Hey All! Here's my second chapter. This chapter doesn't have too much action but it introduces a lot of characters and all that. Stay with me, they get more exciting, I promise!!!
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Chapter 2
"Albus Severus, get down her now!" Ginny was helping Harry load Lilly's trunk in the car while Lilly sat in the back seat putting the finishing touches on her make up. "We are going to be late if you don't bring your trunk down now!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming," he said appearing in the doorway, his trunk levitating several feet in front of him.
"Al not outside, please," Harry, said as he rushed to grab the trunk before one the muggles that lived in town saw the floating object. "And I thought I told you to be ready to go before you went to bed." Al shrugged.
"I thought I was." Al lifted the levitation charm he'd been using on the trunk and Harry's knees buckled beneath the weight of it.
"Al!" Ginny chastised as she rushed to help her husband. Al smirked before getting in the car next to his sister.
"I feel like it's going to be an interesting year, Lil," he said producing a case of skiving snack boxes from his bag. Lilly's eyes lit up.
"Where did you get those?" she squealed. "I thought mum had taken them all?" She reached for a pack of Puking Pastilles.
"Uncle Percy sent them when he found out mum took all the one's Uncle George sent. It's a wonder he ever disapproved of this stuff," Al sighed shaking his head.
"It's a wonder mum ever approved of it. I told James to keep looking for the other stuff and send it the second he finds it. I don't plan to go to a full week of classes all year." She yawned dramatically.
"Everyone ready?" Ginny said as she and Harry got into the car. As they drove down the rode, the scenery shot by in a flash. Not once did they hit a red light or a traffic jam. As far as the kids were concerned they didn't even know what those were. After hanging out with the Weasley's shortly after he and Ginny had married, Mr. Weasley had made it his job to find out everything about muggles and Harry had done his best to try and improve everything muggle he could. He couldn't recall ever having to stop in that car. Ginny took the car ride as an opportunity to lay the ground rules for the school year.
"Now I've told your uncles under no circumstances are you two to receive any new products for testing. If I find out you are giving first years candy that makes their heads explode and regrow or something like that, there will be serious consequences, do you understand me?" She said sternly from the front seat.
"Yes mum," Lilly said sweetly. "Remind me to write Uncle Percy about that idea," she added in a murmur to Al who choked back a laugh.
"And Al, I don't want anymore reports of you skipping class. This is an important year and you need to be paying attention. Neville said he'd keep me updated with what you're doing so don't try and be cute, got it?"
"But mum, I'm always cute, aren't I?" Al batted his eyes at his mother until she turned back around in the seat. "I need more of those holograms that sit in class for you," he whispered to Lilly. She nodded and patted her purse.
"Mum, why are you so concerned about this stuff?" Lilly asked. "Uncle George told us that you used to be happy to test their products and skive off." Harry looked at his wife expectantly. Ginny stuttered a bit, her eyes darting around as if the answer were going to materialize.
"Well I was- It was- We were-" Ginny twisted in her seat uncomfortable. "Look! We're here," she shouted as the car came to a stop in a parking space that hadn't been there a few moments before. She quickly jumped out of the car, her red hair flowing out behind her. Harry laughed.
"Trust me, she was worse than you. Somehow, she turned into your grand mom when she had you," Harry said.
"Harry what are you telling them?" Ginny snapped from beside the car.
"Nothing dear!" he called back. "But seriously guys, try to stay out of trouble. I know Nevel will cover up a lot for you but try and keep your noses relatively clean." The kids nodded before piling out of the car.
The small family hurried through the train station, pushing carts laden with trunks, bags, owls, and brooms until they reached Platform 9 3/4. Albus pushed through the barrier followed by Ginny.
"Dad!" Lilly said before either could walk towards the barrier. Harry turned and looked at his only daughter. She looked so much like her mother it was alarming to Harry. "Daddy, will you do something for me?" Lilly only called him daddy when they were alone, and it always tugged at his heart. Although he loved all of his kids immensely and in there own way, she held a special place in his heart.
"Anything darling," he said.
"Take care of James for me." Harry was shocked by the vulnerability in her voice. Her blue eyes held a genuine fear.
"Sweet heart nothing is going to happen to him. Rarely do serious injuries happen to aurors these days, let alone deaths," he promised.
"I know," she said kicking the ground with her toe. "It's just... I don't know, never mind." She blushed. Harry smiled and kissed the top of her head.
"Don't worry, I promise," he said. She smiled up at him before running towards the barrier. Harry stared at where his little girl had disappeared. He had loved that his kids were so close to each other. Occasionally he even felt slight jealousy that he never got to have a bond like the three of them had. They rarely fought, aside from general teasing, and he knew that they were better friend then even he, Ron, and Hermione were. He tucked his promise away in his mind before disappearing into the wall as the rest of them had.
Harry joined his family on the platform and they began looking for the rest of the Weasley clan. It didn't take long to find a mass of redheads. With all of the steam billowing from the train, from far away, it looked as if there was a small fire.
"Lilly!" A girl yelled when they were in sight. The girl was waving her arms towards the group.
"Ametti!" Lilly screamed and ran towards her cousin, leaving Harry to push her trolley.
"Guess who asked me out!" Ametti said as the girls embraced.
"Someone asked you out?" George asked his daughter incredulously. His wife Brody hit him in the stomach.
"And by asked out, I mean, guess who said they wanted to be nothing but distant friends," Ametti said sweetly. Lilly giggled and the girls ran off to find their friends. George turned his eyes to his son.
"Fred, you watch her, and if a bloke so much as touches her..."
"I'm on it dad," he said rolling his eyes. "Al, any more prospects for the team?" The cousins wandered off to talk quidditch strategy.
"Hermione, how are you?" Ginny said hugging her sister in law.
"Busy. We've had a couple of odd cases at the ministry," she replied. "Are you sure you don't want to reconsider coming back? We really miss you. Magical law enforcements just isn't the same with out you." Ginny laughed.
"No she's not coming back. We need her to watch over the shop sometimes, right George?" Percy said coming up behind them.
"That's right, Perce and I need to have a few days off from corrupting young minds," George said slapping his brother on the shoulder.
"Yeah, and I need to keep you in check and make sure they aren't doing anything borderline illegal," she said. "Plus someone needs to make sure they aren't sending the kids a steady stream of ways to get out of class." At this, George and Percy exchanged a look and Percy's son Damon covered a snort with a cough.
"We don't have to worry about that, Rosie and Hugo would never cut class. Their marks are too important," Hermione said loftily. Now it was Percy and George's turn to "cough."
"Oh come on 'Mione, you don't honestly believe that do you?" Bill said stopping beside her. She looked at him indignantly. "Are you telling me you never skipped a class?" This time Ron, Harry and Ginny all snorted.
"Felicity! Faylyn!" a voice called. Bill and his wife Bria's twin girls turned at the sound of their names. Lilly, Rosie, and Ametti were running up. Lilly waved.
"Is Bianca here yet?" Rosie called.
"Not yet," the girls said together.
"Hey Damon, we got a compartment of our own down here!" Hugo called from the other direction. He was standing with Al and Fred. Damon said good-bye to his parents and began to run off.
"Damon, take your sister she doesn't know anyone yet!" his mother Eralon called after him.
"She can sit with us," Faylyn said.
"Yeah, come on Ashton," Felicity said.
"There's Bianca!" Lilly shouted. The group looked up and saw Charlie and Fleur approaching, a baby wrapped in Fleur's arms. Just ahead of them, a stunningly beautiful girl waved at them.
"Ma ma, I'm going to go grab a compartment with them," she called over her shoulder before hurrying off with the rest of the girls.
"Is that Renee?" Ginny said and held out her arms.
"Yes. Victoire and Teddy had to work so I said I would watch her," Fleur explained handing her granddaughter to Ginny.
"Sirius and Remus wanted to be here, but they're getting ready to leave for the international tour and thought they should go to practice instead," Charley said proudly of his twin boys. "Who would have thought I'd have international quidditch players?" A whistle sounded warning passengers and family it was only a few minutes before it was leaving. The kids flooded out of the train hugging their aunts, uncles, and parents one last time. The adults watched as they piled back onto the train. The gazed on as it slowly picked up speed. As the train disappeared into the distance, they said their goodbyes and apparated, one by one.
"Well mate we better get to work, we'll want to see how that son of yours is getting on, won't we," Ron said to Harry. He nodded and before another word could be said, they were gone.