"CASSIOPEIA!" Harry looked up. It was his birthday today. He was sitting on a blanket in one of the many gardens with cousins running all over. Corvus and Jr were with him. He spotted Cassie. She was holding Draco over the water on the dock. Draco was pulling her hair. He stood and began a clumsy walk toward her. He'd been walking for a full week now. Cassie had taught him how. Corvus and Jamie followed though they were faster because they were crawling and Harry fell a lot but he always got right back up. Adults were rushing the doc. Irma grabbed Cassie while Narcissa claimed Draco. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!"

"Draco being mean to Baby. " Cassie said, "Then he be mean to other babies. Then me so I just wanted to scare him. I wasn't going to drop him , mommy. "

"I should hope not! " Narcissa cried. "Oh, now he can walk."

Harry was closing in on the dock but Cassie ran to him and his two friends before they could make it.

"No no, babies." she cooed at them ."The docks dangerous."

With that she lead them back to the blanket and began playing with them.

"I like your girl more and more as every day passes, cousin." Severus sneered at Ira who belted out a laugh. James and Sirius were laughing as well. Lucius was glaring. "You'd better work on giving her that brother she wants or she might just spoil my son rotten."

"Yes well he seems to like it."

"he's one I don't think he understands."

"Don't count your son out. He's a brilliant little thing...what is she doing now..."

"Okay, Babies!" Cassie said, "where's your head?"

Harry's hands went to his head. Corvus stuffed his hand in his mouth and Jr grabbed his feet.

"So not all babies can do it?" she wondered. "Like this." She put Jr's and Corvus' hands on their heads. "This is your head. "

James and Sirius were laughing again. Mary and Marlene were shocked.

"Does genius run in the Prince family?" Marlene asked. "She's 3?"

"She'll be a year ahead of the boys at school because of when her birthday falls." Ira said, "I think they'll like that."

Severus nodded he was sure Cassie and Harry would like being at school together.

"Okay, !" Cassie said, "Babies on your feet. " Harry stood. Cassie pulled the other two to their feet. "Cassie is going to teach babies to walk!"

She started with Jr. holding his hands as he toddled with her. Corvus and Jr. had taken their first steps but preferred crawling. Harry walked after them while Corvus followed, falling and getting back up learning to walk better.

Sirius and James were laughing while Marlene and Mary were shocked but happy.

"I love this girl!" Sirius was wiping his eyes.

"Yes." Severus agreed.

Remus was being quite but suddenly looked down when he felt a tug on his pants he smiled. It was Corvus and Jamie. Cassie was beaming and Harry just looked bored.

"oony." Jamie said , pulling again and looking at Harry. He pointed at Remus."Oony."

"Oony." Corvus echoed. "Oony."

Harry just sat down holding his wolf . He wasn't about to talk.

"Come on, baby say something." Cassie said hugging Harry. "Can you say dada?"

Harry nodded but zipped his lips and threw the invisible key over his shoulder. Cassie sighed and signed to him clumsily. Harry signed back. Cassie sighed again.

"Okay, babies, Harry wants to go down the slide now."

Corvus and Jamie cheered and the four set off.

"Still wont talk?" Remus finally spoke. "Poor little guy. Would you mind me asking a question, Severus?"

"What?"

"Did he quit talking before or after Lily died?"

Severus glared for all he was worth then sighed.

"Harry was there when it happened. " That earned gasps. "I was at work. It was the day I was fired. i got there to see a were wolf running off gravely injured Harry crying silently shaking Lily who was dead. Harry has talked since. "

There was silence.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Sirius finally spoke his eyes trailing the boys. "I've had enough of this." He stopped Severus from going out to the boys who were once again being tormented by Draco. "Narcissa, I am your Head of House! I am fed up with the way your son is treating my Heir and Heir to two other families more Noble and Ancient then Malfoy. If you do not control him you will not like what I do."

Narcissa paled and ran to get her son.

"That wont work once Lucius gets back." Severus told him.

"Sure it will." Sirius smirked. "I can dissolve the marriage making Narcissa dirt poor and claim the boy as a Black to be raised as the family sees fit. It's well within my rights as Head of House of Black."

Severus cocked his eyebrow he'd known that but hadn't thought Sirius would actually do it. Narcissa was trying to reason with her 1 year old when that didn't work she tried scolding.

Lucius walked over looking murderous.

He flat out smacked her for trying to punish their son.

"MALFOY!" Sirius' voice carried through out the whole garden. "DID YOU JUST HIT MY COUSIN?!"

"Stay out of matters that don't concern you!" Lucius growled . "She tried corrupting my heir!"

A loud fight ensued. No one was sure how it happened but in the middle of it all just as Lucius was going to curse Sirius his eyes suddenly went really wide and the man fell over dead

Death watched from behind the birthday boy. The boy had a hold of his cloak.

"Do not be scared anymore, child." Death knelt and rubbed his hand into Harry's head. He had spared this boy by giving him the Dementor's Gift. For some reason he had known the boy was not supposed to die. Harry looked at him no one noticed. "It's okay, sweet child. " He then connected minds with the boy to show him what he could now do. "Do you understand, little one?" Harry nodded, "Very well. I will come visit again. For now be safe."

Harry walked over to his daddy and held up his arms. Severus scooped him up hugging him.

"I'm sorry Harry." Severus told his son as he held him. "I'm so sorry."

Harry touched his daddy's cheek and was very glad when his daddy didn't die. He didn't know the extent of his new powers that he could use them like Death had. Maybe he had done it because he seemed to know a lot of things he hadn't known before. He could now better understand the things people were saying around him as well.

He lay his head on his daddy's shoulder he wanted to talk to tell his daddy it was going to be okay but no words came out. If he'd locked away his words then why didn't they come when he wanted them to? He was confused and scared and wanted his daddy.