Thank to my wonderful beta swamygliders for correcting my mistakes.
Chapter Ten - Harry Turns Two
After the Christmas break ended, time seemed to fly by, and before the three men knew it was the end of July. They had a big party planned for Harry's second birthday. They were going to transform the Great Hall into a children's playground and invite other children, mainly the Weasley children, and Neville Longbottom, over to play with Harry. They figured that Harry would not be comfortable with many people around, as he is still very wary of crowds and people he didn't know.
After the new year Severus, Remus and Sirius consulted with Poppy on how to potty train Harry. At first it was ackward for not only Harry but for his guardians, but now the only time they had to put a nappy on Harry is at "rest time" and bedtime. During the day Harry had been very good at saying he needed to go potty but occasionally he had an accident. It upset the small boy, but that was to be expected when first starting to potty train a child. The guys made sure they praised Harry when he woke up dry and headed right to the bathroom. Harry like all small children loved being told he was a big boy now, because he went potty in the toilet instead of wearing nappies all day. He enjoyed the freedom underwear gave him that a nappy never had before.
On the morning of July 31st Harry woke up to see his three uncles and his grandparents standing around his bed. Harry smiled at the unexpected surprise but was still puzzled why the most important people in his life were all around his bed this morning.
When they saw that Harry was awake, they all said Happy Birthday simultaneously. Harry received hugs and kisses from all and then Minerva took Harry to go potty, get washed and dressed. She put out a nice maroon coloured robe for Harry to wear to breakfast but Harry didn't want to wear that colour today. So he kept saying no when she tried to put the robe on him. Getting frustrated she called the others for help. If they didn't get the little scamp dressed soon they would be late for breakfast. Severus came to her rescue but Harry absolutely refused to wear that robe and neither one could persuade him to change his mind.
Finally Severus went over to Harry's wardrobe, opened it and then asked, "Harry which robe would you like to wear this morning?"
Harry proceeded to his uncle who lifted him up so that he could point to the robe he wanted to wear this morning. Harry pointed to the navy blue robe, so Severus put him down and reached in to take it down. He then handed it to Minerva so that she could finish getting him dressed while Severus turned back around and hung the maroon robe in the wardrobe for another day.
Once they were in the living room again Severus turned to the others and informed them. " It seems that Harry has decided that he is a big boy now therefore he should be able to decide what he wear during the day. I think we should encourage this behaviour."
"I agree." replied Remus. "It will develop his independence and structure his decision making skills."
Everyone nodded their heads. From then on Harry was given a choice of what robe he wished to wear for the day.
Now that Harry was dressed they all headed to the Great Hall for breakfast.
After breakfast Harry, his Godfathers and his Grandparents walked down to their quarters so that they could give Harry their presents to open in private, as he would have plenty of presents to open at his party. Harry was so excited it was like Christmas all over again. Gift after gift he tore the paper off of and sent the paper flying. After he was finished opening all his gifts, it looked like he had been in a ticker tape parade.
Grandpa Albus gave him some more sweets both muggle and wizard which Uncle Severus would hide so the little scamp could't get into them without one of his Godfathers assuring he ate one at a time. Merlin forbid the little scamp had any more energy than he already did.
Minerva gave him a series of books that dealt with different topics. For example one dealt with manners another dealt with lying, and more on that line. Each book stars a little wizard that looked almost like Harry and showed the little wizard how each topic can be handled and improved.
Uncle Mooney gave Harry some more story books both muggle and wizard. There was the Winnie the Pooh series and the Little Engine That Could as well as The Tales of Beedle Bard.
Sirius gave him a toddler broom. The man had begged all the others to allow him to buy Harry his first broom. After much begging, the others had relented and allowed him, since it meant so much to him that he bought Harry his first broom. He bought the best broom he could find, and it had all the charms on that would protect his little snitch when he was riding it.
Severus had thought long and hard about what to give Harry for his birthday. Finally, he had a great idea and enlisted Albus' help. Severus asked Albus' permission to make another room off of their quarters and then he went shopping for what he needed to make the room special.
When it was his turn to give Harry his gift he lead Harry to a new door off the living area. Severus opened the door to reveal a most beautiful playroom anyone had ever seen. There was a toddler slide, toddler swing hanging from the ceiling which he could only use when an adult was in the room with him, a toddler jungle gym, a toddler easel with fat crayons just right for little fingers to hold onto as well has paints which could only be used with adult supervision and the floor was covered in a special tumble mat. The mat was squishy to walk, run, and jump on and specially designed to protect the child from injury if they were to fall off any of the equipment. The house elves had even painted the walls in bright colours depicting different scenes. On one wall, there was a forest with animals that were both muggle and wizardry. Another wall, had a beautiful rainbow with white fluffy clouds that moved across the wall. In the daytime there was a sun shining and at night there were stars shown around the rainbow. The next wall, had a picture of Hogwarts on it and at night the lights in the rooms of the castle shine. The final wall had a great big artist's easel painted on it with the words HARRY'S MASTERPIECES painted across the top of the easel, so that they could hang all of Harry's creations up on the wall for everyone to admire. There was also a monitoring charm on the room so that if no one were in the room with Harry they knew exactly what he was doing and that he was safe.
Harry loved his new playroom. They had let him spend an hour in the room trying out all the equipment and the easel. On the Masterpiece wall hung one in crayon picture and the two paintings by the time they had to clean up for lunch.
After lunch Harry went down for his "rest time" without any fuss because his Godfathers told him that after his "rest time" he would be able to play in the Great Hall with some other children.
Two hours later Harry woke up and the first thing he asked was, "Time to pway?"
Severus replied, "Not yet scamp lets get you washed, and put some clean robes on you then we can go up to the Great Hall and wait for your guests to arrive."
Immediately after Harry was finished in the bathroom Severus asked Harry which robe he would like to wear to his party. After getting him dressed in his green with silver trim robe black trousers and white shirt the group walked up to the Great Hall.
When the doors opened to the Great Hall, Harry stood there staring at the wondrous sight. The Great Hall looked just like a great big playground with swings, sandboxes, jungle gyms, slides, a huge ball pit, and an inflatable castle that the children could bounce in. Harry couldn't decide which one to try out first he was so excited.
As Harry was trying to decide what to play on first the fireplace at the end of the Great Hall glowed green indicating that their first guests were arriving. When they saw the group they made their way over to greet their guests.
Out of the flames emerged Arthur Weasley with George and Fred, followed by Bill, Charlie and Percy and then Molly Weasley came through with Ron and Ginny.
Harry hid behind Severus' legs peeking out as each group came out of the fireplace. He couldn't figure out why they weren't getting burned standing in the fire like that. Harry decide he would ask his uncles later; they would know because they knew everything.
Severus, Remus and Sirius greeted Arthur and Molly then Severus said to the boys, "Welcome to Harry's Second Birthday Party gentlemen."
"Thank you for inviting us Professor Snape. Professor Lupin and Professor Black." replied Bill sincerely. At this all the boys except Ron nodded their heads in agreement.
Severus gently pulled Harry out from behind him saying, "Harry you remember the Weasleys don't you. You met them once before. This is Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and baby Ginny."
Harry stood and thought for a moment, he then looked up at Severus and replied, "When Mummy and Dada went bye bye?"
"Yes, Harry." answered Severus gently.
Harry smiled and went over to the boys. "Wanna play?" he asked shyly.
"Sure!" all the boys except Ron answered.
"I don't wanna play with a baby." Ron said cruelly.
"Am not a baby. I big boy now." replied Harry with his little hands on his hips.
"Ron you are being rude." said Bill with a raised voice.
"So I don't care. He is still a baby and I don't play with babies." replied Ron with a stamp of his one foot.
"Ronald behave yourself or I will take you home this instant and you can have a nap" scolded Mrs Weasley.
With that statement from his Mom who he knew meant every word she said sneered at Harry then turned his back on him.
"Lets go play." says Bill to defuse the situation.
"Just a moment gentlemen please. Harry there is one more guest to greet before you can go and play." said Severus.
Just then the fire glowed green once more, while Augusta Longbottom, and her grandson Neville stepped out.
Severus, Remus and Sirius greeted Augusta and then Remus said to Neville. "Welcome to Harry's Second Birthday Party Neville and a Happy Belated Birthday to you as well."
Neville looked down but answered shyly, "Tank you, Sir."
"Ok Harry that is everyone you may go and play now." stated Severus
"Harry before you do I want you to meet Neville, his second birthday was yesterday." stated Remus. "How about saying hi to him and allow him to play with you and the Weasley boys."
"Hi Nebil, wanna come pway wiff us?" asked Harry shyly.
Neville looked up at his grandmother and with her nod he replied,"Yes, I would like dat."
Harry took Neville's hand and then they rushed off after the Weasley boys to start to playing on the equipment until it was time for dinner.
All too soon, well at least in the boys' opinions it was time to stop playing and have dinner. They all gathered around the circular table that appeared in the Hall complete with the proper chairs that were needed for each child and adult in attendance.
The table filled with all their faviourite foods, which pleased everyone. The adults helped the younger children to fill their plates and to pour their pumpkin juice. The house elves outdid themselves again and everyone enjoyed the meal immensely.
After the meal was done and the dishes disappeared back to the kitchen a big cake replica of Hogwarts appeared in front of where Harry was sitting. On the sign in front of the school were the words 'Happy 2nd Birthday Harry' and a candle on each end.
"Harry make a wish and blow out the candle." Sirius said to Harry.
Harry stood on his chair with Severus on one side and Remus on the other supporting him so that he didn't fall. Harry leaned over and attempted to blow out the candles but much to his frustration they refused to go out. Finally, ticked off at the candles for not going out as they were suppose to Harry waved his little hand in front of them and clearly said "Out!" To everyone's shock the candles did indeed go out.
Severus is the first to pull himself together, and he said to Harry. "Very well done Harry. Now its time for you to sit down and Granny Minerva will slice up the cake to give everyone a piece of cake."
Minerva shook her head and sliced up the cake handing each person a piece of cake with a scoop of ice cream starting with the birthday boy and making her way around the table until everyone is enjoying the delicious cake and ice cream. Well everyone except for baby Ginny but knowing her Daddy he probably snuck her a few spoon full of ice cream when Molly's back was turned. SHHHHHHHH
Pictures were taken during the day so that a photo album could be made to commemorate the day and for Harry to look at when he was older. One of these pictures was of Harry after eating his cake and ice cream. Both are smeared all over him including in his hair. It was such a cute picture that they were sure it would embarrass him when he was much older and they all eagerly await teasing him about it. Adults could be so wicked couldn't they?
After everyone was cleaned up they took Harry over to the present table and sat him down on the floor so that they could hand him his gifts one at a time to open and admire. Severus sat on one side of Harry with Sirius sitting on his other side. Remus was going to keep track of who gave Harry what so that they could send thank you notes to the gift givers.
The first present he opened was from the Weasleys. On top was a beautiful hand knitted sweater with a snitch knitted into the front, it was a size larger than the one he got for Christmas. When Harry saw that he dropped the rest of the present then turned towards Severus.
"Look Uncy Sevvy...a 'nich."
"I see that scamp it's a beautiful sweater that Mrs Weasley has made just for you." replied Severus with a bit of a grin.
"Fo' me?" asked Harry curiously.
"Yes Harry she made it for you. How about saying thank you to Mrs Weasley and then seeing what else is in the box." said Severus with a bit of a chuckle.
"Tank you Mizzy Weezy" said Harry looking at Molly with a grin.
"You are most welcome Harry and maybe with your uncles' permission you could call me Aunt Molly since Mrs Weasley is such a mouthful." stated Molly looking at Harry's three godfathers.
"I don't have a problem with it. Sirius?" asked Severus.
"I don't see a problem, actually I think it's a good idea. Remus?" stated Sirius.
"Sounds like a good idea to me." stated Remus with a nod of his head.
"Harry you may call Mrs Weasley, Aunt Molly and if it is ok with him you may call Mr Weasley Uncle Arthur." Severus said to Harry.
"I would be honoured to be called Uncle Arthur." replied Mr Weasley with a huge grin.
Harry looked up at them and smiled shyly.
"What else is in the box Harry?" asked Severus.
Inside the box were a bunch of chocolate frogs, and other wizard candy, which Severus shrunk and put into an inside pocket of his robes for safe keeping.
Next came Neville and his gran's present. Harry ripped the paper off the box and inside the box there was a child's chess set and a few books.
"Minerva told me that he loves being read to so I got him some story books. A couple of them are the alphabet books with pictures of animals, and other things that start with that letter. Never too early to start teaching a child the alphabet in my opinion." Augusta informed everyone.
"Harry what do you say to Neville and his Grandmother?" prompted Severus.
"Tank you Nebil and Nebil's Gwanny." said Harry shyly.
Everyone chuckled at the title of Neville's Granny including Augusta. She had been many things in her lifetime but this is the first time the title of Neville's Granny was used. She found she liked the sound of it and looked forward to being called that more often in the future.
Harry received more books from Pomona Sprout. They were on a variety of topics, including the different varieties of plants and all child oriented.
Hagrid, wanted to get Harry a pet but his godfathers put their foot down and told Hagrid that Harry was still too young for a pet. When he was older though, they would talk about Hagrid being able to get Harry a suitable pet. They all promised that Harry's first pet would be purchased by Hagrid. This made Hagrid feel a lot better and he too purchased Harry some books on both muggle and wizard animals.
Rolanda Hooch purchased a broom maintenance kit for the broom that Sirius purchased for Harry. Even a toddler broom needed to be properly taken care of.
He couldn't be there but Filius Flitwick sent a present for Harry as well. He purchased a child's play wand for him to play with because Filius knew that Harry was going to be just as good in charms as his mother Lily was so he needed to start practicing now. The other adults just shook their heads at the contents of the note that came with the toy wand.
Finally all the presents were opened and the proper thank you's were given, so the children were given permission to go play until it was time to go home.
On the way to the inflatable castle Harry tripped and fell. Bill passing by bent down to make sure Harry was alright and to brush some of the dust off his robes. With the answer that Harry was
indeed ok Bill took his hand and they headed for the inflatable castle. When Ron saw, the green eyed monster took over and he vowed he would get even with Harry for trying to steal his Bill. Ron didn't know what was so special about that boy anyways he was nothing but a baby.
The adults sat at a small table to enjoying some tea while they were watching the children play and run around. All praying that they tired themselves out and would go right to sleep when they returned home.
Everything was going great all the children were playing well together in the inflatable castle. Harry was having a great time jumping around and being bouncing around when the other children were jumping and he was stood still. Which he did often because it was so much fun.
While Harry was standing still once, Ron snuck up behind him and gave him a big push sending Harry down onto his hands and knees. Harry got back up which wasn't easy but he managed to do. He looked around to see who had pushed him. Ron was standing over him with a mean look on his face.
"Why you do dat?" demanded Harry.
"Because I wanted to. Bill is my brodder and you can't have him you baby." replied Ron coldly.
Harry was totally confused about what Ron was saying, but he also didn't like being called a baby so he reached out and pushed Ron while telling him to go away.
"Am no baby." Harry said with feeling.
Ron took exception to this and once Harry had his back to him he pushed with all his might and Harry went flying out of the entrance and onto the cold, hard stone floor. The impact of his head hitting the floor could be heard all over the Great Hall in echoes. Harry laid there for a second then let out a spine chilling scream of pain. There was blood pouring down his face from the wound on his forehead where it had impacted the hard floor.
The adults spring up out of their chairs when they heard not only Harry's screams but hear the impact of his little head hitting the floor where there wasn't a mat to protect a child if they happened to fall.
Severus reached Harry first. He knelt down to evaluate what was wrong and how severe it was. If there was need to call Poppy back from her daughters or take Harry to St Mungo's. He conjured a clean handkerchief and lightly pressed it to the wound on Harry's forehead. He gently ran his fingers through Harry's hair and talked to him calmly and softly, "Harry its ok I am here. Where do you hurt?"
Harry looked up with big tears in his eyes and running down his little cheeks.
"Hurt Unkie Sevvy."
"Where does it hurt scamp?" asked Severus.
Harry pointed to his head and his left arm sobbing.
Severus looked to Albus. "Albus could you please contact Poppy and see if she could come back for a bit to check Harry out. If she can't we will have to take him to St Mungo's."
Albus went to the fireplace and threw in a pinch of floo powder and then called for Poppy. When Poppy appeared in the flame Albus explained what happened and asked if she could pop over for a bit to help with Harry. If not they would take him to St Mungo's.
"I will be right there Albus just let me get my bag and let Karma know I will be back in a little while." said Poppy before disappearing from the flames.
"Poppy is on her way she just had to get her bag and let her daughter know that she would be gone for a bit." Albus told the others when he got back to where Harry was laying.
Just then Poppy stepped out of the fireplace and ran over to Harry with her wand out. She scanned him then looked up to let everyone know that he would be fine with time.
"Harry has a broken left wrist and has a concussion. With a bit of skel - e - grow and time to rest Harry will be back to his normal rambunctious self in no time. He will have to be watched carefully for the next 12 hours to make sure there are no complications from the concussion though." Poppy told everyone as she gave Harry a mild pain relieving potion and a small amount of skel - e - grow to fix the bone in his wrist and put a splint on his left arm to keep the wrist from flexing while it healed.
As soon as Poppy was finished with Harry, Severus scooped the little boy up into his arms and cuddled him until his tears have stopped. Remus and Sirius were on either side of Severus both patting and rubbing Harry's back while talking softly to him to help calm him down so he didn't make his sore head worse.
After finding out that Harry would be alright Albus and Minerva went over to where the children were sitting to see if they had seen what had happened and how Harry had fallen out of the inflatable castle. No one spoke up until Fred and George came forward to tell the adults what they saw.
"We were all bouncing nicely..." started Fred.
"...then Harry stopped bouncing and just stood there for a moment smiling..." continued George.
"The next moment Ronnie was yelling at Harry and getting into his face so Harry pushed Ronnie back then next thing we saw was ..."continued Fred.
"...Ronnie sneaking up behind Harry and he pushed poor Harry out of the castle. It was not a gentle push either." finished George with a scowl at Ron.
All the adults turned and looked at Ron, who didn't look like he regretted what he had done to Harry, actually he looked over where Harry was with his godfathers and was smirking until he heard his mother's next words..
"RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY! " yelled Molly Weasley. She handed Ginny over to Arthur and marched over to where Ron was, grabbed onto his arm turning him towards her.
"How dare you do that to Harry. You could have really hurt him! Why did you push Harry out of the castle?" Molly demanded.
"Cause he is a baby and I didn't want him in the castle anymore. And I no sorry either." Ron said venomously.
"You will be once I get you home young man." said Molly through gritted teeth.
Molly was beyond angry at her youngest son. Her face had gone as red as her hair and her grip on Ron's arm had tightened, Arthur saw this and handed Ginny over to Minerva to hold for a moment. He then walked over to his wife and son. He took Molly's hand off of Ron's arm and put himself between the two so he could calm his wife down before she did something she would regret later.
"Albus I believe it is time we went home. I apologize for my son's behaviour. Will you please inform Severus, Remus and Sirius of our regret that Harry got hurt because of something our son did. I am sure Molly will be sending a formal apology to Harry and his Godfathers once she has calmed down. Also let them know that Ronald will be punished for his actions today." stated Arthur with a stern look at Ronnie and with a heavy heart for he truly did hate to punish his children but knew that it is necessary.
"Of course Arthur I will pass on your message." replied Albus
"Thank you Albus." Arthur said sincerely.
Arthur bent over and picked his youngest son up then faced his older five.
"Boys lets get going home. I am sorry your brother had to go and ruin your fun with his mean behaviour but it is done now and I am sure Harry will invite you over again to play with him after he has recovered."
"Yes, Sir!" declared all five boys at once.
Bill went up to Albus and said, "Sir, will you please tell Professor Snape, Professor Lupin and Professor Black that we had a great time, that we regret what our brother did and thank you again for inviting us to share Harry's second birthday."
"I will pass your message on Mr Weasley." replied Albus with a smile.
"Thank you, sir." stated Bill.
With that they turned and headed for the fireplace. But before Molly went through the floo she walked over to Harry and his Godfathers.
"Harry I am so sorry you were hurt when Ronnie pushed you. He is going to be punished for his bad behaviour. I hope you feel better real soon. The older boys along with Neville would love to come over again and play with you again when you are feeling much better. I will see you again soon." Molly said and then leant in and gave Harry a kiss on the cheek. She then turned and disappeared into the floo.
Before the boys went into the floo they looked back towards Harry who was sitting on Severus' lap with his head on Severus' chest and had his little right hand hanging onto Severus' robe for dear life still sniffling. They hated seeing the little boy so sad and are very angry at Ronnie for being the cause of such sadness. The twins are already talking about getting even with their little brother.
After the Weasleys disappeared Augusta Longbottom made her way over to Albus and Minerva.
"Albus and Minerva I regret that we must go as well. This has upset Neville so. He truly liked Harry and is upset his new friend was hurt. And the blood had also terrified Neville, he's remembering the night Frank and Alice were attacked in front of him. I am sure he will have nightmares tonight." Augusta said with a sigh while holding Neville securely in her arms.
"I am sorry it had to end like this. We were hoping his second birthday would be a very happy day for him." Minerva replied sadly.
"Yes it is a pity that it was ruined for the children and especially for Harry." Albus said with much regret in his voice.
"Augusta why don't I see if Severus has some of the sleeping draught he developed especially for Harry so that little Neville will get some sleep tonight." suggested Minerva.
"Is it perfectly safe for a two year old?" asked Augusta interestedly.
"Oh yes Harry used to have awful nightmares about the night James and Lily were killed so Severus spent time in his lab and developed a toddler version of the sleeping draught. Severus would never give anything to Harry without it being safe." replied Minerva with conviction.
"Then yes please ask him for a dose so that Neville can get some sleep tonight. Then I can talk to him tomorrow to reassure him his new friend will be fine." replied Augusta
Minerva went over to where the men and Harry were sitting.
"Severus sorry to interrupt but I was wondering if I could get a dose of the sleeping draught you developed for Harry for little Neville. Seeing the blood on the floor has brought back bad memories of when his parents were attacked." asked Minerva with concern lacing her voice.
"Of course Minerva just let me call our house elf to go and get one for you. Raven!" said Severus.
"Yes Master Severus, sir. How can Raven help you?" asked the enthusiastic house elf.
"Raven I need you to go into the medicine cupboard and retrieve a bottle that says 'Harry's Sleeping Potion" and bring it back here to me please." stated Severus.
"Right away Master Severus, sir!" declared the excited elf on her way out with a pop.
A second later Raven was back and handed Severus a potion vial. Severus looked at it to make sure it was the one he wished.
"Thank you Raven. Now will you go down to our quarters and into Harry's room and get a set of his pajamas ready and turn down his bed for us please then you may go." said Severus to the house elf.
"Right away Master Severus, sir." and with that said the little elf was gone with a soft pop.
"Here you go Minerva." Severus said while handing her the vial.
"Thank you so much Severus it will be a relief to Augusta to know that Neville will get a good nights sleep tonight." Minerva said then headed back to where Augusta was still talking to Albus about what happened.
"Here you are Augusta. Give it to him after he is laying in bed, it works fast and he will sleep soundly until morning." Minerva stated as she handed the vial over to Augusta.
"Oh this will be a god send. His nightmares can be so awful that no one gets any sleep." declared Augusta kissing Neville on the head tenderly.
"Thank you for bringing Neville to Harry's party. We will make sure to make another date that Neville can come over and play with Harry." suggested Minerva.
"Neville would like that. He doesn't get a lot of opportunities to play with kids his own age." replied Augusta. "Please say our farewells to Harry and the gentlemen and that we hope Harry is feeling better soon."
"I will be sure to pass your message onto them." replied Minerva.
With that said Augusta holding Neville tightly to her she entered the floo and disappeared.
Albus and Minerva made their way over to where Harry, Severus, Remus and Sirius were still sitting.
"How is he doing?" asked Minerva.
"He is doing better but is very clingy. He won't let Remus or Sirius take him." Severus replied while still running his hand gently through Harry's hair.
"Well let's get him down to your quarters. We will dismantle the play equipment tomorrow." suggested Albus.
Severus picked Harry up gently into his arms and the group head down to their quarters. Once there Severus sat down in his favourite chair with Harry cradled to his chest.
"Poppy thank you for coming to help Harry. What do we have to be on the lookout for with his concussion?" asked Severus.
"Contact me immediately or get him to St Mungo's if I am unavailable if he has any of these signs. If he vomits more than once, has confusion that doesn't go away, extreme drowsiness, weakness or inability to walk, severe headache, persevating which is saying the same thing over and over again, or if you can't wake him up." stated Poppy looking all the men in the eyes to make sure that they understood this was serious.
"We promise to keep a good eye on him for the next few days Poppy. If by chance we see any of those symptoms we will contact you right away or if you are unavailable get him to St Mungo's right away." commented Remus seriously.
"The first 12 hours after the hit on the head is the most crucial. Allow him to sleep but wake him up every four hours just to make sure he can wake up. Someone should be with him for the next 24 hours. He will be cranky, clingy and he may not wish to play for a few days. But he will be back to normal before you know it." Poppy informed all gathered.
Everyone glanced over to where Harry is sitting on Severus' lap with his eyes slowly drooping and his little right hand still holding on to Severus' robes.
"I am going to go lay him down with him in his bed. We can take turns staying up with him so that we can keep an eye on him, wake him every four hours and keep his nappy clean and dry. I will take the first watch, and then in four hours after he goes to sleep one of you can come and stay with him for awhile if you wish." said Severus to the room.
"I will take the next four hours." volunteered Remus.
"Then I will take the last watch." said Sirius
"I will watch Harry for awhile after that so that the three of you can catch up on your sleep." Minerva volunteered.
With that decided Severus stood up with Harry and walked down to Harry's room so that Harry could get some sleep. Once in Harry's room Severus put a nappy on Harry and got him into his pajamas. Each of the other adults walked up to Severus and Harry after he was changed and each said good night with a goodnight kiss then left the room.
There were no complications but true to Poppy's words Harry was very cranky, very clingy and just wanted to be held. To everyone's surprise Harry mostly clung to Severus. Harry had to know where Severus was at all times, and he would become whiny and have a temper tantrum if he couldn't see Severus. It was a hard time for everyone but after awhile Harry was back to his normal self.
It was an experience that none of them wished to repeat in the near future but they all knew that it wasn't possible with an extremely hyper child in their care. They had a feeling that this was only the beginning. There were going to be many more injuries in Harry's future. How right they were!