Harry, Hermione , Sebastian and Lucas arrived on the street corner. It had been almost 20 years since Harry had been to this road. Everything was the same. The hedges were still just as unnaturally square as they had been the last time. The gardens still as pampered as before. As they walked up the drive of number 4 , Harry found himself unable to talk. It was horrible. and he suddenly found himself reliving the experiences he had under this very roof. The treatment he received from his now dead uncle that was bordering on child abuse.

" Harry? Harry , are you okay?" Hermione asked.

" Yeah , yeah I'm fine."

" Are you sure , you look awfully pale." She sounded concerned

" Honestly Hermione , I'm fine." He walked up the rest of the drive , and rang the doorbell. His heart beating faster and faster as time went on. After what felt like minutes Elizabeth opened the door. She looked shocked to see them. And immediately she took the twins inside the house.

" Why aren't they with their father?" she demanded of them

" I went to pick up Lexi this morning , Dudley was in no state to look after any of them today. He promised me though that he would have it together when I got back. Don't worry , Lexi is fine with me." he added , after he saw that she was about to protest.

" Oh , I see , I knew he wasn't handling it well ,that's why I'm here doing funeral arrangements , not him , but I had no idea he was that bad"

" It wasn't terrible , he just needed to sort himself out and stop moping, and drinking"

" Well, thank you for bringing them to me Harry. Would you like to come in? Petunia is just going through the final arrangements for the funeral"

" No. Thank you. Me and Hermione best be off. We're due at Kings Cross in a couple of hours" Plus , Harry didn't have any desire to step back into the house he grew up in , at least , not yet. He and Hermione turned around to leave , but just before they could disapparate, Petunia was suddenly there , grabbing Harry by the elbow.

" I'm sorry." was all she said

" Sorry?" Harry questioned her

" I know why you won't come in. I can see it on your face. It's the same look Dudley has whenever he visits. You hate this place. And that's my fault." She wrapped his arms around him. " I do love you , you know Harry." And with that she walked away, back into the house. Elizabeth followed , giving them a feeble smile before she shut the door behind herself.

" Harry" Hermione said , she gave him a hug , it lasted forever. Harry hadn't realised it himself but he was crying , a single tear staining his face. And then more , until it was all Harry could do not to collapse on to the ground and break down.

" Harry! It's okay , it's alright , Harry please. " Hermione begged him. He steadied himself and wiped the remainder of his tears away. " What's wrong Harry? Why?" The concern in her voice showed how much she cared for him , how much she loved him.

" I can't do this Hermione. All my life that women has been nothing but vile to me. And now , what she's telling me she loves me ? Giving me letters from my dead mother? It's not fair! She's playing mind tricks. 36 years! She's hated me. Now suddenly I'm supposed to believe that she , she loves me?"

" Yes." Hermione said simply " I know it's got to be hard for you Harry but you have to remember that Vernon was a intimidating man. She was petrified that he would leave her. You know that Harry."

" Yeah. Yeah I guess you're right , I'm sorry Hermione. Thank you. You're brilliant , truly. I love you" He smiled at her

" Anything for you" she said " you know that" and they grasped hands and apparated back to Godrics Hollow for what would hopefully be the last time that day.

...

Two hours after arriving back at the cottage , Ron , Hermione, Harry , Ginny and Lexi were in the car , Ron was driving , he was the only one that had passed the muggle driving test , surprisingly. Harry, Ginny and Lexi were in the back playing a game of exploding snap , and Hermione was sitting in the front with Ron. Hermione had always been the best at undectable extension charms , so before they left she made sure that there was enough room for 4 kids , 4 trunks , 3 owl cages and 1 cat ( belonging to Hugo ).

" Hun , what time are we due to pick Lily up tomorrow?" Harry asked Ginny

" I think it's about 12 ish , but to be honest it doesn't matter , mum and dad love having her there" she told him. Lily Luna had stayed at Molly and Arthur's the last few nights , just to give Ginny and Harry some time alone.

Finally , they had arrived at Kings Cross , 15 minutes late. They all got out the car and ran to get onto platform 9 and 3/4. Lexi was laughing as they ran , further ahead of all the adults.

" Lexi , turn left and stop!" Hermione called to her as they arrived at the barrier to platform 9 and 3/4.

" What I do now?" She asked , looking up at Ron.

" Well , why don't you watch Hermione and Ron do it , and then me and you can go through after?" Harry offered

" Okay!" she said , smiling so brightly it looked like she had slept with a coat hanger in her mouth.

Ron and Hermione grabbed hold of each other's hands , looked side to side , and quickly ran at the wall. Lexi's face dropped in a very large 'O' shape.

" That is awesome" she told him " Well come on then!" she shouted at Harry " Let's go!" they grabbed on to each other's hands, ran to the brick wall infront of them , and finally found themselves faced to face the brilliant , scarlet steam train , standing boldly before them.

" Finally! " Rose called from around the corner

" It's about bloody time" Hugo walked over to his parents.

" I just love it when you're on time(!)" Al said , as he walked over to hug his mum.

" Hello ! We're thank you , how are you (?) Oh we missed you too!" Ginny teased them

" Hey everyone" they all said at the same time. Lexi ran over to see Rose and the boys. Hermione followed her lead. Harry looked around. Where was James?

" Al , where's your brother?" he asked.

" I don't know , I saw him when I got off the train , but I actually , I havent seen him since , sorry" he replied.

" Rose? Hugo? You seen him?"

" Nope , sorry Harry"

Harry looked up and down the station , but he could only see 2 Hufflepuff girls, a few Slytherins and 1 Gryffindor Girl.

" James?! " Harry called. No response. " James?!" he tried again. No response. He was getting worried now. After 10 minutes and still no sign of him, Harry , Ron and Albus went to search the train , while Hermione , Rose and Hugo searched the rest of the station and Ginny stayed on the platform in case he showed up. After another 10 minutes, just as they were about to alert the Ministry , he heard a loud scream from the platform , it was Ginny. He ran back down the train , needing to know that she was safe.

" Ginny!" Harry called, as he jumped onto the platform out of the nearest exit " Ginny!"

" It's okay, it's alright , I'm fine , I'm fine" standing infront of her , a cheeky grin etched on his face, was Harry's eldest son.

" James Sirius Potter. Where the hell , have you been?" he demanded of his son.

" Calm down dad , it was just a little prank. I hid behind that pillar over there, waited as long as could , jumped out and scared mum , you should of seen the look on her face , priceless" he laughed , apparently not realising how furious his parents were.

" James! That is so NOT funny. We were worried sick , I was about to send a letter to the ministry! Half an hour we've been looking for you!" he shouted at his son " Besides , how did you hide, we would've seen you behind pillar , we searched the entire platform.

" Ah , now dad that was a bit of an overreaction wasn't it? And , this is the best part, before I left after Christmas , I found this , underneath a loose floorboard in the attic , along with some old snitch , a broken mirror and a spare bit of parchment." he held up the long silvery cloak in his hand. Harry couldn't help himself. A smile found its way onto his face.

" I must say James , I'm impressed , that was a well executed prank. But if you ever do it again , I shall be forced to send you to go hunting for Crumple Horned Snorkack's with your aunt Luna.

" Woa! Okay , I'm sorry dad , I swear it will never happen again"

" Apologise to your mother as well. And when we get back to the main station , apologize to Ron and Hermione for wasting their time. "

" Sorry , mum. I'll apologise to them as well , but I bet you Uncle Ron will be right impressed. Aunt H on the other hand .." Again , Harry laughed , as he thought that James' predications of his aunt and Uncle's reactions were spot on. Together , he , James , Ginny and Albus walked back on to platforms 9 and 10 where they found themselves faced to face with the rest of the Weasley's.

" Bloody Hell James!" Ron said , after he had explained what he had pulled off to the rest of the family. " That's genius!" he exclaimed " I mean ... umm hum . that was very ,very bad and you should never do it again" he said , after getting a look from Ginny , but he winked at him when she was looking. They all walked back out of the station , packed their things into the car , and drove back through London , preparing themselves for the next 8 weeks of mayhem.