The italics will not be memories but clips of lives. Almost as if someone had been following everyone with a camera.
Some of the clips will be similar to the movies and books.
minerva's-kitten
Chapter 6: Changing it Up
Harry yawned and woke up to find himself in a strange but nice room that was done in creams and browns. He groaned covering his eyes with his arm realizing this whole terrible experience wasn't an awful dream.
Resigning himself to the fact that being held hostage by four ghostly children was real he got up; careful not to wake his wife, and exited the bedroom.
Getting up that morning he'd never could have guessed he'd find.
Eighties dance music was playing and in a corner of the room was Jessica and AJ. AJ was shirtless and wearing a pair of gray sweat pants and black boots. His hair was in a ponytail but had several strands sticking to him he was sweating so. Harry had at first thought the man was skinny but saw he had a good deal of muscle to his lean form. His arms were covered in tattoos.
Jessica was sweating almost as much as her husband. She was wearing tight black jogging pants and a sky blue sports bra with sneakers. Her long hair was in a high ponytail that swished as she moved. She had well defined muscles as well. She had a tattoo on her lower back and one on her upper right arm.
The couple were busy working out it appeared. AJ was holding a punching bag as his wife kicked and punched at it as hard as she could.
"Come on Jessie baby. Come on show me what you got. Get that arse into shape," AJ stated.
"Get your own arse into shape," Jessie shouted as her punching movements became faster.
"Morning," Harry called moving closer.
"Oh morning Harry," AJ grinned as he straightened up and Jessica stopped pulling the gloves off of her hands.
"Sleep okay?" she asked.
"Yeah uh…what are you doing exactly?" Harry asked.
"Early early morning work out," AJ breathed as he and his wife picked up their water bottles and drank deeply from them. "We try to stay in the best shape," he added.
Twenty minutes later a few others were up. Ron and Harry watched as Minerva led a yoga class for everyone.
Ron laughed seeing Hermione wasn't as flexible as she had thought; but both gawked at how Dumbledore moved. Seriously someone his age shouldn't be able to move like that!
"How the bloody hell do you do that?" Horace asked looking at the Headmaster as he was contorted into a pretzel.
Those doing yoga were Minerva, Marshall, Sebastian, Clara, Jessica, Ginny, and Hermione.
"A lot of practice," Albus chuckled.
"Oh that explains so much," AJ laughed coming out of the bedroom carrying a sleeping little girl with the other three toddlers following him.
"Can you get out of that position?" Lorna asked. She was cooking breakfast and Severus was setting the table. Seems the ghosts provided fresh ingredients every meal.
"Surely," Clara laughed as they all unraveled themselves from their knots and stood with a last stretch.
"Good morning, good morning toys!" Aphrodite laughed delightedly as the others ate.
"How are you all this fine glorious day?" Apollo asked.
No on answered them as they were too annoyed or sleepy.
"AH well early start today. Before we show some clips of the lives of our toys we would like you all to state your jobs now and then," Hermes stated, "The snake with the bad attitude should start first."
"Would that be dad or Professor Slughorn," Sebastian asked smirking into his juice. AJ sniggered and high-fived the boy.
"Sebastian don't be rude," Lorna hissed.
"I was a potions master and then potions professor before retiring. And now I am a potions professor again," Horace sighed.
"Death eater, spy, potions professor, and now a defense against the dark arts professor," Severus stated.
"I have always been a potions mistress," Lorna stated.
"I have always been a curse researcher," Clara replied, "but recently I have slowed down a bit and spend a fair bit of time at home."
"I was an alchemist…well I still am. Then a transfiguration professor and deputy. Now I am the headmaster. Dreams do come true," Albus sighed pushing his chair back. Clara and Jessica giggled.
"Well I of course work in the Department of Mysteries. Always have," Marshall nodded.
"I was an auror and now I am the transfiguration professor and deputy," Minerva stated.
"Jessie and I were aurors till nine years ago and then I became lead musician and she became Siren," AJ answered.
"What made you all quit?" Harry asked. He was an auror now and was abut to quit to teach Muggle Studies.
"There's only so much fighting dark wizards one can take before they decide they want something more out of life," AJ answered.
"But we still try to keep up with some of the things we learned and our physique just in case," Jessica added.
After breakfast and everyone had dressed they found the bean bags and seats were line together like a movie theater showing. A screen was in front of them.
"All right toys we have a treat now. We have clips of your life. We will show one at the time and let everyone comment on them. We may even comment ourselves. Mummy says this was a good way to learn," Artemis stated as the room darkened and the screen lit up.
A dark night punctuated by a man in flowing red robes pulling out a strange lighter that took out all the lights of Pivet Drive.
"Ganpa!" Isabella squealed.
"Shush now," Clara said softly.
The man took out all the lights. When he was finished he walked down the street and smiled when I meowing caught his attention.
"I should have known you'd be here my dear," he chuckled. The tabby cat transformed into a stern looking woman in an emerald cloak with slightly mussed hair.
"My granny!" Landon stated as he got up from his seat and toddled over to Minerva crawling up into her lap with a bit of her help.
"Are the rumors true?" the woman asked.
"I'm afraid so Minerva. The good…and the bad," Albus sighed as they began walking down the street.
"What about the boy?" she asked.
"He survived miraculously. Hagrid's bringing him," Albus stated.
"Do you think it wise…to trust him with something as important as this!?" Minerva gasped.
"I would trust him with my life," Albus stated as they heard a low rumble.
From the sky a motorcycle flew and landed with a screech right in front of the two. The woman was clasping onto the man's arm and he looked thrilled at the motorcycle.
"Trust you to like something like that," Clara sighed rolling her eyes.
"I have one of those actually," AJ laughed.
"Oh I love it," Jessica grinned.
"Any troubles Hagrid?" Albus asked.
"No sir he fell asleep just as we were flying over Bristol," Hagrid stated. He got off the motorcycle and it gave a low groan from the weight. The giant of a man gently placed a sleeping baby with a lightening shaped scar on his forehead in the headmaster's arms.
"Oh Albus is that where…" Minerva gulped gently running a hand over the scar.
"Yes it is. He'll have that scar all his life," Albus stated.
"Couldn't you do something about it?" she asked.
"Even if I could I wouldn't. Scars can be very helpful. I have one on my knee that resembles the London Underground," he stated.
"I quite like that scar actually," Clara grinned as she gently traced the man's knee with one of her fingers. Albus gave a sheepish laugh and squirmed.
"Ugh," Ron shivered and turned back to the screen.
"You can't expect us to leave the boy here. I've watched them all day they're the worst sort of muggles imaginable," Minerva stated as they stopped in front of one of the houses.
"That's where you were all day!?" Jessica exclaimed.
"Shush," Minerva hissed.
"It's the safest place for him my dear. He shouldn't have to grow up with the fame. They're won't be a child in our world who doesn't know his name. He's better growing up away from that," Albus stated gently laying the boy on the door step with a note. "Until he is ready."
Minerva had tears in her eyes and Hagrid was sniffling loudly as the three went their separate ways and disappeared. The screen went black and the lights returned.
"You left him!?" Lorna and Jessica shouted.
"He needed to grow up without the burden of fame," Albus frowned.
"Then why not desert your own children?" Horace asked.
"He has a point," AJ nodded.
"Albus really. You should have brought him into the family. No wonder he's so scrawny," Clara sighed.
"Why am I always blamed?" Albus frowned.
"Because you're an idiot," Minerva answered.
"She has a point dad," AJ conceded. Albus sighed.
"You really stayed there all day?" Harry asked Minerva.
"Of course I did," Minerva nodded, "I wanted to see just who we were leaving you with."
"And forget your daughter's ballet recital in the process," Jessica stated bending her head backwards. Minerva's eyes grew wide and she turned to Marshall.
"You did miss it Min," Marshall shrugged.
"On the bright side it was for a good cause," Lorna stated.
"I just realized… you were twelve when you became godparents," Ron stated.
"Point?" AJ asked.
"Why?" Ron asked.
"Severus didn't have a lot of friends he trusted," AJ shrugged.
"And I am a totally awesome kid so of course they'd choose me," Jessica laughed.
"Oh yeah," Lorna scoffed pushing Jessica's head back up.
"All right then let's watch another clip! This one is a wonderful one of an old Quidditch practice," Artemis stated as the lights dimmed again.
"Thankfully for those of you with horrid attention spans…" several heads turned to Ron. "We have all the clips in color," Hermes added.
A slim beauty of fifteen flew into the hair and flicked her long blonde hair back showing off tan skin and bright twinkling blue eyes in a Gryffindor Quidditch uniform.
"Hey it's Rissa!" AJ grinned.
"Rissa?" Hermione asked.
"Marissa Eliza our eldest child," Clara answered smiling brightly at the screen.
"Release it Marty!" she shouted happily.
"Aye, Aye Dumbledore," a voice shouted as a glint of gold zoomed into the air.
For several minutes the other players flew around hitting bludgers and chasing the quaffle while Marissa was idly floating above them. It almost looked like she was napping.
"Bloody show off. Just because she could do tricks on a broom," AJ mumbled.
Then there was a glint of gold by the teachers' box. In a flash Marissa turned her broom and was flying faster than she should as she approached the box. Her hand reached out and snatched the snitch just in time to pull up into the air and do a loop de loop.
"How the bloody hell do you do that?" Marty shouted.
"It's all in the control Marty," Marissa winked in his direction as she held the struggling ball and the screen went black.
"Now that was cool!" Ron exclaimed.
"She's still got it too," Jessica stated, "We really have to have you lot come and play with us."
"I'd love to go against Clara and Marissa," Harry nodded.
"What about you Sebastian?" Ginny asked turning to the teen. He was lying on the floor with his head in Jessica's lap. She was in a bean bag.
"I'm a Slytherin about to start my fourth year and I am a chaser," Sebastian stated, "and darn if I can't get a goal pass Jessie to save my life!"
"She is good," AJ sighed.
"Aw shucks," Jessica blushed.