"Lily sweetie, it's time to wake up," said Ginny as she gently shook her youngest awake.
"Mum? Where am I?" asked Lily as she rubbed her eyes while yawning.
"You fell asleep in the car dear. It took us four hours to get home. It's past nine already," responded Ginny.
"Come here Lily let me carry you inside," said Harry as he walked around the car to where his little girl had been sleeping. "One, two three. Up we go. Let's get you inside to bed."
Lily felt her father's strong arm pick her up out of the car. Harry cradled Lily's head while she wrapped her arms around his neck.
The Potters lived in a large 5 bedroom house. They had a large front yard which the muggles who lived in Gordric's Hollow could see. The yard had large towering pine trees that covered the stone walkway from the street to the house with pine needles every summer. The Potter's front lawn was always overgrown and covered with different muggle toys. Ginny always said that it just wouldn't feel like home without all the disorder.
Harry opened the old metal gate with a flick of his wand and walked down the pathway to his home. He had to kick away a bright pink bike that Lily had neglected to put away earlier that day before she had jumped in the car to go to the station. Harry stumbled a few more times in the dimming light before reaching the stairs that led to the front door. Harry shifted Lily in his arms before attempting to climb the stairs. Harry remembered faintly thinking that he should have put a light weight spell on Lily, not realizing how much his little girl had grown, before he tripped on a lose rock on the first step and tumbled backwards bringing Lily down with him. Harry's only thought was to protest his angel.
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"Harry, Harry! Come on, that's right. Wake up Harry," said Ginny as she tried to revive her husband.
"Uhgg. Ginny? Wh-what happened?" asked Harry bemusedly not exactly sure why he was lying in the dirt with his family surrounding him.
"When you tripped and fell on your head and blacked out. I was so worried." Said Ginny as she looked at her husband with worried eyes.
"Why didn't you just use a revision spell?" asked Harry clearly confused.
"I was worried you dingdong! I didn't think, and besides isn't trying to shake a fainted person so much more efficient." Said Ginny slightly smiling and her own foolishness. All of a sudden Harry sat up in shock.
"Ginny, where's Lily? Is she ok?" he asked urgently noticing that she wasn't one of the faces that surrounded him. Harry couldn't bear the thought that he might have injured his precious girl.
"She's fine Harry. I had James and Albus take her inside. When you fell, she fell on top of you. She wasn't injured at all when you fell."
"Then why did they need to take her inside?" asked Harry, clearly not liking being so confused.
"When Lily saw that you were injured she fainted into James arms. You know how she is, she hates seeing anyone hurt," said Ginny patiently. "We couldn't bring you inside because if we tried to levitate you I was afraid that it could worsen you head injury."
Harry quickly stood up and wobbly took a few steps.
"Harry! What do you think you're doing? You shouldn't try to walk yet." Ginny said.
"I need to make sure Lily is all right," he said as he attempted the stairs for the second time that evening. With that said he gripped the iron hand railing and climbed the three stairs that led to the brown varnished door. Harry could see all the scraps, bumps, and dents that the door had endured through all the years due to his three children as he turned the brass door knob.
Harry rushed through the small, dark entry way that led to the spacious living room. He knocked over the stand that held the umbrellas in his haste, and ignored his parent's paintings that asked him if he was all right as he rushed into the living room that held his sleeping daughter.
Harry stopped in his tracks when he saw her little head resting on the armrest of the tan couch. Lily was so small that when Harry saw her curled up in a ball he thought she looked more like a kitten then an eleven year old. Harry walked quietly to her side and sat down on the edge of the couch. He gently brushed away the strands of hair that covered Lily's eye and said a quiet pray that she would be all right. Harry knew that Ginny said Lily was fine, but Harry wouldn't believe it until he saw her running through the halls of their home once again.
"Daddy," yawned a sleepy Lily. "You're alright."
"I'm as fine as a fiddle," said Harry with a sigh of relief.
"Oh, ok" said Lily, glad that her father was ok.
"Lily do you want me to levitate you to your room, or do you want to walk?" he asked looking at his tired girl.
"Oh, I love being levitated! Will you dad?" exclaimed Lily excitedly.
"Ok, just make sure you tuck your head in," said Harry with a smile. "On the count of three. One, two, three!" Lily giggled as she felt herself be lifted into the air.
"What is going on in here?" asked Ginny as she walked into the room seeing her husband twirl his youngest in the air.
"Oh, I'm just taking Lily up to bed," said Harry innocently. "Say goodnight to you brothers and mum, Lily"
"Goodnight mum, James, and Albus," said Lily as she floated in the air, all the sleepiness gone from her eyes.
"Good night darling."
"Sleep night Lily"
"Don't let the bed bugs bite Lils."
Lily stuck her tongue at her oldest brother while giggling as her dad levitated her up the stairs that led to the second floor. Harry levitated Lily up to the third floor where her bedroom was situated. Harry opened Lily's door with his left hand since his right held his wand and brought Lily through the door way. Harry dropped Lily onto her bed, which was covered by a homemade quilt that held moving pictures of the whole Weasley family, where she bounced once onto her back.
"Good night Flower, I love you," said Harry as he tucked in Lily.
"I love you too daddy. Good night," said Lily as she closed her eyes.
Harry took one more glance at the peaceful girl and quietly sneaked out of the room. The only sound
that could be heard in the still room was the faint click of Harry closing the door.
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"Lily wake up it's time for breakfast!" said James as he pound on his little sister's door. "Don't make me come in there!''
Lily ignored him and put a pillow over her face trying to block out all the noise that he was making. All of a sudden Lily heard a bang as her door flew open. Lily drew her quilt up over her head trying to protect herself from the on slot that was coming. James jumped up onto Lily's bed and started tickling her for all that he was worth. Lily attempted to knock him off with a pillow, but it was no use.
"James, James! St-stop I'm getting up!" screamed Lily in between squeals of laughter.
"What's going on up there? James are harassing your sister?" drifted Ginny's voice from the kitchen three floors below.
"Yes!"
"No, mum!"
"Well hurry downstairs both of you before breakfast gets cold!" Shouted Ginny.
"James get out of my room so I can get dressed," said a now wide awake Lily.
"Yes you majesty," responded James as he threw a pillow at Lily. James laughed a Lily attempted to hit him with a pillow and ducked out of the room.
Lily climbed out of bed, leaving it ruffled and a mess with her quilt on the floor and went to her closet. Since she had fallen asleep in her cloths she threw the now rumbled cloths into the laundry hamper and looked through her closet for something to wear. After five minutes Lily decided on a pair of blue caprice and a yellow shirt that had a little pocket on the side. Lily ran to her bathroom and pulled her fiery red hair into a high ponytail. Lily then choose after "much thought", a blue ribbon which she tied into a bow.
Lily trotted down the stairs and promptly crashed into Harry.
"Oh, sorry dad!" apologized Lily.
"It's fine flower, I was just coming up to make sure that you were listening to your mum. You look very nice, now hurry to the table. You don't want your brothers to take all the food" said Harry grinning at the thought of his sons' appetites. Lily's eyes grew wide at the thought of no breakfast due to her obnoxious brothers and flew down the rest of the stairs to the table.
"Morning Lily. Glad to see that you have finally graced the world with you presences."
"Morning Uncle Sirius, Granma Lily, and Grandpa James," said Lily as she flew down the hallway to the dining room with the three portrait people following her.
"Why in such a rush Lily?"
"I don't want James and Albus to eat all the food, Grandpa James," said Lily
"Oh, those two have the appetite of your grandpa and Uncle. James and Sirius could probably eat a full horse together," said Lily Evans Potter with a laugh.
"Hey!" said James indigently. "I could eat a horse all by myself. Thank you very much."
"Yea, me too," piped in Sirius. "In fact I could eat two!''
"Could not" said James.
"Could too."
"Could not!"
"Could too!"
"Boys! You're acting like children. Behave yourselves, or do I need to ask Remus to give you both a few books to read?" asked Lily Luna's namesake threateningly. James and Sirius quickly shook their heads and fell silent. Lily gave a laugh and walked through the doorway to the dining room, not wanting her mother to get after her for running.
"There you are! What took so long? Breakfast is almost cold," asked Ginny disapprovingly.
"Sorry mum," said Lily looking correctly chastised as she took her seat between Albus and James at the circle table. "Wow this looks amazing!" said Lily as she gazed and the stacks of pancakes, cups of syrup, bowls of fruit and whip cream, and pans of bacon and eggs. Lily's stomach stated to rumble just looking at the master piece in front of her.
"It had better be. I've been up for the past two hours preparing everything, no thanks to any of you I might add," said Ginny looking at each of her children.
"Sorry mum," they all mumbled.
Ginny's gaze softened as she looked at them. "That's all right kids. But where is your father?"
"I'm right here Ginny," said Harry as he walked around the table and gave Ginny a quick peck on the lips.
"Eww, dad were sitting right here,'' said Albus with a look of disgust.
"Oh, you mean you don't like me doing this?" asked Harry as he leaned toward his wife and gave her a lingering kiss. Ginny laughed and swatted at Harry with her spatula.
"Alright, you've had your fun, let's eat!" she said.
"Yea! Finally!" exclaimed James.
Soon the Potter's table was in chaos with hands and arms reaching all over grabbing bits of that and pieces of this.
"Please pass the butter."
"I need the salt."
"Use your fork James."
"Lily you could have just asked for me to pass the juice."
Pretty soon things had calmed down just enough for a conversation to be carried.
"So what are your plans for today?" asked Harry to no one in particular.
"I'ano lay 'di'ck ih Oerg."
"James, don't speak with your mouth full," admonished Ginny. James swallowed before repeating himself.
"I said I plan to play qudditch with George."
"Oh, no you don't" said Ginny. "You're grounded, and that means you'll be doing your school work in the study where I can keep an eye on you while I write my article." Ginny was a sports reporter for the famous magazine The Quibbler.
"But muuuum," started James.
"No buts, mister. My word is final," Stated Ginny firmly.
"How about the rest of you?" asked Harry.
"Well I was thinking of inviting Rose over," said Albus.
"And I want to invite Hugo," said Lily.
"Well, why don't we invite the whole family over for lunch? I have the rest of this week of, and so does Ron. Does that sound well to you Ginny?" asked Harry turning to his wife.
"Sure, I can write my article tomorrow. I'll make sandwiches for lunch. I'll flow them after we clean up breakfast," responded Ginny.
With that everyone finished off their last bites of food and helped clear the table. Albus and James did the dishes (without magic) and Lily swept the floor. Unsurprisingly the biggest mess was where James had sat.
"He's such a slob," thought Lily.
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Ginny walking into the living room and grabbed and handful of green powder that hung in a bag next to the white marble fireplace. Ginny placed a cushioning charm next to the hearth before kneeling down. Sometimes these conversations could go a little long. Ginny then lit the fire and threw in the flow powder. She whipped the excess on her jeans and shouted "number 8 Hilltop Road," before sticking her head into the fire.
It is pretty self-explanatory about where the Ron Weasley family live. They lived in a modest three bedroom house on a hill top. The Weasleys had a nice yard with a muggle garden that Hermione grew. It could be said that Ron had a black thumb, so he stayed away from the plants.
"Hello! Is anyone home?" asked Ginny to an empty living room.
"Oh, hi Aunt Ginny," said a little boy with brown bushy hair who had just walked into the room.
"Hi Hugo, are your parents around?" asked Ginny to her nephew.
"Yea they're in the kitchen. Mom set fire to the breakfast again." Said Hugo. "I think we're going to the diner down in the town for breakfast. We're kind of regulars. I'll go get my dad." With that at left the room.
Ginny chuckled to herself. Hermione Granger Weasley is many things, but a cook is not one of them.
"What are you doing here?" asked Ron as he entered the room.
"It's nice to see you too Ron," said Ginny pointedly seeing that his manners had not gotten better since Hogwarts.
"Oh yea, nice to see you, so what do you want?''
"I was wondering if your family wanted to come for lunch at half past twelve," said Ginny.
"Oh, sure. The kids will love to see their cousin, will see you in an hour and half then," said Ron.
"Great I'll see you then, the kids are really looking forward to it. Bye," finished Ginny.
"See you," said Ron as he turned back to the kitchen to see if the fire was gone.
With that Ginny took her head out of the fire, hoping that her own house hadn't caught on fire the few minutes she had been absent.
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"It's great to see you again Ginny. We couldn't find you at the train station so we didn't get to say hello," said Hermione ever the polite one as she stepped out of the fire place. "How is your job doing, and how is Luna?"
"It's great to see you too Hermione! My job is great I love writing for the sport's section of the magazine, and I get to go to all qudditch matches for free. Luna is still an amazing boss," responded Ginny. "How are the kids?"
Ginny and Hermione continued talking as they went to the kitchen to bring the meal outside to the picnic table. The kids had already grabbed their broomsticks to play a game of two on two, except for James who was in the study doing "homework."
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"Lily where's James?" asked Rose as Lily handed her James's broomstick, a Shooting Star 5000.
"He's grounded, so he has to do homework in the study for the rest of the week," responded Albus.
"Albus she asked me!" whined Lily.
"I betcha he's not doing any school work," said Hugo, who seemed to know his older cousin too well, but then if you knew James Potter you would know he did not do his school work without a fight.
"And yet he barley even protested when Dad handed him his books and sent him to the study," thought Lily.
"Should we go figure out what he's really doing," said Rose, voicing everyone's thoughts exactly.
"The study is on the second floor on the side of the house we could fly over there and peer into the window to see what he's up to," said Albus.
"Albus do the muggle protection charms go that far up, though? If we get seen by a muggle we'll be in sooo much trouble," said Lily a little worried.
"We'll be fine Lils, don't be such a worrywart," said Hugo.
The four kids grabbed hold of their brooms and shot into the air. They mad a line with Albus in the front and Lily in the back. When the four of them got to the correct window they all pressed their faces so they could see what was happening inside. What they saw was no big surprise to anyone. James was sitting on the floor of the study talking to Fred whose head was floating in the fire place. Albus knocked on the window causing James to quickly turn around in his seat. When Albus saw that James had seen him he motion for James to open the window.
"Hello big brother," said Albus with an evil look in his eye when the window had been opened.
"What do you want Albus?" said James gritting his teeth. He had a fairly good idea about what Albus wanted.
"I was just wondering how much you were willing to pay to keep mum from finding out that you weren't doing your school work. I was thinking about a month of allowance. What do you think?" Albus asked with a sweet innocent smile.
"You, you little blackmailer!" James said angry.
"Why thank you I try," said Albus.
"Fine! But mum better not know anything, or deals off," said James with a snarl.
"Why thank you. Should we shake on it then."
James leaned out of the window and the two boys shook. The whole time the two cousin and Lily were just watching amazed how Albus just got a month of James's allowance. At that precise moment the four broom fliers almost fell of their brooms in fright.
"Devil children!" screamed an old ugly women on the side walk that crossed in front of the Potter's home. "I knew those Potters were strange. Now I have proof. They're doing witchcraft and sorcery. They are of the devil!" The women continued to screech at the sky. The four kids thought she would have a stroke.
"Albus we have to tell dad. We're violating wizard law, she saw us fly," said Lily close to tears. They were in sooo much trouble. The foursome flew toward the backyard disappearing from the muggles sight due to the barrier.
"The devil children disappeared into thin air!" screeched the women, causing those who were walking by to stare at her.
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Lily got to the front of the line and raced to the ground.
"Oh, there you all are it's time for lunch," said Ginny as she came out the backdoor with the last plate of sandwiches closing the screen door behind her. "Lily what's wrong?" she asked bewildered.
"Where's dad and Uncle Ron?" Lily asked urgently.
"They are in the living room talking," replied Hermione who had a pitcher full lemonade. Hermione had barley finished talking when the four kids rushed past her and slammed the door behind them.
"Dad! Dad!" yelled Lily through the house.
"I'm right here Lily is everything ok?" he asked as he rushed out of the living room with Ron on his heels.
"No! Old Mrs. Fox saw us flying. She's in the front yard right now screaming about devil children," said Lily without taking a breath.
Ron and Harry looked at each other before grabbing their wands from their pockets and rushing toward the front door. Lily followed behind before stopping at Remus's portrait.
"Oh, Uncle Remus we really messed up." Said Lily starting to cry. "Wh-What if they send us to jail?" asked Lily while sniffing.
"Lily. While I agree what you all did was foolish, they are not going to send you to jail for it. Harry and Ron are trained aurors, they know how to obliviate someone," said Remus trying to sooth his granddaughter."
About that time Harry and Ron walked into the room, and neither of them looked happy.
"We obliviated Mrs. Fox and all the muggles who saw her screaming," said Harry.
"Now," started Ron his eyes looking at the children who caused all this trouble, "who wants to tell me why you didn't stay in the back yard where the barrier is?"
Rose, Lily, and Hugo looked at Albus. Albus gulped knowing not only were his parents going to bust him, he was in big trouble with James.
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