"Ok, say cheese."
"Cheese!" They all replied and a flash went off. Jack rubbed his eyes and let off an unhappy squeal.
Here they were, September 1st at 8 am in the morning, Jack, smart in a school uniform, ready to start Muggle School. James, in his Auror uniform, waiting to go to work after taking his sons to school and Harry, having lost a lot of his baby weight and standing proud in his Hogwarts uniform with the Head boy and Qudditch captain badges pinned to his robes. A cry came from upstairs and Harry quickly disappeared into Crosby's room
"Come on Jack, we had better get you to school." Lily said and picked him up before apperating to an alleyway near his new school.
Harry was sitting in the great hall one early December morning when a handsome black owl flew to him and gave him a note.
Harry,
I'll meet you in the Gryffindor tower tonight at midnight, please be alone.
Sirius.
"What did you want to ask me?" Harry asked Sirius after he came in on his motorbike into the Gryffindor tower window.
"Well, how would you like to come away with me for the Christmas holidays? There's this lovely little beach house on the coast and I've been told it's very beautiful in the winter, even if you can't swim."
"Just us?"
"Well, Remus will be there, but I'm sure we can get rid of him for at least a little while."
"I'd love to go. But what about my parents?"
"Don't worry, we'll sort that out."
"No."
"What?"
"Your mother and I discussed it earlier and we said no Harry, you've been away at school most of the term and now you wanna go away again. Sorry but you have responsibilities." James said and Harry nodded before leaving the room glumly.
"Shame, after he's worked so hard, a baby, a solid relationship, Qudditch captain and Head boy all in one year." Sirius replied. "Remus will be disappointed too." James looked up.
"Rem's going?"
"Yeah, he was the one who suggested it, it was supposed to be the two of us, but when he went to get his wolfsbane potion from Snape he said he saw how stressed Harry was and thought it was a good idea."
"Hmmm." Was all James said in reply.
"So Harry, how's Draco these days?" Lily asked shortly after dinner as Harry and Hermione sat playing with Crosby in the lounge.
"Who cares? We broke up a week ago." He said as Hermione and Crosby had a tongue blowing war (Crosby winning so far).
"Why? What happened?" Lily asked and Harry shrugged sadly.
"It was getting too much to handle and we just got into an argument." He said and Crosby, noticing his mother's sadness, crawled over to him and wrapped his arms round him.
"Mama?" Harry looked at him in shock.
"What did you say, baby?"
"Mama!" Crosby said more confidently and Harry picked him up and spun him round.
"My smart little boy." He said excitedly and Crosby squealed. Lily and Hermione both kneeled on the floor and listened closely, but they didn't have to as Crosby spoke loud and clearly. Both gave identical squeals, but a large red and gold feather suddenly appearing and falling in front of them interrupted the moment of joy. Lily and Harry, both knowing what to do, having done this for many years, stood up and started rushing around.
Harry picked up Crosby up and left him to play with the feather on the couch while he rushed upstairs. Hermione just sat watching as Lily got James, who got Jack from his room.
Harry came back into the room with a blanket, which he wrapped round Crosby. "Where's the portkey?" James asked and Harry removed the feather from Crosby's mouth and hands, as he had now been chewing on the end.
"It's a little damaged and drooled-over, but it'll be fine." He said and everyone put a hand on it when James spotted Hermione still sitting confused on the floor. Harry also saw and took her hand, pulling her up.
"Where are we going?" She asked him.
"I'll explain later, just come on." He said and after everyone got a finger on the portkey and a tugging behind their navels, they all disappeared.
They appeared outside a large house and Hermione looked around and hung tightly onto Harry's arm.
"Where are we?" She asked.
"12 Grimmauld place, in other words, Sirius's place." He whispered back and James knocked on the door.
The door opened and Sirius opened the door. He saw who it was, smiled and ushered them inside. "We've got a few minutes till the meeting starts, Dumbledore just arrived." He said and led them to the lounge. Hermione looked around, fascinated with the design and detail.
"Hey Mione, hey Harry." A voice said and Hermione tore her eyes away from the house to see Ron sitting on one of the couches.
"I get the feeling we're in for a long meeting, I'd better get some blankets for the kids." Sirius said.
"I'll help." Harry quickly added and gave Crosby to Hermione before he disappeared with Sirius down the passage.
They reached one of the walk-in closets and Harry kissed Sirius passionately after making sure they weren't being watched.
"You'll never guess what happened a few minutes before the portkey came." He said breathlessly as they broke apart.
"What?" Sirius said.
"Crosby said his first word." Sirius's eyes lit up and they broke apart as they thought they heard a knock. They quickly got a load of blankets and came back to the room to find Ron explaining to Hermione why they were all there. As soon as Crosby saw Harry, he started struggling against Hermione.
"Mama!" He called out and everyone looked up. Harry took him and he squealed and said 'mama' again.
"Whoa, Harry, mate, wrong gender." Ron laughed and Harry shrugged. A strangers face appeared from round the corner.
"Meetings starting." It said and most of the adults went, but before Sirius could, a voice called to him.
"Daddy!" He said and Sirius's heart sank and rose at the same time, now everyone would know, and it didn't help Moony was still in the room.
"It figures he thinks you're his daddy, considering the amount of time you spend with him." Remus said and laughter rang round the room. Sirius turned round and took Crosby as he held his arms out, the only faces without smiles being Lily and James's, and Harry looking a little worried but stillvery amused.
He gave him back to Harry, who gave a sly wink. The remaining members left the room and as Sirius walked with James, he noticed he didn't seem happy with him.
"I didn't do anything, Prongs, honest." He whispered.
"Sure you didn't Sirius, sure."
"I'm telling the truth, why would I want to do that to Harry and go tell everyone the truth?" He said and James had to admit he had a point.
After about a half hour of noughts and crosses and Sirius trying persuade James to let Harry go on Holiday with him over Dumbledore's talking, they heard a crash and a shout.
Everyone got up and left the room to go find out what it was and found Harry and Ron busy yelling angrily and fighting with each other while Hermione looked scared, Ginny looked anxious and Jack and Crosby looked excited as they cheered 'Harry' and 'mama'.
"Don't you have a life anymore, if you're not worrying about head boy duties, it's Qudditch plays, if you're not worrying about that, it's the little brat on the couch. What's happened to you?" Ron yelled and Harry's eyes narrowed in anger.
"I do have a life, I just have responsibilities." Harry growled as he aimed a punch, hitting Ron hard in the stomach as he received one to the lip. Once Ron had regained his breath (the punch having knocked the wind out of him), he retorted.
"Oh, there's a responsibility to being a male whore?" Ron said before the adults finally interfered and broke it up.
They pulled the two off each other, it taking, Sirius, James and Peter to hold Harry back, and Fred and George to hold Ron. Both were still struggling till Dumbledore sent sparks out his wand (making Crosby and Jack both watch in awe).
Panic stopped immediately. "Fred, George, take Ron up to a spare room and calm him down. James, Sirius, please do the same. The rest of us will resume the meeting." Harry went with barely a fuss while Ron was yelling and screaming and fighting against Fred and George.
They took him up to a room and closed the door before he sank down onto the bed and groaned.
"What the hell happened out there, Harry?' James asked and Harry closed his eyes, where a bruise was forming on one.
"I don't really know, we were playing chess and talking, and Jack or Crosby, I don't even know who, started crying. I went to see what was wrong, and next thing I knew, Ron attacked me, saying I did it to spite him."
"Did what?"
"I don't know."
"You know Sirius, maybe that Holiday is a good idea." James said and Harry painfully opened one eye.
"You mean it, dad?"
"Yeah, if I can convince your mother, if it's alright with Sirius and Remus, maybe you'll be able to take Crosby with."
"Well, we are leaving tomorrow afternoon, we're taking a portkey." Sirius said.
"Can I still come?"
"Of course you can!" Sirius said and Harry threw his arms round him.
"Thank you!" He said and Sirius hugged back
"When have I ever said no to you before Harry? And don't answer that!" Sirius said and Harry laughed. There was a knock and the door opened slightly. Hermione came in with the sound of sniffles coming from the baby placed over her shoulder.
She handed him to Harry and he took him quickly. She smiled at him, kissed his cheek then left the room. The sniffles calmed down as soon as Harry took him. "Mama!" He said and cuddled up closer to Harry. "Mama stay."
"Don't worry, I'm not going away baby." He said and kissed his forehead. James saw Sirius looking on and quietly left the room to let them be alone with their son.
"Can I hold him?" Sirius asked, almost afraid that Harry would say no. He handed him to Siriuswho rocked him gently and watched as he fell asleep, cuddling intohis chest.
"It's amazing, in just an hour, we were lucky enough to get such a beautiful son." Harry said and Sirius nodded.
"Was it only an hour?" Sirius said and Harry nodded.
"Or at least I think so. Anyway, it's been about a year and 2 hours since I've known he exists, and to think how unsure I felt then, how wrong it was, but now, he's just so perfect." He said and Sirius nodded again and Harry waved his wand and conjured up a crib. Sirius put Crosby down before he went back over to Harry and started kissing him.
At the resort 2 days later…
Sirius moaned as Remus sucked on his neck, it wasn't like Harry did it, but it was something. There was a shuffle of feet and he looked up as well as Remus.
Harry stood, clad in blankets next to the bed. "Sorry, I couldn't sleep, bad dream." He said and Remus just smiled and shook his head.
"Nah, don't be sorry, it happens to the best of us." He said and moved up so Harry could hop into bed between him and Sirius.
As they were just starting to Fall asleep again, a phone rang from the other room. Remus swore and got up to answer it. Harry immediately took advantage of this and the second Remus left the roomand cuddled up closer than any godson and godfather should be to Sirius.
"You little sneak." Sirius whispered playfully and Harry replied by kissing him passionately on the lips. Sirius was getting into it but then came to his senses and pushed Harry off.
"Are you crazy? Remus is right in the other room." Sirius said and Harry laughed and smirked.
"So I can't do this?" Harry asked and Sirius felt a hand go on his upper thigh right near his crotch.
"No Harry, please don't do this to me!" Sirius begged and Harry gave an evil grin.
"You mean this?" he asked and the hand moved up and groped him.
"Yes!" Sirius croaked and Harry smirked almost triumphantly.
Harry head went further down, planting kisses on Sirius bare chest. As Harry had fully disappeared from view, Sirius heard footsteps and Harry froze.
Remus walked into the room sighing sadly. "Looks like it's just the three of you now." He said. "I've been called back for work." He sighed, kissed Sirius goodbye and apperated away
Harry's face appeared over the blankets grinning and he continued to torture Sirius into the early hours of the morning.
OK, now if I have one more person asking me why Harry was kissing Draco in the last chapter, I'm going to hit them with a Christmas tree!
Please review people! Still looking for dedicant for the sequel!