Chapter Eleven; Jailbreak!

Later that day Snape helped Harry with his charm school homework, (he had to write a report about a very famous muggle inventor in which he chose Thomas Edison) while Lily took Tobey for a walk down into Hogsmeade with Cowboy at their side. Just as she was going into The Three Broomsticks she ran into Mrs. Weasley at the door. "Well hullo there Lily," she began.

"it's sure nice to see you again. Ron and I very much appreciated it when you allowed him to spend the night, and I was just telling him before he went into the loo, that we should have Harry spend the night over at our place sometime during the holidays." She said.

"Alright, that should be perfect. I mean I was sort of hoping that you would make it for my baby shower, but if you don't mind watching him instead." Lily began.

"Of course I don't mind, I could take both of the boys for you if you'd like. I mean I already have six of them so a couple more won't hurt." She said as she started speaking in a very high and excited voice to Tobey, contemplating about how big he had gotten while Ron came out of the bathroom and a black haired waitress with dark hair and rather dark skin walked over to Lily. She was also wearing a red and white uniform with black high heels on her feet.

"I'm sorry Mam, but we don't allow pets in here. Your dog will have to wait outside." She told her.

"He's not my dog, he's my son's dog." Lily began as the waitress looked down at Tobey with a questioning look before he looked up at her and giggled while a large grin stretched a crossed his face. "I mean my other son, he's seven years old." She explained.

"Well I'm sorry Mam, my mistake. However it doesn't really matter who's dog he is because he has to wait outside." She told her before Lily took a deep breath and sighed heavily before she looked down at Cowboy who sat by her feet and glanced up at her.

"I'm sorry boy, you're going to have to leave. Why don't you find Cosmo to play with?" she suggested as the puppy let out a rather large yip before he stood up and scurried out the door wagging his tail.

"Smart dog." The waitress said with a sudden gasp of bewilderment and disbelief. "Well, follow me please." She told her before Lily carried Tobey over to the table next to the Weasleys. Ginny immediately got out of her seat when she saw them sit down. Since she was the youngest in her family, it wasn't very often that she got to be around babies.

"Aww!" she exclaimed. "He's so cute!" she cried. "What's his name?" she asked before glancing up at Lily who smiled warmly at her.

"Tobey." She replied.

"That's such a cute name!" Ginny exclaimed. "Hi Tobey." She said as she smiled down at him.

"Hi there." Tobey said back before he started sucking on his knuckle.

"Ginny, come back here and leave Mrs. Snape and her son alone!" her mother called from over at the table as Ron sat down beside her. "You can talk to them after you finish eating your lunch." She told her before Ginny darted back over to their table and Tobey turned his head away from her while he continued sucking on his knuckle. Lily smiled down at him and kissed the top of his head while the waitress walked over to her to take her order.

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After lunch Lily changed Tobey's diaper before she started getting him ready for his nap as Harry sat by his desk and colored a beautiful picture of a (white, pink, and purple) unicorn. After his little brother was asleep, his mother peered over his shoulder to see his masterpiece. "Great job Harry, is that for Tobey?" she asked him.

"No, it's for my new baby sister whenever she's born." He began. "Since girls like pink and purple." He explained while he continued coloring.

"That's not always true you know, not all girls do. I actually prefer blue and green myself." She told him with a shake of her head. "Still, I'm sure she'll appreciate it just the same. You know Harry, Mummy is awfully tired out, do you think that you can keep an ear out for Tobey and wake me up if he starts crying or calling for me?" she asked him.

"Yes Mummy." Harry told her with a nod as she smiled down at him and kissed the top of his head.

"Thank you sweetheart, you're getting to be such a big and responsible little boy." She told him before she turned around and headed back towards her bedroom while Harry continued to color, unaware of the fact that his baby brother hadn't really been asleep and that Harry wasn't the only smart little boy around. For as soon as his mother left the room, Tobey got to his feet again and using his blanket for a rope, he managed to climb down it and escape his crib.

Then taking his green blankie inside his tiny little hand, he started toddling out of his bedroom. Then he walked over to the door and reached his other hand up to turn the knob. Harry gasped as he looked up just in time to see him walk out of the door. "Tobey come back!" he cried as he quickly dropped his crayon on top of his desk. Tobey continued to run away squealing and giggling at the fun game he was playing. Harry tried to chase after him even though he wasn't as fast as his mother.

The little toddler rounded the corner before he stopped and peered into the room that he was standing in front of. "Daddy." He said with realization as he suddenly recognized the man who was standing in front of the room and talking to a classroom of students.

"Tobey come back here!" Harry snapped in a whisper before he watched him run into the room. "You can't go in there!" he told him but it had already been too late. For now Snape was looking down at the small child who now stood in front of him and gazing up at his face. Quiet laughter broke throughout the class room.

"Silence,.." Snape began before he picked the little boy up and raised him into the air before hoisting him up inside his arms. "How did you get in here?" he questioned even though he didn't expect for the baby to really answer him. That's when suddenly Harry rushed into the room.

"I'm sorry Father, it's my fault. I wasn't watching him good enough like I should have been." He apologized before Snape rolled his eyes and took a deep breath.

"It's alright, just take him back to the room and I'll see you both later after class." He said before he set Tobey back down on the ground.

"Yes Father," Harry began with a nod before he reached out his hand. "come on Tobey. Let's go back to the room before Mummy starts worrying about us." He said before little Tobey took his hand and they walked out of the room together.