Family Doesn't End With Blood

Chapter 8: More Playing and a Quick Change

After she had changed Harry out of his wet nappy, Charity set the little boy down into his new bed and went downstairs to make lunch. They were having pizza for lunch today and Charity was wondering what Harry would make of it. Hoping pizza wouldn't be too much on the boy's tummy, but it's been a little while at least since the boy had joined their family.

Both Oliver and Thomas thought that their mother's homemade pizza was the best ever so Charity made it a frequent meal in the house. Since it was homemade, it took a while to make. That would mean Harry could nap for at least an hour.

Once Charity had put the pizza in the oven, she snuggled in with Severus on the couch and they started to watch a movie together. It's nice to have a bit of quiet time as a couple without being interrupted by little people.

An hour later, they called Oliver and Thomas down for lunch, which with it being pizza they stood back as Charity let her two boys race down the stairs like a herd of elephants. While Charity went to dish up Pizzas on plates, Severus decided to go wake up Harry.

Entering the boys' bedroom, Severus gently shook Harry while cooing the boy awake. "Harry get up. it's time for lunch." Harry slowly opened his eyes and then reached his arms up so that Severus would pick him up. Cuddling into the man's shoulder as soon as he has gotten settled on the man's waist.

Severus brought him downstairs and put him in his high chair, Charity putting a slice of pizza on Harry's plate. Harry had no idea how to eat pizza, or if there was a way to eat such a thing. So he looked around the table to see how it was done.

Charity had seen what he was doing and explained to him that you hold it in your hands instead of using a fork. Calling it finger food. Harry nodded and picked up his pizza. Although Charity didn't tell him which end to bite so he ended up eating the pizza crust first.

It's not like it mattered of course.

That was okay with Charity. 'As long as he eats it' she thought, eating her own helping of pizza.

Once everyone was done with lunch, Oliver and Thomas asked Harry if he wanted to play upstairs in Thomas's room. He nodded and they brought him up. The first encounter of playing with the boys had Harry fall asleep. When they were in Thomas's room, Oliver ran to the Legos and started to build. Thomas started to build as well.

Harry, who had no idea how to build with Legos, was very confused. He looked questioningly at Thomas and tapped his knee. Thomas looked over and realized that the only other time they had played Legos with Harry, he had fallen asleep as soon as they started to build.

So being the good big brothers they were, Thomas and Oliver taught Harry how to play with Legos. They all worked together to build a castle and the three boys all agreed, their castle was pretty awesome. It even had some secret rooms! They were all super happy with their castle so they brought it downstairs to show Charity and Severus.

Harry needing help to get down the stairs, gripping onto Thomas's hand as if his life depended on it.

Severus was out getting some things for dinner but Charity said she liked it.

"Wow, the three of you are great builders!" Charity clapped her hands and picked up Harry into her arms, noticing Harry's nappy feeling a little wet. The boy didn't seem to notice it which surprised her. It seems that the boy's toileting habits have gone downhill recently, but she wasn't going to pick up on it until it does become more worrying.

"Why don't you two go tidy up the legos while I change a certain someone's nappy eh?" Charity bounced the boy in her arms who has taken to chewing on his fingers. "No change!" Harry whined wiggling in the woman's hold. "Yes change, you did wee wee's and I don't need you to get a rash" Harry shook his head and wiggled, even more, whining that he didn't want a change.