Severus woke to his floo ringing. He got up and went to the fire. He answered it.

" What is it?" He demanded of Dumbledore. "I'm sleeping!"

"May I come through , my boy?" Dumbledore smiled he knew Lily had to be at Severus'. "We've got a big problem."

"I'm not part of you Order ." Severus snapped, "I have nothing to do with you! Now leave me alone!" he stood up shutting down his floo. He sighed then almost jumped when he felt someone pulling at his sleeping pants. He looked down to see Harry with his white eyes. "Yes?"

"Padfoot." he pointed to the fire. "Bad man wants you to watch Padfoot. Padfoot needs to stay."

Severus sighed, "Go sit on the stairs." Harry went as his floo rang again. Sure enough it was Dumbledore going on about how Sirius Black was trying to run off to kill Peter Pettigrew and Dumbledore trusting him to keep Sirius in the house. Severus allowed Sirius through but not Dumbledore. Sirius glared at him. "You're only here because of this." Severus pointed down at the white eyed baby now clinging to his pants again. "Lily's in the master bedroom with the other one. This one somehow got out. I'm sleeping on the couch."

"Hey, Harry." Sirius said, softly to the small boy. Severus cocked an eyebrow. "Go back to mommy okay?"

Severus detached the boy and went back to his couch and the make shift bed he had there. He'd just gotten comfortable when Harry began trying to climb on to the couch. Severus watched Sirius turn into a Grim and use his head to help push Harry on to the couch. Harry got up turned and petted the dog then crawled under Severus' blanket popping up with him snuggled close and closed his eyes.

"I didn't agree to this, brat." Severus growled, at the boy.

"Go to sleep." Harry yawned his green eyes staring up at him. "Tomorrow you will tell me about Potions. Mama says you like Potions."

Padfoot curled up on the floor keeping close to Harry. Severus growled and closed his eyes.


Severus woke to the smell of food and the sound of laughing and barking. He sat up in a huff. Jamie was playing happily with Padfoot. He looked around to see Harry sitting in his chair near one of the book shelves with a thick Potions book in his lap.

"Can you even read that?" he asked the 15 month old child. Harry looked up at him with white eyes.

"No." Harry said, "I'm looking at the pictures. Mama hasn't taught me how to read yet. I would like to learn though. I need to go potty and dont want to go in my nappy."

Padfoot was suddenly Sirius and had Harry. He was dancing around like he had to go holding Harry out in front of him

Severus pulled a book and a door opened .

"Up the stairs to the right."

Sirius bolted up the stairs holding Harry out in front of him. Severus felt a tug on his pants he looked down and sighed. Jamie was staring at him.

"I dont suppose you can use a potty?" Jamie blinked his green eyes up at him and patted his butt. Lily came in to the room. "Harry can use a potty but Jamie needs changed. "

"Oh." Lily quickly swept Jamie into her arms. She'd just come down from upstairs. "Do you have a house elf?"

"No." Severus said, frowning. "Wait you came from upstairs, Black just went up stairs and I've been asleep..."

A pop and two elves appeared.

"Potter elves!" Lily cried.

"I am Tinky." One elf curtsied. " I'm Master Harry's elf."

"I'm Dinky." The remaining elf bowed. "I am Master Jamie's elf."

"Whose cooking?" Severus asked, "and how many of you have invaded my house?"

"Jinky is cooking." Dinky said. "We don't know her. She does not wear the Potter crest." He held his arms up for his Master." Dinky is changing Master. Oh, please Lady Potter!"

Lily sighed and handed her son over they were gone in a pop. She ran fingers through her hair.

"Jinky!" Severus called. The elf appeared. "What crest do you wear? Who is your Master?"

"You are." Jinky replied, " I was sent to you."

"By who?"

"Calamus Prince." Jinky replied.

"Very well return to the kitchen." Severus said, a little shocked. Sirius came down grinning brightly. "What is it, Mutt?"

"Harry went potty all on his own with no help!" Severus cocked his eyebrow. "Okay, I held him up to the toilet but he went on his own!"

"Tinky." Harry said, reaching for his elf. Sirius set him down and Harry hugged his elf. "Tinky, I missed you." His eyes were white again. "I went potty."

"Tinky , is so proud of Master Harry!" Tinky cheered, "Tinky is going to teach Master Harry something! " she frowned, "What should Tinky teach Master?!"

"It's okay, Tinky." Harry told her. "But can you go see if my treasure chest survived? I really want my treasure chest! I want to show Sev!"

Tinky vanished as Dinky reappeared with James who was pulling on his ears and trying to gum them up.

"Master Jamie is teething!" Dinky cried.


Everyone was sitting at a table eating breakfast. Jamie was making a mess but Harry was eating diligently and not playing. Severus could tell he was already favoring one over the other. He scolded himself for that.

"Jamie , don't play in your food." Lily said, weakly. This was James' fault. "Jamie, listen to mommy and don't play in your food." Jamie threw a hand full of mush at Sirius hitting him in the cheek. Severus snorted into his porridge. Okay, he liked this kid too. "JAMIE!" Sirius was laughing"SIRIUS, DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!"

The floo began ringing.

"Master Severus!" Jinky said, appearing, " A Dumbledore is in the floo for you. "

Severus wiped his mouth and stood. He left the room. When he returned he looked to be fighting a reaction.

"Lily, Mutt." he said, "I have good news for you."

"What is it?" Sirius frowned.

"Potter is alive." Both of them looked shocked. "Dumbledore just told me he is at St. Mungos and is wanting to see you all."


Severus wasn't sure how he got dragged along but here he was at St. Mungos entering James Potter's room. Remus Lupin stood beaming.

"Moony!" Harry squealed loudly. He began struggling . "MOONY!"

"Harry, please!" Lily said, trying to keep both children. "Harry, you're going to make mommy drop you and Jamie. "

Remus scooped Harry into his arms.

"Moony, I went potty!" Harry told him happily. "Padfoot held me and I went all by myself!"

"I'm so proud of you." Remus told the boy smiling. People in the room were whispering over Harry. "James, Lily brought the boys."

James blinked his eyes open they seemed dazed.

"Jamie?" he asked, "Harry? Lily?"

"That's right." Lily said, moving over to her husband. She sat Jamie in his lap. Jamie began babbling happily. James smiled at his son. "Remus , bring Harry over here."

Harry was set on the bed. James payed no attention to Harry. Harry looked at the man. His eyes emerald green. As everyone watched Harry's eyes went white.

Harry could see his daddy's magic and it pulsed but didn't comfort him. It didn't match his magic like his mommy's did. Jamie's matched his daddy's magic but not his own. This man didn't like him like he loved Jamie anyway.