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"Hercules!" Harry roared as he ran past, the little one in Ianto's arms dropping her bottle to squeal and kick her feet like she wanted to run too. All in good time… hopefully. Ianto was sure Jack would resist the reins again but he would ensure this little bugger was not as prone to running off as some kids he saw in the supermarket. Little monsters. Ergh.

No. Not his baby.

Speaking of babies, Harry was now retuning with the kitten in his arms, thrusting it at Diana like an offering to the gods "Here Dido, here's Herc!"

"I know you and Uncle Owen like to make fun of things and make up names and such for things, I myself like to name things but please… your sister is not Dido. It is Diana. Please?" Ianto said softly, "I don't call you Hairy right?"

Harry giggled at the thought and then nodded "Fair enough old man. MUMBLE… AWAY!"

Ianto saw a beat too late why that had been yelled as Harry placed the kitten on the ground and swept his best friend into it's back before releasing it and the little house elf screamed as if he was taking on a magical bucking bronco ride around the room.

"They really like that game" Harry said wistfully as he shook his head "They grow up so fast these days."

Ianto again tried not to show emotion as he agreed and watched his son wander off in search of something else to poke about with. School holidays were torturing him.

"Hello Harry" a large voce boomed from the other room and Ianto turned from the sink to find Hagrid there, forcing himself thought he doorframe like he always did "Hello My Lord."

"Hagrid my dear friend, how are you?" Ianto asked, not even bothering to argue about the title used these days. He knew Hagrid meant it as a term of endearment and he had just been talking to Harry about people liking names for things. He could live with it as Hagrid felt comfortable using it.

"I have come to drop off some chaff for the 'Corns. Harry and Mumble seem to have perked up from yesterday" Hagrid said as he plonked himself down in the huge chair Ianto had suddenly popped into existence for him.

"Oh yes, thanks. I was meaning to ask, can you check on their hooves before you go? I think they are getting close to needing a trim. All the soft soil in the back yard, I may have to consider some concrete or tarmac areas for them to wear those hooves out on." Ianto settled and smiled as he watched Hagrid checking the little girl now asleep in her daytime crib.

Yeah, she has a daytime one in the kitchen. One in their room and one in Harry's room that was never used but he wanted just in case he needed to watch over her. A couple of times Ianto had placed her there while asleep for half an hour or so while Harry and Mumble were in there plying, giving them such a thrill to 'protect' her. Mumble has quite the array of little outfits and even a coat of armor from one of the action men. When the little fella grows up it will beak both their hearts that he no longer fits…. Seriously. Lord of Light here? Of course he will simply incant them larger.

Why not.

It was about half an hour later as Hagrid was rising to leave that Ianto looked over at his shelf of tigers and noticed something was amiss. The little gold figurine of a tiger laying asleep was gone. Ianto blinked, stepping closer to the shelf and as he did he noticed another anomaly to his left.

The gold trinket bowl Jack liked to throw his keys into was gone as well.

Ianto stared at the empty spot and then took a deep breath to roar his son's name. This was not appropriate, they had talked about this. No pirate treasure pinched from other family members. He had his coins and his little chest, no hoarding things that….

What the fuck was that.

Something had darted across the floor and Ianto was unable to work out what it was, crouching as he stalked towards the corner and Hagrid stood with his coat half on watching Ianto behave like a bit of a lunatic.

"Ah… is everything OK there My Lord?"

Ianto blinked then scorched lower until he was sitting on the backs of his heels staring into the dingy corner behind the arm chair for guests. "Hagrid…. Did you come alone?"

"Maybe?"

Ianto turned his head to stare t the man fully "HAGRID! Did you release another fucking creature into my home and hoped I would just not notice?"

"Well… if it's Nigel… ah… he was last time I was here… yesterday" Hagrid defended himself "I've not released one today."

"Nigel. Oh gods, not…. Hagrid, tell me that s not a Niffler loose in my house. Tell me you did not release a little platypus wanna be fuzzer into my home... a little gold stealing maniac that cannot help but pinch anything gold and shiny not nailed down? In MY house?"

"Of course not!" Hagrid defended with horror at the insult "I would NEVER. I promised after you made me, no. No Ianto I definitely did not release him."

Ianto started to relax but then the giant added "He was not really captured to begin with. And… and really… he was in my coat trying to steal my little gold cup for when I am thirsty and conversing with the centaurs. I had no idea he was in there when I popped over. Then he was gone."

"So… a little beat crawled into your coat, tired to steal a cup that is of historical significance to the centaurs and then you came here and it just… got out" Ianto said slowly. "And you NEVER noticed?"

"Exactly. See? Not my fault" Hagrid said happily, the added "and he didn't get the cup. It was in me underpants because I saw him trying to clamber into my coat!"

Ianto face palmed as the creature broke cover and took off after the child it had seen, sure the child had treasures to peruse as well.

"Like a miniature John Hart in a fur coat" Ianto said softly as he rose and glared at the giant who was currently rushing out of the house to get on his motorbike.

Clearly Nigel the Niffler was their problem now.

Great.

Diana started to cry softly and Ianto immediately reached for her little rattle only to find…. Right. Gold.

"HARRY! HELP"