Chapter 4

A month later...

Harry and Severus had been getting to know each other quite well as time passed and the boy had starting to look at the older wizard as a parental figure in his life and was surprised when he found himself calling him 'Dad' one night. Severus, though he disliked to admit it, was beginning to care for Harry as a son and started treating him as such and when he heard the boy call him 'Dad' it touched is heart more than anything.

"Harry? How would you like for me to adopt you? Make it official so to speak."

Harry looked up at him with his shiny green eyes full of hope, and smiled. "Would you? Would you? Would you? Plllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I would like it a lot!" He pleaded, causing the older wizard to actually laugh aloud.

"Yes, Harry, and I have the paper work right here, and if you want me to read and explain what it says I can if you want."

"Please?"

"Ok. But I also wanted to tell you about a few other things first. If that's ok?"

"Ok, sure."

"Right, now when I adopt you, you will become part of my family, which gives you the right to know about said family.

"What I want you to know is that I have a girlfriend in Germany, her name is Selina Addams. She was a friend of mine in school and got together in our last year. However after a year, it became too dangerous and for her own and mine protection she had to move away. I still visit during the summer and any other time I can get away. We also have two daughters, twins, Serena and Samantha. They have their mother's surname to keep the protection. They are a year younger than you are. And I would love for you to meet them at some point hopefully this summer. I was also hoping that with adopting you it would be ok for my family to move back here and we could all be a big proper family." He explained. Then asked, "Would you like that?"

Harry was bouncing with joy at the prospect of having a proper loving, caring family that he just hugged his soon-to-be adoptive father instead of replying to his question. There was no need for words.

After filling out the form for adoption, Severus walked up to Albus' office and handed in his resignation for spying saying that he would no longer spy when he had other people to look after.

A/N I know it's a short chapter but necessary. Next chapter: a trip to Gringotts.

Lucyfer Addams