"Emily, hurry up!" Harry yelled up the stairs.
"Coming Daddy!" Emily said, putting her hair up in a ponytail. Emily ran down the stairs and towards the fireplace. "Do I have to go by floo powder?"
"Yes you do! Now come one, or we'll never get back in time for the party," Harry said, throwing some Floo powder on the glowing fire and pushing Emily into it.
"Diagon Alley!" Emily yelled and felt herself the familiar urge to barf.
Harry disaparated and met his daughter by the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron just as she tumbled out. Emily wiped the ashes off her new pair of capris and tank top that her Grandma bought for her.
"There has got to be a better way to travel," Emily complained as Harry led her out to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron. He tapped the bricks on the wall and Diagon Alley appeared.
"Come on, we have to go to Gringott's first," Harry said.
"Daddy, could I wait out on the steps, those Goblin's always scare me," Emily said.
"Ok, but you have to promise me that you'll be on the steps when I get out and don't talk to strangers," Harry said.
"Yeah, ok, but Daddy, what was in the Daily Prophet yesterday? Ever since yesterdays paper, you've been so overprotective," Emily said, finding a spot to sit down on.
"Nothing Emily. Now you promise me you'll be here when I get back," Harry said again.
"I promise," Emily said, rolling her eyes when her father headed into the white building. Emily sat on the stairs, her hands in her knees for what seemed like hours. When in reality it was only ten minutes. Emily felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around to find a figure in a black cloak pointing its wand at her. Emily paled and tried to move, but her legs refused.
"Now I will make my Lord happy! I got the Potter girl!" The cloaked figure said.
"W-what d-do you w-want f-from me?" Emily stammered.
"Draco! I thought you gave up the Dark Lord stuff!" Harry shouted running down the steps to his daughter.
"I did," Draco said behind Harry. Harry turned around and saw Draco holding his new baby Beth Marie in one arm and Arthur Harry by his hand.
"Then who is that?" Harry said turning around, but as he turned around the figure Disaparated. Emily ran up the steps into her father's arms.
"Who was that Daddy?" Emily asked, hugging her father around the neck.
"I'm not sure, but obviously one of the dark lord's supporters," Harry replied.
"I thought the Dark Lord went down when Mommy died," Emily said.
"He did," Harry replied.
"Then why are his supporters here?" Emily asked.
"We should really get your supplies," Harry said, grabbing her head and starting to head down the steps. "We'll see you tonight Draco."
"Bye Harry, bye Emily," Draco said.
"Bye Draco! Beth is a darling!" Emily said, turning around to wave.
"Thanks, you can hold her tonight," Draco said.
"Bye Emily," Arthur said, waving and blushing.
"Ok, bye you guys!" Emily said, turning around to walk with her father.
"You're hiding something from me Daddy," Emily said.
"So should we get your wand, or your robes first?" Harry asked.
"Daddy, just tell me!" Emily said, aggravated.
"Robes it is," Harry said leading her into Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions(did I spell it right?) shop. Emily stood on the stool while she was measured around the waste, head, arms, and legs and lengthwise. Once she was finished Harry led her to Flourish and Blotts to get her books. Harry had to drag her away from a shelf full of books about Magical Creatures. He bought Emily the book she had started reading and dragged her along the streets of Diagon Alley with her nose in a book. When they reached Ollivander's Harry led her in.
"382 BC? How old is this man then?" Emily asked. (Is that the right year?)
"Don't know," Harry said.
"Ah! Miss Potter. I've been expecting you," an old man with white hair said. "Here I just took this one out of the back this morning." Emily held the wand and gave it a wave, it was soon whisked out of her hand and she received another one. This time Emily ended up knocking a bunch of wands off the shelves to the floor.
"Um No! How about this one. One strand of unicorn tail, phoenix tail feather, and pixie dust, 11inches," He said, placing it into her hand. Emily waved it and a warm tingly feeling came over her as blue sparks issued from the end. "That the one for you!" Harry bought it for her and they headed back to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Daddy, will you please tell me what was in the paper?" Emily begged.
"All right, you take these packages and I'll take these. Come one we better hurry before our guest arrive," Harry said.
"Daddy, we have four hours until the party begins," Emily said. Harry ignored her and placed some Floo powder on the flames. He pushed Emily in.
"Emily, go on!" Harry said.
"Godric's Hallow! Potter residence!" Emily shouted and turned around. She felt the same queasy feeling as she spun around. She fell out in her living room just as Harry brought her packages upstairs. Emily followed him upstairs and placed them in her new trunk.
"Daddy will you please tell me?" Emily asked.
"I have to call Gina," Harry said.
"Why do you want to call her?" Emily asked, scrunching up her face.
"She and her two boys Aaron and Josh are coming over too," Harry replied.
"Why do you want her to come over?" Emily asked.
"Because I like her and you had fun with her boys last time," Harry said.
"Dad, all their interested in is Quidditch, just like Parker and everyone else," Emily retorted.
"Emily, you be nice to Gina. She seems to like you," Harry said.
"Whatever!" Emily said, grabbing her new book and running down the stairs. She ran outside and plopped herself down under the oak tree in the front yard. She read her book, but every now and then watched the children playing in the cul-de-sac. Some of the younger boys were playing Quidditch on brooms that made their feet skim the ground. Others were playing exploding snap on tables set up in their front yards, while other's played wizard's chess.
Harry opened the front door and stood out on the porch, watching his little girl sitting under the tree. She had always liked to be alone, or at least that's what Harry thought. She was always by herself, reading a book. She reminded him of Hermione at eleven. If Harry took a quick look from the backside of Emily, he sometimes thought he was watching Hermione again. But then Emily would turn around with Harry's green eyes and Harry's heart would start to hurt. He had now met Gina, just before summer had started, and the pain he had been feeling for these six years was slowly going away. Gina made him happy, she was his age, only she had lived in America during her youth. She had moved to England when her oldest was ready to start Hogwarts and had worked at the Ministry ever since. Gina had told him that her husband was a muggle and had died from a cancer when Aaron was only three. Josh had barely even known his father. Gina's boys were now in their fourth and second years at Hogwarts. Harry sighed and walked back into the house.
Emily heard her father close the door. Once he had closed it Emily turned around to make sure he was gone and stood up to go inside. Emily had been a bit angry with her father ever since he had started seeing Gina. Emily didn't know why she was feeling angry, but she had made herself start to hate Gina. She felt like Gina was trying to take her mother's place.
"Emily will you get the door?" Harry yelled from the kitchen. Emily ran down the stairs, her new red sundress flying around her knees. She opened the door to find Gina standing there with Aaron and Josh.
"What are you doing here?" Emily asked coldly.
"Emily!" Harry said, walking into the hallway. Emily glared at her father and ran back up the stairs. "Come along out back." Gina smiled and followed Harry out to the yard. There were four tables set up with umbrellas over them, plus some chairs and benches. Gina sat down with her boys on one of the benches. The doorbell rang again.
"I'll go get it," Harry said heading back into the house. Emily was already at the door holding a new white kitten.
"Thank you Grandpa Sirius and Remus!" Emily said hugging Sirius. Sirius hugged her back and moved aside for her to hug Remus. Sirius shook Harry's hand and followed Emily out into the yard.
"Hi Gina, Aaron and Josh," Sirius said.
"Hello Sirius. It's nice to see you again," Gina said, standing up to shake his hand. Emily glared at Josh and Aaron and sat down in a chair holding her new kitten.
"What are you going to name it?" Remus asked, sitting down beside her.
"Either Emerald for it's green eyes, or Pearl for it's white fur," Emily said, as the kitten tried to play with a piece of her hair.
"It's a kitty!" Allison shouted running towards Emily. "What's its name?"
"I don't know yet. What do you think it should be called?" Emily asked.
"I think it should be called pretty kitty," Allison said, petting the kitten. Emily and Remus laughed. Allison smiled and ran towards her Mom when she came out of the back door. Hailey sat down beside Emily and started petting the kitten. Parker and Ron came out a bit afterwards. Nadine was in conversation with Gina and with Ginny when Ginny arrived a few minutes later. They were gawking over little Beth. Jenny came over to Parker and Emily.
"Cute cat," Jenny said.
"Oh know its Jenny!" Parker said. Remus got up and walked over to the adults. Emily giggled as Jenny glared at her cousin.
"Why are you so mean to me?" Jenny demanded.
"Because I'm older!" Parker said.
"Only by a year!" Jenny said sticking her tongue out at Parker.
"Parker you want to go play Quidditch in the cul-de-sac?" Zach asked. Zach is George's only child and going on his third year at Hogwarts. George married Katie Bell and Fred married Angelina Johnson. Fred and Angelina had one daughter named Angie who is also going into her third year.
"Sure!" Parker said, following his cousin. It ended up being Parker, Zach, Angie, Jenny, Mandy, Sandy, John, Paul, Aaron, and Josh playing Quidditch. Mandy and Sandy are Bill's twin daughters who are in their fifth year and John and Paul are Charlie's sons who are in their Sixth and Fourth year. Bill married a woman who he worked with named Amy and Charlie married a woman he went to school with named Tara. Emily moved in closer to the adults listening to what they were saying. Allison, Hailey, and Arthur were sitting in the grass playing exploding snap together. Beth was being passed around the group and when Penny received her she almost dropped poor little Beth.
"Dad! Get this away from me!" She shrieked. Percy grabbed the baby and passed it on to his wife Penelope.
"Harry what was the announcement you wanted to make?" Ron asked.
"Well you see, Gina and I have decided to…get married!" Harry said, smiling and holding Gina's hand. Emily looked at Gina's hand and saw a diamond ring on her ring finger.
"I hate you!" Emily shouted at her father and ran out to the cul-de-sac. Emily felt the tears come and ran behind the oak tree in the front yard, hoping that no one spotted her, but everyone playing Quidditch had heard her yell and saw her run out of the yard.
"Emily what's wrong?" Jenny asked. Emily just started to cry.
"I bet she found out," Aaron said.
"Found out what?" John asked.
"That our mom is going to marry her dad in December," Josh said.
"Oh," Sandy said, looking at the shaking Emily.
"Emily!" Harry shouted running out from the backyard. Emily took one look at her father and ran up the stairs to her house, still clutching her kitten and locked herself in her room.
A/N: Yeah I know that was kind of long and boring. But the next chapter Emily will be heading to Hogwarts so it should get more exciting. Oh and I need help with deciding on the kitten's name. Should it be Emerald, Pearl, or something else? Please leave your suggestions in your reviews. Thanks!