Harry Potter's Real Dad

Meanwhile, the kids had their own important conversations. Harry had learned that Joshua was Addie's daughter's eight-year-old son, and the two girls, Ruth, who was six, and Esther, three, were his sisters. They all went to the same school as Iris, except Esther, who went to daycare when Addie wasn't available to babysit for Tori, who was also expecting. Joshua was hoping it would be a boy.

"Could you imagine another sister?" Joshua asked.

"I don't know," Harry answered. "I just met mine."

"Well, I guess they're okay sometimes. But most of the time their annoying. Esther is always coming into my room and messing with my things."

"Iris is cool," Harry said as he pushed the monster truck over a rolled-up blanket. "I don't really have anything of my own, so she shares hers."

"Well, now you do," Joshua said. "We got you your own monster truck. That way, whenever we visit, we could play together instead of having to play with the girls and their stupid tea parties."

"My own monster truck?" Harry asked.

"Oh, oops!" Joshua put a hand over his mouth. "It's your present from mum and dad. Don't tell them I told you."

"Present? For me?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, for you. Welcoming gifts to the family is what mum said they were for. Well, we're only like family because Granny was Severus's nanny growing up, and now she's your nanny. Your presents are over there on that table. Want to see?"

Harry nodded, and Joshua led the way past the adults and to the small table. He pointed out the cake, which Harry recognized his name even in the fancy writing, but the other word he didn't know. Then Joshua dug through all the gifts before grabbing a green wrapped box and handing it to Harry.

"What are you boys doing?" Tori asked.

All the adults were watching the boys with smiles, their card game abandoned, cards still lying in the middle of the table waiting to be studied. Harry lowered the box back on the table, but Joshua shoved it back in his hands.

"Can Harry open his monster truck, mum?" Joshua asked.

"Joshua," Tori scolded gently, "you're not supposed to tell him what it is."

"Sorry, it kind of slipped. So can he?"

Everyone eyed Severus, who snorted and nodded his head. Harry smiled and held the box to his chest. When Joshua grew impatient, he reached over to help Harry rip the paper off the box. Slowly getting the idea, Harry finished unwrapping the gift to reveal a red and gold monster truck. His smile brightened while Severus groaned and glared at Tori.

"Are you trying to make my son a Gryffindor?" he asked.

"I mean, it is the best house," Tori teased.

"Those are fighting words, honey," Eileen smirked.

"This one's from us, too!" Joshua said, grabbing another box off the table, interrupting the adults' bantering.

With the whole family's encouragement, Harry opened his gifts one by one, with help from the other kids, who handed him gift after gift, barely giving him time to really appreciate each toy he opened, despite Tori's constant "slow down" reminder to her kids. He was quickly surrounded by transformers action figures from Tori and her family, a plastic dinosaur toy set and more truck toys from Addie and her husband, a new coat, boots, sneakers, and books from Eileen and Tobias, and a real cookware set of smaller sized pots, pans, various serving spoons and ladles, an apron, and oven mittens from Severus.

"You couldn't get him a playset?" Tobias asked.

"I don't think he would have been satisfied with plastic cookware," Severus said. "At least he now has something his size he can handle a little easier."

As Harry did with everyone else who had given him a gift, Harry ran over to Severus.

"Thank you, Daddy," he said. He hugged Severus.

"I have one more for you."

"Where?" Harry looked back at the empty table that now only had the cake.

Severus waved his hand and a bag appeared in his grasp. He handed it to Harry.

"Are you sure?" Harry asked as he took the bag but held it hesitantly. It was all so much, and he did not deserve any of this. He did not do anything to earn a reward lately, not that he ever did something to earn something. "I already have so much and I didn't even clean the house yet. How am I supposed to repay everyone?"

The other adults awed while Severus gently held Harry's chin and tilted his head up so they were eye to eye.

"No one here expects or wants you to repay them," Severus said. "They are giving you gifts because they want to, not because they expect something from you in return. And I'm giving you this because I love you, not because you made me coffee or anything like that."

"Really?" Harry asked, frowning at Severus.

Severus leaned forward and kissed Harry's forehead.

"Really," Severus said. "Now open your gift so we can start this party for real. Nami had a lot planned to do with you kids."

Harry smiled and pulled the tissue paper out. He gasped as he pulled out a green stegosaurus plushie with brown spikes. He squeezed it lovingly.

"I love him, Daddy," Harry said, hugging Severus once more. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, son."

Tori waved her wand and vanished the wrapping and tissue paper. Severus used his wand to shrink and summon all of Harry's new toys save for the stegosaurus. He pocketed everything for now.

"Who wants cake?" Eileen asked, grabbing a knife to cut into it. Joshua, Iris, and Ruth jumped around the table excitedly for a slice while Esther ran to her mother and pointed at the cake being cut into. Harry didn't move away from Severus. When Eileen asked Harry if he wanted the first slice, Severus shook his head at the size Eileen had for him.

"Ehh, could you give him a slice half that size and very minimal frosting?" Severus requested while Harry looked back and forth between the two.

Eileen didn't question it and did as Severus asked, handing Harry his slice of cake.

"Why don't you try that and see how you do?" Severus said. "Do you want me to hold your dinosaur?"

"Spikes," Harry said, handing his dinosaur to Severus and pulling the cake closer to him. Harry took a small, eager bite. He had always wanted to try cake; it always looked so good when Dudley had it at his birthday parties.

"Spikes," Severus corrected himself. "What a very fitting name."

Harry managed to eat his entire slice of cake without an issue, then tried to slowly steal more from Severus's plate. Severus saw him and moved his plate away. However, Iris popped up at his other side and stole a large bite for herself. Severus gave up on protecting his slice and allowed his kids to have the rest.

"That is sneaky teamwork," Severus scolded playfully, tickling both kids at his sides.

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