Once they had all finished, Severus set them both down on the living room floor and gave them free roam, leaving the playpen open in case they wanted to go in. Dudley did, since all the toys were in there, and son did Harry, but only to grab his three favourites - the duck, the owl, and the ball. On the way out, he also grabbed a toy car, which had a smiley face on the front. Much to Severus' annoyance, it was red, with two golden stripes running along each side and the top. He played with the car for a few minutes on his own, looking slightly sad.
Severus couldn't take it any longer. Sighing, he knelt down beside him, grabbing another toy car from the playpen, and said "ok, Harry, fancy a race?"
Harry looked curiously up at Severus as he silently cast a charm upon each of the cars. "On the count of three, we'll both push our cars forward. First one to reach the end wins, ok?"
Slowly, Harry nodded, turning his focus back to his car.
"One" Severus said, slowly. "Two, three!" They both released their cars with a little push, Severus subtly giving Harry's short head start. This paid off, it seemed, as Harry's raced ahead, and it made it back a moment before Severus' did. Severus impulsively clapped him, and Harry, feeling majorly elated, copied him, showing him a cute, gappy grin as he did so. This act was so cute that Severus couldn't help but grin too, though he cursed himself inwardly, wondering what on earth he was doing, smiling and playing with James Potter's son.
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The Harry Potter Parent Alternative
FanfictionEver wondered what would happen if Harry were raised by someone else? Someone who wouldn't lock him in the cupboard under the stairs? A wizard, perhaps? Explore Harry's new life as he is raised by none other than Severus Snape, death-eater-turned-sp...
