I'm going to split this into two parts, alright? (Because I'm weird and I think ending it on the fiftieth chapter would be pretty nifty.) (Also, I use words like 'nifty.')


"Oy, get off! I'm not a mat or anything!"

Will laughed loudly and only ruffled up his little brother's hair from his position, making him growl and fidget to get out of his hold. Well, his and Harry's hold. He couldn't very well kick them that way, and they'd poked him in the ribs too many times for him to ignore it calmly.

"Boys, don't kill him!" Gemini yelled frowning down at the three as they looked up, Julius thanking her as Harry and Will frowned. "Hermione will murder you."

"Hey, I'd be her last kid – what makes you think she'd kill me?" Will asked, standing and towering over the girl. She had long black hair and brown eyes, people often telling her and Harry that they could pass for brother and sister, making them sigh and roll their eyes and shake their heads at each other.

She frowned up at him as Julius managed to roll over onto his back and kick Harry rather lightly, as it was his birthday after all, and managed to get on top of him and make dramatic punches while Harry laughed.

"Hey! Don't hurt each other!" Lily warned, frowning at her son as Hermione rolled her eyes and shook her head at her kids, smiling a little when Lily sighed. "Of course, they had to be boys. I don't think girls ever did that."

"If they had, I would've remembered it," Sirius grinned, making Emmeline swat at him with a glare. He chuckled and pecked the top of her head, "You know I'm joking, right?"

"Oh, you better be," she said, grinning at him as he walked off.

"Seventeen, I can't believe it," Lily shook her head, "Seems like yesterday he was trying to take out our cat with that blasted broom. By the way, thanks again, Hermione."

Hermione grinned back at her, "If I hadn't, it would've been Sirius. You do realize that, don't you?"

"Yeah," she sighed when Alice finally sat down next to her friends.

"At least my kid behaves well. At least," Alice grinned over to Hermione, "When we're around."

"Neville is actually very outgoing," Hermione said proudly, "Last year he told a Slytherin to shove it when he was picking on a first year."

"Hermione!" Lily said.

"What? I was proud, and if he hadn't I might've thought about doing the same!" she announced.

"Doing the same as what?" James asked, sitting down next to his wife.

"Telling a student to shove it," Alice grinned cheekily at her friend as she elbowed her lightly.

"Oy, I would've put it far more eloquently than that, thank you," she said.

"And added more fancy big words, too," James grinned, his fingers playing with a ribbon.

She kicked him lightly under the table, making him frown at her before flinging the ribbon at her.

"I feel old," Emmeline announced with a pout, "I mean, Harry and Neville are seventeen, Will and Gemini are sixteen and soon to be seventeen, Julius did his O.W.L.s, and everyone's growing up far too fast. I mean, if they did and I looked the same, I'd be fine. I found five grey hairs the other day. Five! In one day!"

"Please, all of my grey hairs come from your children," Hermione said, glancing at her greyed brown hair before shrugging, "I wouldn't worry about it Emmeline. We all had them rather early, and besides – " Hermione got cut off by a rather loud bang, making them whirl around and see that the boys and Gemini had wide eyes and 'oh shit' looks.

"We can't leave you alone for five minutes, can we?" Emmeline asked, making them grin sheepishly before scattering, leaving Gemini standing and looking around curiously before running off in the direction Julius had gone.

"So…" James began, looking up at Hermione, "Are we going to tell them?"

She looked around at them, "Do you think…?"

"It should be alright, Hermione," Alice said, rubbing her hand, "Perhaps a little strange, and they may be a little doubtful, but it should be alright."

"Alright," she nodded, "Once everyone else has gone. Let's give them a bit of normal before we drop the bombshell."


*high pitched screaming because we're getting closer to the end and I don't want it to*