A/N: I feel kind of bad for starting a new chapter fic, given that I've just put one on hold. But my muse isa tingling to write this, and if I don't I'll have a angry muse, and you won't like my muse when she's angry. Anyway please review, she likes them :)

"Dad, dad wake up. I'm going to Hogwarts today!" Albus yelled jumping up and down on the bed next to me.

"Hey son, have you gotten everything packed?" I asked sleepily as I climbed out of bed.

"Just a few more things to put in."

"Well you go do that, and tell your brother to as well." I said shooing him off so that I could get dressed.

When I was done I went downstairs into the kitchen and began preparing breakfast. My elder son walked in looking rather down.

"Dad, do you think Mum will be there?"

"I'm not sure James, I'm really not sure." He looked down at his feet, sniffed and shuffled out of the room.

My divorce from Ginny had hit him the hardest. Mainly because unlike Albus and Lily he had not witnessed the endless arguments that we had been having. James had been away at school, even as the divorce was finalised. He had been told but he didn't understand. It had been 6 months since the divorce, when things had come to a head in March and we finally filed for divorce, in some senses Ginny and I had never been right, but it had been a long time since we had been happy. The divorce was for the best, but that didn't mean it hadn't hurt.

"Kids, breakfast is ready!" I called and they all rushed in, quickly taking their seats and digging in. Not spending all that long actually eating. When I heard the clatter of knives and forks I turned back to the table.

"Boys, go and do a final check of your trunks, I'll be up in 10 minutes to check, starting with you Albus."

My two boys scurried off leaving Lily and I to tidy the plates up. When it was done I went upstairs to check on the boys. Happy they both had everything that they'd need, I apparated the two trunks downstairs and then took them out to the car.

"Come on then, let's get going." I said gesturing to the car.

The boys and Lily ran over and quickly climbed inside. The drive to Kings Cross was a little over an hour, not particularly long. It didn't seem like that long when we arrived. I quickly parked the car and unloaded it before the four of us set off.

The station was jam packed and it took my absolute best efforts to get us all through to Platform 9 and 3/4 without incident. We arrived on the platform with time to spare, and I quickly got the boys things into the luggage cart. James soon ran off to find his friends, not wanting to drag out the goodbye. While Albus hung back with me and Lily.

I saw a familliar blond man standing opposite me. He looked across catching my eye before crouching down as I did.

"Albus, you see that blond boy over there?"

"Yes Dad."

"Be his friend. You can do that, for me?"

"Yes Dad, but why?"

"Because if you're his friend everything will be alright. Be the man I never was."

"I don't unde-"

"Albus, just be his friend, he'll need someone. I turned away from his father, you are better than me."

"But Dad, you're a good person."

"But not as good as you. Now you go get on the train. But don't forget. Be his friend. Be His friend and you will change the world."