Chapter 25: Reunion

"Nervous?" James asked his son after they flooed to Potter Manor

"Would you know I was lying if I said 'no'?" Harry asked.

"Yes."

"Then Yes."

"I'm a little nervous too." James admitted.

"They're your parents!" Harry told his father.

"And how did you feel when your mother and I showed up at the door with Padfoot?" James argued.

"I grew up without you guys so I had NO clue what to expect." Harry defended his argument as they walked into the parlor.

"JAMES!"

The next thing Harry knew was that he was being embraced by a woman about the age of his Transfiguration teacher.

"My baby boy." The woman sobbed.

No one had the heart to tell Elizabeth Potter she had the wrong Potter.

"James?" Charles whispered as he stood up.

"Dad." James said

The two men hugged after being apart for so long. Lily and Ginny were watching off to the side with tears in their eyes as they watched the reunion.

"Hey Mum." James teased. "How about letting my son get some air."

Elizabeth let go of her grandson and turned to the speaker. James grinned and waved cheekily at his mother. For a few seconds she gaped at her son then turned to the man she was hugging before.

"You mean…?" Elizabeth asked looking at Harry. "Oh Merlin, you look JUST like your father."

"Haven't heard that in a while." Harry muttered as James went over to his mother and hugged her.

"James." Charles said looking at Harry. "I believe introductions are in order."

"Right." James said. "Mum. Dad….This is my son, Harry James Potter."

"Hi." Harry said.

"Well, I'm embarrassed." Elizabeth admitted now that she got a good look at her grandson. She should have realized the eye color was off.

"Don't blame yourself." Harry told his grandmother as he hugged her.

"So Harry?" Charles asked as Elizabeth released the man in question. "Play Quidditch?"

Lily and Elizabeth simultaneously hit their foreheads and sighed. Ginny giggled

"I used to be a seeker for the Gryffindor House team." Harry answered.

"He's as good as you, Dad." James informed his father.

"I'm not THAT good." Harry said.

"If you need lessons in modesty, my son is the man to go to." Lily informed Elizabeth.

"So James and Charles should look to him as an example?" Elizabeth teased.

The women and a brown-almost gray haired man laughed

"Ha Ha." Charles said dryly before turning to the other man. "And you call yourself my best friend, Brown."

"Best friends don't lie, Potter" Brown said with a smirk

"I'm sure you remember Ryder Brown from during your little trial teaching period." James whispered to his son.

"Yeah. First time I've ever seen Minerva cancel class was after his death."

"Reason." James said softly in a sing-song voice pointing at Ryder.

"When are you lot going to leave Minerva and me alone?" Ryder sighed seeing James inform Harry of something.

"When we see a wedding band on your or/and Minerva's fingers!" Elizabeth said.

"Oh for crying out loud…" Ryder sighed.

"Okay." Harry said. "Let's leave McGonagall alone for now."

"But…" James said.

"I said 'for now'" Harry told his father.

"So, how did this happen?" Ginny asked.

"Didn't you tell her?" Harry asked his mother.

"I figured you were the best person to tell your wife." Lily admitted.

Ginny was looking worried.

"Taran had a power surge."

"Is he okay?" Elizabeth asked even though she had no clue who Taran was

"Pomfrey said that he'll be fine." Harry said.

"Who's Taran?" Charles asked.

"Your great-grandson." James informed his father.

"I should have known." Elizabeth said.

"Mum?" Harry asked. "Have you informed the others?"

"Not yet." Lily said. "I wanted your father to have the reunion."

"The FAMILY reunion." Harry hinted before mouthing 'Aunt Jenny, Ariel, and Megan?'

"Harry." Lily said blushing with embarrassment. " Be a dear and go get the missing family members."

"Okay." Harry said before pausing. "But isn't it Dad's job to be the deer?"

James got behind his parents and started making shushing and 'be quiet' movements while shaking his head vigorously. His parents had no clue about the animagus thing

"Just go." Lily said with a laugh.

"Okay." Ryder said as Harry left. "I missed the joke."

"We all did." Charles said as he turned to see why his son got behind him.

James was almost the picture of innocence.

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"Aunt Jenny! Ariel! Megan!" Harry said running towards the three woman who were currently at lunch.

"Harry!" Megan cried out when she saw her brother. "I was going to stop by later to give the twins their presents."

"Long story short," Harry said. "Taran's unconscious and there's a BIG surprise at Potter Manor."

"What happened?" Jennifer asked.

"Power surge." Harry explained. Seeing the concerned looks he continued, "but he should be fine. He's just going to bypass Dumbledore in power."

Ariel gave a low whistle.

"So, what's the surprise?" Megan asked.

"Can't say." Harry said looking around the Leaky Cauldron. "However, I will say that Aunt Jenny should be pleasantly surprised and Megan, no writing about it just yet."

"That's fine." Megan said. "I'm just doing births and obituaries right now. Gives me time for my book I'm currently writing."

"Oh?" Harry asked.

"The Secret Life of the Boy-Who-Lived!" Megan said.

"Oh Merlin." Harry sighed.

"Who better to write the truth than your own sister?" she challenged.

"I'll give you that." Harry said. "You'll make sure that everyone knows I'm only human"

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At Potter Manor,

"Okay." Ariel said. "Where's the BIG surprise?"

"In the parlor." Harry said.

The two younger girls rushed in while Jenny and Harry took their time.

"These are Megan Lily Potter and Ariel Jennifer Edwards." The older adults heard Lily introduce the girls.

"Nice to meet you." Megan said as Harry and Jennifer walked in.

Elizabeth and Jennifer locked eyes and stared at each other.

"Mum?" Ariel asked her mother wondering why her mother was in shock.

"Jennifer?" Elizabeth gasped at her now fully grown daughter.

"Mum?" Jennifer asked as tears started forming.

"MUM?!" Megan and Ariel repeated.

"Dad?" Jennifer added.

"My baby!" Elizabeth exclaimed as she hugged her daughter.

"I missed you so much." Jennifer sobbed into her mother's shoulder.

"Same here." Elizabeth cried.

"Okay. And I thought James and your grandparents was heart wrenching." Ginny said to Harry while drying some tears.

"Get over here, Jenny." Charles said as Jennifer pulled away from her mother.

Jennifer Potter Edwards obeyed as she ran into her father's arms.

"Minister Brown?" Jennifer asked as she pulled away after a few minutes.

"Goodness you've grown up." Ryder said looking his goddaughter over.

"Any other surprises?" Megan asked her brother.

"No." Ginny said.

"Well…" James, Lily, and Harry said.

"Who else is back?" Jennifer asked.

"Does the name 'Albus Dumbledore' mean anything?" Harry asked.

Those that knew Albus had been dead dropped their jaws.

Suddenly, the floo system activated and the one and only Sirius Black stepped out followed by Remus and John

"Hey Prongs!" Sirius said not paying any attention.

"Hey Padfoot." James said. "Moony. Mistoffelees."

The three other Marauders took the time to look at the scene. The three mouths dropped.

"Don't faint. Don't faint." Sirius was chanting to himself.

"Oh great." John sighed being the first to recover. "Now a fourth Mr. Potter. As if life isn't complicated enough."

"Ha. Ha." Charles, James, and Harry laughed dryly.

"How…?" was the only thing Remus managed to get out of his mouth.

"Taran had a power surge last night." Harry explained.

"Is he…" Remus started to ask.

"He'll be fine." Harry said. "Just brought back my grandparents, Dumbledore, and Minister Brown."

"Well, McGonagall should be…did you say Dumbledore?" Remus asked.

"Why don't we go to Hogwarts and get everything straightened out?" Ginny suggested. "Besides, I want to be in the same building as Taran when he wakes up."

"Good idea." Harry said giving his wife a peck on the cheek.

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James, Lily, Megan, Harry, Ginny, Jennifer, Ariel, Remus, Sirius, John, Charles, Elizabeth, and Ryder flooed to the Hospital Wing so they could check up on Taran. The rest of the third year gang were gathered around the unconscious boy.

"How is he?" Ginny asked going straight to her son.

"He's still breathing." Tara answered.

"Grandma, Grandpa, Ryder." Harry introduced. "These are Austin Longbottom, Matthew Diggory, Anna Conway, Sabrina Weasley, and my children Tara and Taran Potter."

"Taran's the unconscious one." Sirius added.

"I realized that Sirius." Elizabeth said referring to the scar on her grandson's forehead. "He looks more like James than Harry."

"Just wait until the eyes open." James said. "His nickname is Harry Jr."

"How many times do I have to tell you people…" Harry said.

"Let's go up to the office." Ariel suggested.

"Right." Remus agreed.

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After guessing the password that Dumbledore changed (Kit-Kat), the gang went up the stairs. Sirius, Remus, John, Megan, Ariel, and Jennifer were having a bit of trouble believing Dumbledore was back considering they had been in the same building when the twinkle left the eyes.

KNOCK KNOCK

"Come in." McGonagall's voice came.

The door opened and those that hadn't seen Albus yet stopped short when they saw the Headmaster.

"Good afternoon everyone." Dumbledore said grabbing a box from his desk. "Lemon drop?"

"Wow. Sirius Black speechless." Lily said looking at the shocked Black.

"I poured my heart out in my eulogy for you!" Sirius managed to say to Albus.

"He did." John stated. "I have it all on tape."

TBC

"Dad?" Taran asked. "Do you think I'm a reincarnation of Tom Riddle Jr.?"

"NO!" Harry told him quickly. "Why on Earth would you think that?"

"Then what the bloody hell did I do to deserve this?" Taran demanded.