A/N: Hey guys! It's Episode 2!!! I got excited to update my story already... I literally came up with the idea after I uploaded Episode 1. To those who do not know, I based some of the info from .. Well, here it is... Enjoy.


Episode 2:

The Arrival

August 24, 2019



[Lily's POV]

Guess what? Dad adopted three more kids― no, teenagers to the family. Great. I can only take so much James in my life. But, I'm okay. I'm actually very excited about this. I can't wait to meet some new faces. Dad said their names were Payton, Adam and Jared Conway. This'll be interesting...

James just slammed the door of our new Audi. I'm guessing he's pissed. I turned to Al, and he turned to me in the same manner. We wondered if James was okay. "What do you think is wrong with him today?" I asked as we entered our Manchester mansion through the garage.

"Well, he's a bang out of order, that's what I'll say." Albus replied and hung his "Cool Guy" hat that he got from James last Christmas on the coat rack.

"Do you think he's jealous?" I wondered out loud.

"What do you mean?" he said.

"You know, like he was about to lose his spot as the eldest? Though that is self-centered of him." I replied. We paused for a while and thought about it.

"Yeah. That's probably it." we both said it simultaneously.

I went into the kitchen to grab a snack. I saw our butler, Nep (short for Neptunius), a registered squib, already making me a sandwich. "Grilled Cheese and Tuna Sandwich, hope you like it." Nep grinned.

"Thanks, Nep. I'm famished." I replied and started to bite the sandwich.

"How's James? He seems a little―" he discontinued.

"Upset? Yeah. We think it's because of the new addition to our family. You know how he gets when he doesn't get what he wants. He'll get over it." I replied and took another bite. "Is mum home yet?"

"No, she's still covering the Quidditch Match. Ireland vs. Bulgaria. Another legendary match. She'll probably be home by tomorrow, the Bulgarians seem to be getting tired." Nep replied with a smirk, hoping the Irish would win again.

"So, why aren't you watching the big game?" I asked.

"I'll go back to it after I've handled your dinner." he said happily.

After eating my sandwich, I washed the dish and watched the game with James and our nanny, Hemera (who's also a squib). "WHOO! Ireland scored ten more points!" Hemera screamed out of joy.

"Who's winning?" I sat on the same couch.

"Ireland: 150 – 110." she said, staring at the TV. Quidditch matches are televised now. James stood there with the look of indifference, and pouted through out the whole match. God, I miss the old James who can't stop cheering out loud when Ireland scores points. So, I went to talk to dad in his study.

"Dad? Can I talk to you?" I knocked on his door.

"Sure, I'm not doing anything important." he said. I sat on his leather couch just by the bookshelf near his desk. "So, what do you want to talk about?" he layed down the newspaper on the left side of his desk.

"I'm a little worried about James. It's like he's not James anymore." I sighed.

"He will get over it, Lily. I think he's just attached to the authority. I never really meant for this to happen, it's just that the ministry is afraid of their future. They're trying to prevent future accidents like the Dark Lord. So, your Uncle Ron, stupidly suggested that someone should adopt him. They thought it was a great idea. So he nominated me." he glared at a picture of us with Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione.

"And duty comes first. I get it dad." I looked over to dad.

"Okay, why don't you prepare something for them. You're fond of drawing, make some drawings for their rooms to make them feel homey." Dad grinned.

[James POV]

I woke up the next day feeling a little cold. I left the room and walked down to the breakfast table where mum, Lily and Albus were already eating. "Mmm. Eggs Benedict and a side of orange juice. Where's dad?" I said and sat down to breakfast.

"He already left dear." mum smiled. Oh no. My reign ends here.

"So who won the match?" I hid my inner anger in me.

"The Irish won by a landslide. I got home by midnight because of that game. The article is on the fourth page of the Daily Prophet." mum said, finishing off the eggs benedict.

"Yeah. I heard Viktor Krum was so mad that he injured the rookie beater." Lily said.

"To think he dated Aunt Hermione." Albus grimaced over his breakfast.

"Guys, finish up. We want to welcome the our new family members with a sense of belongingness. Your father will be back in about two hours." mum got up and dashed off to their rooms to hang Lily's drawings.

I hate everything about this day. I'm not just mad that I won't be the the eldest brother that Al and Lily would look up to, I'm also mad because our father didn't even bother to warn us about it. Sure, Al and Lily are fine with it, they have nothing much to lose. But to think about it, I have a lot to lose.

Lily got so excited that she dressed up our dogs, Onyx and Olympia in little cute outfits and taught Fawkes, the phoenix, a song to sing when they arrive. Albus just waited impatiently by the front door, while I do nothing. I don't really need to do everything because everything that has to be done was already done.

Then it was an hour later. I just heard Albus said "They're here!" and jumped up and down. For someone who doesn't really care, he just lost his cool in front of me. But since he doesn't really care, I guess he wouldn't really care if he did lose his cool. Nep opened the door and offered to help with some luggage. Lily just couldn't stop jumping up and down.

"This is a house? It's not a house. It's a castle!" Payton said in excitement.

"Well, you'll get used to it. Hemera will show you to your rooms." Dad said. God, I still hate this day. "So you already know James and Albus, this is Lily, and this is my wife, Ginny." he added.

So, what I've heard from Hemera, Payton's the eldest, that dude with the deep brown eyes and the brown mop top. And then Adam is the middle child, the guy who has a brunette spiky hair-do and the same brown eyes to match. The last was a little different, Jared, the curly-haired dude with hazel eyes. This day can't get any worse.

[Lily's POV]

I turned to James and whispered to him: "Deal with it James. They're already here. They're family now."