The Next Generation- Chapter 2
Author's Note: Ron and Harry never thought that they'd end up with family lives until now, but now life is really about change.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*
After having Hermione scold him, it made Ron afraid to go straight to their room that night, but he eventually did, not getting as much sleep as he wanted. It was hard enough to wake Ron up in the morning, but that was the best part about having kids that were him through and through. Ron would sleep with the blankets over his head to block out any sunshine in the morning and with two pillows so that he would have one near by to cover his head with. He learned to do this when Hermione was pregnant with John and would mutter her cravings in hopes that she could get him up to go get them for him. Unfortunately for him, this didn't block out the screams and squeals of active children on early Saturday mornings.
"DADDY!" cheered a voice, and Ron felt two bodies jumping on the bed, trying to wake him up. He groaned, pulling both pillows over his head.
"Go to bed!" he yelled irritably. John pulled the blankets off of him and with the help of his little sister, pulled the pillows off his head.
"C'mon dad! Mum's making all our favorites and then she's gonna take us to Honeydukes!" said John happily. Ron rolled over and his daughter jumped onto his stomach.
"Morning daddy!" said the cheerfully six year old.
"Morning Alex." Answered Ron, running his fingers through his hair tiredly. Alexis Weasley, most commonly know as Alex, is John's little sister. Like her brother, she inherited lovely eyes and her red hair from her dad, but had Hermione's attitude running through her. For her age, she was very smart and was most likely to be like Hermione when she gets to Hogwarts, without trying. She wore he hair up in pigtails and was probably a child that could light up any body's morning. Hermione entered the room and smiled.
"You plan on getting up anytime today? You never know. You could have work today." She said with a smile that brightened Ron's day in every way. He smiled back.
"Yeah, I'm ready." He answered and followed her down to the kitchen with Alex around his waist and John around his neck. "Hermione, why are you up so early? It is Saturday after all." He said, letting the kids drop off of him and run to the table.
"Your mom is coming to visit this morning and the twins are coming to take the kids out." Answered Hermione.
"You're letting Fred and George take the kids out!" announced Ron, and Hermione glared at him. "Well, I mean. they are still maniacs you know."
"They love the kids. And besides, they wouldn't do anything to hurt them." Said Hermione, putting her arms around her husband's neck. Ron was a lot taller than her, and had always been, but with her being 5'6 and him being 6'1, it was hard to get him to look directly into her eyes for her to beg him to trust her. "Relax, they'll be fine." She promised, kissing him.
"CROOKSHANKS!" cheered Alex suddenly, jumping out the chair and scooping the cat into her arms. Alex wasn't too big herself, and the large cat's body seemed to cover up all of her, except her head. The cat purred in her arms as she hugged him happily. Then Pig came flying down the stairs, still the same way he was when Ron had first got him. Hermione didn't really like the fact that Ron wanted to keep Pig out of his cage, but he didn't cause too much trouble then, but was still as much excited in getting to deliver a letter.
"Can Pig come with me to Hogwarts?" asked John as the little owl landed on his shoulder and hooted happily at the sound of his name and Hogwarts in the same sentence. Hermione looked up at Ron who seemed to think it was a bad idea. "I won't kill him or anything. PLEASE!" he begged.
"I don't care. I just hope you're up for the challenge." Said Ron with a shrug and left the kitchen.
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked John, looking over at his mom. "Pig's a great owl." He gave the owl a piece of toast and watched him fly happily away. There was suddenly a huge explosion and they ran into the living room where Ron sat on the floor with an annoyed look and covered and soot, the twins grinning down at him.
"Honestly Ron, the family life's got you going soft." Teased Fred as George laughed, then they turned to Hermione and the kids with wide grins.
"Good morning lovely sister in law of ours." Said George innocently.
"Morning guys." She answered as the kids jumped on their uncle.
"Did you bring us anything?" asked Alex excitedly. George smiled and lifted her onto his shoulders.
"No, but if we stay long enough, I've got the best bed time story ever planned out." He answered and went hopping into the kitchen. Ron looked over at Fred who was watching him with the same proud smile his dad at Ron and Hermione's wedding.
"You know, you guys would make great parents. What's the big deal?" Asked Ron as Fred helped him up.
"Well, getting a family would separate us, didn't you notice?" he asked and Ron looked at him in confusion. "Well, George and I have never been separated for more than a month, and it would be strange to be separated from a family. One reason we're glad you and Hremione decided to move into a wizard community. We Weasleys have got to stick together." He said cheerfully and Ron nodded. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fred and George had taken the kids to Hogsmeade directly after dinner and planned on being gone long, which meant Ron and Hermione could finally spend some time alone. if he could only get Hermione to her book down. He looked over her shoulder as she read a love novel, sitting comfortably on the couch with out a care in the world. Crookshanks was sitting in her lap sleeping and Ron muttered curse words since that cat wouldn't move unless he wanted to.
"What's wrong Ron?" asked Hermione, looking up at him, causing him to jump. He blushed a little, but also noticed that Crookshanks was still sleep.
"You sure mom is still going to come visit today?" he asked and she looked at him making a face, trying to figure out what exactly he had on his mind. Then she turned back to her book, smiling.
"Yes Ron. She's still coming." She answered and suddenly, two bodies fell through their fireplace. Crookshanks looked up lazily and Mrs. Weasley appeared in the living room with a pop.
"Oh dear." She said in shock as Dean and Seamus came out the fireplace, looking an awful mess.
"You know, you could have just apparated here." Said Ron as his mother went on to dust the two men off. They thanked her gratefully and turned to Ron.
"We've gotta go to work. Just got an owl from Harry and there's a few death eaters out that we've gotta take care of." Said Seamus cheerfully.
"And I think they're in the muggle community, so we're going to have to do a couple of memory charms." Added Dean. Ron groaned and got his wand. "Don't worry, there's only three of them. and I think Harry said they were on the way to Privet Drive."
"Isn't that where his aunt and uncle live?" asked Ron curiously as he put on his black robes and put his wand in his pocket. Seamus seemed to be thinking about that.
"Yep, I guess that's where they're going. After all, they are Harry's only family and they are muggles. But if I were Harry, I'd just let them go ahead and do their worse after the way those muggles treated him" said Seamus and the three men apparated. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Ron got home, Fred and George were in the middle of telling Alex a very dramatic story on how in third year, Scabbers turned out to be a man that was responsible for the reason Harry's parents were killed. Alex gave a gasp just as Fred acted as though he were Ron and George was the dog (Sirius) that dragged Ron away. Hermione was waiting for him and the kitchen and forced a smile.
"Poor baby. Looks like you had it rough today." She said, placing a cold cloth against the cut on his face. He smiled weakly at her.
"What are Fred and George still doing here?" he asked and Hermione laughed.
"Still telling Alex the story about your broken leg 3rd year, and how you ended up with Pig." She answered and Ron cringed at the way he heard Fred put on a high pitch version of Peter Pettigew begging not to be killed.
"They weren't even there." Ron grumbled.
"Of course Ronnikins." He glared at his wife as she laughed at the way he responded to the old name Fred and George still love to call him. 'I'm sorry. I just think that's too cute how they still call you that." She laughed just as Fred and George entered the kitchen. At one point, Ron had managed to end up taller tan them, but they out grew him once again.
"Well, she's got something great to dream about." Said Fred cheerfully, and gave Hermione a hug, followed by George.
"Thanks you two. She really loves those stories of yours." Said Hermione cheerfully.
"Hey no sweat, that's what uncles are for. Next story will be called Ickle Ronnikins and the evil monster called Jealousy." Said George cheerfully.
"The story of how Ron came to hate famous Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum." Laughed Fred and the twins were gone before Ron could do anything. Hermione smiled at Ron.
"Its hard not to love those two, isn't it?" she asked cheerfully.
Author's Note: Ron and Harry never thought that they'd end up with family lives until now, but now life is really about change.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*
After having Hermione scold him, it made Ron afraid to go straight to their room that night, but he eventually did, not getting as much sleep as he wanted. It was hard enough to wake Ron up in the morning, but that was the best part about having kids that were him through and through. Ron would sleep with the blankets over his head to block out any sunshine in the morning and with two pillows so that he would have one near by to cover his head with. He learned to do this when Hermione was pregnant with John and would mutter her cravings in hopes that she could get him up to go get them for him. Unfortunately for him, this didn't block out the screams and squeals of active children on early Saturday mornings.
"DADDY!" cheered a voice, and Ron felt two bodies jumping on the bed, trying to wake him up. He groaned, pulling both pillows over his head.
"Go to bed!" he yelled irritably. John pulled the blankets off of him and with the help of his little sister, pulled the pillows off his head.
"C'mon dad! Mum's making all our favorites and then she's gonna take us to Honeydukes!" said John happily. Ron rolled over and his daughter jumped onto his stomach.
"Morning daddy!" said the cheerfully six year old.
"Morning Alex." Answered Ron, running his fingers through his hair tiredly. Alexis Weasley, most commonly know as Alex, is John's little sister. Like her brother, she inherited lovely eyes and her red hair from her dad, but had Hermione's attitude running through her. For her age, she was very smart and was most likely to be like Hermione when she gets to Hogwarts, without trying. She wore he hair up in pigtails and was probably a child that could light up any body's morning. Hermione entered the room and smiled.
"You plan on getting up anytime today? You never know. You could have work today." She said with a smile that brightened Ron's day in every way. He smiled back.
"Yeah, I'm ready." He answered and followed her down to the kitchen with Alex around his waist and John around his neck. "Hermione, why are you up so early? It is Saturday after all." He said, letting the kids drop off of him and run to the table.
"Your mom is coming to visit this morning and the twins are coming to take the kids out." Answered Hermione.
"You're letting Fred and George take the kids out!" announced Ron, and Hermione glared at him. "Well, I mean. they are still maniacs you know."
"They love the kids. And besides, they wouldn't do anything to hurt them." Said Hermione, putting her arms around her husband's neck. Ron was a lot taller than her, and had always been, but with her being 5'6 and him being 6'1, it was hard to get him to look directly into her eyes for her to beg him to trust her. "Relax, they'll be fine." She promised, kissing him.
"CROOKSHANKS!" cheered Alex suddenly, jumping out the chair and scooping the cat into her arms. Alex wasn't too big herself, and the large cat's body seemed to cover up all of her, except her head. The cat purred in her arms as she hugged him happily. Then Pig came flying down the stairs, still the same way he was when Ron had first got him. Hermione didn't really like the fact that Ron wanted to keep Pig out of his cage, but he didn't cause too much trouble then, but was still as much excited in getting to deliver a letter.
"Can Pig come with me to Hogwarts?" asked John as the little owl landed on his shoulder and hooted happily at the sound of his name and Hogwarts in the same sentence. Hermione looked up at Ron who seemed to think it was a bad idea. "I won't kill him or anything. PLEASE!" he begged.
"I don't care. I just hope you're up for the challenge." Said Ron with a shrug and left the kitchen.
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked John, looking over at his mom. "Pig's a great owl." He gave the owl a piece of toast and watched him fly happily away. There was suddenly a huge explosion and they ran into the living room where Ron sat on the floor with an annoyed look and covered and soot, the twins grinning down at him.
"Honestly Ron, the family life's got you going soft." Teased Fred as George laughed, then they turned to Hermione and the kids with wide grins.
"Good morning lovely sister in law of ours." Said George innocently.
"Morning guys." She answered as the kids jumped on their uncle.
"Did you bring us anything?" asked Alex excitedly. George smiled and lifted her onto his shoulders.
"No, but if we stay long enough, I've got the best bed time story ever planned out." He answered and went hopping into the kitchen. Ron looked over at Fred who was watching him with the same proud smile his dad at Ron and Hermione's wedding.
"You know, you guys would make great parents. What's the big deal?" Asked Ron as Fred helped him up.
"Well, getting a family would separate us, didn't you notice?" he asked and Ron looked at him in confusion. "Well, George and I have never been separated for more than a month, and it would be strange to be separated from a family. One reason we're glad you and Hremione decided to move into a wizard community. We Weasleys have got to stick together." He said cheerfully and Ron nodded. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fred and George had taken the kids to Hogsmeade directly after dinner and planned on being gone long, which meant Ron and Hermione could finally spend some time alone. if he could only get Hermione to her book down. He looked over her shoulder as she read a love novel, sitting comfortably on the couch with out a care in the world. Crookshanks was sitting in her lap sleeping and Ron muttered curse words since that cat wouldn't move unless he wanted to.
"What's wrong Ron?" asked Hermione, looking up at him, causing him to jump. He blushed a little, but also noticed that Crookshanks was still sleep.
"You sure mom is still going to come visit today?" he asked and she looked at him making a face, trying to figure out what exactly he had on his mind. Then she turned back to her book, smiling.
"Yes Ron. She's still coming." She answered and suddenly, two bodies fell through their fireplace. Crookshanks looked up lazily and Mrs. Weasley appeared in the living room with a pop.
"Oh dear." She said in shock as Dean and Seamus came out the fireplace, looking an awful mess.
"You know, you could have just apparated here." Said Ron as his mother went on to dust the two men off. They thanked her gratefully and turned to Ron.
"We've gotta go to work. Just got an owl from Harry and there's a few death eaters out that we've gotta take care of." Said Seamus cheerfully.
"And I think they're in the muggle community, so we're going to have to do a couple of memory charms." Added Dean. Ron groaned and got his wand. "Don't worry, there's only three of them. and I think Harry said they were on the way to Privet Drive."
"Isn't that where his aunt and uncle live?" asked Ron curiously as he put on his black robes and put his wand in his pocket. Seamus seemed to be thinking about that.
"Yep, I guess that's where they're going. After all, they are Harry's only family and they are muggles. But if I were Harry, I'd just let them go ahead and do their worse after the way those muggles treated him" said Seamus and the three men apparated. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Ron got home, Fred and George were in the middle of telling Alex a very dramatic story on how in third year, Scabbers turned out to be a man that was responsible for the reason Harry's parents were killed. Alex gave a gasp just as Fred acted as though he were Ron and George was the dog (Sirius) that dragged Ron away. Hermione was waiting for him and the kitchen and forced a smile.
"Poor baby. Looks like you had it rough today." She said, placing a cold cloth against the cut on his face. He smiled weakly at her.
"What are Fred and George still doing here?" he asked and Hermione laughed.
"Still telling Alex the story about your broken leg 3rd year, and how you ended up with Pig." She answered and Ron cringed at the way he heard Fred put on a high pitch version of Peter Pettigew begging not to be killed.
"They weren't even there." Ron grumbled.
"Of course Ronnikins." He glared at his wife as she laughed at the way he responded to the old name Fred and George still love to call him. 'I'm sorry. I just think that's too cute how they still call you that." She laughed just as Fred and George entered the kitchen. At one point, Ron had managed to end up taller tan them, but they out grew him once again.
"Well, she's got something great to dream about." Said Fred cheerfully, and gave Hermione a hug, followed by George.
"Thanks you two. She really loves those stories of yours." Said Hermione cheerfully.
"Hey no sweat, that's what uncles are for. Next story will be called Ickle Ronnikins and the evil monster called Jealousy." Said George cheerfully.
"The story of how Ron came to hate famous Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum." Laughed Fred and the twins were gone before Ron could do anything. Hermione smiled at Ron.
"Its hard not to love those two, isn't it?" she asked cheerfully.