DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own any part of Harry Potter. This is merely a fanfiction.
The year 2020
Harry and Hermione have been married for 18 years with 3 kids, James Sirius, Elizabeth Lily (named after both her grandmothers) and Matthew Albus. Harry used the wealth he inherited from his father's family to buy his own Quidditch team, The Striking Stags along with his former Gryffindor teammate, good friend and now business partner, Oliver Wood. The Striking Stags whose theme colors were Sky Blue and Silver were almost undefeatable under the management of Harry and Oliver. Hermione works for the ministry and is the head of the Magical Creature Protection Department. Both Harry and Hermione also ran The Order of the Phoenix with their bestfriends Ron and Luna. The OOTP was now a ministry approved organization and now consisted mostly of members from Dumbledore's Army, the Weasleys and several younger witches and wizards like Teddy Lupin.
Matthew Potter was in his bedroom at Potter Manor thinking about the events that happened at Breakfast. He looked like a good mix of both his parents He had Harry's green eyes and Hermione's bushy brown hair which was cut short and combed with gel that the it no longer looked bushy. He knew he ought to be happy for his brother and sister, but he couldn't help feeling bad. He now found more pressure on himself to become a prefect and Headboy. Matthew was about to begin his third year at Hogwarts, while James and Elizabeth were about to begin their seventh and fifth years at Hogwarts, respectively.
It wasn't easy having perfect James as his older brother. James excelled at almost everything as he inherited the best traits from both his parents including excellent at Quidditch and DADA skills like Harry and excellent in Potions, Transfiuration and Charms like Hermione. James had Harry's intuitive intelligence and Hermione's logical intelligence. He was also studious like Hermione and scored 10 straight Os in his 5th year OWLS. He mastered the patronus charm during the summer of his third year and he transformed himself into an animagus in his 6th year. He was also the Seeker and captain of the Gryffindor team.
Elizabeth was intelligent, hardworking and studious like Hermione too and got excellent grades just like Hermione and James (except in her weakest subject, Potions). Matthew was more like Harry and had the best traits from Harry, but not from Hermione. He was excellent in Defense Against the Arts and Qudditch and was a chaser/ reserve seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. But he usually only got average grades except in Defense Against the Dark Arts. With both his siblings being prefects and getting excellent grades while he got average grades, Matthew felt more insecure and more pressured to achieve as much as his siblings. Furthermore, he felt detached from his family since Harry was the closest to James and Hermione was the closest to Elizabeth.
Matthew looked out his window. Harry, James, Ron and Ron's son Rexton (Rex) were playing Quidditch at the Potter's magnificent Quidditch pitch. He had declined joining them, citing he was tired. He loved Quidditch, but he simply wasn't in the mood.
Later that night, Hermione was pacing up and down her room looking worried as Harry entered their room. Their bed had a beautiful gold frame. The initials, HJP (which stood for both Harry and Hermione's initials) were carved largely on the head of the bed.
"Hermione, Dudley invited us over dinner on Saturday," said Harry. But Hermione was still preoccupied with her thoughts. "Mione," Harry turned Hermione around to face him and held her palms in his. "What's wrong" he asked her, her palms still gently clasped in his.
"I'm worried about Matthew," said Hermione apprehensively.
"But why?" asked Harry.
"He seemed a little upset at breakfast when James and Elizabeth got their headboy and prefect letters. I don't think he declined joining this afternoon's Qudditch game because he was tired." said Hermione.
"If he's upset he's not a prefect or Headboy, it's not his time yet. He could still be chosen as a prefect in his fifth year," said Harry a matter-of-factly.
"That's not exactly the problem. I think he feels overshadowed by James and Elizabeth. They both get excellent grades while his grades are usually average. With them both being prefects, and James being Headboy, Matthew probably feels more pressure to become a prefect himself in his fifth year," said Hermione.
"But we don't expect Matthew to achieve everything James and Elizabeth achieve. We're proud of him as he is," said Harry.
"That's what we need to make him understand. But just telling him won't help. He'd think we're just saying that out of obligation," said Hermione.
"Hermione, we'll find a way to make him understand. I'm sure Matthew will come around and is going to be just fine. Ron had similar insecurities about his brothers but he got over it and turned out great," said Harry reassuringly.
"You really think so?," asked Hermione.
"I'm positive," Harry squeezed her palms reassuringly.
On September 1st, The Potters and Weasleys went through the barrier to platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross station together. The Wesleys consisted of Ron Weasley, Luna, their kids, Rexton (Rex), Leia and Aurora who were about to begin their seventh, first and first years respectively. All the Potter kids and Rex were in Gryffindor while Leia was in Ravenclaw. James and Rex were bestfriends. Elizabeth immediately joined her boyfriend, Cameron Wood, who was Harry's business partner, Oliver Wood's son.
Harry spotted Draco Malfoy with his wife, Astoria, sending their two kids, Aria and Reggie off to Hogwarts. Harry and Draco nodded curtly at each other like they usually did whenever they saw each other. The Golden Trio and Luna hugged their kids goodbye before making their way back through the barrier.
"So, Teddy's teaching Defense Against the Arts this year, huh?," asked Rexton.
"Yup, we've never had a teacher that young before. Let alone, one that's like a big brother to us," said James.
"It would be fun to have someone young that would be more carefree. And Teddy would be lenient with us," said Rexton who resembled Ron up to his flaming red hair except his dreamy eyes from Luna.
"But Rex, as much as I'd like a more lenient professor who would go easy on the academics, it won't be fair to expect Teddy, I mean, Professor Lupin to be lenient and carefree just because he's our friend," said James as a matter-of-factly.
"I guess you have a point," Rex chuckled.
James resembled Harry except for his brown eyes from Hermione (He also wore glasses). Both James and Harry kept their messy black hair, short and neat.
"Who do you think is headgirl?," asked Matthew who joined them.
"I don't know, but I hope it's not ….," James began but before he could finish his sentence, a gorgeous girl who resembled a live-action Barbie doll with blonde hair and blue eyes made her way to the boys.
"Congratulations Potter! Guess who's headgirl?" Ariana (Aria) Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's daughter asked gleefully, her eyes shinning with triumph. As usual, she was surrounded by her giggling Slytherin girlfriends.
"Please tell me it's not you" said James, dreading the answer. Aria took out her headgirl badge, confirming his worst fears.
Aria had spent the past year flirting with him and trying to get his attention.
"See you at the prefects compartment sweetheart, where we'll be leading the school together," said Aria as she walked off with her friends. James turned towards Matthew and Rex who were sniggering.
"Well, at least she didn't ask me out this time," said James, relieved.
"Why do you constantly reject her? She's gorgeous and most blokes in our school would give their right arms to go out with her," asked Rex.
"If she was my age, I'd go out with her," said Matthew.
"If she asks me out, I'd say yes before she even finishes the question," said Rex.
"Cut it out both of you," said James indignantly. "Aria is only interested in me because I'm one of the few blokes in school that doesn't swoon over her. She enjoys the attention she gets from boys and it probably makes her feel insecure that one of them doesn't pay her the attention that she's used to getting," said James.
James and Rex headed to the prefects compartment while Matthew headed to find his friends. Whenever James found himself attracted to Aria's looks, he'd stop himself and his logical thinking would tell him not to be let himself be enticed by her looks. Despite her looks, he found Aria to be conceited, vain and arrogant. On top of it all, she was a Malfoy and he knew the brief history between their fathers.
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Please, please review. I would really appreciate feedback. I will upload chapter 2 next week.
And one question I would like your opinion on. Would it be weird if I pair Ginny with Dudley? Dudley and Harry are supposed to have made up in my story (and even in the actual story too where J.K. Rowling says they visit each other) and Dudley is supposed to be a changed person in my story. Plus, Harry's cousin being married to a Weasley would further link him to the Weasleys and I think it would be interesting that Vernon and Petunia have wizards as grandkids after their prejudice against wizards. But if it's too weird for Dudley and Ginny to be paired, I'll just pair her with Neville.
