Gideon always hated parties but this one was different. A week after the birth of his daughter and his sister they were opening Prince Manor up for a party to celebrate the return of the rest of their family and allies, and the birth of their two new additions. Tonks or Dora as she was now referred to had been delayed in leaving France and was one of the last to arrive, with Fleur and her sister and Hagrid.
The day before the party found Gideon curled up on the sofa in the parlour with his daughter when they arrived. "Gideon." Dora called.
Gideon looked up from his daughter who he was giving a bottle too and smiled. "I'd get up and hug you but as you can see I have my hands a bit full here."
Dora bent down and kissed his cheek and looked at the baby. "She is quite the looker there Gideon. Are you sure she is yours?"
Fleur and Gabrielle came over to greet him. "He's beautiful Gideon. He has your eyes." Fleur said with a warm smile.
Surprisingly he had barely noticed Hagrid until he heard the half giant sobbing. "I'm so happy for you Gideon. She is so beautiful."
Gideon shifted Maia as she was ready to be burped. "I never imagined you could be in love with anything as much as I am with this beautiful baby girl."
"Should I be jealous?" Severus' voice came from behind him.
Gideon turned and accepted a kiss from his husband. "Not at all. You know you're still my soul mate."
Severus gently took his daughter. "Let me burp her and you can properly greet your guests. I know how much you have missed them."
Sure enough Gideon launched himself at Hagrid who it had been over a year since he had seen. "I've missed you so much. Even your rock cakes Hagrid."
Hagrid laughed. "Well you'll have to bring your daughter for a visit to Hogwarts. Minerva has given me my position back as groundskeeper and teacher."
Gideon was happy for him. "It won't be the same without Fang though. I can't remember a visit down to your hut without him slobbering all over me."
Hagrid chuckled. "I didn't tell you did I. Fang had puppies, well with a Board hound in town. The mother's owner gave me one of the puppies after Fang died."
Gideon was so happy for Hagrid. The boarhound had been getting up there in age but he had been killed when Hagrid had been arrested and sent into exile. News that when this was over and Gideon could return to school for regular visits, there would be another boarhound for his daughter to grow up around.
Gideon turned towards Dora. "So I have been informed I need to call you Dora now as you will soon not be a Tonks. When did my godfather come to his senses?"
Dora smiled. "About three months ago he finally popped the question though I would have popped the question myself if he didn't get too it."
"So when are we going to have the wedding? You guys can have it here or at Potter Castle if you'd like or one of the other houses." Gideon offered.
Dora smiled. "We thought we'd wait until things calm down a bit. Maybe by the end of the year we were hoping."
Gideon shrugged. "Well at least we can celebrate the engagement tomorrow night at the party to celebrate my daughter and my new little sister."
"Speaking of your little sister, she is asking for her big brother."Regulus called as he came into the room with Ciara in his arms.
Gideon smirked. "What is it this time, a dirty diaper or does she need to be burped? She only seems to want her brother at one of those times."
Regulus smiled. "Well only you and your dad can make her smile when she has her diaper changed and Fabian is taking a nap at the moment."
"Hey. I have my own baby to burp and change. You're just going to have to get over your phobia of changing diapers, dad." Gideon nodded towards his own.
Regulus looked at his son in law. "It looks like your husband has your daughter under control right now. You don't want to disappoint your sister do you?"
Gideon laughed and scooped up his sister and went to change her diaper. It still felt odd to have a little sister who was only minutes older then his own sister but he was already in love with the new position of big brother nearly as much as being a father. Ciara definitely made it easy. She gave her niece a run for the money in sweet tempered babies though neither set of dads had got much sleep as of late.
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Gideon wasn't sure about this hosting a party with an one week old in his arms but Susan and Luna were happy to arrive and offer their services and to see the newest additions of the family of course and with the new family around as well, Gideon was just happy.
He was in the parlour with his daughter in his lap when his husband came in with Lord Hunt and his son and daughter in law. "Congratulations I hear are in order."
Gideon made it to his feet. "Thank you. And let me introduce you to your old friend Orion's first great grandchild, Maia Black-Snape."
Lord Hunt looked at the little girl. "She is very beautiful. Your grandfather would have been quite proud to welcome her into the family."
Gideon turned to his father. "Robert I would like to re-introduce you to my father Regulus Black-Prewett. I believe you knew him as a child."
Robert smiled. "I do indeed. You were always quite the handful if I recall you and that brother of yours. I'm glad to see you more like your father these days."
Regulus motioned for his husband. "This is my husband Fabian Prewett and our daughter and Orion's granddaughter, Ciara Prewett."
Robert looked back and forth between the babies. "This is a wonderful day for your family, the granddaughter and great granddaughter. I'm pleased I was invited."
Gideon handed him some wine and motioned for more to be brought for his son and daughter in law. "We're honoured you accepted to come and celebrate with us."
Catherine looked around. "I see many of your family and friends have returned from exile on the continent. You definitely have a lot to celebrate this evening."
Gideon had to admit that night was easier on him with his family around and even when his daughter was taken up to her nursery as she had fallen asleep, Gideon was sure he could handle more of this. Everything was going well and after dinner they were having drinks on the veranda when Dobby suddenly appeared.
"Master Gideon has to come. Master Gideon needs to come now." Dobby said urgently.
Gideon knew that the house elf would never interrupt unless something was seriously wrong. "Dobby, what is it?"
"Dobby went to nursery to check on little mistress and little mistresses Aunt. Dobby only find one baby. Only one baby."
Gideon looked at his husband and the others, desperate for one of them to tell him that they had gone to check on Maia and perhaps she was off with them. But they were all accounted for.
Gideon and his husband followed by several others took the stairs two at a time. Sure enough when he burst into the nursery, one of the two cribs was empty. The entire world stopped and he thought his heart had stopped.
Fabian came into the doorway and saw the shock in his son's eyes. "Dobby was right? Which one? Which baby was taken?'
Gideon looked down between the two cribs, not sure which would be worse or better, his daughter or sister. "They took..."