Chapter Nine; Return to Hogwarts

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Harry wasn't very happy the rest of the school day, (he had to stay afterwards and dust the classroom and straighten books off the shelves) and neither was his mother when she had learned that he got into a fight. Even after he tried to explain that Malfoy was the one who started it. So, he wound up grounded for two weeks with no television and videogames, and he had to stay inside his room until it was time for dinner.

Afterwards, he would have had to go straight to bed if it wasn't for his father who just appeared out of the fireplace. "Harry, I need to talk to you for a moment about the incident that happened at school today." He began in which Harry knew better in not to argue with him. So he walked into the living room and sat on the couch while his mother started getting Tobey ready for bed.

"Your mother told me that you got a detention in school today for starting a fight at lunch." He began very sternly.

"But I didn't start it!" Harry protested quickly shaking his head.

"It doesn't matter, you should have gotten a teacher to help you." His father told him.

"Gee, I'm sorry Daddy." He began. "I didn't think of that." He admitted.

"That's the problem, you weren't thinking at all!" Snape scolded. "Now, since you've already been punished there isn't anything else that I can really do in the way of discipline." He began. "But, I just wanted to come here to tell you to think about something. You are the oldest in this family, and Tobey and the new baby will look up to you as a role model. I'm not denying the fact that you are a great big brother, because you are, but it is your duty to set a good example. Do you understand?" he asked him as Harry nodded.

"Yes Father, I'm sorry." He apologized. "Next time I'll think about that first, I promise." He assured him.

"I know you will." Snape began. "You may go ahead and get ready for bed now, and I'll see you in a few weeks." He finished as Harry quickly leapt off the couch again and Snape turned to watch him hurry down the hallway before he raised his cape and quickly disappeared back inside the fireplace.

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Halloween was finally nearing. The following four weeks had flown by for Harry, and now he was no longer grounded, and headed back to Hogwarts to see his father and for the annual Halloween family fun that he had always gone to since he had got adopted by the potions master. Tobey was now old enough that he could enjoy it, and Lily even told Harry to save him a couple of pieces of candy. A huge grin crossed Harry's face as the train pulled in front of the castle.

As quick as a flash, Harry darted off the train and greeted his old friend Hagrid by leaping inside his arms and giving him a gigantic hug. "Hi Hagrid." He told him.

"Ah hullo there Harry, my aren't you getting big." Hagrid began with a grin. "I remember you when you were such a little thing." He finished before he turned to look over at Lily as she got off the train carrying Tobey inside her arms.

"If you think I'm big, just wait until you see my brother." Harry said with a grin as Lily walked over closer to them.

"Oh my, bless my soul. Is that little tike Tobey?" he questioned with disbelief as Tobey grinned at him before starting to suck on his knuckle. Lily smiled down at him before kissing the top of his head.

"Yep it is. He's sure getting big isn't he?" she questioned him back.

"Yep, he really is. I remember when I could fit him in the palm of my hand." Hagrid said as Harry suddenly thought to himself that Hagrid probably still could since he had rather large hands. "Is he walking or talking yet?" he wondered.

"Oh, he can run when he wants to." Lily began quickly with a nod. "And he knows some words, right now I'm trying to teach him to say the word sister since he already knows the word baby." Lily told him while adjusting her grip and flashed him a knowing grin.

"Nah, get out of here!" Hagrid exclaimed with an excited gasp. "When are you due?" he asked her.

"In January, three months before Tobey's second birthday. So he'll be about two years old when she's born." She explained.

"Have you and Severus picked out a name for her yet?" Hagrid wondered.

"No, we're still in the process of deciding. So far we're deciding between Gianna and Quinn since those are mine and James' mother's names." She replied.

"I like those names." Harry said. "I like Gianna the best though." He told her as Lily smiled down at him.

"By the way, we sort of told Harry that he could help pick out her name." she said.

"Well, I just can't wait until she's born. And I can't wait to see what she looks like. She's going to be one lucky little girl to have you and Severus for parents and these two boys for big brothers." He said before they started following him back up to the castle.

"What about Cowboy and Cosmo?" Harry asked while turning to look over Hagrid's shoulder.

"That depends," Hagrid began. "who are they?" he questioned him back.

"They're our cat and dog. And I'm sure that they'll be fine Harry. Somebody will make sure that they're brought up to the castle. It's a good thing I was able to fit Cosmo inside his carrier. Both of our pets are up to date on their shots now, but neither one of them will probably ever want to get into their carriers again. Especially Cosmo, he was the worst one. And I've got scars on my hand to prove it." Lily said while trying to show Hagrid without losing her grip on Tobey.

Once they got inside, Snape was waiting for them at the door with a rather large grin on his face. "Daddy!" Harry squealed excitedly as Hagrid beamed and bent down to set him back down on the ground so that he could greet him properly. Snape chuckled and held out his arms while Harry flung out his own and ran into them embracing him tightly. Snape wrapped his arms around him in return before lifting him up into the air and planting a kiss on his cheek. "I missed you so much!" Harry cried.

"I know, I missed you too son. And you sure are getting heavy. That must mean that you're getting well fed at home." Snape told him as Harry nodded.

"Uh huh, and in the cafeteria at school. They have pumpkin pastries, chocolate frogs, and coconut cream filled owls." He told him.

"Well I sure hope you eat your lunch first before you have all those sweats." Snape began before he turned to look over at Tobey. "Well hullo there buddy, how is my little man?" he asked him as Tobey smiled widely at him.

"Hi Daddy." He said.

"Not so little anymore, this guy's nearing to about fifteen to twenty pounds." Lily told him before she set him down on the ground. That turned out to be a huge mistake on her part, because as soon as he was free, he started running away. "Oh no you don't! Come back here Mister!" she exclaimed while Tobey squealed with laughter as his mother started chasing after him and caught him once again swooping him up inside her arms.

"I'm sorry, he's full of energy because he slept the whole entire train ride." She began before she started wrinkling her nose and sniffing the air. "Ugh," she began. "well at least you waited until we got here. Although there probably aren't any changing tables inside the bathroom." She finished.

"No, I'm afraid there's not." Snape told her.

"Well come on Tobey, let's get you changed into a fresh nappy." She told him before she carried him away.