Hey Everyone Sorry it's taken me so long to get this chapter out, it is only a part of the party and going away for Harry. There is more to come. PLEASE ENJOY.

Chapter 18

Happily seated around the round table in the great hall, everyone talked jovially about the happenings of the world with Godric. Only once the good of the world was spoken did they speak of the bad parts of the world. Mainly with the war that was happening and the wizard that is Voldemort. Godric took all of the words spoken in and digested them along with his chosen dish of Chinese fried rice and sushi rolls.

"I remember hearing about Middle Earth once long ago." Godric spoke up, "Don't you remember Sal?"

Salazar rubbed his chin in thought at the question; he could faintly remember something about a Middle Earth but what it was he couldn't rightly remember. His thoughts must have been more affected by the re-birthing then he thought. "I'm afraid that I cannot remember. All I remember is Middle Earth mentioned in passing."

"That's ok Sal. We can't all have photographic memories." Godric consoled with a giant grin on his tanned face. Salazar glared at Godric in response.

"Well if your memory is so well then why don't you tell us about it?" Salazar snarled at him.

Through a mouthful of food Godric responded, "After dinner and in a more comfortable setting. It's a long story."

Harry dragged his feet down the hall following Snape, it was about 1 in the morning and Harry was tired and had a lot of information to digest. And not just about Middle Earth but also about Godric Gryffindor coming into existence as well. Harry looked down at the tiny griffin that was nestled down in his arms sleeping away and had been for the last 6 hours.

Godric wasn't wrong when he said that it was a long story and he hadn't even finished telling it, there was a lot more to know about what he remembered of Middle Earth.

"Sev can I sleep in tomorrow?" Harry asked through a yawn and a stumble.

Severus slowed down so that he was walking in stride with Harry and quickly wrapped an arm around him when he stumbled one more. "If the is what you wish to do then I will not stop you." He responded to the boys question.

"Do you think that papa Alby will let me have my friends over for my birthday?" Harry asked, his voice coming out as nothing but a small whisper.

"I'm sure that papa Alby will let you have who ever you want over for your special day." Severus responded and quickly spoke the password to his rooms and led the now sleep-walking Harry to his bed and coxed him out of his clothes to his boxers and then coaxed a Dreamless Sleep down his throat and placed the griffin on to the pillow by his head.

'I wonder what Albus would say to being called papa Alby by Harry Potter.' Severus thought with a small laugh.

House elves and Staff all moved around as one as they hurried to set up the decorations for Harry's birthday party that day. Severus walked in to the hall and watched as wizard and creature alike ran around like headless chickens.

"Severus, you are supposed to be down in your rooms making sure that Harry does not leave them." Minerva snapped at him.

"There is no need to worry Minerva, the poor boy was so tired that he asked if he could sleep in this morning. That and I gave him a dreamless sleep potion as well." Severus explained. "And should he wake up Legolas is there to keep him amused along with his little griffin."

"Have you noticed something brewing between those two?" Minerva questioned the potions master.

"Between Legolas and Harry?" Snape questioned thoughtfully, "I have indeed, but I think that has something to do with getting back at me more then anything else." He explained and went across the room to where Albus was talking with Gandalf. "Headmaster a word if you will." Severus asked interrupting his conversation with his brother.

"Can it not wait a moment Severus?" Albus questioned.

Severus smirked at the man, "I don't think so Papa Alby." He watched as the shock passed over Albus' face when those words came out of Severus' mouth.

"Where did you hear that Severus?" Albus questioned, his voice no more then a whisper.

"A very tired Harry questioned me last night on whether or not Papa Alby will let him invite his friends to the castle for his birthday." Severus explained and watched stunned at as sheen of tears came to Albus' eyes. "Headmaster?"

"I am sorry Severus, it has been a long time since I had heard that. Harry was about 6 months old when he first called me that. He was playing with his Quidditch players set when I walked into the house one evening. He stood up on little stubby legs and came taring at me screaming Papa Alby. It was the first time that he had walked. I can remember the look on James and Lily's faces when he came at me with a giant smile. I think that I may have a photograph of it at my disposal some where in my office." Albus explained.

Severus stood at looked at the man for a moment, "Do you think Headmaster, that we could get all of the baby photos that we can of Harry and place them on a board for everyone to sign. As a memento for Harry and his birthday, and a little bit of embarrassment wouldn't hurt either." Severus said with a smirk.

Albus just shook his head in humoured response and patted Snape's cheek with affection that only he could posses for the usually dour Potions Master. "Why don't you go and see what you can get your hands on, but be quick about it, we don't have much time before we finish and our guests arrive." Albus said and walked off with his brother on his arm as they chatted close together. Planning something no doubt.

Severus shook his head and hurried off to find baby photos of The – Boy – Who – Lived so that he could humiliate the youngster, even if it is just a little and more harmless then anything. Fawkes let out a thrill and followed after the Potions Master.

"RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY, GINERVA MOLLY WEASLEY GET YOU PALE FRECKLED BEHINDS DOWN HERE THIS INSTANT OR WE'LL BE LATE FOR THE PORTKEY." Molly yelled up the stairs of the Burrow, the rest of her children were already standing beside the backdoor with the things that they were going to give Harry and play with at Hogwarts in their pockets and wands up their sleeves waiting on their youngest siblings.

Footsteps could soon be heard coming down the worn out stair case and they came to a stop in front of their mother and father who were looking at them with stern impressions on their usually happy faces.

"Sorry Mum, Pig wouldn't get into his cage." Ron apologised red faced.

"I lost Harry's present." Ginny responded.

"Well look an hour before we leave next time and not last minute. Now come along, the Portkey will be activating in 3 minutes and we still need to get passed the wards." Molly grumbled and walked out of the backdoor and toward the back gate. Standing at the back gate inside the wards the family waited until there was only a few seconds to spare. They could never be too careful anymore with Voldemort back in action. With 5 seconds to spare the Weasleys stepped out of the wards and all touched the Portkey and disappeared.

Hermione grabbed the present off of her dressing table and pulled on her cloak before heading out of her room and into the kitchen where she had placed the Portkey before heading into the lounge room.

"Mum, Dad, it's time that we were leaving. The Portkey will be activating in five minutes." She called as she headed into the lounge room.

"We're ready to go dear. We have just been waiting on you to finish getting ready." Her mother explained as she finished feeding the baby that she was now patting on the back to bring up the air.

Hermione huffed and went back into the kitchen, " We need to be in the kitchen when it activates and you both need to be touching it with me." Hermione explained.

Olivia and Darren Granger looked at each other with the roll of their eyes; sometimes their daughter could just be a little too much when I came to the Wizarding World. Not that it made them love their daughter even less.

"I really don't think that it's a good idea to bring the baby." Hermione said scrunching her nose up at the baby, her little brother.

"Hermione Jane Granger, that is not attitude that you should hold toward your baby brother." Darren snapped at his daughter, "We are only coming so that we can meet your friend and wish him a happy birthday. What has gotten into you?"

"You should have at least told me what you were thinking of doing instead of going and getting pregnant." Hermione finally snapped.

"We are grown adults Hermione and as such we DO NOT need your permission to have more children. You have always wanted other siblings when you were younger."

Hermione just turned her back on her parents and picked up the Portkey, "Touch the Portkey, it will activate in 5 seconds." She grunted and felt the pull at her navel as she, her baby brother and parents left their Muggle house behind.

Neville looked up at his stern grandmother who was wearing her usual green dress with vulture hat and large floral pattern purse, only to fly forward when the Knight Bus came to a stop at Hogsmeade.

"Come along Neville." Madame Longbottom spoke up and headed off down the road to Hagrid where he was waiting patiently for them with a carriage to take them up to the castle.

"'Ello there Neville." Hagrid bellowed as they came closer, no matter at what level his voice was it was always loud, "Good day to ye Madame Longbottom." He greeted as he opened the door of the carriage.

"Hagrid." She responded airily as she climbed up the steps and disappeared inside.

"Thanks Hagrid." Neville smiled up at the half giant.

"Yer Welcome Neville." Hagrid smiled at the shy Gryffindor, closed the door and sat on the seat with a oomph before heading off to Hogwarts.

Harry sat up in his bed with a sneeze, startled out of his dreamless sleep. Some one was talking about him. Legolas looked up from the book that he was reading.

"Good Morning Harry, Happy Birthday."

Harry stretched and then reached for his glasses, "Morning Legolas and thankyou." He said and then yawned, "Is Professor Snape here?" he asked.

Legolas shook his head, "No he is not, he had moved up to the Great Hall for a spot of breakfast but that was at 8 o'clock this morning, it is now 11 o'clock and lunch will be ready soon." Legolas explained.

Harry nodded his head, "Ok then, well I'm just going to go and have a shower before heading up to the Great Hall for lunch." He explained to the elf as he gathered his clothes for the day and headed for the bathroom.

Legolas moved out of Harry's bedroom and into the lounge room where he called for the House Elf Dobby. "Hows is Dobby be helping Master Elf?" he asked excitedly.

"Can you please let the Headmaster know that Harry has woken up and is at the moment having a shower and will be up shortly for lunch." He explained to the elf and watched as panic began to fill his bulbous eyes, "Don't worry Dobby, I shall keep him here until it is time for us to be there."

Dobby nodded his head quickly and disappeared from the room. Legolas sat down on the sofa and brought the book back up to eyelevel and finished reading Hogwarts: A History, the others had yet to read the book and could see why, the book was dreadfully boring even for him and he was used to reading up on boring history.

Legolas sighed and placed the book back on to the coffee table and lent back into the couch and pulled a small journal from his tunic and began to flip through the pages until he came to the page he was last up to and began to read again.

Harry walked out of the bathroom toweling his hair dry as he went along. Taking the towel and wrapping it around his neck he noticed that his trunk was shaking with some force. Walking over to his trunk Harry pulled it open and watched as the book of Salazar Slytherin fly out of the folds of his clothes and shoot into the lounge. Harry followed after the book and was shocked to see that it stopped in front of Legolas and floated there to the amazement of Legolas. Suddenly the book fell to the table with a bang jolting Harry and Legolas out of their amazement.

"What just happened?" Legolas questioned a stunned Harry.

Harry just shook his head in response, "I don't know, I just opened my trunk to grab my socks and robe when my book came flying out and landed here." Harry explained as he walked around to the couch Legolas was sitting on and sat down next to the elf.

Legolas looked down slightly at Harry; even though they were sitting he was still a good head taller then the teen. His piercing eyes roamed over the cream coloured face that belonged to Harry. His eyes travelled down the slope of his nose to the natural pucker of the lips, bright green eyes framed by long black lashes. He was masculine but he was also feminine as well, his features blended perfectly together. Legolas felt a blush cross the bridge of his nose and turned his attention back to his book.

Harry ran his fingers through his hair and looked questionally at the book that was sitting there on the table in front of Legolas, he had no idea what had happened with the book so he lent forward and picked it up from the table and opened the cover. A new page had been written. Harry mentally growled, he hated that the book kept revealing things a little bit at a time and it seems as though the book had decided to reveal something new to him. Harry lent back in the chair and decided to read what it revealed to him now.