So, this is my first HP fanfic, but I have had this idea for a while. So, finally, I decided to put it down and get it out of my head - I have no idea how long it will end up being, but it will be longer than one chapter. Since this has been in my head so long, I was thinking like what happened after DH, then so on. So, I reached the point of where I wanted to start and I don't know how to incorporate all the info into the story, so I will tell ya'll some stuff before I start the story. Also, I'm not sticking to the stuff in the Epilogue in DH. I mainly changed the kids. Like, their ages, the number of them, and their names (I couldn't stand the name Hugo!)
Harry Potter: The Next Generation
Chapter 1:The Hogwarts Express
By: Chelsea
Summary: Arthur takes after his father a little too much. And he found great friends like he did. But, of course, there are some bad points for being a little too much like Ron. Because, when not all the Death Eaters are gone and they try to follow in the Dark Lord's footsteps, of course he is going to try and step up, and so will his friends, and siblings, and cousins.
Rating: T... Age: 13+... some mild language, violence, and adult suggestions.
Disclaimer: Come on!!! If I owned Harry Potter, do you really think I would be wasting my talent on fanfics? Anyway, I DO NOT (unfortunately) own Harry Potter, any of its characters, settings, spells and other made-up charms, and so-on. I DO own my made up characters though - so don't try and steal them. If you want to use them, ask nicely and I might let you.
PROLOGUE:
Harry is married to Ginny.
Ron and Hermione are married.
R/H's Children:
Arthur - 16, 6th Year - best friends: Jenna, Johnny, Daunte', on-again, off-again dating Leslie, average student, Gryffindor
Rose - 15, 5th Year - best friends: James and Sam, dating Ricky, smart, Prefect for Gryffindor, really close to her dad
Robert - 13, 3rd Year - best friend: Albus, smart, Gryffindor
Elizabeth (Beth) - 11, 1st Year - best friends: Lily and Abby (2nd years), average-smart, Gryffindor
H/G's Children:
James - 15, 5th Year - best friends: Sam and Rose, average student, Gryffindor
Albus - 13, 3rd Year - best friend: Robert, smart, Gryffindor
Lily - 12, 2nd Year - best friends: Abby and Beth, average-smart, Gryffindor
Other Characters:
Jenna McGreggory - One of Arthur's best friends, pure-blood, first in her family not to be in Slytherin, her mother's father is Lucius Malfoy's brother, so her and Draco are like 2nd cousins, all 4 grandparents were Death Eaters, as was father (only grandfather on her father's side was convicted and went to Azkaban), Prefect for Gryffindor house, smart, dating Daunte', 6th yr.
Johnny Elizar - One of Arthur's best friends, mix-blood throughout the family line, in Gryffindor, smart, House Prefect, 6th yr.
Daunte' Brown - Arthur's best friend, was adopted by muggles, doesn't know his blood-status, below average student, dating Jenna, 6th yr.
Sam Jones - One of Rose's best friends, mix-blood throughout family line, in Gryffindor, average student, 5th yr.
Abigail (Abby) Smith - Lily and Beth's best friend, half-blood, in Gryffindor, average student, 2nd yr.
Vestrus Goyle - pure-blood, hates mudbloods and blood-traitors, smarter than his father (you might remember his dad from the books, wink-wink), Prefect for Slytherin, 6th yr.
Arion Mazter - pure-blood, best friend with Vestrus, hates mudbloods and blood-traitors, Slytherin, 6th yr.
17 years after the rein of Lord Voldemort...
"Get up!!!" yelled the anxious 11 year old threw the door into her eldest brothers room. "The train leaves in a few hours!"
"Alright, alright," said the tired, yet excited ginger-haired boy who had a striking resemblance to his father, "I'm up."
Once the darker red-headed girl was sure that Arthur was out of bed, she bounced on to her other brothers room, "Rob, get up! Hurry!" Arthur smiled at his littlest sisters attempts. He remembered his first year to Hogwarts, Rose had begged him not to go. They were only a year apart, and they had always been close. And, of course, his mother had cried.
About an hour and a half later, 2 dark heads, 3 red ones, and one darker red head were sitting around a table eating. Beth was apparently excited about her first year at Hogwarts, as that was all she could talk about. Constantly asking her older siblings about things. "So, there is a fat lady and you have to tell her a password to get in, right?" 5 heads shook in response.
"Ron, can you believe it, all of our children are going to be gone, what are we going to do with ourselves?" asked Hermione, who was looking at her husband with exasperated eyes as the children started to clear the table.
"We are going to enjoy the silence and worship every moment that they are here over the holidays," Ron replied in a mock-Partridge family sort of tone. Hermione smiled at him and rolled her eyes. "Come on," Ron begged, trying to cheer up his wife, "it will be like... like we are newlyweds again." When Ron said this he smiled sheepishly.
Hermione burst out in laughter, remembering the 3 months they were married at the young age of 18 before she got pregnant. A lot of people objected to them getting married so young, but they couldn't have been happier. Most people said that you grow tired of a person after so long, but not Ron and Hermione. They were so in love, and if you were walking past them on the street, you would be able to tell by the way they looked at each other. The couple got up and started to make sure their children had everything they would need for their first semester at Hogwarts. "Robert, you cannot leave your Muggle-Studies text book. I don't care if you hate the subject, you will still have to take it," said Hermione, stuffing a book into her son's trunk.
Ron drove them all to the train station. They all ran threw the platform and were soon standing in front of the giant Hogwarts Express. "We have about 10 minutes," said Ron checking a watch with stars that he got for his 17th birthday.
"Long time, no see... or write. What's wrong, you don't believe in responding to letters that your best friend sends you?" said a raspy voice coming from a very handsome boy, the kind of boy that girls dream about. He had dark black, short hair. He was average height, and had tan skin since his biological parents were of Spanish decent. So, his accent was sort of a mix of English and Spanish. He had very straight, white teeth and gorgeous features that went together excellently.
"Sorry mate, but I didn't have time!" said Arthur, greeting his best friend, Daunte'. They had been inseparable and like brothers from the first time they met on the Express. They wreeked a lot of havoc in the classes and some of the professors even wished that they could back in time and prevent them from meeting.
"All's good. Hey, have you seen Jenna? Normally she's here half an hour before the train leaves, you know, with her being so punctual and all," said Daunte' about his girlfriend.
Arthur looked at his best friend. They could be acting like total jackasses, then we Jenna came, or he said something about Jenna, or anything to do with Jenna, he softened up. When they were just friends their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years it was different. But that one faitful day in November in their 5th year changed that. Arthur, Johnny, Jenna, Daunte', Rose, Sam, and James were studying by the lake and Daunte' and Jenna were arguing (as usual) about something that they don't even remember. Then, after a few insults, Jenna suddenly blurted out, 'Will you just kiss me already?!?!' and Daunte' did. "No, but if I did, you'd be the first to know," said Arthur patting his friend on the back. "Come on, we can go ahead and find a place on the train, Johnny and Jenna have Prefect business anyway." Daunte' nodded in agreement.
"How much longer?" wailed Beth as Daunte' and Arthur walked over to the huddle of Weasley's which were now joined by a slightly smaller group of Potter's.
"Come on, start the goodbye's, we have 5 minutes," said a man with a scar on his forehead, whom which Arthur knew as Uncle Harry.
"Bye Daddy!" said Rose as she threw her arms around her Father. At the age of 15, she still called him 'Daddy' in public. He, besides Arthur, was the person she was closest to. She even cried when she left to Hogwarts her first year because she didn't want to leave him. "I love you!" Rose continued as she brushed back her brown locks. Rose was the only Weasley child who had inherited all of Hermione's hair. In fact, she inherited all of her looks from Hermione, including her height. Robert was already taller than her, and Beth was only an inch shorter. So, when Rose stood next to Ron, it looked like a rabbit standing next to a bear.
"I love you too Rosie," said Ron as she bounced down from the hug. "You need to hurry and get on the train."
The rest of the children said 'bye' and caught up with their friends to get on the train. "Bye Mum!" Arthur yelled one last time as he walked up the steps onto the train. They walked into a compartment which was half occupied by Arthur's siblings and cousins. "Can we join you?" he asked jokingly as he and Daunte' walked in. They laughed in agreement. They sat down in the corner, leaving two spots for Jenna and Johnny.
Arthur looked around the compartment, across from him was,he guessed, a spot for Rose, next to Sam and James. Next to James was Robert and Albus. Then, a few spots over from Daunte' were Beth, Lily, and Abby. Arthur wondered how Leslie was. She was a beautiful, slender, blond who he had been dating on and off since the end of their 4th year. Leslie was one of the prettiest girls in the school. So, a lot of the boys were jealous, especially since they didn't stay together too long. And when they did break up, it wasn't long enough for one of them to make a move. He wondered if they were on or off, the end of last year had been shaky for them.
"So, how long do you think Jenna and John will be?" asked Daunte', who interrupted Arthur's thoughts. Daunte' was clearly anxious to see Jenna, they had grown so close ever since they became 'official' and at some points, Arthur felt bad. He wasn't getting to spend as much time with Daunte'. But he soon realized that they liked each other - a lot. He had walked in on them in the common room, looking as though they were going to rip each others clothes off at any moment. Although he knew they wouldn't, especially Jenna, who had morals much like his mother, it changed something about the way he looked at them as a couple. After that, he actually noticed things. They had always been there before, he just hadn't noticed it, like the way they looked at each other, or the way Daunte' made her laugh, or the way Jenna could make Daunte' study. That, by far, was the one that awed him the most.
"Last year they were only gone for 20 minutes," said Arthur, knowing that to impatient Daunte', 20 minutes would be like forever.
"Right," said Daunte'. "So, what were you doing that you were so busy?" asked Daunte' with curiosity in his voice.
"I don't know, just stuff," said Arthur rubbing his left eye with his hand and yawning. Damn, he thought, why did Beth have to wake me up so early?
"Awww... I see..." Daunte' said with an intellectual tone in his voice, "so in other words, you spent the entire summer sleeping and when you were awake 10 minutes before meals, you were too tired to pick up a quill and write."
"I wish!" said Arthur, "my Dad took me to work with him like every day. My parent's exact words were 'we don't want you lying on your butt all summer like last year.'"
"Sounds more like your mum than your dad," said Daunte'. Daunte' had spent a lot of time at Arthur's house the past 6 years. Since his adoptive parent's didn't really get the whole 'wizard' thing, he would often spend the Holidays (excluding Christmas) with the Weasley's to avoid their awkward questions.
"Yeah..." Arthur began but was cut off by the compartment door sliding open.
"I know!!! Who would possibly bring a miniature Whomping Willow to Hogwarts? I mean come on!" said a voice. You could tell the owner of the voice was highly educated by the way she carried it. An average-height, black-haired girl stepped into the room already in her robes. She was pretty, but not the most gorgeous thing you've ever seen. She didn't necessarily have curves, but she was slender. Her dark straight hair was pulled up messily into a high bun, dark strands were hanging down in places, but yet it looked good. "Arthur! Daunte'!" She yelled. She sat down next to Daunte' and he embraced her in a hug.
Behind Jenna was a semi-tall boy with brown hair. He wasn't handsome like Daunte', but he also wasn't ugly. He wore fitted glasses (A/N: by fitted, I mean not like Harry Potter's, but more decent looking and such - if that makes any sense ) that had small rims. He, was holding a book and was also in his robes. "Hey!" He said, giving Arthur a high-five and sitting down next to him. Once Johnny was in the room, Rose entered. She took a seat by Sam after giving him a hug. She apparently hadn't seen him yet. Arthur wondered where Ricky, her boyfriend was, but decided not to ask.
By the time he caught up with his 3 friends, they were nearing the castle. "Don't you think you guys should change into your robes?" said Jenna, noting that they were still in their muggle clothes. They quickly changed, and by the time they put away their other clothes, they could see the edge of the castle. Beth, who had been looking at a book about Hogwarts, know had her nose pressed against the glass trying to get a better look. They loaded off the train and went into the castle for the feast. The Sorting Hat did its sorting and they stood up and cheered every time they got a new House member in Gryffindor. Beth, of course was placed in Gryffindor. The Weasley's were such a big family, and they all had been in Gryffindor, Arthur wondered if the Sorting Hat had gotten tired of them yet.
After the feast, Jenna, Johnny, Daunte', and Arthur were in the common room. "This has got to be the best year ever!" declared Jenna.
"And why is that?" Arthur questioned curiously.
"Well, think about it, we all passed the O.W.L.'s that we wanted to pass, we are all happy, and we have most of our classes together," she replied in a matter-of-fact sort of way.
"She has a point," sighed Johnny, who was clearly tired, as was Arthur.
"Listen, I don't know bout you guys, but I'm exhausted, Beth woke me at 5 this morning. I'm going to bed," Arthur said getting up from the couch.
"Me too," they all said at different times when he finished. The remaining 3 stood from the couch and began to walk to the dormitories. "Goodnight Jenna," the 3 boys said as Jenna headed up the opposite staircase.
"Goodnight," she said back to them.
Arthur got into his bed, which was next to Daunte's. He looked around the familiar room, for some reason he was anxious for tomorrow, maybe it was because his classes started, but he couldn't figure out why he would be excited about that. Lost in his thoughts, he soon found himself drifting out of consciousness and into a state of slumber.
Ok, so I hoped you liked it!!! BTW, I LOVE reviews, they help A LOT!!! It's kind of boring, I know, but TRUST me, it WILL get better. I just wanted a way to sort of introduce the people who are going to play major parts later on. Thanks for reading!!!
