Chapter Twelve; Halloween

Thanks guys! And yeah I know Tobey is rather cute isn't he? :P Hehe, anyway here's the next chapter! I hope you enjoy it and there's only a few more chapters left until the newest baby Snape is born! Hmm,.. I wonder what her name will be? Anyway, happy Halloween! (I might not do much updating tomorrow due to the fact I'm preparing for Halloween by baking sweets and carving my pumpkin, and also preparing for winter, so we'll see…)

Lily was very relieved to see both of her boys were alright. Harry quickly apologized to her for losing track of Tobey before she got him ready for his nap. (again) The next few days Harry spent his time by doing his charm school homework, and playing with Ron and the other Weasleys with Cowboy keeping a close watch on them.

Meanwhile his parents would take his little brother for walks into Hogsmeade, rides inside his little wagon, play hide and go seek inside the woods with him (which Harry loved the fact that he was able to join in the fun) and singing songs to him. Then the day finally arrived that they had been waiting for. It was October 31st, Halloween was here again. This year Harry was going to be a ghost, and his little brother was going to be dressed as Tigger from Winnie The Pooh.

That morning the boys got a very special treat as they each got a glazed donut for breakfast with orange frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Of course Tobey could only have a little bit of his, so Lily ate the rest. After breakfast, she took the boys outside and Harry started his game of werewolf with Ron, Ginny, and the two Weasley twins. Meanwhile Tobey and Cowboy loved chasing around with each other. Tobey bent down and picked up Cowboy's tennis ball before he threw it for him to fetch.

He giggled and clapped his hands as he watch the puppy chase after it wagging his tail. "Doggie!" he squealed excitedly while Lily smiled down at him before Cowboy caught the ball inside his mouth and darted back over to the little boy and sat down on the ground before spitting it out at his feet. Then all of a sudden he left him a little parting gift.

"Uh oh." Lily said as she made a disgusted face and wrinkled her nose as Cowboy stood back up.

"Poo-poo." Tobey said while he pointed his finger at it and Lily quickly swooped him up in her arms.

"Yep baby, that's right." She began as she hoisted him up higher inside her arms and adjusted her grip while she held him by her hip. Then she wrinkled her nose and sniffed again. "And it looks like the doggie isn't the only one who made a stinky." She said when all of a sudden Harry raced out of the woods. "Harry, you need to clean up after your puppy while I go change Tobey's diaper." She told him.

"Yes Mummy." Harry agreed while he glanced up at her.

"Come on Tobey, let's go get you cleaned up sweetheart." Lily told him before she carried him away. Snape met her at the top of the hill in front of the castle. "Oh hullo Severus, Tobey's got a dirty diaper so I'm going to get him changed into a fresh nappy." She explained. "Harry's cleaning up after Cowboy right now, but you can play with him as soon as he's done if you want to." She told him before she carried the baby inside.

Snape turned his head and watched her go before he set off down the hill. "Hullo Daddy." Harry said while he finished scooping up Cowboy's droppings into a bag and then threw it away in the trashcan.

"Hi." Snape began with a grin. "My class is over and your homework is over so I figured that we'd work on our pumpkin together." He said.

"Alright, what about Tobey though?" Harry wondered.

"Tobey's still too little. We don't want him to cut himself, and besides that he's still at the age when he puts everything, and I do mean everything inside his mouth. Besides, it's nice to just have some time to ourselves, because after the new baby's born we won't get that chance too often." He told him.

"Alright." Harry began. "Let me just tell Ron that I'm going inside." He finished while Snape continued grinning at him as he watched him run away towards the woods.

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After lunch Lily put Tobey down for his nap, and Harry and his father finished carving their pumpkin together. Then Snape took him back outside so he could have fun leaping into a huge pile of leaves that Snape gathered together for him. Then later on that evening they had supper and after that Lily dressed Tobey inside his orange tiger stripped costume.

Harry used the bathroom and washed his hands before he put on his own costume. He slipped the white sheet over his head that had a spooky face on the front of it that he had drawn in black marker. He grabbed his pumpkin bucket before they set off for trick-or-treating.

As promised, Harry saved a few pieces of candy for his little brother and after that they played a few carnival games, (like pumpkin bowling that involved rolling a tiny little pumpkin towards bowling pins that had faces drawn onto them, bobbing for apples, and musical brooms) then they partook in the costume contest (which Tobey had won and Harry had received second place) and the pumpkin carving contest. (in which Harry won for the third year in a row)

Afterwards they danced to the music for a little while before Lily took the boys back to their room to give them each a bath before getting them ready for bed. Snape waited outside in the courtyard for her since McGonagall had agreed to watch them while the two of them went on a moonlit broomstick ride together. Snape quickly turned around as he saw his wife suddenly appear.

"Well, that sure was a fun night." She said as Snape grinned at her.

"I know, and it isn't over yet." He told her.

"I just wish that we didn't have to go home tomorrow. I mean I know that Harry's really looking forward to going back to charm school, but he's really going to miss you." She told him.

"I know, and I'm going to miss him too. But I'll be coming back home for Christmas and then I'm out for the rest of the year to spend time with my family and help you take care of the new baby." He said as they exchanged smiles.

"Well, are you ready to go?" she asked him.

"I'm ready whenever you are." He told her with a grin before they both mounted his broomstick and shot up into the air. Snape glanced back behind her and smiled as the stars sparkled inside his eyes. She smiled back at him before they closed their eyes and leaned their faces in towards each other, passionately kissing under the beautiful and romantic starry sky.