't for Draco I would have given up a long time ago, but I couldn't leave him to be raised by Lucius, he already suffers enough from the man's abuse and if I wasn't here to take his mind off of Draco he would probably look as bad as I do right now."

"He abuses my son too?" yelled an angry Regulus Black.

"I try to keep him from hurting him by doing something to bring his anger to me, but I haven't been able to stop it all. Draco is a smart little boy though and has been able to also keep it from happening as often by becoming a miniature Lucius, but I hate to see him acting like that. All of the childishness seems to be gone from him, please when you take him please Regulus help him get it back. I want him to run and play as a normal little boy, not to grow up and be a monster like Lucius Malfoy," pleaded the desperate mother.

"Don't worry Cissy I want that for him too," Regulus reassured her. "And I know Sirius and Harry will help as well."

"Where is Harry?" she asked curiously.

She was surprised when she saw the Snape-looking Sirius touch his chest which stuck out farther than it should have.

"He is here? Can I see him?"

Looking at her suspiciously he asked. "Why?"

"Merlin, Siri because he is your son and it will be the only time I get the chance to see him." she explained in exasperation.

"Fine! Take the spell off so he can hear first Reg."

He himself cast a Glamour on Narcissa so Harry wouldn't see how bad she looked. He was afraid that seeing her in that condition would bring back how he was treated at the Dursleys. A minute later with the spell removed and his robe unzipped Sirius was introducing his son to his cousin.

"Harry this is your Aunt Narcissa she is your new cousin Draco's Mummy.

Cissy this is my son Harry James Sirius Potter-Black," the pride could be heard in his voice as he introduced his child.

"Hello Harry I'm so glad to meet you," she told the tiny child, but confusion could be seen in her eyes. "I'm hoping you will be friends with my Draco when he comes to live with you. He is six years old since he had his birthday on the fifth of this month. How old are you?"

"I'm five but my birthday is the thirty-first of July and I will be six then at least that is what my teacher said."

"Wow so you and Draco are almost the same age. I hope you two will have lots of fun together."

Noticing the questions in Cissy's eyes Sirius decided to end the conversation between the two.

"Reg will you cast the spell on Harry again?" Noticing the pouting face his son was now sporting he said. "Don't look at me like that Puppy we need to finish this up and get out of here before the mean man comes back remember."

"Okay Daddy."

With the spell cast and Harry back in the robe Sirius said, "Yes I know you are wondering why he is so little. That is because of Dumbledore placing him with people that abused, neglected and starved him. He lived in a dark cupboard as well, between all of that it looks like they have stunted his growth. I will try to get any damage reversed as soon as I can, but right now he truly is the size of a small four year old."

"Oh Siri I'm so sorry. I know how helpless you feel when your child has been treated badly. Thankfully I was able to keep Lucius from going to that extreme."

"Thanks Cissy, but I think Reg is getting anxious to meet his own son," smirked Sirius when he noticed his brother squirming around anxiously. "That or he needs to use the loo."

"Ha-ha-ha Sirius," grumbled the younger Black brother.

"Dobby," called Narcissa.

Seconds later a pop announced the arrival of a house elf with a long nose, bat-like ears and wearing a dirty tea towel toga style.

"Mistress Malfoy called Dobby?" asked the squeaky voice.

"Yes Dobby, would you please bring Draco down here to see my guest."

"Yes Mistress Dobby be right back."

Two minutes later Dobby ushered a platinum blond boy into the room. He was the spitting image of Lucius Malfoy except in miniature form. The brothers exchanged a look that said without words 'Glamour'. They also noticed that he was about a head taller than Harry and twice his weight. They took all of this in while the child walked over to stand in front of his mother.

"You wanted to see me Mother," he said in a formal sounding voice, a voice that made him seem like he should have been an adult instead of a six year old little boy.

"Yes I did Sweetheart. I wanted to introduce you to somebody."

Draco Malfoy turned automatically toward Regulus Black since he already knew Professor Snape, the man was a friend of his father's so he had seen him before.

"Draco this is Regulus Black, he is your Daddy." Narcissa told him in a gentle voice.

"Mother don't talk nonsense my Father is Lucius Malfoy," scolded the child.

She noticed that both men opened their mouths as if to scold the child for his tone and words, but she sent a beseeching look at them to let her handle this.

"Draco I know you think Lucius is your father but he really isn't Regulus here is. I didn't tell you before because I thought he was dead and he hasn't come forward before because he didn't know I had his child. He really is your Daddy."

"Mother I look just like my father everyone says so. I don't know why you are saying this but I don't believe it."

"Draco I put you under a very powerful Glamour Potion when you were a baby so Lucius would think he was your father, because I was afraid he would kill you if he knew you weren't. I wish I had the antidote but I never made it because I was afraid I would give into temptation to see what you really looked like and put you in danger."

"Narcissa I have the antidote here," Regulus told her while pulling another vial like he had drunk earlier out of his pocket and handing it to her. "For his size he should only take a swig of it, but it will be a little painful when he changes back to his true looks."

"Please take a swig of this Draco," his mother begged him.

But Draco turned to the man he thought was his father's friend and said. "Please make them stop saying these things Professor Snape."

"Draco that is not Severus Snape but your Daddy's older brother, your Uncle Sirius he is just wearing a Glamour as well. Now please take this potion and you will see I'm right."

With a huff the child took a swig of the potion and felt prickles of pain over his skin, but it stopped after a minute.

"Well are you happy now Mother?" But to his dismay all three of them were staring at him as if he had really changed.

Conjuring a mirror the man his Mother said was his Daddy handed it to him so he could see the changes. To his horror he realized he looked nothing like himself anymore. The only part that was even close was his hair, but now instead of being platinum blond like his father's it was a light yellow blond like his mother and had waves in it. His eyes were no longer ice blue but a light brown and looking up at the face of the man who was suppose to be his father he realized he had the same facial features he had. How could this be true? Draco Malfoy felt like his whole world was falling apart.

"Why are you doing this to me now," cried the little boy.

"Because Baby it is the only way to protect you. Your Daddy has come to take you away and let you have a real childhood. He will protect you and keep you safe."

"Father won't let him."

"The man you call your father doesn't have a choice. I'm your Mother and Regulus Black is your Father and we both say this is what is going to happen," she told him in a sterner voice then he had ever heard her use.

"Even if this is true why don't you want me anymore?" Asked the child in desperation.

"I want you Sweetheart, you are my world, but Lucius Malfoy has hurt me too bad this time and I'm not going to live through the night Baby. I have to make sure you are okay first and I know you could be happy with your Daddy if you just give it a chance. Please for me Baby, please give your Daddy a chance to give you back the happy childhood you deserve. I don't want you growing up to be a monster like Lucius Malfoy."

"Mummy you can't die. Please don't die Mummy," pleaded the now trembling child as he hugged his Mother hard.

She had a beautiful smile on her face even through her tears. This was the first time her precious boy had called her Mummy in almost two years, since he had learned to imitate the man he had thought was his father so he could protect himself from the man's anger.

"Oh my sweet Baby I wish I could stay with you but I can't, but you will have your Daddy and Uncle Siri to be there for you, plus you have a cousin Harry who is not even two months younger than you to play with. You are going to have a good life Sweetheart I just know it and I will be watching over you always my Dragon."

Holding her child close until he stopped crying she checked her watch and saw that Lucius would be back in about a half an hour.

"Dobby please take Draco to his room and pack all of his favorite things. Stay there with him until I call you."

"Yes Mistress. Come Master Draco lets pick out your favorites things." Dobby said leading his little Master from the room.

"I have a plan to make sure Lucius doesn't come after you and to make sure that Draco inherits the Malfoy fortune." She informed the two men in front of her.

"I'm giving Draco my name," Regulus announced with conviction.

"Good you can do that, but you will need to wait a few days before you do it. Lucius will be dead tomorrow evening at the latest. You can go to Gringotts the day after tomorrow and claim Draco's inheritance as soon as that is done change his name and take control of his inheritance for him. I trust you to do what is right by our son from there."

"What do you mean he will be dead tomorrow?" asked Sirius.

"When Lucius gets home I will see that he has a cup of tea, the tea will be laced with a poison that will take a day to kill its victim. I will need you to help me lock him in one of the hidden rooms under the parlor. It is a cell and after we put him there I want you two to cast some of the Black special wards on the door and room so nobody can open the door unless they are of Black blood. I will also cast the Fidelius Charm making myself the Secret Keeper thus insuring that the room will never be found again since I plan on taking the secret to my grave. When that is done you can take Draco and depart for a better life for him."

"Why are you using a poison that takes so long to work?" Sirius asked in confusion.

"For two reasons the first one because I'm not for sure when I will actually die tonight but I want it to be before Lucius so people will blame him for sure when my body is found. I'm hoping they will think that he took Draco and ran after I died. The Goblins will be able to prove he was still alive when I died if they are ever asked. The second reason is that I want him to suffer a little while for the pain he has caused my Baby and myself." she admitted.

"I can understand that," Sirius told her. He knew he wished he could kill Dumbledore in a slow painful way for all the pain he had caused him and his son.

"Thank you Siri. Now we need to get busy I will show you the cell and you can start adding the wards now if you want. I will get the papers and mine and Lucius jewelry for you. We will also need to pack most of his clothes and lock them in the cell with him so it looks like he really did a runner. I think everything will work out fine except for one thing that could cause us a problem."

"What is that?" asked Regulus.

"Our house elf Piney he has been in Lucius family since Lucius's father was a child and id very loyal to him. I'm going to free him and give him an order to never go near a Malfoy or Malfoy property again. I just hope that will work to keep him from coming if Lucius calls for him."

"We will put an Anti-House Elf ward on the room as well. That way no elf who is not bonded to anybody in the room can enter it since you are freeing him that will keep him out." Reg said.

"Good there is just one more thing Sirius I think you and Reg looking like Rabastan again are going to need to be having tea with me when Lucius shows up."

"Okay but why do you look like this is a problem?"

"Well you will need to sit down and as you haven't yet because you know it will show that you are hiding something under your robe I think you are going to have to take Harry out of there and put him in another room." At the look of anger that flashed across Snape's face she continued. "We could put him in the room with Draco and Dobby and I will give Dobby an order to not let anybody but the three of us in and to not let the children out, but to also protect them with his life and if he does a good job I will free him."

"Won't that make him not do as you said since he won't want to be freed?"

Regulus wondered aloud.

"No because Dobby is not like most house elves he really does want to be free so he will do this to his best ability."

"I don't want to let Harry down in Lucy's house. I don't trust the man plus if I'm not with him he could be hurt or scared," argued Sirius.

"Sirius I understa..." She stopped talking when she saw Sirius glancing down at his chest while unzipping his robe. "What are you doing?"

"He is tugging on my shirt for some reason. Reg remove the spell so I can talk to him." he explained.

After the spell was removed and the child's face was visible Sirius asked him, "What is it Puppy."

"I have to go to the bathroom Daddy," he whispered.

Narcissa noticed that Regulus's jaw was hanging open as if in shock for some reason and wondered why for such a simple statement.

"Cissy where is the loo?"

"This way," she said before leading them to the restroom.

When she left them there with Harry in the restroom and Sirius guarding the door she went into her room and grabbed everything of value and put it into a bag before doing the same to Lucius's room. When she got back to the hall where she had left Sirius she found him and Reg arguing quietly with Harry holding his Daddy's hand while watching them both. Just as she finally approached then Sirius turned to his son and spoke to him.

"Harry you heard what Uncle Reggie wants you to do while we finish up here, but I want to know if you are okay with this before I will agree. Do you think you would be okay staying in a room with your new cousin for about an hour while we finish up here?"

"Yes Daddy." But all three adults could tell he looked scared when he said it.

"You can get to know your cousin Draco while we do this stuff instead of hiding out bored under your Daddy's robe. He has a lot of toys you can play with." she said in a motherly voice.

All three of the adults noticed the spark of interest at the mention of playing with toys so they headed up to Draco's room to introduce the boys since they still needed to be in their places before Lucius got back. When they entered his son's room Regulus could not help but compare the differences between what Harry had and what Draco had. Where Harry lived in a cupboard with rags Draco had a room large enough to house half a dozen boys comfortably, where Harry had nothing but the rags on his back Dobby was already packing a second large suitcase with things for Draco to take and the shelves and wardrobe looked like they were still full. So not only was Lucius abusing his son but it looked like he was spoiling him rotten as well. He could just imagine how he would have been acting by the time he had headed off to Hogwarts. His kid would probably be strutting around the place like he was the little Prince of Slytherin House and if things didn't go his way he would probably be threatening people with 'when my Father finds out' thank Salazar he got him before that could happen.

Narcissa started talking when they entered and proceeded to introduce the boys to each other.

"Draco come here and say hi to your cousin Harry."

Draco stepped forward and said with a clear sneer on his face. "I thought you said he was only a couple of months younger than me? This is just a baby."

Sirius who saw his son's shoulders slump opened his mouth to speak but Narcissa beat him to it having seen the same thing.

"Draco you apologize as once. Harry is only a couple months younger than you as his birthday is the thirty-first of next month which is when he will turn six just like you did a couple weeks ago."

"But Mother he looks like a three year old."

Oh so the Mother is back thought a disappointed Narcissa. "Draco apologize, now!"

"I'm sorry," Draco said with a mutinous look.

Harry's head came up in shock at hearing the apology. Dudley had never apologized to him ever, but then Aunt Petunia... no Petunia never made him either, but still Harry was happy to have been apologized too.

"It's okay I know I'm smaller than the kids my age."

Sirius smiled down in pride at his son for being so forgiving. But was surprised when he heard Harry give out a squeak and step behind his legs in obvious fright. Looking at where the frightened eyes were staring he saw Dobby the house elf standing there and realized Harry had never seen one before and even though the little guy was small he was still taller than Harry by a couple of inches. No wonder the poor kid was scared.

"Harry that is Dobby, he is a house elf and he won't hurt you as a matter of fact he is going to stay in here with you and Draco until we come back to get you. I don't want you to leave this room until I come back for you, okay Pup?"

"Yes Daddy."

But the child never took his eyes off the elf until he came forward and said, "Dobby didn't mean to frighten the young Master. Dobby will punish himself."

When Dobby started hitting himself Harry let out a whimper and closed his eyes tight.

"Dobby stop punishing yourself," ordered Narcissa. "You are scaring him. I want you to stay and here and don't let anybody but us back in especially the Master of the house. You keep this door locked and closed and make sure these two boys are not hurt in anyway and if you do this Dobby before this day is over I will free you."

Dobby's large eyes got big as saucers as he exclaimed, "Dobby will do a good job for you Mistress. Dobby will keep the little Masters safe."

"Harry this is my son, your cousin Draco. He will let you play with his toys while you wait. Now you two have fun together and we will be back in an hour at the latest."

She turned and walked out of the room with Regulus following her, but Sirius had something to say first.

"Harry I will be back soon, I promise but you have fun until then, okay? And Dobby you keep my son safe or I will make you a very unhappy elf."

"Yes Sir Dobby will do that Sir," squeaked the terrified elf.

Back downstairs in the sitting room Regulus took another Glamour Potion to look like Rabastan again and they all sat down as Narcissa called for the other house elf and requested a pot of tea with four cups. By the time the tea tray was in front of her they had five minutes before Lucius was to be home so wasting no time she handed the elderly elf a glove and told him he was to never be near a Malfoy or Malfoy property again, but to the shock of them all he fell over dead right there.

"Oh no, we can't have him here when Lucius comes," wailed Narcissa worried about her plan for the first time.

"You lace Lucius cup with the poison and I will levitate his body into a back room so Lucius won't see him," Sirius said in a calming voice.

Five minutes later they heard a pop outside as the three of them were sitting sipping their tea. Taking a calming breath Narcissa stood and walked to the door of the sitting room as Lucius walked into the entryway she said.

"Lucius Dear we have company would you please join us as they have some things they want to talk to you about."

A look of anger crossed the man's face that she would act that way to him, he would have to teach her that she didn't to take presumptions like that with him later tonight, but he walked into the room anyway. He was surprised to see Severus and a man wearing a hooded robe sitting in the room drinking cups of tea when he entered.

"Severus what brings you here and who is your friend?" He asked authoritively.

"Before you get into that would you like a cup of tea Dear? I'm sure you are parched after working so hard today."

"Yes thank you," he said accepting and taking a drink of the tea before turning back to his old friend.

The man he thought was Severus Snape began to tell him a tale of the Azkaban escape he had heard something about that day at the Ministry. By the time he had finished his tea he was really considering breaking out Rabastan's brother and both of their sister-in-law. Which was the reason his old friend had come here for, but he was drawn away from staring at his two guests when Narcissa asked if he wanted more tea so he didn't see that the man he considered his friend point his wand at him and Stupefied him.

When he opened his eyes again he found himself chained to his own cellar wall wearing nothing but his boxers, and his wife and two men he considered friends standing in front of him menacingly.

"What is going on here?" he demanded.

"Welcome to your final resting place Dear." Narcissa Malfoy said snidely. "You see you will never leave this room again not alive or even dead, because when we leave in just a few minutes the wards on this room will allow nobody but a Black to enter or leave and I will be adding a Fidelius Charm with myself as the Secret Keeper. I won't be telling anyone the secret and as I will be dying later tonight from all the abuse you have heaped on me the secret will die with me. This room will never be found again by anybody so your body will never be found either."

"Severus, Rabastan stop her," ordered Lucius.

"Oh you think this is Severus and Rabastan," laughed Narcissa evilly. "No- no let me introduce you to our guests who are wearing a Black family Glamour Potion. Severus Snape is none other than my cousin Lord Sirius Black, the real escaped prisoner from last night while Rabastan was given a potion to make him look like Sirius before they left, and his companion is none other than Regulus Black, the real father to the boy you think is your son. They will be taking Draco away with them in a few minutes, but the Ministry will think you took him and ran when they find my dead body from all of your abuse and my journal of how often and what you did to me under my pillow. You will be a dead man being hunted for the murder of your wife. While Regulus Black's son will inherit the Malfoy fortune and then have his name changed to Black. The Malfoy line will be dead tomorrow when the poison I put in your tea finally takes your life after hours of agonizing pain."

In desperation Lucius Malfoy called, "Piney!"

Again another laugh from his wife, "Sorry but Piney didn't take being freed as easily as Dobby did," (she didn't want him to call Dobby at this point) he fell over dead when I gave him clothes, but people will think you did it since it was one of your gloves he is holding."

Lucius Malfoy was actually feeling scared now and it didn't help that he was feeling a burning pain in his stomach at the moment.

"Narcissa you stop this nonsense at once you are really making me mad and you will not like it when I'm mad." He shouted furiously.

"I don't like it when you are happy either you sadistic bastard, by the way I want you to know you are a horrible lover. Regulus was more of a man at nineteen than you are now. He knew how to make a woman feel good not like you who thought the more pain you caused was proof of your manhood. I will show you what I think of your manhood!"

She then proceeded to take his cane that he had caused her so much pain with and slammed it into his bits as hard as she could. The screeching scream of pain was music to her ears so she did it five more times before Sirius grabbed her arm to stop her. She didn't notice that while he was using his right arm to stop her he was covering his own bits with his left hand and Regulus had both hands over his own privates.

"Why did you stop me he deserved the pain?" she asked angrily.

"I agree but he passed out from the pain two hits ago so it isn't doing much good now, plus he is bleeding and I didn't think you would want him to bleed to death this early since you want him blamed for your death."

"Oh what a wimp can't even handle a little pain," she snorted in disgust.

The two brothers exchanged a look that said quite clearly let's get out of here before she gets mad at us, because that didn't look like a little pain to them at all. They had never heard a man scream so loudly while puking and crying at the same time. They were praying to every known deity in the world to never have to endure that little pain themselves.

"I think we have done all we can in here Narcissa," Regulus said in a soothing voice. "You still need to cast the Fidelius before we can make sure he never escapes."

"Alright," she huffed in annoyance. She really felt the man got off easily as she cast a spell to stop the bleeding but nothing else as she wanted him to feel that pain when he woke up.

Finally everything was done and they headed up to get the boys, but when they walked into the room they didn't see two little boys playing. What they saw was Draco sitting on a desk chair glaring at Harry who was sitting in the corner of the room with his back to the corner, and he was trembling but otherwise not moving anything but his eyes which were watching Draco warily.

Sirius seeing the state his son was in immediately hurried over and knelt before him checking to make sure he wasn't hurt before asking.

"What's the matter Puppy, why are you sitting over here instead of playing with your cousin and his toys?"

But Harry just looked down and wouldn't say a word. Regulus was surprised by this because the tiny child had been getting better at answering when he was spoken too especially by his Daddy. Narcissa walked over to her own son and asked him what happened.

'What is going on here Draco, why are you glaring at your cousin like that and why aren't you two playing together?"

"I don't want to play with him Mother and he is sitting over there because I told him not to touch any of my stuff." Draco informed her haughtily.

"Excuse me?" All three adults said at once.

While Sirius picked his pup up Narcissa asked. "Draco, why would you do that? I told you to let him play with your toys. I can't believe you were so mean to your own cousin. He was a guest in your room and you treated him terrible. Apologize at once," she ordered.

"I don't want to apologize."

"DO IT NOW!"

"I'm sorry."

Harry said, "It's okay."

"Dobby, why didn't you stop Draco from being mean to Harry like that?" Regulus inquired.

"Master Draco ordered Dobby to sit down and shut up Sir," Dobby answered while looking like he was going to hit himself.

But Narcissa said, "Don't punish yourself Dobby it wasn't your fault. It was Draco's. Hopefully his new Daddy will explain to him this is unacceptable behavior when he gets him home."

Noticing the fear on his son's face at those words he thought 'thanks Narcissa I really didn't want to start out our relationship with him afraid of me', but he knew he would have to talk to him about sharing with Harry after all the boys would be sharing a room for a while at least. He was brought out of his musing when Sirius duplicated the carrier that Harry rode in before handing it to him while telling Harry at the same time.

"Let's get you in this thing Puppy so we can go home and you can play with Paddy."

"See I told you he was a baby," sneered Draco in contempt.

Before Sirius or Narcissa could say anything he held up his hand to stop them before turning to his son and asking him.

"You think he is a baby for riding in that carrier?" While putting the one he now held on. "Well what does that make you Son since you will be riding in one too?"

"I'm not riding in one of those. I know how to walk."

"So does Harry, but he isn't riding in it because he can't walk but to keep him safe by not letting anybody see him. Now give your Mummy a kiss good-bye because it is time for us to leave."

When his son just stood there and glared at him he ordered.

"Now Draco!"

Hugging his Mother he whispered in her ear. "Mummy I don't want to go."

"I'm sorry my Dragon but you have to. I love you Baby and your Daddy will take good care of you and he will love you for the both of us. Please try to behave for your Daddy and be the good boy I know you are Love."

After five minutes Narcissa pulled back from her son and looked at the still Glamoured Regulus and said. "Love him and don't let him forget how much I love him."

"I will Cissy I promise I will be the best Daddy I can be for him. He deserves that and I won't ever let him forget how much he meant to you. Peace be with you Cissy."

Both the Black brothers hugged her goodbye and she kissed Harry's little head before turning back to her son who was now sitting in a child carrier on his father's chest and hugging and kissing him one last time. As the guys started walking out of the room they heard her speaking to Dobby.

"Here are your clothes to free you Dobby, but I hope you will grant me a favor please before you leave."

"What can Dobby do for you Mistress Narcissa," asked the happy little free elf.

"Will you stay with me until I die and when I have been gone an hour will you take this letter and put in on the desk of the Head of the DMLE for me?"

"Dobby can be doing that for the Mistress who freed Dobby."

"Thank you Dobby. Why don't you see if you can find you some of Draco's clothes that you might like while I get ready for bed?"

"Thank you Mistress."

Downstairs the two men carrying their sons were walking towards the Apparation point when Regulus said.

"Where are we going to go until we can go to Gringotts in two days?"

"I know a place take my arm," Sirius replied, before addressing the boys. "This will be uncomfortable for a minute."

When the feeling stopped Regulus asked looking around," Where are we?"

"This is the woods behind Godric's Hollow."

"Why are we here?" Reg asked as he took out the trunk and enlarged it while Sirius was casting protective spells around the area.

"Because I want to go to James's grave before we leave Great Britain," was the subdued reply.

Regulus didn't say anything to that he just shot his big brother a sympathetic look before pricking his finger on the Grim on the trunk and then doing Draco's. As they entered the trunk he handed Sirius a vial of potion before drinking his own down, by the time they made it to the apartment both Black brothers were back to looking like themselves and sitting both boys on the ground Regulus said.

"Welcome home Draco!"

Well that is the end of chapter 4. I hope you enjoyed it. Chapter five will be bringing Remus into the family, of course I haven't figured out how to do that exactly but since all of this story started with one sentence in passing I'm sure I will figure it out.

I had planned on these chapters being about 8000 words long but this one is over 15,000 words without the ANs. Enjoy!