The Next Generation- Prologue (Part One)
Author's Note: Ron and Harry never thought that they'd end up with family lives until now, but now life is really about change.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Ron sat on a box on a box in the doorway of his and Hermione's new house in the wizarding community, not too far from where Ginny and Harry lived. He watched as a wizard mother yelled at her son for playing with his father's wand. Hermione came up behind him and smiled a little.
"What's wrong? I thought you were going to bring the rest of the boxes in.," she said. He looked back at her. They had been married a month now and had lived in an apartment the whole time, but since Ron didn't do too well in the muggle community, they moved to the wizard one.
"What's wrong, Ron?" she asked, sitting next to him on a near by box. He looked up at her and shrugged.
"We really didn't have to move you know. I could have handled it a few more days." He muttered stubbornly, but Hermione ignored him. She figured that he didn't learn enough in muggle studies and that living in the wizarding world was best for the both of them.
"It's alright Ron. Besides, I think the neighbors found it weird that there were explosions whenever 'that group of redheads' (the Weasleys) came over anyway. Now why don't you help me carry the rest of this in so we can put the bed together." She suggested, not noticing the smirk on Ron's face. He entered the kitchen and began to look for food.
"Oh yeah, you're going to have to go and get some food then. I'm sure I can do this much on my own." Said Hermione; pulling out her wand and pointing it at a box in the corner, making the appliances come out. Some things Ron hadn't noticed before and looked at them curiously.
"What's that?" he asked as Hermione tried to find some muggle money.
"Just a few muggle things." Answered Hermione. Suddenly, the Weasleys, Harry, and Ginny entered the house, calling for them. Hermione came out the kitchen, followed by Ron who was trying to figure out how to count muggle money. Mrs. Weasley hugged them happily.
"I brought along some food. Figured you may need some." She said cheerfully, going into the kitchen. Harry grinned at the expression on Ron's face.
"We wanted to pay the happy couple a little visit." He said as Ginny followed her mom and Hermione into the kitchen with hers and Harry's daughter in her arms.
"And help you out with the stuff." Added Fred, coming in the house with a box followed by George, Angelina, and Alicia. They happily greeted Ron and handed him house-warming gifts, welcoming them to the neighbor hood.
"You guys live together now?" Harry asked in shock and the twins grinned.
"Yep, we live in a house not too far from here." Said George cheerfully. He and Fred finally decided to mature and moved in with their girlfriends, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet.
"'Bout time. You've been out of school long enough." Ron muttered and turned to Harry. "Hermione's sending to go get some food from the muggle store. but I can't see to be able to count this money. Help me out will you." He said and Harry agreed, the two friends going on their way. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they returned from the grocery store, most of the things were put up and the twins were folding empty boxes. "Alright, you've got the food." Cheered George, taking some of the bags and going into the kitchen, where the women were putting away dishes and talking.
"So, now that you two are settled in, I'm sure you've already discussed children." Said Mrs. Weasley cheerfully. Ron, who was standing next to Hermione as he put the food up, went entirely red.
"Mum, that's kind of personal. I mean, did you bother to ask Fred and George that question?!" asked Ron defensively. Mrs. Weasley narrowed her eyes dangerously at her three sons and Ron quickly apologized and the twins quickly stopped laughing.
"Well you know, I was around your ages when me and Authur had Bill."
"Mum, Ron and Hermione are twenty-one. You were, what, eighteen?" asked Fred and Mrs. Weasley instantly went red. She cleared her throat.
"Well that's enough of that. How about we have some of this delicious food I brought along. Authur should come by whenever he has a lunch break." She said, completely changing the subject. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
That day had been the longest day ever. Hagrid had arrived around the same time Mr. Weasley did and happily cried for the couple because he always knew they'd end up married. Not too long after that, did Oliver Wood show up with news. He was starting a professional Quidditch team and so far he had the twins, Dean, and Seamus. He quickly got Ron and Harry to agree, though they already had jobs. They worked in the Dark Arts section for the ministry. Since they had seen so much of it in Hogwarts, they felt fit for the job. As for Hermione, she worked for the ministry as well, making sure that no muggles could get a hold of any Dark Arts items, or that no evil wizards could. She was mostly running out with Mr. Weasley to put memory charms on muggles or stopping death eaters who had gotten their hands on something. Ron dropped tiredly on his bed, closing his eyes.
"That was fun, eh? I mean, who would have thought Fred and George could get themselves into so much trouble during one dinner." He said and laughed. He sat up. "'Mione, did you hear me?" he asked tiredly.
"Yes Ron!" she called back from the bathroom. She came in the room with a long T-shirt and dropped next to her husband, closing her eyes. "So, are you glad we moved closer to your family?" she asked, rolling over and looking at him.
"I guess. I do get to see a lot more of the gruesome twosome though." He said, and Hermione kissed him.
"Thought so. Any way. I think I'd like to raise our kids the way you were. It might be fun having a bunch of little yous running al over the place. Ron grinned and rolled over, pinning her body under his.
"That's what you think. I was pretty hard to control when I was a kid."
"Of course you were." Hermione laughed and pulled him into a kiss. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"LATE!" announced Wood the first day of practice 2 months later. The twins, Seamus, Dean, Ron and Harry all stood in front of him, lined up next to each other with their brooms in their hands. It was a cold December day and they were all lined up on a huge Quiddtich field, not visible to muggle eyes, covered completely in snow. Fred and George both grinned.
"Come on Oliver. Some of us have people at home. We can't just leave." Said George, but Oliver ignored them.
"If we want to be real Quidditch players, we have to act like them. That means, days you have off from work (looks at Ron and Harry), I want you here!" he announced, and they all nodded. "Ok, Fred, George. You two are our beaters. No one is as. active as you two." Said Wood and the twins grinned.
"Wow Wood. Didn't know you cared so much." Teased Fred. Oliver glared at them and they took off into the sky.
"Harry, Seeker of course." He said with a wide grin. "And you three, I remember ho you were in school. Definitely chasers." He said cheerfully, claiming his spot as Keeper. They were practicing for a while, not noticing that they had an audience. Wood finally did and stopped quickly.
"Potter! Weasley! I think those are your wives down there!" he called and they looked down at Ginny waving happily at them with their little girl standing next to her, looking at them curiously, dressed from head to foot in winter clothes.
"Hey you two, what's the deal?" Harry asked as he and Ron landed.
"Hey 'Mione, what did the doctors say?" Ron asked as the others landed with cheerful greetings. Hermione looked up at Ron with a small smile. He looked at her curiously.
"Ron. We're going to have a baby." She said. Ron stared at her blankly, then, he fainted.
Author's Note: Ron and Harry never thought that they'd end up with family lives until now, but now life is really about change.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Ron sat on a box on a box in the doorway of his and Hermione's new house in the wizarding community, not too far from where Ginny and Harry lived. He watched as a wizard mother yelled at her son for playing with his father's wand. Hermione came up behind him and smiled a little.
"What's wrong? I thought you were going to bring the rest of the boxes in.," she said. He looked back at her. They had been married a month now and had lived in an apartment the whole time, but since Ron didn't do too well in the muggle community, they moved to the wizard one.
"What's wrong, Ron?" she asked, sitting next to him on a near by box. He looked up at her and shrugged.
"We really didn't have to move you know. I could have handled it a few more days." He muttered stubbornly, but Hermione ignored him. She figured that he didn't learn enough in muggle studies and that living in the wizarding world was best for the both of them.
"It's alright Ron. Besides, I think the neighbors found it weird that there were explosions whenever 'that group of redheads' (the Weasleys) came over anyway. Now why don't you help me carry the rest of this in so we can put the bed together." She suggested, not noticing the smirk on Ron's face. He entered the kitchen and began to look for food.
"Oh yeah, you're going to have to go and get some food then. I'm sure I can do this much on my own." Said Hermione; pulling out her wand and pointing it at a box in the corner, making the appliances come out. Some things Ron hadn't noticed before and looked at them curiously.
"What's that?" he asked as Hermione tried to find some muggle money.
"Just a few muggle things." Answered Hermione. Suddenly, the Weasleys, Harry, and Ginny entered the house, calling for them. Hermione came out the kitchen, followed by Ron who was trying to figure out how to count muggle money. Mrs. Weasley hugged them happily.
"I brought along some food. Figured you may need some." She said cheerfully, going into the kitchen. Harry grinned at the expression on Ron's face.
"We wanted to pay the happy couple a little visit." He said as Ginny followed her mom and Hermione into the kitchen with hers and Harry's daughter in her arms.
"And help you out with the stuff." Added Fred, coming in the house with a box followed by George, Angelina, and Alicia. They happily greeted Ron and handed him house-warming gifts, welcoming them to the neighbor hood.
"You guys live together now?" Harry asked in shock and the twins grinned.
"Yep, we live in a house not too far from here." Said George cheerfully. He and Fred finally decided to mature and moved in with their girlfriends, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet.
"'Bout time. You've been out of school long enough." Ron muttered and turned to Harry. "Hermione's sending to go get some food from the muggle store. but I can't see to be able to count this money. Help me out will you." He said and Harry agreed, the two friends going on their way. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they returned from the grocery store, most of the things were put up and the twins were folding empty boxes. "Alright, you've got the food." Cheered George, taking some of the bags and going into the kitchen, where the women were putting away dishes and talking.
"So, now that you two are settled in, I'm sure you've already discussed children." Said Mrs. Weasley cheerfully. Ron, who was standing next to Hermione as he put the food up, went entirely red.
"Mum, that's kind of personal. I mean, did you bother to ask Fred and George that question?!" asked Ron defensively. Mrs. Weasley narrowed her eyes dangerously at her three sons and Ron quickly apologized and the twins quickly stopped laughing.
"Well you know, I was around your ages when me and Authur had Bill."
"Mum, Ron and Hermione are twenty-one. You were, what, eighteen?" asked Fred and Mrs. Weasley instantly went red. She cleared her throat.
"Well that's enough of that. How about we have some of this delicious food I brought along. Authur should come by whenever he has a lunch break." She said, completely changing the subject. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
That day had been the longest day ever. Hagrid had arrived around the same time Mr. Weasley did and happily cried for the couple because he always knew they'd end up married. Not too long after that, did Oliver Wood show up with news. He was starting a professional Quidditch team and so far he had the twins, Dean, and Seamus. He quickly got Ron and Harry to agree, though they already had jobs. They worked in the Dark Arts section for the ministry. Since they had seen so much of it in Hogwarts, they felt fit for the job. As for Hermione, she worked for the ministry as well, making sure that no muggles could get a hold of any Dark Arts items, or that no evil wizards could. She was mostly running out with Mr. Weasley to put memory charms on muggles or stopping death eaters who had gotten their hands on something. Ron dropped tiredly on his bed, closing his eyes.
"That was fun, eh? I mean, who would have thought Fred and George could get themselves into so much trouble during one dinner." He said and laughed. He sat up. "'Mione, did you hear me?" he asked tiredly.
"Yes Ron!" she called back from the bathroom. She came in the room with a long T-shirt and dropped next to her husband, closing her eyes. "So, are you glad we moved closer to your family?" she asked, rolling over and looking at him.
"I guess. I do get to see a lot more of the gruesome twosome though." He said, and Hermione kissed him.
"Thought so. Any way. I think I'd like to raise our kids the way you were. It might be fun having a bunch of little yous running al over the place. Ron grinned and rolled over, pinning her body under his.
"That's what you think. I was pretty hard to control when I was a kid."
"Of course you were." Hermione laughed and pulled him into a kiss. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"LATE!" announced Wood the first day of practice 2 months later. The twins, Seamus, Dean, Ron and Harry all stood in front of him, lined up next to each other with their brooms in their hands. It was a cold December day and they were all lined up on a huge Quiddtich field, not visible to muggle eyes, covered completely in snow. Fred and George both grinned.
"Come on Oliver. Some of us have people at home. We can't just leave." Said George, but Oliver ignored them.
"If we want to be real Quidditch players, we have to act like them. That means, days you have off from work (looks at Ron and Harry), I want you here!" he announced, and they all nodded. "Ok, Fred, George. You two are our beaters. No one is as. active as you two." Said Wood and the twins grinned.
"Wow Wood. Didn't know you cared so much." Teased Fred. Oliver glared at them and they took off into the sky.
"Harry, Seeker of course." He said with a wide grin. "And you three, I remember ho you were in school. Definitely chasers." He said cheerfully, claiming his spot as Keeper. They were practicing for a while, not noticing that they had an audience. Wood finally did and stopped quickly.
"Potter! Weasley! I think those are your wives down there!" he called and they looked down at Ginny waving happily at them with their little girl standing next to her, looking at them curiously, dressed from head to foot in winter clothes.
"Hey you two, what's the deal?" Harry asked as he and Ron landed.
"Hey 'Mione, what did the doctors say?" Ron asked as the others landed with cheerful greetings. Hermione looked up at Ron with a small smile. He looked at her curiously.
"Ron. We're going to have a baby." She said. Ron stared at her blankly, then, he fainted.