Chapter One; Big News!

Johnny held onto his father's hand while they walked into Asda together. "Alright son, today's the day. You've been using your potty for one month and so you'll finally be able to get big boy underwear." Bill told him grinning down at his son while the little boy extended his fists into the air.

"Yay!" he exclaimed excitedly when all of a sudden they ran into Luna.

"Oh hullo there Luna." Bill said.

"Hullo Bill, hullo Johnny." She said while she smiled at them both. "Are you doing your Christmas shopping?" she wondered.

"No. Not today. Johnny's in the next phase of his potty training. Are you?" he asked her.

"Well yes and no. I'm doing a bit of Christmas shopping, some shopping for your baby shower next week, and puppy shopping. Tigger's got a new friend. Neville brought home this adorable beagle puppy." She explained while continuing to smile at him.

"I see, boy or girl?" Bill asked.

"Girl. Her name is Fiona. We named her after the princess in Shrek." She replied.

"That's a pretty name." Bill told her.

"Thank you, and I can't wait to find out your daughter's name." she said.

"Yep, Fleur's due in less than a week." Bill began before he turned his head and grinned down at his son again.

"Wow Johnny's certainly getting big." Luna said.

"I know and he'll be starting nursery school next year." Bill told her.

"Are you excited about being a big brother Johnny?" she asked him but the little boy just shyly hid behind his father.

"No." he replied.

"Oh, he says that now, but I'm sure that will all change once the baby is born. I'm sure that he's just going to love her. Come on buddy let's go ahead and finish your underwear shopping." Bill told him before he led him away.

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"Oh I can't wait until Christmas is over! I've always wanted to see Las Angeles!" Eve exclaimed excitedly.

"Uh Harry, it looks like we've got a problem here. Your sister seems to think that she's coming with us." Ron told him.

"Why wouldn't I!?" Eve exclaimed indignantly.

"Because this is a music competition, and you have to be in a band to be in it." Ron told her.

"Well yeah, I know that. But doesn't every competition need an audience?" she asked him before he turned around to face her.

"Eve, let me say this as nicely as I can." He began. "You're not going." He told her.

"Why do you always have to be so mean to me!?" she cried with a stomp of her foot before she turned around and raced down the hallway before running into her bedroom and slamming the door behind her.

"Why do girls always have to make everything so dramatic?" Ron questioned with a roll of his eyes.

"Well to tell you the truth, you were a little bit too harsh on her Ronald." Hermione told him. "After all she has every right to be there as we do. I mean she's Harry's sister and if both our families get to go than so should his." Hermione told him.

"Hermione's right Ron. I completely agree with her a hundred percent and you were being completely unfair to her. I'll be right back guys. I need to go talk to her." He told them before he turned around and walked down the hallway and wrapped his knuckles upon his sister's bedroom door. "Evie, it's me Harry. Can I come in for a second?" he inquired.

"Sure go ahead. You're the one who decided to move in with us." She replied before he slowly turned the doorknob and entered the room. Eve hung her head and started at the carpet and gave a sniff before wiping her nose on the back of her hand. "Why does Ron hate me so much?" she asked him before Harry took a deep breath and sighed.

"Ron doesn't hate you." He told her before he sat down beside her. "If he did then he would have never agreed to move in with you. In fact he thinks of you like his own sister. That's why you get on his nerves sometimes, just like I'm sure that he gets on yours. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't care about you." He told her.

"I know but I wish that he could be more like you and Tobey. We hardly ever fight with each other." She said.

"No but Teddy and Heather fight all the time." Harry told her with a grin. "And we used to be like that when we were younger." He added.

"That's because they're twins and they were born a couple of minutes apart. I used to think that being closer in age to each other meant that you would fight more often. But Ron and I are several years apart and we fight like cats and dogs." She said.

"See, it's different for everyone. Teddy and Heather might be at each other's throats ninety percent of the time but everyone else knows how much they still love each other. They're the best of friends. And you and Ron could be like that if you just gave each other a chance." He explained.

"Well alright Harry. I'll try for you. Does that mean that I get to come to Las Angeles with you though?" she asked him as he smiled warmly at her.

"Of course you can. I want my whole entire family to go. Well that is everyone but Zip and Precious and the rest of the animals except for Angel." He said.

"But who's going to watch them while we're gone?" she asked him. "Almost everybody is going on the trip."

"Well Zip and Precious are going to the kennels, but since Bill and Fleur will have a new baby to care for and they don't want to travel with an almost two and a half year old they decided that they are going to stay here and watch Patrick and all the other smaller animals for us." He told her.

"Wow I can't wait! First Christmas and then after that instead of going back to Hogwarts I'll be going to Las Angeles California where I might even get to meet some movie stars!" she exclaimed excitedly as Harry chuckled.

"Well I highly doubt it but don't forget, you'll also have to keep up on your schoolwork while we're away." He told her before she threw her arms around him and embraced him tightly.

"I know. And thanks Harry, this is going to be the best vacation ever!" she cried.