Harry was starting to be allowed out of bed and for more exercise but they had noticed he refused to leave his rooms. Tom wanted to have a birthday for his son, something so simple but what he had been denied with his little boy from the day he was born. He had watched from a distance but while Remus and even Severus had been there for his first birthday, Tom had never been able to. Harry had never even had Gideon's family for his birthdays for Harry had never been allowed to leave his relatives until August, he had always celebrated them alone with his so called relatives. Tom wondered if Petunia had known that Harry was not her actual nephew, if Albus had told her, when he knew the way his precious son had been treated by the woman. Severus doubted it for he would not have been able to get them to hold their tongue and Petunia barely accepted the boy because he was her nephew, she likely would have refused if she knew the baby was not even her blood.
He had got Fred to take Harry out of his rooms as much as possible, and Remus when he had been there. He had offered himself but Harry was still wary about being around him. He could handle him when he felt safe in his rooms, but when he was in the manor or grounds where there were other people he was not certain about, he could not handle it. His son seemed to be needing to control some issue and if he could not control who was around him, he would control who accompanied him. Tom was trying to remind himself his little boy just needed time but there was only a month before Harry had to return to school and he wanted to be close to his son.
The day of Harry's birthday he was convinced to join them for the afternoon out on the grounds. Draco and Fred were not the only kids for Luna had been brought. Xeno had actually tried to convince the twins before Percy had told them, that Albus was the evil one. Though Neville did not know yet, Harry was sure his friend would remain just that and Luna confirmed it. Luna as always seemed to take things in amazing stride and was not bothered at all by the fact that he was a Riddle.
Luna kissed him on the cheek. "Happy you are home with your dad Fabian, you know Nev will be cool. Dad and I have tried to convince people we were right."
Harry was reminded the newspaper was so often thought to be a joke and he wondered if it was a part of it. "I am just glad you're here, but please Harry for now."
Luna smiled and nodded but she had the same odd knowing look in her face as she always had. He had often thought that she was a bit loopy but Harry was starting to wonder if he had never given her enough credit, f he was treating her as other people to often did. She had never told him but she had seer powers from her mother who had in fact had some veela blood in her which had passed to her daughter as well.
Though the twins and Draco were the only ones who flew other then Harry there was not much for a quidditch game but considering birthdays he had spent as a child with not even a card and the hiding gifts from his so called friends in the dark the past few years, this definitely meant the world to him.
He had just finished opening his gifts, noting he did not get one from his dad, but knowing it would come later when he noticed a newcomer. "You."
Bellatrix Lestrange and her husband Rodolphus had walked into the back garden where they were opening gifts. "We brought a gift for the birthday boy."
Memories flooded through Harry and his body started shaking. He was reminded that he had been told Bellatrix was o their side but he kept having flashes of the death of his godfather. He knew he had been told it had been Rabastan who had killed Sirius, but every time he looked at the woman, he just kept seeing Sirius die. Sirius and the Longbottoms he had seen in the hospital flashed through his head, no matter how much he tried to remind himself they had not been involved.
Bella seemed to noticed the affect she had on him and shared a look with her husband and Tom. She had been a bit worried about the idea of coming to the party. She cared about the child deeply but she had sworn to keep her distance until now knowing he was still scared of her. She had loved her cousin but she understood the fear.
Harry stumbled to his feet. "I need some air, I....."
Tom was about to go after his son but oddly it was Lucius who followed him. "I will see to him."
Lucius found Harry in the next garden and he could tell without looking that Harry was crying. He knew most people would have tried to reason with Harry but right now Harry didn't need reason, he needed understanding, he was entitled to the fear right now. He had been lied to for so many years and with his entire life turned upside down on him he just needed time to deal with all he had been through.
Lucius slipped his arms around Harry and was surprised when Harry turned into them and rested his head against Lucius. At first Harry did not know who held him but when he noticed he did not yank away. Harry had become accustomed to the presence and perhaps friendship he could call it now, of Lucius and Severus.
Lucius kissed his head. "They love you a lot Harry, they look at you as a nephew because of Sirius. They didn't mean to scare you."
Harry sighed as he held to him. "I know that you guys tell me they are good, but the last time I saw her Siri died, and it just hit me."
They talked for a time and Harry was convinced to go back to the party and while he was still very reluctant around the couple, he accepted the gift from them and their presence at the party as well. Tom was happy to see that Harry had been willing to do that much, worried he would have hurt his son especially that day.
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Harry had noticed his dad disappeared after dinner and he went to look for him. He was reminded today was as much a day for his dad as it was for him. His dad had very few moments with him, he was only days old when he had been adopted out. He had seen the picture of the three of them together, he saw it every day as Harry kept it next to his bed side, it was next to the picture George had given of him. It was easier for him to feel a bond to Gideon but as scared and confused as he was he wanted more with his Papa, the only parent he had left. He called the man his dad in his head but he wanted to call him Papa to his face, he wanted to be ready for it.
Tom was in the gardens where there was a small memorial to his husband, Gideon buried with his brother in reality in the family plot. The distance between him and his son but also the simple presence of having Fabian there had made him long for his beloved husband more then ever before.
He turned around when he heard his son come up behind him. "I was wondering where you were. I was thinking about Gideon....my dad....too."
Tom managed to bring his son into his arms. "He would have been so happy you were here today. I wish he could see what the amazing son we had."
They both looked at the stone and were thinking the same thing, both wishing that Gideon had not been taken from them. Harry knew he would have been raised by Gideon if he had not died, his dads could have claimed him sooner. He hated he had found out his parents were his adoptive parents, just to find out one of his real dads was dead. Tom handed Harry a gift as they stood there, telling his son he knew Gideon would have wanted their son to have it.
He opened the gift and inside he found a beautiful old wand holster and a strange pendant. "I recognize the pendant. It is in the pictures of my dad and his brother."
Tom nodded. "I believe if I am not wrong that George has Fabian's pendant. The twins were given them when they were born, the original twins. A good luck charm."
Harry allowed his dad to put it around his neck and he could not deny that t felt right being there. Tom kissed his son on the head and told him Gideon would have been so proud as would have the original Fabian, to see the young man before him now. He would have made both the Prewett twins incredibly proud.
Harry surprised his dad by hugging him. "I know I have been reluctant but I want to work with you, I want to be your son. I want to be able to call you Papa."
