Harry Potter's Real Dad

It had been a bright, sunny August afternoon six years' earlier. The new house was having its last coat of light turquoise paint applied while other workers continued unloading the new furniture off the moving truck, as well as the few straggling boxes that remained. Severus moved between helping to relocate several boxes as well as manage where the workers put down his furniture all the while trying to stay out of the way of the ongoing remodeling in the bathrooms, kitchen, and master bedroom. The crew had just taken down a wall that hid the kitchen from the living room and dining room, and the open concept he had envisioned was coming together nicely.

He had managed to snag this beauty off the market a few days earlier, and with the raise he had recently earned at Hogwarts, his budget for turning the old country home into a modern, functional living space had nearly doubled, and he took advantage of it to add in a few personal touches—such as his en-suite and a place he could turn into a study.

As he spoke with his contractor on updating the central heating system in the house and the costs it would entail, his front doorbell rang. Surprised it even worked, Severus excused himself and opened the door.

"Hi, Severus!" Lily greeted with a huge smile. She held a green bundle in her arms. James stood behind her and eyed the mess in the house. Severus welcomed them in, and Lily wowed at everything. "It's really coming together, don't you think so, James?"

"I think it's perfect just the way it is," James smirked.

"You two shouldn't be here," Severus said. "Remember, you're being hunted."

"Sirius is outside with the bike," James said. "We'll be quick so you can get back to turning this place into your batcave."

Severus rolled his eyes before he stared at the bundle Lily was carrying. Lily noticed, and she walked over to Severus and held out the bundle to him.

"Meet Harry James Potter," Lily said.

Severus cautiously accepted the baby swaddled in a blanket. As he stared down at the angelic face, Harry's eyes blinked open, revealing a splash of green. An enormous warmth of affection swelled in his chest and he felt an instinctive urge to protect and love this little bundle.

"He has your eyes," Severus remarked.

"Yes," Lily agreed, "and your everything else."

"Don't worry," James said as he stepped closer and smiled at the baby. "We'll fix all that with the blood adoption."

Severus scoffed at that.

"You'll ruin his good looks," he said, holding the baby up more and smiling as Harry continued to blink up at him. "You'll give him your awful eyesight."

"I will not! He'll have my amazing quidditch talents."

"That's not even a gene."

"Boys," Lily scolded playfully.

"He's beautiful, Lily." Severus carefully kissed the baby on the top of his head.

"I'm sorry you couldn't be there for his birth," Lily said.

"Dahlia was having complications," Severus said, rocking slightly as Harry slowly grew fussier in his blanket. "Tachycardic, short of breath, but her anxiety has been through the roof lately. Doctors have a feeling that may have something to do with it."

"I know that feeling," Lily said. "She's due this month now, isn't she?"

"August twenty-fifth is the date." Severus handed Harry back to Lily when the baby began crying.

"He's probably hungry," Lily said as she grabbed a blanket out of her bag and walked over to an armchair. As she settled down with Harry, she looked at Severus and asked, "Do you know if it's a girl or boy?"

"It's a girl," Severus answered, crossing his arms. "We wanted it to be a surprise, but little missy had other ideas during her ultrasound visits."

"Same here." Lily grinned at Harry.

"He was showing everything off," James said, standing behind Lily's chair and leaning over it. "Weren't you, buddy?"

"We get to be her aunt and uncle, right?" Lily asked. "I would love a niece to spoil."

"I'm sure she'll be spoiled enough between the two of us," Severus said. "But seeing how I'm Harry's godfather, I suppose it would be fair to make you both godparents."

"That would be great," James said, and Lily nodded.

Severus was lost in his reverie as he stared at the picture of a baby Harry on Lily's chest. He stared off at a random spot on the wall in his study. How he missed her and her vibrant smiles and caring nature. And then came the awful news that James and Lily had been murdered. Prior to Harry's birth, a spy in the Order had overheard a prophesy and reported it to Voldemort. Severus had been acquainted with a few members of the Dark Lord's followers and had managed to get Voldemort's next plan of action out of them and he quickly reported to Albus Dumbledore what he had learned.

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