Harry looked at the new creature sitting before him with his head cocked to one side. It had floppy ears and wore a nice outfit but he didn't like the color. He touched it and it turned from blue and white to black and silver. He sat back clapping. Yep, he liked this color much better.
"He's using a lot of magic. " Ignotus chuckled. "It suits you Nuffle. "
"Thank you, Master. " the elf curtsied. "Should Nuffle be telling all the elves to change their colors?"
"Lets see what Harrison decides. " Ignotus said, "Don't startle the boy with all of you lining up though..."
Harry was crawling around the new creature studying it. He blinked when a bottle suddenly appeared in it's hand.
"Baby Master hungry?"
Harry nodded and took the bottle. Suddenly, it was holding his blankie.
"Baby Master is wanting blankie?" Harry nodded and took hit holding it to his cheek while sucking on his bottle. He could get used to this nice creature. He signed Thank you.
"Harry says Thank you." Severus translated for Nuffle. "Harry signs because he's locked away his words and wont talk."
"We elves will learn signing right away." Nuffle swore bouncing a little her ears flapped. "We elves are loving that we have two new Masters to take care of!Nuffle is needing to tell Nana to do the nursery in black and silver for Baby Master."
With that she vanished.
"Accommodating little things." Severus chuckled, he felt intimidated by the large manor. "Would it be okay if take Harry on a walk of the gardens in the morning?"
"Do as you like, Severus!" Ignotus boomed. "This is your home now too!"
The walk however was not meant to be. Instead cousins flooded the house demanding to know what was going on. Harry didn't like it all.
Severus sat bouncing Harry trying to calm him.
"What's wrong wif da baby?" A little girl asked. "He k?"
The room was suddenly quite and everyone was looking at Severus and Harry.
"Harry doesn't like all the noise." Severus calmly explained to her. " He also doesn't like a lot of people being around him. "
"How old is baby?" The girl asked, peeking at Harry the best she could from where Harry was trying to hide against Severus' chest.
"Harry is going to be one on July 31st."
"Hello, baby." the girl said, as Harry peeked at her. "I'm Cassie and I'm 3. " Harry blinked at her sitting back a little. "Oh, you have pretty eyes baby!" Harry touched his eye. "That's right!" Cassie clapped. Harry clapped. "That is your eye. Good Boy! Now where's your ear?" Harry grabbed his ear."Yay! Where's your hands?" Harry waved them at her. "Right again. Where's your nose?" Harry touched his nose. "Where's your mouth?" Harry put his finger to his lips. "Where's your feet. " Harry grabbed this feet. "YAY! Baby is so smart!"
Harry nodded. Severus for his part was trying not to chuckle. Lily had played that game with Harry as well.
"Baby no cry." Cassie declared holding out her arms. "Baby come play with us!"
Harry shook his head but then cocked it to one side and summoned his wolf shocking a lot of people. He waved it at her. Cassie focused and they felt her magic reach out for the wolf. It sprang to life and began running around. Harry was down and crawling after it in seconds Cassie chasing after him.
"Well, I'll be." Severus said, standing. "Harry's made another friend. "
A man was blinking.
"Dear, I think our daughter wants a brother." the woman at his side smiled gently and nodded. "Oh, I'm Ira and this is my wife Irma. "
"Nice to meet you." Severus said, kissing Irma's hand and shaking Ira's as was custom. "I'm Severus Snape. My mother was Eileen. "
"Ah yes." Another cousin said snootily. "the Muggle lover."
"You married into the Black Family by the looks of your husband." Severus countered. "My son is good friends with the Black Heir I can have Sirius here in one call." He hated using Black's first name but if it worked.
"There is no need for that." Her husband rushed. " I'm Vega Black and this is my wife Greta. "
"You friends with the Lord Black." Greta spat. "Muggle loving fool!"
"Not at all." Severus said, shocking them. "I hate Sirius Black and James Potter with every fiber of my being but Harry decided he wants to be friends with Corvus Black and James Potter Jr. My son comes before my hatred. But Black will still come if I call him because he'll want to set up another play date."
He let that news sink in as his eyes tried to find his son.
"Nana!" An elf appeared it wasn't Nana it was Nuffle.
"Master Severus is not worrying." Nuffle said, "Nana is following Baby Master and Mistress Cassie as they chase the wolf. We elves have already baby proofed the house. "
"Very well thank you, Nuffle."
Nuffle nodded and vanished.
Arguments started up again. His whole life Severus had wondered what it would be like to be part of a big family now he just wanted them all to go home.
Harry liked this girl a lot. She could call for the elves, as he was now being told they were, he was also being fed some kind of green stuff on a spoon out of jar. It was okay but he liked his bottle.
"What are you feeding him?!" Severus cried, it was dinner time and they'd come to the dinning hall to see Cassie spooning baby food into Harry's mouth. "He doesn't eat baby food. "
"Does now." Cassie told him. "I askeded for Spinach . 'Cause mommy says it makes us grow big and strong. Baby likes it."
"Oh, I'm sorry , Severus." Ira sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "I didn't think she'd go this far. "
"It's fine." Severus sighed, "Lily said he needed to start baby food a while ago we were going to start him before she was killed. "
"Killed?" Greta sniffed. "By whom?"
"A Werewolf. " Severus said, he was wiping Harry's mouth and lifting the two kids off the floor. He put Cassie in a chair with a booster seat and Harry in a highchair. He returned the spinach to Cassie who resumed feeding her little cousin. Severus took the seat on Harry's other side. Harry signed something. "He's thirsty. "
"Oh, " Cassie grabbed her cup and handed it to Harry. Harry blinked at it. "You don't know how?"
Harry shook his head.
"Harry still gets a bottle." Severus chuckled. He handed it to Harry who drank some then pointed back to the spinach. "He wishes you to feed him again."
Cassie happily did just that.
Ignotus laughed he liked Ira, Irma and Cassie as well but Ira had suggested Severus or rather 'Aunt Eileen's child' as heir because he didn't need or want the Prince fortune. From Severus had told them he needed it he just didn't want it because he'd rather work for his own money. The other cousins had put up a fuss when Harry was named Heir demanding that their children be named.
"Ria, Irma, I heard that you're planning to move back into the country." Ignotus said, "Why don't you stay here until you get back on your feet?"
"That's be great, grandfather." Ira breathed in relief. "Thank you. Irma's parents don't like me much."
"and what family are you from Irma?" Severus wondered.
"Crabbe." she said, a little embarrassed.
"Surely not! " Severus gasped out. "You and your daughter are gorgeous nothing like the Crabbe's I went to school with. I refuse to believe such I lie."
Irma blushed and giggled while Ira laughed loudly. Others joining in. Severus could tell he was earning points in the family.
"I tell her the same thing all the time." Ira chuckled. "I thought it was a lie too. I'm sorry my dear but your family looks like trolls."
"they don't act much better." Irma snipped, earning more laughs.
With that the atmosphere in the room lightened.
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