July 31, 1979
Regulus gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, alone in the maternity wing of St. Mungo's under the ploy name of Potter.
Regulus, newly eighteen, was paired with a group of nurses all of whom sent sympathetic looks as they handed him the baby. They believed Regulus had been defiled in a sense, but he was too exhausted to care.
Three days later Regulus and Harry James Potter were discharged from the hospital, unbeknownst to his family.
How do you hide a baby? The answer- very, very carefully.
Through the rest of his schooling he relied on Madam Pomfrey's potions and glamour charms.
After Hogwarts, he moved out into a small apartment- spending most of his time on his research.
When his presence was requested he hid under many glamour charms, not allowing them to pick up on the slightest disturbance in his demeanor.
In the end he knew it was worth it. Placing the tiny child he'd created into the white crib made him realize it was worth the drunken night with the man he loved, worth all the secrets, worth the ups and downs of pregnancy as a teenager.
The soft yellow walls warmed the nursery as Regulus tapped the mobile of stuffed lions allowing it to begin to spin around.
Regulus sat in the chair in the corner of the room with his nose in a book. Frequently he looked up towards the sleeping child and found himself falling asleep in the chair, not wanting to be away from his baby just yet.
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December 27th, 1979
Severus made tea, like usual, as the living room fire illuminated the mahogany walls.
Three knocks at the door were enough to put Severus on edge. He made his way to the door with his normal emotionless facade prepared for anything.
Almost anything.
"Regulus?" Severus quizzed in shock as he observed the boy with a small baby on his hip.
Regulus had a distant look that made Severus' stomach churn.
"You shouldn't be here." Severus explained as he checked to see if anyone had followed the boy.
"I need you to do something for me, Severus." Regulus explained with a stern voice.
Regulus handed Harry to the Severus, letting go of the child for the first time that entire day.
Severus looked down at the child, too shocked to protest holding the infant.
"Whose child is this?" Severus quizzed trying to wrap his head around what was happening.
"Mine." Regulus said.
"Who-" Severus started wondering who the other parent was.
"James." Regulus interrupted not wasting any time.
Severus looked taken aback, "James?! James Potter?! You and Potter created a child together?!"
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