Since this is my first story i have just begun to understand the dedication that people have to their stories and such. i mean seriously with all the stories that are AMAZING that I've read (and believe me I've read a lot) like Celebony's Recnac Transfaerso and its numerous sequels and one-shots or KystalRoze's Harry Potter and the Slytherin Connection and its sequels (i highly recommend both of them. they're some of the best Ive ever read, props to them) It makes me appreciate all the talented writes out there who publish their fanifiction on this website. Both of these stores have such good plot line consistencies and both authors get the characters down pat, especially the Harry/Ron/ Hermione best friend relationship. It's amazing. I only hope to gain a fraction of their writing skill as I play with Rowling's characters. :) So on to my story. SO sorry for the long wait if any of you were waiting in agony for me to update. :/
aptch chapter 2
After dinner, Thomas and Diane lead the children up to James's and Sirius's bed rooms, and what would be Harry's in a few day's time. Harry sat on his new bed and sighed after Diane had left to get a pair of James's pajamas for him.
I wonder if I can call them Mum and Dad now? Do they want me to? I hope so. Or maybe I can just call them by their names.
In a state of distress over what he believed to be a very serious situation, Harry voiced his concern to Thomas. "Umm...Sir?...Mr. Potter? What am I supposed to call you now?"
Thomas chuckled for a second before answering. "Harry you know what it means to be adopted, don't you?"
When he saw Harry shake his head no, he continued, "Well, it means you are going to be part of our family now. So James and Sirius will be your brothers, just like James became Sirius's brother when we adopted him last year. That means my boy, that I will be your new Father and Diane will be your new Mother. So no more sir or Mr. Potter, alright Harry? You may only call me Dad and Diane, Mum, OK?"
Harry's stomach flip flopped and his heart soared when Thomas said this. "OK...Dad."
Both felt silly grins sneak on their faces. Just then Diane walked in with Harry's pajamas. When she saw the looks on their faces, she smiled and said, "What has gotten into you two? Planning some nasty prank to play on me?"
"Why of course not, my dear. Harry here and I were just discussing what it really means to be adopted. He didn't know what to call us."
"But now I do. You're my new Mummy, and he's my new Daddy. And that's what I'm calling you forever!" Harry cried out in his excitement of having an actual family that wanted him.
"Well of course you'll call us that! What else would we let you call us by? Diane and Thomas? How silly would that be?" she exclaimed with a smile. "Now, silly boy, you need to get into your new pajamas and go to sleep. Little boys need lots of sleep. Especially the little boys living in my house, considering all the mischief they get into during the day."
"OK, Mum." Harry took the pajamas from her and hesitantly went to give her a hug. When she saw what he was trying to do, she took the next step and picked him up and give him the best hug he ever had. She held him for a while while Harry just rested his head of her shoulder for a bit. So this is what it feels like to have a mum. I want to keep her forever. She's so nice and fun and pretty. I wonder if my real mum was like her. Oh, well I have one now and she'll be the best ever.
The two of them stayed like that simply enjoying the presence of the other and how good it felt to embrace each other: A mother, ecstatic at having a new child, and a boy glowing with happiness at having a mother. Diane swayed back and forth like she did when trying to calm James down when they were younger. When it was time for Harry to go to sleep, Diane laid him down on the bed. She hadn't noticed that he had dozed off until she went to change his clothes. He opened his ayes and looked at her
"What are you doing Mummy?"
She smiled at his question and started to put the pajamas on him.
"Well you can't very well sleep in your clothes now can you?"
He giggled at her response and said. "I guess so Mummy."
She finished dressing him for bed and picked him up again so she could pull back the blankets and tuck him in. After tucking him in, she leaned over to kiss his forehead. She smiled at her new son. "Sweet dreams, my child. I'll see you in the morning."
"G'night Mummy," Harry replied through a yawn.
Unbeknownst to Harry and Diane, Thomas had creeped out of the room when Diane started to rock Harry. He loved that they were bonding so quickly, so he left to give them some mother and son time alone.
Thomas walked down the hall to James and Sirius's rooms and made sure they were actually getting ready for bed instead of planning something naughty as they had been known to do in the past.
He opened James's door only to find that he was missing from his bedroom. Already knowing where he was he opened the door across from it and found both of the little boys sitting on the floor, heatedly discussing something that was written on a ratty old piece of parchment.
"Now boys, what have your mother and I said about getting ready for bed?" Thomas asked as he walked into the room.
They hastily shoved the parchment out of sight and replied that they were not to create any sort of prank or mischief after their parents declared it bedtime.
"And so what was that parchment you just shoved under the bed?"
The boys looked at each other and then back at Thomas. "Nothing," they replied in unison.
"So when you and I leave this room James, you won't come sneaking back in here to talk about whatever you're talking about?" Thomas raised his eyebrow at the boys as Sirius replied.
"Don't be ridiculous Dad. I'm going straight to sleep right now, of course." And with that Sirius got up and gave Thomas a big hug, and then climbed into bed.
Thomas and James laughed at Sirius's antics and the bid him goodnight.
They both walked back into James's room where James said, "This has been an exciting day huh Dad? With Harry and all?"
Thomas smiled and said, "Why yes it has, my boy. A very exciting day indeed. Are you happy to have another brother?"
"Oh yes, of course. Us three are already the best of friends. Me and Siri already went on the swing set with Harry and taught him how to jump off it and float down with magic!" James said excitedly while jumping up and down on his bed.
"Well them I'm glad that you munch kins already love each other." Thomas leaned over and kissed James on the forehead and bid him good night as well.