Harry woke up to birds cheeping and the sun shining on a bright, sunny June morning, there was a month left of school and Harry was going to get his first taste of having everyone at home for the day. So far it was going well for him but then he had only just woke up, and as he giggled at a bird outside his window and heard his door opening, he wiggled on his back and kicked his legs as he laughed harder at the bird who was dangling a worm in its mouth. Suddenly he had a head over his field of vision and found it to be his Daddy. 'What's so funny little one?' Daddy asked him with a chuckle; Harry garbled and pointed at the bird. Daddy was laughing as well now, 'Come on Harry let's get you ready for the day we're going out together and you're really going to like what's planned.' Daddy then changed and dressed the boy in muggle clothes before carrying him downstairs for breakfast which was well under way for the family. Harry already had food on his tray and Mummy was ready to feed him some weetabix with warm milk and sugar, his favourite. Harry grinned and bounced as he was buckled into his high chair, 'Well you're much happier today aren't you?' Mummy cooed with a grin before feeding him his breakfast.
After an hour of everyone using the bathroom and getting everything cleaned up and washed down Daddy was buckling him into his car seat whilst Mummy was doing the same with Charlie as Toby and Lily strapped themselves into the seats behind Harry and Charlie. Once everyone was sat into the people carrier Severus started the engine and started driving, Harry had no idea how long they had been driving for as soon as the car started moving the motion made him fall asleep.
As the engine stopped Harry blinked awake, Mummy and Daddy got out the car and there was a discussion outside as everyone else let themselves out of the car and Harry was left on his own, suddenly the voices stopped and Harry remembered being driven to the zoo for Dudley's birthday and left in the car all day alone, his family were going to leave him here whilst they had fun and the thought made him cry softly, before he could reach a screaming state the door next to him was opened and Harry was unstrapped and comforted by his Mummy before being strapped into his push chair, his tears were dried by his Daddy before he was being wheeled forwards away from the car park and towards a barn. After paying an entry fee the older kids were given charge of Charlie and told they could roam the park and meet their parents by the giant train in an hour. The older kids happily ran away keen to see what the park had to offer and Harry struggled against the straps desperately wanting to be able to go with them. It seemed as though they had been before as everyone who worked at this park knew his name and were busy telling Mummy and Daddy how much they had all grown before bending back down to talk to Harry, 'we have some new baby bunnies in the petting barn which I'm sure you will love Harry.' He said before leading the way to a barn which was full of children, the man they were following disappeared and came back with a beautiful little grey rabbit, he was handed carefully to Daddy and Daddy bent down to hold the baby so I could pet it.
As Daddy bent down I got a proper look at him, he looked older than Harry remembered from being older he had many grey strands in his black hair and wrinkles across his face and especially under his eyes, Harry reached out to stroke his Daddy's hair feeling sad that where he had come from Snape had not lived long enough to have a wife and a family full of children. A powerful laugh stopped him mid way through the stroking of Daddy's hair. 'Harry I did say pet him gently but I meant the rabbit and not Daddy' laughed his Mummy. Harry looked at the smiling face of his Daddy and then at the rabbit before gently stroking him. Harry loved how soft the rabbit was and Mummy and Daddy kept saying what a good boy he was for being so gentle with the baby. Harry loved it he had both his parents attention and he wasn't being told off, this is what he had always dreamed of when he was locked in the Dursleys cupboard. All too quickly though he was being wheeled away to have a look at all the other animals, after a while he was tired of being stuck in his buggy and let his parents know just how bored he was by whinging and whining until Daddy undid his straps and took to carrying him around to watch all the animals from the comfort of his Daddy's arms.
After feeding the ponies, throwing lettuce to the tortoises and talking to the sheep he found himself being sat on his Daddy's lap beside a huge outdoor playground shaped like a train where his siblings were currently playing. He was being fed some mushy peas and sprouts which tasted horrible but he ate them anyway because he was so hungry and then fed a bottle of milk which was yet again lovely and sweet to drink. After a burp he was put on the grass to crawl around with his crocodile while his parents and siblings ate their sandwiches. As he crawled about his tummy felt very uncomfortable, it must have been that yucky lunch he had 'thought Harry as he slowed down his crawling to lying on his front and chatting with his crocodile. 'That lunch is really not going down well' Harry told his crocodile hoping words of wisdom would arrive from the crocodile. After a few moments he imagined that his crocodile responded with Ginny's voice saying 'it's better out than in though.' Harry very much agreed and let out a series of small puffs of smelly air from his bottom. The last puff of air made him cry though as with the puff of air his nappy became uncomfortably full and messy. He really wasn't expecting that, burying his head into his crocodile he cried heartily, this really smelled and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't control what his body did anymore, add to that how tired he felt from the fresh air and he was downright miserable.
The family had been chatting around the bench they were sat on mostly finished and trying to plan Charlie's birthday next week, Charlie wanted a pirate party with fighting and sharks, Lily thought Charlie should have a tea party like she had for her fourth birthday and Toby thought an indoor play area should be hired and he should be allowed several friends. They had decided on a teddy bears picnic party and were just finalising the invitation list when Harry started bawling from the grass beside Severus' feet. Severus picked him up to try and determine the problem when he caught a whiff of it.
'I think he is in quite the desperate need of a new nappy' Severus told Cassie who got up to find the nappy bag and telling the other kids that they had fifteen minutes left to play before they were going to move on. Severus tried to calm Harry but he continued to scream, Cassie lay a change mat on the bench and Severus laid Harry on his back, that did not help that now all the mess was spreading and he was about to be naked in public, Harry was distraught at this point and the screams reached new highs. Cassie quickly removed his shoes and jeans and undid the nappy; Severus was laying out several items on the bench as Cassie tried to clean up the massive mess that he was in. Once Cassie had changed him Severus was rooting through the nappy bag for a fresh pair of trousers and socks. Once found Severus redressed his baby boy and held him close trying to reassure the still quietly crying child. 'You're so tired aren't you little man, it's ok close your eyes and have a little nap, or do you want a story, Daddy will read you a story.' The man was handed a book by his wife and sat on the bench, Harry was only hiccupping now he loved it when Severus read to him, that voice was perfect for storytelling.
Once Severus had finished two pages he looked down at his now sleeping child before placing him in his pushchair and helping his wife gather up the rest of his children for going home. Harry slept through the return journey home and slept through the transfer of being taken from the car and being laid on the couch. Lily, Charlie and Toby were in Tobys room playing on all of his grown up toys as Toby fed his owl and began cleaning out his owl's cage. Harry woke up slowly and tried to figure out where he was, he noticed the furniture of the room and suspected that the family was back home and he was on the couch. Daddy was sat on an armchair across from him marking some homework and Mummy was using her wand to iron the clothes and clean the windows. Harry sat up and rubbed his eyes with his fist. Harry watched his Mummy closely she was beautiful, she had long brown hair with a slight curl to it and was tied back in a red ribbon, she had the most beautiful sparkling eyes of green and a slender figure which did not look as though it had given birth to four children, she looked younger than Severus though and although she was beautiful she also had the wrinkles under her eyes that Severus did, no doubt from many sleepless nights with crying children.
Mummy had noticed him staring and came to remove the charms that were keeping him on the couch. She stroked his cheek gently and smiled at him 'hello sleepyhead do you want to help Mummy get everyone ready to go to Aunty Molly's house. Harry nodded happily and Mummy picked him up and took him upstairs. Opening Toby's bedroom door after a quick knock they entered 'We are leaving for Aunty Molly's in ten minutes Charlie come with Mummy so we can get ready, Toby can you watch Harry for me?' she asked as she placed harry on the floor beside Toby's bed 'sure' he sighed feeling hard done by, 'at least he can't destroy my room yet like Lily and Charlie.' Toby turned around and started getting ready by his wardrobe leaving Harry to his own devices, Harry decided he would test his legs out and taking hold of the bed he tried to pull himself into a standing position. The first couple of attempts were wobbly and he ended up on his bottom which was thankfully cushioned by his nappy. After what felt like the hundredth attempt he managed it though and as his Mummy came back through the door he was stood up grinning and clinging onto the bed desperately. 'Severus' she shouted 'you have to see this Harry is standing up in Toby's room.' Severus came running through the door and grinned at seeing Harry stood up. 'What a clever boy' Severus cooed. Harry was proud of himself and tried to clap his hands but as he did so he fell backwards.
Daddy picked him up and gave him a hug and a kiss 'that's my clever boy, shall we go show Aunty Molly how clever you are?' he asked. Harry squealed in happiness and led himself be carried downstairs to the family floo where they flooed to The Burrow.
He arrived with a jolt; Charlie Lily and Toby were all getting large hugs from Molly Weasley and the whole Weasley family. This was far too bizarre for him, Molly was like he had seen her in his previous life except the flaming red hair was now completely grey, he just stared at her opened mouthed and stuck his fingers in his mouth to suck on that always felt better. As the kids all ran outside to play with the older Weasleys and their children Harry saw Hermione, Ron and Ginny all walk down the stairs to greet them. Ginny looked stunning she was the epitome of beauty to him and Ron and Hermione were walking down stairs with a child who looked like an older version of their infant son Hugo.
Have we missed the hello's Hermione asked eyeing the empty spaces where the Snape children had previously been, 'yes it seems a mass quidditch match has erupted and they have all gone out to watch although I suspect Toby has talked them into playing.' Snape grumbled grumpily. 'Don't mind Severus guys he's just grumpy because he's been marking work all afternoon.' Ron laughed are they still all dunderheads?' Ron asked interested, Severus nodded. Harry spotted the Weasley photo albums and pointed to them with an 'ook.' Ginny smiled and took one of the albums off the shelf taking Harry off Severus and settling him in her lap to study the photos. 'You love looking at old photos don't you?' she asked sweetly making Harry smile. He bashed the front page urging her to show him. 'Ok then let's see what's in this one' she said opening the first page. As Ginny showed him all the photos she explained who everyone was apparently Cassie was Mollys younger sister and their mother was Minerva McGonagal. (That made Ginny his cousin.)
The photo albums were being showed to him as a story and soon he realised what had happened in this world to make everything so different. Thre was a school photo of Harry, Hermione and Ron at Hogwarts. Ginny sighed and smiled sadly, this is your uncle Harry who you were named after, he, Ron and Hermione were best friends at school but he's no longer with us, he died saving your Daddy. He was a very brave young man and we will never forget him, we were engaged so he was going to be your cousin but we never got any further. You will learn lots about your cousin Harry but the most important thing you should know is that even though he didn't have a Mummy and Daddy that loved him he was the most courageous, caring and selfless person you could ever hope to meet.' Harry had been staring hard at the pictures of him with his friend until he realised Ginny was crying, he turned around to pat her tears dry and noticed his Daddy was stood there crying too, Daddy took a step towards them. 'Ginny put the photos away and come outside that's enough memories for one day I should think none of us will ever forget about Harry Potter and even though Harry Lysander Snape has never met him he will always know him you need not worry about that. I believe that Harrys spirit lives on in all of us and he would love nothing more than for all of us to be outside on a day like today doing what he loved most, flying.' Ginny smiled and shut the album whispering goodbye as she put the album away and handed Harry back to Snape. 'Harry, what are your feelings on going outside to watch the quidditch match?' Harry smiled and clapped his hands, 'I fear this one is the most quidditch obsessed child off all' Severus told Ginny pointing at his youngest before tickling him mercilessly.
At the quidditch match he found himself given to Molly to hold and Charlie quickly begged his Daddy to take him to join in. Toby was already up there and Severus gave in taking Charlie with him on his broom and Mummy took Lily up to join in. Suddenly Harry felt sad everyone except him and Molly were feeling the freedom he longed to feel, Quidditch was his life and without it he didn't feel whole, Molly saw his frowning face and hugged him tighter, 'it won't be long until you'll up there playing with the rest of them dear.' He still couldn't find it in himself to cheer up though and decided he didn't want to see anymore when he saw Charlie and Daddy score a goal and everyone congratulate them. Burying his face in Mollys shoulder the baby sulked.
Molly decided that seeing as the sun was going down little Harry Snape must have been getting cold and when he buried his head in her shoulder no longer watching the game she took that as a sign that it was time to go in. She carried Harry in and changed his nappy before giving him a bowl full of gloop and a overall to stir from his high chair, he had flour everywhere and occasionally Molly would add something new to the bowl and he would stir even quicker, this kept him entertained until everyone came inside tired, sweating and laughing about what had happened during the game.
Dinner was served and Harry ate his heartily, he had had a busy day and as Toby fed him his dinner he felt bad about not having tried to get back to his world yet, all of these people were still alive in his world and he was about to become a father, was he really just staying here for Snape? Harry studied Toby thinking about just how much Toby looked like his father, he had black hair and it covered his ears with a sweeping fringe almost covering his eyes, when he was at home he usually wore skinny black jeans and band t shirts and when it was cold he wore a hoody, usually with the hood up when he went out of the house. He was pale skinned like his father but had his mother's nose and eyes making the green shine out in his eyes.
Toby noticed Harry staring at him, 'What's up Harry?' he asked gently, Harry squawked and his eyes went wide, Toby even had his father's voice this was beyond weird. Toby laughed, 'seeing as your brother has put you in his good books I believe it might be your turn to bathe him and get him ready for bed tonight and your mother and I will do the washing up,' suggested his Daddy. Harry beamed and so did Toby, playing with his little brothers was much better fun than washing up the family dishes. Toby lifted Harry out of his high chair and took him upstairs where he stripped his little brother and bathed him, they had great fun with toy boat and as he was dried and redressed he felt as happy as ever, Harry was put in his cot and Toby shouted for his mother 'Mum Harrys in his cot, I am done?' Harry heard a faint 'Thank you' float up the stairs and waited patiently for someone to come up the stairs to say goodnight. Harry wasn't disappointed when he saw his Mummy coming upstairs with a bottle of milk and a story book in her hand, she tucked the blanket around him, gave him the bottle of the milk and sat beside his cot reading him a story, he fell asleep with his mother's voice in his ear, warm milk in his tummy and a feeling of complete and utter contentment.
Author Note-Thats the last of the gory bits the rest shall be fluffy goodness, well I will try. Reviews are lovely thank you guys I will continue to post if people want to keep reading so let me know x