Ari was being chased around the grounds by Nymphadora Tonks his cousin. Draco, Dudley, Hermione and Tom with him. They were supposed to be in Flying Class but Neville had blundered again and Nymphadora's class had taken to watching them. Now the four were fleeing for their lives. One slip up had Ari saying her full name and the others echoing him which had of course been the trigger to set off the fun run.

"MAD-EYE!" Ari screamed spotting Ministry members, and Auror's. "STUN! STUN!"

Moody shot a spell over the six year olds and the thirteen year old behind them yelped and fell over. The five six-year-olds stopped doubled over breathing hard. They all needed to level up their endurance.

"Thank you." Ari breathed out, after catching her breath. "She really doesn't like her name."

"You could have warned us of that." Dudley said, lying flat on his stomach. " She's fast and quick to curse."

"It's Black Trait." Draco informed pulling him to his feet. "In the females anyway. My mom and aunt Bella hex first ask questions later."

"I've noticed. "Hermione said, with a nod. "Uncle Rab tried to tell her that throwing up every morning is a sign that I'll have a little brother or sister soon she hexed him out of the bathroom. That was when they visited last weekend. "

"Really?" Dora had been revived by Sirius who had come to check on what the noise was outside his classroom window. She was up now. "That's great a new cousin!"

"That worked better than I planned." Harry mumbled, "Messing with Bella's head. "

"eh, you okay now, Black?"

"Yes, sir." Ari said sweetly, "Thank you for helping out, Mad-Eye. Nymph is really scary. "

"Don't call me that!" Tonks cried, "It's Tonks!"

"Okay, Nymph." Harry said , sweetly. She huffed at him.

"Ari quit making your cousin mad." Ari was suddenly beaming and running over to Severus to cling to his leg. Severus cocked an eyebrow but rubbed his hand into Ari's head. All the teachers and students were gathered now. "I'm sorry , to what do we owe the visit from such high Ministry members and Aurors? Hogwarts is of course thrilled to house her former students..."

The Minister held his hand up cutting Severus off.

"We are here for the Headmaster. "

"Okay." Ari said, walking over he reached in his pocket and pulled out the Frog. "Here you go. He got the Frog Song cast on him by some one and I just caught him this morning on the way out to flying class. "

"I'm not touching that." The minister told his aide who took it. "A border line Dark Curse was used and no one knows who did it?"

"Nope." Ari beamed brightly. "Professor McGonaggal interviewed the entire school even the ghosts and Peeves and no one knows anything..."

"That's enough from you." Said teacher said tapping his head. "You should have turned the Headmaster over at once."

"But Daddy says I'm not allowed to late for any of my classes. " He told her. "I would have been breaking a rule." he suddenly looked terrified at the very thought. "Daddy, she says I should have broken a rule!"

Severus sighed picking his son up.

Rab had been making frequent visits to Hogwarts trying to get Severus to agree to start a relationship with him. He was now sitting by the lake in defeat. He'd finally come to the conclusion that he was and would always be the rebound guy. Severus wouldn't touch him otherwise. He was depressed.

"HELLO!" He jumped at the loud greeting but smiled at the small boy. "Wanna eat some chocolate with me?"

"Isn't it too close to dinner for chocolate?" Rab asked taking a bit of the frog he was given. "Your father wouldn't be pleased if he found out. "

"I know." Ari said, biting in to his chocolate frog. "But you seem upset and Uncle Remy says chocolate cures everything. "

Rab chuckled a bit .

"Not everything. " He replied staring out at the water.

"What can't it cure?" Ari asked, plopping down in Rab's lap. He new the problem he plucked some of the man's hair off his robes discreetly . He had an idea.

"A broken heart."

"How'd your heart break?" Ari asked, playing innocent. He got a chuckle as Rab stood with him on his hip and began walking toward the school. "Did you save all the pieces."

Rab laughed hard as they entered the school. Severus it seemed was looking for Ari.

"Ari came to cheer me up."

"Daddy, Rab has a broken heart." Ari said, reaching for his dad. Severus took him."I asked him if he saved all the pieces."

Severus snorted.

"You've been eating chocolate." Severus scolded "It's almost dinner time. "

"Uncle Remy says Chocolate cures everything but Rab says it doesn't cure a broken heart. "

Ari felt his hand being taken he beamed. Tom was holding his hand on the way down to the dungeons . Rab followed the happy little family and wondered what he was going to do. He'd gotten Minerva to allow him to stay at the school for awhile and was rooming in the dungeons in a guest room. He'd ended up confessing how he felt about Severus. She'd been happy for him and wished him good luck. he now lay in his bed and tried to think of a plan.

"You're really hurting him." Ari told Severus after dinner. " he wants us to be his."

"I knew I should have chosen him. " Severus sighed, "But , Reg's hair was much more convenient."

" Well, if your brew the reverse potion then another adoption potion I grabbed some of his hair. " Ari said, "We can make him happy. It'll have to be hidden for two days but that really shouldn't be a problem. "

Severus smiled at his son and hugged him.

"Go have sex with him right now." Ari ordered. "Tell him how much you love him!"

Severus chuckled rolling his eyes. He walked the boys back to the Common Room and went to Rab's room.

"Rab?" he called, he'd been knocking going on five minuets finally he just used his Deputy Headmaster status to order the room to open. Rab was sitting on his bed with his wand to his wrist. "DON"T YOU DARE!"

Severus grabbed him making him jerk out of his trance. Severus knocked the wand away.

"Don't you dare." he repeated and kissed Rab's lips. "never ..." kiss. "do..." kiss." that..."

Rab moaned opening his mouth. He gladly kissed back in sheer desperation he didn't care if it was only for a night he had Severus' attention. He wrapped his arms around Severus as he was pushed on to the bed. Normally, Severus liked to bottom. They were soon ridding themselves of clothes. Rab's hands slid down Severus' lean back as Severus attacked his neck. He wrapped one arm around Severus' waist his other hand fell to Severus' ass. He began massaging it. Severus literally purred in his ear.

Rab couldn't believe it there first and only time together had been like this too. Slow, peaceful, perfect. They kissed , and touched every part of each other memorizing everything. Rab cast a wandless non verbal prep and lube spell and pushed a finger inside Severus even though he was still on top. Severus moaned and finally rolled them over. Rab smirked his Sev was such a bottom no matter how much he acted otherwise. Rab knew that Sev loved being touched like this and had imagined doing so many things with that information.

"Not tonight." Severus said in a rough voice. "You...in...now..."

Rab obliged he tried going slow but when Severus wanted something he always got it. He forced Rab all the way inside him with one thrust down. Sev moaned his eyes rolling. Rab couldn't take it he began pleasuring Sev's body like he had six years ago.

Sev couldn't catch his breath as they made love. His body remembered this. It remembered Rab and how he worshiped him. Sev had been scared of the level of passion that he and Rab had had that night. He'd been so insecure. If it hadn't been for Ari he still would be. He couldn't breathe . His vision was blackening. He gasped with what little breath he had as he covered both of them in his seed. He moaned as he felt Rab come deep inside of him.

They spent most of the night doing repeat performances. Finally, they lay sated Rab across Sev's chest. They hadn't spoken in over an hour and though both had lost count of how many times they'd just been together neither were tired.

"Shouldn't you be getting back to Ari before he wakes up to find you gone?" Rab finally asked.

"Ari sleeps in the dorms." Sev replied, "and he's the one who actually convinced me that I need to come here and tell you how I feel."

"Smart little brat you have there, Sev." Rab said, trying to hide the hurt in his voice.

"Yes, he is." Sev agreed pretending he didn't hear it. "he's feeling ill. "

"Then why are you here?"

"He wanted to go back to the dorm so I gave him his potions and sent him along. He'll find me if he needs me."

"We should...I mean ...you should go check on him."

Severus chuckled and ran fingers through Rab's hair.

"He's probably fast asleep curled up in Tom's arms. "

"They sleep together?"

"In the same bed. " Sev explained, "They are young and don't understand that they are soul mates. Ari is very insecure about some things and prone to being upset when he gets like that or he gets sick while he's here they sleep in the same bed because he wants to be close to Tom."

"They seem very close to me."

"I'm paranoid . " Sev chuckled, " I have charms on the room."

Ari was bored. So board . At first he'd played his game but after doing that for about 23 hours and beating it he was bored.

"Calm down you hellion. " Sev called entering the room. "What's wrong?"

"I want a new game. " he said holding up his gameboy. "But I haven't found any in a long time."

"Good news then." Tom laughed, coming in. "Dudley wanted me to give this to you. He said he found it on a quest. "

"Fire Emblem : Blazing Sword. " Ari read. "Okay."

He'd found a game boy SP just two days ago and had been itching to use it but hadn't had any games for it. He grabbed it and put the cartridge in.

"I wonder what kind of game it is?"

Tom chuckled joining him on the bed. He held Ari in his arms and watched the screen they were both soon absorbed in the game. So much so that they didn't notice time ticking by or Sev coming in to check on them or Sev giving Ari the Potion to drink. They were entranced by the strategy RPG game. Severus just shook his head at them.

When Ari was finally free to go back to classes he looked a little different but not enough for people to actually notice. He'd also opted for a new hair style. Curly pigtails on either side of his head that fell down to his chin. He and Tom walked into breakfast holding hands as always.

"CUTE!"

Ari blinked as Tonks picked him up hugging him.

"Let go!" Ari cried, trying to get free. "I'm hungry!"

"Oh, alright." she let him go. "Did you do your hair yourself?"

"Yep." He beamed .

He and Tom went to breakfast. They ate together as always then went to class together as always.

"Hey, it's the fags!" Ron called when they entered Figg's class.

Ari's eyes began watering.

"I heard you fags sleep in the same bed."

"I get bad dreams. " Ari cried rubbing his eyes. Tom held him. Ron was getting dirty looks from everyone else in the room.

"Bet you still wet the bed too!" Ron roared with laughter.

"I do not!" Ari bawled,

"ENOUGH!" Everyone jumped. "50 points from Gryffindor and two months of detention!" everyone scrambled for their seats. Tom walked with his arms around Ari to their desk. "Now, Mr. Snape please calm. "

"I don't wet the bed ." he sniffled. He looked at Ron. "I bet it's you that still wets the bed."

"Let us begin today's lesson. "

"WHY DIDN'T HE GET DETENTION?!" Ron bellowed.

"SILENCE!" Figg bellowed, "We will begin class. "

Ron was the bane of every student , teacher and ghost in the school. Even his own brothers weren't liking his attitude. From what they heard the teachers were trying to get him thrown out of school for being so disruptive and not doing his work. Everyone doubted he would pass the end of the year exams.

Ari and Tom came into Sev's living quarters after class let out to see him and Rab kissing.

"What ya doing?" he asked, the two jumped apart. He held his arms up. "Comfort me!"

Severus instantly scooped him up.

"Weasely's been calling us Fag's and saying that Ari wets the bed all day." Tom explained, sitting on the couch. "I do not need to be..." before he could finish his sentence though Rab had picked him up and was rubbing his back like Sev was doing for Ari. "Put me down."

"Shhh..." Rab shushed him. "Sev will see to the Weasley boy. There is nothing wrong with being in love with another boy. "

"I don't wet the bed!" Ari cried loudly.

"I liked Ari's come back." Tom sneered, giving up on getting down and just soaking up the comfort. "He said that he bet it was Weasley who wet the bed. "

"I find my self to be in agreement. " Rab said.

They stayed like that until dinner. The two men comforting their two boys. It was this that helped Rab make up his mind that he was going to ask Severus to get a paternity test. He hoped the man wouldn't leave him because he was in love not only with Severus but the boy's as well.