Disclaimer: See previous chapter.
Meghan: Thanks.
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Chica: I only made the Lilly mistake once! : P I know my grammar sucks, but, contrary to popular belief, I AM NOT A DICTIONARY. And it's not an official chapter either. It's just background info.
me: This chapter will be longer.
~What if?~ -Chapter One-
Fifteen-year old Harry Potter sat in his 5-year old sister's bedroom at Godricks Hollow along with his other two sisters, keeping her occupied by playing house while their mother made dinner. Harry looked almost like a carbon copy of their father, James Potter. He had his father's messy black hair and his basic facial features, but he had his mother's brilliant green eyes instead of his father's blue. His three sisters however, looked like their mother. All three had Lily Potter's fire red hair. The youngest one, Sarah, had their mother's eyes too. But Jessica and Megan had their father's eyes. Megan was the second oldest Potter child and only a year younger than Harry, while Jessica was barely eleven.
Suddenly, his mother's excited squeal sounded from downstairs and the four children raced down the stairs to investigate. When they reached the kitchen, their parents were twirling around and Lily had tears of joy streaming down her face.
"Mum? Dad? What's going on?" asked Megan.
The couple stopped twirling and turned to their children. Lily grabbed her eldest daughter in a hug. "It's over! We got a letter from Professor Dumbledore! Voldemort's gone! The war is finally over!"
The Potter family had gone into hiding a few months before Harry was born because a dark wizard by the name of Voldemort was after them, and had been hiding ever since. Albus Dumbledore was their only source of news from the outside, but they rarely ever received a letter from him in fear of the owl being tracked. Harry had only once left the yard, and in recent years, he hadn't even been able to go outside the walls of the house. It hadn't been safe. He and Megan hadn't been able to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But for Voldemort to be gone, meant they could finally rejoin the world.
"We're to go to Diagon Alley this weekend to meet someone." James exchanged a smile with his wife. "Our kids can finally go to Hogwarts Lil. Home."
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That weekend couldn't come quick enough. When the day finally came for the trip to Diagon Alley, Harry could be found in his bedroom, nervously attempting to flatten his hair. And failing.
He was going to Diagon Alley! His father had told him stories about that place. He had been there once, when he was eleven, smuggled in, in the dark of night to get his wand, which he needed for the magic lessons his parents taught him. The process had been repeated with Megan, but Jessica would be able to buy her wand in broad daylight. As would Sarah. He had had no chance to look around the wonderful shops and see the sights. But this time it would be different. He wouldn't have to worry about dark wizards trying to kill him; he could buy a broom, books, and other school supplies for Hogwarts.
Harry gave up on his hair upon hearing his mother calling for him to hurry, and ran to join his family in front of their newly connected fireplace. It had been connected to the floo network the day before.
"Come on Harry," said his mother. "You go first and show your sisters how to do it." Harry nodded and grabbed a handful of floo powder.
"DIAGON ALLEY."
Then he was spinning very fast. As he felt himself slowing, he through himself forward. He, of course, landed face first on the ground of the Leaky Cauldron. Harry had only used floo powder twice, and he already didn't like it. But he did take comfort in the fact that his father also landed on the ground when he came through after Harry. Next was Megan, then Jessica, followed by Sarah and their mother. All his sisters and his mother stepped graciously out of the fireplace.
"Lily? My God is that really you?"
Standing behind the family was a woman with shoulder length black hair holding a squirming toddler.
"Arabella?" A man with shaggy black hair and dark eyes came up behind the woman.
"Bella love, if we want to ca-" He broke off as he caught sight of the Potter family and his face broke out into a huge grin. "Prongs!" The man pulled Harry's father into a quick embrace. "You've been gone for so long. You look exactly like you did fifteen years ago, although I believe you have a few gray hairs here and there."
"I do not have gray hairs! My hair is still completely black!"
"Now, now James. What did we learn the last time we tried lying to ourselves?"
"To never trust Padfoot alone in a room with Snape?"
"No, but right now I would like to say hello to your lovely wife, whom I also haven't seen in fifteen years." He walked over to Lily and pulled her into a hug too.
Although Harry had never met these people before, he knew exactly who they were. Sirius Black and Arabella Figg. Living with only his parents and sisters for company his entire life, Harry knew a lot about his parents' lives before they went into hiding.
His Mother was crying now, and Harry could swear he saw a tear in his father's eye. But that wasn't possible. His father never cried, did he? Lily pulled away from Sirius and introduced the children, indicating each one as she said their name.
"This is Sarah, Jessica, Megan, and Harry. Kids, this is Sirius Black and Arabella Figg. " The other woman shook her head.
"It's Black now. We got married right after you...left. And this," she indicated the toddler, "is Samantha. Our third. The others are around here somewh-," She was interrupted by a loud bang and a shout of "I didn't do it!"
Arabella sighed. "Sirius, go get her out of whatever trouble she's in now. And make sure she didn't drag Dominick in it with her." Sirius left and Arabella filled them in. "Our daughter AJ, short for Amanda Jane. She's such a troublemaker. The only good thing is she tries not to get caught. Unlike SOME people I know." She cast a sideways look at Harry's father, and he grinned at her innocently. "And she's always dragging Dominick, Remus' son, into trouble with her."
"Remus has a son?" James asked.
"You remember Nikki Parker?"
"The girl from Hufflepuff that he dated in fifth year?" put in Lily.
"The one and the same. They met at our wedding reception. Got married two weeks later." By this point Sirius had returned, with a girl and boy in tow that could only be AJ and Dominick. AJ had braided black hair that fell nearly to her waist, and ice blue eyes like her mother, but with a mischievous sparkle. Dominick had light brown and hazel eyes that also held a mischievous sparkle, but he looked tired and it was nowhere as bright as in the girl's eyes.
AJ was the first to speak. She also grabbed Harry's hand in both of hers and shook it vigorously. "How wonderful to meet you!" She was using a fake accent. "It's absolutely smashing to meet you at last! Don't you think Dom old chap?" she looked at the boy over her shoulder and he smiled, seeming to get the point of whatever she was doing.
Dom took Harry's other hand and shook it just as vigorously as AJ was, and used the same fake accent. "Yes AJ it is. Simply smashing to finally meet Harry Potter. Maybe now we won't have to listen to our father's tales of Hogwarts, seeing as we've already heard them all. They have someone new to torture. Four someones. And maybe now your father will stop talking about his godson."
"We can only hope, my friend. We can only hope." They hadn't stopped shaking his hands, so Harry pulled his hands away, although with a little difficulty. Arabella was shaking her head.
"I don't think I'll allow you to spend anymore time with the Weasley twins. They're almost as bad influences as your fathers."
Sirius gasped in mock offence. "Me? A bad influence? Remus maybe, but not me. You jest I'm sure." James hit the back of his head.
"Padfoot my friend, you should not be allowed within a hundred MILES of children, much less the same room. You are the worst influence there is." While the two men continued their bickering, Arabella introduced everyone and got them a private dining room on the second floor of the Leaky Cauldron, where they were joined by a boy named Cory, the Blacks' only son.
Suddenly AJ gasped. "Oh no! We're going to be late! Mum, Dom and I have to go...meet someone."
"AJ-,"
"We'll take Harry with us Mum. And Cory can show Megan around. Please!"
The woman sighed, but nodded her consent. AJ gave a small "Yes!" before starting for the door and telling Harry to follow her.
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A/N: I'm sorry if the whole reunion thing is a bit...unrealistic, but I've never actually had a reunion with people I haven't seen in fifteen years. I'm not even that old! Next chapter the fun begins!
Meghan: Thanks.
ginnyNharrysecretlove: Thank you.
Chica: I only made the Lilly mistake once! : P I know my grammar sucks, but, contrary to popular belief, I AM NOT A DICTIONARY. And it's not an official chapter either. It's just background info.
me: This chapter will be longer.
~What if?~ -Chapter One-
Fifteen-year old Harry Potter sat in his 5-year old sister's bedroom at Godricks Hollow along with his other two sisters, keeping her occupied by playing house while their mother made dinner. Harry looked almost like a carbon copy of their father, James Potter. He had his father's messy black hair and his basic facial features, but he had his mother's brilliant green eyes instead of his father's blue. His three sisters however, looked like their mother. All three had Lily Potter's fire red hair. The youngest one, Sarah, had their mother's eyes too. But Jessica and Megan had their father's eyes. Megan was the second oldest Potter child and only a year younger than Harry, while Jessica was barely eleven.
Suddenly, his mother's excited squeal sounded from downstairs and the four children raced down the stairs to investigate. When they reached the kitchen, their parents were twirling around and Lily had tears of joy streaming down her face.
"Mum? Dad? What's going on?" asked Megan.
The couple stopped twirling and turned to their children. Lily grabbed her eldest daughter in a hug. "It's over! We got a letter from Professor Dumbledore! Voldemort's gone! The war is finally over!"
The Potter family had gone into hiding a few months before Harry was born because a dark wizard by the name of Voldemort was after them, and had been hiding ever since. Albus Dumbledore was their only source of news from the outside, but they rarely ever received a letter from him in fear of the owl being tracked. Harry had only once left the yard, and in recent years, he hadn't even been able to go outside the walls of the house. It hadn't been safe. He and Megan hadn't been able to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But for Voldemort to be gone, meant they could finally rejoin the world.
"We're to go to Diagon Alley this weekend to meet someone." James exchanged a smile with his wife. "Our kids can finally go to Hogwarts Lil. Home."
~*~*~*~*~*~
That weekend couldn't come quick enough. When the day finally came for the trip to Diagon Alley, Harry could be found in his bedroom, nervously attempting to flatten his hair. And failing.
He was going to Diagon Alley! His father had told him stories about that place. He had been there once, when he was eleven, smuggled in, in the dark of night to get his wand, which he needed for the magic lessons his parents taught him. The process had been repeated with Megan, but Jessica would be able to buy her wand in broad daylight. As would Sarah. He had had no chance to look around the wonderful shops and see the sights. But this time it would be different. He wouldn't have to worry about dark wizards trying to kill him; he could buy a broom, books, and other school supplies for Hogwarts.
Harry gave up on his hair upon hearing his mother calling for him to hurry, and ran to join his family in front of their newly connected fireplace. It had been connected to the floo network the day before.
"Come on Harry," said his mother. "You go first and show your sisters how to do it." Harry nodded and grabbed a handful of floo powder.
"DIAGON ALLEY."
Then he was spinning very fast. As he felt himself slowing, he through himself forward. He, of course, landed face first on the ground of the Leaky Cauldron. Harry had only used floo powder twice, and he already didn't like it. But he did take comfort in the fact that his father also landed on the ground when he came through after Harry. Next was Megan, then Jessica, followed by Sarah and their mother. All his sisters and his mother stepped graciously out of the fireplace.
"Lily? My God is that really you?"
Standing behind the family was a woman with shoulder length black hair holding a squirming toddler.
"Arabella?" A man with shaggy black hair and dark eyes came up behind the woman.
"Bella love, if we want to ca-" He broke off as he caught sight of the Potter family and his face broke out into a huge grin. "Prongs!" The man pulled Harry's father into a quick embrace. "You've been gone for so long. You look exactly like you did fifteen years ago, although I believe you have a few gray hairs here and there."
"I do not have gray hairs! My hair is still completely black!"
"Now, now James. What did we learn the last time we tried lying to ourselves?"
"To never trust Padfoot alone in a room with Snape?"
"No, but right now I would like to say hello to your lovely wife, whom I also haven't seen in fifteen years." He walked over to Lily and pulled her into a hug too.
Although Harry had never met these people before, he knew exactly who they were. Sirius Black and Arabella Figg. Living with only his parents and sisters for company his entire life, Harry knew a lot about his parents' lives before they went into hiding.
His Mother was crying now, and Harry could swear he saw a tear in his father's eye. But that wasn't possible. His father never cried, did he? Lily pulled away from Sirius and introduced the children, indicating each one as she said their name.
"This is Sarah, Jessica, Megan, and Harry. Kids, this is Sirius Black and Arabella Figg. " The other woman shook her head.
"It's Black now. We got married right after you...left. And this," she indicated the toddler, "is Samantha. Our third. The others are around here somewh-," She was interrupted by a loud bang and a shout of "I didn't do it!"
Arabella sighed. "Sirius, go get her out of whatever trouble she's in now. And make sure she didn't drag Dominick in it with her." Sirius left and Arabella filled them in. "Our daughter AJ, short for Amanda Jane. She's such a troublemaker. The only good thing is she tries not to get caught. Unlike SOME people I know." She cast a sideways look at Harry's father, and he grinned at her innocently. "And she's always dragging Dominick, Remus' son, into trouble with her."
"Remus has a son?" James asked.
"You remember Nikki Parker?"
"The girl from Hufflepuff that he dated in fifth year?" put in Lily.
"The one and the same. They met at our wedding reception. Got married two weeks later." By this point Sirius had returned, with a girl and boy in tow that could only be AJ and Dominick. AJ had braided black hair that fell nearly to her waist, and ice blue eyes like her mother, but with a mischievous sparkle. Dominick had light brown and hazel eyes that also held a mischievous sparkle, but he looked tired and it was nowhere as bright as in the girl's eyes.
AJ was the first to speak. She also grabbed Harry's hand in both of hers and shook it vigorously. "How wonderful to meet you!" She was using a fake accent. "It's absolutely smashing to meet you at last! Don't you think Dom old chap?" she looked at the boy over her shoulder and he smiled, seeming to get the point of whatever she was doing.
Dom took Harry's other hand and shook it just as vigorously as AJ was, and used the same fake accent. "Yes AJ it is. Simply smashing to finally meet Harry Potter. Maybe now we won't have to listen to our father's tales of Hogwarts, seeing as we've already heard them all. They have someone new to torture. Four someones. And maybe now your father will stop talking about his godson."
"We can only hope, my friend. We can only hope." They hadn't stopped shaking his hands, so Harry pulled his hands away, although with a little difficulty. Arabella was shaking her head.
"I don't think I'll allow you to spend anymore time with the Weasley twins. They're almost as bad influences as your fathers."
Sirius gasped in mock offence. "Me? A bad influence? Remus maybe, but not me. You jest I'm sure." James hit the back of his head.
"Padfoot my friend, you should not be allowed within a hundred MILES of children, much less the same room. You are the worst influence there is." While the two men continued their bickering, Arabella introduced everyone and got them a private dining room on the second floor of the Leaky Cauldron, where they were joined by a boy named Cory, the Blacks' only son.
Suddenly AJ gasped. "Oh no! We're going to be late! Mum, Dom and I have to go...meet someone."
"AJ-,"
"We'll take Harry with us Mum. And Cory can show Megan around. Please!"
The woman sighed, but nodded her consent. AJ gave a small "Yes!" before starting for the door and telling Harry to follow her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: I'm sorry if the whole reunion thing is a bit...unrealistic, but I've never actually had a reunion with people I haven't seen in fifteen years. I'm not even that old! Next chapter the fun begins!