Hello everyone! :) First of all, Thank You to the BEST reviewers there are, Anonymous, Guest, lilyflower101 and luvinmylife247365 (love that idea, I'm actually planning to write a Tom deaged story soon!)

This is already chapter 24, one more and it's done...but the good news is (well, in case you are not sick of my stuff already XD) that I am planning to post another story soon, it is called Testing Thomas (I love alliterations haha) and will have the same old themes- spankings, cp, fluff, angst, h/c and tom in need of some lessons- which gryffindor gladly provides. Lol.

Anyways, I hope you all like this chapter!

WARNING: SPANKING!

He was trembling now, looking around frantically in the empty hallway- but Aurelius was not coming after him for whatever reason, and he was too afraid to just go back to his study and apologize.

I messed it up…I messed everything up…

The tears came easily, knowing that his older brother was upset with him, knowing that he had lost his chance to attend Hogwarts with his brothers, and knowing that Aurelius would most likely spank him was enough of a reason to cry quietly.

He did not know how long he had been standing in the hallway for, but he suddenly realized that he was near his Daddy's office, and if Gryffindor was back from the Ministry, he would be in there.

I need my Daddy…I need Daddy…

Sobbing, he went straight into Gryffindor's office, not even bothering to knock.

Gryffindor was sitting at his desk, writing something, and he looked up when Tom came stumbling into the room.

"Daddy!", he was crying, blinded by tears when he rushed closer, and his Daddy silently opened his arms, "shhhh…come here, baby bear…Daddy's got you…shhhh…all good…you're safe...Daddy is here…"

Tom kept crying, snuggling close, "Daddy…Relius…mad…don't wanna…sorry…so sorry…I…go…Hogwarts….", he cried harder, and Gryffindor started to rock him gently, "shhh…calm down, baby bear…take a deep breath…good boy…such a good boy…Daddy loves you, Tommybear…"

That made Tom cry even harder. His Daddy loved him, and he had disappointed him, he had cheated, he had been rude to Aurelius, he had disobeyed him…

"Now, why is your brother upset with you? Can you tell me what happened, Tommy?"

Tom wildly shook his head, and pressed his face into Gryffindor's robe, "don't…wanna tell, you…be mad, Daddy!"

Gryffindor smiled softly, knowing that Tom always regressed to a younger self when he was extremely scared or feeling very guilty, "Daddy can't help you if you don't tell Daddy what happened, baby bear."

Tom sobbed, "I…I looked at the answer sheet!", he eventually blurted out, "Relius was helping Croakster, and then…I just want to go to Hogwarts, and…Relius came back and gave me corner time, and…I ran away cause I was so upset, and…now he's mad, and I won't go to Hogwarts, and…and…", he started to cry again.

"Oh Tommy…", Gryffindor sighed, pulling him closer. He blamed himself for this mess, it probably had been a mistake to let Tom take a test in the first place, "we will figure this out, alright? And the first thing you need to do is go and apologize to your brother for being disobedient."

"I can't! I can't!", Tom's whole body was shaking now, "I can't go back to him!"

Gryffindor started to slowly rake through his hair, he knew that Tom and Sirius were both in awe of their older brother, and he knew that especially Tom feared to disappoint him, "I know…Aurelius can be a little scary, hmm?", he was smiling, "but you know you have to apologize, Tommy."

"But…he's gonna spank me!", Tom hid his face in his chest, "he said…if I run away again from punishment that I am gonna get spanked!"

"And you don't think you deserve to get spanked, Tommy?"

Tom mumbled something, and Gryffindor chuckled softly, "I think you know very well that Aurelius has every right to spank you for how you behaved- come on, Tommy, time to apologize."

"You…you gonna come with me? Daddy, please?", he was looking at him anxiously.

"Yes, I will come with you, baby bear", he carefully put Tom on his feet and held out his hand, "you will be my good boy now and be brave, hmm?"

"Yes, Daddy", Tom grabbed his hand immediately and held onto it like it was a life line.

They walked back to Aurelius' study, and Gryffindor made him knock, and when Aurelius' voice answered them and told them to enter, he trembled again, but Gryffindor held him close.

They went into the room, and Aurelius was still sitting at his desk, looking up when he saw them come into the room.

Tom wanted to hide behind his Daddy, but Gryffindor gently pushed him forward, "your brother has something to tell you, Aurelius."

They exchanged a look, unseen by Tom who was too afraid to look at his older brother, "I…I am sorry, Relius…so sorry…I…please…please…", he blinked back the tears, "sorry…"

Aurelius came closer, and gently put two fingers under his chin, forcing him to look up, "and what are you sorry for exactly, Thomas?", his voice sounded calm.

Tom sobbed, "sorry for…looking at the answers…and getting up when you…told me to stay in my seat…and for…being rude…and running out the room…"

"Do you remember what I told you would happen if you run away from a punishment again?"

No, please, don't!

"Yes, Aurelius", his voice was barely a whisper.

"Tell me then- what am I going to do with you?"

His face turned red, "you…gonna spank me", he finally said quietly.

"Precisely", Aurelius stepped back, "but before that, I think you have some unfinished corner time- fifteen minutes, and if I hear one sound from you, or see you move, you'll get half an hour. Did I make myself clear?"

He trembled, "yes, Aurelius."

"Good boy- go find yourself a corner while I talk to your Daddy."

"Yes, Aurelius", he walked over to the corner, his head hanging down, and he heard his brother and his Daddy talking to each other, but it was too quiet for him to understand what they were talking about.

Eventually, he heard the door open and close, and assumed that Gryffindor had left. It was quiet in the room now, the only thing he could hear was Aurelius' quill.

He was careful not to move or make any noise, scared to anger his brother even more.

"Time's up, Thomas", his older brother finally announced, "come on over here."

Tom swallowed hard, and slowly turned around. He walked back to the desk, refusing to look up.

"Eyes up, Tommy", Aurelius' voice was surprisingly soft, "we are going to talk first, okay?"

"Okay", he sounded scared, and Aurelius had to smile, "Tommy…I know you are afraid, but it is going to be alright. I will spank you, and you will be all forgiven after. Now, I would like you to tell me why you looked at the answer sheet."

"I…I thought I was…going to fail", he admitted miserably, "the questions were difficult, and…I want to go to Hogwarts with you so bad", he blinked back the tears again, "I…I don't want to stay here by myself."

"I understand, Tommy", Aurelius sounded gentle, "and I know that you were afraid of disappointing Dad, right?"

Tom nodded, "yeah…", he finally whispered, "and…and you."

"You can't disappoint me, little bear", Aurelius answered softly, "you are my brother and I love you, Tommy. I love you so much- and I want you to do well at Hogwarts, I would not want you to be overwhelmed, and overworked and unhappy there."

Tom sobbed, "I…I love you, too", he sobbed again, "and…I am sorry!"

"I know you are, little bear", Aurelius was looking at him, "but I still have to punish you."

Tom just nodded again, unable to speak.

"Alright- you will get five for cheating, five for lying to me, and five for running out the room- which is how much?"

"Fifteen", he was crying now, "please…I am sorry, Relius, please…please…"

"Shhh…calm down, Tommy and trust me- this is not going to hurt as much as one of Dad's spankings", he gently pulled him closer, "now, I want you to drop your pants- and then you will bend over the desk for me, understand?"

"Yes, Aurelius", he cried when he pulled his pants down, and he cried when he bent over the desk, face down, and he cried when he heard Aurelius getting up.

"No…please! I am sorry! Sorry! No spanking, please, no!"

Aurelius ignored his pleas, "I need you to count, Tommy."

And then he lifted his hand, and it made the worst sound of the world when it landed on his bare backside.

"Onnnneee."

"Good boy, Tommy", Aurelius praised him, "by the way, you can struggle and move as much as you want- I am not Dad, you know?"

Smack.

"Twoooo."

Smack.

"Threee."

Smack.

"Ow! Ooooww!", it hurt, and he wanted to rub, badly, but Aurelius grabbed his hands before he got the chance to, "no, Tommy", his voice was calm, "I'll let you rub after if you are good. Now, what's the number?"

"Four. It's four!", he hastily said, afraid that Aurelius might repeat it.

"Good boy- doing such a good job counting for me, Tommy", Aurelius praised him again, and it felt…great.

Smack.

"Fiveeee."

Smack.

"Six! Six!"

Smack.

"Hurts! Hurts, Relius!", he was struggling now, and Aurelius held him tight, "I know…and you are doing so well, little bear. What's the number, Tommy?"

"Seven, Relius", he sobbed, "I am sorry, I am sorry, I wanna be your good boy again, I wanna go to Hogwarts, I…I…", he could not even finish his sentence, choking on the tears.

"Shhh…it's going to be fine, Tommy. You are my good boy, you'll always be my good boy", Aurelius carefully turned him around, and gently pulled up his pants, "there- all done. Now come here", he smiled when Tom immediately snuggled into him, clinging onto him, "sorry! So sorry!"

"You are all forgiven, Tommy", Aurelius said softly, raking through his hair, "shhh…you are a tired little bear, hmm?"

Tom just sobbed, he was hurt, and sad, and exhausted, and he did not even see the door open again and Gryffindor coming into the room, "not…tired…", he eventually mumbled, and Aurelius chuckled, "I think somebody needs to go to bed", he looked at Gryffindor and winked, and his dad smiled at him, and mouthed well done, which made Aurelius blush with pride.

"Hey there, baby bear", Gryffindor slowly made his way over to his middle son, and carefully picked him up, "ready to go to sleep, my boy?"

Tom shook his head, "nooo…playtime…", he closed his eyes, exhausted, and Gryffindor gave him a kiss on his tousled hair, "there will be more playtime tomorrow, baby bear", he said calmly, more determined than before to go through with his new plan, "right now, Daddy will put you to bed- and tomorrow, you will get to play…you will get to play all day."

Tom smiled, his eyes still closed, "all…day…", he repeated, "no…studies…no tests…can't dis…appoint…Daddy…", he was half asleep already, and Gryffindor waited, exchanging a look with Aurelius, and eventually, he nodded, "he's ready."

He took something out of his robe, a small vial- it was a potion.

"He might struggle- it tastes pretty nasty", he explained to Aurelius in a low voice, "just make sure you hold him- and if he wants to spit it out, cover his mouth."

"Will do, Dad", Aurelius watched Gryffindor opening the vial, "Tommy…can you open your mouth for me? Daddy wants you to drink something."

Obediently, Tom opened his mouth, he would never refuse to obey his Daddy- not even half asleep.

Gryffindor smiled, "such a good boy…so good for Daddy…", he put the potion on Tom's lips, "you need to drink everything…Daddy wants you to drink all of it."

Tom whimpered, the potion was nasty indeed- but when he tried to move his head, someone was preventing him from doing so, and he whimpered again, "nooo! Nooo…"

He kicked his legs, but when Aurelius gave him a soft smack on his backside, he stilled immediately, "behave, Tommy- be good."

Aurelius held him tight, and even though he whimpered and cried, he had to swallow the whole potion, all of it, to the last drop.

"Good boy- all done, Tommybear", Gryffindor said softly, "now, it's time to sleep for little boys…", and then he carried his boy to his bedroom, and undressed him, and tucked him in, all while Tom was silently whimpering.

"I know…don't worry, Daddy has some Sleeping Draught for you…", he made Tom open his mouth again, and then he made him swallow the sleeping potion- knowing that Tom would be able to sleep without pain and nightmares now- until he would wake up and realize…

Gryffindor watched his peacefully sleeping boy silently, "this is for your own good, baby bear", he finally said quietly, "I just want you to be happy, Tommy."

Tom did not hear him of course, he was sleeping deeply- having the most amazing dreams, and he was smiling in his sleep, and when he woke up the next morning, he felt well rested, and energetic, and he stretched, yawning, jumping out of the bed and running to the bathroom because he had to pee, and on the way back from the bathroom he went by the mirror- and then he froze.

This…can't be real! What…happened? Why am I looking like this?

He had been fourteen when he had gone to bed- but now, he looked barely older than ten.

The boy in the mirror kept staring back at him, and he started shaking.

"Daddy!", his scream was loud, and terrified, and he realized that even his voice sounded younger now.

Seconds later, the door opened and there was Gryffindor, and Salazar, and Aurelius, and Tom began to cry in despair, "Daddy, make that go! Make that go!", he went white, thinking he would throw up any minute, and his Daddy was there, picking him up, "it's all good…it's okay, Tommy…take a deep breath…good boy…", he held him close, "of course you had to wake up that second I went to get you some breakfast, hmm?", he was smiling at him, and Tom blinked in confusion, "Daddy…I am different", he finally blurted out, not knowing how else to say it, and his fathers and brother started to laugh, "yes, you are- remember the potion you drank yesterday?"

Tom nodded, "it was yucky."

"Sorry about that, baby bear. Anyways, the potion was similar to the one Sirius took a while ago- it transforms you into your younger self."

"I don't want to be younger!", Tom shouted, trying to get off his Daddy's arms, but Gryffindor held him tight, "no shouting, Tommybear- behave. I will explain everything to you, okay?"

"No! No! Don't want this! I want to be fourteen again!"

"You will be fourteen again- in about three years", Aurelius remarked, grinning.

"I don't want to be fourteen in three years! I want to be older, actually, I want to be twenty! And then I make my own decisions!"

Gryffindor had to laugh, he sounded amused, "yes, one day, you will get to make your own decisions, Tommy", he agreed, "but until then, you will be my good little boy- and a good little brother for Aurelius and Sirius."

"No!", he was crying now, "not…little!"

Gryffindor signaled Salazar and Aurelius to leave him alone with Tom for a minute, and they both left the room.

"Tommy…", he carefully sat him on the bed, "do you even want to know why I transformed you?"

"No!"

"That seems to be your new favorite word", Gryffindor replied, still amused, "can you look at me, Tommy?"

His boy did look up, reluctantly.

"I told you that all I ever wanted for you is to be happy, Tommy, you know that, right?"

The boy nodded.

"And I don't think you were happy", Gryffindor said quietly, "I think my baby bear was overwhelmed- overwhelmed with being an older brother for Sirius, and overwhelmed with acting like a fourteen year old, and overwhelmed with studying- am I right?"

Another, small nod.

"So I talked to your dad- and I talked to your older brother, and they both agreed that you are not ready to attend Hogwarts as a fourth grader- but that you might be ready to attend as a first grader."

Tom blinked, "first…grader?"

"Yes, Tommy- the potion transformed you into your eleven year old self, which means you are four years younger than Aurelius, and two years younger than Sirius now."

"So…Sirius is my older brother now?", he sounded confused, and scared.

"Yes, Tommy", Gryffindor said softly, "and I think that will be a lot easier for the two of you- you don't have to worry about setting an example for Sirius, or teaching him something, you can just be yourself. And studying will be a lot easier now as well."

Tom stayed silent for a couple of minutes, debating something.

"Are you going to punish me for cheating on the test?", he finally blurted out and Gryffindor shook his head, "Aurelius already punished you- and I think I am partly to blame for it, it was wrong to even let you take the test."

Tom got silent again.

"Daddy?", he eventually asked.

"Yes, baby bear?"

"Do you think Sirius is still going to want to wrestle with me?"

Gryffindor smiled, "I am sure he will- but you know what, why don't you take a shower, get dressed and come downstairs for breakfast- then you can ask Sirius yourself."

"Okay…", he slowly got up, "I will take a shower and get dressed."

"Good boy", Gryffindor said softly, "I love you, Tommy."

"Love you, too, Daddy", he was smiling back at him, suddenly feeling excited.

I don't have to study so much anymore…and I don't have to worry about Sirius…and I can go to Hogwarts…

He showered and dressed in record time, and then he went to eat breakfast, and his brothers were both there, smiling at him.

He noticed how small he was in comparison to them now- Aurelius was huge, and even Sirius looked so much taller all of a sudden.

They ate, and Tom finally found the courage to ask Sirius about the wrestling, something they had been doing pretty much every day since they got here.

Sirius just grinned, "how about we go and try it out?", he suggested, "we won't go back to Hogwarts til Monday- so we can spend the next days with playing and wrestling and…"

"And getting our school supplies ready, and making sure we are prepared", Aurelius continued, "which means, you both are going to study starting tomorrow- every afternoon until we go back to Hogwarts."

Tom and Sirius groaned, and Tom saw that Sirius wanted to protest, but when Aurelius raised an eyebrow, he bit his lips and looked down.

Looks like I am not the only one getting used to the new situation here.

Aurelius did allow them to go outside after breakfast, and wrestling was a little strange at first, but once Tom had figured out that he did not need to be the strongest to have fun wrestling with his older brother, it got better.

They spent almost all day outside, trying to get to know each other all over again, and even though Sirius was hesitant in telling him what to do, Tom could tell that he would take his role as older brother seriously.

They went to the stables and had lunch there, and spent some time in the hayloft, too, and Tom remembered the last time they had been there together, and even though it had not been that long ago, it felt like a lifetime somehow.

"You know…this could be a second chance for me, too", Sirius finally said, chewing on some hay, just like he had the last time, "I was never…a really good older brother for Regulus."

Tom blinked at him, "you are not nervous? I was nervous."

Sirius shook his head, smiling, "I already have been an older brother before, so I kind of know the deal- set a good example, be a role model, make sure no one gets in trouble…", he grinned at him.

Tom had to laugh, "you get in trouble a lot, too!"

"That's what Aurelius is for", Sirius got up, "do you want to go back? It's almost tea time."

"You know you can just tell me to go back now."

"I know- but I don't want to be that kind of older brother."

"The Aurelius kind?", Tom joked and they both had to laugh.

They did go back then- because they were both hungry, and tired, and eager to spend time with Aurelius, who was waiting for them in the hall, "had fun, you two?", he pulled them both into an embrace, "the tea is ready in case you are hungry."

"Starving!", Tom wanted to rush into the living room, but to his surprise, Sirius held him back, "we have to wash our hands first, Tom", his voice was soft, but firm, and Tom saw Aurelius watching them- and he knew that this was it- he truly was the youngest now, and to his surprise, it did not bother him as much as he had expected.

"Yes, Sirius", he grinned from ear to ear, "let's go wash our hands then."

"Go ahead, I will be right there", Sirius replied, and Tom simply nodded, and went to the bathroom without hesitation.

"Good job, baby boy", Aurelius' voice was full of affection, "you will be just what Tom needs- you have grown so much in the last weeks, Sirius, and I do not mean physically- and you are ready to be a big brother now. I am so proud of you."

Sirius blushed, "thank…you", he finally managed to say, "but…I still get to snuggle with you, right?"

Aurelius laughed, "of course you do- and after dinner, I am going to give you a bath- with tons of rainbow bubbles."

"Just…you and me?"

"Yes, just you and me, baby boy", Aurelius answered softly, "Tom will have a bath tomorrow night, and tonight, it's just going to be us."

"Tom will be upset."

Aurelius shook his head, "he won't- because he won't know. He has to go to bed right after dinner, and you get to stay up a little longer, so that you can take a bath later."

"That's a pretty early bedtime", Sirius remarked.

"He's eleven- so that's just fair."

Sirius frowned, "I feel like he won't be too happy about that."

As it turned out, he wasn't- when Gryffindor told him that he was going to bed right after dinner, Tom had a complete meltdown, and even though he was tired, he was screaming, and shouting, and howling, until his Daddy pulled him over his lap and spanked him right in front of everyone- and then he calmed down, and he let Gryffindor carry him to his bedroom, and tuck him in.

And while Tom was sleeping, Sirius was sitting in the bathtub, playing with rainbow bubbles, smiling at his older brother watching him play, and when the water got cold, Aurelius picked him up and dried him off and carried him to bedroom to tuck him in, just like Gryffindor had done with Tom earlier that day.

"Relius?"

"Hmmm?", Aurelius was absently playing with one of his curls, "do you want another story?"

"No, but…", he hesitated.

"What's up, baby boy?"

"I don't want to be by myself tonight…can I…stay…with you?", he blushed, and Aurelius chuckled, "of course you can- and Sirius?"

"Yes?"

"Just because Tom is the youngest now does not mean you have to be embarrassed about wanting to snuggle or sleep in bed with me- you will always be my baby boy."

Sirius scrambled to hug him, feeling relieved, and loved, and happy- and he let Aurelius carry him over to his bedroom, and sighed softly when his older brother pulled him closer, "love you, Relius", he mumbled.

"Love you, too, baby boy", Aurelius answered calmly, "now, it's getting late, we should…", the sound of the door opening interrupted him, and seconds later, soft footsteps could be heard, and then Tom, dressed in some pajamas with dragons on them, stood in front of his bed, looking scared.

"Hey, Tommy", Aurelius was smiling at him, "why are you not asleep?"

The younger boy looked down, "bad…dream", he finally said quietly, "wanted…you to check for monsters."

"Monsters?"

"Under my bed", Tom bit his lips, "just…in case."

"How about I check for the monsters tomorrow and you sleep here tonight?", Aurelius suggested, "do you want to snuggle with me, little bear?", he opened his arms, but Tom still hesitated, looking over to Sirius- and he understood.

"You can be in the middle, Tommy", Sirius said, moving over, "and then we can both protect you from any monsters."

Aurelius shot him a look that made him blush with pride, and Tom immediately jumped on the bed, snuggling into the covers between his older brothers, feeling safe, and protected, and most of all, loved.

And the three of them slept peacefully all night, cuddled together, and there were no monsters- not even in their dreams.

yeah...just one more chap and it's done! :( next chap has more brotherly fluff, and more punishments of course :D

I would appreciate some feedback! :)

xoxo,

Antonie