The Next Generation- Chapter 5
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. Especially since now they had kids on their way to Hogwarts and the Death Eaters were becoming more and more.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Alex was usually use to having John come in her room in the middle of the night to tell her some kind of encouraging story about their parents being from some kind of kingdom. A kingdom where unicorns were pets and giants were gentle and your best friends, but with him and Pig gone, the house was too quiet. She hugged Crookshanks, who purred affectionately. She was just about to crawl into bed with her parents, when she heard a sound down stairs. Ron groaned when he heard the room door open, and he buried his face into his pillow.
"Daddy." said Alex shaking him. He groaned to show he was listening. "Can I keep this doggy?" she asked. Ron sat up in shock to see Alex standing next to a huge black dog, up to her shoulders.
"Hermione, wake up. We've got company." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Alex stared curiously at Sirius, who was sipping the tea that Hermione had just minute. He smiled a little at the curious girl, but didn't say much. Ron dropped tiredly down in a chair across from him and sighed.
"So, what are you doing around here?" he asked curiously as Alex stared at Sirius with out a single blink.
"Just in town visiting Harry. But I decided to make a pit stop to the nearest house. This your only child?" he asked, looking at Alex, who hid shyly behind he dad's arm.
"No, our son just left for Hogwarts. His first year you know." Said Ron proudly. Sirius smiled and looked over at Hermione.
"So, you haven't been having any trouble with Death Eaters or anything have you?" he asked as Alex continued to tug on Ron's shirt sleeve and whisper questions about Sirius in his ear. Hermione looked back at him in confusion.
"What do you mean? There haven't been Death Eaters out like they were when Voldemort was alive." She told him and Sirius looked at her in shock as if he couldn't believe what she was telling him bad news.
"So. you haven't heard about what's going on back at Hogwarts then?"
"No. What's going on Sirius?" asked Ron quickly, becoming a little panicky. Sirius looked at him and then down at Alex, who was just as curious to know what was going on as her parents were. She knew that John was at Hogwarts and by the way things sounded, she wanted to know what was about to happen to her big brother.
"Well, it's like this.." *~*~*~*~*~*~*
John, Jessica, and Chris were walking through the corridors the next day after breakfast on their way to their first class, Potions. Jessica was twirling her wand in between her fingers as she told the boys what her dad had told her about the Potions master. She figured that he might be dead or retired now, so she really didn't care. Chris had pointed out that if Dumbledore was still alive, then Snape had to be alive too, but John just hoped that he didn't get into any trouble.
"I dare him to try and ask me any thing I don't know and then try to take points away. He'll be looking at a elephant nose when he wakes up the next morning. And don't think I don't know a protection spell so he can get rid of it!" said Jessica, waving her wand around and grinning over at John.
"Really Jessica? Won't your mum and dad get mad?" he asked. "My mum would murder me. and then my grandma would say it was uncles' influences."
"I'm presently living with my dad. Mum is still upset with him. He's the best. He taught me the few spells I know. In fact, I prefer living with just him instead of both parents." She said as they entered the classroom, sitting towards the back of the dungeon.
"So, where's this Snape guy? I heard he was a real jerk and he only likes Slytherin." Whispered Chris and went silent when Snape came storming into the class, looking a bit the same way he did when Harry, Ron, and Hermione were attending.
"This class is not a joke or time for you to socialize. I will NOT tolerate any trouble makers or foolish wand waving." He said strictly, glaring at a few Gryffindor students. He gave a few more threats, most of them seemed to be directed to the Gryffindors than the class as a majority.
"What a prat." Muttered Jessica, who had her head in her hands and was looking at some pictures that had been carved into the desk. The class had all heard her, and turned to look at her. Chris looked at John, becoming very nervous, but Jessica didn't really care that Snape was gliding over in her direction with hate in his eyes as he looked at her, but she didn't look at him.
"What's your name?"
"Jessica Thomas. But I suppose you'd have known that if you started a class like ever other teacher instead of thratening us." She said, looking at him. "And why are you blaming everything on Gryffindor. We aren't the ones with the bad rep." She said. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath.
"I sense a bit of hostility Miss Thomas."
"Well you'd have a bad attitude too if a slimy haired old man with bad breath was breathing in your face." She snapped. The entire class was a fight between Snape and Jessica, who probably hate him more than he ever hated any one, including Harry and his dad.
"Did you really have to tell him off like that Jesica?" asked Chris curiously as they went on their way to History of Magic.
"I don't like him." Muttered Jessica. "And I never will."
"What ever you say Jessica." Said Chris, then turned to John. "What do you think we'll be having for lunch?" he asked, rubbing his stomach. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ok, so the Death Eaters are going to find a way into Hogwarts to kill off Dumbledore and our kids, is that what you're telling me?" asked Harry. Josh was standing next to Alex, looking at Sirius with just as much curiousity as she was. Sirius was so busy talking to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, he didn't notice them.
"Well I don't think Dumbledore will let anyone in the castle that easily." Said Ginny anxiously.
"He is old now Ginny. It should be a little easier for them to get into the castle." Said Sirius.
"But, surely the professors will protect all the kids.. What about the ministry? Aren't we still in control of all that in Hogwarts?" asked Hermione and Sirius shook his head. Ginny suddenly fainted into Ron's arms.
"Looks like we've got our selves a long trip starting tomorrow." Said Ron to Harry.
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. Especially since now they had kids on their way to Hogwarts and the Death Eaters were becoming more and more.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just the made up ones that will show up in this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Alex was usually use to having John come in her room in the middle of the night to tell her some kind of encouraging story about their parents being from some kind of kingdom. A kingdom where unicorns were pets and giants were gentle and your best friends, but with him and Pig gone, the house was too quiet. She hugged Crookshanks, who purred affectionately. She was just about to crawl into bed with her parents, when she heard a sound down stairs. Ron groaned when he heard the room door open, and he buried his face into his pillow.
"Daddy." said Alex shaking him. He groaned to show he was listening. "Can I keep this doggy?" she asked. Ron sat up in shock to see Alex standing next to a huge black dog, up to her shoulders.
"Hermione, wake up. We've got company." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Alex stared curiously at Sirius, who was sipping the tea that Hermione had just minute. He smiled a little at the curious girl, but didn't say much. Ron dropped tiredly down in a chair across from him and sighed.
"So, what are you doing around here?" he asked curiously as Alex stared at Sirius with out a single blink.
"Just in town visiting Harry. But I decided to make a pit stop to the nearest house. This your only child?" he asked, looking at Alex, who hid shyly behind he dad's arm.
"No, our son just left for Hogwarts. His first year you know." Said Ron proudly. Sirius smiled and looked over at Hermione.
"So, you haven't been having any trouble with Death Eaters or anything have you?" he asked as Alex continued to tug on Ron's shirt sleeve and whisper questions about Sirius in his ear. Hermione looked back at him in confusion.
"What do you mean? There haven't been Death Eaters out like they were when Voldemort was alive." She told him and Sirius looked at her in shock as if he couldn't believe what she was telling him bad news.
"So. you haven't heard about what's going on back at Hogwarts then?"
"No. What's going on Sirius?" asked Ron quickly, becoming a little panicky. Sirius looked at him and then down at Alex, who was just as curious to know what was going on as her parents were. She knew that John was at Hogwarts and by the way things sounded, she wanted to know what was about to happen to her big brother.
"Well, it's like this.." *~*~*~*~*~*~*
John, Jessica, and Chris were walking through the corridors the next day after breakfast on their way to their first class, Potions. Jessica was twirling her wand in between her fingers as she told the boys what her dad had told her about the Potions master. She figured that he might be dead or retired now, so she really didn't care. Chris had pointed out that if Dumbledore was still alive, then Snape had to be alive too, but John just hoped that he didn't get into any trouble.
"I dare him to try and ask me any thing I don't know and then try to take points away. He'll be looking at a elephant nose when he wakes up the next morning. And don't think I don't know a protection spell so he can get rid of it!" said Jessica, waving her wand around and grinning over at John.
"Really Jessica? Won't your mum and dad get mad?" he asked. "My mum would murder me. and then my grandma would say it was uncles' influences."
"I'm presently living with my dad. Mum is still upset with him. He's the best. He taught me the few spells I know. In fact, I prefer living with just him instead of both parents." She said as they entered the classroom, sitting towards the back of the dungeon.
"So, where's this Snape guy? I heard he was a real jerk and he only likes Slytherin." Whispered Chris and went silent when Snape came storming into the class, looking a bit the same way he did when Harry, Ron, and Hermione were attending.
"This class is not a joke or time for you to socialize. I will NOT tolerate any trouble makers or foolish wand waving." He said strictly, glaring at a few Gryffindor students. He gave a few more threats, most of them seemed to be directed to the Gryffindors than the class as a majority.
"What a prat." Muttered Jessica, who had her head in her hands and was looking at some pictures that had been carved into the desk. The class had all heard her, and turned to look at her. Chris looked at John, becoming very nervous, but Jessica didn't really care that Snape was gliding over in her direction with hate in his eyes as he looked at her, but she didn't look at him.
"What's your name?"
"Jessica Thomas. But I suppose you'd have known that if you started a class like ever other teacher instead of thratening us." She said, looking at him. "And why are you blaming everything on Gryffindor. We aren't the ones with the bad rep." She said. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath.
"I sense a bit of hostility Miss Thomas."
"Well you'd have a bad attitude too if a slimy haired old man with bad breath was breathing in your face." She snapped. The entire class was a fight between Snape and Jessica, who probably hate him more than he ever hated any one, including Harry and his dad.
"Did you really have to tell him off like that Jesica?" asked Chris curiously as they went on their way to History of Magic.
"I don't like him." Muttered Jessica. "And I never will."
"What ever you say Jessica." Said Chris, then turned to John. "What do you think we'll be having for lunch?" he asked, rubbing his stomach. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ok, so the Death Eaters are going to find a way into Hogwarts to kill off Dumbledore and our kids, is that what you're telling me?" asked Harry. Josh was standing next to Alex, looking at Sirius with just as much curiousity as she was. Sirius was so busy talking to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, he didn't notice them.
"Well I don't think Dumbledore will let anyone in the castle that easily." Said Ginny anxiously.
"He is old now Ginny. It should be a little easier for them to get into the castle." Said Sirius.
"But, surely the professors will protect all the kids.. What about the ministry? Aren't we still in control of all that in Hogwarts?" asked Hermione and Sirius shook his head. Ginny suddenly fainted into Ron's arms.
"Looks like we've got our selves a long trip starting tomorrow." Said Ron to Harry.