Dannie walked over to Severus and said "Here I'll take him, you go and get changed."
"That's alright I'm sure I can remember how to do this. You don't need to."
"I'm not going to." She continued with a slight smirk, "Remus is. Afterall he's the one who gave him the chocolate." Taking Harry from the man's lap.
"Love, I hate to say this but, I have never changed a diaper."
Dannie then handed the baby to Remus who just held onto the child's waist with his arms stretched out as far as possible infront of him. "You can always learn." She then sighed and moved Harry's back against Remus' chest and had him place his arm under the boy's arm.
"My shirt!"
"Well you could turn him around and support his bottom." Remus replied by cringing at the idea. "You're learning quick. Just don't..." she was interrupted by a pfffttt sound as Harry shook his head. "...squeeze"
"You couldn't have said something sooner? Look at my shirt."
Sirius burst out laughing instantly as Severus smirked as he left for the dungeons. Dannie then grabbed Remus' free hand and pulled him up the stairs, "The sooner you get him changed the sooner you can get cleaned up. Now come along."
Bria still remained on the couch watching and trying her best to comprehend what was happening. "This is all wrong." She said to herself out loud.
Sirius stopped laughing as he walked over to the couch and held out his hand and said, "Let's go for a walk, You look like you need some fresh air." Bria took his hand and they left the office. As they walked through the corridor Sirius finally broke the silence, "You know, in a way this is all kind of hilarious."
"Hilarious? Only for you. I don't find it funny at all. It's all kind of mucky."
"Now why would you say that? That is still Harry back there and by his reaction when he saw you, he still cares about you."
"That is why it's mucky. I know that it's still Harry back there but my parents are changing his diaper. That is why it's completely wrong."
"Sorry, I didn't see it that way. I suppose this would be hard on you. But I wouldn't worry about it. I'm quite sure that in no time Severus will find a way to make him right again." Sirius stated trying to cheer her up
"I hope so. What if he can't"
"Well the worse thing that could happen is that Harry would have to survive his childhood again but this time with Severus instead his mother's family." Bria stopped dead in her tracks and he continued, "I doubt that after today the old git would allow that to happen, he's probably come up with some sort of aging potion instead."
"Do you think he really could?"
"He came up with the potion that healed you didn't he?" Sirius stated as he was trying to cheer her up. "So are you ready to go back?"
"No, I still have some unpacking to do."
Just as Bria started to leave, Ann and Matt walked up. "Bria, are you and Harry still going to join us down by the lake?" She only answered by running towards her mom's rooms as quickly as possible. "What's wrong, did they get into another fight?"
Sirius started back to Albus' office while the teens followed him as he replied. "It's not quite that simple."
Just as they started up the stairs Remus came storming down without saying a word to anyone. "Him too? What's going on with everyone around here?"
Sirius smiled, "He just learned that chocolate doesn't help with everything. So did I hear you correctly about going down by the lake?"
"Well if it's alright we figured the four of us could go." Ann glanced at Matt and continued. "I know the rule is there has to be at least four of us but since it is his last day here would you please bend it this one time." She whined.
"Well, .no" Sirius answered.
"Please daddy. We won't be gone long I promise." Ann then saw Dannie carrying a happy clean baby. "Ooh A Baby! Where'd he come from? Can I hold him?" she squealed as she went running over to the staircase.
Dannie handed the child over to the giddy teen while Sirius smirked. "How about I let you go only if Harry agrees to go with you."
"But we can't find him." Matt said.
"I know exactly where he is."
"Sure, but if he starts ranting about Uncle Sev is then we're ditching him."
"I don't think that will be a problem today." Sirius said as he hooked a small cloak around the toddler's neck. Ann then tried handing him the child when he asked, "Do you want to go outside with them?"
Harry clung onto Ann's neck as she stated "Wait there was nothing said about babysitting, we only agreed to take Harry with us."
The door then opened as Severus entered the room. As Ann turned to see who it was Harry reached his arms out towards him "Da!" but his fingers got tangled in her black curly hair.
"Ow that hurt, You little shit!" Ann replied as she glared into his eyes suddenly realizing who it was.
Harry continued to try to tug his hand free repeating "It, it, it, it."
"I must request the you refrain from using such profanity around your cousin." Severus said as he glared at her.
"Yes sir. Come on Runt." She said as she stormed through the open door mumbling under her breath about how her father tricked her.
"Where are they off to?" Severus asked
"A romantic walk around the lake." Dannie replied
"Oh really, while Harry is with them? Doesn't seem like it would be very romantic."
"That's the whole idea." Sirius replied.
"So you are saying that you are using my son as birth control?"
"Well I didn't think of it that way but yes." Sirius smirked at Severus and before he could object there was a pounding at the door.
"We had better leave before we wake him up." Dannie stated as she motioned towards Albus while he started stirring. As she opened the door for them to leave she put her finger to her mouth and shushed the boys immediately.
"Professor, we just saw Ann and goat boy with a baby. Is what she say's true about that really being Harry?" Draco asked.
"Yes it's true." Severus sighed.
"Oh this is to good, it's going to be fun."
"I'm glad you see it that way. Now quietly at the top of the stairs are a bunch of supplies for him. I want you two to gather them up and take them to my quarters."
"Your quarters? But there are only two bedrooms." He whined.
"Where else would you expect him to sleep? The two of you shared a dorm room this year and you were to share that room anyway."
"But now he's a baby. I am not sleeping in a nursery surrounded by baby things and dirty diapers."
"It's either that or sleeping on the living room floor, your choice. Besides it's only until I can figure out what he made and come up with an antidote."
"How long do you think that will take?"
"I'm not sure but if I see that blasted elf, I'll dissect him for my stores. I've told him before to never clean my lab."
"Severus, its not all Dobby's fault. I'm sure he was just trying to help." Sirius said.
"I know but I can't strangle the one who is to blame, he's to young now."
"Why don't you get some rest since he's off playing. I will have Ann keep him with her until dinner."
"I think I will. Thank you."
The next day onee the train had arrived with the returning students everyone gathered in the Great Hall for the Welcome back feast. Hermione, Ron and Ginny had obviously already seen what happened to Harry as well as all the staff. Everytime McGonagall was around the headmaster she wore an I told you so expression on her face.
As the students waited for the Headmaster's usual before mean announcements they noticed there was some extra room between where Professors Snape and Black usually sat. Immediately rumors were flying around that they had attempted to kill one another again. Finally Severus entered the hall trying his best to look like his normal threatening self as he carried Harry in his arm and thought I am definitely going to kill Albus for this. It's bad enough he did this but to make us attend evening meals is a whole other matter.
As the students pointed and whispered at their professor he gave them each a warning glare and then started taking points from those who didn't heed it. Suddenly Dobby popped up at the head table with a highchair looking very nervous. When Severus spotted him he increased his speed but before he reached the location the elf immediately disappeared.
Once the adults were seated Albus started his speech while Severus and Sirius struggled to get an unwilling Harry into his seat. "I would like to welcome you all back and I am pleased to see that the attack on Hogsmeade before the holidays did not prevent your return. Unfortunately due to the events on our previous trip we must cancel future trips during the next few months so that they may rebuild the shops." Albus then took a deep breath and continued. "You are all probably curious of our small addition to the head table. Unfortunately Mr. Potter had minor potions accident during the holidays." Bria was trying to ignore the glares at her coming from her housemates. "Professor Snape is currently working on an antidote but until this is all rectified there will be absolutely no harassment or rumors towards his family or friends tolerated. Before any of you ask, at the time that this happened your potions master was away on school business matters at the time and this was as much of a shock for him as it is for all of you. For those 5th -7th year students who have chosen to take advantage of the Angimus Studies class I must stress that the potion in your text is at no time to be attempted to be made without the supervision of Professors Snape or Black. I am quite positive that if you have reached that portion in your studies, either one of them would be pleased to assist you with this project." Snape glared at the headmaster for volunteering him for the task without consulting him first. "Now with all of that said you may all eat up."
As usual the platters of food along with the dinning utensils appeared before everyone. Harry looked at his dad's shiny place setting then back at his own hard plastic decorative setting with his bowl already filled with chicken and dumplings (since he still didn't have very many teeth.). Harry then picked up his fork and looked at the ape on the handle. "Mokee." He announced clearly in excitement.
"No Harry, that is an ape." Severus quietly corrected "Now use your spoon."
Harry tugged on the man's robes and said "Da, Mokee fok." Loud enough for a few of the students sitting close to the front to hear and start giggling.
"Harry you do not need your fork. Use your spoon." He replied as he removed the fork from the toddler's hand and gave him a spoon with an elephant on it then placing the fork next to his own plate.
The boy picked up the spoon and threw it hitting Pansy in the head "NO POON! FOK!" he screamed then reached over and grabbed the wanted object. The Slytherin and Ravenclaw tables started laughing along with Sirius. Harry noticed the attention he was getting and started stabbing the food in his bowl chanting 'Fok, fok, fok, fok.." while Severus was slightly starting to turn red in the face. Harry finally decided he wasn't having much luck keeping the food on his fork so he dropped it to the ground and started eating with his hand.
Almost as quickly as the laughter from the students broke out, it died down again and although there was food splattered on the table infront of the boy, along with the child's face, clothes, and hair, Severus was glad to be able to eat in somewhat quieter surroundings. Finally Harry reached the bottom of the bowl and saw the design in it. He dumped out the rest of his food onto the table and saw it was a long hair man in a loincloth. While Severus was listening to Madame Hooch tell him how he was going to need a new Beater for the team Sirius noticed the mess on the tray of the highchair. He then tried taking the bowl from Harry so scrape the food back into it as he told the boy "You have to eat out of the bowl."
Harry pulled the bowl away and hit the man over the head with it "My Da!" he announced.
Severus looked at the two of them and calmly said "Harry, let your uncle put the food into the bowl. You cannot leave a mess on the table like that."
While Harry was looking at his father, Sirius slipped the bowl out of the child's hand and quickly wiped the food back into it covering the picture once again. "No Da?" Harry sniffed as he looked inside of it. After a few moments he noticed that nobody was paying much attention to him so he took his bowl and slid out the bottom of the highchair and dumped the food onto the floor under the table. He then walked down the isle between the Slytherin and Ravenclaw tables.
As Bria sat next to Chloe trying to eat and avoid any eye contact with her housemates Cho teasingly said "Hey Bria, here comes your boyfriend."
"Shut up Cho." Chloe replied as Bria leaned back to look towards the head table. Harry then saw her and smiled "Bwe!" he said as he ran up to where the two girls sat. He then tapped Chloe on the side and said "Moe". When the girl moved over he climbed up onto the bench and then sat on the tabletop itself. During this time Bria overheard Cho saying something about robbing the cradle and she quietly snarled in her direction. Harry was trying to show Bria the inside of his bowl when he noticed her reaction to the older girl and he glared across the table at her.
"Oh what's wong Hawee, need Bwe to change your diaper?" Cho chimed while her friends laughed
Harry stood up and started walking across the table to where she sat when Remus noticed him. "Sev, you had better go grab Harry."
Just as Severus looked down the isle he saw the boy hit someone in the head with something. "HAROLD!"
Harry froze at the sound of his father's voice while everyone stared back and forth between the angry professor and the toddler standing in the middle of the table hugging his bowl.
"You little brat give me that damn thing." Cho said as she started wrestling with the child to take the object away.
Harry squealed "No! My Da!" as he held on tight to it while Severus was swiftly walking towards them.
Before he could get to where the commotion was taking place Harry tilted his head down and bit down on Cho's arm causing her to scream as she pulled it away. "Harry you do not bite or hit other people." Severus said as he loomed over the boy arms crossed and tapping his foot.
"Bu bu See say, an an Bwe gww an an. My yoo!" Harry explained knowing exactly what he was telling his father as he pointed to the inside of his bowl.
The students around them started snickering but quickly stopped as Severus looked over them. Bria was embarrassed by her housemate's reaction and knew she couldn't do anything without getting into serious trouble so she turned out of the bench and ran out of the dunning hall. "Bwe?" Harry called after her but she was already out the door.
At first she was about to head outside and towards the dark forest but after the last time she was there she no longer felt comfortable in it's surroundings and for obvious reasons she also didn't wish to go to her own dorm so she just roamed the corridors.
Meanwhile Dannie and Remus noticed the girl run out of they instantly tried following her. The first place they looked was all the exits from the castle both visible and hidden ones that Remus could remember. They were very relieved not to have found any fresh tracks in the snow. Unfortunately not remembering who had the Marauder's Map last or even where it was they separated and started searching every classroom and passageway asking anyone they came across if they had seen her but, there was no such lock.
After a few hours of roaming around Bria finally found herself in the astronomy tower staring out at the forest. As the night passed the air got colder as the wind picked up. Bria had no idea how long she had been gone but she still didn't want to return to her dorm for her cloak so she transformed then curled up in a corner to sleep. Unknown to her the two frantic adults finally arrived and were very relieved to see that she was still safe so they decided to let her have some time alone and left her sleeping.
The next morning Severus woke up just before daybreak. He at first was going to get the two of them dressed and ready for the usual breakfast in the Great Hall. Then he remembered the evening conversation when he was informed by the headmaster that due to Harry's actions he felt it would be wise if they held their meals in the privacy of his own quarters. As he entered his son's room he found that not only had the boy climbed out of the playpen that was being used as his bed but he had also removed his pants and diaper and was running around the room with his shirt stuck around his head. "Harry what do you think you are doing?"
"They huwt" the toddler replied.
Severus quickly noticed that the boy's had obviously out grown his clothes, not by much but just enough to cause discomfort. He then left the room and quickly returned with his wand and enlarged the clothes. He then looked at the small boy who was still struggling with the shirt and getting very frustrated because it was now stuck around his ears and eyes. Severus sat on Draco's bed and smiled "Harry come here." The boy was now panting and with the bottom of the shirt up over the top of his head he tried peeking out under the collar to see where his dad was but had no luck. He tried following where the voice came from but misjudged by a few feet so Severus reached out and pulled the shirt towards him to direct the boy.
Once Harry was infront of his father Severus pulled the collar back down around Harry's neck causing Harry to stomp his foot against the ground "No Da, OFF!" he whined.
Severus stopped and looked at the glaring boy "If you are quite done."
Harry crossed his arms and stared at his father who then stretched the collar as much as possible and slipped the shirt over the boy's head but it was still slightly tight. "Ow! You huwt eaw!" Harry stated while rubbing the side of his head.
"We got the shirt off though. Now to get you dressed." Harry giggled at his dad then tried to leave the room but, before he could get the door open Severus levitated the boy back over to the bed. "Are you going to do this every morning?" Severus sighed.
"I do no." Harry shrugged.
This caused Severus to shake his head and then he struggled with the child to get him dressed for the day. Once the tack and a quick breakfast were completed by took Harry for a morning walk around the castle and up to the astronomy tower to watch the sunrise.
When they got to the top Harry smiled at the open area and started running around with his arms out to the side of him while Severus watched him play. At one point Harry got a little too close to the steep staircase and as Severus opened his mouth to say something Harry ran to him with a finger over his mouth "Sss, Bwe Gw seeping." He said as he pointed to the back corner of the room.
Severus looked at the wolf in the corner and quietly walked up to it. Bria was startled awake and backed against the wall growling in defense until the sleepiness fog cleared from her eyes and she saw who it was. "Bwe Gw Up!" Harry loudly announced as he ran to her and hugged her neck giggling as her fur tickled his nose.
"Have you been here all night?" Severus asked. Bria just nodded in response. "Harry, back away so she can transform back." As soon as the boy let go of her neck Bria changed back into her human form and stood there shivering, as she was no longer protected from the cold morning air. Severus gave her his cloak and said, "Do you realize that your parents are probably worried sick about you?" The girl just shrugged. "How can you just sit there and shrug your shoulders at me? You know how dangerous it if for you. You cannot just disappear like that."
"It's not dangerous for me anymore. Mr. Malfoy was arrested."
Severus sighed and looked at the girl and his small son who was now glaring at him again. "Harry, why don't you go play I need to talk with Bria alone."
"No, you yell hew."
"I am not going to yell at her."
Harry looked between his father and the girl when she then nodded that she would be all right so he went to the other side of the room and started gathering up stones from the ground. Severus then leaned in to risk Harry over hearing their conversation. "Your parents are not aware of this yet but, Lucius Malfoy was not arrested. He was only detained for the day."
Bria stared at him in shock. "How could they just let him go like that?"
"He is highly regarded in the Ministry and has many supporters. He can just about do anything he wishes."
"Why didn't you say something earlier/" Bria asked.
"While we were at the house you were still safe. I never though that something would make you run off like you did last night. Although there is no way for him to apparate onto the grounds, you were at least smart enough not to leave the castle and venture into the forest. Now would you care to tell me what upset you so much?" Bria glanced over at Harry who was moving the rocks over by the window. "Ah, I see. I assume your housemates were not to considerate with this situation were they?"
She shook her head in response to his question. "Professor Black says that you can make a potion to change him back again."
"If I could figure out what he made in the first place I could. Unfortunately there were no remains of it left behind." Severus then looked at his son, "Harry, what are you doing?"
"Paying."
"What are you playing?"
"Dop Wok, see?" The boy responded as he picked up a handful of small rocks and just dropped them at his feet then smiled at his father with a slight gleam in his eyes.
"If only he would tell me what his last step was with his potion then maybe I could fix this mess."
"Do you actually think he remembers?"
"From what I've seen he remembers quite a bit but, unfortunately not only does he not quite comprehend what he remembers but he has the attention span to match his physical age."
"How much of all of this do you think he will remember?"
"Of that my dear I could not answer but I can assure that he is aging rapidly. I have had to enlarge his clothing daily." Severus then noticed the position of the morning sun and continued. "Now why don't we get you back to your dormitory. Afterall you do still have classes today."
Severus helped Bria up and as they started to leave he noticed Harry standing on the window ledge with his arm extended over the other side of the wall. "Harry what do you think you are doing?"
"I say, paying dop wok."
He then walked across the room and held out his hand, "Give me the rocks." Harry turned around and hid his hands behind his back while he shook his head. Severus continued to stand there with his hand out but now using the glare that was saved primarily for classroom mishaps.
Harry threw the handful of rocks onto the floor at his father's feet. "You no fun!" he pouted as he jumped down off the ledge and ran to the other side of the girl and grabbed onto her hand hiding from his father.
Severus glanced over at Bria, "I promise I will do everything I can to find a counter potion for this."
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