Chapter 4: The return to Hogwarts
The day of the return to Hogwarts came soon enough they were all looking forward to going back to school although they knew it would be the last time as students that they would be making the ride to the school.
It was with some sadness that they stood on the platform waiting for the train to arrive watching the younger students running about like headless chickens shouting excitedly Harry smiled as he watched this Draco seemed to be thinking along the same lines he was as he stood near by with the push chairs in front of him.
Harry had to laugh that the two wolves were currently chasing Ron up and down the platform he liked watching his mate being happy it felt strange that he still called him that, as the train pulled into the station with five minutes to spare Harry spotted the other Weasley's and waved them over he hugged Ginny and his cousin.
"Ready to go back to school?" Harry asked smiling.
"Oh yes she is she hasn't shut up about it all morning have you Ginny?" her mate said laughing with Harry light heartedly.
"Well her best friend is pregnant almost four months now I believe and looking like a great big…" Harry started getting a clip around the ear.
"Don't even think about finishing that sentence Mikey." Hermione said using his father's pet name for him when they were annoyed with him for something.
"Water melon." Harry finished before running down the platform from the anguished scream Hermione let out.
"One day I will kill that boy." Hermione muttered darkly.
"You wouldn't do that you love me to much." Harry said walking back. "Have they started kicking yet?" he asked.
"No not yet should I be worried?" Hermione demanded.
"Oh no don't worry about that the twins or rather Jamie didn't start kicking for another month at this stage in my pregnancy." Harry said.
"Oh Lizzy wasn't that much of a problem then?" Ginny asked.
"Well lets just say that when I gave birth I was in for a nasty shock, you do not want to go through labour give birth to the son you knew about to find out that his been hiding his sister from you for nine months." Harry supplied. "To answer your question Lizzy to my knowledge never caused me any problems during the pregnancy where as Jamie would cause me pain whenever he wanted a cuddle from his fathers." Harry said grinning madly at the memory.
"Not put you off having anymore though right?" Ginny asked.
"I think the next one will be my mates carrying it we really haven't discussed it since the twins are only a few months old we don't want to add more children to the frey while we are at school." Harry said smiling.
"I imagine pushing something out that hole would be quite painful as well." Ginny said Harry nodded.
"Let's just say that I would prefer not to have to go through that again anytime soon." Harry supplied.
They boarded the train Harry Cedric Ron and Draco walked through the compartments on patrol most of the day they would take time out to talk to friends and chat with the girls and of course spend time with the twins who didn't like the train as it turned out as it made way to much noise for them.
When they pulled into Hogsmeade an hour late thanks to the mini tornado the twins had called up and wrecked havoc on the train because they weren't happy about the noise Harry and his mates were exhausted Hermione looked like she was ready to murder someone and Ginny was laughing hysterically.
"You know it was alright when I was in agony last year but now pay back is a bitch they just want to be cuddled by their father you know." Harry said looking at Daniel who smiled in understanding.
When they arrived in the great hall the new servant that had been placed with them took the twins to their rooms to take care of them while they sat at the feast Harry looked rather happy to be back at the school though he did allow some of the pain to show from the statue that was standing in the middle of the hall with a list of the dead beneath it the ones that had not been brought back by the spell.
"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts." Dumbledore began after the sorting. "Last year in the grounds of this very castle the final battle of the second war with Voldemort started the statue in the middle of the hall is a lasting reminder and tribute to those who didn't complete the journey with us." Dumbledore went on. "This year which is the 1002nd birthday of Hogwarts is a year of celebration and one of new tides as our world recovers from the war that so nearly cost us so much." Dumbledore finished.
Dinner that evening was an incredible affair the mates regardless of what house they had been in when they started at school sat at Gryffindor welcomed with open arms the war had brought them altogether in a way that no other had before Harry could only smile as Slytherin's sat at the Gryffindor table happily chatting and their was no class divide in the room now.
When they retired to their rooms that evening Harry wasn't surprised to see that their parents or his and the Potter's were waiting for them Harry smiled as he took his son from his father and bounced him up and down on his knee.
"So what is it the family want tonight? Hey Steve." Harry said hugging his brother.
"Oh we thought we would come and check up on you all since it's the start of the new term and all." Ziyon said.
"Plus you wanted to make sure that Uncle James and Sirius were behaving, who in their right mind would ask those two to teach together its asking for trouble." Harry said laughing when the two men in question Sirius he hadn't noticed was standing in the room looked at him indignantly.
"We are going to be good teachers, especially since we get to corrupt the innocent." James said causing Harry to laugh.
"I can see why my fathers liked you, you have trouble written all over your forehead." Harry supplied.
"Maybe we should get dad and Sirius to have it tattooed to their forehead so everyone knows." Steve said smiling.
"My own son as turned against me." James said everyone in the room laughed at his antics.
"Yes well your nephew is well aware of your antics and knows that you will do your best to create havoc at school this year." Harry said.
"Why do you keep calling me that I am your godfather." James said.
"You also share my family's blood now making you my father's brother and as such you're my uncle for real." Harry pointed out.
"Is that true?" Lily asked.
"What he says is true when you were given that potion it made you one of our family along with the titles you got as a result of that you're our children's uncle and aunt." Michael supplied.
"How is the brat from hell?" Harry asked.
"She is fine and stop calling your little sister to be a brat." Ziyon snarled affectionately at his eldest child.
"Hey that's what you're calling the little miss that likes to get your attention, I think she is going to be just like me and the twins you know hey baby sis give them hell." Harry said to his father's small bump causing the rest of them to laugh.
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Harry walked into his rooms the following day exhausted to see that his mates were already their talking as Cedric made dinner Harry walked up behind Draco before wrapping the boy in warm arms Draco leaned into the hug.
"Just finished with the teachers meeting I see." Cedric said smiling at his mate.
"Yes and I am absolutely starving so that had better be the best dinner I have seen in my life or I might get testy." Harry said smiling lightly.
"That bad was it?" Ron asked.
"I have never been so bloody bored in all my life and I sat through Binn's class so yes it was that bad." Harry snarled.
"Would you like to have something to drink?" Cedric asked.
"The biggest shot of fire whiskey that you can find will be good right about now." Harry said to his mate who nodded and disappeared from view to comply knowing full well that Harry could handle his drink well enough to have a shot of that horrendous stuff.
"Are the twins down for the evening?" Harry asked.
"Yes went down an hour ago." Draco said.
Harry nodded leaving the room for a moment to check on them before kissing the two of them on the forehead whispering goodnight to them both and returning to the others a warm fuzzy smile over coming his own happiness.
"Just needed to say good night to them both." Harry explained to his mates.
"How's Hermione?" Ron asked.
"She isn't happy because I have told her that she is not to over exert herself and told the over prefects to make sure she gets a light load and if they see her doing more than she should be to restrict her even more all of which I did in front of her of course so I am not her best friend at the moment." Harry explained.
"Oh I bet she wasn't too pleased." Draco said.
"Well you have to remember that I know what its like to be pregnant she doesn't and I know her to well not to know that she will push the limits of what she can do and that it would not be in the best interest of the child if she did so I am doing what I am doing for her own good even if at the moment she cannot see it." Harry said causing the others to laugh.
"You hated being grounded last year during quidditch same sort of thing." Draco said to him.
"Yes well I am back on the team this year as in I won't be coaching from the stands." Harry pointed out to him.
"I have gotten better you know Richards." Draco said to him.
"Draco if you can beat me in the air I will carry the next child." Harry said smiling at his mate.
"Is that so want to shake on it do we." Draco said to him their mates were laughing at the antics.
"On the other end if I beat you then you're carrying next time round." Harry said to him the Blonde paled slightly the idea of pain didn't sit well with him. "What's the matter Malfoy are you to yellow to take the challenge?" Harry goaded him.
"You're on Richards." Draco snarled at him Harry ruffled his mate's hair before kissing him delicately on the lips.
"What about us?" Ron asked though he didn't mind he was happy and content with the way things were and he didn't like the idea of that kind of pain at the moment.
"You want in on it to do you Weasley?" Draco said to his mate with a grin.
"Yes." Ron pouted causing the others to laugh.
"Well then we have a four way contest in the air the loser gets to carry the next child." Harry said.
"Now that's more like it." Cedric said to his mates.
"You four are going to be so competitive I can see it now." Ziyon said from the door way.
"Well we are four men and we can all carry children if we so wish personally I think Draco would make a good screamer during labour he has never been one for pain their was the hippogriff and the punch on the nose from Hermione I seem to remember." Harry said Draco started to splutter then laugh.
"I will have you know that she has a mean right hook." Draco snapped.
"Sure love." Ron said laughing.
"You three are unbelievable I won't include Cedric on this as he isn't the one who is fighting to be the next mum and arguing on Hermione's right hook." Ziyon said with a small smile at the older boy.
"Thanks dad at least someone can see that I have my fair share of problems with these three." Cedric said to his father in law.
"I resent that I am a complete angel I will have you know." Harry said snottily.
"Sure you are son." Ziyon said laughing at his son.