Thank you to the betas of this chapter, icedawn12193, and Willofhounds.

Chapter Nineteen - Dinner and a Story

Remus held his breath as he watched Severus enter his chambers. There was a chance that he would be killed tonight and chopped for potion ingredients, never to be seen again.

"I see you kept him alive," Severus commented as he exited the fireplace.

"What did you two do when I was gone?" Severus asked as he made his way over to Harry and gave him a small hug.

Harry's eyes flicked over to Remus for a second, long enough for Severus to take note of.

"Play outside..." Harry spoke softly, looking back at Remus to see if he did good.

Remus gave a small nod of approval.

"Is that why you have a change of clothes? You've been playing in the mud?"

"Yes," Remus replied quickly before Harry had a chance to get a word in. The truth was, Harry had leaked through his diapers and this was his third pair of fresh clothes since he gave Harry the potion.

Severus looked at Remus suspiciously but nodded, getting the feeling that something had happened when he was away.

"Moony stay...for dinner?" Harry asked, breaking the silence.

"...If Moony wants to stay for dinner, he is welcome to," Severus replied before making his way to the kitchen.

Remus smiled, glad that his plan was working so far. He just needed to get through the night and he was home free with Severus never knowing. He played with Harry and changed him once more to still find no toys when Severus got dinner ready.

He noticed his first hiccup in the plan when they all sat down for dinner. Severus planned Harry's favourite meal, fish, and chips, and yet Harry wouldn't touch anything on his plate. All he would do was push his fingers along the plate, moving his food about.

"Come on Harry, you love fish and chips," Severus said concernedly, worried that Harry may be sick. Harry never fought him over fish and chips, if anything Harry finished his meal before Severus could.

Harry let out a small moan, shaking his head as he pushed his plate away.

"How was he today?" Severus asked, getting up from his chair and feeling Harry's forehead.

"He was fine," Remus replied with a little bit of panic.

"You're not warm," Severus said, rubbing Harry's back a little before going and getting Harry's commendation booklet and flipping to the page that was filled with different body parts.

"Is something hurting you? Are you in pain?" Severus asked, frowning when Harry gave a small nod.

"Can you show me what is hurting you?" Severus asked, hopeful that Harry will be able to communicate with him enough to let him know what was bothering him.

Harry let out a small moan as he rubbed at his eyes, looking at the pictures through his fingers before reaching out and taking the photo of a stomach.

"Your tummy is hurting you?" Severus asked as he looked at the picture that Harry pulled off.

"Did he eat anything today?" Severus asked, turning to look at Remus.

Remus could feel his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn't do this, the last thing he wanted was for Harry to be in pain and at that moment he confessed everything that happened when he was gone. Believing it was the toys that were making Harry uncomfortable.

Severus pinched the bridge of his nose as he took in all the information.

"Let me get this straight. You brought over those stupid quidditch players even though I told you Harry couldn't play with those toys. He swallowed two quidditch balls and you took him to Madam Pomfrey. When she said she couldn't do anything you then decided to overdose my child on laxatives to get the toys back which you haven't even succeeded in? Not to mention that you got Harry to lie to me?"

"It isn't an overdose, just a few extra drops" Remus defended himself.

"For Harry, that is an overdose" Severus yelled, unable to control his temper. He left Harry in Remus' care for three hours and it turned out that the wolf couldn't even look after the child without poisoning him.

"I wasn't trying...I just wanted to get the toys back before you came home. I knew you would be mad if you found out Harry swallowed something under my watch. I was afraid you wouldn't let me see Harry again," Remus confessed.

"I'm not mad because Harry swallowed something, this isn't the first time Harry swallowed something."

"What?" Remus asked, confused.

"The child sticks everything in his mouth, it's not a surprise that he shallows things," Severus explained.

"I'm mad because you overdosed him on laxatives...after you were told he wasn't in any danger from the toys."

"How was I supposed to know that, all I knew was that he swallowed something. And you would be pissed about it," Remus yelled.

"I didn't know this would happen," Remus said, feeling bad about what he had put Harry through, "You didn't tell me that he ate stuff regularly."

"I told you not to bring those toys, they're not age-appropriate for Harry."

"I just wanted to share a memory with him," Remus yelled.

Severus rubbed his temples, this was the last thing he needed.

"I'm going to get Harry ready for bed, I bet he's tired," Severus spoke, finished with the conversation.

"You can show yourself out," Severus added before picking Harry up into his arms.

"Can I still see Harry?" Remus asked worried that he would be banned from seeing the child.

Even though Severus was mad about what happened he could still understand the thought process that Remus had and he didn't want to deny Harry from seeing the man.

"...yes...now get out of my chambers," Severus said before taking Harry to the bathroom.

Severus gave Harry a warm bath in hopes it would ease his stomach before getting him dressed for the night. He did decide to place a double diaper on Harry in hopes it would stop any leaks before placing Harry in his snitches pajamas.

Once Harry was dressed for bed he carried the child back to his room and placed him in bed, tucking him under the blankets.

"Story," Harry muttered.

"Of course a story," Severus said, picking up the book from his nightstand, "What do you want tonight?"

"Grumpy-wumpkins," Harry said, wanting The Wizard and the Hopping Pot Story.

"Grumpy-wumpkins it is then," Severus said, flipping open the book and reading the story to the child until he fell asleep.