A couple more weeks passed and along that was Sev's real birthday, sometime in January. They didn't know how many candles to put on the cake since technically Sev wasn't just one age all year long, so they put a random number of candles, and ended up with ten. They had a party on a Saturday in Harry and Sev's rooms, Hermione, Ron and Draco came, along with Dumbledore, Hagrid, McGonagall and Madame Pomfrey, Once Dobby brought the food then with a lot of urging from Harry he stayed too but was kind of weary when he saw Draco but Draco rolled his eyes and said that it was fine, the party was real fun, everybody played games for prizes... like pin the horn on the unicorn, musical chairs, Hagrid says, what's that incantation, etc..., finally things were winding down and the teachers left and the kids were around the fire getting ready to read a book... or in their case listen to a book Hermione was going to read
" Dobby when are you going to relax around me?" Draco asked
" I don't know Master Draco sir" Dobby said itching to punish himself for making his former young master irritated
" Well I'm not my father... nor your master" Draco told Dobby
" Yes sir" Dobby said and bowed
" Dobby you don't need to bow down to me any more, I'm not your master and you're not the family house elf, you're free... start acting like it" Draco said annoyed
" Is that an order sir?" Dobby asked
Draco thought about it and sighed and rolled his eyes, " Yes that's an order, don't treat me like your master because I'm not"
" Yes sir" Dobby said and bowed
" Just give him time Draco" Harry said
" How much time does he need? We're in sixth year, he was free at the end of our second... thanks to you by the way" Draco said accusingly
" Eh... he didn't like working for you" Harry said and grinned
" Master Draco wasn't bad to work for, Master Lucius..." Dobby said and shivered
" Yah we all get that way when we talk about father" Draco said with a sigh, " Especially when he carries that cane"
" Lucius needs to take a parenting class" Severus said coming from the bathroom and sitting on Harry's lap, " He needs to learn that hitting kids with a cane is the wrong way to go"
" Did you help Hermione pick out a book?" Harry asked
Severus nodded and got comfortable sitting on Harry's lap
" See? That's how I wish my father was with me" Draco said, " If I ever climbed up on his lap like that, I'd get the cane"
" I'm not his dad, I'm just his guardian" Harry corrected
Severus slightly stiffed at that
" Father, guardian, same thing, you raised him since he was deaged, you're as good as" Draco said
Harry smiled at that
" What's taking Hermione so long with that book?" Draco asked
" We found a book, but there are many stories in the book" Severus said
" What book is it?" Draco asked
" Tales of Beedle the Bard" Severus said with a smile
Draco groaned, " I can recite that book with my eyes closed"
Severus smirked, " I recall that book being your favorite, which explains why you can recite it"
" That books the favorite of somebody else's I know" Harry said and he began tickling Severus on the sides
Severus began giggling
Hermione finally came into the living room after picking out a story from the book
" Somebody wake up Ron for me?" Hermione asked
" Yes Ms Hermione Granger" Dobby said and he got to work on waking up Ron with a bucket of water
Ron woke up yelling and sputtering, " Gah Dobby!"
Everybody else laughed at Ron's expense
" It's not nap time Ron, it's time for a story" Severus said excitedly
" Why did I have to be woken up in such a manor?" Ron asked grumpily
" Cuz it was funny" Severus said giggling
" Ha ha very funny" Ron said grumpily
" Oh Ron" Hermione said and waved her wand and dried Ron off, " There that's better isn't it"
" Thanks Mione" Ron said
Hermione smiled and they got comfortable and Hermione opened the book to read a story
A while later the story was finished and it was way past Sev's bedtime... his regular one and his eyes were drooping some
" Thanks guys for making his birthday special" Harry said with a smile
" You're welcome Harry" Hermione said with a smile and she picked Severus up and hugged him
" Thank you for the story" Severus said tiredly
" You're mighty welcome Sev, you should get to bed" Hermione said
Severus nodded and yawned
Ron and Draco also hugged Severus before leaving
Harry carried his tired boy into the bedroom and put him in his green pajamas
" So did you have a fun time?" Harry asked
Severus nodded and yawned at the same time
Harry smiled and tucked him into his bed
" When I get my own room back?" Severus asked
" He must be tired, he forgot the do in when do I..." Harry thought and said, " I told you when you're four"
Severus groaned but was too tired to do anything else
Harry gave Severus his Hissy and kissed his forehead
" Get some sleep Sev" Harry said
" Ok Hawy" Severus said and he sighed in content and he was then asleep