A/N: 'Ello there! I am back and back with the much promised next generation! As i've said here and there I hate to make up characters since Rowling has given us soo much ground, I can literally play with any character and bring them into my stories. So much thanks Rowling really! I'm not use what pairing to use in this so I'll generalize and just use Harry/Ginny because it is afterall centered mostly around their kids...Anyhow ppl PLEASE let me know how this 1st chap was! Therefore review review review...if you clue in on some of the prev. generation relationships also let me know. I need to know if I'm being obvious enough or not =D Aite I'm done yakking and readers I present to you...

Thereafter

"MR. POTTER! You are late! Again. Explain yourself."

James S. Potter sauntered further lazily into the classroom, stood by his empty seat and shrugged at Professor Flitwick standing atop a pile of books.

"I got lost." The class snickered.

"I find that very hard to believe Mr. Potter due to the fact that it is your year seven and you have had my class since year one."

The snickers grew. James smiled with them as if they were laughing with him and not at him. He shrugged languidly again.

"Hogwarts is big."

Professor Flitwick shook his head and frowned at the reasoning. "Well the least you could do is fix your tie and settle down."

He turned on his heel and continued to wave his wand to write things on the board.

"My partner will do that for me, won't she?" James responded lightly and turned towards his seat. The girl with the long chestnut hair finally looked up from the book she had been bending over, her hair falling around her face, as if trying to hide behind the locks. She glared at James.

"C'mon head girl" James beckoned her with a tilt of his head, "you're used to this now."

"Merlin, get over it!" she whispered hotly as she got out of her seat and gave a furtive glance around the room, but they couldn't be more disinterested in watching a scene that took place regularly. "Too bad you didn't get appointed Head Boy."

"Aah sweet Olive, you mistake sarcasm for jealousy."

She stepped up to him, a few inches below him to do his tie. "Oh you know I thought maybe 'cause Julian has the adjoining room –"

"Don't tempt me, Olive" he all but growled.

"So" she said changing the subject, "still milking the Hogwarts is big excuse eh", she secured the tie, one final time.

James smirked as the both settled down into their paired seats. "They never ask to elaborate."

Olivia Ravendale smiled knowingly and performed the spell described on the board.

"What?" James asked as he observed her expression, "I can almost hear your thoughts on this one."

"Which is?" she challenged him.

"They don't ask to elaborate because I am a Potter", he rolled his eyes.

"Your words, not mine."

"Being a Potter does come with some perks."

Olivia snorted but said nothing on the subject.

"By the way, since you are late, it's my duty to let you know that we have another team assignment coming up."

"Yes!" he cheered loudly and a few students around them looked at him. "Sorry" he apologized in a lighter tone, "assignment means more time with you" he explained casually.

Olivia rolled her eyes and shook her head wordlessly, but couldn't help a slight curve of her lips.

"Hey Al! AL!"

A tall boy with pale hair and skin of the same colour made a skidding stop as he grabbed the sleeve of the boy with the raven messy hair and emerald eyes, in order to stop him.

Panting, the pale boy said, "Blimey Albus, do you walk fast or what?"

Albus Severus Potter smiled guiltily, "I could've sworn you were right behind me."

"Yeah, a million miles behind you", Scorpius Malfoy countered as he stopped at a water fountain and leaned in to take a few gulps.

"Err...right. Sorry, it's a bad habit" Albus scratched the back of his neck as the two began walking again.

"What? You walking rapidly? I'll say!" Scorpius teased.

Before the two could continue arguing a new voice behind them said, "Oi Slytherins! Where you guys headed?"

Albus felt Scorpius stiffen beside him at the female voice. Albus turned to face his cousin Rose Weasley, her red hair wild around her head, clutching a bunch of thick books.

"Hullo Rose, we are headed to the library", Albus replied with a quick glance at Scorpius who seemed to have eaten his tongue, "how about you?"

"Where else would I rather be?" she grinned cheekily as she shifted her books to one hand only and linked the other with her cousin's. Albus always thought she was the perfect combination of Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione. Not only was she a bookworm but she also had the wit and humour to with it.

"You coming?" she asked Scorpius airily, as she tugged Albus towards the library. Albus turned to look at his best mate who seemed rooted to the spot.

"Y-Yes! Ofcouse" Scorpius stammered as he hoisted his bag up his shoulder again and began to follow them. Albus rolled his eyes.

"Alright, don't look now Lils but lover-boy is looking again!"

"Oh yeah?" Lilly Luna Potter feigned unawareness as she tried to continue doing her homework. Suddenly realising she clicked her tongue, "And stop calling him that, it's not his fault that his last name is Lovegood."

Her two friends smirked at her.

"Why Lily" said Florence Finnigan slyly, "you've never stood up for him before."

"Yeah" Lily shrugged, "whatever." She pretended to be indulged in her schoolwork again but in truth her mind was miles away. Yes, why had she stood up for him? Lysander Lovegood had been giving her attention, albeit from afar always, since her first year. She had been quite indifferent to it then and in her second year almost annoyed although that would probably had been because her friends wouldn't shut up about it. But this year she had almost looked forward to it. And he hadn't disappointed. She would always be aware of his eyes on her as soon as she entered the Great Hall every time. Lily schooled her face to keep from blushing and tried to finish writing the incomplete sentence on the parchment.

"I just want to know why his last name is Lovegood" commented Beatrice Longbottom, Lily's other best friend; the ever curious, "I mean ok so Mrs. Lovegood didn't change her last name after her marriage, I understand a lot of women don't but to actually have their child take the mother's last name...it's just strange."

This topic had come up between the friends a couple times previously. And to no resoultion as previously.

"Then again Luna Lovegood is strange" Lily responded gently and without realizing it her eyes trailed to the Ravenclaw table. Her eyes caught the familiar silvery gray eyes that she'd been avoiding all morning. And try as much as she did, couldn't look away from his arresting gaze now. He had his head resting atop his joined hands as he continued to observe her, unabashed that he'd been caught staring. And it wasn't like he was a complete loner either, she noticed. She had seen him with the Corner boy a few times, although he did seem like he preferred to be by himself more than anything. She felt her face warm up at having noticed these things about him already and lowered her gaze. Florence was saying something and she willed herself to listen.

"Aren't you guys close family friends with the Lovegoods...and Scamanders?"

Both Beatrice and Lily nodded. "But it's usually just Mrs. Lovegood who is around, her family hardly ever comes with" Beatrice elaborated. Lily felt a bit relieved and less stalker-like for not being the only one who noticed that.

"Wow...that is weird" commented Florence with an amused look on her face and Lily felt a stab of annoyance but didn't comment.

Before any of them could say anything else, they heard a loud, "Cousin Lily, there you are!" an exuberant Hugo Weasley reached them and seated himself directly between Beatrice and Florence and leaned over the table towards Lily who sat across them. Lily noticed her friends' face lighten up just like hers did at the welcome distraction.

"Stop calling me that" Lily said trying to say it good-naturedly.

"Ahh can't Cousin Lily, you see there are so many cousins of mine loitering around here, I find it necessary to add the name so the person understands that it is specifically them I am referring to" he explained casually.

"No, I meant the cousin part of it, head case".

"Oh" Hugo pretended to think it over, "still can't" he concluded without further explanation. Florence giggled at that and Hugo glanced at her appreciatively. Then with a click of his tongue he turned his attention back to his cousin, "Ahh I am mixing business with pleasure again. The reason I came over was because I need your Potions essay."

Lilly rolled her eyes but reached for it anyway in her book bag and handed it to him with the usual warning of not to copy it word for word.

"Yeah, that would be educational suicide and Mum would go nuts. I would only be putting myself in trouble" Hugo replied with a wince.

"That's right" said a frowning Beatrice but Hugo paid no mind to her words.

"Thank you Cousin Lily! This is exactly why you are my favourite cousin!" which infused another roll of the eyes from Lily. "Alright lovely ladies, see you around!" he spoke to the three but his eyes stayed on Florence a second longer then they should have been and Florence grinned abashedly back at him until he was gone.

Beatrice looked at Florence disdainfully, "K that's just...not right."

Lily had seen this coming.

"What now, Bea?" Florence sighed loudly.

"You do remember that your Mum and his Dad used to be an item right?"

"And your point being...?"

"It's just awkward."

"Bea, let it be", Lily warned.

"Yes Bea, listen to her. Anyway it's too early in the morning for your wise arse, honestly", with that she was out of her seat. "I have to speak to Professor Trelawney. See you guys there." She gave them a tight smile and left.

"That girl needs to set some boundaries" Beatrice said as she shook her head, "and you need to stop just handing your assignment to Hugo without thinking twice."

"It's just Potions. He's completely hopeless at it" Lily said as gathered her flaming red hair into a ponytail, "Besides he's another brother, you don't think twice to help family."

"Well said! And speaking of brother may I borrow your Map for a minute? I just need to check and see if Tobias isn't lost. Alice is too forgetful to even remember that we have a brother who just started at Hogwarts."

Lily chuckled, "Ofcourse" and retrieved the neatly folded map from her school robes pocket. She tapped it once with her wand and recited the familiar words, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."