"JAMES POTTER!"
"Uh-oh, what did you do this time?" red-headed Cory Weasley asked her cousin, glancing around to see if any adults were coming their way.
"Invisible curses," James answered. "I guess I forgot the silencing charms." Sandy haired Rommy Lupin came bunny hopping into the room, a look of pure malice on her 12 year old face. "Umm...hi Rom. How goes it?"
"JAMES! UN-DO THIS RIGHT NOW!" Giggling James muttered the counter curses, then ran into the living room of his house, diving behind an armchair, where his father was sitting.
"What the-" Rommy was in hot persuite, a pillow in hand. She spotted James, who was peeking around the corner of the chair, and hurled the pillow at him, missing as he retreated. Remus watched with amusement as his daughter dove at Harry's son, grabbing a pillow off a nearby empty chair, and soon both father's were cheering on their kids with mild amusement.
"Hey! Take it outside you two!" Ginny instructed, carrying a tea tray holding seven cups and a teapot. James made a mad break for the door, but Rommy caught him by his left ankle, dragging him down to the kitchen floor.
"Caleb, open the back door!" James shouted desperately, as he struggled to crawl acros the floor, Rommy trying to pull him back. He dragged her out into the back yard where they began to throw snowballs at each other. Cory and Caleb watched from inside, as Rommy dove at James, tackling him headfirst into a snowdrift.
"Ooh, that had to sting," Cory winced.
"Nah, James saw that coming," Caleb replied. "See?" Sure enough, James had flipped Rommy onto her back and had her pinned.
"Those two fighting again?" came a new voice. The twins turned around to see Lili Black, a tall girl with deep brownish-red hair.
"Yup. James caught her with some invisible curses," Cory explained.
"Ouch, I bet that was interesting to hear."
"I think the rents are used to it," Caleb snickered. True, the adults were used to their children pulling endless pranks on each other, and it was a sure fact that they couldn't wait for christmas vacation to end, even if it had just began. Rommy and James finally came in, soaking wet and shivering from head to foot.
"So,Caleb, Cory, when's your mom due to have the baby?"
"Um...I think on the 30th," they replied, glancing through the doorway at his mom. Hermione would be having her third child very soon now, and they were looking forward to being big brothers and sisters.
"Is it a girl or a boy?" Rommy pressed.
"I don't know. Mum doesn't want to know until the baby is actually born."
"That's cool," Lili agreed. "And when the baby starts crying, feel free to escape for the summer over at my place."
"Great."
"Don't hold to that, he'll be dead by then if he tries to pull something like that one me again," Rommy reassured.
"Pipe down, pipsqueak," Caleb teased, patting her on the head. James couldn't help but note how much shorter Rommy was then all of them. She was even shorter then most of the first years. Of course, there were reasons. There were reasons for a lot of things that happened to Rommy. For one thing, she had born way too early. For other things, she was constantly getting sick; not so much due to the weather, but just because it happened.
"So, what do you guys want to do, now that the two of you have had your daily knockdown?" Lili asked.
"We can play Exploding Snap?" James suggested.
"Nah, too noisy, the rents would yell," Cory argued. "We could always stack the furniture on the roof again."
"No, your dad's expecting that one," Rommy sighed. "I know!" She gave Lili and Cory a knowing look, a look that the two boys in the group had learned to recognize and fear.
"No...don't you even-" Too late. The boys were dragged to a back room, where the girls proceded to tie them down with a thin cord. From there the boys were put under the torture of having their hair put up, having their nails painted, and being placed under the girl's creativity with make-up.
"Hey Rommy, do you have any of that new hair gel from Aunt Carla?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, in my back pack. Its in the foyer." The three girls ran out of the room, giving the boys a chance to wiggle their way out of the room, down the hall, and into the living room.
"Oh my-" Camerane began. "Oh, you're letting the girls play dress up on you! That is so sweet!"
"How dense is your wife?" Remus snickered at Sirius who was rolling his eyes.
"Come on boys, back to the bedroom," Lili smirked. "We aren't done yet."
"Mom! Dad! Help us..." All of the adults looked at each other before bursting into laughter.
"Well, at least they aren't putting the furniture on the roof," Tala laughed. Harry and Ginny nodded. They still hadn't completely fixed the sofa, which had been frozen to the side of the house, held up by a charm Cory had cast.
"Well, I think its time for us to head home," Hermione said. "We'll you see you all tomorrow."
"Bye Hermione, bye Ron," everyone called. But little did they know how soon they'd be seeing each other again, and the circumstances would not be joyful.
"Uh-oh, what did you do this time?" red-headed Cory Weasley asked her cousin, glancing around to see if any adults were coming their way.
"Invisible curses," James answered. "I guess I forgot the silencing charms." Sandy haired Rommy Lupin came bunny hopping into the room, a look of pure malice on her 12 year old face. "Umm...hi Rom. How goes it?"
"JAMES! UN-DO THIS RIGHT NOW!" Giggling James muttered the counter curses, then ran into the living room of his house, diving behind an armchair, where his father was sitting.
"What the-" Rommy was in hot persuite, a pillow in hand. She spotted James, who was peeking around the corner of the chair, and hurled the pillow at him, missing as he retreated. Remus watched with amusement as his daughter dove at Harry's son, grabbing a pillow off a nearby empty chair, and soon both father's were cheering on their kids with mild amusement.
"Hey! Take it outside you two!" Ginny instructed, carrying a tea tray holding seven cups and a teapot. James made a mad break for the door, but Rommy caught him by his left ankle, dragging him down to the kitchen floor.
"Caleb, open the back door!" James shouted desperately, as he struggled to crawl acros the floor, Rommy trying to pull him back. He dragged her out into the back yard where they began to throw snowballs at each other. Cory and Caleb watched from inside, as Rommy dove at James, tackling him headfirst into a snowdrift.
"Ooh, that had to sting," Cory winced.
"Nah, James saw that coming," Caleb replied. "See?" Sure enough, James had flipped Rommy onto her back and had her pinned.
"Those two fighting again?" came a new voice. The twins turned around to see Lili Black, a tall girl with deep brownish-red hair.
"Yup. James caught her with some invisible curses," Cory explained.
"Ouch, I bet that was interesting to hear."
"I think the rents are used to it," Caleb snickered. True, the adults were used to their children pulling endless pranks on each other, and it was a sure fact that they couldn't wait for christmas vacation to end, even if it had just began. Rommy and James finally came in, soaking wet and shivering from head to foot.
"So,Caleb, Cory, when's your mom due to have the baby?"
"Um...I think on the 30th," they replied, glancing through the doorway at his mom. Hermione would be having her third child very soon now, and they were looking forward to being big brothers and sisters.
"Is it a girl or a boy?" Rommy pressed.
"I don't know. Mum doesn't want to know until the baby is actually born."
"That's cool," Lili agreed. "And when the baby starts crying, feel free to escape for the summer over at my place."
"Great."
"Don't hold to that, he'll be dead by then if he tries to pull something like that one me again," Rommy reassured.
"Pipe down, pipsqueak," Caleb teased, patting her on the head. James couldn't help but note how much shorter Rommy was then all of them. She was even shorter then most of the first years. Of course, there were reasons. There were reasons for a lot of things that happened to Rommy. For one thing, she had born way too early. For other things, she was constantly getting sick; not so much due to the weather, but just because it happened.
"So, what do you guys want to do, now that the two of you have had your daily knockdown?" Lili asked.
"We can play Exploding Snap?" James suggested.
"Nah, too noisy, the rents would yell," Cory argued. "We could always stack the furniture on the roof again."
"No, your dad's expecting that one," Rommy sighed. "I know!" She gave Lili and Cory a knowing look, a look that the two boys in the group had learned to recognize and fear.
"No...don't you even-" Too late. The boys were dragged to a back room, where the girls proceded to tie them down with a thin cord. From there the boys were put under the torture of having their hair put up, having their nails painted, and being placed under the girl's creativity with make-up.
"Hey Rommy, do you have any of that new hair gel from Aunt Carla?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, in my back pack. Its in the foyer." The three girls ran out of the room, giving the boys a chance to wiggle their way out of the room, down the hall, and into the living room.
"Oh my-" Camerane began. "Oh, you're letting the girls play dress up on you! That is so sweet!"
"How dense is your wife?" Remus snickered at Sirius who was rolling his eyes.
"Come on boys, back to the bedroom," Lili smirked. "We aren't done yet."
"Mom! Dad! Help us..." All of the adults looked at each other before bursting into laughter.
"Well, at least they aren't putting the furniture on the roof," Tala laughed. Harry and Ginny nodded. They still hadn't completely fixed the sofa, which had been frozen to the side of the house, held up by a charm Cory had cast.
"Well, I think its time for us to head home," Hermione said. "We'll you see you all tomorrow."
"Bye Hermione, bye Ron," everyone called. But little did they know how soon they'd be seeing each other again, and the circumstances would not be joyful.