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A/N: Sorry about the spelling and such in the previous chapters. My computer is funky and doesn't like me doing such things as spell check and all.
Chapter Five: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Harry was in his room and wrapping Christmas presents. He smiled to himself. In the few short days he had lived with Severus and Aaliyah he had come to feel like he belonged here. Sorta like they were his family. 'That's weird' he thought. 'Thinking that being with Snape is like being with family, what would Sirius say?' Harry's happiness fled with that thought. He felt like he was going to cry. Just then his door flew open and there stood Aaliyah. Harry quickly cast an invisablity charm on the presents, hoping she hadn't seen what he had gotten for her.
"Harry Harry! Daddy just came home with a tree!" The little girl's face was flushed with happiness, and that in turned made Harry smile. How could he be sad with this little girl around.
"Oh yeah? What kind of tree?" He asked. Laughing at the slightly puzzled look on her face.
"Uhm a big one... and it's green." She said regaining her happy look.
"Well let's just go have a look at this tree." Harry said, as he picked her up and carried her down the stairs. Severus was errecting the tree in the living room, and it looked like he was having a tough time with it. When he heard footsteps on the stairs, he turned and looked. He raised an eyebrow when he saw Harry carrying Aaliyah like he usually did.
"Daddy! What kind of tree is it?" Aaliyah asked, clearly determined to answer Harry's question.
"This sweetheart is a blue spruce, it's a Christmas tree."
"OOOh" Aaliyah looked impressed. "What's a Christmas tree?" She asked. Harry broke out laughing and carried her to the couch and set down.
" On Christmas eve Santa Clause travels all around the world, bringing presents to all the good little boys and girls." Harry said, falling back on the muggle myth.
" Who's Santa Clause?" Aaliyah asked.
" Santa Clause is an old man with a long long beard. He lives in a very cold place and his elves make the toys that he brings to the little boys and girls." Severus said, joining them on the couch.
"What about the daddy's?" Aaliyah asked.
" Well Santa Clause knows how much Mommies and Daddies like watching their little ones open presents. He knows that the best presents that mommies and daddies can get is to be with each other and their children." Harry said. It was only when he noticed Aaliyah's look of concentration, and Severus' pale pained face that he had realized what he had said wrong.
"Daddy? What's a mommy?" Harry's heart hurt so much to hear that, and he knew Severus was hurting too.
" A mommy is a lady who cares for little children and works with the daddy to keep them safe." Severus said, wincing, because he knew what was next. But what Aaliyah said was the complete opposite and shocked the hell out of him.
" Oh you mean Tonks! Okay now what else does Santa Clause do... and does Tidus work for him when he isn't with us?" She asked looking back and forth between Severus and Harry.
"Uh.. no Tidus works only for us. Santa Clause brings happiness to those people who are sad." Aaliyah looked thoughtful.
"Well who wants to help me decorate the tree?" Severus asked.
"Well that depends." Said Harry.
"And what does that depend on." Severus asked.
"Whether or not you can get the tree to stay up." Harry said, laughing and looking at the tree, that was now slumping over the couch some.
Harry had just finished wrapping Tonks' present when there was a knock on his bedroom door.
"Come in." He said knowing it was Severus.
"Harry, I would like to talk to you." Harry blanched and Severus smiled. "I'm not mad at you for the whole mommy thing. It's an issue that should have been addressed a long time ago. I am a coward I guess... I wonder how Tonks is going to take it when Aaliyah calls her mommy." Severus said, smiling slightly more... and to Harry's surprise blushing.
"Oh my Gods you fancy her1" Harry burst out... then he knew he was going to die. But instead of pulling out his wand and hexing Harry into the arms of his mother, Severus blushed more.
"Tonks is a very attractive woman, she's nice, and she cares for my daughter, there is nothing wrong with me being attracted to her." He said. " Well... I'm glad we had this talk." Harry lost it then. He was rolling on the floor laughing. Severus stood still for a moment, then he joined him. Finally he got up and left.
Later that night, after reflecting on the evenings events he looked in on the kids. After he closed Aaliyah's door, he opened Harry's and looked in on the boy. He felt a weird squirming in his stomache, then he realized what it was. He was starting to care for this boy.
"Good night... son." Severus said and softly closed the door.
Severus didn't know it, but Harry wasn't asleep when he looked in on him. Several emotions were swirling around in him. Happiness because he'd found a family, anticipation of spending time with that family, and fear. Fear that he wouldn't be able to save that family. Fear that when it came time to kill Voldemort he wouldn't, and fear that Aaliyah, his new little sister, could be marked or even die. Eventually his mind pushed away all negative thoughts, and he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Severus awoke from a dream. In that dream he and Tonks were married, and they along with Aaliyah were attending Harry's graduation. They were all having a wonderful time, and Severus looked down at his arm. His Dark Mark was gone.
Severus awoke to pounding on his door. He smiled. From the sound of it, Harry had taught Aaliyah a muggle christmas carol, and they were both out in the hall singing it. And pounding on the door.
"ALRIGHT I'M UP, I'm up" He rolled over and looked out the window... it wasn't even light outside."He rolled out of bed and stood up. He crossed his room and opened the door to see not only Harry and Aaliyah out in the hall singing but Tonks, Albus, and Remus Lupin.
"Happy Christmas Severus!" The adults called out in unison.
" Happy Christmas daddy" Aaliyah cried out. Harry looked at Albus before stepping up and whispering.
"Happy Christmas... dad." Severus smiled at him and ruffled his hair. He picked up Aaliyah and the whole group moved into the living room. There was a huge pile of presents under the tree. They were all about to start opening presents, when a great banging came upon the front door.
"Who the hell is that?" Severus asked, as he went and opened the door. When he saw who was standing there, he broke out into a big grin. He walked back into the living room, followed by ... a very large Santa Clause. Harry laughed out loud, when he saw Hagrid, his beard and hair charmed white, wearing great red robes. He looked over at Aaliyah to see her reaction. She looked awed.
"SANTA CLAUSE!" She screamed and ran over to Hagrid, hugging him around his knees. "Thank you Santa Clause!" She cried then ran back over to Severus. "Look daddy, it's true Santa Clause came... and you and Mommy are here, he came to see Harry and I open our presents, in front of you and mommy!" Tonks looked around the room, looking for another woman. When she realized that Aaliyah was talking about her, she blushed and was about to tell Aaliyah that she wasn't her mommy when Albus, Harry, Severus, and Remus all shook there heads. The rest of them smiled. They then just started to open presents. Harry's pile was the largest he ever had. Aaliyah screamed with joy when she opened the combination cat collar/leash that Harry had gotten her. Tonks laughed when she opened the joke book Harry had bought for her. Severus looked confused when he opened his gift.
"Harry what is this?" He asked turning the box all around.
"This is an alarm clock. It keeps time and sounds an alarm at the time you set." Severus stopped looking confused and starting smiling.
"And why would I need one of those when I have my daughter." He asked.
"Because I have a feeling Aaliyah will start sleeping in more." Harry said mysteriously and winked. Albus opened his robes, and immediately went to the bathroom to change into them. When he came back out, everyone had a good laugh.
"Thank you Harry." He said and sat back down. Harry had given Hagrid his gift before he had left. Harry then started opening his own gifts. Tonks had given him a book on metamorphmagism. Remus a book on becoming an animagus. Hagrid had given him a book on raising dragons. Albus had given Harry a gift certificate to Honeydukes. Aaliyah looked shy when she handed Harry her gift. It was a little handmade book of drawings, made with magic crayons. The crayons made any picture they drew move like a wizard photograph. Most of the pictures were of her and Scruffles, a few of him playing quidditch, but the last one was different. It was a drawing of Aaliyah, himself, Severus and Tonks. Under it was the caption: "My Family". Harry smiled a little and put it aside. Then he got to Severus' gift. He opened it, inside was a note that said: "Welcome to the family." Harry looked at the gift, it took him a moment to realize what it was. It was a parchment document. It was an I.O.U., it said. "When the second war has come and gone. I will formerly adopt you should you so choose. Love, Severus (Dad). Severus had been watching Harry like a hawk. When Harry had put aside his present, his heart fell. But when Harry looked at him and smiled, Severus' heart gave a great leap of joy. It was the best Christmas he ever had.
It was late that night when Severus and Tonks were sharing a drink.
"Severus, why did Aaliyah call me mommy?" Tonks asked. She was more than a little drunk and feeling very brave.
"Hmmm prolly because Harry told her that a mommy is a lady who cares for little children and works with the daddy to keep them safe." Severus snickered a little and poured more brandy into his and Tonks' glasses. Feeling brave he slipped his hand into Tonks'. She looked slightly surprised, but then leaned over and kissed Severus softly. He ran his hand through her hair, and deepened the kiss. He leaned forward and she went back.
Harry found them asleep on the couch. Tonks was using Severus as a body pillow. Harry smiled at them and went to entertain Aaliyah so she wouldn't wake them. It looks like their little family was going to be getting a mommy soon.
A/N: Yeah this one is longer but hey I updated three times in one day. And as you all know I write a chapter and post it the same time. Yay!
A/N: Sorry about the spelling and such in the previous chapters. My computer is funky and doesn't like me doing such things as spell check and all.
Chapter Five: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Harry was in his room and wrapping Christmas presents. He smiled to himself. In the few short days he had lived with Severus and Aaliyah he had come to feel like he belonged here. Sorta like they were his family. 'That's weird' he thought. 'Thinking that being with Snape is like being with family, what would Sirius say?' Harry's happiness fled with that thought. He felt like he was going to cry. Just then his door flew open and there stood Aaliyah. Harry quickly cast an invisablity charm on the presents, hoping she hadn't seen what he had gotten for her.
"Harry Harry! Daddy just came home with a tree!" The little girl's face was flushed with happiness, and that in turned made Harry smile. How could he be sad with this little girl around.
"Oh yeah? What kind of tree?" He asked. Laughing at the slightly puzzled look on her face.
"Uhm a big one... and it's green." She said regaining her happy look.
"Well let's just go have a look at this tree." Harry said, as he picked her up and carried her down the stairs. Severus was errecting the tree in the living room, and it looked like he was having a tough time with it. When he heard footsteps on the stairs, he turned and looked. He raised an eyebrow when he saw Harry carrying Aaliyah like he usually did.
"Daddy! What kind of tree is it?" Aaliyah asked, clearly determined to answer Harry's question.
"This sweetheart is a blue spruce, it's a Christmas tree."
"OOOh" Aaliyah looked impressed. "What's a Christmas tree?" She asked. Harry broke out laughing and carried her to the couch and set down.
" On Christmas eve Santa Clause travels all around the world, bringing presents to all the good little boys and girls." Harry said, falling back on the muggle myth.
" Who's Santa Clause?" Aaliyah asked.
" Santa Clause is an old man with a long long beard. He lives in a very cold place and his elves make the toys that he brings to the little boys and girls." Severus said, joining them on the couch.
"What about the daddy's?" Aaliyah asked.
" Well Santa Clause knows how much Mommies and Daddies like watching their little ones open presents. He knows that the best presents that mommies and daddies can get is to be with each other and their children." Harry said. It was only when he noticed Aaliyah's look of concentration, and Severus' pale pained face that he had realized what he had said wrong.
"Daddy? What's a mommy?" Harry's heart hurt so much to hear that, and he knew Severus was hurting too.
" A mommy is a lady who cares for little children and works with the daddy to keep them safe." Severus said, wincing, because he knew what was next. But what Aaliyah said was the complete opposite and shocked the hell out of him.
" Oh you mean Tonks! Okay now what else does Santa Clause do... and does Tidus work for him when he isn't with us?" She asked looking back and forth between Severus and Harry.
"Uh.. no Tidus works only for us. Santa Clause brings happiness to those people who are sad." Aaliyah looked thoughtful.
"Well who wants to help me decorate the tree?" Severus asked.
"Well that depends." Said Harry.
"And what does that depend on." Severus asked.
"Whether or not you can get the tree to stay up." Harry said, laughing and looking at the tree, that was now slumping over the couch some.
Harry had just finished wrapping Tonks' present when there was a knock on his bedroom door.
"Come in." He said knowing it was Severus.
"Harry, I would like to talk to you." Harry blanched and Severus smiled. "I'm not mad at you for the whole mommy thing. It's an issue that should have been addressed a long time ago. I am a coward I guess... I wonder how Tonks is going to take it when Aaliyah calls her mommy." Severus said, smiling slightly more... and to Harry's surprise blushing.
"Oh my Gods you fancy her1" Harry burst out... then he knew he was going to die. But instead of pulling out his wand and hexing Harry into the arms of his mother, Severus blushed more.
"Tonks is a very attractive woman, she's nice, and she cares for my daughter, there is nothing wrong with me being attracted to her." He said. " Well... I'm glad we had this talk." Harry lost it then. He was rolling on the floor laughing. Severus stood still for a moment, then he joined him. Finally he got up and left.
Later that night, after reflecting on the evenings events he looked in on the kids. After he closed Aaliyah's door, he opened Harry's and looked in on the boy. He felt a weird squirming in his stomache, then he realized what it was. He was starting to care for this boy.
"Good night... son." Severus said and softly closed the door.
Severus didn't know it, but Harry wasn't asleep when he looked in on him. Several emotions were swirling around in him. Happiness because he'd found a family, anticipation of spending time with that family, and fear. Fear that he wouldn't be able to save that family. Fear that when it came time to kill Voldemort he wouldn't, and fear that Aaliyah, his new little sister, could be marked or even die. Eventually his mind pushed away all negative thoughts, and he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Severus awoke from a dream. In that dream he and Tonks were married, and they along with Aaliyah were attending Harry's graduation. They were all having a wonderful time, and Severus looked down at his arm. His Dark Mark was gone.
Severus awoke to pounding on his door. He smiled. From the sound of it, Harry had taught Aaliyah a muggle christmas carol, and they were both out in the hall singing it. And pounding on the door.
"ALRIGHT I'M UP, I'm up" He rolled over and looked out the window... it wasn't even light outside."He rolled out of bed and stood up. He crossed his room and opened the door to see not only Harry and Aaliyah out in the hall singing but Tonks, Albus, and Remus Lupin.
"Happy Christmas Severus!" The adults called out in unison.
" Happy Christmas daddy" Aaliyah cried out. Harry looked at Albus before stepping up and whispering.
"Happy Christmas... dad." Severus smiled at him and ruffled his hair. He picked up Aaliyah and the whole group moved into the living room. There was a huge pile of presents under the tree. They were all about to start opening presents, when a great banging came upon the front door.
"Who the hell is that?" Severus asked, as he went and opened the door. When he saw who was standing there, he broke out into a big grin. He walked back into the living room, followed by ... a very large Santa Clause. Harry laughed out loud, when he saw Hagrid, his beard and hair charmed white, wearing great red robes. He looked over at Aaliyah to see her reaction. She looked awed.
"SANTA CLAUSE!" She screamed and ran over to Hagrid, hugging him around his knees. "Thank you Santa Clause!" She cried then ran back over to Severus. "Look daddy, it's true Santa Clause came... and you and Mommy are here, he came to see Harry and I open our presents, in front of you and mommy!" Tonks looked around the room, looking for another woman. When she realized that Aaliyah was talking about her, she blushed and was about to tell Aaliyah that she wasn't her mommy when Albus, Harry, Severus, and Remus all shook there heads. The rest of them smiled. They then just started to open presents. Harry's pile was the largest he ever had. Aaliyah screamed with joy when she opened the combination cat collar/leash that Harry had gotten her. Tonks laughed when she opened the joke book Harry had bought for her. Severus looked confused when he opened his gift.
"Harry what is this?" He asked turning the box all around.
"This is an alarm clock. It keeps time and sounds an alarm at the time you set." Severus stopped looking confused and starting smiling.
"And why would I need one of those when I have my daughter." He asked.
"Because I have a feeling Aaliyah will start sleeping in more." Harry said mysteriously and winked. Albus opened his robes, and immediately went to the bathroom to change into them. When he came back out, everyone had a good laugh.
"Thank you Harry." He said and sat back down. Harry had given Hagrid his gift before he had left. Harry then started opening his own gifts. Tonks had given him a book on metamorphmagism. Remus a book on becoming an animagus. Hagrid had given him a book on raising dragons. Albus had given Harry a gift certificate to Honeydukes. Aaliyah looked shy when she handed Harry her gift. It was a little handmade book of drawings, made with magic crayons. The crayons made any picture they drew move like a wizard photograph. Most of the pictures were of her and Scruffles, a few of him playing quidditch, but the last one was different. It was a drawing of Aaliyah, himself, Severus and Tonks. Under it was the caption: "My Family". Harry smiled a little and put it aside. Then he got to Severus' gift. He opened it, inside was a note that said: "Welcome to the family." Harry looked at the gift, it took him a moment to realize what it was. It was a parchment document. It was an I.O.U., it said. "When the second war has come and gone. I will formerly adopt you should you so choose. Love, Severus (Dad). Severus had been watching Harry like a hawk. When Harry had put aside his present, his heart fell. But when Harry looked at him and smiled, Severus' heart gave a great leap of joy. It was the best Christmas he ever had.
It was late that night when Severus and Tonks were sharing a drink.
"Severus, why did Aaliyah call me mommy?" Tonks asked. She was more than a little drunk and feeling very brave.
"Hmmm prolly because Harry told her that a mommy is a lady who cares for little children and works with the daddy to keep them safe." Severus snickered a little and poured more brandy into his and Tonks' glasses. Feeling brave he slipped his hand into Tonks'. She looked slightly surprised, but then leaned over and kissed Severus softly. He ran his hand through her hair, and deepened the kiss. He leaned forward and she went back.
Harry found them asleep on the couch. Tonks was using Severus as a body pillow. Harry smiled at them and went to entertain Aaliyah so she wouldn't wake them. It looks like their little family was going to be getting a mommy soon.
A/N: Yeah this one is longer but hey I updated three times in one day. And as you all know I write a chapter and post it the same time. Yay!