Chapter Two
Severus looked at Evan and shook his head. "Your daddy is insane."
"Ba!" Evan grinned and began to chew on his hand. Severus let a smile escape. He gave in to the urge to pick up the baby and talk to him.
When Harry came back with a very sleepy and rumpled Sirius and Remus, Severus was making funny faces and talking baby talk.
Sirius snorted and began laughing raucously. Remus smiled at the site, and Harry grinned. Severus stopped and glared. Evan whimpered and was placed back in his high chair.
"That is such a cute site," Sirius wiped away some laughter tears.
"Black..."
"Don't start, you two," Harry warned.
"Fine," The Slytherin glared back, but sat down.
"That is not the real Snape," Sirius said.
"Dad..."
"Sorry," Sirius sat as well. Harry walked to a cabinet and got two more glasses, two more bowls, and spoons. He sat them on the table and told Remus to sit down. Remus did so only after Harry told him that he didn't need any help. Harry got four small plates and put them on the table before making Evan a bottle. Once he made the bottle, Harry sat down.
"You're such a natural," Remus smiled at him. Harry blushed brightly.
"Thanks" Harry smiled back and gave the bottle to Evan. The baby babbled at him and knocked the bottle over. Harry smiled and stood the formula filled bottle back up in front of the six month year old. Evan latched his mouth onto the rubber teat.
"He is just so cute," Sirius couldn't fight an ear-to-ear grin as he began to make faces at his son's child.
Severus rolled his eyes at his enemy, but didn't say anything. Harry smiled gratefully at the Potions Master.
"I forgot the pumpkin juice," Harry sighed and got up to retrieve it. He brought the pitcher to the table and filled everyone's glasses.
"You're not drinking?" Sirius asked, noticing that Harry was drinking pumpkin juice as well.
"No. I stopped drinking when I found out that I was pregnant," Harry smiled and began serving the gazpacho soup.
"Aster I threw out all of the alcohol," Severus stated dryly as he took back his now full bowl.
"We should thank you, Severus," Remus said as Harry ladled everyone a bowl of soup. "Harry said you helped deliver Evan."
Severus answered as he took a bread roll from Harry. "Poppy blew up her fireplace trying to get here."
"She would do something like that. Remember the time she tripped because the food on the tray she was bringing to Harry was blocking her view? The food went everywhere," Sirius grinned.
"We all know that Harry's her favourite."
"He's her most frequent patient," Severus took a long drink of pumpkin juice. Harry glared at the three.
"I'll have you know Neville Longbottom has been in there just as much as I have!" Harry kept glaring. Severus snorted.
"Keep telling yourself that," Severus lifted his spoon to his mouth. Sirius snickered, and Remus grinned. Evan dropped his bottle and gurgled.
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After the four wizards had finished lunch, they went into Harry's living room. Sirius took Evan from Harry and held him up in the air.
"He's going to spit up all over you. He just ate," Harry warned.
"No, he's not. I always did this with you, and you never threw up," Sirius spun around, keeping his grandson above his head. Once he stopped, the baby spit up all over the top of his head.
"I told you so," Harry took his son from his father. Severus began to snicker. Sirius glared at the Slytherin. Remus couldn't fight a grin as he took his husband to the bathroom to clean up.
"I wish I had a camera," Severus smirked. Harry grinned and retrieved a disposable baby flannel from one of the many boxes around the house.
"So do I. I told him that Evan would spit up," Harry wiped off his son's face. The blue eyed baby giggled and grabbed at the disposable sheet.
"Sirius never listens," Remus said as he walked back into the living room. "Actually, you did spit up on him several times. He just didn't remember until now."
Harry smiled, and threw the cloth away, much to Evan's displeasure. He started to cry, and when he did, Severus grabbed him from his father. The baby immediately stopped crying and grasped at Severus's lanky hair. Severus pulled his hair out of Evan's reach and handed him back to Harry. Evan whimpered and began to wail. Severus quickly tied his hair back and took the six month old back. Within seconds, Evan had stopped crying.
"That's amazing," Remus smiled, glad that his grandson wasn't crying anymore. His ears were very sensitive to the sound. Sirius came out, towelling his wet, clean hair.
"If you say 'I told you so', I'm not going to speak to you," Sirius glared.
"I can't seem to decide whether that's a good or bad thing," Severus smirked as he handed Evan back to his father. The baby whimpered as he was jostled slightly, but didn't start crying again."
"Sometimes, it's a good thing," Remus grinned at his husband.
"Fine. See if I help you unpack," Sirius wrapped his hair up into the towel, turban style.
'I think he's going to make you unpack," Severus commented as he bent down and picked up a rattle off the floor. He smiled at Evan and handed the blue and red plastic toy to the infant. The little boy licked the ball of the rattle, hit his father on the head, and then dropped it.
"Sev, there was a reason that was on the floor," Harry glared at him and sat down in one of the arm chairs.
"We did this last week. I think that's why the rattle was there," The Potions Master sat in the other chair, leaving the sofa for Harry's adoptive parents. They took their seats, with the towel turban slowly slipping off Sirius's head.
"You're just really amazing with Evan, Severus. It seems so unlike you to voluntarily spend time with children," Remus told him as the wet towel hit Sirius in the face.
"I like children without the ability to talk," Severus stated dryly.
"Oh, but you like the ones that scream and cry, and are poop machines?"
"They're more tolerable at this age," Severus said as he reached over and let Evan grab his finger. He allowed a small smile. "They're cuter at this age."
Evan babbled and giggled as he chewed on Severus's finger before the Potions Master removed it. Evan started to fuss, and Severus picked up one of the many pacifiers around the room and sterilised it with a wave of his wand. The baby grabbed it from him and happily stuck it in his mouth.
"Thanks," Harry smiled at Severus.
"Why do you have all of this spread out everywhere?" Sirius asked, kicking a stray clean nappy.
"I can't organize anything, dad, you know that. And it's handy having it everywhere," Harry grinned, repositioning Evan so that the baby sat with his back against Harry's stomach.
"I was wondering...how come you don't have a cot for Evan?" Remus asked his son.
Harry looked down at his son and answered. "I didn't have the money for it. My back account is frozen for the time being. I'm working at a muggle bookstore, though, and I've almost got enough to buy one."
"Why...why didn't you take money from ours?" Remus asked, guessing on why Harry's account was frozen. From his son's body language and lack of eye contact, Remus figured that when Harry had been attacked, something had happened to his Gringotts key.
"I told the stubborn prat that, but he said it would be charity," Severus glared slightly at his former student. Evan whimpered slightly and Severus stopped glaring.
"Evan's really susceptible to emotions, isn't he?" Sirius noted.
"I noticed that, too. He only does it around Severus and me," Harry bounced his son slightly. Evan giggled around the pacifier. "It's as if he's the only one who's doing it. Draco and Ron's daughter, Wendi, is always happy, even when Ron and Draco are fighting, which is always," Harry agreed. "I'm guessing he only does it with men and Sev because I ha him, and because Sev was the very first person he saw."
"Poppy was the very first person you saw," Sirius commented, finally giving up on the wet towel as it fell into his face again.
"A foreshadowing that you would see her many times throughout your life, Severus smirked slightly.
"Shut up," Harry glared back. He stopped when Evan whimpered again. "Sorry, love."
"By the way, Lupin..." Severus received a warning look. "Remus, Albus wanted to ask you if you wanted the Defence position when you returned."
"I would need the Wolfsbane Potion made for me," Remus answered the Potions Master.
"I agreed to make it if you were to accept," Severus told him as Evan whimpered and spit out his pacifier. Harry picked it up from his lap and tried to give it back to the six month old. Evan started to wail, much differently from when Harry had thrown away the cloth.
"Oh no," Severus groaned. Harry, as well, groaned a high pitched groan.
"What?" Sirius asked as his husband covered his ears from the wailing.
"Draco and Ron are here with Wendi. Evan and Wendi do not get along at all," Harry tried to calm his son down. There was a knock on the door, and Ron and Draco walked in with their daughter.
End of Chapter Two
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