"James, get the trolleys" Ginny told her oldest son as he got out of their car, outside King's Cross Station.
"Yeah, yeah" James said, going to the trolleys. His little sister, Lily ran after him, her ginger pig tails bouncing.
"I'll take one" she smiled, her blue eyes twinkling behind her glasses. So unlike his brown eyes.
"Come on then, midget" James smiled, pushing the trolley back to the car, where a nervous Albus was unloading their trunks with their father, Harry. James grinned, wickedly as Albus passed him his pet owl, Hedwig II. Albus looked like he was going to throw up and was as green as his emerald eyes.
"Don't worry, Al, the sorting isn't that hard, just a couple of tests" James hissed, which made Albus pale. James looked at his parents, who were busy making the two boys had everything.
"I'm going to found Ryan and claim a compartment" James told them, ruffling Albus's black hair, who scowled at him. Unlike James, who loved his black hair messy, Albus preferred it neat.
"James, don't go yet" Lily begged, grabbing his arm.
"I'll see you back on the platform, midget" James smiled, before pushing his trolley towards the station.
Ryan was James's best friend, and James spotted him straight away, leaning against the 8th platform post.
"What took you so long?" Ryan asked, beginning to follow James onto platform 9 ¾.
"Albus was being a girl this morning so we had to repack about seven times and it took forever" James explained, his smile growing wider as he spotted his beloved train. He turned around and slung an arm around Ryan's shoulder.
"6th year, can you believe it?" James smiled.
"Two more years and it's the real world for us" Ryan replied, dragging James over to the train and founding an empty compartment. Once their trunks and belongings were safely away, James clapped Ryan on the back.
"Be back in a few minutes, Lily will never forgive me if I don't say goodbye"
"Ok, but when you do get back, I want to know all about you-know-who" Ryan grinned, which caused a grin to form on James's face.
"Yeah, yeah" he replied, waving an arm as he got off the train. He didn't care about the idiot smile on his face as he searched the platform for his family. He spotted Dominique talking to her little brother, Louis.
"Hey Dom! Louis!" James smiled, and waved, but then his heart skipped a beat when he saw their older sister, Victorie.
She was in the arms of a tall, young man, who was about 19. He had blue hair. He was kissing the blonde girl, a hand on her waist. James's grin vanished from his face as he watched them. He winced as he saw the pink of one of their tongues.
"Hey, Jimbo!" Dom smiled, walking over to him with Louis on her back, "Disgusting, isn't it?" Dom laughed. Louis stuck his tongue out, his strawberry blonde hair flopping in front of his crystal blue eyes. James nodded.
"Yeah, I think we should break them up, they might make someone puck" James said, before shouting, "Oi! You two! Break it up!"
Victorie and Teddy broke away, both blushing. Victorie started to laugh as Teddy's hair turned pink.
"You're just jealous, James" Victorie shouted back at him, Teddy looked away as she wrapped her arms tighter around him. James felt his eyes go moist, and shook his head.
"You wish" he snarled, and then walked away. Anger filled him and he felt like punching something.
He spotted his parents and his Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione. James stopped, breathing deeply.
Maybe if I told them, they would disapprove and Victorie and Teddy won't be allowed to go to date! He thought. James shook his hands and placed a fake smile onto his face.
"Hey, guess who I just saw!" James yelled, running up to them. "Victorie and Teddy! Snogging!!!" The only reaction that James got was Lily's eyes going wide. The adults, and even Albus and Rosa, didn't look any different.
"You do know who we're talking about here? Our Teddy, snogging our Victorie?" James told them.
"You didn't stop them, did you?" Ginny asked. James didn't reply.
"You're as bad as Ron" Hermione sighed.
"Hey, wouldn't it be cool if they got married?" Lily smiled, shocking James, "He be just like family then!"
"He already comes round for dinner four nights a week" Harry laughed, "He might as well move in" All three children's eyes lit up.
"Yeah! He can have my room and I'll share with Al" James said, thinking of the possibility of sneaking into Teddy's room in the night.
"No, none of my children are sharing a room" Harry firmly said. James rolled his eyes as the train's horn went off. Lily threw herself into James's arms.
"Don't go" she cried.
"I have to midget" James smiled, weakly, and hugged her back, "Don't worry, you're coming with us soon"
"Bye sweetheart" Ginny smiled, kissing him on the cheek. Harry was quietly talking to Albus, so decided not to disrupt.
"And look after your brother, you know how valuable he gets" Ginny said, as she got Lily of him. James nodded and jumped onto the train.
"See ya' at Christmas" he shouted, waving. He stuck his head out the window, and spotted Teddy again, his hair gone its natural brown. Teddy looked his way, and tried to smile. James glared at him and looked away, waving at Lily, who was jumping up and down with Hugo, waving her little arms off.
"Bye James!!!" she yelled.
"See ya' Midget" James yelled back as Albus got on the train, and stood next to him. They both waved as the train moved away and their family disappeared.
"Where did Rosa go?" James asked.
"Went to look for somewhere to sit" Albus said, sounding sad.
"Well, go and look for her and somewhere to sit, but if you can't found anywhere, come and sit with me and Ryan" James said, walking away. He found Ryan, sitting and looking out the window. James shut the door and sat down, putting his head in his hands.
"What's up?" Ryan asked.
"I just caught Teddy and my cousin kissing" James replied, sighing deeply.
"Which one?" Ryan asked. James looked at him.
"Victorie" James answered.
"Well, she is hot" Ryan said. James glared at him.
"Ry, this is serious, how can I compete with a part Veela?" James asked, sounding helpless. Ryan frowned.
"Wait-a-sec," he said, his eyes going wide, "Teddy is your new boyfriend!!!?" James shrugged.
"I wouldn't say boyfriend"
"Dude! His like your brother!!" Ryan said.
"Duuude…he isn't" James told him, flatly.
"Ok, ok" Ryan said, putting his hands up, "How did this happen?" James sighed and slouched down on his chair, putting his feet up on the chair opposite him.
"I think I've always loved Teddy, since I was really little, but I thought he was straight as an arrow, so I didn't say anything" James started, staring right in front of him, he knew Ryan was listening, "Well, we're been getting closer, you know, me going to his flat, us going shopping together, that kind of stuff….well, one night, we were watching a film round his flat, and ….." James thought back to that night.
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He had been sprawled out on the warm sofa, Teddy next to him. The TV was blurring with 'James Bond'. Butterbeers were on the coffee table in front of them. Teddy had had work that day, and was slowly drafting off to sleep, his blue hair tickling Jame's chin as Teddy lent against him. James smiled, leaning against the arm of the chair and wrapping an arm around Teddy's waist. Sleep claimed James as well.
When he woke up, the film had finished, and Teddy was awake, looking down at him, his hair purplely pink. James looked at him, confused, as Teddy began to stroke his hair.
"Teddy?" James asked, blushing at the feel of Teddy's body against his.
"You're so hot" Teddy whispered into James's ear, his hair quickly changing colours. James blushed even more. Teddy laced his fingers, and then lent his head down, stopping just before James's lips. James couldn't resist anymore, and lent up to met Teddy's lips with his. They were softer then James had expected, and Teddy slowly pressed himself against James, moving their lips together.
James didn't know how to react, part from kissing back; he just felt like he was in heaven.
Eventually, they broke apart and James looked into Teddy's brown eyes. They looked slightly confused, just like James was feeling. Teddy slowly sat up, getting off James. James followed suit, twiddling his fingers. Teddy put his head in his hands, his hair pale green.
When nothing was said for a horrible couple of minutes, James stood up.
"I…I should go" he made to walk towards the fire, but Teddy grabbed his hand.
"I'm sorry…you're like a brother….I didn't …" Teddy tried, struggling with his words. James looked at him, before sitting back down next to the older boy. James put a hand onto Teddy's face and then lent in, kissing him gently. It was a short kiss, but Teddy wrapped an arm around James's waist. After a few minutes, James smiled and stood up.
"I really do need to go now, I'm way past my curfew" Teddy nodded, a smile creeping onto his face.
"So you two kissed?" Ryan asked, putting his feet up next to James's. James nodded.
"A couple of times"
"And now his macing it with your cousin who has been in love with him since she was like 3 years old?" Ryan continued. James sighed and nodded.
"Ouch" Ryan mumbled. There was a long pause after that, in which James pondered his situation.
"Maybe Ted's not sure which way he swings yet" Ryan suddenly suggested.
"What do you mean?" James asked.
"Well, maybe Ted is not sure wither he is gay or not, and he is kissing Victorie to see if he likes that better" Ryan explained, "Didn't you go through the same thing when you thought you were gay?" James heisted, before nodding.
"But what if he does like it better?" James voiced his worry. Ryan, however, didn't have an answer for that one. James let out a long sigh, closing his eyes briefly, and then changing the subject.
A couple of hours later, Ryan and James were sitting at the Gryffindor table, waiting the sorting.
"So, we're getting another Potter?" Nearly Headless Nick smiled, floating through the table.
"Hopefully, I can't see where else Al will end up" James commented, watching the first years scurrying into the Great Hall, nervously.
"Who's that kid next to your brother?" Ryan asked. James looked over, spotting Albus standing next to a blonde kid; they were talking.
"It's that Malfoy kid" James told him, frowning. Why were they talking together?
The Sorting Hat sung its song, and then began to sort out the first years into their most suitable house.
The Malfoy kid went straight to Slytherin, where a loud cheer welcomed him. Albus wasn't long after him and he sat down on the stool, pale as Nearly Headless Nick. The hat took forever sorting Albus.
"What's taking so long?" Ryan whispered. As James was going to answer, the hat opened its mouth and shouted,
"SLYTHERIN!"
"What?!" James shouted to the otherwise quiet hall. Albus looked over to him as he walked towards the table decorated in green.
"How can that be right!?" James hissed as a quiet clap filled the room. Ryan shrugged, looking shocked as well.
The sorting finished with Rosa Weasley going to Ravenclaw.
"We have two Weasleys in Ravenclaw now" James said, as he clapped politely, "But how can a Potter be in Slytherin?!" the thought was pushed aside as food appeared in front of him.
At the end of the feast, and Professor McGonagall's speech, the Hall began to empty.
"I'll meet you back at the dom" James told Ryan, before running over to the departing Slytherins.
"AL!" James called, cornering his little brother. Albus looked pretty scared.
"How come you ended in Slytherin?" James asked. Albus shrugged. James sighed and dragged Albus over to a tapestry and shoved him behind it, into a secret passage way.
"James!" Albus complained, glaring at him.
"What did the hat say?" James asked. When Albus didn't reply, James spoke again.
"When I was being sorted, he told me I was like Dad, most of me showed to be a true Gryffindor, but there was a small part of me that would best suit a Slytherin" Albus looked shocked at this, "But I begged it to let me become a Gryffindor" Albus nodded.
"It said the same to me"
"The why did you choose Slytherin?" James asked. Albus shrugged.
"No Weasley or Potter has been in Slytherin before and…" Albus shrugged again; "I might be a great Slytherin" James nodded.
"Well, ok then, do you want to tell mum and dad, or should I?" James asked. Albus turned pale again.
"Can you?" Albus asked, his voice going small. James laughed and nodded again. He led the way back into the now empty corridor.
"James! Now I don't know the way to the common room!" Albus groaned, nervously.
"Just go down to the deepest dungeon and look for a damp wall, that's the Slytherin common room" James replied, causally.
"But…but the password?" Albus said.
"Polyjuice" James answered, earning a puzzled stare from Albus.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"I have my sources" James laughed, before walking away with his hands in pockets.
It was a Saturday that say, and school didn't begin until Monday, so James, Ryan and the three other boys in their dormitory drank fire whiskey and butter beer, and played cards. James was the best at holding his drink, so didn't pass out. He laughed at Ryan, who was hugging a pillow tight against his chest and dribbling all over it.
James then heard a tap on the window and looked towards it. A snowy owl was outside, a letter in its beak. James opened the window and the owl dropped the letter in his hands and then flew away. James opened the letter, squinting to read the words.
James,
Meet me in Hogsmeade in 20 minutes, I need to talk to you
Teddy
James reread the letter a couple of times to get it into his confused brain, and then got his dad's invisibility cloak and the Marauder's map, that Teddy had given him last year. James also found a left over butterbeer, and took let with him.
If walking through the castle at night was hard, it was nothing compared to walking through the castle at night when you were drunk. James staggered all over the place, and tripped several times. It was a miracle no one caught him. He struggled to get into the stature of the witch with a hump, but finally made it in and began the familiar journey down the dark tunnel.
It wasn't long before James stepped out of the back of Honeydukes, into the warm night. Someone grabbed him from behind and spin him around. James caught a glance of blue hair before he was forced into a passionate kiss.
James wanted to push Teddy away, but instead melted into his touch. Their tongues met, and James clang tightly to Teddy, one hand in his wildly changing hair, one on his back.
But then James's knees decided to buckle and they both fall over.
"You're drunk" Teddy stated, looking down at him, looking quite shocked. James chook his head, fiercely, making him dizzy.
"No, I'm not" he protested. Teddy raised an eyebrow, his hair settling on orange.
"I need to talk to you seriously and you can't even stand properly" he commented. James passed Teddy off him, and stood up, leaning against a wall.
"That!" he stated, holding up a finger, "Isn't true!" he blinked and looked at Teddy, who had an amused look on his face.
"Anyway, who says I want to talk to you?" James asked, wiping the grin off Teddy's face. His hair turned brown.
"James, I…I…"
"I don't want to hear it" James said, opening the butterbeer and taking a sip.
"I think you've had enough" Teddy sighed, going to take the bottle. James stanched it away from his reach. Teddy watched James as he took another sip.
"So, is my cousin a good kisser?" James asked, venom in his voice. He staggered slightly and lent against the wall again, sliding down a few inches.
"James, it isn't like that" Teddy told him.
"Oh? Isn't it? Then what is it, 'cause you two seem pretty close back at the station, tongue and everything" James said, making Teddy sigh again, and out a hand to his eyes.
"James, Vicky kissed me" he tried to explain.
"But you didn't push her away, but joined in" James shouted, stepping away from the wall. He dropped the now empty bottle as he fell over. Teddy caught him. James looked up into his brown eyes, shaking. Their lips connected gain, and James found it impossible to break it. When they did break apart, James asked,
"What am I to you?" Teddy looked surprised at the question, and ran a hand along James's cheek and into his black hair. Teddy's own hair was purplely pink.
"I don't know" Teddy finally answered. James shook his head, looking down. His head was spinning and he just wanted to get away from the man he loved. James took a step backwards, but fell over again.
"Where are you going?" James asked, kneeling down next to him.
"Back to school" James answered, trying to push himself up. He swayed on the spot. Teddy's hair flashed orange again.
"You can't in the state you're in" he told the younger boy.
"Well, I'm not going anywhere with you" James snarled, glaring daggers at Teddy. Teddy took a deep breath as his hair turned red with green streaking it. He lent against the wall of the sweet shop. James watched him, still glaring with anger; he fell back over, lying on the cool ground.
His head was commending sleep, no matter how hard James tried to stay awake. He closed his eyes, and soon the alcohol set in and darkness surrounded him.
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