Chapter 12: A Father and Son Moment

Harry smuggle in the enormous emerald blanket that his father place on him last night when with the Malfoy. Draco went back to the Slytherin common room. Severus did have the heart to wake Harry to send him to the Gryffindor Tower. So he just let Harry sleep on couch where Harry had doze off at. Harry was in a tight small ball. It was seven in the morning when Severus came out of his room. He strolls over to the couch to where Harry was sleeping. He raises Harry's head off the couch and sits down. He puts Harry's head in his lap. He runs his finger through Harry's long black hair. Severus smiled down at Harry. Severus dream of have his son with him was coming true. Severus never let anyone take Harry from him again. Harry turn in his father's lap to face him. Harry mumble in his sleep, "Your aroma good."

Severus laughs at that. His robes smelled of potion ingredients, like wolfbane. Severus looked at the old grandfather clock that was across from the couch. It was time to get him up for the day. Severus said in a gentle voice as he ran a finger down Harry's face, "Harry it's time to get up."

Harry mumbles again, "Five more minutes."

"Harold Alexander Snape let you sleep longer that I should. You need to get back to Gryffindor Tower and change your clothes for the day. I will have no son of mine wear that Gryffindor Rules and Slytherin lose on it," said Severus.

Harry opens his eyes lips and put on his glasses that on the table in front of the couch. Harry see that he is in his father's warm and comforting lap and wonder how he got there. Harry said, "Have I been sleeping in your lap all night?"

"No, only the last half hour of it, I enjoyed every minute of it," said Severus as smile at his son.

Harry sat up, gave his father a hug, and tear start to fall down his face. Harry love being with his father care, he never want to be apart from him every again. Severus brought his hands up to Harry's face to wipe the tears away from his son eyes. Severus said, "Why are you crying?"

"My dream of having someone love me has come true. I am very happy that you went against Dumbledore and came for me," said Harry.

"I will never leave you. You are everything in this world to me; I lost the great love of my life. I will not lose the son of that love," said Severus as he took started to cry. Severus's tears were like crystal. They were so pure.

Harry wiped his father's tears way and said, "You better stop crying or ruin your reputation, Dad."

"I am aloud to cry when we are having a Father and Son moment," said Severus as he deep his hug on his son.

"All right, but I need a camera. I need a get a picture of this. This would be great blackmail of you," said Harry as he let go of his father.

"Harry, this is nothing," said Severus with twinkle in his eye and grin on his face.

"Ok," said Harry.

"Harry, you don't understand do you?" said Severus.

"No," said Harry.

"Come with me," said Severus as he rise of the couch and reach out his hand toward his son.

"Where are we going?" said Harry.

"To my bedroom," said Severus.

They went to Severus's bedroom, to his closet where his robes were, under them there were Muggle shoe boxes under Severus's robes. He pulls out one the boxes and brought over to his bed. The bed was a queen size with silver and green sheets. They sat down on the bed. Severus said as he opens the box, "You want to see blackmail."

"What are they?" said Harry.

"They are your baby pictures," said Severus as he pull one out of a one year playing in the bathtub with rub ducky and hands it to Harry.

"That's me?" said Harry as he looks at the picture.

"Yes, it is. I was giving you a bath and your mother was taking pictures of the moment. Your mother loved taking picture of us," said Severus.

"Everyone has pictured them as babies naked. I have seen Ron's," said Harry. "This is no blackmail of me."

"Ok, you want to see blackmail of you," said Severus as he pulls out a picture of Harry in hot pink dress. He hand it to Harry.

Harry mouth falls open. Harry said, "No one can see this. Especially Slytherin and Gryffindor, Dad."

"I know, my son. So no getting bad marks," said Severus.

"You're not evil to send this around school," said Harry.

"Want to try me," said Severus.

"No," said Harry.

"Very good young man, you did get some brains from your old man," said Severus. "I think it time you to be off with you. You have a little time before every head down to breakfast."

"All right," said Harry.

"I will see you at the Quidditch field," said Severus.

"Yes, today is Quidditch tryouts," said Harry. "So you're the Professor have watch over us."

"Yes," said Severus. "I want to see how you have improved over the summer."

"You will," said Harry as he exited out the portrait. "See you later."

"Goodbye, my son," said Severus.

Severus knew no one would be prepared his son skills. He would be proud father in whatever his son did.