Disclaimer- I don't own the Harry Potter franchise. This chapter contains the spanking of a child, and the use of Spanish. The translation of the Spanish can be found at the end of the chapter. I love all the reviews I have been getting with this story thank you everyone.

"Harry what are you doing for New Year's," asked Lyra, she and Aden had come over to drop off some presents then they would have to leave to go to her parent's house.

"Spend it with my friends why?"

"Because I know this kickass club in London that's always throws the best New Year's Eve parties, and I wanted to know if you and Severus wanted to come?"

"Severus doesn't party, besides I'm probably too young to get in."

"Dude you're 18 you can get in. Harry it will be some much fun, if you don't have anyone to babysit my parents can do. I know Taji would love to be with Aden on New Year's."

"I'll let you know if I can go," Harry doubted he would go.

"All right call me on my cell if you want to come. I got to leave," she said giving him a hug and a kiss.

"Bye," Harry called as he watched Lyra and Aden leave. Going inside the house he got his and Taji's bags, because they were about to go to the Weasley's. "Severus lets go," yelled Harry.

"I'm coming," Severus said moving slowly. A couple days before he had got his cast taken off, now he was wearing a special ankle brace that didn't require crutches. Severus didn't want to deal with the Weasleys, but if he wanted to go back to Hogwarts soon he would have to grin and bare it. "I'm ready to go Potter."

"Ok," Harry locked the house door, shrunk their bags and put them in his pocket. Next, he picked up Taji because they were going to apparate to the Weasley's. "Taji are you going to be a good boy?"

"Yes Hawy," he said holding on to Harry tight.

"And Severus are you going to be good," teased Harry.

"Shut up Potter," Severus said disappearing. Harry laughed to himself and followed Severus.

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Taji stood in the Weasley's kitchen vomiting his stomach out, apparition did not agree with him one bit. Harry stood next to him patting his back to get all the stuff out; after Taji was done Harry cleaned him up and took the child in his arms. "Sorry about that Mrs. Weasley."

"It's ok Harry," she said cleaning up the mess with her wand. "I'll make him some tea to help his stomach."

"Thanks," Harry said sitting down with Taji.

"Aw poor baby," said Ginny too sweetly. Severus who was standing nearby could hear the fakeness in her voice and it disgusted him.

"Hawy my omach hurt bad," Taji said burying his head in Harry's shoulder.

Harry rubbed circles into his back, "I know Mrs. Weasley is making you some tea, so you'll feel better."

"Harry give him to me," said Ginny. She knew she would have to start caring about the little whelp, since Harry loved him. She still had not forgiven Taji for pulling out her hair, so the task would be very hard.

"Sure Ginny," before Harry gave him to her. Severus stepped in and took him. "Severus why did you do that," asked Harry.

"Because I'm sure we don't want another hair pulling incident," the real reason he took Taji, because he knew that Ginny only wanted the child to show Harry that she cared about him when she really didn't.

"Taji wouldn't do that he knows the rules," said Harry. He thought it was strange for Severus to act protective of the child.

"I seriously doubt that Potter," Severus said.

"Give him to Ginny, Severus."

"No Potter!"

"The two of you stop bickering," said Molly bringing a bottle of hot tea to Taji. "The holidays are suppose to be happy. Severus stop being stingy and give Taji to Ginny." Severus glared at the woman and unenthusiastically gave Taji to Ginny.

Taji who was still sick didn't like being with Ginny, he wanted to rip her hair out again, but he knew Harry loved her. Attempting to make Harry happy, he sat back while Ginny guided the bottle into his mouth; she almost choked him. Harry smiled as Taji got along with Ginny; he knew the three of them would make the perfect family. He couldn't wait until tomorrow night to propose to her. Ginny was on pins and needles she didn't know if Taji would try something; she couldn't stand holding him, she hated his freakishness. Finishing his tea, Taji yawned sleepy. Harry took that as his cue to take Taji back and go lay him down to sleep. After putting Taji down for a nap he went to the living room to talk with, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley and Severus. Bill and Fleur were arriving to the Burrow tomorrow from their home; Charlie was also coming tomorrow with his boyfriend, which the family would be meeting for the first time. Fred and George were coming back home once they locked up the joke shop for the night, Percy was coming tomorrow with his girlfriend and Arthur would come home from work soon.

"Harry, when are you going back to Hogwarts," asked Molly as she severed everyone tea and sandwiches.

"Hopefully at the end of the Christmas vacation," he replied.

"You have to come back soon anyway Harry. N.E.W.T.s are approaching fast, plus you have applications to fill out. I've already filled out applications for the Ministry," said Hermione.

"Actually I don't have to fill out applications," Harry revealed.

"Why not," Hermione exclaimed.

"I've already been offered a position as an auror; all I have to do is graduate and I can start immediately without going through the training process.

"That's not fair," Hermione said. "Just because you defeated Voldermort doesn't mean you don't have to take the proper steps everyone else has to."

"I know Hermione and I offered to do the training, but Kingsley said I didn't have to and he runs the department." Hermione choose not to say another word; she was too irritated to. Harry attempted to say another word to her, but was cut off by her death stares.

Seeing the tension between Harry and Hermione, Molly decided to change the subject. "Harry does Taji play with anyone around his age?"

Harry could have kissed Molly, "Yes there's this little boy named Aden he's four; him and Taji are best friends."

Severus who was listening to the conversation got sick of it easily, getting up he went to where Taji was sleeping and laid next to the child. Positioning the child on his chest he thought about what it would be like if he, Harry, and Taji were an actual family. "It might be nice to have you as my son," he whispered into Taji's ear. Taji's reaction was to snuggle into Severus.

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"Harry," said Molly putting dinner on the table. "You should go wake Taji up and go find Severus."

"Right, Mrs. Weasley," Harry had not notice Severus go off somewhere. Going upstairs, he found another adorable sight of Taji asleep on Severus. Smiling Harry bent down and whispered into Severus's ear, "wake up Sleeping Beauty."

"Huh," Severus said waking up immediately, "Potter what do you want?"

Harry couldn't deny how cute Severus looked waking up surprised, "I came to get Taji for dinner and I was suppose to find you to."

"Well you found me," said Severus sheepishly. Waking Taji up the trio went downstairs to dinner.

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Eating dinner was somewhat peaceful Fred and George kept talking about the customers that came into their shop. "I swear with all the Hogwarts students coming in we're making a killing and they always talk about Taji. I think we should start making dolls that look like Taji; I think a prank baby that bites would go over well," said Fred.

Everyone laughed, but Taji who didn't know it was a joke grew angry. "Red-headed ginger slut," yelled Taji toward Fred. The whole table grew quiet, Severus mentally slapped himself; he knew Taji had only learned those words from him.

"Taji that was bad to say apologize now," Harry said.

"NO," Taji yelled in Harry's face.

"If you're not going to be nice, then you're going to leave the table and get a spanking. Do you understand?"

"Yo nunca dice algo agradable acerca de las rarezas de pelirrojas," Taji said in a menacing tone.

Harry had no idea what Taji said, but he knew it wasn't nice. "Tell me what you said in English."

"No tengo a," said Taji in a singsong voice.

"Taji tell me what you said now, or you're getting a spanking."

Taji started to push his limits, "Trata algo."

"That's it," Harry said picking Taji up. Not liking the fact, he had to leave the table, Taji started to slash Harry with his claws. Harry allowed it until they reached room he was staying in. Sitting on the bed, Harry pulled Taji over his lap and tugged down Taji's pants so that his underpants were revealed. "I have no idea what has gotten into you, but you're getting a spanking like I said."

"NOOOOOO, no want spanking," he said kicking his legs.

"Yes! The reason you are being spanked is because: you insulted Fred, you used bad language, you didn't apologize, you didn't tell me what you said in your native language, and you slashed me with your claws. I gave you a warning and you choose not to listen to it. You broke many rules today, and you're going to be punished because of your actions."

"Sevy no let you spank me," Taji threatened.

"Yes I would," said Severus walking into the room. "You know the rules and you broke them, I'm not going to help you."

Taji eyes started to tear up, "No spanks please Hawy and Sev."

"I'm sorry Taji, but you should have listen," said Severus holding Taji's tail.

Harry took that as his cue to start spanking Taji. Taji didn't cry for the first two smacks, but after the fourth one he was sobbing uncontrollably. Harry made sure he got all the areas of Taji's tiny bottom; Severus kept the wiggling tail still. After the fifth smack Harry stopped. "Severus he's getting ten smacks, I did half you have to do the other half."

"Why Potter?"

"Because he has to know both of us will spank him if he's naughty; I can't always do it."

"All right," said Severus taking Taji into his lap. Harry took a firm hold of the boy's tail and the spanking started again. The last time Severus had spanked a child, it was when Draco was thirteen after the quidditch incident; that time he gave Draco a very firm hand. Now he had to remind himself to be soft on Taji, but not to soft, that he would not have some mild discomfort. Taji cried even harder, since it was the first time Severus had spanked him. He knew there was no use trying to escape it would only make the spanking worse. After the tenth and final smack, Severus put Taji on his shoulder; where the little boy cried for ten minutes. "Potter does he still love us?"

"Of course he does, have you ever spanked Draco?"

"Yes,"

"Then you didn't have to ask," Harry smirk to himself; he was overjoyed that Severus wondered if Taji loved them.

"But Draco is my godson; Taji we've only known for a few months."

"Severus he'll always love us.

"Hawy me sorry bout what I said," Taji said sniffling.

Harry started to rub his back to calm him, "You have to apologize to Fred, why did you call Fred a naughty word?"

"Cause," Taji said hyperventilating. "He make fun of me."

"He wasn't doing it to be mean; I'll make him say sorry to."

"Ok, Hawy, Santa won't gib me presents now that me bad."

"Santa will still give you presents, along as you say you're sorry and be good until Christmas."

Taji was happy to hear that, "Me hungry Sev."

"Lets go back downstairs and eat," Severus said putting Taji down on the floor. Taji experienced some soreness walking down the stairs; he experienced even more when he fell on his butt at the bottom of the stairs. Seeing the child in pain Severus carried him to the table and let him sit on his lap, much to everyone's dismay. "What do you say to Fred?"

"Me sowy Fred, no mean to call you ginger slut," he said with his head down.

"It's ok little man," he was amazed Taji could cuss like an adult. "I'm sorry to where did you learn to say ginger slut?"

Taji and Severus both froze in their seats, "me heard Aco say it." Severus knew he would to repay Taji back for that.

"Severus you should tell Draco not to say such things around Taji," scolded Molly.

"I'll do that Molly."

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A few hours later Harry was getting Taji ready for bed, "Hawy will Aco be mad at me?"

"No, not when he finds out you only said it, so Sevy wouldn't be trouble." Harry was currently dressing Taji in a pair of blue snowflakes pajamas with the feet attached. "Tomorrow night, Santa comes and he is going to bring lots of presents."

"How Santa gib me presents?"

"Lyra gave me a special storybook that talks about Santa. Do you want me to read it to you," asked Harry as he finished dressing Taji.

"Yes Hawy," Taji said climbing into the bed. Harry got the book and cuddled next to Taji to read to him. Reading the book, Taji was very excited to learn how Santa came; before Harry finished the book Taji was sound asleep. Setting the book down Harry kissed his adorable little boy good night.

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Around 1:00 am, getting up to use the bathroom, Hermione passed by Severus's room. Seeing the light was still on she decided to stop and found out what was happening, leaning toward the door she heard Severus having a conversation with himself. "I have to tell Harry I love him, but I can't he looks so much like James. Except he has Lily's sweet personality, what should I do?" Severus said burying his head in his hands. Backing away from the door, Hermione would have never thought Severus would be in love with Harry. The sincerity in Severus's voice told her that his love came from the heart.

p.s. the translation of what Taji said was, I won't say anything nice about the redheaded freaks, I don't have to, and try something. Taji can speak his language more correctly then he can speak English, plus I can only write proper Spanish. Next chapter Christmas Eve and the engagement.