Chapter 1

*Bang* Something brown and fluffy pounces on James Sirius Potter's bed, then a ginger haired child jumps onto the foot of the bed as well causing the small puppy to fall off the end onto the floor, with a thud.

"James wake up, wake up" she shakes him, "What is it why are you waking me Lily?" James says groggily wiping the sleep away from his eyes. "Don't you remember Jamesy, today you're going to school?" Lily said while hopping off to the bed to go fetch the 6 week old chocolate Gaspine puppy (a magical breed of dog), Monty. James' eyes widen, he then turned into a whirlwind around his bedroom trying to find the best combination of clothing. Casual but classy or what Albus calls it, James' I'm trying to impress everyone I meet clothes.

While James was trying to straighten his messy hair, he had only slightly inherited the messy hair, Albus had it worse. Albus then walked in lazily with a book in hand on dangerous animals, he flopped on the bed and silently petted Monty who was half asleep. "So how are you feeling Jamesy, feeling nervous that you might get sorted into Ravenclaw for your obvious brain talent?" Albus tormented. But before James could fling his comb at Al, his mum walked in, Ginny. "Lily, Al could you go and wake your father he won't wake up, oh and could you go and find Kreacher and ask him to locate Teddy and tell him to get ready to leave." Lily picked up Monty and skipped out in search for Kreacher their house elf, while Albus swept off to his room to get ready.

Ginny turned to James and eyed him up and down checking his clothing and hair, then smiled. "Are you excited sweetheart?" She asked coming closer to straighten a bit of hair sticking out on his head. James nodded and looked at his mum, "Mum do you think I will get into Gryffindor, I mean I don't want to get into any other house but what if I do?" Ginny looked down into his eyes with her warm brown eyes. "James darling it won't matter if you get into Gryffindor or not, the world won't end if you don't, also you can also ask the hat not to place you into Slytherin. That's what your father did."

"What did I do love?" James' father asked from the doorway. He had jet black hair, green eyes and a lightning bolt scar on his head as well as round glasses. He walked over and gave Ginny a kiss on the forehead. "I was talking to James love, about how it doesn't matter what house you get into and that you can always talk to the hat like you did." Harry turned to James eyeing him with his emeralds, James shifted uncomfortably under the gaze. "Well young man I personally know the deputy head at Hogwarts and I know that he will not kill you if you are placed in any other house than Gryffindor."

James laughed at this and Ginny swatted Harry on the arm. "What love it's true, I will not be angry or sad because my son is not in Gryffindor, and anyway I'm not sure the Gryffindor's would want him, he would be having points reduced every minute." Harry smiled as Ginny Stormed out of the room in a pretend rage. "Dad, when I get to Hogwarts I was wondering what do I call you since I don't think it will be right to call my DADA teacher and the Deputy Head, dad or father." Harry smiled and said, "Your right son, just call me sir or professor when we're in public but in private dad is fine." James nodded happy that this was sorted as he had been worrying about these types of things from the day he had got his letter.

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James and his siblings had always wondered about his father, he was stopped in the street and hugged or thanked. They always thought that it was because he was the head aurors at the ministry and now the DADA teacher and deputy head at Hogwarts. But they wondered if it was more, Albus says that on some nights he can hear his dad screaming names like Sirius, Dumbledore, Snape and he also calls for his parents. Ginny says it's nothing but they know it's not. They have asked their parents about it but they said that they will tell them when they are old enough.

"James where are you, we have to leave in half an hour, get down here now or I'll send your father up." Said Ginny, James at the moment was coming down the steps to go to the dining room. The Potter's owned a beautiful manor in Godrics Hollow called Oakwood Manor, it had dark oak wood inside and marble counters; there was a huge kitchen, a nicely sized dining room, 7 large bedrooms, a fully stocked library and a practise arena in the basement for Harry's DADA spell testing. The manor was surrounded by a huge meadow on one side with a fully sized Quidditch pitch, on the other side was a sparkling river with banks of exotic flowers provided by Neville from the greenhouses at Hogwarts and some from Luna from her and Rolf's travels. They had a puppy called Monty and two Owls called Snowstorm (Ginny's) and Mars (Harry's).

"Morning Teddy, could you pass me the orange juice?" Said James. Teddy now lives with the Potter's ever since his Grandmother died in his first year at Hogwarts, Teddy is now in his seventh and last year at Hogwarts. "Oh sure Sneako, are you excited for today, I mean you're going to Hogwarts!" James nodded while he poured himself some orange juice and grabbed two pieces of toast. "Why do you always call me Sneako?" James asked while devouring the toast slices. Teddy looked annoyed by this, "You know why you minx, it's because you have those abilities that means you can just jump out at people even if you haven't seen them. You will find that fun to do at Hogwarts since there are people everywhere." Finished Teddy, James was about to say something but Albus strolled in with Lily, who was holding his hand and Monty was closely behind them. "Mummy, Daddy does Jamesy have to go?" Asked Lily while walking over to her father. Harry picked her up and hugged her he then said, "I'm afraid he does but since I will be there with him I can keep an eye on him if he gets in trouble and you can give me your letters for him and I can give them to him for you. Don't worry sweetheart I will look after little Jamesy for you." When Harry finished he looked up and grinned at James.

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"Right we're going, Harry get the trunks in the car and I'll get the children together. Now I just need to find Albus, ALBUS we're going." Said Ginny as she strides into the room, Albus quickly behind, "I'm here mum, can I ride in the front with dad on the way to the train station?" Ginny turned around and said exasperatedly, "And where young man would I sit?" Albus went red and James sniggered. "Ok we are going, come on everyone in the car or Grandma Molly will hex us if we are late" said Harry while floating 2 big trunks out the door. Ginny picked up Lily, and Albus put Monty into the living room. Teddy walked out with a grin on his face and James looked around the kitchen and then smiled at Kreacher who had just appeared in the doorway. Kreacher waved back and then with a flick of his wrist transported James outside next to his dad's red Porsche which had an expanding spell on it, to fit everyone in.

"James get in the car, we are going to be late and then you are going to be learning magic from your Grandma, and all you'll learn is how to clean." Threatened Ginny, and with that James raced into the back of the car at lighting speed. "Right kids lets go" said Harry grinning at his kids and Teddy in the mirror. Harry had got his muggle license two years after he finished his seventh year with Ginny, Hermione and Ron at Hogwarts. Harry's car like the Ministry's can skip traffic and get places quicker, than normal muggle cars can.

They managed to make it to Kings cross station ½ an hour early. They were going to meet Bill and Fleur there with Molly and Arthur. Fleur and Bill had three kids Victoire who is in her 4th year at Hogwarts and they also had twins called Louis and Dominque they were starting with James as well.

"James, kids, how are you, did you have breakfast, have you got all of your things, where are your parents, I hope they haven't just left to fend for your selves?" Said Molly Weasley in a rush as she approached James, Teddy and their siblings. "Yes gran we got everything, and mum and dad have just gone to talk to Uncle Dudley we saw him and Alesha by the exit." Said Teddy. Molly smiled and then turned to find her husband Arthur walking over with two trolleys. "Um Nan do you know where Victoire is, I don't see her here?" Teddy asked looking panicky. Molly smiled at him knowingly and said, "Oh she already went through the barrier, we'll go through in a minute and meet them there. We just have to wait for your parents first." After two minutes of waiting and James and Teddy loading their trunks onto the trolleys with the help of their Grandad, finally Harry and Ginny turned up walking hand-in-hand towards them their heads together talking about something. "Hey mum, dad shall we get going or we might miss the train, and we don't want a repeat of mine and Ron's second year" Harry said with a wink and a half sided grin towards Molly and Arthur. Arthur chuckled and took Lily's hand and walked her towards the barrier then 10 seconds later they disappeared. Molly glowered at Harry and motioned Albus to walk with her into the barrier. Next went Teddy and Ginny who looked like an odd sight to see with Teddy already taller than Ginny and his blue hair clashing with her fiery red hair.

Harry's gaze left Ginny's back when she vanished from the platform, he looked down at his oldest son and smiled caringly." You ready son, I know that you may be nervous about what house you will be in but don't worry. Come on then we need to get going or your mother might come back and get us." James nodded and let his father guide him towards the barrier.

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Hi, I wanted to tell you that this is a new story and not something from my after the wizarding war story. I will be stopping that story for a while as I really wanted to do a next generation story. I will not have a set posting time.

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