Chapter 2

Fudge looked very doubtful over the old mans decision. Every one knew how important Harry was to their world. He had saved them. Some people thought he was going to need yet save them again some day so you can imagine how reluctant he, The Minister was to leave the boy in the ahead of a half giant who had a criminal record

"I will of course be there to look over them." said Dumbledore. With the him there over seeing Harry's childhood he didn't see how his friend was going to be able to say no.

"Can' t you take him on for my piece of mind, Dumbledore?" he said to him.

"I cannot, for my first priority must of course be what it always had been: Hogwarts." he said to him. "But rest assured, I will see Harry every day. Nothing will happen to him."

"Very well, but make this clear to Hagrid. One slip up and we will be taking Harry back." he said to him and Dumbledore nodded.

"Very well minister, now I must be getting back to Hogwarts!" he said to him.

Of course he was going to say no such thing to Hagrid so roughly. He was nervous enough about being a father with out every one breathing down his neck telling him where he was going wrong.

That was the last thing he was going to need. Hagrid had the right values, and he was going to install them in his new son. Albus was confident he had done the right thing.

As he got to Hogwarts he went right to the teachers lounge.

"Minerva," he said to her formally, as there eyes met setting the mood for there meeting. "Have you seen our new arrival today?" he asked her.

"I believe they were both out up and early to go on Hagrid's round, but not since the students have been up. I do believe that Hagrid needs time to get used to his new friend." she said to him.

"Very well then I shall go and visit them later." he said as he begun walking out of the lounge again. He had a lot to do.

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It was lunch time and the two Weasley siblings who were so far at Hogwarts decided it was time to pay a tot there dear friend.

"Hagrid can we come in?" asked Charlie.

Hagrid sighed. He didn't know if he wanted to let them in today. Harry had only just settled for his nap and he had to be his main priority.

Shaking his head, he walked over to the door. "Sorry lads, I'm a bit preoc'upied today." he said to them.

That was strange, thought Bill as he looked as his brother.

"Come on Hagrid, what's more important than seeing your mates?" asked Bill.

His son…

"Ok, just come in but be quiet," he said, knowing they were going to find out sooner or later. Might as well just be sooner.

"But Hagrid, what's going on?" said Charlie, but as he got in he saw just what was going on. He had never seen Hagrid with a baby before.

"A baby." he muttered as he looked in to the crib.

"Yea" said Hagrid. How was he meant to tell them just who baby was?

Charlie looked at him. What was going on?

Walking over to the crib from where he had been standing Hagrid stroked his childs hair. His child. It was so weird still.

"His mam and his pa passed away. I'm all the family e has now." Hagrid tried to explain to him solemnly. Lily and James hadn't deserved the ending they had been given.

"But Hagrid," said Bill to him. "What do you knows about babies?"

Hagrid shrugged as he realized that the answer to that was not much.

"We're both going to have to adapt to one another. Go on a little learning curve." he told the two boys as he looked at his new son with pride. !but we're going to get there, ein't we ma lad?" he asked as Harry's eyes opened and he gurgled as he saw Hagrid.

Picking him up out of the crib Harry gurgled with happiness

Although the baby did not understand were his mummy and his daddy were he liked Hagrid. He had been good to him so far.

"I know I am not giving a good impression so far, but I just found out last night dat I had to take him on. Couldn't leave the las wit' nothing could I?" he asked as he continued to hug him closely.

Charlie sighed.

"Well we know a bit about kids Hagrid, with all our little kid brothers and Ginny." he said as he neared Harry.

"We can help you." said bill as he followed his brother.

"So what's his name?" he asked.

"His name? Arry. Arry Potter."

"Harry Potter?" said Charlie in disbelief. The giant was raising the savior of the wizarding world!

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Dumbledore had always known Remus was never going to take kindly to what was going on. He was a half bred, and so was Hagrid so why was it the giant got Harry and not him.

"he is all I have left of James and Lily Dumbledore, please reconsider. I want to take him in I can give him a good life here with me, you know I can I just can't let my self give him out with out a fight, please!"

"No Remus I have made my choice. Harry can settle at Hogwarts and Hagrid is going to make a good role model for the boy he is honest, true, loyal-"

"And as blooming mad at the next of times. You have seen some of the things he has done, dangerous things. You know him better than me and if I can see this is a bad idea then surely you can. Please!"

"It is a good idea. Remus, they need one another I think." said a weary Albus.

Your wrong, was all Remus could think.

Hagrid was a fifty two year old man. He was going to be seventy before Harry was twenty! He was an old man. Or was soon to be one.

"You need time to get yourself together." said Albus as he turned to leave.

"He is the one person in the world Lily would not want her child to be raised by." Remus said to him. She had been so cautious and he was just so…not.

"You're wrong this time." Albus replied. "I am sure she would rather he was with them than rather, the Malfoys?"

He knew in his heart he had done the thing when he had given Harry to Hagrid. He was a man with a lot of love in his heart and time on his hand. He was going to be able to give the boy the child hood he deserved.

"I don't think I am." Remus said coldly and Albus knew this was simply the grief talking. Remuus had lost a lot. Now he had to come to terms with it.

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