Chapter 1
The Hatchling
It all began after the ministry over threw the free magics and the other suspicious squads were abolished. There had been plenty of children who had been kidnapped from their parents when they weren't watching them, and plenty of them had had their magic taken from them. Lily Luna Potter had made a potion in which you could restore your magical abilities and many had come forth to use this such potion. Amongst the many of children there were a few babies in need of anew home, as what happens when ones parents can't trust their children any more. One such, small, chubby little redhead had caught James Potter's eye. James knew all too well that his Nora Bear would probably not appreciate taking in another orphaned baby but he had to try and convince her because what would come upon this poor child? James did not want to find out. He did not want this child to suffer in being in another family, he could not dare think of who would take her, so he bundled her up in a bright pink blanket and proceeded to tidy up his cluttered office.
"What am I going to do with you?" James cooed at the baby as he put the last of his folders into a drawer, the baby giggled at his voice.
James made his way with the baby to where Evvie's office was and dropped off another seemingly large package of paperwork. He then headed back towards his office and stepped into the fireplace.
A couple minutes later James emerged from fireplace into his chaotic living room, sooty ash covering his forehead and nose.
"Daddy!" His blonde haired son, Benji announced flouncing across the room and throwing his arms around James' waist.
"Afternoon little B!" James replied picking up Benji and placing him on his hip.
Benji snuggled into James' side as he proceeded to walk through the neatish house, checking on the older kids as they were doing their homework.
He missed his eldest daughter though, as she had just begun her first year at Hogwarts. He knew his Evra would do much better at Hogwarts, away from all this noisy and crazy family but that didn't mean he'd stop missing her any time soon.
"Jamie baby, you're home!" Nora said gleefully, taking a sleepy Benji from his arms and kissing James on the cheek.
"I have a problem." James said back, settling into a chair as Nora put on the kettle. Alice and Lou, his two youngest were in the corner of the room crawling about under a cooling rack.
Nora nodded, noticing the child tucked into James' lap.
"I can't take another child James, we both know that don't we?" Nora asked sheepishly.
James nodded taking the mug from Nora's grasp and taking a long, deep swig of the rich, peppermint tea.
"Jamie, it'll be okay, she can stay until you find her a loving home, just, she doesn't belong to us and besides I have this cheeky baby to look after." she laughed picking up Lou and poking him in the side, making him fall into a raucous fit of laughter.
"I know," James admitted tiredly "It just doesn't feel right to place her in someone else's care. I've only known her for a day and she feels and acts like family to me. I can't abandon my family, Nora, I just can't. That's just wrong, we both know that."
"Why don't we ask around the family, they might have a solution." Nora concluded, gently rubbing James' back as he looked forlornly into space.