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The rest of the week didn't go well, Severus kept having nightmares every nap time and night time and woke up screaming but he wouldn't tell Harry about them, Severus also began teething and he was really crabby and he said no alot, Severus mostly liked his teething ring when he hurt real bad, Severus said no to food, he didn't like going to sleep, he didn't want to play and he kept biting Harry if he didn't get his way, at first the biting was just annoying but then Severus's teeth started coming in, he had four teeth by the end of the week, his first two bottom teeth and his two top teeth

" Severus it's time for your bath" Harry said again

He was getting really sick of all of this fighting with the 7 month old, ever since Severus started teething he's been crabby, it started the day after they saw Madame Pomfrey

" No" Severus said and crawled under the the dining room table

Severus learned how to crawl yesterday, Harry thought it was a good thing then, but now he wished Severus didn't know how to crawl because now Harry couldn't just carry him but had to chase and catch him

" Come on Sev" Harry said really annoyed, " Come out from under the table"

" No" Severus said again

Harry sighed and crawled under the table to get Severus out of there, only when Harry got under the table Severus crawled out from the table and was crawling towards the coffee table

" Come on Sev, what's so bad about a bath?" Harry asked

" Baf din bed" Severus said, " No seep"

" Sev you have to go to sleep" Harry said getting out from under the table and walking over towards the coffee table where Severus thought he was safe under

" NO" Severus yelled

Harry knelt down in front of Severus and tried to bargain with him

" You can have some yogurt after your bath" Harry said

Severus thought about it and then shook his head no, his teeth hurt really bad and yogurt would make them feel better but he didn't want to go to bed

" What about applesauce?" Harry asked

Again Severus shook his head no

" Icecream?" Harry asked, now he was getting desparate

Severus shook his head no again

Harry sighed, " You need to come out of there and take your bath"

" No" Severus whined

" What if I let you stay up? Then will you take your bath?" Harry asked

" No tick?" Severus asked suspiciously

" No trick" Harry said

" Tay" Severus said and came out from under the coffee table

Harry could have easily gotten Severus out from under the coffee table but he wanted Severus to trust him, not hate his guts

Harry picked up Severus and walked into the bedroom and to the changing table to undress him then set him in the nice warm water that was filled with baby toys that was squishy and spelled cold so babies who were teething could put them in their mouths, Severus picked up a cold snake toy and put it straight into his mouth and bit down and was filled with relief

Harry finished giving Severus a bath and put him in his favorite green pajamas that had a cauldron on the front that glows in the dark

" Me tay up?" Severus asked

" I said you could didn't I?" Harry asked

" Yes" Severus said

" Then you can stay up for a while, now how about some icecream?" Harry asked with a smile

Severus smiled and nodded

" Ok what kind do you want?" Harry asked

" Nilla" Severus said

" Ok, vanilla icecream coming up" Harry said and called for Dobby

" Master Harry Potter called?" Dobby asked excitedly

" Hi Dobby, can you please get us two bowls of one vanilla icecream and one chocolate icecream?" Harry asked

" Yes, Dobby will be right back sir" Dobby said with a smile and then a pop

While Dobby was gone Harry put Severus in his highchair and put a bib on him

Dobby came back with two bowls of icecream, there was more chocolate then vanilla because Severus is just a baby

Severus was clapping his hands with joy when Harry set the bowl down in front of him

Aparently icecream is a bad idea, when they finished their icecream Harry couldn't get Severus to settle down. Severus was crawling all over the place with his teething ring in his mouth, he was throwing the snake ball as hard as he could making it bounce, Harry had to stop the ball ten times from breaking something

" Severus it's time to settle down" Harry said

" Pway" Severus said

" Sev it's book time" Harry said

" No, pway" Severus said

Harry picked Severus up, " No, book time"

" No seep, no seep" Severus protested trying to wiggle out of Harry's arms

Harry walked into the bedroom and sat down on the bed with Severus in his arms who was struggling to be free

" Shh, calm down, you're not going anywhere" Harry said

" No seep, no seep" Severus protested some more

" Ok fine, don't sleep, just calm down and listen to the story" Harry said

Severus stopped struggling when Harry said he didn't have to sleep, " Tay"

Harry began reading one of the childrens books that would hopefully calm Severus down enough to fall asleep, but when it ended he was disappointed, Severus was still wide eyed

Harry sighed and cast tempest, it was 9:00, Severus was supposed to be in bed an hour and a half ago

" Ok Sev, bed time" Harry said

" No Seep... NO SEEP" Severus yelled

" Severus you need to go to sleep" Harry said

" NO" Severus yelled and glared

Harry sighed, " How about you sleep with me tonight?"

Severus thought about it, " Tay"

" But you must be quiet and close your eyes" Harry said

Severus laid down on the bed and closed his eyes waiting for Harry to do the same thing

Harry got ready for bed and climbed in next to Severus and spelled the bed so Severus doesn't accidently fall off

" You know this would be so much easier if you just told me what your nightmares are about" Harry whispered

" No ooh biness" Severus said sleepy

Harry sighed, " You have to trust me sooner or later"

" No... me... dote" Severus said sleepy

" Whatever... goodnight Sev" Harry said with a sigh

" Nite nite" Severus said and then he was asleep

Their week of getting used to the situation was up and Harry had to go back to classes and take Severus with him, according to Pomfrey, Severus was eight months and three weeks old, and would be ready to take the potion in a day or two, Severus now has ten teeth and can eat some more solid foods

It now has been two days since Harry has gone back to classes and has been annoyed by Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle most of the time telling him to give them Professor Snape, but they were denied that command

" Today you're getting your shot and you'll be a year old and then every two months after that you'll age another year until you're five then you'll age faster" Harry explained

Severus nodded in understanding while Harry was changing him

When Harry was done he looked down at Severus who didn't look happy

" What's wrong Sev?" Harry asked

" No yike sot" Severus said softly

" It's not going to hurt that bad" Harry said

" No yike" Severus said again

" You want to bring Hissy to squeeze while you're getting it?" Harry asked

Severus nodded

" Ok" Harry said

He picked Severus up from the changing table and headed towards the common room and picked up Hissy the stuffed snake from the playpen then started on breakfast, oatmeal for Severus and eggs for himself

Harry hesitated, " You want to try to feed yourself?"

Severus nodded

" Ok" Harry said and thought, " Thank Merlin I know the cleaning spell"

Harry put the oatmeal in front of Severus and gave him the spoon and set down apple juice in a sippy cup for him, Severus was finally completely off the bottle

Severus did a pretty good job feeding himself, he made a little mess on the highchair and his face but that was it

" Good job" Harry said and saw Severus smile

Harry cleared away the dishes and packed the diaper bag for the day, picked Severus up and headed out of the room

" First stop Hospital Wing and then class" Harry said and heard Severus whimper, " It'll be ok, you got Hissy with you and I'll be with you too ok?"

" Tay" Severus whispered

They finally got to the Hospital Wing and Severus was clinging on to Harry for dear life

" It'll be ok Sev" Harry said patting Severus's back in comfort

" Good morning Potter, Severus, Severus how are you doing today?" Pomfrey asked

" No sot" Severus said

" Ah, afraid of the shot?" Pomfrey asked

Severus nodded, " Why not pushin?"

" One never has been created, I'm sorry Severus" Pomfrey said

" Me make one" Severus said

" When you're back to normal you can experiment all the potions you want, but right now you must take the shot" Pomfrey said

" NO SOT" Severus yelled

" Severus you will not speak to Madame Pomfrey like that, now say sorry right now" Harry scolded

Severus stuck out his bottom lip but he didn't like the glare Harry was giving him and he felt bad that he was mad at him, " Sowy Poppy" Severus looked down in shame

" It's ok dear, now you can squeeze your snake if you want and Harry will be holding on to you the whole time" Pomfrey said

" Tay" Severus said

Harry sat on a bed with Severus in his lap and Severus was holding Hissy in his lap squeezing it

Pomfrey went over to Severus and rolled his sleeve up to his shoulder and disinfected it with an alcohol wipe and then went to a drawer and took out a needle which made Severus whimper

" Shh Severus it'll be done in a minute, don't look at it, look at me" Harry said

Severus turned around and looked at Harry

" You're being a very brave and big boy right now" Harry said

Severus smiled but then whimpered when Pomfrey poked him

" Severus Severus don't look at it, it'll be over in a minute, look at me" Harry rushed

Severus looked at Harry and then closed his eyes

" Ok all done" Pomfrey said, " Severus you were really brave, now what color band aid do you want?"

" Back" Severus said

" Black it is" Pomfrey said

" So when will he age?" Harry asked

" I'll run a diagnostic spell on him in a minute" Pomfrey said

Harry nodded

Pomfrey put the black band aid on Severus's arm and then ran a diagnostic spell

" Well it looks like Severus is one and three months old" Pomfrey said

" Also knows as fifteen months" Harry said

" Exactly, you two should practice walking, and he should be eating more solid foods" Pomfrey said

" Yah we're working on that, he ate oatmeal by himself today" Harry said

Pomfrey turned to Severus, " Very good Severus" Pomfrey said in a baby voice

" No baby talk" Severus said and pouted

" Oh... sorry" Pomfrey said

" Me wanna walk" Severus said looking at Harry

" Ok" Harry said

" Harry you must be careful around stairs, it would be unwise of you to let him climb the stairs" Pomfrey said

" Yah I got that" Harry said, " Well come on Sev, time to go to class" Harry said having Severus stand up and lean against the bed so Harry could get the bag and put Hissy in it

" Me walk to cyass?" Severus asked

" I already said you can walk, but I'm carrying you down the stairs" Harry said

" Tay" Severus said

Harry held on to both of Severus's hands and slowly they walked out of the Hospital Wing

After classes Harry took Severus outside and Severus was practicing his walking, he was really wobbly and that is why they were practicing outside in the grass just in case Sev falls down

That night while Harry was working on his homework Severus was walking all over the place by hanging onto the furniture, he wouldn't let Harry help him in any way, he was determined to walk

" Sev don't you think you're overdoing it a bit?" Harry asked

Severus glared at Harry and said, " No" very firmly

Severus moved to the coffee table and was thinking about how to walk to the dinning room without assistance from Harry or furniture since there was no furniture to help him out after he lets go of the coffee table

Severus took a deep breath and slowly let go of the coffee table and tried to balance himself and he only walked two steps and he fell on his hands and knees

Harry saw that, " Severus" Harry said and jumped up and went over to him and picked him up

" Down, down" Severus protested

" If you want to walk you need to hang on to furniture, you are not balanced enough to walk without help" Harry scolded

Severus pouted

Harry stood Severus back up and made sure he was hanging on to something

Five minutes later there was a thump and a crash and a hiss in pain

" SEVERUS" Harry said rushing to help

Severus was holding the back of his head and his face was in agony but he wasn't crying

Harry picked him up and brought him over to the couch

" Here let me see it" Harry said

" NO" Severus yelled

Harry moved Severus's hand with some force because Severus was fighting

" NO NO NO OWY" Severus yelled

The back of Severus's head was bleeding and Harry couldn't get to the cut because of all the hair, some of the hair was bloodied and stuck to the wound and Harry had to pull it away and apparently that hurt

" STOP IT" Severus yelled

" Shh, calm down, I'm going to put a band aid on it and an ice pack, it'll make it feel better, and then you're getting a child pain reliever potion... and then we're going to talk about your lack of crying" Harry said

Severus looked fearful at that statement and then glared again, " NO"

Harry wasn't listening, he went to the bedroom with a protesting Severus in his arms and got a band aid that had medicine on it and he put it on the wound, then he called for Dobby to bring him an icepack which he did and Harry got the pain relieving potion which Severus had no trouble drinking

" Now we are going to talk about your lack of crying" Harry said

" NO" Severus said with a pout

" Severus ever since you turned into a baby you haven't cried once for anything, when you needed something you just yelled" Harry said

" No cry, crying bad" Severus said

" Says who?" Harry asked

Severus glared, " None of your biness"

" Severus guess what... it is my business" Harry said

" No it not" Severus said still holding that glare

" Sev it's unnatural for babies to not cry" Harry said

" Not baby Potter" Severus snapped

" Well physically you are" Harry said

" Not mentley" Severus said

" You sure about that?" Harry asked

" POTTER" Severus yelled

" Oh calm down Sev and stop calling me Potter, we already talked about that, look I know you have all of your memories, but you're not all adult inside there, you act very childish every day, and lets just say you don't act like the Potions professor that scares the students every chance he gets"

" hard do it yike dis" Severus said indicating to his baby self

" True, but I said you're not acting like the potions professor that scares the students every chance he gets, I didn't say look like" Harry said

" What point is dis talk?" Severus asked

" The point is that it is unnatural not to cry, for babies or for anybody" Harry said, " When was the last time you cried?"

" Shed tears... fiteen years ago" Severus said

" It's been fifteen years since you shed tears? And that's not even crying" Harry said, " Ok when was the last time you were really emotional when you were hurt or something?"

Severus shrugged, " I don't remember"

" Well that's too long for me" Harry said, " You need to cry Sev, it's not good to bottle things up... or take out your anger on the other students"

Severus smirked

" If I were you, I wouldn't be smirking for long" Harry said seriously, " Because now we are going to go down memory lane and figure out when was the last time you actually cried, and what made you stop crying all together"

" What? NO" Severus said fearfully

" Yes Sev" Harry said

" You can't do Yegimency, Severus said, " You bary know occumency

" I know I can't, but Dumbledore can" Harry said

" NO, Pwease NO" Severus begged

" Severus this is serious" Harry said

" No it not" Severus said

" Yes it is, now come on" Harry said picking him up

" Put me down, Put me down" Severus said trying to wiggle from Harry's grasp but not succeeding

Severus was wiggling all the way to Dumbledore's office and the password was Chocolate Frogs. Harry stepped up onto the winding staircase and kept a firm hold on the wiggling Severus, when the staircase stopped Harry adjusted his hold on Severus and knocked on the door

" Come in Harry" Dumbledore said before Harry even opened the door

" How did you know I came up here Professor?" Harry asked

" I have my ways" Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eye, " Now would either of you like a lemon drop?"

" No thank you" Harry said

" No" Severus said still squirming

" Maybe you should take a seat Harry, you don't want to drop him with all of his wiggling" Dumbledore said

Harry nodded and took a seat with a wiggling Severus in his lap

" Put me down, put me down" Severus kept protesting

" So what can I do for you?" Dumbledore asked

" I'm worried about Severus" Harry said

" Oh, do go on" Dumbledore said

" He doesn't remember the last time he cried, which is bad, he said the last time he shed tears was fifteen years ago, and he keeps having nightmares and he won't tell me about them which will help a lot" Harry said

" I see, and what do you want me to do Harry?" Dumbledore asked

" I was wondering, if you knew how to use Legimency on a child, or will it hurt the child too bad?" Harry asked

" Actually Harry, I know how to use Legimency on a child, but I don't know if I can use Legimency on this particular child, since he knows Occlumency"

" Well isn't there a chance that since he is a baby that his shields won't be as powerful?" Harry asked

Severus's eyes widened, Harry was right, his shields are not as powerful as a baby as they are as an adult

" Well by the look in Severus's eyes, I'd say Harry that you are right" Dumbledore said

" NO" Severus yelled and tried squirming even harder

" So now that we know that, can you please use Legimency on him?" Harry asked

" I can, but you will need to hold him and calm him down" Dumbledore said, " I don't want to hurt him"

Harry nodded and started rubbing soothing circles on Severus's back that would calm him even when he was his fussiest

" No, Pwease" Severus begged Dumbledore

" I'm sorry my boy, but this is for your own good" Dumbledore said with no twinkle in his eye, " Now just relax Severus and look into my eyes"

" No" Severus whispered and closed his eyes

Dumbledore sighed, " Severus open you eyes"

Severus shook his head no

" Well, then I'm afraid I'm going to have to take Hissy away from you for a week" Harry said

" What? No" Severus protested, " Don't take Hissy" Severus said opening his eyes and looking at Harry

" Then look at Professor Dumbledore" Harry said

Severus looked really scared and looked like he was about to cry but the tears didn't come

" Severus, it's for your own good" Dumbledore said

" I want Hissy now" Severus whispered

" Accio Hissy" Harry said and two minutes later Hissy came flying into Harry's arms and he gave it to Severus, " Now will you do as we say?"

Severus hugged his stuffed snake and gloomily nodded and looked at the headmaster who cast Legimens

Dumbledore came out of Severus's mind about five minutes later and Severus was panting and sweating and he looked like he was about to cry

" Harry, I think you need to see this" Dumbledore said sadly, " I didn't even know about this" Dumbledore went to his pensieve and pointed his wand to his temple and a silver mist came out

" No Dumdore" Severus squeaked

" Severus Harry must see this, he is your guardian" Dumbledore said

" NO" Severus said with a glare, " Hawy be in nouf of memies"

" And now he's going to be in one more" Dumbledore said

" NO" Severus yelled

" Yes Severus, and you're coming too" Dumbledore said

Severus gasped and looked fearful

" Professor what is the memory?" Harry asked

" This is what Severus's nightmares have all been about" Dumbledore explained

" He don't need to know" Severus protested

"Yes he does my boy... yes he does" Dumbledore said, " Come on Harry"

" No Dumdore pwease" Severus begged

Nobody was listening to Severus and Harry walked over to the pensieve and he and Severus went inside with Dumbledore behind them