James Potter smiled down at the list in his hand. Everyone he wanted to come was coming. His best friend Alice Longbottom, his brother Albus, his sister Lily, and his cousins Rose and Hugo along with Scorpius Malfoy, Autumn Brooks, Brendon Wood, and Penny Finnigan. He had everything planned to the detail.
He thought that his family needed someone to love. He knew Al and Autumn were meant to be together, also Rose and Scorpius. He invited Brendon because he loves quidditch as much as Lily did; they were perfect for each other. He knew Penny and Hugo used to date but Hugo hasn't settled down since her. And Alice was here to help James with everything.
James walked around the big house. It had an open floor plan. There was a fireplace with a sitting area to one side and a kitchen across from it. There was a dining room table in the middle of the room separating the kitchen and the sitting area. James made sure there was food and everything they were going to need was in the kitchen. The front door was closest to the fireplace and the backdoor to the kitchen. There were windows that line the back wall. There were stairs that led to the game room. There were two hallways, one off the fireplace wall and the other off the kitchen. The hallway off the fireplace led to six bedrooms. Every two bedrooms shared a bathroom. The hall off the kitchen led to four bedrooms. They shared a bathroom, too.
James put his list away in the bedroom he assigned to himself. The room next to belong to Alice, it was the only one left to give her. James glanced to the clock and knew that Alice would be here in ten minutes. He left his room and went to the main room; he looked out the window to see that it had started to snow.
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the front door. James went to open it. Alice stood in the doorway with snow on her. James hugged her and gave her his most winning smile. Alice rolled her eyes at him.
"Hello, James," She pushed him out of the way to get in. She looked around the house taking it all in.
"Alice, it's good to see you," James smile didn't go away. "I'll show you your room and then I'll tell you about my plan." James led her down the hall by the kitchen to where her room was.
James opened the door to the spare room. There was a queen size bed with a fireplace in front of it. The window behind the bed showed the beautiful country side. On the right was a closet and a dresser to use. On the left was the bathroom.
James pointed to the bathroom. "We share the bathroom," James headed for the bathroom. Alice followed him. "I'm on the other side." He showed her his room.
"That's fine as long as you don't mess it up this weekend." James laughed. Alice went back through the bathroom to her room to take off her coat and unpack.
"You can put your things away later before everyone gets here. Now I'm going to tell you my plan." James had followed Alice back to her room. He pulled her from her room to the big room. James made her sit on one of the stools that were by the bar in the kitchen that help separate the rooms. James made them tea before sitting next to her. Alice made her tea while waiting for James to talk. "Here is the plan; it's going to be a weekend of romance. Eight more people are coming and you are going to help me out." James sound very happy about his plan and it's going to work.
"Who are these people?" Alice wanted to know if she knew them.
"My brother, sister, Rose, Hugo, Autumn Brooks, Scorpius Malfoy, Brendon Wood, and Penny Finnigan," James listed all the people.
"Why are you doing this, James?" Alice set her tea cup down.
"My family needs this. They are the last to know love." James put the tea away.
"Ok for your family but what about everyone else?" Alice looked around the room.
"Autumn is perfect for Al, Scorpius is perfect for Rose, Hugo can't get over Penny, and Lily and Brendon are perfect for each other."
"There's only one problem," Alice smiled.
"What?" James asked.
"They don't like each other," Alice got up and went to wash her hands at the kitchen sink. "Expect Lily and Brendon that might work."
"That's why their perfect for each other," Alice washed the tea service. "It's all that sexual tension that is passing from each other. James dried and put everything away.
"Fine but once they see who is here they are going to leave." Alice wiped her hands on towel after she was finish washing the dishes.
"They won't," James said. "I know my family." Alice rolled her eyes; there was no way of talking James out of this.
"So what do you need my help with?" Alice changed the subject.
"To arrange that everyone is with the one they are going to be with." Alice rolled her eyes again. She knew James' plan wasn't going to work.
"How is this going to work?" Alice asked.
"Well the girls are going to get here first. They'll go and find their rooms. Which will say their names on it but they won't know who has the room next to them. While they are unpacking the boys will get here. They'll find their rooms the same way the girls did. Once everyone is settled they'll find out whom they share a bathroom with." James told Alice his plan.
"Your sister and cousin are going to kill you." Alice laughed. James shrugged his shoulders. "When does everyone get here?"
James looked at his pocket watch that he got for his seventeenth birthday from his parents. "The girls will be here at five-thirty and the guys at six." Alice had an hour to unpack.
"I'll be in my room unpacking if you need me." Alice left James in the kitchen.
Lily was the first to show up. James saw that she didn't look very happy. "Please sit by the fire while everyone gets here." James told his sister. Lily nodded and set her overnight bag down by the door. "Alice is making tea right now." Lily's eyes went to find her brother's best friend. Alice was in the kitchen, Lily waved to her before finding a seat by the fire.
Penny showed up next, she smiled at James when he let her in. She didn't know him that well. "Please take a seat by Lily. There is tea over there." Penny nodded. She smiled when she saw Lily. They were dorm mates when they were at Hogwarts. She sat close to Lily after she set her bag down next to Lily's. Lily and Penny started catching up.
Rose and Autumn came together; James smiled at them when he let them in. "Please take a seat with Lily and Penny." Rose threw her cousin a look like should have known that he was behind this. She went with Autumn to find a seat.
James came and stood in front of the four girls. "Welcome to having a fun weekend. This weekend is for you to leave your problems at the door and don't think about them until Monday." The girls smiled at this. "Go find your rooms, your name will be on the door." The girls got up and went to find their rooms. Alice came to stand next to James.
"Aren't they going to know who has the room next to them?" She folded her arms behind her back.
"Nope, I put a spell on the doors that only show your name." Alice shook her head but she thought he was very smart in what he did.
Everything was quiet after the girls found their rooms. James glanced at his watch to see that the boys were going to be here. Al, Scorpius, and Hugo showed up first. "Please take a seat by the fire." The boys set their bags down and took a seat. Brendon came in and threw his bag next to the others before waving to Al and Scorpius since they were dorm mates for seven years. James stood in front of them. "Are you ready for some fun?" The boys nodded. "The first fun thing you get to do is find your rooms." The boys got up and went to find their rooms. James caught Alice's eyes across the room, he smiled, and she shook her head. Then the first couple came out.
"James, I want to change rooms or I'm leaving." Rose yelled at her cousin. "I don't want to share a bathroom with him."
"Who said I want to share a bathroom with you. You'll get hair all over the place." Scorpius said. Before James could say anything Hugo and Penny came out.
"I'm not staying in the room next to this cheater." Penny pointed to Hugo. James saw the hurt in his cousin's eyes.
"I'm not staying next to you, Al." Autumn came out. "James, I want to change rooms." Al nodded agreeing with her. Still James couldn't say anything when Lily and Brendon came out.
"I can't stay in the room next to him," Lily said. Everyone started talking at once.
"Quiet!" James yelled over everyone. "No one can change rooms because there is a spell on the room that once you have a room you can't change it."
"Then I'm leaving," Rose headed for her room to gather her things to leave.
"I think no one is leaving," Alice said from the kitchen. Rose stopped in her tracks and turned around with everyone to look at Alice. "The snow is coming down in sheets. You can't see an inch in front of you." Everyone went to the back windows and looked out. The snow was coming down hard and it was black. No one was leaving for several days. Everyone moaned and went back to their rooms.
"Dinner in a hour," James yelled after them.