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"Everybody grab you baggies and bikinis
'Cause it's only just begun
We're gonna have a ball until the fall now
'Cause summer means fun"

-Bruce &Terry


Flashback

Every summer, the Weasley/Potter clan took a family vacation during the first week of the summer. It was a reward to all the kids for doing well in school as well as a way for all of them to get together at least once, since each family liked to do their own things during the summer. The entire family was currently packed into the kitchen at the Burrow, and Harry was about to tell everyone where they were going this year; but he thought he could have a little fun with it.

"Settle down everyone!" he yelled "I have an announcement to make." Everyone ended their side conversations and gave him their full attention. Everyone was wearing equally anxious expressions and Lily was literally bouncing.

"Daddy, tell us!" she pleaded. He sighed dramatically and rubbed his head.

"Alright, alright. I know you all are wondering where we're going to be spending the next week, and I won't hold it in any longer. We're going to be spending one full week…here!" Harry used all his strength not to laugh. Everyone's faces were a mix of confusion and shock.

"Yay!" Lily screamed. James quickly put his hand over her mouth before turning on him.

"Seriously, we're taking vacation here in the house we come to every Sunday?" he asked

"Yes, it will be brilliant!" Harry continued, "We could set up tents and camp in the backyard, maybe play a few pick-up games of Quidditch; and the best part is that we wouldn't have to pack! What do you guys say?" He looked around the room, surveying everyone's reactions. Most of them seemed to be thinking up ways to get out of their annual trip. Victoire and Molly looked flat out disgusted and Ginny looked... livid? Ok, time to wrap this up. "You all don't look to happy." He said.

"We might as well not even call it a vacation." James said

"Yeah, we could do this anytime really." Ron added.

"Well if no one wants to go on vacation anymore, then I guess I don't need these new sunglasses I bought." He chimed.

"Why would you need sunglasses?" Rose asked

"I heard they would come in handy in The Bahamas." He said shrugging. He couldn't hold back any longer and gave the whole family a huge smile. "We're going to The Bahamas!" he shouted. After that everyone burst into a chorus of cheers and celebrating, even though he knew half of them had no clue what that was.

"Thank you Uncle Harry, this is going to be amazing!" Roxanne squealed. She ran to hug him and everyone followed suit.

"You're all very welcome, you deserve it. Now everyone go get packed!" They all filed out of the room and Harry smiled to himself; this was going to be a good one.


Roxy was very excited about their trip to The Bahamas. She and Rose were the only kids that actually knew where that was, so she could fully appreciate the surprise. She was looking forward to the clear-blue water on the beaches, and the sun, and all the crazy things they would do while they were there. The morning when they left had been hectic to say the least. They were all rushing and packing last minute things, and they almost missed the port key by 5 seconds. When they arrived at their destination Molly had to pinch herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. The house they would be staying in was beautiful; It looked like it had pulled straight from one of the travel books she'd read.

It was a huge, white house with what looked like a million windows and the front door was very elegant but looked inviting at the same time. Once they walked inside there was a chorus of ooh's and ah's from the family. There was a grand piano in the corner of the room that Roxy felt badly for, because knowing her cousins it would probably have to be repaired more than once over the course of their stay there. They all continued exploring until they got up the stairs where the bedrooms were.

"Alright everyone" her Uncle Harry said. "We're getting to the living quarters and before you go crazy fighting over rooms, listen to these instructions. There's 10 bedrooms total; five on this floor and five on the one above. All the adult couples get their own rooms on this floor and you kids will be splitting up upstairs. I don't care who sleeps where, but if there's arguing I'll rearrange you all myself. Teddy gets his own bedroom unless he'd rather share, and the rest of you can choose who you'd like to stay with. Any questions?" No one spoke and she guessed it was because everyone was anxious to pick their rooms. "Last thing; although we technically can fix anything magically, we would really prefer not to have to. That being said, have a good time!"They all ran towards the next set of stairs so they could get to the top floor.

"I want my own room!" Teddy shouted.

"I want to be with Lillian!" Lucy yelled.

"Over here Lucille!" she replied. Roxy laughed at how silly they were. They had started calling each other Lillian and Lucille after Fred called them babies; because apparently having a longer name makes you older.

Roxy was ahead of everyone and ran all the way to the end of the hall where she found the perfect room for her. "Molly! I found a room!" she shouted down the hall. Molly ran in soon after and gasped in excitement.

"Perfect! Vic, we got one!" Molly shouted into the hallway. She ran in a few seconds later and jumped up and down when she saw where they'd be staying.

It was a large room with hardwood floors and black and white theme. There were four large beds with a big fluffy white comforter and black and white pillows, and a mirror hanging over each bed. They had a vanity and a walk-in closet, and there was a balcony that was facing the beach. Roxy walked out onto the balcony and took in the sight of the island. This was going to be one of the best weeks ever!


It was the third day of their vacation, and Victoire was lying in the beach listening to Molly gush about her new relationship. She'd been going on and on for hours and honestly Vic had stopped listening a while ago. All she could think about was Teddy and the fact that he'd be leaving for America next year.

"Well Vic, what do you think?" Molly asked. Victoire had no idea what she had been saying so she just said something she had been thinking for a while.

"Don't you think you guys are moving a bit fast?" she asked.

"Uhhh, No. We are moving at a normal pace. Don't you think you and Teddy are moving a bit slowly?" she asked. Victoire was not going to dignify that with a response. "You guys have been together for weeks now and…" she trailed of, obviously prying for details.

"And nothing Molly; I told you, we're not together." She responded regretfully.

"I don't see why not. Oh yeah, because of 'timing' you say. If you ask me-"

"I didn't."

"I think that's ridiculous. You guys 'promised' yourselves to each other but aren't ready to be together; I just don't get it." Vic didn't really get it either, but it made sense at the time. She had just gotten out of a relationship and was lying in bed with another guy the next morning. You could say her judgment was a bit off in those days.

"It's more complicated than that," Wasn't it? "There are other factors to consider. Do you think Teddy would be going to America if we were together? I don't want to hold him back."

"Oh come off it, Vic! You can't seriously be telling me you want him to go?"

"Of course I don't want him to go, but I also don't want to be the reason he stays behind. He'd regret it forever and I can't have that on my conscience." She answered.

"If you say so; though I know you're lying, because you didn't even know about America when you made your little pinky swear." That was true. Vic had only found out an hour or so before her Aunt Ginny. "So are you going to tell me what the real problem is?"

"Fine. The truth is I'm scared." She confessed.

"Of what? You guys are perfect for each other."

"That's the problem! Everyone always says how perfect we are and they're giving our relationship such high standards to live up to before we're even in the relationship. What if we get together and it's not as great as we thought it would be. What if we don't even like each other?" It felt great to say out loud the things she'd been thinking.

"Do you love him?"

"Yes, more than anything; you know that."

"Then there's your answer. It's not about what everyone else thinks and says; it's about how you feel. You guys love each other, and that's all you need to worry about. He's going to go to America, you guys will take it day by day, you'll get through it, graduate, get married and produce extremely genetically blessed children." She blabbed. The world had turned upside down; Molly Weasley had just given good advice.

"Molly, when did you get so…smart?" she joked

"Well, dating an older man has its perks." She said wiggling her eyebrows. "Now let's quit the boy talk and relax."

"I can do that. " Victoire said. She felt way better now that she had talked to someone about how she had been feeling. She leaned back on her towel ready to enjoy tanning when she was all of a sudden covered in ice cold water. She heard Molly shriek and figured they had gotten her too. She heard a high fiving noise and a goofy laugh that she recognized all too well. She turned around to see James and her sister running away carrying buckets. "You better run Dominique!" she screamed before grabbing Molly's hand and running towards those criminals. This was going to be a very interesting summer.


Louis, like any other child, loved birthdays. However, he didn't love his birthday, because something always went wrong. He would blame it on fate, but he knew the exact reason why his birthdays always got ruined. Two words: Dominique Weasley. His sister was a menace to society and she had a sick obsession with destroying his birthdays. Blowing up the cake, locking him in the bathroom during his own party, and opening his presents were just a few of her stunts. This year his birthday fell during the same week they were in the Bahamas, and even though he insisted he didn't want to do anything, James and Dom had begged to throw him a small celebration. Nothing good came of anything that had their names on it, and Louis had no reason to think this would be any different.

He woke up completely prepared for a terrible birthday. He walked down the stairs to the kitchen where he saw his sisters arguing. Perfect. Victoire saw him first and completely ignored Dominique's yelling. Vic was his favorite sister- by default. She was too girly and perfect for his taste, but Dominique was absolutely crazy, so Victoire won that battle.

"Happy birthday Louis!" she gushed before picking him up and kissing him everywhere. "I can't believe you're 9, how did you get so big so fast?"

"I don't know." He answered. How should he know? He had only barely gotten out of third grade.

"I just can't believe it! Oh, I'll give you your present later." she patted him on the head before turning on Dom, "Don't you have something to say to your little brother?" she asked in a bossy tone.

"Even better!" she answered. "I got him something." she said before walking towards him with a smile on her face. He didn't know what to expect so he just thanked his lucky stars that she was going to get this over with first thing in the morning with no one around. She handed him an envelope and he looked at it skeptically and when she began to raise her arms he flinched instinctively. He was waiting for her to hit or pinch him, but she gave him a hug instead. "Happy Birthday Lou!" she said in a sweet voice.

Louis didn't know if he should hug her back, but before he could decide she was taking her arms from around him. She looked at him expectantly and he realized she was waiting for him to open her gift. He slowly began to open the envelope, expecting the worst. There was a hand-made card inside and he pulled in out. When he opened it there was no explosion nor was he injured, but something had fallen on the ground. He picked it up and was completely surprised by what he saw; it was a limited edition Puddlemere United collector's card signed by Oliver Wood himself.

"Wicked! Thanks Dom! How did you get this?" he asked, even though he really didn't want to know in case she'd stolen it or something.

"I know people." She said with a wave of her hand. "Only the best for my favorite sibling." He didn't know where this was coming from, but he wasn't going to question it; but he wasn't going to let his guard all the way down either. He ran to go show Hugo what Dominique had given him, and was shocked to say the rest of the day went by smoothly. They played soccer on the beach, swam, and relaxed the entire day; it had been a great day.

He was resting on the bed in the room he shared with Albus and Hugo when his dad knocked on the door. "Louis! It's time for your birthday dinner!" he called. Louis ran to the kitchen in excitement; after the great day he'd had, he completely forgot about his party. He walked out to the sitting area and had to look around to make sure he was still at the resort. There was a table stacked with presents, a huge cake, plenty of food and music playing. He looked around where he saw his whole family there waiting for him; the sight made him want to dance, because in this family you hardly ever got everyone's undivided sat down at the head of the table where the cake was and waited for them to sing Happy Birthday.

"Wait!" Dom shouted suddenly. She ran off quickly and came back holding two handfuls of balloons. "You can't have a party without balloons." She stated. He wasn't sure what had gotten into her but he hoped it would last; maybe they could even learn to be friends. "This one's especially for you!" she said, tying the largest one to his chair. Dom sat down next to him and began the song.

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Louis, Happy Birthday to-"

Pop!

The balloon Dom had gotten for him burst, and water fell out of it splashing on him, the cake, and everyone near him. The entire table was silent; except for Dominique of course, who was laughing her butt off. When he looked around the table he caught James' eye, who winked at him and pointed under his chair. Louis discretely tapped the bottom of his chair and felt one of the muggle water guns his Grandfather showed them how to use. He looked back at James who gave a slight nod, then he aimed and shot right at Dominique. He held down the trigger until there was hardly any water left and Dom was soaked, wearing a shocked look on her face.

He would have felt bad for what he had done, but the sight of his sister right now was hilarious. There was water everywhere, and everyone was staring at Dom as if they were afraid she might try to kill him. Louis caved and started laughing harder than he had every laughed at anything his whole life. It only took a few seconds for James to join in and Dominique began laughing as well. Lily was clearly amused because she began laughing too and in no time the whole family was doubling over in fits of laughter.

Louis aimed the water gun at James, drenching him with the rest of the water. He then reached under his chair and fired right back at Louis. Everyone began looking under their chairs and found that James had supplied them all with a water gun. In a matter of minutes they were having a full-on water fight and Louis was having a blast. They ran around and played for hours until they absolutely couldn't anymore. Everyone went to dry off and Louis caught up with James.

"Thanks mate!" he said happily, "That was brilliant."

"Don't mention it, I got your back! Happy birthday Lou!" he said before running back in the house.

Best. Birthday. Ever.


It was the last night of their trip, and Teddy really didn't want it to end. This had to be one of the best trips they'd ever taken and the faster it ended, the sooner he'd be leaving for America. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but he was rethinking the timing of it all. He hadn't expected Vic to be so happy about it, but she seemed to really support the idea. It was nice that she supported his dreams, but part of him had wished she would ask him to stay, just so he knew she wanted him to. He was lying in bed trying to sleep but was having a hard time because there was a thunderstorm causing quite a stir outside. He knew it was only a matter of time before there were a bunch of kids running to him asking if they could sleep with him. It was mystery as to why they always came to him; it wasn't like he could stop the storm.

As soon as he said this there was a bit of thunder so loud that even he jumped a little. There was a knock on his door and he pretended to be asleep out of habit. The person opened the door and stood at the side of his bed before tapping him lightly on the shoulder. Teddy looked at them through one eye and saw that it was Al. He scooted over a little and another round of thunder caused Albus to practically jump on top of him. "Al!"

"Sorry." He heard quick footsteps coming down the hallway and a few seconds later two more people had jumped on the bed. Teddy looked over and saw that Lily and Lucy had joined them. He moved away from Al a little and let the girls crawl between them.

"Teddy?" Lily asked

"Hmm?"

"I have to potty." Teddy grunted in response, she could take herself. "Teddyyyyy" she whined.

He knew she wouldn't stop until she got what she wanted, so he got up quickly slinging Lily over his shoulder, and carried her to the bathroom. They walked in and Teddy turned around to give her whatever privacy a 7 year old needed. While she was washing her hands there was a flash of lightning so bright that it looked like someone had turned on the lights. He knew what was coming next and picked Lily up before the thunder could sound. He heard a parade of footsteps while they were walking back and he could only image who had invaded his room now. He opened the door and saw that Rose, Hugo, Louis and Dominique had joined Al and Lucy. He squeezed himself onto the bed, praying that all the scaredy cats were here, and no one else would be joining them; the bed was only so big after all. Of course there was bickering going on about who was on whom and who needed to move over.

"Be quiet." He yelled, and everyone ending their talking quickly. There were a few minutes of silence followed by thunder, which made most of them scream. This was going to be a long night.

There was another knock on the door and James and Fred appeared in the doorway.

"What's all this yelling about?" James asked. But the lightning that flashed next was as good enough an answer as any, and they ran and jumped on the bed too. The bed was way too cramped now; didn't they know 10 is a crowd?

"I can't sleep." Dominique complained. "This weather is way too scary."

"Well try." Teddy responded. They would not sucker him into reading or talking to them tonight; he was going to sleep. No one could lie still for more than a few minutes, and the continuous thunder kept them jumping up and even screaming every now and then.

"It's not working." Rose said.

"Maybe some hot chocolate would help?" Dominique asked. This earned her cheers and whoops from some of the kids and Teddy had to shush them quickly.

"No. you all need to sleep."

"But Teddy-" Rose started.

"Sleep!" he ordered. Merlin they could be annoying. He heard Dominique whispering to someone but he didn't care what they were planning; he wasn't going to get up and make them hot chocolate. Someone tapped him on the shoulder and when he turned around he was staring at Lily.

"Teddy can you please make us hot chocolate?" she asked sweetly. He shook his head; he would not give in. "Please! Just this one time before you go to America?" That was low. He turned around completely to see that they were all staring at him with equally pathetic puppy dog faces. They were ruthless. He got up quickly and headed towards the door before turning around.

"Are you guys coming or not?" he asked. They all rushed out of the bed abandoning the sad act, and ran past him to the kitchen; they were such little demons. He made his way to the stairs but had to make a stop first. He knocked on the door of the room that Vic, Molly and Roxy were sharing. He heard whispers from inside and was relieved that he wouldn't have to wake them. He walked in and saw Vic and Roxy sitting on the bed chatting.

"Teddy! Why are you up so late?" Vic asked.

"Well the kids are afraid of the storm and want me to make them hot chocolate so they can sleep."

"Do you even know how to make hot chocolate?" she asked.

"Of course I don't, that's why I'm here. Care to help me?" The girls nodded and started to leave and Teddy noticed something was off.

"Where's Molly?" he asked curiously. The girls looked at each other quickly before answering.

"She's in the bathroom, been in there for hours." Roxy said. "Probably looking at herself in the mirror." He had just come out of the bathroom with Lily a while ago; maybe she was in another one. They went downstairs and Vic quickly made and passed out the hot chocolate to everyone. She was amazing; he didn't know what he would do without her. They all sat around drinking and talking and Teddy couldn't help but smile at the feeling of family surrounding him.

At that moment Molly came waltzing down the stairs. "You guys weren't going to invite me to your little party?" she asked playfully. He was going to, but she wasn't there.

"Where've you just come from?" he asked.

"I was in our room" she said pointing to Roxy who quickly shook her head. "before." She added. "Yeah, I was in our room but then I left to go to the loo. Is there any hot chocolate for me?" she asked quickly changing the subject. Vic passed her a mug and she threw herself onto the couch, with a little water flying on Teddy.

"Why's your hair wet?" Lucy asked.

"Why are you all asking so many questions?" she snapped back, "It's wet because I wet it." She was clearly hiding something, and Teddy would bet anything it had to do with Chase Finnegan. He decided it wasn't' any of his business and she'd clearly told Vic where she was so he would let it be.

"Hey! The storm stopped!" Fred shouted.

"I told you hot chocolate was a good idea!" Dom said sticking her tongue out at him.

"Well, then I guess it's time to go to sleep!" he said making an effort to get up. There was a chorus of protests from everyone including Victoire.

"Just a few more minutes!" Albus said.

"Fine." Teddy grumbled. Everyone settled down clearly happy that he was letting them stay up. They'd regret it in the morning when they had to get up and leave, but he didn't want to spoil their fun. One by one everybody slowly drifted off to sleep until only he and Victoire were awake.

"This trip has been amazing!" she said sleepily.

"You're amazing." He responded. He held her closely and they stayed silent for a while.

"I don't want the summer to end. When it's over we'll-

"Shh."He really was too tired to have this discussion right now; he couldn't stand seeing her upset. "When it's over it's over, but that doesn't mean we'll be over. We'll take it day by day, nothing is going to change." He waited for her response but heard nothing; had he said something wrong? "Vic?"

His only response was her light snoring. He kissed her on the forehead before l down and letting himself drift to sleep With Vic in his arms he fell asleep easily; his summer was already proving to be one he'd remember for the rest of his life.