A/N: Hey. Did I update yesterday? I really can't remember. Lol. How sad. :P Anyways, I've had some mention that with how Ron and Hermione and them are that they should really be in the story more but there is a solution which will be given at the end of the story which is in about 5 or 6 chapters. :P Anyways, I'm glad you all liked the last chapter. I'm aware that it probably took longer than it should have for Harry and Severus to adopt Teddy, but oh well. :P Also, nearly all of you have said that you haven't noticed my screw up with Teddy's age, so unless I find exactly where I can fix it, it's staying the way it is. :P So, I hope you all like this chapter as well and please review. Thanks :]

Warnings: Allusions to violence.

One Month Later

Harry and Severus were sat on the sofa in the headmaster's office below the window, curled up and both holding a glass of wine. School had been in session for a month and, as Harry had said, nothing had changed in their lives too drastically. Severus had his legs crossed and he was angled towards Harry, one arm draped over the back of the sofa. Harry was sitting sideways on the sofa, his legs curled under him and his knees resting on Severus' thigh. Severus' arm on the sofa would occasionally touch Harry's hair or cheek.

"The Sorting Hat told me that Teddy may wish to make our situation more permanent," Severus told him.

"Talkative for a hat," Harry said, casting a look at the hat. "I think it tell more secrets than it keeps."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because it was the Hat that told Dumbledore that I was meant to be in Slytherin," Harry said and Severus chuckled.

"It was Dumbledore, Harry, he probably already knew," Severus said.

"Fine," Harry said. "The Hat proved it."

Severus laughed again and Harry rolled his eyes, a small smile on his lips as he sipped his wine.

"Anyways," Harry said, "you think Teddy wants us to go through with adoption?"

"We will find out as I have called him up here," Severus said.

"And here I thought you wanted to stay here for other reasons," Harry said and Severus smirked.

"Well, we could but not until after we talk to Teddy. Wouldn't want to start something now and traumatize the child for life," Severus said, contradicting his words as he put his hand on the back of Harry's neck and pulled his husband into a deep kiss.

"Oh, gross," a young voice said and they slowly broke apart to look at Teddy who was glaring at them. "You know I'm not supposed to see you two making out."

"If you had knocked like you're supposed to, you little terror," Severus said, an eyebrow rose at Teddy.

"Papa, that doesn't work on me and I've never knocked coming up here, you know that," Teddy said, crossing his arms.

"Well, we know that you've gotten your cheekiness from your dad," Severus said with a pointed look at Harry who grinned and kissed him again.

"Hey!" Teddy said. "Not while I'm here. Merlin," he said and Harry laughed. "So, what's going on? Why did Papa call me up here or was it just to scar me for life?"

"We could forget the real reason and do the latter," Severus said.

"Let's not," Teddy said and Harry laughed again.

"Very well," Severus said. "Teddy, your dad and I have been talking lately and we have something we would like to ask you."

"You're not going to ask me to go to Durmstrang, are you? I thought that was just a threat to make me do my homework," Teddy said.

Severus smirked. "No, we're not sending you to Durmstrang though the threat worked, didn't it?"

"Yes, it did, Papa," Teddy nodded.

"Teddy, you have been under our custody for over five years now," Harry said, feeling nervous all of a sudden. "We've been talking and we would like to know if…you would…"

"We'd like to know if you would want to make our situation more permanent, if you would like us to adopt you," Severus finished.

"A-adopt?" Teddy said, gaping at them.

"Yes," Severus nodded.

"You're serious?" Teddy said and they nodded. "Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" he exclaimed and threw himself at his dad and papa. They laughed at his actions and held the young boy close.

It was only a few days later that Severus and Harry filled out the adoption forms and sent them to the Ministry for reviewing. They waited two long weeks for the owl from the child care department telling them that their application for adoption had been approved and the official adoption forms had been sent. Calling Teddy up to the headmaster's office again with Jack and Dean as witnesses, they signed the papers to make it official. At the point where Teddy wrote in the name he wished to have, he hesitated for a bit, wondering what he wanted as his name. Looking at his dad and papa, he smiled and filled in the final space with his new name. The papers glowed a bright blue before disappearing to the Ministry and being filed away.

His dad had picked him up and spun him around before hugging him tightly. His papa had kissed his head while he was in his dad's arms before taking him himself and holding him to his chest.

"I love you, Daddy. I love you, Papa."

"We love you too, Teddy Remus Lupin Potter-Snape."

Six Months Later

"Headmaster!"

Severus turned around at the shout and found himself looking at the Ravenclaw Prefect, Cindy Burke.

"Yes, Miss Burke?"

"I've been asked to find you and to tell you to go to the hospital wing, sir," Cindy said.

"Why?" Severus said sharply.

"It's your son, sir."

Severus didn't wait around for more; he took off running for the infirmary, fear running through him at the thought of what could have happened to his now-twelve-year-old son. He threw the infirmary doors open and rushed in.

"What's happened?" he demanded.

"Oh, Severus, you're here," Harry said, coming from around a curtain that hid one of the beds.

"What happened?" Severus repeated. "Where is Teddy?"

"He's here, Severus, and he's okay," Harry reassured him. "Benji and a few others are here too. Apparently a few Gryffindors decided to try and attack Teddy."

"Why?"

"For his father being a werewolf," Harry said. "They got a couple curses in before Benji happened upon them. Once Benji and Teddy got the upper hand they gave it all they had. The Gryffindors are in worse shape than Benji and Teddy are."

"You mean our son got attacked because Lupin was a werewolf?" Severus growled and Harry nodded.

"Come on. Teddy wants to see you," Harry said and took his husband's hand. They walked over to the bed that had the curtains drawn and walked through them. Teddy was lying on the bed, his hair a light orange that was slowly fading into brown. He had a pink line on his cheek telling Severus that there had been a deep cut there and his right eye was black. His left wrist was bandaged as well and so was his chest.

"Teddy," Severus whispered, moving to the child's bedside.

"Hey, Papa," Teddy smiled though Severus could tell that he was tired.

"How do you feel, child?" Severus asked, sitting on the side of the bed next to his son's legs and running his fingers through the now brown hair.

"Tired but glad," Teddy said.

"Why's that?"

"Because Benji and I were able to kick their ar—I mean, we were able to get them back," Teddy said, correcting himself before he could get reprimanded for language.

Severus smirked briefly before sobering. "How do you feel about what they said?"

"I know my father wasn't a coward, not during the war anyways," Teddy said, knowing all about how his father had been in school. "He was a strong man for having to live with lycanthropy and he loved me. Those stupid Gryffindors can't take away what I know to be true about my own father."

Severus gave him a soft smile. "You are quite correct. He was a strong and brave man and he loved you very much. Don't worry; I'll punish the Gryffindors accordingly."

"No expelling them, Papa," Teddy said with a grin.

"Of course not," Severus said as though the thought had never crossed his mind and was completely ridiculous. "Get some sleep, Teddy. It looks like you'll be here for the rest of the day and overnight."

"That's because Dad and Uncle Matt are overprotective," Teddy said with a roll of his eyes.

"You're a terror," Severus said and Teddy snickered. "Rest, Teddy."

"Yes, Papa," Teddy said and wrapped his uninjured arm around Severus' neck. "I love you."

"I love you too, my son," Severus said, tucking the blanket around the little boy and kissing his forehead. He left the shelter of the curtains to have his ears assaulted by yelling. Apparently there was a Silencing Spell around Teddy's bed. Frowning, he walked to a few of the beds further down where Benji and the other Gryffindors were laying and shouting. Jack was standing beside his son's bed while Harry and Matt had their wands trained on the three Gryffindors who were obviously already magically bound to their beds.

"All right! Stop now, all of you!" Harry yelled angrily and the four students fell quiet.

"What is going on?" Severus asked.

"Headmaster!" one of the Gryffindors said. "Expel Catella!"

"And why would I do that, Mr. Benet?" Severus said, crossing his arms.

"Because the git attacked us!" Daniel Benet shouted.

"Because you were attacking my cousin!" Benji yelled back.

"He's not your cousin!" another of the Gryffindors said.

"He is too!"

"He can't be anyone's cousin! He's a bloody werewolf! He needs to be executed!" the third Gryffindor said spitefully.

"Enough!" Severus demanded angrily, glaring at the three Gryffindors with a glare that usually made even Slytherins cry. "One more word out of any of you about my son and I will not hesitate to throw you out of this school and make it impossible for you to attend any school within the UK," he said, pointing at the three Gryffindors who remained silent but gave him defiant glares.

"Thank you, Severus," Harry said quietly as he proceeded to heal what injuries the three had though Severus was very tempted to tell him to let them suffer.

"If I ever hear someone say anything regarding my son in such a manner again, there will be worse consequences than the four months of detention that the three of you are getting with Filch, every Sunday," Severus threatened. "My son's biological father was, indeed, a werewolf but Teddy is not a werewolf. As such, if I ever hear anyone say he should be executed and sent to his death, they will be out of this school without a thought. Understood?"

By this point, the three Gryffindors were looking at Severus' fearfully and gave tight nods. "Yes, sir," they said.

"Good," Severus said and he turned to Benji. The boy had a cut above his eye, a split lip, and his left forearm was bandaged. "Jack, have you set a punishment yet?"

"I have taken ten points from Ravenclaw for fighting even though it was mostly self defence. I have taken twenty points from Gryffindor for Benji fighting as well even though it was to help Teddy," Jack said.

"Good. And the others?"

"I took forty points each from them."

Severus nodded. "Benji, you will also serve a month of detention with Professor Catella and Professor Flitwick. Each Saturday for the next month," he said and Benji nodded. "Be sure to rest, Benji," he added and Benji nodded again, smiling.

"I'll be home in about an hour and a half," Harry told him and Severus nodded, leaving the infirmary and heading to their quarters. He bit out the password and stalked into the rooms, pulling his robes off harshly, hanging them up, and sitting heavily on the sofa. He sat on the sofa for about an hour, alternating between staring into the fire and burying his face in his hands. Eventually he got to his feet and stood in front of the fire, putting an arm on the mantle and staring into the flames. So lost in his thoughts, Severus didn't hear the door open or the sound of anyone walking towards him. He jumped slightly when he felt arms wrap around his waist and lips touch between his shoulder blades.

"He's only been here seven months," Severus said.

"I was in the hospital wing long before then in my first year," Harry said, trying to make his husband laugh. He smiled when he heard Severus' snort. "Teddy's fine and he fought back."

"It still happened in the first place. He was still attacked. He's my son and one of my students," Severus said, placing a hand on Harry's on his waist.

"They're just stupid eleven year old Gryffindors that are trying to make themselves feel better," Harry said. "Teddy's strong, Sev'rus. He'll always fight back, he'll always protect himself and others, and he'll never listen to anyone else about his parentage. We've raised him well."

Severus' lips turned into a small smile and he turned around. He kissed Harry lightly and stroked his cheek with his thumb.

"I know you still want to tear the three of them to pieces but leave them alive for a little bit longer," Harry said with a grin and Severus cuffed him round the head. "I love you too. Now come help me with dinner."

Teddy was released the next morning for breakfast and happily sat at the Ravenclaw table, Benji joining him. They were about halfway through breakfast when Severus stood up at the staff table.

"Yesterday a student was attacked for his parentage. At the beginning of the year, I clearly recall telling you to put aside prejudices. Any student found attacking another for any reason will be severely punished and if the offence is repeated, the student or students will be suspended or worse. Keep this in mind and let go of the prejudices that brought us to war last time," Severus said and sat down, silence ringing in the Great Hall.

"You realize Teddy is going to hit you for addressing this," Harry said with a grin as he ate his eggs.

"I'm sure he will," Severus said, looking at the Ravenclaw table where their son was glaring at him and shaking his head. However, Severus could see the shy happiness the boy had about his parents taking care of him.

A/N: Well, hope you liked it. I figured, if I'm not having conflicts with Ron and Hermione, might as well make Teddy have some issues and show Severus parental side. :P And, no, Teddy's name after the adoption isn't very creative but I didn't want him to have a dozen names or to lose any part of his birth name, so he just added Potter-Snape onto it. So don't forget to review. Thanks. :]