A Riddle was born

Residents of Riddle Manor and Bella

It had been three months since the night of Lily and James Potter's death and disappearance of their son Harry James Potter.

The wizarding world was in chaos and so was Riddle Manor, house elves were running around everywhere trying to tend to the young master's every wish. Harry was having a tantrum, he had wanted to play outside with his tiny broom he got for Christmas from his aunt Bella but the elves had said it was too cold for that seeing as it was early February in England

but that had been in the morning it was now late afternoon but he was still crying, he hadn't eaten anything all day and he was driving the residents of Riddle Manor crazy with his screaming, kicking and whining.

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Tom had been busy all day and had no time for the child at the moment. It had been hard taking care of a baby for the first month, the boy had cried for his momma for a while which had made Tom feel guilty at first but then he remembered she had betrayed him and had pushed the guilt down.

He was finishing up his paperwork for the day when his door crashed open revealing a toddling sniveling baby followed by a tiny house elf, "DADDY" Harry whined, Tom sighed at first he had been happy that the child had started calling him that sweet endearment but now after hearing it enough to drive a deaf person crazy he hated the word.

Exasperated the man looked up and sighed yet again, "What do want Harry." The baby puffed his tear stained cheeks and walked up to Tom and held his arms out indicating he wanted to be held.

Tom raised his eyebrows. "I'm busy Harry, why don't you go play with Binky." He indicated to the house elf "and then we can have dinner together when I'm done you can even sit on my lap." He offered to the toddler, but instead of Harry accepting the idea he shook his head and started climbing to his father's lap.

Tom groaned but put down his quill and pushed the papers aside he turned to the house elf, "Bring us our food." he ordered gently. The little creature popped out of sight and came back with a tray of food in record time, she set the food in front of her masters and disappeared with a crack.

Harry looked at the food hesitantly for a minute and then turned back and laid his head back on his father's chest. Tom sighed for what felt like the hundredth Time that day. "Eat," he comanded gently, the toddler looked at him and shook his head, "Nah uh" he pouted.

The older man groaned yet again he knew where this was going. "I'll feed you" he suggested softly, the baby looked up at him again but shook his head again, "We can even have chocolate ice cream afterwards." Tom said.

Harry smiled,"Nap wit 'Arrys?" Tom sighed, it was becoming a habit,"Yes then we can have a nap together." He said he needed one anyways, and with that Harry nodded his head and opened his mouth ready to be fed.

*~*~*~Time skip brought to you by ice cream and naps

Tom was sleeping in his huge bed cuddling with his son when the bane of his existence slammed the door open, "Oh Tommy guess who's back!!"

Tom groaned. "GO.AWAY.BELLA." Bellatrix came over and jumped on the empty side of the bed. "Where's my little hurricane." She said trying to find Harry. "Bella no, he's been cracky all day if you wake him now he won't go to sleep again."

Bella pouted. "Fine, but can I stay here?" She said. "Please..." She pleaded, "Fine." The man groaned. Bella giggled and got under the covers. Tom huffed,"not in my bed" but it was too late Bella was already asleep her hand caressing Harry's soft hair. He rubbed his eyes and cuddled closer to the baby promptly falling asleep too.

*~*~*~

They were woken up the next morning by a horrified scream, "Bella you're a married woman!!!" Severus screamed and the woman sat up and glared at Snape. "Yes and you're a miserably single young adult, now why are we stating the obvious at..." she picked up her wand and cast a quick Tempus "seven thirty in the morning." She frowned

Severus paled"You're in bed with TOM!" He yelled. At the sound of his named the man in question groaned.

"Go.Away.Sev" Tom sighed, the child he was still holding opened his eyes at the name of his favorite victim.

Harry sat up and smiled brightly at Severus. "Nape!!!" He exclaimed and jumped off the bed and toddled straight into the man's leg, (Probably the only straight thing ever he'll do (-_-;)・・・) and hugged him.

Severus still looked traumatized and just picked up the toddler and left the room apparently forgetting he was terrified of said greened eyed little monster.

Tom and Bella were now alone, they looked at each other. Tom looked down at his hands, "Look Bella, Sev was right you have a husband and I don't do relationships." He cringed at his own words "I see you more like an annoyance to my existence than a potential love interest."

Bellatrix fake gagged "I won't lie I have and probably will always have a crush on you, but. . . Your personality is a turn off for me not to metion you're a dad like how lame is that!!" Bella exclaimed.

The man let out out a sigh of relief and laid back down in his comfy pillow Bella followed suit, and pulled the blanket over her, "I'm going back to bed." She stated, he smiled. "Me too." And also pulled the blanket over his shoulder.

They were just about to drift off when they heard a loud scream that was very familiar and a sinister giggle from a certain one and half year old. He deserved it, they both thought as they drifted back into dream land.