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Chapter 7 Gifts and Warnings

He was walking down the corridor for the third time in twenty-four hours. He was reaching out for the door, and then he was back in his bed staring at the ceiling. Harry groaned and rolled over. The snake-shaped clock on the nightstand flashed 7:30 Am. Ron was snoring loudly in the cot next to his. Harry decided to get up and make sure everything was packed before Mrs. Weasley, or his mum could come up and yell about it.

"Its strange to think that mum will actually be seeing me off today," he thought as he put on his socks, jeans, and a T-shirt. "And that Kaitie'll be going, my sister!" He smiled to himself as he thought of the platform. Then it hit him. No one outside the order, Ron, and Hermione knew his parents were alive, or that he had a sister, let alone two other siblings besides. As if sensing his son's thoughts, James appeared at the door to Harry and Ron's room.

"Glad to see your up," he whispered as he came in and sat cross-legged on the floor beside Harry.

"Yeah," Harry said absently. He was looking through his trunk for the marauders map.

"Yeah, it's great. Especially when you're trying to go see Hagrid at night." James chuckled. "I remember doing that, but we mostly used it on full moons, and for pranks." Harry laughed, and Ron gave a particularly loud snore. James pulled out his wand and muttered, "muffliato," as he pointed it at Ron's bed.

"What'd you do?" Harry asked curiously. "Cool! I'll have to remember that," Harry commented.

"Yeah," Harry said and paused before asking, "dad?"

"Yeah son?" James held up a hand, and put the other over Harry's mouth. "Shhhh, it'll be all right," he soothed.

"But--

"Harry," James said sternly, "don't worry about it. We've lasted this long in this house. Kaitie'll be with you at Hogwarts and if something happens..., well that's a risk I guess we have to take. Everything people do these days is risky. Walking outside the house is risky, but if we don't take risks, we'll never get anything accomplished. You just keep Kathryn out of any fights with Slytherin's and you stay out of fights as well, and it'll be ok," James smiled, "and please! No more illegal potion brewing, all right?" It was Harry's turn to smile.

"Ok, I'll try," he laughed. James stood up, and ruffled Harry's hair. "Come on kid, let's go down stairs." He started toward the door, then paused and turned around. "Demufliato," he said pointing his wand at Ron. "Ron! Time to get up!" he called. Ron groaned as Harry threw a pillow at him.

"Get up lazy bones!" he called. Just then Lily called up the stairs.

"Breakfast is ready!" Ron jumped out of bed, and promptly fell over. He had forgotten to untangle himself from the sheets. When they reached the kitchen, Lily was dishing eggs and bacon on to Hermione Ginny and Kaitie's plates. Mattie and Nick ran in as Harry and James sat down.

"Harry!" Nick shouted and ran to hug him.

"Hey Nicky," Harry said grinning. Nick scowled,

"don't call me that!" James laughed, and Hermione smiled,

"Yes Harry, be nice to poor Nickikins." Nick threw Hermione a filthy look, she laughed, picked him up, and put him in a chair between Harry and herself. He sighed resignedly, and began eating his eggs that Lily had just sat down in front of him. As she turned away, Harry could have sworn he saw a smile playing around her lips. He caught her eye and raised an eyebrow. She winked and mouthed, "Awe how cute!"

After breakfast, everyone ran upstairs to get their trunks. For about half an hour, there was the banging and thumping of trunks being dragged through the house. The screeches of pigwidgeon and Hedwig, and the hisses and cries of Crookshanks, and Dotty (Kaities cat) just added to the noise level. Finally, about 10:15, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Ginny, Kaitie, Nick, Mattie, Lily, James, Sirius, and Molly, as well as Tonks (who had short gray hair, a very long nose and gray eyes today), were walking to Kings Cross. Arthur was at work already. Nick Mattie and Kaitie were bouncing off the walls with excitement. None of them had been to the platform before as far as Harry knew.

Ron and Hermione, went first, then Harry and Kaitie went next, followed by Fred and George, then Ginny, and Sirius. Next come Nick, and Lily, James and Mattie, and finally Tonks and Molly. When they all entered the platform, James and Sirius helped load the trunks on the train, and then everyone gathered around to say there goodbyes. Everyone received a hug each from Molly and Lily, (Lily held Harry longest and James had to pry her away), and Nick and Mattie gave them all hugs too. Ron and Hermione had become like siblings to them, and they would miss Fred and George's jokes. When Harry and Kaitie went to hug James, he hugged them back and then, pulled them aside.

"I need to talk to you two," he said seriously. His children followed him wearily.

"Yes dad?" Kaitie questioned.

"I just want to tell you two to be careful," Harry mouthed the last 2 words with him. James glared at him. "I'm serious Harry! You two are Potters." Kaitie snorted, but James just glared and continued, "Voldemort is looking for Harry, and will use you to get to him, Kathryn if he gets the chance." Kaitie's eyes grew wide. "I don't want to scare you sweetheart. I just want to put you on your guard." Kaitie nodded. "If something happens that you think is suspicious, you tell Harry--" he stopped and reached into his pocket. He pulled out two mirrors and handed one to Harry and the other to Kaitie. Then he continued talking Kaitie: "tell Harry, Ron, and/or Hermione, but also make sure no one is around and use these. They're three-way mirrors. You just say the name of the person with one of the mirrors, and you'll be able to talk to them. Keep them with you at all times, all right?"

"Can we turn them into five-way mirrors?" Harry asked interested.

"Yes, I'm sure that's possible. Just duplicate the mirror, and..., hang on I'll ask your mother about the charm to add mirrors to the connection." He asked Lily as Harry and Kaitie stood wondering how their mother would take the fact that they had the mirrors. They saw her scowl for a moment, and then heard her say,

"If it's for their safety..." James came back over to them, and told them the charm just as the warning whistle blew. He pushed Harry toward the train but held Kaitie back for a second.

"Kathryn Lin, I know this goes against everything I've ever done at school, but do not, I repeat DO NOT, prank the Slytherins. I'm willing to bet some of them are Death Eaters, and I know for a fact that most of their parents are. Promise me you'll stay away from them whenever possible, and won't prank them." Kaitie stood for a second looking at her father. "Kathryn Lin Potter! Promise me!" James looked more serious than Kaitie had ever seen him in her entire life.

"I promise," she said seriously. Sirius walked over at that moment,

"Sorry, I couldn't help overhearing, but your fathers right Kait. You need to stay away from slytherin's whenever possible. Be careful Kait," Sirius said and hugged her goodbye. Then, seeing Harry standing in the doorway to the train, he added, "and you to Harry James, no going looking for ex-convicts." Harry grinned

"I won't, Sirius."

"Really Harry, be careful," Sirius ordered and James nodded with a serious face.

"I will but remember? I don't go looking for trouble; it comes and finds me!"

The train whistle blew again, and James and Sirius waved goodbye with the rest of the adults, as Harry, Kaitie, and the rest waved from the train, and faded into the distance.

A/N: Thanks for the lovely reviews! Sorry for the delayed update, but I had computer issues (I won't bore u with the details), I'll try and do better next time!

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