A/N There has been a gap in writing so if my writing style has change my bad. I didn't expect this story to get as many reads or reviews, thank you. Also I am bad at updating stories so don't expect too much from me.
"To madam Milkes?" Severus asked Remus and Harry. Remus agreed and so the weird trio walked into the robe shop.
Severus found the art of buying clothes for a child strange, Of course as Hogwarts teacher he had had to go with new students to buy their Hogwarts Robes but their parents were always with them and Severus didn't have to worry about their general well being either. Severus was quite glad Dumbledore thought to bring Remus along to help.
"May we have some general day robes for Harry please?" Remus asked showing harry to the lady who was mending some old robes behind the counter.
"Certainly Sir." She replied.
"She will take your measurements Harry," Remus said quickly to explain the procedure, Severus had no idea that Muggles had a different way of shopping for clothes, "And then she can make your robes."
Harry nodded and let the woman take the measurements while the measurements were taken down on a note-parchment with a quill that moved as she said out the measurements.
"Muggleborn?" She asked Harry at his bewildered face.
"Muggleborn?" Harry asked unaware of the term.
"He has been living with muggle relatives" Severus said with his drawl.
"Severus has been asked to look after the boy, to introduce him to the wizard world." Remus repeated the phrase Dumbledore had taught him to say. The Dursley's had told harry a lot of lies and Remus and Severus were to break them to Harry slowly.
The woman nodded." What colour and material do you want?" she asked.
Harry shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know" he mumbled.
"Don't get him all black Robes Severus." Remus joked at the other man.
In the end Harry didn't buy a single black robe but got a navy blue, sky blue, and bottle green, yellow and black robes. (Not that this information adds any interest to the story and it won't play any part later I'm just one of those fanfic writers who likes to add pointless information.)
Remus noticed how amassed Harry was again as they walked along the cobbled high street. He marvelled and 'ooh'ed at every magic device, causing Severus to give a small scowl. Remus suddenly realised this was Severus' way of showing affection.
"Bookshop?" Severus asked Remus.
"Trust you to suggest that" Remus replied but walked into the direction of the bookshop. He looked down at the child. "Harry, don't let Severus make you spend all your time reading."
Severus snorted. "If I recall you spent just as much time in the library as me at Hogwarts." Severus held the wooden door open for Harry and Remus to enter.
Again in this shop Harry needed persuasion to pick books that he might enjoy, and Severus refused point blank to allow Harry any books with a broomstick in it. Which left girly books and non-fiction. Harry did however pick up Beedle the bard, a few books about Merlin and about dragons.
"So when is Harry going to get his first broomstick?" Remus asked Severus purely to see him scowl.
"Not until he is twenty one." Severus replied.
Remus leaned over to Harry and muttered "spoil sport." He grinned in a rather Siriusy fashion and said, "in that case you can't give him a potion set in till he is twenty one."
Severus had a rather peculiar look on his face which really didn't suit him, Remus could tell he was outraged at not being allowed a potion set (after all, all young boys should play with potions) he was also trying to show Remus a calm appearance, needless to say no battle was won.
The conflict simply led Severus to glare at Remus, his clock billowing behind him. Harry looked around at Severus clocked while Remus raised his eyebrows at the dark haired man. No matter where Harry looked he could not work out where the wind was coming from to make that clock billow.
"Sir?" Harry asked in a timed voice which made both men release how much neglect Harry had suffered. "What's wrong with your cloak?"
This made Remus burst out laughing. "What's wrong with your cloak? Har har, that's a new one. James would be up in heaven laughing."
"Magic." Severus replied quietly. No one heard him over Remus' laugh.
"Lunch" Remus said as he sobered up. Severus had no option but to follow Remus and Harry into a tea shop, where Remus told Harry the story of Severus' billowing cloak.
In the tea shop, Harry ordered the cheapest sandwich on the menu when it was his turn to order causing Remus and Severus to glance at each other momentarily.
"You know when Severus is paying," Remus joked to Harry, "you are supposed to buy the most expensive meal."
"Remus" Severus said in a less stern voice then he would give the Slytherins, "I will have an egg and cress sandwich thank you."
"Cheese and bacon" Remus said to the waiter.
"So Harry, anything you would like to know about us two?"
Harry shook his head and took a drink of his drink giving both men time to look each other before Harry spoke up "You knew my parents?"
Remus nodded and began to explain to Harry all about James and his amassing quidditch skills, "that's a sport played on his brooms". Meanwhile Severus put up silencing charms.
After their sandwiches, Remus ordered everyone, even Severus a slick of chocolate cake for pudding.
"Harry, eat sensibly, we don't want to see chocolate on your face." Severus said as lifted a slice of cake up to his mouth, fork halfway there.
"Toy shop." Remus said as he left the tea shop. Which reminded Severus that he was part of the marauders, the sane on in the marauders, Severus shuddered.
Later that day, when Severus Landed on the red rug of his kitchen. He followed Harry up to his room to help him carry all his new belonging up there.
"I shall be reading in the library" Severus said, "You are welcome to join me." But Severus didn't wait for an answer.
In his room, Harry set about putting his new robes in his oak wardrobe. He was halfway through when he heard a pop.
"Agggggh" Harry screamed, he saw a creature about his size. I say creature because that is the best word to describe it. He had long pointy ears and was wearing looked like a black pillowcase.
However what happened next was to scare Harry further. A wooden beaters bat appeared out of nowhere and started hitting the creature on its backside.
"I is Sorry sir, I is sorry."
Harry stopped screaming, the Mr Severus man wouldn't like that. Mr Severus would be angry if Harry made to much noise. Therefore Harry bolted from his room like he often did when Dudley was around.
Severus peered over his book as the small boy came into his room. "I heard you scream." Severus stated.
"I'm sorry sir, it won't happen again." The boy replied looking down at the floor. Severus cringed, what wasn't the boy allowed to scream at home?
"You miss understand me, I was wondering what frightened you to the extent you screamed so loud.
You didn't find a pink robe did you?" Severus asked pleased with humour that wasn't so sarcastic, yes it made a nice change, to change ones humour once in a while.
"There was a…..creature…was ugly, had weird ears, it appeared out of nowhere."
Severus permitted himself to let out a small smile. "That would have been Pearl, our house-elf." Severus said to Harry and then muttered to himself. "I did ask her not to scare you for a while."
"House-elf?" Harry asked.
"Yes I will call her for you now." Severus looked over at Harry before saying. "Pearl."
The house elf popped into view there was a baseball beaters bat hitting her behind. "I is sorry sevyrus I is sorry. Pearl didn't mean to scare young master Harry sir, Pearl is sorry."
Severus merely looked at the house elf with one eyebrow raised. The bat vanished.
"Pearl Harry is fine." Severus said. "No harm done, he has never seen a house elf before."
At that moment a brown owl flew in through the window giving Harry quite a scare, although at least he didn't scream. Pearl knew she was dismissed and disappeared.
Severus thought this would be an ideal time to give Harry a lesson so he told him all about how owls carried post for Wizards and Witches
"It's from professor McGonagall." Severus said as he saw the envelope. "She has asked us around for tea tomorrow."
"Are we going to go?" Harry asked.
"Yes, yes we are." Severus replied. "But now it is time for bed."
Harry groaned before looking up.
"Will you read to me?" Harry asked.
"Dumbledore told me you know how to read." Severus said confused. However the boy looked upset when he said it. "No matter I will read." And so Severus perched at the edge of Harry's bed and read a story of a prince who walked through the magical forest in Dean, and all the amazing magical creatures that lived there.
"And unicorns exist?" Harry asked when they got to unicorns. "Yes Harry they are real, although exceptionally hard to catch.
"And centaurs are real?" Harry asked when the Prince was riding on the back of a centaur. "Yes harry although Centaurs' will not allow humans to ride on their back."
"And hippogriffs are real?"
"Dragons aren't real are they?" Harry asked in a timid voice when they reached the part about the Prince slaying the dragon.
"Yes Harry but there are none living in the North of England."
Severus looked over when they reached the part about werewolves but Harry was already asleep.
Severus looked at Harry for a good few minutes wondering what to do now. But Harry looked peaceful and so Severus put the book on the bedside table and turned his lights off with his wand as he left the room.