A week after Bill had visited, Harry found himself being fire-called by the Weasley, having disappeared from Severus and Celosia in the middle of breakfast for a few hours. When he returned, the couple were sitting on the couch, Severus with a quill in his hand and making several markings on a sheet of parchment while Celosia's head sat in his lap, her eyes closed.

"What did Weasley need you for?" Severus asked without looking up from his work.

"The hugest favour of life." The boy responded and Celosia heard a baby's laugh echo through the room. Her eyes shot up and she looked over to see a small boy in Harry's arms with bright brown eyes and messy brown hair that had flecks of blue hidden within.

"Teddy!" She exclaimed, jumping up from her spot on the couch and running over to the child, picking him up out of Harry's arms and into her own. "You're so grown!"

Harry grinned as she watched her hold him high up in the air, making the boy laugh in response. Severus looked up, eyeing the child with exhaustion as he shook his head, looking back at his work. "Why on earth is Lupin in our living room?"

"Don't say that, he's just a baby!" Celosia hushed, holding the boy at her hip and brushing his hair back with her free hand.

"Bill and Fleur took what you said to heart and stopped preparing for the wedding." Harry said, looking over at Severus. "They went for a vacation, but since Teddy has been in their care the entire time, they needed a babysitter."

"Oh, Teddy can stay as long as he wants!" Celosia exclaimed, smiling at the boy in her arms. "Besides, he's Harry's godson, we can raise him for a year."

"Then pass him off to Granger and Weasley, isn't that a fantastic idea." Severus muttered sarcastically.

"It's good practice." She muttered and at this Severus stood up.

"If either of you need me, I will be upstairs trying to develop an advanced version of wolfsbane." He sneered, almost running up the staircase. Harry watched him disappear, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Celosia didn't seem to notice, and kept laughing with Teddy.

"This is so exciting, I haven't babysat since Lily was nine!" She exclaimed, setting herself down on the couch and bouncing Teddy on her knee. The boy seemed to love the attention and was smiling on with whatever she was doing.

"I take it Snape doesn't like kids?" Harry asked, rolling his eyes at the end. "As if teaching us wasn't clue enough."

"He hates everything, if you haven't noticed." She noted, looking up at her nephew. "I don't think he's ever been in a situation like this, but he's going to have to come across dealing with it sooner or later."

Harry nodded his head, moving to sit beside his aunt. As he lowered himself on the couch, he bit his lip. "Have you guys talked about family yet?"

"Yes, multiple times." She answered. "It's still a work in progress but I've been trying to tell him that the three of us under one roof is pretty much family already."

"No, I don't mean us." Harry shuddered. It was a good thing to point out though. "I mean starting a family."

Celosia pursed her lips, stopping her bouncing as Teddy began to play with her hair. "We haven't talked about it. Hell, we didn't even talk about marriage. We're not really trying to be advanced in our lives in terms of actually talking and preparing about things."

"Well him running up the stairs because Teddy's here might be an indication that he won't be ready for kids." The Boy Who Lived shrugged, absentmindedly scratching his forehead. "But I'm not getting involved in that conversation."

Celosia laughed, holding Teddy closer to her shoulder as the boy started chewing on her strands without her knowledge. "When I find it ready to talk about it, I'll bring it up with Severus, don't worry. But back to the other topic, you know we're all a family under this roof."

"Yes, we're blood related." The boy answered, hoping to side track to anything as long as she didn't bring up the fact that Snape was going to be related to him.

"I'm serious!" Celosia exclaimed, turning to fully look at him. "Severus and I are getting married. You gave us your blessing. You might not accept the fact that we're family now, but he will be your uncle by marriage soon."

Harry shuddered. "The thought of that makes my skin crawl. Snape hates me."

"He doesn't hate you, Harry. I'm almost tempted to say he loves you."

Harry scoffed. "Snape? Love me? Yeah right. He treated me like shit in school and is still doing it now."

Celosia looked at him pointedly, Teddy peaking around her head to look at Harry with his big brown eyes. "Harry, you saved Severus from death because you knew he loved me. I could be your worst enemy and still be in debt to you after that. Besides, we both know that he used to treat you much worse."

Harry shrugged, staring at his knees. Snape was unusually kinder to him. They've even went by first-name biases by accident a couple of times. "I don't want to think about Snape being my actual family until it happens. So take your time with the wedding- don't rush."

"I won't." Celosia winked, wincing when Teddy yanked at her hair. She turned to the boy, pulling the strands out of his grasp. "Stop that!" The boy merely laughed and Celosia couldn't help but grin.

"Teddy's half werewolf." Harry muttered, silencing the laughter as Teddy began to chew on his fingers. "Do you think he'll gain his father's genes?"

Celosia merely watched Teddy, bouncing him lightly on her knee again. "I don't know. There's a fifty-fifty chance he could. We'd just have to walk him through it all."

"Like you, just in case." He almost whispered and Celosia turned to him with a smile.

"Sweetie, I won't be a werewolf. And if I do, it won't be so bad. I'll be more prepared for it than Remus ever was. On the bright side, if I do get transformed, I'll be able to teach Teddy everything."

Harry bit his lip. "You're awfully calm about it."

"It was my fault I ran out of the house without my wand. Greyback found me skillfully, although I'm not even sure how, but it's my problem to deal with. I'm not going to bitch and complain when I practically walked into the situation."

"If you're sure." Harry muttered.

Celosia rose from her seat. "Do me a favour and conjure up some baby-safe furniture around the house. We need to make some baby food as well."

"I'll drive to the store and get some." Harry offered, suddenly beaming.

"You will do no such thing in that violent death trap." Severus suddenly said, coming down the stairs. His sleeves were rolled up, his wand sticking in his pants pocket as he wiped sweat off of his brow. "We are wizards- we're perfectly capable of making food for a werewolf child on our own."

"Are you brewing?" Celosia asked, observing her fiancée nervously.

"In the middle of doing so, yes." He answered, walking towards the couch and gathering up the copy of the Half Blood Prince's potions book. "Once it is finished I will run a few tests and tell you the status."

"Sounds good." She nodded, letting out a small yell as Teddy yanked on her hair again. "Why?!"

Severus eyed the child warily, stopping momentarily to observe the baby boy in Celosia's arms. She was a very maternal woman and having Teddy Lupin in her arms pulling at her hair made it obvious. A small thought in Severus' mind made him imagine for a split second how she would look holding a small girl with raven black hair and green as emerald eyes.

He immediately scowled, turning around to look at Harry. "I will be calling upon you to assist me for anything while I brew if I need it. In the meantime, take care of your godson so your aunt doesn't have to strain herself unnecessarily."

"I'm past the point of 'unnecessarily straining myself', thank you very much." Celosia piped up. "I've been feeling absolutely fine."

"I'll handle Teddy." Harry interrupted, making both adults look at him shockingly.

"Hm, first time you've taken responsibility." Severus muttered bitterly before disappearing back up the stairs. Harry scowled behind his back, immediately changing to a grin when he heard Teddy coo.

"I will take Teddy, you will take a nap." Harry instructed, walking over and taking Teddy out of Celosia's arms. She surprised him by scowling, not letting go. "Aunt Celly."

A small growl escaped her lips and Harry sighed, dropping his arms. "You're having separation issues and you've only been holding him for a good twenty minutes."

"I can handle him!" She almost whined and Harry stared at her pointedly.

"Werewolves have a strong attraction to each other, you know." He merely said and she rolled her eyes, handing the baby over to him. Teddy looked at Harry in the eye, blinking once before starting to whimper.

"Feed him before he starts crying." She frowned, watching as Harry took the upset infant into the kitchen, disappearing out of sight.