Disclaimer: I do not own any of Harry Potter or its characters. If I did, I would be rich.
This story takes place right after the epilogue, and main characters are Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny plus their kids a bit. Maybe if anyone likes my horrible writing I can continue. If I'm feeling very bold maybe I can add one of my own characters. (I'm adjusting the ages of the characters just a bit, all the kids are in their first year.)
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The group of four, plus children, was to go to get school supplies before the train departed in about an hour and a half.
"Where are we to get all the money for these things?" Rose asked.
"Gringotts, of course," Hermione told her.
The group entered the bank's huge archways, the children marveling at the size of the bank, and perhaps the ugliness of the goblin clerks behind the counter.
"Vault 828 please," Harry told the goblin, handing it the key.
"Right this way," the goblin instructed.
Vault 828 was the shared vault of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. The ministry of magic (with the help of Kingsley Shacklebolt) had given them endless amounts of galleons for their tremendous help in the war.
"Alright kids, take your money sacks out and fill them up with all the coins you can fit." Harry said.
"Make sure you can close the bag, Hugo!" Ron told him, laughing.
Pocketing their money, the group left the bank, looking for the supplies on the school's supply list along the way.
"Let's see… one standard size 4, pewter cauldron. That should be easy enough," Ginny commented.
"Looks like there are only two things left on the list, and one is optional," Rose told them "one wand, plus it says that each student may have an owl, toad, or cat. I want an owl…we all do! We've talked about it a long time."
"We haven't much time left," Ron said. "Let's all split up. How about Harry and Ginny will take everyone wand shopping, and Hermione and I can go look for pets."
"Sounds like a plan," they all said, as they went off their different ways. After wrecking half of poor Ollivander's son's shop, they had their wands: Rose, whose wand was willow, 10 ½ inches, with a gryphon feather, Hugo's wand, which was cherry, 11 inches, and had a unicorn hair core, and finally Albus' wand, which was holly, 10 ¾ inches, with a dragon heartstring core.
Ron and Hermione caught up with Harry, Ginny, and the kids outside of the wand shop. Each of them was holding an owl (poor Ron had two). There was a bright orange and red one, a white one, and a sky blue owl. Albus was given the blue one, Rose the orange and red one, and Hugo the white.
"Wow," the children all gasped.
"Ok, now you all take care of them, right?" Hermione said. "Yes ma'am!" was the reply.
"Now, everyone has their ticket with them?" Harry asked. Three nods answered him.
"Platform nine and three quarters…?" Hugo asked.
"Yes," Ginny said, "you'll see when we get there."
Once arriving at the platform, and assuring Albus he was not going to receive a concussion from the wall, they were all ready to board the Hogwarts Express.
The group of four continued on the Hogwarts Express in the "adult compartment" of the train. They would be staying at Hogwarts for awhile. After all, with the defeat of Voldemort; the group was feeling particularly cheerful. They would all be giving lectures, demonstrations, and D.A. lessons again. They all boarded onto the train, and waited patiently for its departure. As the train took off, the group started idle chit-chat, something none of them had been able to do in a very long time.
I know that they are short now, but if anyone really does like them, I will try my hardest to keep on writing them longer. Consider this not a chapter, but a preview on what's to come.