Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the charactors, just the plot


Harry woke to someone gently shaking him.

'Harry, time to get up. There's a letter waiting for you on the kitchen table.'

He instantly opened his eyes and looked at the redhead smiling down at him. 'Thanks mum!'

'Don't be long; you know what your father gets like when he's hungry!' Laughing, Lily Potter left the room, leaving her son to change.

'I resent that!' Someone said from behind her, putting their arms round her waist and pulling her close. 'I'm not that bad. Am I?'

'Course not dear.' Lily giggled, turning around and giving her husband a kiss.

'Eww, mum, dad!' The pair turned to see Harry standing in the doorway of his bedroom, and laughed at the look of disgust on his face. 'Get a room!' And with that, the young boy bounded across the hallway into the bathroom to brush his teeth.

'Now, that's an idea.'

'Mr Potter, are you trying to seduce me?'

'Maybe, is it working?'

'I'll let you know.' Lily laughed, before pulling out of his arms and setting off down the stairs to finish breakfast. James looked after her longingly, before following his son into the bathroom.

'So, Harry. Your 11th birthday is next week. What would you like?'

'Nwbomsfh.'

'Sorry, didn't quite catch that.' James told his son, smiling amusingly while Harry tried to rid his mouth of toothpaste, and somehow managed to spray it all up the wall. Pulling out his wand, James muttered 'Scourgify' and the mess on the wall disappeared.

'Thanks dad.' Harry said sheepishly. 'Emm, well, I was wondering, my one now is fine, but its a little old, and doesn't always do what I want it to...'

'Harry.' James interrupted, smiling. 'Just spit it out.'

'Well, the new Nimbus 2000 has just come out, so I was wondering, maybe if I could get it?'

'Ahh, good choice! Of course you can get it! It's had excellent reviews from Which broomstick. But come on, we'd better get downstairs before your mum sends a search party for us.'

'Kay dad, ill just put on my clothes.'

Once Harry got downstairs, his parents were both seated around the circular table in the middle of the table. Grabbing toast from the toaster, Harry sat down in his usual seat across from his dad, and was about to spread his toast before he spotted a thick envelope with green writing addressed to him in the middle of the table. Dropping his knife, he asked 'Is that what I think it is?'

'Why don't you open it and see?' Replied Lily, smiling at him.

His hands shaking, Harry flipped the envelope over and opened the envelope. Pulling out the yellow parchment, he read aloud:

'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Mr. Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on September 1st. We await your owl by no later than July 31st.
Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress'

Eyes filled with tears of joy, Lily ran to her son and hugged him, telling him how proud she was, and how it only seemed like yesterday when she was changing his nappies.

Grinning, James patted his son on the back, saying that he would be the next generation of 'The Marauders', the infamous group of pranksters James was part of in his Hogwart days.

'Mum! Dad! Gerrof!'

'Oh, sorry dear.' Said Lily, letting go of her son and standing back, smiling at him. 'This causes for a celebration breakfast. What about pancakes?'

'I'd better go floo Sirius and Remus. They'll probably pop by soon. Lily, I'll call give you're mother as well. I might be a while; you know what she's like!' With a grin and a wink at Lily, James left the room.

As Lily started on the pancakes, Harry sat down again with a sigh. He had been dreaming of this day ever since he could remember. He was forever hearing stories from his parents and Sirius, about how great Hogwarts was, and all the brilliant pranks his father and The Marauders had pulled.

Just then, the front door flew open to reveal a handsome man with grey eyes grinning widely. Lily turned quickly, whipping out her wand in the process, only to put it back in her apron pocket and mutter something that sounded like 'Should have known…'

'Uncle Sirius!' Harry shouted, running to give his 'uncle' a hug.

'Whoa, hey there squirt!' Replied Sirius, laughing. 'A little birdie told me that you got your Hogwarts acceptance today! Now,' Sirius continued, dropping his voice to a whisper so Lily wouldn't hear him. 'You have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. You've got to finish what your father and I started!'

'I heard that, and there is no way you will do such a thing! Harry, you will concentrate on your schoolwork, and if I even get one letter home saying you got a detention for pulling a prank…'

'You will be very proud? I know I wouldn't be. I had better get at least five!' Said James as he bounded into the room, and kissed his wife quickly before she could argue with him.

'Eww, guys! Children in the room!' Said Sirius in mock disgust, covering Harry's eyes with one of his hands and covering his own with the other.

'Sirius, you're probably more childlike than Harry.' Came an amused voice from the doorway of the kitchen.

'Remus! Glad you could make it!' James said as he pulled away from Lily and smiled at his old friend.

'Yeah, came as soon as you pulled your head out the fire. Hey Harry! How you feeling?'

'Im good.'

'Well, that's good.'

'Hey, Remus?' Lily asked.

'Yes Lily?'

'Would you like to come to Diagon Alley with us? We were planning on going this Saturday.'

'Oh, I am sorry Lily, but Im working this weekend.'

'Hey, why didn't you ask me?' Sirius pouted.

'Oh Sirius, only a full body-binder could stop you from coming.' Lily laughed.

'I suppose. Still would have liked to have been asked...'

'Sirius?' Asked James suddenly, taking hold of Sirius's hand. 'Will you come to Diagon Alley with us?'

'Of course James!' Sirius replied, fluttering his eyelashes before pulling James into a big hug, while everyone else in the kitchen laughed.

'We can get your things for school while we're there.'

'Great!' Harry grinned. 'Can't wait!'


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