James Sirius Potter was named after two of the greatest pranksters Hogwarts had ever known, so it was only natural that he would be a trouble-maker too. His younger brother, Al, was a bit easier to handle, though he had his father's talent for just attracting trouble. Trouble wasn't the only thing he attracted. Being Harry Potter's son gave him almost as much publicity as Harry Potter himself. The resemblance between them only added to this problem. He had just managed to escape an enormous fifth year girl asking for his autograph, when he heard two people discussing James. Of course, he thought to himself. What has he done this time?

"I suppose arrogance and a disregard for the rules is hereditary then, Dumbledore?", spat a sarcastic voice. "Three generations of Potters, all of them thinking that they're above the rules."

Al spun around, looking for the source of the rant on his family. He found it. Two portraits were talking to each other through their frames.

"Don't you think you might be too quick to judge the boy, Severus?", came another voice, though this one was calmer. "Though I'll admit, he's much more like his namesake than Harry ever was."

What does Dad have to do with anything?, wondered Al. Who are these people anyway? The one with the beard called the one with the hooked nose "Severus", maybe he's...

Al pondered whether his father would name him after someone who obviously disliked him so much. Finally, one of the portraits noticed him. It was the older one, with the long, silvery beard and twinkling blue eyes.

"Ah, Severus, didn't I tell you the Potters named a son after the two of us? I believe this is him."

The two of them? So the old man must be Albus Dumbledore!, thought Al excitedly.

"Another Potter in the world? Brilliant", said the hooked-nose man in a bored voice.

"I was named after you?", blurted Al incredulously, before he could stop himself.

"Apparently", replied Snape, who was getting up, ready to leave what was, in his opinion, a pointless discussion, when something shocked him into sitting back down. Potter had Lily's eyes...

Snape groaned softly. The torture was going to happen all over again...