

"And I do love you, brat." Severus growled play fully at the boy who again chuckled at the growl he felt in the man's chest. "Love 'ou too." The boy grinned, wriggling in his arms and turning his head so he could see the dark eyes of the Potions Master. "I know." Severus now looked at her openly, turning towards her while he turned the boy in his arms at the same time so Harry would rest with his back against his chest. "Albus said it was necessary for the war to finally end."

"You know my reasons, Severus." Lily sighed, leaning her head onto his shoulder as she so often did and Severus wasn't able to suppress a shudder.

Not that I ever understood why you married him in the first place." And I really do not understand why you do not leave him. I do not question his friendship to Black either." "Well, James knows that he has no other choice than to accept my friendship to you, Severus. "He surely will be a Gryffindor." He mused. Only this child could think it funny when he growled, while every other child would have run as fast and as far as possible and he shook his head. This time it was Severus' time to chuckle. "Feel funny." The boy answered the unspoken question. I still wonder why he allows me in your house, even if it is in his absence only." Severus growled what made the child in his arms chuckle again and he cast a questioning gaze at Harry. I'm sure you can imagine James' face at his son's question." "This morning he even asked James when you would come over. "He missed you quite a lot, Severus." The woman said, sitting onto the sofa, close to him, laying her hand onto his arm in a friendly gesture and he smiled again. "Ungle Sev'us" The boy in his arms chuckled. "Uncle Severus." He corrected nevertheless, his eyebrow raised and his dark eyes watching the boy with a warmth he only felt here, in this house, in the presence of Lily and her child. Well, Draco couldn't articulate his name yet either, and Draco was quite a few month older than Harry was. He would be glad when Harry finally would be able to articulate his name correctly, but until then, well - he would accept Sev, even if he accepted it with a shudder. "Ungle Sev?" Severus couldn't hide the small smile as two tired and bleary emerald green eyes opened, two small arms reached towards him and he gathered the still half asleep boy into his arms before he settled himself onto the sofa where the boy had been sleeping until his arrival just a minute ago.
