The next morning was very busy and hectic, everybody was excited that they got to go to Hogwarts that they were running around the house and not getting ready to leave
" Dad where's my wand? I can't go to Hogwarts without my wand" Severus said looking frantic
" It's on your bed next to your pants, now go get dressed" Harry commanded
" Rose did you eat breakfast?" Ginny asked
" Yes mummy" Rose said eating a doughnut
Ginny saw the doughnut crumbs on the floor
" Rose" Ginny called
Rose put her doughnut down so her mum wouldn't see it and headed towards Ginny, " Yes?"
" When I say eat breakfast, I don't mean a doughnut" Ginny scolded
" What doughnut?" Rose asked
" The one that's covered all over your face" Ginny said
Rose looked guilty and smiled sheepishly
" Who gave you the doughnut?" Ginny asked
" Daddy" Rose said
" Go in the kitchen and fix yourself some cereal" Ginny said and she accioed the rest of the doughnut, " And no more doughnut"
Rose groaned, " But mummy"
" No buts Rose, now get" Ginny said and she swatted Rose's bottom once lightly but firmly
Rose yelped a bit and glared at her mummy but she did as she was told
After Ginny saw that Rose was eating breakfast, she headed outside to water the garden, it was a very muggle thing to do but she thought it was fun
" HEY GIVE ME BACK HISSY JAMES" Severus yelled
" Why? You didn't want to bring it to school, so that means you don't want him anymore so he's mine" James teased
" NO" Severus yelled, " GIVE HIM BACK, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TOYS"
The boys ended up wrestling in Severus's room and ended up tugawaring on the snake until there was a loud rip
" JAMES HAROLD POTTER LOOK WHAT YOU DONE!" Severus yelled in anger and he began to really fight James
" I... I'm sorry Severus... Ow stop it... no stop it" James protested
Severus was beating James up sort to speak, not punching or anything but pulling hair and biting and James was trying to defend himself and fight back
Harry finished his shower and started hearing the commotion
Ginny didn't hear it because she was still outside watering the garden
Harry hurried and got dressed then hurried to Severus's room and saw his two sons fighting
" HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" Harry yelled
The boy's stopped, James had Severus's hair and Severus had an arm to his mouth, and they both looked like they were deers caught in the headlights
" Let go of each other right now" Harry said in his mad teacher voice that means he's not playing around
Severus and James did as they were told
" Now then, do the two of you want to explain to me what this fight is all about?" Harry asked
They began talking at the same time and Harry couldn't understand what they were saying
" ONE AT A TIME" Harry yelled
The two boys were quiet again
" James, you may go first" Harry said
" I was just playing with Hissy and he just attacked me" James said
" That's not true" Severus said, " You're not supposed to be in here without my permission"
" Severus please, let your brother continue" Harry said
Severus groaned and glared at his younger brother
" I was just playing, minding my own business, I wasn't going to hurt it" James said with tears in his eyes, " Sev just attacked me and snatched it out of my hand and I guess I didn't let go fast enough and... it ripped and then he got real mad and attacked me again"
Severus growled, " That's not what happened"
" Ok Severus, you tell the story then" Harry said
" First of all, James is not supposed to be in my room unless I say he can, he walked into my room when I wasn't in here and he took stuff out of my trunk, Hissy was already tucked inside it and he started playing with it, yes I got mad and I asked nicely if I can have him back but he said no and I got angry and started yelling and then he said that I didn't want Hissy and that Hissy belongs to him now. Dad, Hissy is mine, he has Prongs, he doesn't need Hissy too, he wouldn't let go of Hissy and so we began wrestling and then I tried pulling Hissy away from him but he wouldn't let go and Hissy's head ripped off and then we started fighting" Severus explained
Harry was quiet for a few minutes, he was enjoying watching his two naughty boys squirm because they knew what was coming next and they wouldn't like it
After five minutes were up, Harry took out his wand and pointed it at Hissy and reparoed the rip and took the snake and put it in Severus's trunk, then he went to Severus's bed and sat down
Both boys knew what that meant and they groaned
" James you go stand in the corner" Harry instructed
" Yes Dad" James said subdued
" Severus, you come here" Harry said sternly
Severus groaned and he walked towards his dad very slowly
" Dad please, it wasn't my fault" Severus said, " James started it"
" Severus, I don't care who started it, fighting is never the answer" Harry said sternly
" But he..." Severus started but he couldn't finish what he was trying to say
" I know James had Hissy and went in your room, but that doesn't mean you can beat up your little brother, what you did today was very wrong, you could have handled it differently" Harry said
Severus was quiet
" Now tell me, how could you have handled it differently?" Harry asked
" Could have told you or mum" Severus said quietly
" Exactly, if you would have done that, then you wouldn't be in this situation" Harry said
Severus groaned
" Now, maybe after your spanking you will start thinking before acting" Harry said
Severus whimpered
" You're getting fifteen swats" Harry informed him
" Fifteen?" Severus gasped
" You heard right" Harry said and he swatted Severus once
Severus grunted
Harry began a rhythm of swats and Severus was crying on the seventh one
" Ok Dad, no more, please" Severus cried
" Eight more to go" Harry said
Severus began wiggling but it was no use
" Daddy please, stop" Severus cried on the tenth
" Five more to go" Harry said and he swatted Severus again
Severus sobbed and Harry swatted him again and then again and again
" Two more Sev" Harry said and he swatted him two times then began rubbing his back to calm him down, " All done"
It took Severus fifteen minutes to calm down
After Severus's sobs turned into sniffles, Harry readjusted Severus so he was sitting on Harry's lap and Harry hugged him
" I'm sorry Dad" Severus whispered
" You're forgiven" Harry said and he kissed his son's forehead
Severus smiled still teary eyed but better
" Now then, switch places with James" Harry said
Severus nodded and slowly got off his dad's lap
James looked like he was heading towards the gallows
Severus put his nose in the corner and James slowly made his way to his dad
" Daddy please don't spank me" James said, you could already hear the tears in his voice
" Why?" Harry asked
" Because... I don't want you to" James said
Harry heard Severus snort
" James, just because you don't want to be spanked, doesn't mean I am not going to spank you, you were naughty today" Harry said, " You went into Sev's bedroom without permission, you messed with his things which ended up broken and you too were fighting"
" Were not" James said
" I caught both you and Severus fighting" Harry said
James looked down in shame
" All of this could have been avoided if you did as you were told and give Severus his Hissy back, how would you like it if somebody took Prongs away from you?" Harry asked
" I wouldn't like it" James said with his bottom lip sticking out
" How do you think Severus feels?" Harry asked
" Bad, sad, mad" James said
" How about betrayed?" Harry asked
James looked confused
" You're supposed to be Severus's brother, what you did made him very sad and he feels betrayed, because you betrayed his trust in you, now he cannot trust you not to touch his things or give them back when he asks" Harry said
" But... I'm sorry" James said
" Not yet you're not, maybe you will be after your spanking" Harry said
James whimpered
Harry pulled James over his lap
" You're getting eleven swats" Harry said
" Eleven?" James gasped
" Yes eleven, four less then Severus because you're four years younger" Harry said
James whimpered and braced himself for the first swat
It came a second later
James was crying on the fourth
" Daddy please stop it" James cried but Harry didn't listen and just swatted him again
" Six more to go James" Harry said
James started kicking his legs and wiggling to get free but it was no use
James was sobbing on the eighth swat
" Three more" Harry said and he swatted James one time, two times, three times then he began rubbing James's back, " Ok Fire bolt, calm down, it's over" Harry used James nickname
It took James ten minutes to calm down, he smiled when his dad called him Firebolt and when he was upright he hugged his dad
" I'm sorry Dad" James said
" It's ok Fire bolt" Harry said giving James a hug
James giggled
" Now then... what do you think you need to say to Severus?" Harry asked
" I... I need to say sorry" James said now serious again
Harry nodded
James groaned but the look Harry gave him made him be quiet
" Sev, come here" Harry called to the corner
Severus nervously headed over to his dad and brother
" James has something he would like to say" Harry said
Severus looked down at James and James looked at the floor in shame, " I'm sorry that I took Hissy Sev and didn't give it back"
Harry looked at Severus and gave him a pointed look
Severus got the message loud and clear, " Um... I forgive you James... and... and I'm sorry too... for fighting"
James smiled, he was forgiven and Severus also said sorry
" Ok now how do we forgive in this family?" Harry asked
The two boys rolled their eyes but smiled and hugged each other, then with mischievous grins, they tackled their dad and began tickling him
Harry let them have their fun for a few minutes, until he started tickling them back
The three males were wrestling until Ginny came in the room
" Harry, we're supposed to get ready to go to Hogwarts, not messing around" Ginny scolded lightly
Harry's face turned red, " Um... your mother's right... lets finish getting ready"
" I want to talk to you about giving our kids nothing but doughnuts for breakfast" Ginny said with a mock glare
Harry looked scared, he just messed with a Weasley
" Uh-oh dad's going to get it" Severus said with a grin
" He's going to get it good" James said
Harry looked like he was heading towards the gallows
By the time the Potters were heading towards the train station, Harry had a splitting headache because of the long lecture his wife gave him about sugar for breakfast