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"Direct Speech" 'Thoughts'

A/N- Guys, I honestly don't know why I've been putting off uploading this for so long. So anyway, all I can say is sorry and I truly do hope you enjoy!

Chapter 4

Harry stopped at the front door, hesitating only for a moment before lifting Alyssa onto his hip, making her wrap her arms around his neck loosely. Remus looked on in mild shock at the way Harry handled the toddler, he assumed she was around three or four, as he was just a child himself.

Harry sighed making Alyssa's wrap her arms tighter around his neck. Alyssa did not fully understand what they were about to face, but she did at least know that her daddy didn't like it. Harry placed his hand on the doorknob and pushed the door open, only to be greeted by a wand between his eyes. Startled but not unthinking, Harry turned Alyssa's body out of the line of attack.

"Oh Harry, it's just you," He heard Molly Weasley's relief filled voice say.

Harry glanced up almost scared of what her reaction would be to Alyssa, only to realize his fear was in vain, she was already turning away and walking towards the kitchen, not even noticing the little one held defensively in his arms. Harry didn't relax his hold on Alyssa, even though she was wiggling to be put down. Harry shot her a look and she quickly stopped moving opting to instead pout in silence.

"Harry Potter," Harry turned at the male voice, smiling when he saw who it was that had spoken.

"Sirius," Harry half whispered in disbelief before setting Alyssa on the ground, holding onto her hand tightly and leading the way into Sirius's arms. Harry hugged Sirius warmly, with one arm, using the other to keep Alyssa in place at his side.

"The meeting just ended. I would ask what you have been up to but," Sirius nodded to Alyssa, "I see you've been busy-" He held his hand up at Harry's protest, "explain it in the kitchen, you both look entirely too thin." Although he was smiling as he led the pair towards the kitchen, both Harry and Alyssa caught the flash of concern in his eyes.

Harry refrained from rolling his own eyes at Sirius's mothering, yet he did the same to Alyssa after every year after Hogwarts. Instead, he nodded his assent and plucked Alyssa from the ground once more, ignoring her groan of protest.

When they entered the crowded kitchen everyone turned to greet Harry, but the words never left their mouths after they caught sight of the child in his arms.

"Whoa-"

"Harry-"

"Who'd you-?"

"Go knock-"

"Up?" The twins finished together, grinning, as the aforementioned boy blushed. Theirs seemed to be the only semi-good reaction in the entire room. Before Harry could even blink, Molly, Arthur, Kinsley, and even Ginny, along with all other order members had their wands pointing in Alyssa's face. Sensing danger she immediately started to cry, something she did only when exhausted in all ways.

Remus jumped in front of the father and daughter, "What do you think you're doing?!" he growled. Remus had only just met the girl, but through Moony he could sense that she was both family and pack and he knew instantly that he would die for her, as he would for Harry.

Shouts of, "What is it?", "Who is it?", "Whose is it?", "Why do you have that thing?" came from around the room. Harry stopped his attempts to calm Alyssa in favour of jumping to his feet at the accusations.

"Sit down! Now!" He roared, which had its desired effect of everyone's silence, except for the occasional sniffle from Alyssa who was still trying to calm down, "I'll explain in a moment, can't you see you're scaring her!" Even once everyone sat down again, he continued to send a death glare at all of them and no one could meet his eyes. Snape was impressed. He also managed to keep Alyssa's head to his shoulder, one hand on her back and the other gently stroking her head.

Hesitantly Molly broached the subject, much calmer than before, "Who is that dear?" she repeated her earlier question, a motherly look on her face, one Harry could tell meant she wanted to take Alyssa from him, causing him to tighten his hold on his little girl.

Harry found a chair and sat down, settling the emotionally exhausted Alyssa onto his lap. "This is Alyssa," He directed at Molly who mouthed the name, "She's a child, not an 'it'" he explained to Kingsley, also sending a full force glare, who rolled his eyes at the obvious answer, "She is mine," he said turning to Arthur and then turning away just as quickly when he saw the wide-eyed look everyone was giving him.

The final question thrown at him made his eyes turn hard, everyone shivered at the cold look in his eyes, "And as I said, this is a child, I have her with me because she is mine." He spoke coldly to Ginny as her cheeks turned pink in embarrassment at being put on the spot.

"But you can't have a kid!" Ron shouted in his 'Holier than thou' voice, "You're only fifteen. Who did you get pregnant while at school? She only looks to be three or four. You would have had her while at Hogwarts or over the summer! In our second year, we would have seen her when we came and got you!"

Harry's eyes turned dark once more, "She's eight-"

"Impossible! You can't have a kid when you're seven!" Yelled Hermione, glaring at Harry, assuming he was lying.

"Be quiet!" Harry yelled once more, frustration and anger colouring his tone, "She wasn't originally mine. Her name is Alyssa Lily Potter nee Dursley" Silence filled the room.

"She was Petunia's" commented Severus Snape who had been watching the story unfold from the shadows.

Harry nodded, "She was different from the Dursleys, only hours after she was born she was given to me by my uncle, he told me he didn't want her, but I could take care of her, she would be my responsibility and mine alone. He didn't even name her. Called her a thing." Harry sneered the word in discontent while looking at Ginny as she twisted in her seat from his glare.

"Why didn't you bring her here before now? Or leave her at an orphanage? It's obvious her parents didn't want her, why should you take care of her?" Ginny wondered aloud, not realizing the whole table had turned to stare at her.

"See daddy, told you the Dursley's don't want me. I told you." Alyssa breathed moving her face closer onto Harry's chest, seeking the comfort that only he could offer, attempting to cover up her tears by brushing her face along his shirt to get rid of their tracks. Harry rubbed her back and continued to glare at Ginny, who, by this time, was hoping the ground would swallow her so she didn't have to be on the receiving end of Harry's anger any longer.

"How did she come to take your name?" Arthur asked, still confused. Everyone else nodded their heads, wondering the same thing.

"This summer I gave her a blood adoption potion. She is mine, she always was, now it's just official."

Silence met his statement.

This is going to be a long night…