Thanks to all who have stuck with this story but sadly it will be coming to end soon. What i wanted to know if you guys would like a series of oneshots of scenes that you would have liked to have seen?

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

Chapter Twenty - Learning New Words

Harry sat on the living room floor as he played with the Blowing Bubble Boy that Minerva got him a few days ago along with a chocolate frog that sat on the coffee table next to the Blowing Bubble Boy.

Severus was recovering from a headache he got well fighting with the child about the frog. Telling Harry to 'Stop playing with his food and to eat his frog'.

The response, "He not food, he my friend."

Thirty minutes later he gave in to Harry's new friend and accepted the fact that he would be cleaning chocolate off his furniture tonight.

He did pocket the card that came with the frog. Instead of throwing them away, Severus decided to keep them just in case when Harry was older he wanted to start a collection as most children did.

"Do you like the new toy that Minerva got you?" Severus asked as he kept an eye on the time.

It was Monday morning, the day Severus started potty training again. Harry sat in a shirt and a pull-up with no pants since it made it easier to get the child to the bathroom. He was getting there with Harry before his child was taken away and had his setbacks.

He thought it would be good if he could get Harry using the bathroom before his next meeting with the Ministry. Showing them that he was a good fit for Harry but so far he wasn't having any luck with Harry.

At the beginning of every hour, he took the boy to the bathroom and made him sit on the toilet for five minutes. The entire time Harry would sit there, looking confused as he played with the toilet paper roll.

"Ya...bubbles," Harry replied, popping some of the bubbles with his finger as they came out of the mouth.

Severus gave a small smile as he watched Harry play with his new toy as the chocolate frog hopped around the table.

"Do you think you can try and use the toilet again?" Snape asked as the clock made its way to three o'clock.

"No...no have to," Harry muttered.

"Poppy is coming tonight. Wouldn't it be great if we could tell her that you use the big boy potty?" Snape asked, hoping he could bribe Harry into using the bathroom.

"No have to" Harry muttered once again.

"How about I give you another chocolate frog so your friend can have a little buddy?" Severus offered.

"No have to," Harry spoke louder this time.

Severus let out a small sigh, thinking he should give up for the day just as the fireplace roared with Poppy stepping out.

"You're early," Severus commented, "I thought you weren't coming until tonight"

Poppy didn't say anything as she tossed the daily prophet into his lap.

Severus flipped the paper to the front page to read that Sirius Black been sentenced to Azkaban for six months due to having a black market wand.

"He was lucky it was only six months," Severus mentioned, tossing the paper on the table, "He could have gotten a lot more...how is the wolf taking it?"

"I don't know I haven't seen Remus today but I'm guessing not well. Have you forgiven him yet?" Poppy asked.

"What do you think? He's lucky that Harry didn't have any long term effects with what he did. He doesn't even seem bothered with what happened," Snape explained, watching as Harry poured more bubbles into the boy.

"He thought he was doing the right thing."

"The right thing would have been to listen to you or to tell me what happened not to overdose my son on laxatives," Severus grumbled, "The man is an idiot"

"Idiot."

Severus' eyes widened when he heard the small voice of Harry repeat what he said.

"No...no, we don't say that word," Severus said, trying to back peddle.

"Moony idiot," Harry said with a smile.

"Good job Severus," Poppy said sarcastically, giving Severus a small pat on the shoulder before smiling herself.

"Idiot!" Harry yelled.

"Harry. We don't say that word," Severus tried again but sternly. He knew it was his fault, he shouldn't be saying such things in front of the boy.

"Don't react to him and he will stop," Poppy said with a small chuckle.

After a couple of minutes of Harry saying the word with no reaction from Severus, it turned out that Poppy was right with Harry going back to his toy.

"The meeting with the ministry is in two weeks right?" Poppy questions with Severus giving a small nod.

"We have two more appointments with the Mind Healer. It will mostly depend on her report if I get Harry or not," Severus explained, trying not to get his hopes up, "If I do get Harry I will be performing a blood adoption. That way this can't happen again."

"It's when...when you get Harry back, not if" Poppy corrected.

Severus closed his eyes for a moment, praying that Poppy was right. He didn't think he could live through Harry being taken away twice, it almost killed him the first time.

"Daddy..." Harry interrupted Severus' thoughts. "I...need...potty now," Harry muttered as he rubbed the front of his pull-up a little.

Severus let out a small groan, knowing that it was too late. He should have taken Harry to the bathroom when he had the chance.

Poppy pressed her lips together in an effort not to laugh.

"I'll leave you two alone, I will be back for therapy tonight," Poppy said before leaving the same way she came in.

Severus let out a sigh before standing up "Come on, let's get you to the potty and then get changed."

"I take friend?" Harry asked, picking up the chocolate frog.

"...yes you can take your friend," Snape said, watching as Harry carried the frog to the bathroom with him.