I actually thought I had already posted this, so I am sorry it is so late. Hopefully the next chapter will come sooner rather than later.

Chapter 6

"Remus," Severus said as he approached the bed. "Are you awake?"

"Severus?"

"Yeah."

"I don't think I've slept since Albus told me," Remus said as he sat up. "How is she?"

"She's fine," Severus said as he sat in the chair next to the bed. "I told her that you're here."

Remus looked at Severus, apprehensively.

"Does she want to see me?"

"Yes," he said softly. "I have told her about you since the day I was asked to protect her. She knows everything about you and Emma. Everything that I knew anyway."

Remus looked down at his hands that were clasped in his lap.

"I have also made some adjustments to the wolfsbane potion," Severus told him. "It should help you, make the transformations less painful."

"Severus," Remus said looking at his friend. "I'm sorry we didn't trust you."

"It's fine," Severus said softly. "I never thought that James would doubt me like that but…"

"He still loved you," Remus told his friend. "How's Harry?"

"Potter," Severus said with disgust. "He is a spoiled brat. Being the savior of the wizarding world, everyone does everything for him, Albus and Minerva are the worst."

"I kind of thought his father would be the worst at spoiling him," Remus said with a hint of a smirk.

"Yes well," Severus said as he stood. "We'll never know how James would have spoiled him. I'll bring Aurora by in the morning." Severus turned and left, leaving a stunned Remus in his wake.

"POPPY!"

"Remus Lupin," Poppy Pomfrey admonished as she came out of her office. "There is no need for you to yell."

"Apparently there is," Remus said heatedly. "Why doesn't Severus know that he is Harry's father?"

"Oh," Poppy said guiltily. "Albus said that it was better for Harry's safety if neither of them knew the truth."

"Oh he did, did he? Well," Remus said as he swung his legs over the side of the bed. "I need to let Albus know that was an awful decision and if James knew, Albus would be dead."

"Remus," Poppy said as she tried to keep him in the bed. "You are not healthy enough to go traipsing through the castle, I will get him down here so you can talk to him," she told him. "You have to get back in that bed first. NOW! Remus Lupin!"

"Okay fine," Remus said as he sat back down on the bed. "But you have to bring him down here now."

"I will go and get him," she said. "You better stay in that bed mister."

Remus was fuming. Severus didn't know that he had a son. What was worse, because of that… It sounded as if he hated the boy because he thought the boy was James and Lily's son.

"Mr. Lupin," Albus said joyfully as be entered the hospital wing. "Poppy said you needed to speak with me."

"More like KILL you! You bastard! You knew the truth and never told him."

"Remus-"

"NO! You aren't going to make excuses for this. You are going to tell them both the truth… or I will."

"I understand your anger but for the child's safety, I think it best they don't know."

"NO! You tell them the truth in the morning or I tell them at lunch."

"Are you threatening me?" Albus was shocked at the gumption this werewolf was displaying.

"No Albus," Remus said more calmly. "I am telling you. They need to know the truth. Severus still thinks that Harry is James and Lily's and it sounds as though he treats him differently because of it. That is not fair to either of them."

Albus considered the mans words for a moment before nodding his head in agreement and swiftly leaving the man alone.

"Severus, thank you for coming," Albus said as he offered the potions master a cup of tea. "I take it Miss Lupin is with her father?"

"Yes," Severus replied. "I just left them in the hospital wing, both seem happier."

"Yes well," Albus took a deep breath before continuing. "I have a confession I must make to you and I feel you may be angry with me."

"Go on," Severus said tentatively.

"When I asked you to take your undercover position deeper, there were circumstances that we weren't aware of at the time. When I was made aware of them, you were too deep to pull out safely."

"What circumstances are you referring too?"

"James was pregnant."

Severus froze at the statement.

"He…"

"Harry is your son Severus," Albus said softly. "Yours and James' son."

"Why are you telling me this now," Severus whispered. "Remus knew… That's why he asked if is father was spoiling him," he said more to himself than his companion. "I must speak with him. Po- Harry."

"I feel that I should be the one to break the news to him," Albus replied.

"Oh," Severus said vehemently as he jumped to his feet. "Like you were so kind to inform me, the only reason you are telling us is because Remus forced your hand. I know him, he did, didn't he?"

"Well," Albus hesitated. "Yes."

"Were you ever going to inform us?"

"Yes," Albus quickly responded. "Not until it was safer."

"Safer for who? My SON needs his father. I NEED my SON, you don't get to decide our relationship. Did you plan for me to be so… bitter to him? You knew I believed him to be a product of infidelity against myself."

"Severus, please understand," Albus tried to explain.

"No," Severus said. "You had better hope that he can forgive me." Severus stormed from the room and down the stairs. He knew he needed to calm down before he sought out his son. That word felt like ice rushing over him. He had been awful to Harry over the last two months.

"Severus you're back."

Severus looked up and found himself in the infirmary looking at Remus and Aurora.

"He told you," Remus observed the confused state his friend was in. "Are you okay?"

"Okay," Severus asked. "I just found out I'm a father, to a child I have mistreated over the last few months."

"Uncle Sev," Aurora spoke up.

"Rory," Severus said calmly. "Could you please retrieve Mr. Potter for me?"

"Yes sir," she said before jumping off her father's bed and running out of the hospital wing.

"You're going to tell him?"

"I have too," Severus said. "It's not right that neither of us knew."

"You're right," Albus said from the door. "I apologize for not having told you before now. I truly thought I was protecting you both. Remus, I would like to offer you guest quarters here until you can find something else. That way you and Miss Lupin can get to know each other better."

"Thank you sir," Remus said as the door behind the headmaster opened and Aurora came in with Harry Potter trailing behind her.

"Aurora said you wanted to see me sir," Harry said timidly to the potions master.

"I will leave you all alone," the headmaster said before leaving the group of four in the hospital wing together.

"First H-Harry," Severus said, ignoring the surprise the boy showed at the sound of his first name. "I want you to meet a friend of mine, who was also a good friend of your fathers, Remus Lupin." Severus directed the boy's attention to the bed where Remus sat with Aurora. "He is also Aurora's father."

"Hello," Harry said shyly. "Harry Potter sir."

"It's nice to see you again Harry," Remus said. "Severus, why don't the two of you have a seat so we can talk?"

Severus gave his friend a grateful smile, before conjuring to comfortable chairs next to the bed and motioning for Harry to sit.

"Is something wrong sir," Harry asked, unsure as to why the potions master, who he believed hated him, was being so kind to him.

"No," Severus said. "I have learned some things today that you need to be made aware of."

Harry nodded his understanding.

"I don't know how to tell you this," Severus glanced up at his friend and felt more courage at the nod he received. "I'm your father."

Harry was silent for a moment.

"I… don't understand. You said that Remus was your friend and a friend of my father's, doesn't that make it the same?"

"No," Severus said calmly. "James Potter and I are your fathers."

"But what about my mother?"

"I forget you were raised muggle," Severus said offhandedly.

"He was," Remus said surprised. "By who?"

"Lily's sister."

"Dear Merlin," Remus said. "They hated us."

"They hate me," Harry said softly.

"Harry," Severus began. "Wizards can have babies. James gave birth to you. I just found out today."

"Then who is Lily?"

"She was one of our best friends, she married your father."

"Wait Sev," Remus spoke up. "She was your god mother. She married James to help protect you. Severus could not be around and James thought it best that people not know who your father was at the time, so she, James and Sirius went into hiding until after you were born."

"Who's Sirius?"

"He…" Remus started.

"I'm assuming he was named your godfather," Severus looked at Remus for conformation, which he received with a slight nod. "But he killed a man and is now in Azkaban."

"What is that," Harry asked.

"You really don't know anything about the wizarding world, do you," Remus asked.

"I'm trying to learn."

"He didn't mean that as a bad thing," Severus said. "It's just that James and I are both purebloods, so its odd for you to not know. It's not your fault though. I'll teach you everything I can."

"But you don't like me," Harry said.

"That's not true, I love you," Severus knew that was true even if it had only been true a short amount of time. "As soon as I knew you were mine, I knew I loved you. I haven't been very nice to you since school started and I apologize. I thought… it doesn't matter what I thought. I'm sorry and I want us to start over."

Harry was trying hard not to cry, he couldn't be a baby.

"What's wrong," Severus said, noticing the tears swimming in the boys eyes.

"No one's ever said that to me before."

"What?"

"You love me," Harry said as the tears burst threw his determination and fell quickly down his face.

Severus was up and out of his chair, kneeling in front of his son and pulling the boy into his arms.

"I do," Severus whispered into his son's ear. He lifted the small child up into his arms and sat in the boys chair holding him tightly to his chest. "I promise that I always will."

Aurora sat next to her father and watched her friend cry in his father's arms.

"I love you too, Harry," she said softly.

Harry looked up with tears on his face.

"What?"

"You're my best friend," she said softly. "You and Hermione, I love you both."

Harry buried his head in his father's chest crying again. No one had ever said they loved him and now two people in one day had said it.

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