Chapter 3
Harry left the muggle courtroom in a state of shock. It was hard to believe what he had just done. But he didn't regret it in the slightest. Looking down he smiled when he saw the bright smile little Alex was giving him.
He had just adopted this person, this little boy now Alexander Sterling Potter. He had family now, an adopted son. It was kind of a giddy feeling.
Unable to help himself Harry crouched down and gave Alex a hug. "I promise, this will be good for both of us."
"Thank you Harry." Alex confessed hugging Harry as tight as he could.
"Thank you Harry for offering this. You didn't have to take in a complete stranger like this." Jacobs said looking at Harry in relief, a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"Children are special, revered in the magical community. It wasn't that hard of a decision to make." Harry replied gazing fondly at Alex.
"Still I am glad a good man like you was able to help the situation. I hated the fact that I could not handle the magic and gave this up. Don't get me wrong I love Alex, but I realize that I am not the best for him." Jacobs said sadly. Alex smiled and gave his father a hug.
"I don't think it would be wise to drag this out. Why don't we go back and get his things?" Harry suggested. Jacobs nodded gratefully.
Jacobs sighed as Harry packed away the last of Alex's things. He would miss his son, but he just was unable to handle all the magic. Fingering a picture frame in his hands he looked over to where Alex and Harry were talking smiles on their faces. They would both be good for each other.
"Harry, Alex." Jacobs called out.
"Daddy!" Alex called out rushing over to hug him. Jacobs gave the boy a strained smile.
"Son, I will always be your father, but Harry is your dad now. You understand that, right?"
Alex got a small frown on his face. "Yes. But I can come visit, right?"
"Alex, it would probably be better for the both of you if you didn't. You remember how you said how hard it was for your daddy? If you keep seeing him, it won't help him heal." Harry said gently not wanting to upset Alex.
"Does that mean daddy is going to forget me?" Alex trembled.
"Never, but we're from different worlds, magic and me would never get along and I don't want to hurt you any by how I feel." Jacobs said kneeling down to look at Alex.
"As long as you don't forget me, I won't forget you daddy. Miss you, though." Alex said sadly.
"Alex why don't you wait in the other room for a minute. I want to talk with your father about something." Harry told the young boy. Nodding Alex scurried out of the room. Harry knew he wasn't far, but this was something better to talk about without him in the room.
"Do you want to forget?"
"It might be easier; I don't know how I can move on knowing about magic." Jacobs confessed. "But that doesn't mean I want to forget about my wife and son."
Harry sighed he could feel the upset of magic rolling from Alex, apparently, the boy had not gone as far off as he had hoped. He knew how upset the boy would be if his father completely forgot about him. He rethought about what he wanted to say.
"I could make it so you could have both. Forget about the magic but remember your family." Harry suggested. He was not perfect at memory charms but he was sure he could get this to work. It hadn't been the original plan, but this might work.
"Could you? What would I think happened to my wife? Alex?" Jacobs asked hesitantly. The idea sounded too good to be true.
"Honestly, I could do this multiple ways. Have you forget about them entirely, or make it so that you forget all about magic. I could craft a false memory for you for how your wife died. Make it a car accident." Harry suggested remembering the story he was told how his parents died by his Aunt and Uncle. It wouldn't be that hard; he would just have to take whatever memory of Jacobs had of how he learned his wife died and alter it. It wasn't like he was there when she died.
"And Alex?"
"That would be up to you. Either Alex died in the crash with his mother, or you gave him away to a relative of your wife's that came when learning how you weren't coping." Harry answered. He had given the idea some thought and this was the best he could come up with. Especially since Alex didn't want his father to forget about him.
"That would be you?" Jacobs asked thinking about the idea.
"Yes I would make it seem like I was a relative. When you didn't think you were able to take care of Alex anymore for fear of hurting him and him reminding you too much of your wife, you agreed to transfer custody." Harry explained. "It would be better to keep events as close to the truth as possible that way nothing gets confused and disjointed for you."
"It wouldn't make it so hard to see Alex if I ever saw him again." Jacobs observed.
"What do you think Alex? Does that sound alright to you?" Harry called out surprising Jacobs who had not realized that Alex was listening.
Alex came out of his hiding place, with tears down his face. Harry winced a little at causing the boy to cry. Wiping his tears Alex went over to his father and gave him a hug.
"I think it's okay. Daddy just won't remember magic, right? So, I can visit him when I'm older and we're both okay?" Alex asked hesitantly sniffing and trying to wipe away his tears.
"Sure buddy, when we're both better you defiantly can come see me." Jacobs said giving Alex a hug.
"It's okay Harry, it will make daddy happy again." Alex said going over to Harry and hugging him tight. Harry gave him a tight squeeze and held him close.
"Do you want to do this now?"
"Is it alright for Alex to be here?" Jacobs asked. Seeing Harry nod and Alex look over at him Jacobs made up his mind. "Yes let's get it done with. Alex, I will always love you, but you will have a better life with Harry. He can understand you better, I won't be able to. I want you to be happy."
Seeing Alex's nod, Jacobs straightened up and looked at Harry nodding at him to continue. Harry shifted Alex so he had a more comfortable hold on the boy. Taking his wand, he pointed it at Jacobs and began the process of removing any trace of magic from his mind, he next shifted to changing how his wife died and how Harry came into the picture.
He was glad he had paid some attention to Hermione when she explained how she had erased her parents' memory and how the theory worked. He wasn't quite so afraid of messing this up.
Lowering his wand both he and Alex watched as Jacobs slowly blinked and came back to himself.
"Ah, sorry was just thinking about something. Alex, I wanted to give this to you before you left. Can't have you forgetting us, can I?" Jacobs asked with a smile handing over the picture that was still in his hands.
Alex moved away from Harry and took the picture smiling to see it was of his parents and himself. They didn't have many left, his father had destroyed many of them after his mother had died.
"Thanks daddy." Alex said.
"Harry's your new daddy now okay. But that doesn't mean I stop being your father. Just be happy alright?" Jacobs asked.
"Let's go Alex. I think it was time we left." Harry said gathering up a box of Alex's things. He had shrunken all of the boy's things and placed it within the box that way they had something to carry out of the house. Alex's mother's magical items were also in here that way he had something of his mother.
Walking out Harry led Alex out the door and into both their new lives.
A/N: so I want your opinions on something. Harry will have the opportunity in a few chapters to change Alex's name. he likes the name Sterling, but the name made him think that he wants to use the Black tradition of naming their children after stars. So Harry's idea is going to be keep the S, but make it a star name. my problem is I cant decide what star name I want to give Alex. So that is where you my lovely readers come in. I will give you a few of the names I found and until we get to the chapter I will take your votes and tally them. Whichever names gets the most votes I will use.
Sirius- after his godfather, means scorching
Sarin- could not find a meaning for the star name, but is part of the Hercules constellation. Did find an Indian translation of the name though, means helpful
Saiph- pronounced SAFE, means sword
Scorpius- the scorpion
Tell me which you think sounds good with Alexander Potter.
