The next two days were spent making plans. They didn't want old Dumbledore to interfere, so they were sending out invitations three days before the ceremony. Remus had somehow managed to find a spell that prevented the reader of the invitation to tell others what the paper said. Another feature of the spell was that only one person could read the paper, to others it was a blank parchment. The only way you could speak to someone about the contents is if their name had been written on the parchment.
Deciding whom to invite was difficult, since they didn't want too many people and only those at Hogwarts knew that Harry was a creature; however Dumbledore refused to tell them what Harry was. Another issue was that Draco didn't have anyone he could invite, as his father was dead and his mother in hiding. In the end, Harry decided to invite Molly and Arthur and, of course, Remus, letting Draco invite his godfather. Harry spent a good, solid hour thinking of two other people Draco could invite, when he remembered the Tonks'. Andromeda was Narcissa's sister, making her Draco's aunt and Tonks (Nympadora) his cousin. Then it occurred to him that Draco probably hasn't met them, but decided to ask anyways.
"Draco, do you know Andromeda?" Harry asked leaning back against the headboard. The two boys had finished their homework quickly, leaving them the evening to plan. They went into their room just after dinner and they were not allowing anyone to enter. The trip to Diagon Alley and the Ministry was tomorrow.
"I've heard of her. I know she is my aunt and has a daughter but I have never met her. My father wouldn't allow it." Draco said after a moment's hesitation. "Do you think I should invite them?"
Harry shrugged. "I know them. I think Andromeda would like to meet you. Tonks would just be happy to have someone to prank and tease. It is up to you, they are your relatives." Harry watched as Draco thought over the offer. The lure of relatives, of family, was a strong one, Harry knew from experience. With Draco only having his mother and godfather, he felt the pull to get to know his relatives.
"I… think I will invite them. If they don't come do you mind if Remus stood by me? To balance it out?" He asked warily, not wanting Harry to get upset at his request. Harry simply grinned and hugged the relieved blonde. The boys looked at the clock and saw it was close to midnight. They quickly finished up their shopping list for tomorrow and cleared the books off the bed so they could sleep. Wrapped around each other, they were asleep in minutes.
Harry and his pack were sitting in the sitting room waiting for Pansy to arrive. They had agreed that it would be okay for her to go to the Ministry with them. Harry had been the one to make that decision as he was going to be questioned, quite extensively, about his time at the Dursley's. Harry no longer felt the need to hide his abuse. He had wonderful people that would soon, legally, be his family and couldn't be happier.
There was a knock on the door and Severus went to let Pansy in. The girl looked at the group and looked a bit nervous. Harry wondered why, until he remembered the incident in third year. "Pansy, no one is going to hurt you." He said. The others had caught on by now and Remus approached the girl. "Miss Parkinson I realize you are worried about the incident in your third year and I would like to apologize for that. It was my own fault I didn't have my potion and it put everyone in danger."
Pansy stared for a moment before inclining her head in acceptance. With that the group of five floo'd to the Ministry. They landed in the Atrium and made their way to the front desk to check in their wands. No one noticed them since they didn't wear their Hogwarts robes. All it took was one death glare from Severus to keep the man behind the desk from shouting. They hurriedly made their way to the adoption office.
The witch at the desk looked up and startled when she saw Severus Snape looking at her. "How can I help you today, sir?" she asked nervously.
"I am here because Mr. Lupin and I would like to adopt Mr. Potter, here." He stated. Harry and Remus laughed at the gob-smacked expression on the poor woman's face. She sat there speechless for a full minute before Severus snapped his fingers in front of her face. The woman seemed to snap back into reality and sent off a note to her director. A reply was there in a matter of seconds and the group headed into an office. They all sat in the furniture provided while they waited for the director to enter.
It didn't take her long, seeing as she had theHarry Potter in her office. The woman was of average height with extremely long brown hair and glasses that complimented her face shape. She introduced herself as Sheryn and sat at the desk and looked at the newly written case file. "It says here that misters Snape and Lupin wish to become Mr. Potters legal parents, is that correct?" she asked looking up at them. They all nodded and she read a bit more from the file. "It says here that Mr. Lupin is a werewolf. You are aware we cannot, legally, allow him to adopt Mr. Potter?"
Severus was the one to answer, as he would probably handle the situation far better than Harry could. "We are aware of the law that states a werewolf cannot adopt a wizard, however, there is not a law against them adopting other magical creatures." He stated calmly. The woman was now thoroughly confused so Severus took pity on her. "Mr. Potter has creature blood."
"Then… what is he?" She asked, now vastly curious. Severus and Harry exchanged glances. They had already agreed to tell her what he was, but Severus was checking to make sure Harry still wanted that. Harry nodded, sending him a warm smile. Harry was happy that Severus trusted him to make that decision. "He is a Myrmidon. Lupin and I are the parental figures in his pack. We already have custody, but want it to be official."
Instead of not believing them or being stunned, Sheryn looked at the group with respect. "I see. Well in that case you all need to sign these." She handed Severus a small stack of papers. He took, read, and signed them before passing them to Remus, who also read and signed, before passing them to Harry. After skimming the contents he signed. When he had written the last letter he handed the papers back. Sheryn glanced at the signatures and added her own before casting a spell that caused them to glow gold, before grinning at Remus and Severus, a mischievous look in her eye.
"Congratulations. It's a boy."