Every day,5 year old Harry Potter walks through the school gates hand-in-hand with his father,with their matching smiles,waving to eachother as Harry follows his class inside and when 3pm rolls around,Harry sprints out of class,heading straight for his dad's arms which are ready and waiting for him and they leave,their matching smiles on display again.
The parents usually arrive at the school gates 15 minutes early,talking in their groups or on their phones waiting for their kids to finish but the moment James Potter steps in through the gates,everyone stops,their attention going to him.
Now,everybody knows that James Potter is hot.Like greek god level hot,an angel sent from heaven to bless the earth kind of hot.With his olive skin and his big brown hair and his gold rimmed glasses that frame his face perfectly,it is impossible to deny that he is indeed very very good looking.And to be honest,James knows it too but his heart is far too pure for him to boast about his looks.So when he walks through the school gates at 2:45 every day to see all eyes on him,some paired with a smile or some with parted lips and a soft gasp,he simply smiles and stands over by his spot near the wall so Harry knows where he is,twisting and playing with his silver wedding band on his finger that no one ever seems to notice or pay attention to.
It's pretty unusual for Harry to be picked up by someone else.There has been maybe two instances where James has had to ask Sirius or Marlene to pick Harry up.Which was rather funny because when it had been Marlene picking Harry up from school,standing in James' place,swinging an overly excited Harry onto her hip as he yelled "Mar!" which had apparently sounded suspiciously like "Ma" as in mum or something because Marlene was met with the judgy gazes of about 10 mothers all staring at her.That was until one particularly brave woman decided to step forwards out of the huddle of women and adress Marlene directly."So,Are you his mother? are you married to James?" The woman asked and Marlene almost burst out laughing on the spot while the woman stood looking Marlene over like she was competition,because not only was Marlene getting married and in love with Dorcas,a woman,but James was very happily married and deeply in love with one Regulus Black,A man."Erm no.Definitely not" Marlene laughed ,tickling Harry's tummy as he giggled."I'm James' sister.Well sort of...I'm Harry's auntie" She confirmed and the group of women quite visibly relaxed and it took all of Marlene's strength not to howl laughing at them.
Oh if only they knew.
It was a Friday morning,Regulus stood making pancakes for a very eager 5 year old,who sat very patiently at the table,except his father is James Potter so the longest Harry can sit still for is probably 10 seconds before he's swinging his legs or running around,yelling and blabbering about something.Regulus called Harry back who was stood on the sofa,the sound of his little feet hitting the floor as he approached the kitchen table,jumping into his seat and beaming at Regulus."You have far too much energy" Regulus laughed softly,placing a kiss on Harry's head before helping him cut his pancakes up and adding the syrup,drizzled ontop of them.
That's when the heavier steps of James Potter found their way into the kitchen,a warm pair of arms wrapping around Regulus' waist as James dropped his forehead onto his husbands shoulder."Morning,Love" Regulus huffed a laugh,leaning his head against James' who mumbled a "Morning,Reg" not even attempting to move.
James did the school run as usual while Regulus got himself set up in his study,his books around him and his laptop opened to his emails that were yet to be answered.James got back at around 9:45 every morning,a warm coffee for Regulus in one of his hands as he knocked on the study door."Come in" Regulus smiled as James pushed the door open and walked in."You know you don't have to knock" Regulus smiled as James placed the coffee infront of him before pressing a kiss to Regulus' forehead.
Regulus works as a writer,publishing his own books and storys after being recently accepted by a publisher.James however,works at his mother and father's bookshop on an occasional day when they need his help,because he didn't want a full time job while Harry was growing up,and instead opted for being in the house with Harry as much as he could and being able to take him on as many trips and 'adventures' as he can while he's still young.
"Oh,Can you pick Haz up from school? There's a delivery at the bookshop,biggest supply yet so Mum needs mine and Sirius' help lifting all of the cases into the shop while dad's at the doctors and it'll take a while to get it all sorted" James asked as he sat in the chair opposite Regulus,on the other side of the large wooden desk."Yeah,of course.Will you be home for dinner?" Regulus asked as James stood up."Wouldn't miss it for the world" James smiled and winked at Regulus who rolled his eyes fondly."love you!" James called as he left the room."Love you too!" Regulus called back,laughing gently as he heard the front door shut.
2:30 rolled around and Regulus had packed his work away,getting into his car and making his way over to Harry's school.Harry was only 2 months into his first year at primary school and Regulus had not managed to do the school run yet,always being caught up with emails or writing he had to get done,So when he walked through the school gates,a few heads turned but not for long enough to question his presence.He made his way over to where James always stood and looked around at all of the woman.Regulus had been told all kinds of stories by Marlene and James and even Sirius,about how obsessed the woman are in Marlene's opinion or how wierd it can be according to James,so he knew exactly what was about to Happen.
"Hi,sorry.Erm,wierd question but erm are you here to pick Harry up? Where's James? he usually picks Harry up everday?" One woman asked as two of the women moved towards Regulus."Oh,yeah i am,he's at work,he had to stay a little later than usual" Regulus replied with a smile and the women nodded."Are you sure? it's just that he never misses the school runs and usually it's his sister that picks Harry up if he cant" one of the woman pressed and Regulus frowned at her."Are you asking if James asked me to pick Harry up? because he did,if you're wondering but i don't quite think it's any of your business who picks up my son" There it was.Regulus could have laughed out loud as both of the womens faces changed,their confused frowns focused on Regulus."Your son?" One woman asked and Regulus nodded."No,James is his dad" The second woman cut in and Regulus breathed a laugh."I'd appreciate if you kept your noses out of our business,especially when you certainly don't know what you are talking about." Regulus arched an eyebrow at the woman."Do all of James' friends act like this?" The other woman asked with a confused frown and Regulus wanted to laugh and that's exactly what he did.
"Well,i would assume not but considering James and I have been married for what,7 years? i think it's perfectly suitable how i am acting,don't you agree?" And There it was again.Both of the women's eyebrows flew up,their eyes wide in suprise."No,James isnt-" "papa!" Harry cut the woman off,yelling as he excitedly sprinted towards Regulus.Harry squeeled with excitement as he bounced over to Regulus,who was ready and waiting,bent down with his arms out to Harry.Regulus laughed as he picked Harry up,sitting him on his hip and rubbing his back as Harry hugged him tightly.He smiled as Harry began blabbering on about his day and the amazing things he got up to,like his drawing that he did for his dad and playing on the grass with his friends.Regulus had almost forgotten the two women stood with him.
"Dad!" Harry suddenly yelled,waving and pointing his hand frantically,a grin on his face as Regulus looked over to see James jogging towards them through the school gates.Harry reached forwards as James made it at Regulus' side,grabbing Harry happily and squeezing him in a hug."Hi champ,Sorry i'm late" He chuckled and Harry hugged him tightly."Got finished earlier than expected" James smiled,shifting Harry onto his hip before leaning over and pressing a kiss to Regulus' lips."The-" "Hi James" One of the woman smiled as she cut James' sentence short and James turned to look at her,clearly not having seen them with a polite smile but not saying a word.He turned his attention back to Harry."Ready to go?" James asked and Harry nodded excitedly,his hands in his pockets."Goodbye ladies.Hope to see you soon" Regulus smiled politely,the sarcasm dripping from his voice as he slipped under James' outstretched arm and walked out of the school gates.Harry was now walking beside James,holding onto his hand and James' other arm was draped over Regulus' shoulders."Had a run in with the ladies i see?" James teased and Regulus shrugged,a smile on his face."Yeah but don't worry,they won't be bothering you anymore" Regulus smirked,slipping his hand into the back pocket of James' jeans,just for good measure as they walked out of the school gates."Have i told you how much i love you?" James laughed and Regulus joined in."Every day" Regulus smiled and James nodded.
"And then she had the audacity to ask if all of james' friends act like this?-" "I would have laughed in her face" Marlene added in from where she was sat in the armchair of James and Regulus' living room."Oh i did,before telling her that James and i have been married for what,7 years? so i think how i was acting is perfectly suitable,And the look they gave me was priceless" Regulus laughed,throwing his head back against James arm.James had invited their friends over for dinner in celebration of 'the wierd school moms finally being told' so now,Sirius and Remus sat on one of the sofas,Remus' legs over Sirius' as he gently ran his hands up and down them,Marlene sat in the armchair with Dorcas on the floor resting against her legs and James and Regulus sat on the second sofa,James' arm resting against the back of the sofa behind Regulus and Regulus' hand on James' thigh as he sat pressed into his side."THEN- oh my god,then she was about to say that James' isn't like that as in,he doesn't like men but Harry yelled 'papa!' and sprinted out of class and over to me." Regulus told the story enthusiastically,mainly to Marlene who's Jaw dropped."God,you'd think they don't have husbands waiting for them at home even though half the time,they're talking about their husbands before they have the courage to ask all the 'who are you? and who are you to James?' questions" Marlene joked and the group laughed.
"I'm just glad they know.They never spoke to me apart from a 'hi James' where they fluttered their eyelashes and twirled their hairs" James spoke,scrunching his face up in disgust making everyone laugh."Yes,well now they know you only have eyes for one" Regulus teased,looking at James who turned his head to look down at him."I certainly do.I Think we should go together on Monday,make them all go crazy" James smirked and Regulus laughed "if you wish" he smiled and James laughed,pressing a kiss to the side of Regulus' head.
And if you think,James and Regulus didn't go together on Monday afternoon,holding hands and kissing eachothers foreheads and cheeks or laughing loudly at Jokes...you are absolutely wrong.