Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I do own Sean and Paddy. Snape may come across a bit OOC but that's only because he's being nice. SLASH!
Family
Chapter Six,
"Hi Seamus, hello Sean," Harry said as they met up with their Irish friend walking the grounds. The pushchair had been transfigured from a chair and now Paddy was sleeping quite peacefully in it, blankets up to his little chin. "Hello Pa-ah he's asleep, sweet little thing."
"He's not so sweet when he keeps you up till three o'clock in the morning because he's feeling fussy," Seamus told them with a smile, "Care to join me and Sean for our walk."
"Please?" Sean begged, taking hold of Dean's hand and giving him the puppy dog eyes.
"Ah! Can't resist the eyes!" Dean over acted his acceptance and Sean laughed at his friend, his favourite friend. "You three coming? Neville?"
"Sorry, got to do my potions essay," Neville apologised before turning back into the castle.
"We'll walk around with you for a bit, we could do with the break," Ron said for he, Harry and Hermione. "Hermione just made us do our own Potions essays." They took off at a slow pace, Dean being pulled ahead by an excited Sean.
"I haven't had time to do it yet, what with Quidditch practise and looking after those two," Seamus said, stopping quickly to adjust Paddy's blanket, which had started to slide off to one side. "I hope Sean and Paddy behave tonight or I'll be in trouble once more with Snape, and this time without a legitimate excuse."
"Are you alright for Quidditch after school tomorrow?" Harry asked, "Because if it's too much you can just come to every other practise, I understand…"
"It's fine Harry, it's caring for Sean and Paddy that takes up most of my time," Seamus smiled at the-boy-who-lived. "I'll be at the Quidditch practise." There was a small scream ahead of them and then tears, Sean had fallen over and scuffed his unprotected knees. Dean was already sitting the boy back on his bum and checking the grazes which were actually quite bad as far as grazes went when the others arrived at them.
"Let me see Sean, let's see how bad it is," Seamus said kindly, replacing Dean in checked the injuries. "Can you be a brave boy for me and let Madame Pomfrey wash these out?"
"Uh-Huh," Sean wiped his cheeks leaving small smudges of dirt from his hands.
"Right then," Seamus easily picked up his brother before turning to the others. "Can you lot take Paddy back to my room? I'll go right there once she's cleaned his grazes."
"Of course Seamus, we'll see you both there."
"See that wasn't so bad was it?" Seamus asked as he and Sean walked back to their rooms. Sean was sucking happily on a lolly, wizarding plasters on his knees, the pictures on them moved. Sean shook his head and slurped loudly around the lolly. "Sean, don't make that noise. It's disgusting."
"Thowy," Sean mumbled, reaching up with both hands to pull down the door handle. They entered and found Snape, Harry, Ron and Dean talking with the push chair between them.
"Hey, thanks for bringing him back, hello Professor," Seamus said, nodding the to black clothed Professor. "You guys want something to drink?"
"Nah, we'd best get going," Ron said, looking quickly at Snape to make the reason clear to Seamus why he wanted to go. "See you at dinner?" Seamus nodded.
"Before you go Dean I think Sean wants to show you the pictures he's been drawing," Seamus said pulling off his coat and hanging it over the back of his chair.
"Pictures? Lead the way my little artist," Dean said dramatically. Sean giggled and took the dark skinned teens hand before pulling him to his room.
"See you later Seamus," Harry said, hugging his Irish friend before he and Ron left.
"How can I help you Professor?" Seamus asked, pulling his shoes off and putting them by the door, making a mental note to tell Sean off for not doing the same later.
"I've heard from an anonymous source that you're having trouble with your Potions assignment." Seamus grimaced and turned back to the Professor guiltily.
"It's not that really, I just haven't had time what with these two and Quidditch, I can't let Harry down when he gives me his puppy dog eyes," Seamus sighed as he picked the still sleeping Paddy up out of his pushchair. "I will do it for tomorrow Professor. Excuse me for a moment."
"Of course." Seamus went into his room where Paddy's crib was and lay the baby boy down gently, pulling the blanket over him and placing a tender kiss on the soft forehead. Then he returned to the main room where Snape was calmly waiting.
"If Dean can keep Sean entertained I'll do it now," Seamus said, picking up his potions book from the pile by the sofa, "It was on Chapter 7 wasn't it?"
"Yes."
"Right," Seamus put the book on the sofa and pulled some parchment off another pile and then found a quill and ink pot. Then he went to Sean's room and peered in, finding Dean sat on the bed, Sean on his lap and between them they were doing another drawing. "I've got about 10 minutes unless Dean does another picture with him."
"If you can't finish it hand in what you manage," Snape said, almost kindly. "I'll mark it anyway. Oh and Finnigan, get some sleep. No offence but you look like hell." And he left.
"Was he just nice to me? No, come on Seamus, potion's essay time."
A/N Snape's being nice to Seamus, how do you lot think they should get together? I can't decide.