A/N: Gah! Sorry this is up so late! I've been really busy lately. I'm almost through with Chapter Five, and I'll put it up as soon as it's finished. I promise you I won't abandon this story. Please bear with the terrible formatting, I'm still trying to get used to Fanfiction's weird way of formatting. Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated.

Summary: The Potter and Weasley children are at Hogwarts. Everything was fine until horrible things started to happen. Muggleborns and purebloods alike are attacked. Who is behind it all? James, Albus, Rose, Lily, Hugo, and Scorpius are determined to find out

R.A.B - I know. I have a thing for cheesy lines, so expect them in my stories. XD

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and gang belong to the wonderful author, J.K. Rowling.

Chapter Four: Discoveries

Albus slowly opened his eyes. Light poured into his dormitory through a window. Yawning, he sat up and stretched. Ripping the covers off him, he jumped out of bed and opened his trunk to grab a set of robes. He gasped.

Lying on the top of his robes was a silvery piece of cloth. He picked it up, feeling the silky fabric between his fingers.

"No way, it can't be!" he thought.

But it was. Pinned to the cloth was a letter.

Dear Al,

This is my old Invisibility Cloak. I've decided that now all three of my children are at Hogwarts, I should pass on some of my old things. I chose you to have the Cloak because you're the sensible one, Al. I know you will use it well. Don't tell your mother you got it. In fact, only tell family and close friends. It's best that the entire castle doesn't know.

Love,

Dad

He folded the note neatly and carefully placed it underneath all his things. Then he threw the cloak on over himself.

"It works!" Al whispered as he looked down at his feet. "I've got to tell James and Lily!"

He hid the cloak in his pillowcase, quickly put on his robes, and headed for the common room.

ooooooooooooooooo

James sat up and yawned. He crawled out of bed as he rubbed his eyes. Sitting on the floor he reached into his trunk and pulled out a set of robes. With it, a piece of old parchment and a piece of new parchment fluttered to the ground.

"Huh?" he said as he picked up the parchment. He examined the old one first. Finding nothing of interest, he let it fall into his lap and read the letter written on the new piece of parchment.

Dear James,

Since all of my children are at Hogwarts, I decided to pass on some of my old things. There should be an old piece of parchment along with this one. Tap it with your wand and say, "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good."

James picked up the parchment and tapped it as he whispered "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good."

Almost immediately a map formed on the parchment.

"Blimey," he breathed as he realized what it was. Putting the map back down, he continued to read the letter.

The map I've given you is a map of Hogwarts. It includes all of the secret passages. The map is called the Marauders Map, and the four Marauders are Pad foot (Sirius Black, my godfather), Worm tail (Peter Pettigrew, a filthy traitor, Moony (Remus Lupin, Ted's father) and Prongs (your grandfather and my father, James Potter). Use this map wisely, James. Don't tell anybody about it; only tell close friends and family. Don't tell your mother either; she'd kill me if she knew I gave it to you. I don't want the entire castle to know you've got it. To get rid of the map, tap it with your wand and say "Mischief managed." James, I gave this map to you because I know you will use it the best. Be responsible.

Love,

Dad

James shoved the letter into the bottom of his trunk and tapped the Marauders Map with his wand, whispering "Mischief managed."

He pulled on his robes, shoved the map into his pocket, and hurried down into the common room.

oooooooooooooooooo

Lily rose out of bed, eager and ready for the day. She opened her trunk and tilted her head in confusion. Lying on top of The Standard Book of Spells Grade 1 was a letter, and a small, furry pouch that could be hung around your neck. Lily picked up the letter and began to read.

Dear Lily,

All of my children are at Hogwarts now, and I think now's the best time to pass on some of my old stuff. The pouch that you should have found in your trunk is a Moleskin pouch. You can put anything in it, and only you can take anything out of it. I got it from Hagrid for my seventeenth birthday. They're really rare. Use it to hold anything important or dear to your heart. Don't tell anyone you got it, except for family and close friends. Use it well.

Love,

Dad

Lily glanced around, making sure her dorm mates were still sleeping. Quietly, she folded the letter and hid it underneath her school stuff. She put on her robes and slipped the Moleskin pouch around her neck and hid it beneath her robes.

"James and Albus'll never believe this!" she thought as she silently slid out the door and descended the stairs. She saw James look up at her, from where he and Al were sitting at the table furthest from the dormitories. A few people lounged in the armchairs. He beckoned her to join them and she hurried to them and pulled up a chair.

"Guess what Dad gave me!" Lily whispered, excited. "A Moleskin pouch!"

She pulled it out from under her robes and explained what it did.

"Dad gave me an Invisibility Cloak!" Albus whispered. "I'd show it to you right now, but Dad doesn't want anyone but family and close friends knowing that I have it."

"He told me that too," added James. He showed them the Marauders Map. "This is a map of the castle, and the grounds. Check it out!" He hid that map from view of everyone except his siblings. He tapped with his wand and muttered "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good."

Lily watched in awe as a map formed on the parchment. She saw tiny dots moving across the page, each one labelled.

After a minute or so, James tapped it again and whispered, "Mischief managed." James pocketed it, while Lily hid her pouch.

Fred came hurrying over.

"What's with you lot?" he asked. James, Albus, and Lily explained about the letters and items in hushed tones. Fred stared at them with envy.

"You are so lucky," he said in awe. "C'mon, let's go to breakfast."

"You can't tell anybody though," Albus said as he stood up.

"Tell anybody what?" a voice asked. Lily whipped around to see Aston.

"N-nothing," she stammered quickly. Shrugging, Aston followed them out of the portrait hole.

"Hogsmeade weekend's in seven weeks." Aston informed them.

"Brilliant! I need to visit Zonko's!" James exclaimed.

"I wish I could go," Lily said wistfully.

"Maybe you can," James said. He glanced at Albus.

"No way, James," Albus replied. "Sorry Lily."

Aston looked at them both questioningly as they entered the Great Hall. A prefect trotted over to them and said, "Here are your timetables."

He thrust them into Fred's hands and walked away. Fred handed them out as they sat at the Gryffindor table. Lily grabbed a piece of buttered toast an d ate silently. James peered at it over her shoulder.

"You have Herbology first today!" he exclaimed.

"That's Nev- er, Professor Longbottom's class, isn't it? Lily smiled. Herbology with Neville seems like a good start to her first day at Hogwarts. As she grabbed another piece of toast. Rose came over, looking grim.

"There's been an attack," she informed them, slapping the Daily Prophet on the table. Lily looked at the tiny article Rose was pointing at.

Yesterday, in Diagon Alley at approximately 11:45p.m., a group of four men cornered and attacked thirty-eight year old Seamus Finnigan. Finnigan managed to Apparate before any real harm was done, though he is quite shaken.

The men are about six feet in height, and they wore long, black robes. Their cloaks were black and the hoods were drawn up over their heads. They were wearing crimson masks. If you know the whereabouts of these men, please contact the Auror office at the Ministry of Magic.

"Where've I heard that name before?" Albus asked, furrowing his brow.

'Seamus Finnigan,' Lily thought. 'I recognize that name too.'

She suddenly remembered a conversation she had with her father last summer.

"Dad, what if my dorm mates don't like me?" Lily had asked.

Chuckling, her father had said, "Lily, trust me. Your dorm mates will love you."

"Who were yours?"

"Well, there was Uncle Ron. And Neville, you know him. Oh, and there was Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan."

"He was one of Dad's dorm mates!" Lily cried out.

"Oh yeah!" Albus remembered. "I wonder why he was attacked."

Before they could continue their discussion, Hugo interrupted.

"Classes are starting in five minutes!" he exclaimed. Everyone got up and left the Great Hall, each heading toward their first class of the day.

Lily and Hugo arrived, panting, at Greenhouse One just as class started. Professor Longbottom smiled warmly at them and gestured for them to sit down with the other students.

"As some of you may know, I am Professor Longbottom. I am here to teach you about magical plants, fungi, seeds, and more."

Lily ignored the rest of his speech and examined the greenhouse. Out of all the greenhouses, this one was the safest. Plants of all shapes, sizes, and colors filled the whole place. They were stacked in pots on shelves by the walls and planted in the ground near the area where the students worked. The floor was covered in thick layer soft dirt. She directed her attention back to Neville.

"Today, you'll be transferring Bouncabulbs from the pots to the ground," he said, showing them large, tennis ball sized plants with small leaves. They were planted in large, rectangular pots. Six Bouncabulbs were in each pot. Neville grabbed one, and gently wriggled it out of the pot. Once free, the plant started to twist and turn in his hand, trying to escape. Neville kept hold of his though, and quickly planted it in the dirt. Only a few of its leaves poked out of the dirt.

"Be careful, they are rather hard to hold on to," Neville said.

Lily and Hugo spent the rest of the class trying to catch the rubbery plants. By the time class was over, they were covered in dirt. Neville had dismissed class early to give them time to wash up before Charms.

Professor Vane had given them a quick introduction to Charms, and then set them to a task. They were to enchant a piece of parchment to float above their heads. She showed them the correct pronunciation and wand movement of the charm, then paired them and stood back to see how they would do.

"Wingardium Leviosa!" Lily cried, waving her wand. The parchment twitched, and lay still. Lily sighed, and Hugo stepped forward to try. With a swish and a flick of his wrist, he carefully said, "Wingardium Leviosa!"

The parchment rose, slowly but surely, above his head. Lily grinned and watched it float higher and higher and higher, until it bumped against the ceiling and fell, landing a few feet away from her. Professor Vane hurried over to inspect.

"Hugo!" she scolded. "You should have better control than that! Try again and land it here."

As she said the last word, she conjured a target and placed it on Hugo's desk. His ears turned red as Lily's hair. As Professor Vane left to watch the other students, Lily said angrily, "That's so unfair! You managed to do the spell right the first try, and she still found something wrong with it! It's like she's trying to find something wrong with us!"

"This time, I won't make a mistake," he replied, brandishing his wand.

The rest of the day went by quickly. Lily enjoyed every minute of it, except for Charms. She told James and Albus about Professor Vane after dinner in the common room, and James exclaimed, "I told you she hated us!"

"I wonder why?" Albus thought out loud.

"I hope she does something stupid and gets sacked!" Lily said furiously. James laughed.

"I'm positive she was attending Hogwarts while Dad and Mum were, I'll write them a letter," Albus said. Lily nodded.

"Good idea, why didn't you do it before?" she asked.

"I don't know, I never thought much about Vane," he replied. With that, Albus stood up and retreated to his dorm to write the letter. Lily shoved her incomplete Charms homework in her bag and climbed the staircase to her dorm. Fingering her father's pouch, she fell asleep.