Moments later, he felt something small, round and soft being placed into his hand. Harry had placed the ball there, and was looking at him, eyes filled with hope.
Turning to face him properly, Severus gently rolled the ball to Harry, who giggled merrily before rolling it back. They continued with this for a while, before eventually, after an hour, it was time for bed. He scooped up Harry on one hip, then Dudley on the other, and headed into what had once been his home office, and was now Harry and Dudley's joint bedroom. He lowered Dudley into his crib, and decided to change Harry first. He placed him onto a changing table, and swiftly changed him into a yellow Winnie the Pooh pyjama t-shirt and yellow pyjama bottoms, which were adorned with little pictures of the characters covering the bottoms, and a giant picture of them all together on the top. He then put Harry to bed, and changed Dudley into red pyjamas with little rugby balls all over them, before putting him to bed too. Severus waited until they both seemed settled before leaving the room. Tomorrow, he would read them a story, but at the moment, he didn't have any books that were suitable for them.
He sat in his bed in his silk green pyjamas, writing a checklist of things to do the next day. Shopping for food; taking Harry and Dudley to the park; and bathing them when they got back were just a few of the things on the list when he set the notebook and pen down and settled down to sleep.
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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...
