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Chapter 11
The following day the sun was rising up into the clear blue sky but a cold wind blew against the house The following day the sun was rising up into the clear blue sky but a cold wind blew against the house. The leafless trees shook and the dead wet brown leaves on the grass moved as the wind pushed them on. At nine in the morning Ron and Hermione were lying side by side in their bed, cuddling, when Neville came bursting into the room.
"Neville!" they both shouted. Neville clasped a hand over his eyes, in the other hand was a magazine. The couple got out of bed, Ron wearing his boxers and Hermione wearing one of Ron's old Chudley Cannon's t-shirts which came down to the top of her legs. They went over to Neville and he removed his hand.
"Sorry you two but I didn't think you would be doing anything like that at this time of the morning," he said. Hermione blushed.
"We weren't doing anything Neville. Now what are you doing here?" asked Hermione. Neville handed her the magazine and Ron looked over Hermione's shoulder to read the front page.
POTTERNEWS
Potters a father again?
My first meeting with Harry Potter wasn't a pleasant one. Though readers you have heard what a marvellous hero he is, were here to tell you the truth and say that Mr Potter is nothing but a zero. Early this morning I, Duncan Payne, saw Harry Potter cheer with pride, as he became a father once more. But saying 'congratulations' as a kind passer-byre, Mr Potter was rude and broke one of mine personal items. Even his apparent best friend Mr Ronald Weasley, gave me a bruised jaw, when I asked him, how he felt being a uncle and godfather again. I even met with Harry Potter's ex-girlfriend and now wife to Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger-Weasley, at the reception. Though she's not a faithful wife! While waiting to be taken to Mrs Potter's room, she flirted with me repeatedly, a bat of her eyelids and a wink and that's not all. I just hope their poor daughter; get's taken care of while the couple goes though a divorce.
Harry James Potter and his sidekicks, family and friends may have been made out to be heroes in your eyes but here we know the truth and every month we'll be spilling that truth out to you. For more turn to page 2-3.
At the bottom of the page was a picture of all the Weasley's and Harry hugging one another in congratulations. Next to it though was a picture of Ron punching Duncan and Hermione at the reception smiling at the reporter.
"Why did no one tell me Harry was a dad again?" Neville asked. Once he saw Hermione and Ron had finished reading it. Hermione and Ron looked at him.
"Neville, did you read the article or just the title?" asked Hermione. Neville looked at them both and then took the magazine back and started to read, by the end his eyes were wide.
"What the hell is this junk?" he asked. Ron explained to him what happened at St Mungo's with the reporter Duncan.
"What I want to know is, how they got those pictures? Harry took the memory out of the camera so Duncan couldn't possibly have it and look at the pictures with us. There must have been other reporters for this trash around the hospital," said Hermione. Ron nodded and then looked at her.
"You didn't flirt with him did you?" he asked. Hermione shot a murderous glare at him.
"Ron you know I wouldn't. He said what a beautiful baby we had and I smiled and thanked him. That's all," said Hermione. Ron smiled and kissed the top of her head and Neville rolled his eyes. At that moment Rose started to scream after just waking up and Neville jumped.
"She's hungry," said Hermione. Before leaving the bedroom and straight across the landing into Rose's bedroom.
"Rose keeping you busy?" asked Neville. Ron smiled and nodded.
"She sure is. She's waking us up in the middle of each night, it's bloody tiring I'll tell you. You wait until you have your own kids Neville, then you'll be having many sleepless nights," said Ron. At this point Neville looked at the ground, looking glum.
"I'm afraid that won't happen Ron, Hannah can't have children," he said, sadly.
"What? When did that happen?" asked Ron, shocked.
"Well we started trying after we got married a year and a half ago and nothing happened so we went to go get checked out a few months back and they told us we couldn't conceive," said Neville.
"Aww Neville mate I'm sorry," said Ron. Neville nodded.
"It's all right, I mean there are other options. Were thinking of adopting, there's an orphanage in the muggle Ottery St Catchpole behind these hills but we don't really think a muggle would be best so we'll have to look around at some wizarding ones," said Neville. Ron smiled and put a hand on Neville shoulder.
"That sounds like a good idea to me," said Ron. Neville smiled and thanked him. Ron then looked back at the magazine. "Now what do you suppose we do about this piece of shi-,"
"RON!" Hermione warned. Coming back into the bedroom with a wide-awake Rose in her arms.
"Sorry dear," said Ron, giving Hermione and sly grin. Hermione narrowed her eyes at him but was smiling. She handed Neville Rose to hold and then was handed the first issue of POTTERNEWS.
"I wonder if Harry knows it's out yet," wondered Hermione.
"Probably not but there's a free copy going to everyone in the wizarding world today, so St Mungo's is bound to get one and they'll be one is Harry's home," said Ron. Hermione nodded.
"Well what do you suppose we do? Round us up a couple of Thestrals and fly to every house in the wizarding world?" Joked Neville. Ron grinned and Hermione rolled her eyes.
"No I suppose we should go to the main office in Hogsmeade and tell them to stop printing or we'll sue, well Harry will anyway," said Hermione.
"That sound good. How about I meet you both around eleven by The Three Broomsticks and from there we can go to St Mungo's to see how the Potter's are doing," said Neville. Ron and Hermione agreed and Neville left with a crack but not before handing Rose, who needed a change of her nappy to Ron.
"I'm going to start breakfast," said Hermione, smiling slyly. She turned around and went downstairs leaving Ron holding Rose who was looking innocently up at him. The morning soon passed, a copy of PotterNews had turned up on the kitchen table but Ron had just thrown it in the trash. Ron had flooed to his family to ask if they had seen the magazine, they had and they promised to join them at Hogsmeade to protest.
At eleven, Ron, Hermione and Rose flooed to the pub The Three Broomsticks and landed softly in the open fireplace the other end. The pub was quite empty except a couple of shoppers coming in from the cold. Going outside and into the cold wind Ron and Hermione saw Neville, Hannah, Luna, Rolf, Andromeda and the whole other Weasley's waiting for them. Even McGonagall and Hagrid were there. They explained that everyone in Hogwarts had received a copy of PotterNews and that they decided to come down and complain also. The children were their also, Teddy, Victoire, Molly, Lucy, Dominique, Fred, Louis, Roxanne, James and Rose. Hagrid came over to Ron and Hermione with two big steps and looked down into Rose's pram.
"Awww look at her, she's so beautiful," said Hagrid. His whole face covered the opened of the pram, blocking the light for Rose. Ron looked at Hermione and she smiled and shook her head. Hagrid hadn't seen Rose since she was a day old.
"Er Hagrid?" asked Ron. Hoping Rose was all right being smothered by Hagrid's large kisses. Hagrid pulled back and looked at Ron and Hermione but Rose had grabbed a handful of his beard and was no dangling off Hagrid's busy brown bread.
"Rose no!" said Hermione. She quickly detached Rose off Hagrid and held her in her arms. Rose smiled while sucking her dummy.
"Hehe, she's a little tyke, isn't she?" Hagrid asked, grinning. He put a big thumb under Rose's chin and tickled. Hermione put Rose back in her pram and all of them made there way down to the building where PotterNews was stationed. Audrey and Fleur stayed outside with the children while everyone else entered the small building.
The first room they walked into was the reception. A woman sat being a desk, either side of her were two curved staircases which led up to a double door on the second floor. The room was eerily silent except for everyone's footsteps on the cold marble floor. Looking up the woman stared at all the angry faced people walking towards her.
"May I help you?" she asked. Once they arrived at her desk.
"Yes can you please tell us where Duncan is?" asked Percy.
"Mr Slakes, is busy at the moment. I'm afraid he can't see anyone," said the woman. She looked back down and to her paper work. Ron pulled out his wallet and inside was his wallet was his Auror badge. Before Ron could say anything the woman looked up at the badge and her eyes widened. She looked around the group wondering if they were all Auror's, she would have to grant the access as they could arrest her for not letting them go up.
"Duncan is on the 12th floor," she said, quickly. Ron smiled and everyone went up the stairs and to the double doors. The doors however were the entrances to a lift and it magically expanded inside, just like the building.
"For a crappy outside, this place sure is elegant inside," muttered George. As he fitted into the lift and sat down on one of the chairs on the side. The doors closed and Molly pressed number twelve on the buzzer. The lift started to go up, it held all their weight, even Hagrid's. It finally got to level twelve and the doors opened out to another large room. Tall glass windows were on the right side of them, looking down on the street of Hogsmeade and once again they were walking on marble floor. Black wooden beams raced along the ceiling, supporting the roof. There was nothing in this long corridor except straight ahead was a double black door. McGonagall pulled out her wand and gave it a light flick. The double doors banged open and Duncan and an elder man sat being two desks filling over their paper work.
"HEY! Who gave you permission to come up here?" asked Duncan. He had a purple bruise on his jaw.
"Your receptionist," said Ron. "Now we would like to talk to you about this rubbish!" He threw a copy of PotterNews on the table.
"I'm sorry but our magazine is not rubbish," said Paul. Duncan's father, he stood up from his chair.
"It's full of bullshit," shouted Charlie. "Either stop now while it's early or we'll get the law involved,"
"The law can't do anything now. Already this morning we have gained over five thousand subsections. The laws clearly state that if a new published magazine gains over a thousand subscriptions the published work is allowed to stay," said Paul.
"Yes but it's also against the law to focus so much on one family unless you get there consent which you haven't," said Hermione. Duncan and Paul looked at each other, knowing about that rule but they had overlooked it. Giving them a couple of minutes, Paul and Duncan talked quietly to one another and made gestures with there hands to each other.
"Alright, my father and I have come to an agreement," said Duncan. Everyone looked at him. "We won't focus all out attention on Mr and Mrs Potter and we'll add other things to the magazine also. Does sound alright?" asked Duncan. They all looked at one another and agreed. Leaving the building they all went to St Mungo's to see the Potters. All around them wizards and witches were reading PotterNews.
"I sure hope Harry hasn't seen it yet," said Andromeda. Once they arrived at Ginny's privet room they knocked on the door and Harry opened it, he looked angry.
"PotterNews?" asked Bill. Harry nodded. Before Harry went off in a rant they all quickly explained to him what they had done earlier in the day and Harry thanked them all, as Ginny was asleep and James was staring into the cot where his little brother, Albus, was sleeping to.
I put Hannah down as not having children as there hasn't been any telling that she does have children so I've left it that she can't. But don't hate me for it, I shall brighten up Neville and Hannah's future. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I shall update as soon as possible. Don't forget to review! Reeves3.
Grandchildren Information: From eldest to youngest.
Teddy Remus Lupin: Born - 18th April 1998.
Victoire Molly Weasley: Born - 2nd May 2000.
Molly Audrey and Lucy Ellen Weasley: Born - 21st March 2001.
Dominique Ginevra Weasley: Born - 23rd October 2001.
Fred Arthur Weasley: Born - 10th January 2002.
Louis William Weasley: Born 14th April 2003.
Roxanne Angelina Weasley: Born - 27th July 2003.
James Sirius Potter: Born - 4th March 2005.
Rose Hermione Weasley: Born - 1st January 2006.
Albus Severus Potter: Born - 26th March 2006.