Author: Times of Bliss

Story: The Potter Family (HJPxASP, GPxJSP and others soon to be revealed)

A/N: My third Pottercest story featuring established pairs and new ones. It will make more sense if you have read the first two stories in this series :)

Warnings: Chan, slash, incest and loads of drama. Turn away NOW if you are underage, if you dislike chan, slash and/or incest, or if you like them, but cannot differentiate between what is fan fiction and what is real life. Warnings clear enough? Good! For the rest of you, please proceed, enjoy and don't forget to review!

Rating: M

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does. I'm sure you knew that.

- Story Start -

It was the middle of the summer holidays, James having completed his fourth year at Hogwarts, Albus, his third, and Lily her first.

After breakfast one Sunday morning, Lily helped her mother to clear the table since she was the last one down. She wasn't allowed to use magic at home so Ginny levitated the used plates and cutlery over to the sink where Lily washed them by hand, half listening to her parents' chatter as they sat at the kitchen table.

When Ginny reminded Harry that they were having dinner at The Burrow tonight, Lily blinked. She had almost forgotten about Uncle George's latest invention! He had passed it to her three days ago when they visited the Weasley Wizard Wheezes shop in Diagon Alley, with instructions to test it out, and was sure to ask her about the results tonight.

As soon as she finished the dishes, Lily ran upstairs to her room to get it. She then went in search of her two brothers and found them in the living room. James was stretched out on the long sofa, leaning against one arm and immersed in his latest copy of The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle. Albus was scrunched up at the other end, busy with his sketchpad.

"James, hold your chin up, please. James!"

Both boys looked up to see Lily standing in front of them, holding out a transparent glass ball in her hand. It was about the size of a tennis ball.

"Why? What is that?"

"It's Uncle George's latest invention," Lily replied patiently. "Chin up, please."

Shrugging, James did as she asked, allowing her to hold the ball under his chin. When he held his comic book up to eye level so that he could continue reading it, Albus gave Lily a small smile. All three of them were used to being test subjects for new products from the Weasley Wizard Wheezes. Their grandparents and parents had agreed to this on condition that Uncle George and Uncle Ron test all products on themselves first, and none of them were anything that had to be inhaled, ingested or would cause harm in any way, even if temporarily.

Albus watched as a bright green glow lit up the inside of the glass ball. He put down his sketchpad, knowing his turn was next.

"What does green mean, Lil?" he asked.

Lily had pulled back the ball and was frowning at it.

"That I get to keep my Seeker position next term?" James suggested with a grin.

Lily shook her head, still frowning. She shook the ball a few times and when it turned transparent again, took a step closer to Albus and held it out. Without a word, he tipped his head back and allowed her to place the ball under his chin.

When she pulled it back, it was glowing green again.

"Hey, it's green for me too," Albus commented. "So what does it mean?"

Lily sighed, looking disappointed.

"I guess this one doesn't work. I'll ask Uncle George tonight for a new one to test."

She turned to go, but James reached out and snagged her sleeve.

"Wait, at least tell us what colour it's supposed to be!"

"Yeah," Albus agreed, his curiosity piqued. Every single invention they had tested from their uncles' shop for the past two years had been flawless.

"Well, it's supposed to turn blue. It did for me." Lily placed the now transparent ball under her chin for a few seconds and then held it out. A soft blue glow had lit up its insides.

"And that means...?" James prompted in exegerated tones, rolling his eyes at Albus who gave a shrug in return.

"Our respective genders? Blue for girl and green for boys?" Albus guessed.

Lily shook her head and bit her lip, her cheeks turning pink.

"Well?" James asked impatiently, his eyes already straying to the comic book in his lap.

"Blue means you're innocent... a - a virgin, and green means you're not," Lily blurted out, her words almost running together.

James and Albus froze and stared up at her for a long moment. Then they turned to each other, not quite meeting each other's eyes.

"I... guess this one's faulty then," James said in a casual if strained tone.

"Yeah, has to be," Albus agreed at once, looking a bit uneasy.

Lily was too relieved that they weren't teasing her about her blush to notice. She shrugged and moved towards the door.

"I'll get another one from Uncle George tonight at the Burrow. We'll test it in front of him so he can see the results for himself."

With those words, Lily went out, leaving her two brothers still sitting on the sofa. James moved first, slapping his comic book shut and jumping up, his expression tense.

"I need to talk to mum," he muttered and left the room.

Albus swallowed and rested his trembling hands on his sketchbook, his elfin face pale.

"And I need to talk to dad," he whispered.

To be continued...

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