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Also as a side note- I have had this these 2 chapters done for awhile now, but got into a bit of writer's block and started working on my other fanfiction which is already up. I will try to get back to this one asap, but please bear with me.
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When James is 9:
I always knew my mum and dad were famous. It was rare for the Potter family to go out and not have people stop and stare at us. I caught glimpses of us in the Daily Prophet when mum or dad weren't being careful. They never let on why our family was famous. Its not even just my family, but my entire extended family. Basically all the Weasleys are famous and it seems to be related but none of the grown-ups will say.
Teddy knows. He may not really be my real brother but is a big brother to me. He has known for years now, but he is already in his fifth year at Hogwarts. I always try to ask him why we are famous, but he just keeps saying that dad will tell me when I'm old enough. I think when dad yelled at him about a certain chocolate frog incident, Teddy was convinced not to say anything…. When mum finally allowed us to start eating sweets….lets just say there were rules. For the longest time we were not allowed to have any chocolate frogs. That rule changed a little when Teddy gave me a couple of frogs after his second year at Hogwarts. Teddy was explaining to me how in every packet there is a card of a famous witch or wizard and he was starting to collect them. As I was starting to open one of the ones in front of me, Dad came in froze, pulled out his wand and said, "Accio chocolate frogs!" The look he was giving Teddy and me was scary. He yelled for mum. The next hour was not pleasant as mum continued to lecture and yell at me that I knew I wasn't allowed to have any frogs. Poor Teddy, dad pulled him in another room and yelled at Teddy how he knew I wasn't allowed to have any frogs and that he knew why. Though after that day, mum and dad said Albus, Lily, and I could have frogs only if we allowed one of them to open it. I finally understood why we couldn't have the frogs. Teddy had said each one had a card of a famous witch or wizard—dad must be on one of those cards. Another way to prevent me from knowing why we were famous. Wasn't I old enough to know yet! Isn't 9 old enough? I will be at Hogwarts in two years.
One day when dad and I are in Diagon Alley and as always there were reporters following us taking pictures that would end up in magazines about another Potter outing. I just wish I knew why they followed our every step. Sure dad made huge improvements in the Auror Department at the Ministry. Mum was a retired Quidditch player and now a reporter. Yet they did nothing else that I know of.
Soon dad and I reach our destination at Flourish and Blotts to pick up a book for mum. Dad goes off to a corner of the store to look at the household spell books mum wants and I head off towards the back out of boredom. That is when I see it "The Teenage Life of Harry Potter" by Rita Skeeter. The book also has a picture of my dad on it. I look around for dad and he was on the other side of the store looking at books Aunt Hermione might like (she really likes to read) as he already has the book mum wants. So I started to head towards the book when I notice there are a lot of other books that all have to do with my family, mainly dad. What the bloody hell did he do? (Mum would kill Teddy if she found out he was talking like that around us.) There were books on Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione, even one on mum's family. How have I never seen these books before?!
Soon dad walks over to where I am and I'm a little nervous. What if he gets mad at me for seeing all this? O Well, I want to know, I'm old enough.
"James, what are you looking…." My dad freezes when he sees the books right in front of me.
"Dad? Why are you famous? Why are there so many books about you and the rest of the family?"
"James" he said kind of sternly, great I'm in trouble. "I guess it is time that you knew, but not here, home."
I couldn't believe it! I was finally going to find out! I couldn't wait to get home. I have been waiting forever to find out why we are so famous. Yet, I also see a down side to this. Reporters are smashed up against the window and flash bulbs are going off.
"Great," dad says. "Just what the public needs to read about. I can see tomorrow's headline, 'James Potter Finally Knows the Truth' or something like that. Well, James looks like we are going to Apparate home from here to avoid all this."
Stupid reporters, they always get dad in a bad mood. Strange that mum is one though. I guess I might learn why dad can't stand them when he tells me what this family did.
Dad pays for the books and I take his arm as we Apparate home. Right before we are gone, I hear complaining from the people outside that they won't get a quote now.