Judas
Harry grew like a weed as the days turned into months and before they knew it they were celebrating his second birthday. He had developed quickly and learned how to talk, now he had a specific name to call everyone in his life by (Which was only a few people); he called Mary mama, Lily mommy, James dada, and Regulus papa which at first was a little confusing to decide on as he had two moms and two dads. Harry had developed a personality very similar to James’, Regulus wasn’t sure if it was because they spend so much time together or because James acted like a child. Harry was always running about the house, playing little games that he made up for himself. One of his favorite games by far had been seeing how long he could get James to chase him around the house before someone made him stop (usually it lasted for a few hours at least).
Now Harry sat in his high chair with a small cake covered in white frosting with the number two written in red icing on the top. Regulus had backed the cake for him since out of the four of them he was the best baker (he didn’t put too much effort into the design though because Harry would smash it in a few minutes anyways.
Happy birthday to you!
The four of them sang completely out of tune.
Cha cha cha,
James added with a small smile on his face. Harry laughed at James’ theatrics.
Happy birthday to you!
Cha cha cha!
Happy Birthday dear Harry!
Happy birthday to you!
Cha Cha Cha!
Harry quickly smashed into the cake after James told him it was ok to do so and by the end of it Harry’s face was covered in chocolate cake and white frosting. Lily got Harry cleaned up and ready for bed as the rest of them cleaned up the dishes from dinner. Once Harry was ready for bed Lily handed him off to Regulus. Regulus had volunteered to put Harry to sleep every night because he knew that no one else really enjoyed dealing with his crying when he was tired but didn’t want to sleep. Regulus didn’t mind singing Harry to sleep every night, he enjoyed watching his little eyes as he slowly drifted off to sleep
Bon aniversaire à toi
Regulus sang softly
Bon aniversaire à toi
Bon aniversaire à bébé Harry
Bon aniversaire à toi
Harry’s eyes slowly shut as Regulus sang and he gently placed him in his crib. “Happy birthday, Harry. I hope you get to have many more that are just as happy.” Regulus said sweetly before leaving the nursery.
The following night Regulus had to attend a death eater meeting at his cousin’s home once again. Narcissa and Lucius had begun volunteering their home for meetings more and more frequently as it was able to easily accommodate everyone. Regulus arrived and quickly greeted Narcissa, the two of them had become more close since they started hosting meetings more often. “Hello, Narcissa.” Regulus said with a smile. Narcissa was holding Draco in his arms, Draco had also grown up quite a lot and was very close to Harry’s age and development being able to speak a little bit and walk, though he preferred being carried around by his mother much more than walking. “Is the little guy giving you a little trouble?” Regulus asked, seeing Draco fuss in Narcissa’s arms. “Oh, he’s just a little tired is all. I’ll probably put him to bed once everyone settles in and the meeting starts.” Narcissa said with a smile. “I can take him for a while if you like. I’ve gotten pretty good at putting little ones to bed and I’m sure you’d rather have a few moments to catch your breath before the meeting starts.” Regulus offered. “Are you sure?” She asked. “Absolutely, I’ve been meaning to spend more time with him anyways.” Regulus said with a small laugh. Narcissa handed Draco to Regulus and walked away to greet some of her other guests. “Hi, Draco.” Regulus said in a soft voice.
“How have you gotten so good with kids?” Snape asked, appearing behind Regulus. Regulus jumped a little bit. “Merlin! Severus, how can you sneak up on people so quickly?” Regulus said. “Answer the question.” Severus demanded. “Well, if you must know, I’ve always been good with kids.” Regulus said quickly. “But you said you’ve ‘gotten good at putting kids to bed’ what’s that supposed to mean?” Severus asked “Were you seriously eavesdropping on our conversation? You’ve reached a whole new level of crazy.” Regulus said. “I’m on to you.” Severus said ominously. “I have no idea what you’re talking about Severus, now if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to spend some time with my baby cousin.” Regulus said as he walked away from Severus.
After a few lullabies Draco was out cold and Regulus gently handed him back to Narcissa without waking him up. “How did you do that?” Narcissa asked. “I don’t know, I just sang him a few french lullabies and he was out cold.” Regulus said with a smile. When Regulus finally sat down he looked across the table and had to stop his jaw from dropping when he saw who was sitting across from him. Sitting right between Bellatrix and Severus was none other than Peter pettigrew. Regulus tried to stop himself from giving Peter a death glare throughout the entire meeting.
Once the meeting had ended Regulus quickly walked up to Peter. “Peter, a word.” Regulus said, grabbing Peter by the arm and walking into the next room, locking the door behind him and putting a silencing charm on the room so no one would overhear. “What are you doing here?!” Regulus yelled, knowing no one could hear him no matter how loud he was. “Don’t answer that,” Regulus was beside himself, he couldn’t believe that Peter would betray his friends like this, “You came to our wedding, James trusts you and loves like you’re his own brother how could you betray us like this?” Regulus asked though he didn’t really expect an answer. “Oh please, he never treated me as an equal. I was always an afterthought, always nothing more than his back up friend when Sirius or Remus had a fight with him.” Peter whined. “So, you became a death eater because of some stupid jealous grudge you’re holding onto from school?!” Regulus yelled, “We invited you to our wedding, and you met our son and now you have the balls to turn your back on us and become the thing we’ve fought for so long!”
“I’d hardly call that a wedding. It’s not even legal, you’re just a silly little kid playing house. Harry isn’t even your son, he’s just a little mudblood child who you felt bad for so you decided to pretend to be his dad for a while.” Peter said. Before Regulus could gather his thoughts he swiftly smacked Peter across the face and put his wand to Peter’s throat. “If you come anywhere near my family ever again, I will kill you slowly and painfully. Now, when you walk out of here you are not to tell anyone what happened here or so help me God I will tear you apart limb from limb. I may not be proud of my family’s history of violence but I am not afraid to show you just how crazy a member of the noble house of Black can get when you mess with their family.” Regulus said before undoing the charm on the room and walking out.