Remembering

A/N: this is my first story, so I hope you enjoy it…please review if you have the time!:)

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter or the characters, J.K Rowling does, however this particular story is mine.

ENJOY!:)

It was 6pm and Harry had just got home. His mood sombre. Today was the 20th year anniversary Hogwarts battle and everyone understood how hard it was to think of the people who lay their lives down for him. He used to have awful nightmares ranging from Voldemort coming back and Ginny dying. He woke up screaming and sweating, crying and choking. Although many people would think 'the chosen one' wouldn't be so weak and show his emotions.

He arrived home to all his 4 children the Weasleys and Hagrid all sitting in the living room of potter manor. Suddenly Ginny got up and firmly hugged Harry passing comfort through her embrace to him, the kids next crying 'Daddy and Uncle Harry!' he chuckled at them, so innocent not really understanding the reason for being home. He turned to the boys and asked 'why are you home? You should be at Hogwarts.' They looked at Ginny who replied 'I took them out for this weekend and we will go back to watch Teddy and James's quiddich match on Sunday, they are finally going against each other!'

He smiled and hugged Molly who returned the gesture whole heartedly, after the death of Fred and Arthur she has become more affectionate-if that was possible and decided to have a Friday dinner for the whole family every week. He went round the room and then sat between Hermione and Ginny who smiled at him. Lilly ran to him and clambered onto his lap, she was a daddy's girl. The room was silent but then James and Albas both said at the same time, 'daddy? Can we go see grandma and granddad potter?' harry looked at them confused and said 'their grave? If you want, I will take you in 10…' Ginny then interrupted, 'Children! That was meant to be a surprise! Harry, why don't we go into the study for a minuet?' he agreed warily and wrapped his arm around Ginny's waist.

When they went up the stairs they walked into Harrys study, it was exactly as he left it, files lying sprawled over the wooden floor, worn carped slightly curled at the corners where he paces, desk still sitting in the corner, family portraits and smuggle photos and placed everywhere. Then he noticed a large sheet covering the back wall, curiously he walked over and pulled the cream sheet down, behind hung a large portrait.

He stared at the wall, at the familiar faces. Knowing who they were but not fully being able to relate to them. Last time he saw them alive he was 1; last time he saw them was 20 years ago, guiding him to his 'death'.

He gazes at the couple smiling expectantly at him, the man with an uncanny likeness to harry and the woman's eyes piercing him as his often did to others. He smiled; he could understand now why people said to him 'you look just like your father, but with your mothers eyes'. And every time someone mentioned it, he wold feel a surge of jealousy, they knew his parents and all he could remember was a blurred face with red hair smiling and singing to him and a man tickling him.

''mum? Dad?''

''yes, sweetheart? It's really us'' his mother's soothing voice said. His father waved whole-heartedly and smiled, eyes crinkling like his grandsons when they were smiling.

''..How?..Why..?..But?..''

Ginny quickly cut him, ''I found it in the attic, well...ot me but the kids and their memories were modified to the day before their death, so I filled them in and well…I thought you would want to speak to your parents…''

''thank you so much, love! It the best thing…apart from our kids, of course''

''it was nothing, now I better go and start dinner, it is Friday-Weasley night, you know?'' she then left the room her now short hair swinging behind her as she closed the door. Then he turned to his parents…

''hi son' 'his father said to him carefully.

''I'm so sorry for the way things turned out with petunia, when I heard I could just about kill Albus! but at least in the long run, you have an amazing family'' his mother said, her voice angry but face calm, like how Albus Dumbledore was when he was angry.

''Have you met our little 'uns? James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lilly Luna? And not to forget Teddy!...Remus's son''

''we have! I especially liked James's name..'' James said cheekily

The chuckled, the door burst open and lily clambered onto his lap, her red hair more like his mother's than he ever realised.

''I'm sorry for interruption daddy, Grandma and Grandpa. But mumma says dinner is ready and nana molly is driving her crazy, so she said, come and save me please?''

Harry chuckled and nodded his reply before getting up, he was getting older now, before leaving the room, he heard his mother whisper her love for him, which he returned along with to his father, he never doubted their love, after all…he wouldn't be here if they didn't love him, and for that. He was glad.

Hope you enjoyed that! It was a really quick story that I have written, as it's also my first, so I'm not really sure. Although it's a one-shot, I hoped it was long enough and I hope you enjoyed it.

Until next time, Serena;)