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Chapter 4 - The Meeting

Everyone was now sat at the table in the Three Broomsticks, well technically speaking it was two tables pushed together because of the size of the group, but for them, that was beside the point. There was a much more urgent matter at hand: The scar that was now on Albus' forehead and not on Harry's. Minerva McGonagall had also joined the discussion, for she was going to have to deal with the rumours at Hogwarts, plus, she was just as confused, concerned and interested as the rest of the group.

"Mr Potter, is there anything you can tell us about before your scar disappeared?" Minerva began, indicating to her former student.

"No, Professor, apart from the fact that I think I fainted." Harry replied, looking at Ginny, Fred, George and Lily, to clarify that this really did happened. They seemed to understand what his look meant and nodded in response.

"I fainted too, Dad," Albus piped up and then suddenly looked confused and as Harry was about to speak, Albus spoke again, "But…I was fine for a few moments after it appeared!" the young boy explained, looking from one person to another. However, they looked just as confused as he did.

"There might be a book about it." Hermione said slowly, everyone turned in her direction to face her. Ron scoffed, and Hermione glared at him, stonily.

"What? You always suggest a book!" Ron accused.

Hermione huffed, "Well believe it or not Ronald," Ron winced at the sound of his full name, "Books are quite useful, if you'd have read, then you might have passed your exams a lot better!" Her husband's ears went pink, as they always did when he was embarrassed or angry.

"Yes, but where would we find such a book?" Astoria asked, trying to keep things calm.

"I may have a book in our library." Draco announced.

"Oh yeah, Scorpius said something about that." Harry remembered.

"If not, my office has a lot of banned books on curses, since it is a cursed scar, there might be something in one of the books." Hermione announced.

"Oh, yeah, Minister for Magic privileges!" Draco sneered.

"I wouldn't exactly call them privileges, really, some are quite nasty, Draco!" Hermione said, stiffly. At this Draco rolled his eyes. The conversation then turned to the children.

"What happened when Albus' scar appeared?" Harry asked Rose and Scorpius, but to his surprise, Albus answered instead.

"I remember feeling quite hot even though it was quite cool, I opened a window at just before about half eleven, I think, and then Rose looked at me to tell me to close it, maybe? I noticed that she had gone pale and she was telling me I had a scar. She went to find James and I told him to send an owl. Then it turned black as I fainted, I have no idea what happened next." Albus stated.

"I was going to tell him to close the window," Rose confirmed, "Then I noticed his scar and told him, he felt his forehead when Scorpius told him I was right, and so I went to find James. He and I got the emergency healers from the front of the train and he sent an owl to you and one to Professor McGonagall. Shortly afterwards, as my watch struck half eleven, he fainted." Rose told the adults. Scorpius confirmed both of their statements.

"I still don't understand why it was eleven thirty, when it happened." Ginny said, stumped.

"Or why it was Albus!" Harry added. They sat in silence for a minute.

"We better be getting back to our shop." The twins said.

"Oh, and we haven't forgotten you owe use a laugh…I mean your signature on the contract, Mr Potter." Fred said.

"Ooh, is it like the bubble farting one?" Albus asked, smirking.

"You made a bubble farting contract?" Draco asked, quite impressed "And the you used it on Harry?" Draco queried, snickering.

"Yes, though Harry was the only one who didn't find it funny…shame." Fred said, frowning.

"Instead he spent a week trying to sort it out!" George grinned.

"Making the spell last a lot longer, it was originally meant to last two days!" Fred added, also grinning.

"Oh, and to answer your question, it was a lot different to the previous one." George said and then he bent down to whisper what would have happened if Harry had signed the contract. Albus grinned cheekily.

"What? What did they say?" Harry asked.

"Not telling you…" Albus taunted, making his father scowl with rage. Everyone had a good laugh, except for Harry before Fred and George apparated back to their shop.

"Well I must be going, if you want me to see if I can find a book for you, Harry." Hermione said, hugging everyone in turn, even Draco and his family, then, she turned and apparated back to the ministry.

"By mate, by sis," Ron said, "Say goodbye, Hugo." Ron told his son, who was standing with Lily.

The two friends awkwardly hugged and then blushed "Bye." Hugo whispered as Lily waved. The young boy took his father's hand, and they apparated back to the Burrow. Draco and Astoria decided to walk partway back to the castle before apparating, just outside of the wards. As they approached, Draco gave a curt nod and offered his hand for Harry to shake, and unlike their first year at Hogwarts, Harry took his hand.

"Thank you for looking after Scorpius." Astoria thanked them. She took Draco's arm and they vanished. The considerably much smaller group, started the walk back to the castle entrance.

They finally arrived at the castle, there were still a few hours to go before the train arrived at Hogsmeade Station and most of the children's things were on the train, they couldn't read a book or anything like that. Rose, Scorpius and Rose didn't know which houses they would be in, so they couldn't go to a common room, James who did didn't know the password couldn't go either! So, they decided to go to the kitchens to see the house elves.

"Winky!" exclaimed Harry, who hadn't expected to see the houself still there, in fact he was sure that she would have died. Winky was still alive but she was very old, it seemed that she had given up her obsession of Mr Crouch and her drinking, Harry was pleased to see this. He smiled to himself and started chatting to the houselves.

Eventually their discussion had to come to a close for the Hogwarts Express was going to pull into the station at any moment. Harry, Lily and Ginny walked to the Headmistresses office and flooed from there, after warning them all to behave. Meanwhile, James entered the Great Hall, whilst Scorpius, Rose and Albus, who had become much closer that day, waited patiently outside the Great Hall for everyone else to arrive. Albus, Rose and Scorpius couldn't wait!