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A/N- Sorry for the long wait with this chapter. I would like to update sooner, but a little thing called school is getting in my way! But, at least I have updated right? Right....
Oh, and please don't flame me for any grammar and spelling mistakes...I hear enough from my English teacher and I am very tried even when I read over it...
New Resolutions II
Chapter 12- Miracles
"He wants to stay with us, so why can't he?"
"You aren't his family!"
"He doesn't have any family."
"He has a great aunt in America."
"That he doesn't know! He knows me. He knows all of us!"
Harry sat back in his chair with a smirk as he watched Leah argue with Sara, Head of the Children Adoption and Guardian Center in the Ministry. She had her hands on the desk, leaning forward. Sara wasn't giving any either.
"Love...love, sit down please, that isn't helping," said Harry grabbing her hand.
"How do you know she isn't like his parents? Thomas doesn't need to be put into a different environment. Sending him to another country? Come on...what kind of person would send him all the way to America when he has people here willing to take him!" said Leah a bit calmer.
"Missus, listen. We are willing to take Thomas in and take care of him. As you know we have two little girls that adore Thomas as well. Just let him stay with us," said Harry.
"And what if his parents are convicted? We will have to find him a foster family or an orphanage. How will that be for him? I know the both of you are well paid. Most of the foster parents or orphanages are just barely making it by. Talk about a different environment," said Sara.
"Who says he would have to go to one of those places?" asked Leah.
"Excuse me?"
"He could be adopted, could he not?"
"Well...yes."
Leah looked at her with a smirk.
"Can we just worry about the guardianship," asked Harry.
Sara turned to Harry and sighed.
"Fine. You do know that the case could take a while," she said looking for papers.
"Yes, but this one isn't go to," muttered Harry.
Sara didn't respond to him. "Sight here and here. Both of you. Someone will be coming by your house once a week for the first month. Then, from then on," she said laying down papers in front of them.
Leah and Harry both nodded and signed the papers.
"I should also tell you two, expressly you Mister Snape, that you have enemies, no doubt about that. And they might want to hurt him. I don't think I need to say what will happen to you if that does happen, so I dare say you better protect him." She was meaning that if anything happen to a child while in a guardianships care, they guardian would be the one to pay with time in Azkaban.
"My family is the most important thing to me and I'll do anything to protect them. Thomas is my family now," said Harry shoving the papers in front of her face.
Leah glanced over at Harry. She saw the gaze in his eyes that proved that he meant it, though she already knew that.
"Thomas is waiting outside. You may take him home," said Sara.
"Thank you!" said Leah sharply standing up.
"She is use to getting her way sooner. You will-" but Harry was cut off by Leah grabbing the back of his robe and being pulled out of the room.
"Merlin, I hate you some times," she said with a playful smirk on her face.
"But you know you love me," said Harry.
Leah shook her head. One thing she loved the most about Harry that he didn't act to grown up. He knew when he had to be serious and act years beyond his age while other times it was like her was eleven again.
"I guess I have to," she said not even looking at him.
"Have to? Fine...go off with another-"
But once again Harry was cut off. This time though, it wasn't Leah.
"Miss Leah!"
Suddenly Leah had arms wrapped around her legs. Harry held on to her from behind so she wouldn't fall.
"Hey sweet! You ready to go home with us?" she asked picking him up.
Thomas nodded excitedly.
"Well, then, lets go. Lily, Jordan, come babes!"
The twins waved by to Evan, who had been watching them and left with their parents.
"You're going to love the house Tommy. It's great!" said Lily.
"I am?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah. The house is huge!" exclaimed Jordan.
"Girls," said Harry amused. "Let him decide that."
Both girls frowned up at him but nodded anyway. Harry quickly grabbed both of them from behind, one under each arm and disappeared. Leah shook her head and rolled her eyes as she looked down at Thomas.
"Ready?"
He nodded still staring at the spot where Harry and the twins had left. If I could just read your thoughts, thought Leah as she apparated to the house. Thomas' eyes widen and his jaw dropped at bit.
"You live here?" he asked amazed.
Three stories tall, all done in gray stone, and the back yard big enough for a quidditch pitch wad the sight he was met with. Leah nodded and made her way through the snow into the house where they found Lily and Jordan on the floor near the Christmas tree, laughter filling the room. Leah smiled and looked at Thomas again, who was watching them with sadness in his eyes.
"Why don't you go join them?" she whispered into his ear, startling him. His eyes met hers and she nodded at him.
Thomas hopped out of her arms and slowly made his way over to the three on the floor. He didn't have much time to react before Harry pulled him by the feet to him, tickling everywhere. Leah didn't know that the sound of his laughter would make her smile as much as she did.
She left the four of them to their tickling match and walked into the kitchen. She heard the old grandfather clock chine three in the afternoon as she sat down and stared down at the letter in front of her. This letter was sat aside once she found the letter about Thomas a couple of hours ago. She was scared to open it. The writing on the outside she knew to well as her mothers. She wondered if Draco had received the same letter or was it just her.
Hands shaking violently, she slowly began to tear the envelope, only making it half way across before a cry for help made it into the kitchen.
"Leah! Help me! I am being attacked by three kids!"
Leah closed her eyes and sighed before laying the letter back on the table and walked into the leaving room. Shoving her shaking hands into her robe, she raised an eyebrow scene in front of her. Harry was laying on his back while Lily was standing on top of his legs, Thomas sitting in his stomach, and Jordan standing above him with her arms crossed, smirking down at him.
"Do I even want to know?" questioned Leah.
"I don't think so," said Jordan.
"How about we get off of your Dad so we can go shopping," she said.
"Shopping?" came out of four different mouths, all different.
"Yes shopping," said Leah.
"I need new clothes Mummy. Can I get some new ones?" asked Lily excitedly. She was about the only one that was a bit excited.
"No, not with Christmas only a few days away. We need to get things for Thomas' room and still have to get more presents for we go over to Grandma's," said Leah.
"My room?" asked Thomas with a perplex expression.
"Yes your room. Where did you think you would be staying? The floor?" asked Harry around Jordan's leg.
Thomas blushed a little and looked at Leah. "Can I see it?"
"Sure sweet. Harry, why don't you get help get Lily and Jordan dressed in something warmer since we are going to be outside for a while."
"But I think I have to go to work. You know...I have that thing to finish," said Harry.
"You don't have a thing to finish Daddy," said Lily.
"Lily, shut it," he said looking at her pointy.
Lily giggled as she jumped off Harry's legs.
"Nice try Harry but you get to come. You aren't getting out of it," said Leah. "Come on Thomas, I will show you to your room."
Thomas jumped off of Harry but with not kicking him in the side. Lily and Jordan had all ready left the room, so the didn't see Thomas reaction to this scene. As soon as Tomas' foot came in contract with Harry's side, he froze and slowly turned around, muttering under his breath before he fell to the ground in a protective ball.
Harry opened his mouth but no words would come out. He looked up at Leah, asking what to do. Leah quickly made her way over to Thomas' side, pulling his arms off from around his head.
"Tommy...Thomas, you don't have to protect yourself. We aren't going to hurt you," she said softly.
"But I hurt Harry. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry. I'll do something. Clean or-"
"Tommy!" snapped Harry softly. "You didn't hurt me. Trust me, I've had worse done. You didn't mean to kick me. So, why would you be in trouble?"
"But, Mother and Father-"
"Tommy, we aren't your parents. We aren't going to hurt you. You can do pretty much anything you want, and get away with it. Just ask the twins. You can't do something that would make us hurt you," said Leah.
Thomas looked at the both of them. Leah smiled softly as she saw the realization show in his chocolate eyes.
"How about we go upstairs, clean you up, and get ready to leave?" she asked.
Thomas nodded as Harry pulled him up with him. He handed him to Leah as he yelled up the stairs, "I am coming and you better be half way dressed or I get to pick out your clothes!" Leah shook her head and saw Thomas smile.
"You will soon learn that this family is a bit insane," said Leah.
Thomas giggled and wrapped his arms around her neck. She smiled and wrapped her own arms tighter around him. The walked up the flight of stairs and heard more laughter from the twins' rooms as the walked past.
"And this would be your room," said Leah opening the door.
For the second time that day, Thomas' eyes widen in shook. "My...my room?" he asked.
"Yes, yours, which we will do in anything you would like."
The room was rather large, twenty by fifteen feet, with the roof slanted a little at the corners, and a bedroom set in maple was sat around the room.
Leah led him down to the bathroom, which was located right beside his room, and sat him on the counter.
"As you can tell, the girls use this bathroom," she said grabbing a pink and black washcloth from the bar beside the sink. The room was a filled with just about every color possible.
"I like it, minus the pink though," he said looking around.
"That would be Lily's doing. Did you notice her room? Pink everything," she said wetting the cloth.
Thomas giggled.
"So, what would you like your room to be done in?" she said whipping his face off with the warm cloth.
"Can it be quidditch?" he asked.
"Don't tell me...another quidditch fanatic?" she exclaimed.
"I heard that," echoed Harry's voice down the hall.
Leah rolled her eyes. "Yes, quidditch will work. Anything about quidditch that you want?"
"Can we do the Bats or England?"
"Bats? Oh, Harry will love you. He played for them," said Leah as she finished his face.
"I know. Seeker."
Leah nodded at his smile. She glanced at him for the first time since they had been home. He only had a thin long sleeve shirt and jeans without any jacket or cloak. She cursed herself for not realizing it soon. "Say, I think we are going to have to be dressed a bit warmer if we are going to be outside for a while. Why don't we go back to your room and see what we can find until we go clothes shopping?"
Thomas nodded and jumped off the counter. Leah followed him this time to his room. She picked up some of the girls clothes that were to small for them now, mainly Jordan's that were from her early tomboy stage, and shrunk them down to his size so now he had a white, long sleeve tee shirt with a dark green sweater over top of it and a black, heavy cloak.
"Don't we look cute now," she said, standing back and looking at him.
"I can't move," he said.
Leah giggled at him. "Its alright. You'll get use to it. But, you still have to have a scarf on and maybe a hat," she said.
"I already can't move!"
"I think you will live honey. Lets go see it the girls and Harry are ready," she said.
Thomas nodded and ran out of the room. "So much for not being able to move," she yelled after him.
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"This one!"
"No this one!"
Harry leaned against the wall as Lily and Jordan tried to help Thomas pick out a bed sheet for his room. Leah had left him with the three children while she finish Christmas shopping and getting clothes for Thomas.
"Why not that one?" he asked jumping on one of the beds.
"Perfect!" both girls yelled.
The mix of scarlet and black with a giant bat in the middle seemed to satisfy both of the girls as well as Thomas.
"Finally decided?" he asked.
"I think so," said Thomas.
"I am glad," said Harry.
Harry motioned for a clerk to come finally. As he was in the process of telling the lady what he needed, a loud thump made him glance over the kids. Shaking his head he made his way over to them. Some how all three of them made it on to the floor with Thomas in the middle.
"I have to say, you three are quite talented," he said smirking.
"Papa thought so too," said Lily.
"Smart ass," he muttered under his breath but Lily still heard him.
"You think so? I do too," she said.
"Come on," he said making his voice louder than Lily's. "Let's go see if Leah is done yet. I would say we could get ice cream but it is dead winter, so how about some hot chocolate at the Leaky Cauldron?"
"YAY!" the girls yelled.
"What about you Tommy? Want some hot chocolate?"
Thomas nodded still getting use to having a choice in things. Harry swept him to his arms and over his head, giving his a piggyback ride. Paying for the bed sheet, the walked out of the store. The girls ran ahead, each dancing around in the snow.
"You know Tommy, you don't have to be afraid of us. Just act like a kid," he said softly.
"I know," whispered Thomas.
"Just checking," said Harry tickling his leg.
"Mum! Uncle Dray!" the girls yelled suddenly taking off.
Harry looked ahead and saw Leah and Draco talking outside a jewelry shop.
"Hey," he said as he approached them.
"Hey Harry. Draco here was showing me what he got Ginny for Christmas," said Leah.
"And do I get to see this present?" asked Harry.
"No. I don't need your opinion. I needed a girls opinion," he said.
"What about me, Uncle Dray? Can I see it? I am a girl!" said Lily.
"Sure babe. I could use your opinion as well," he said bending down on one knee to be level with her.
Harry rolled his eyes but his attention was turned to Thomas, who was pulling at is hair.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Who is he?" he whispered.
"Oh, him? He is no one special."
"Hey!" protected Draco, closing the box with a snap.
"Really...he is no one," said Harry.
"I think not. I am Draco Malfoy, Leah's older brother and you must be Thomas, correct?" asked Draco.
Thomas nodded, gripping Harry tighter around the neck.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Thomas," he said with a smile.
"Okay, Thomas, I can't breathe," said Harry pulling Thomas' hand away from his neck. "Draco isn't going to hurt you. He would hurt a fly unless it was annoying him. So, you don't have to be afraid."
Draco raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Thomas hands returned to Harry's neck as he looked at Draco. Draco smiled at him before asking Leah something.
"Can I call you Dray?" asked Thomas suddenly, catching the adults off guard.
"What? Oh, yes, you can. Dray is fine," said Draco.
Thomas' adorable smile shown and Harry thanked Merlin for some miracles.
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