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Chapter 1
James Sirius Potter groaned in his sleep as he rolled over, peacefully at sleep.
"WAKE UP JAMES! Wake up, wake up!" James gasped as he sat up at the sound of knocking at his bedroom door. He groaned as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. He blinked to see his little sister at the foot of his bed, grinning at him.
"What the heck, Lily?" James sputtered.
"Mum wants you downstairs for breakfast! Come on, we're hungry!" Lily chirped before she ran downstairs. James groaned as he sat up, stretching. He grinned in excitement as he glanced at himself in the mirror. Today was his 11th birthday, which meant that he was going to start at Hogwarts this year, and he was pretty excited about that. He walked downstairs to see his brother and sister sitting at the table while his mother cooked in the kitchen. Kiara was wearing a pink bathrobe, with her messy hair turned back into a ponytail.
"There's my little birthday boy." Kiara smiled as James sat at the table, with a grin on his face. Albus and Lily both looked impatient, eager for food.
"Be patient, guys. James is the birthday boy, he eats first." Kiara smiled as she walked over with a large plate of pancakes. James grinned as she placed the plate in front of him. Then, she pulled out a bottle of Ricardioson's Maple Syrup and poured it onto the pancakes.
"Happy Birthday, James." She smiled as she pecked him on the cheek.
"Thanks mum!" James grinned as he tore into the meal. Kiara chuckled as she placed plates in front of Albus and Lily, getting happy cheers from them as they started stuffing their faces.
"Hey mum, where's dad?" James asked curiously as he wiped his mouth. Kiara chuckled.
"Don't worry, James, he wont miss breakfast. Plus, Uncle Gohan would kill him if he worked overtime on your birthday." Kiara joked, getting roared of laughter from the kids. Almost as if by cue, the sound of the fireplace got their attention. A minute later, Harry walked into the kitchen with a bit of a smirk on his face. He sighed as he kissed Kiara on the cheek, and then plopped into the chair next to James, still dressed in his auror robes. Kiara rolled her eyes in annoyance as she placed a plate in front of him, causing a grin to go across his face.
"God, I love your cooking." He said with a grin. She gave him a nasty look, then nodded at James, causing his eyes to widen.
"Oh! Happy birthday, James." Harry said quickly, causing Lily to giggle.
"Thanks, dad." James said with a grin.
"I can't believe you're eleven years old already. Seems like only yesterday that you were zooming around on your toy broom." Harry chuckled with a goofy grin on his face.
"And breaking my vases at the same time." Kiara added.
"That was Lily." James said quickly, causing her to stick her tongue out at him.
"Lily Veronica Potter!" Kiara scolded as she looked at her daughter, who pouted and crossed her arms. She then turned her attention towards her husband.
"You look exhausted, honey." Kiara commented as she put a plate in front of Harry. He sighed as he rubbed his eyes.
"It's all these raids. It's been 15 years, but we still keep finding dark artifacts that the Death Eaters. And some of them are really dangerous." Harry groaned.
"That's enough about that. Today is about James." Kiara said quickly.
Now, all of you, go get dressed, we have James's birthday party at The Burrow in an hour." Kiara ordered, causing the kids to grin.
"Is Uncle Gohan going to be there?" Albus asked with a grin. Kiara rolled her eyes.
"Yes, and if he's not, I will hex him myself." Kiara said.
"Grampa Goku?" Lily asked. Kiara nodded.
"Enough! Now, get dressed, or I'll take your brooms." Kiara crossed her arms, much to their horror. Harry chuckled as he watched them race upstairs.
"And Lily, put on the dress that me and grandma picked out for you!" Kiara added, getting a groan from Lily.
"You are so evil." Harry grinned as he kissed Kiara. She chuckled lightly.
"That applies to you too, four eyes." She grinned. Around a half-hour later, the family was assembled in the living room. Harry was now dressed in black robed, Kiara and Lily were wearing nice dresses. Kiara's was white, and Lily's was red. She didn't look very comfortable. Albus looked annoyed in his suit, and James had on a simple shirt and Jeans.
"Harry, you take James first. We'll be behind you." Kiara said. Harry nodded as he took James's shoulder and stood in front of the fireplace. He took a handful of soot and tossed it into the fireplace, causing it to flare green.
"The Burrow!" The two stepped in, and stepped out into the Burrow living room. Surprisingly, no one was in it.
"There he is!" they turned to see Bulma come up to them with a huge grin on her face. Bulma had certainly aged a bit since her school days. Her blue hair had faded a bit, and her face had a few wrinkles across it. But, she still seemed as active as ever.
"Hi, Bulma." Harry grinned as he hugged the older woman. Then, the fireplace flared again, and Kiara stepped out with Lily and Albus.
"Hi Aunt Bulma!" Lily smiled as Kiara patted the soot off of her.
"There's my little flower!" Bulma grinned as she pecked Lily on the forehead.
"So, is the party almost ready?" Kiara asked. Bulma nodded
"Oh, we're setting up in the garden, and most of the women are in the kitchen helping Molly cook. The guys are outside, bored out of their minds. Goku, Chi-Chi, and Victoria aren't here yet, and Ron's running late too." Bulma answered with a smirk.
"Where are my grandbabies?" James rolled his eyes as his grandmother came out of the kitchen and started kissing them on the cheeks. Lily giggled as she wiped her cheeks.
"Speaking of your kids, how are they?" Kiara asked with a smile. Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Well, Bulla's… well, the usual. She's taking her OWLs this year, and she didn't make prefect. And, she just broke up with another boy. At least she keeps her grades up. She is a Ravenclaw, after all." Bulma chuckled.
"She's just being a teenager, dear. I'm sure you were no different at her age." Molly protested, causing James to snort. He had heard plenty of stories about the young Bulma. She sputtered nervously.
"I see your point." She finally said.
"Don't forget, Trunks was a Gryffindor." Kiara shrugged.
"Yes, and I spent seven years receiving letters about stunts he and Goten pulled off, like setting off a slime bomb in the Slytherin common roon. At least he finally matured." Bulma smiled. James laughed. Kiara give him a nasty look.
"Don't even think about it. If you pull any stupid stunt, I will send you a howler so loud that it will blow your eardrums out." She narrowed her eyes, causing James to gulp.
"Is Trunks still dating Aunt Gabrielle?" Lily asked with an excited smile. Bulma laughed.
"Yes, and Vegeta still hates it. When he isn't complaining, he gives the stare, or just stays in his training room. I have to listen to him complain about how his spawn isn't warrior material." Bulma laughed, before turning back towards James.
"My father used to act the same about Arthur." Molly joked.
"We're going to be done in ten minutes or so. Go have some fun upstairs. We could use an extra pair of hands." Bulma chuckled as she and Molly led Kiara towards the kitchen. Lily and Albus raced up the stairs like bullets. James rolled his eyes as he walked upstairs.
He stopped on the second floor and opened the door to see his cousins Lucy and Pan playing exploding snap.
"You lot look like you're having fun." James joked, causing them to snap up and look at him, grins flashing across their faces.
"Hey!" Lucy gave him a big hug.
"Happy birthday, James!" Pan grinned.
"Thanks, cuz." James chuckled as he sat back on the empty bed. Pan and Lucy were pretty cool, at least to him. Pan had jet black hair and brown eyes, and a few freckles across her face. She was wearing a black shirt with white pants. Pan was a year younger than him, so she'd be going to Hogwarts next year, the same as Lucy. Lucy had light black hair, and blue eyes, that always seemed to have a glint in them.
"I'm looking forward to hearing to whatever crazy mess you get yourself into this year. Break should be interesting." she said with a grin. James sighed.
"Can't believe I have to wait another year. Bardock's been rubbing it in for months now." She muttered.
"Nice to see that your hair grew back, Pan." James added quickly, causing her to blush in embarrassment while Lucy laughed. Two months ago, Pan had been trying some sort of experiment that blew up in her face, and blew chunks out of her hair in the process. She had hidden in her room for a week after that mess.
"Hey, how about when Stacy and Alicia switched her hair moisturizer with pink hair dye?" Lucy and James roared with laughter. That had been hilarious.
"Very funny. You try washing that stuff out." Pan muttered.
"I'd say it was." James turned to see Pan's brother, Bardock, step through the door with a smirk on his face. James grinned.
"Happy birthday, cuz." The two hugged each other and laughed. Bardock was James's cousin, and one of his best friends. They did a lot together, including training. He had shaggy black hair, and a bit of muscle on his arms. He had gotten his dad's black eyes as well. His birthday had been a month ago, which had been rather festive. Except for the brawl that erupted between Goku and Vegeta. That had been hilarious.
"Sorry I took so long, I was busy beating Albus in Galactic Battles 3. I think Ariana and Lily are playing in Uncle Percy's room. Her hair's yellow today. Oh, and Bulla, Victorie, and Marron are in Mum's old room, so do not go in there. " He grinned.
"Still trying to figure out how that works." Lucy frowned.
"I think it's based on her mood." Pan shrugged.
"I wish they'd finish cooking already, I'm starving." Bardock sighed.
"You're always hungry! It's as annoying as your hair!" Pan countered. Then, a loud growl roared through the room, causing them all to blink. James realized that the roar was coming from Pan's stomach. She flushed red in embarrassment as the others laughed.
"Now who's hungry?" Lucy snorted.
"Shut it!" Pan snapped with a red face.
"And that's one of the things I like about not being a saiyan. I'm not hungry all the time. Plus, I don't have a tail." Lucy shrugged.
"What? Having a tail is awesome!" Bardock protested. James frowned as he looked at his own, wrapped around his waist.
"Oh really?" Then, Lucy reached out and squeezed Bardock's tail, causing him to gasp and fall to the ground. Pan laughed while James chuckled.
"She's got you there." She pointed out. Bardock grunted.
"Not funny!" he snarled. Lucy laughed as she let go of Bardock's tail.
"At least we can turn super saiyan." He smirked as he stood up. Lucy snorted.
"No you can't. Not without a lot of training, anyway. I heard that Uncle Gohan had to train for years to do it." She smirked.
"And hopefully, you wont need to." They all whirled to see Gohan standing in the doorway with a smirk on his face. James grinned. He loved Uncle Gohan. His face had a few scars on it from his battle days, and his wand was holstered in his belt. His hair was short and croppy, but he still kept a smile on his face. And, they had all grown up listening to Uncle Gohan's stories. He loved to tell them during the holidays, despite the fact that it really annoyed the rest of the relatives.
"Hi daddy!" Pan smiled. James rolled his eyes.
"Happy birthday, James. Man, you've grown up. Hard to believe how big you lot are getting. Oh, and it's chow time!" Gohan laughed, getting cheers in response. Five minutes later, James found himself sitting at a large table outside the Burrow. Sitting to his left was Lucy, and Albus was on his right. And, there were plenty of other faces at the table. Bulla was sitting near the end, looking around with a bored look on her ace. Bulla looked exactly like her mother, except she was wearing a blue dress, and was much younger. Trunks gave James a quick wave from across the table with Gabrielle. Even James had to admit, Gabrielle was beautiful, with her almost silver hair flowing down her back. Trunks chuckled as he gave James a wave. He seemed really different from the crazy teenager that used to babysit James. Bill and Fleur were sittng next to them, and were taking to each other. Bill still had slashes across his face that had supposedly come from Cell himself. Uncle Goten thought that they made Bill look like a badass. Aunt Ginny was sitting next to Gohan near the head of the table, giving him a smile, before turning towards Ariana, the youngest of Bardock's siblings. She looked very much like Ginny, except her hair was a bright yellow and her eyes were blue. Next to her was her brother Gomen. Unlike the rest of his siblings, his hair was a bright red, like that of his mother and uncles, but he had black eyes like his father. It was an interesting combination. He kept his hair short, unlike Bardock, but his face was freckle free. Marron was sitting by her parents, and looked slightly out of place with her yellow robes. Marron was a Hufflepuff, and in her 7th year. Killin's hair had gone grey, but 18 hadn't really changed over the years. Vegeta was sitting by Bulma, and was giving his son a nasty glare, that pretty much said "I don't like that girl." Victoire was whispering something to Marron, who chuckled as she looked at her. Sitting next to his parents at the end of the table was Teddy Lupin, who gave James a playful wave. Teddy was the crush of most of the girl, including James's aunt, Victoria. Bulla had made a pass at him a couple of times. His current look was blue hair.
"Hey guys! Sorry we're late!" everyone turned to see Ron hurry through the enterance of the Burrow with Rose, Hermione, and Hugo. Hermione narrowed her eyes at Ron.
"If you hadn't taken so long, we would have been here earlier!" Hermione hissed. Rose had a pained look at she glanced at James, who simply smirked as they sat down across from Lupin. Then, a loud crash made them all pause and stare back at the Burrow.
"Ch-Chi, wait! Ow!" Goku's voice yelped.
"Mom, put it down!" Victoria's voice yelled, causing Gohan to groan as he covered his face.
"That's enough from both of you! We're already late enough as it is!" Chi-Chi's voice screamed, getting nervous giggles.
"Well, who's fault is that, mum?" Victoria's voice screeched.
"What did you just say, young lady?" Chi-Chi screeched.
"I didn't want to wear this stupid dress in the first place! And Dad was the one who wanted to eat beforehand!" Victoria screeched.
"Ummmm, guys? Can we finish this later? I think they can hear us." Goten's voice asked nervously. A minute later, the door flew open, and the Son family strode out. Victoria was… stunning, to say the least. She had on a red dress that cut down the missle with a glistening necklace on her neck. Goku was dressed in a suit, which he looked very uncomfortable in. Goten, on the other hand, was dressed in his usual jacket and pants, with a smirk on his face as he winked at James. Goten had gone loose after his Hogwarts years. His hair had gone limp, far different from his younger days, but he still remained muscular and usually kept shades on. And he was very popular with women. Chi-Chi was wearing a kimiko. Nowadays, her once black hair was lined with grey, tied back into a bun. She and Victoria were still glaring at each other as they sat at opposite ends of the table. Gohan cleared his throat nervously as he stood.
"Well! I'm pretty excited to be here!" he began as he looked around, causing James to roll his eyes.
"Today, I'm proud to see James turn 11 years old today, a special year for all of us. And this year, we get to see James and Bardock go off to Hogwarts to start their first year! Hard to believe how fast you all are growing." Gohan laughed, getting laughter and applause in response.
"And yet, we also see other changes as well. Marron's graduating this year, and was named Head Girl. Not to mention, she's waiting for a response to the application she sent to Saint Mungo's to become a junior healer. You've come a long way, Marron. We're all proud of you." Gohan smiled as he raised his glass.
"Hear hear!" George grinned as he raised his glass, getting cheers in response. Krillin was beaming as Marron blushed.
"Oh wait! I have some big news!" Chi-Chi interrupted, causing everyone to stare.
"Mum! Afterwards!" Victoria hissed, but she ignored her.
"I'm proud to announce that Victoria's letter came today, and she's been chosen as a prefect." Chi-Chi announced, getting surprised looks and gasps. James blinked in surprise.
"Really? That's awesome, Vi!" Gohan grinned.
"Come on, show us the badge!" George yelled.
"Yeah! Pull it out!" Trunks laughed. Victoria sighed in defeat and pulled a shining badge from her robes, getting cheers in respone.
"I'm so proud of you!" Ginny smiled as she clapped. Victoria was red as she sighed.
"McGonagall knows her stuff! You'll be great!" Harry grinned. Ted grinned.
"Looks like we're going to be partners, Vi!" Then, Teddy pulled a shining prefect badge out of his own pocket, getting stunned looks briefly before more cheers erupted. Victoria's face was red with blush as she stared at Teddy.
"Yay!" Lily and Ariana clapped with smiled on her face. Tonks and Remus seemed to beam. Bulla smirked.
"Have fun! But Ravenclaw's going to keep the Quidditch Cup this year!" She smirked.
"In your dreams!" Victoria countered. Gohan had to shush them before it ended in a screaming match.
"Like father, like son, eh, Remus." Gohan joked. Once all the craziness had worn down, Gohan continued his speech.
"I get we have a lot going on, but can we focus on the birthday boy?" Gohan joked. James smirked.
"You've got a big adventure ahead of you, James. Trust me, Hogwarts can be a whirlwind of adventure." Gohan grinned. Kiara glared at her brother.
"Don't give him any ideas!" she hissed.
"It's definitely not the same as the old days. We have an actual professor teaching History of Magic now." Gohan smirked, getting laughter in response.
"This is a day to celebrate. You're growing up, James. And it doesn't matter what house you end up at, we'll all love you just the same!" Gohan yelped in mid sentence. It was obvious Kiara had stomped on his foot.
"But, enough about this! Let's eat!" he grinned as he flicked him wand, causing large plates of food to float out of the kitchen, getting cheers in response. Slowly, a large plate bearing a cake in the shape of a snitch floated in front of him, causing his mouth to water. Another flick of the wand set the candles on the fire, causing everyone to start singing Happy Birthday. James grinned as he dove in.. When the meal was done, Gohan walked over to James.
"Oh, and to start off, I got you a little something." Gohan grinned as he held up a wrapped package and handed it to James. He frowned curiously, and unwrapped it to see a shining broomstick.
"No way! A FireStreak 1000?" James grinned as he help the shining broomstick up, getting cheers and jealous gasps in response. Albus and Gomen both gaped while Harry laughed. The broom was a shining black, with shining red streaks.
"Yep!" Gohan smirked.
"I call a match! Me and Bulla are captains!" Victoria declared. Bulla smirked.
"You're on! It's gonna be just like the House Cup final all over again!" she smirked, causing Victoria to hiss.
"I wanna play!" Lily piped up, getting yells from the other kids and a few adults.
"Okay, okay! We'll have a match! Everyone change and meet in the backyard in ten minutes! I'll referee! Good thing I brought all those spare brooms and robes." Gohan grinned.
"James, you're on my team. I want some payback. Plus, I wanna see if you're good." Victoria smirked. James grinned as he followed her into the house. This year was turning out to be pretty great!
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