Chapter 3
“Ok is everyone ready?” Severus asks for the fourth time as he watches Snape put the last few toys into Harry's baby bag. At everyone's affirmative ‘yes’, he evaporates with Harry dosing in his arms followed by Lucius with Draco as his side-along.
Today Severus and Lucius had so important business to attend to, specifically one ‘darklord’ returning from the dead, so they were dropping Harry and Draco off to the Weasleys for the day. Molly had been complaining that it had been too long since she got to see her self-proclaimed god son.
Over the past four years that Harry has been in their care the boy had only grown half an inch. The healers said that he must have been one of the more severe cases of abuse and will probably never grow up, both in size and mentaly. Lucius and Severus did not worry though knowing that they will protect the littlest Malfoy-Snape in whatever way he needs.
They land at the Weasley's door, where Molly is waiting for them. Alone everyone else is probably still asleep at the early time.
“Hello, Molly I am sorry we are so late, but he has had his first bottle although he will probably want another one in a couple hours' ' Severus says in a rush as he hands the sleeping baby over to her eager hands.
“Yes, yes i know Severus but you better be going, they will be perfectly fine with me, won't we Draco, dear?” she says pulling draco under her other arm. He smiles and yawns, cuddling into her much too tired to be awake.
“Right I am going to bed again, bye” Draco says as soon as his parents have left disappearing up stairs to his and Harry's guest room for hopefully the next few hours.
“I guess it's just you and me harry for the next few hours“ she says stroking his hair rocking him. She puts him in the bassinet set up in the kitchen and gets started on breakfast for the entire Weasley-Malfoy-Snape brood.
A few hours later at midday and everyone is up and eating the scrumptious lunch that Molly made. Even Harry is awake and babbling on Bill's lap.
“Harry dear can you eat your sandwiches as well” Molly says, seeing the small nibble he had only taken.
“No,” Harry says, whining into Bill's chest. “Wan’ milk” he says, teary eyed and pouting.
Molly sighs knowing that the problem has been going on for quite some time.
“I know you do poppet but i only have enough for one more bottle” she lies” so if you have one now then you cant have one before bed” she says wiping the tears off his face as they roll down.
“No,” he continues sobbing.
“Harry, can you just eat your sandwiches? They are ham and cheese your favourite ``Draco encourages, holding one of the triangles up for him.
“Draco” Harry whines reaching for him.
“Harry you are fine stop crying but you have to eat your sandwiches” Draco says trying a tacktick he has seen his parents use but it only makes Harry wail louder.
“Draco let me take him, i think he needs an earlier nap” she says getting up and lifting the sobbing baby into her arms who goes willingly and cuddles into her.
“Oh mum can you put him in the pram, we are going to Diagon Alley now so we get him to sleep then we can go” Bill says as he gets up to start clearing the table away. Everyone disperses to get ready while Bill and Fleur clean up. Molly goes to the coat cupboard and finds the old shrunken pram they only use for Harry now but she has had since Bill was baby.
She grows it back to normal size and tuck harry who can barely keep his eyes into it after wrapping him tightly into his blanket.
She stays with him until he is full asleep, small shuffles escaping him past his pacifier, when all the whisky children start putting on their outdoor clothes, while she shushes them, with Fleur and Draco among them. Fleur eagerly takes the handle as they all start flooring away.
“Oh wait before you leave here is the nappy bag '' Molly says as she tucks it on to the underneath basket.
Once they are all in the alley, Bill tells them to meet at the Leaky Cauldron in 3 hours. They all run off to meet their friends, all having made plans before school starts next week.
Bill, Charlie and Fleur laugh as they watch fred, george, ron, draco race to ‘quality quidditch supplies’ percey characteristically going straight to ‘flourish and blotts’. While Ginny joins a group of girls all standing round the witches beauty shop.
“Well what about you charlie no friends” Bill jokes as he nudges his brother.
“Are you trying to get rid of me?” Charlie laughs.
“What? Of course not, little brother ``Bill says as he turns his face up jokingly.
“Where are you headed then?” Charlie asks the married couple.
“Just a bit of shopping, I will need some new clothes in a few weeks,” Fleur says with a smirk.
“Why in a few weeks- wait! God really?! Congratulations” charlie smiles and hugs fleur then bill who smiles widely.
“Yeah we found out a few weeks ago and we were going to tell everyone before school starts but as you just have to follow us around you get to be the first to know” fleur says jokingly, and charlie laughs and hugs her again.
They shop for a bit before they decide to just go back to the Leaky Cauldron and wait for the others. While they are sitting sipping some coffee harry wakes up slightly disoriented from his nearly two hour nap.
“oh , it's ok, sweetheart, you're ok, oh lets go get you cleaned up” Fleur says as she picks Harry up from the pram instantly noticing the messy blowout Harry had.
As she goes to clean him up charlie says to bill ‘ she is going to be a great mum’ ‘yeah, yeah she will’
In the bathroom fleur struggles to clean harry up, who has thankfully calmed down and is no longer crying.
She finally gets him all clean and tucked into a fresh nappy when she notices the poo on his onesie and his baby leggins. She takes the onesie fully off of him and cleans the rest of him down with the baby wipes.
She looks through the nappy bag but only finds a onesie and some socks. She sighs but puts him in them having not much choice. As she puts the dirty clothes into a plastic bag and in the nappy bag, Harry tries to climb down the very high changing table and almost falls before Fleur catches him.
“Harry , be careful” she says as she puts him on the floor and he smiles cheekily behind his dummy. “Oh you cheeky little monkey” she says before she attacks him with tickles as he starts to squirm away from her giggling uncontrollably. She opens the door and he bolts running in just his little baby socks and nappy peeking out around the onesie. He runs past the door and bumps into Draco and falls on to his padded bum. Everyone holds their breath hoping for him not to cry but he just smiles up at draco.
“Dr’co” he says giggling, holding his arms up to be picked up. Before Draco can pick him up though fleur picks him up from his waist pulling his back to her front, moving one had to support his bum as he tries to squirm away from her giggling thinking its a game.
“Oh no you don't need some thinking in your little tummy before you get cranky” she says carrying him over to their table followed by the younger weasley.
“Mi’k?” Harry says, pouting up to her.
“Err” she says remembering tantrums at lunch not knowing if he was allowed some.
“Harry looks like they have chicken fingers here, you like them don't you?” Draco says, showing Harry the menu but he just whines and turns away from it. Draco sighs and gives up “ you might as well let him have formula, papa and dad never have much luck either” he says frowning.
Bill, having listened to the conversation, gets out the pre-made bottle and gets up to go get it heated up, not before getting everyones drinks orders.
When he gets back with the warm bottle Harry immediately reaches for it and tries to start drinking.
“Harry wait, lie down first, you have to cradle him otherwise he will just fill his mouth with it because he doesn't really understand that you have to swallow without gravity's help” draco says kindly helping her, holding the bottle out of Harry's grasp but quickly gives it to him when he is in the right position.
Everyone else drinks their drinks with light chatter as Harry guzzles his bottle down. Harry lies in Fleurs arms, after he has finished his bottle, in a milk coma lazily suckling on the nipple of the bottle. He grunts when he is shifted into a sitting position, he burrows down when he is settled against someone's fleurs shoulder but starts whining when someone starts patting his back. He just wants to lie here!
When he finally burps and spits up some he is finally shifted lying down again. This time lying so that his head is on fleurs knees as his legs are pushed out with his feet squished into her stomach.
She rubs his tummy gently and he sighs in bliss. He distantly hears some laughing but ignores it in favour of falling asleep, again.
The next time he is woken up is when the person sleeping starts standing up and moving him upright as well. He doesn't really mind this time though and is content to lay his head on Fleur's shoulder staring lazily around the pub. He assumes that they are leaving now but makes no move to show that he is awake.
“Do you want me to put him in the pram?” Bill whispers but Fleur shakes her head no, happy to gently sway with Harry's weight on her chest, comforting her.
“Hey harry you have a good nap?” Draco says when he makes eye contact with harry. Harry just nods gently. Harry didn't look like he wanted to be put down and Fleur didn't seem like she wanted to put him down so they took turns in flooring back to the Burrow.
Arthur had gotten back from work by the time that they got back and was helping Molly prepare dinner in the kitchen. When he sees Harry in Fleur's arms he immediately goes for him.
“Harry, hello my sweet boy, did you have a nice day” arthur baby talks to harry cradling him to his chest. Harry just smiles widely but makes no move to say anything. Arthur frowns and looks at Draco who just shrugs frowning as well.
“Hey bud you feel ok” arthur asks sitting down at the dining table.
“Miss dada, an’ papa” he says, eyes glistening with tears.
“Aww bud it ok, they will be back soon” he says as he cradles the back of his head into his chest. “Let's get you all changed and clean first though” he says, feeling the wet garment under his hand.
He goes into the living room and lays Harry onto the changing mat they keep for him, he makes quick work of changing the sad boy, wiping him down before sprinkling the talcum powder and rubbing it. He tapes up the nappy securely and snaps the onesie over the nappy shut, then thinking that the baby would like some extra comfort he swaddles him tightly in a soft muslin blanket before cradling the boy in one arm and rocking him back and forth.
A couple of hours later, just before dinner, the doorbell rings. Harry who is sitting in his highchair having cheered up squeals babyish seeing the men enter.
“Dada! Papa!” he reaches for them. Everyone chuckles, but Severus goes straight to his baby, lifting high into the air and smiling at him before bringing him close for a cuddle. He ruffles Draco's hair as well, who shrugs him off with a blush.
“Oh severus, lucius you are right in time for supper, sit down” Molly says getting out plates for the men.
“Oh molly we should get out of your hair” lucius tries.
“Oh no you sit down, i am sure you don't want to cook after your long day and besides i haven't said goodbye to my favourite boys” Molly says sternly.
The men chuckle but sit down in the spare chairs and put Harry back into his chair. Everyone digs into the food, making a small plate for Harry. They are all focused on their food when Severus notices that Harry is not eating.
“Harry baby why aren't you eating, you not feeling good” he asks feeling his forehead. Harry whines and moves away. The noise gets everyone's attention.
“He hasn't eaten anything today, only wanted milk” Draco says “ we tried to get him to eat but he wasn't having it” he says smiling at Harry who pouts, too little to really understand what everyone is saying but hearing the word milk.
He turns to dada and looks up at him with puppy-eyes “mi’k” he says sweetly.
Severus looks to his husband and has a silent conversation with him.
“Barry you need to eat some of the food molly made only five spoonfuls” he adds when harry starts whining “ then when we get home you can have your formula” he says as he grabs harry's plastic baby spoon and brings it to his mouth, harry looks at his dad pleadingly but the mad only nudges the spoon to harry's lips.
Harry whines again and eats pout on his face. Everyone silently lets out a breath of relief.