The Next Generation-Dark Marks and Troublemakers

Author's Note: This is a third part to The Next Generation. If you've read the first two, you'll know what's going on in here. But, there are four new kids, and a set of them are twins, one you'll know if you read Trouble Continued, and the third showed up in the last Chapter of Trouble continued. So read on and tell me what you think.

Disclaimer: I don't own HP of its characters, but I do own all the original characters that aren't from the books, but from my imagination. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~* Chapter 6

Ron was lying on the sand with his eyes closed; his young nieces and nephews buried him in sand and laughing together. The women were meanwhile were lying down and talking. Harry yawned and looked up as his daughter walked by with Daniel. "I really hate that kid." He muttered. Ron opened an eye and tried to lift his body to look at the couple.

"Really Harry, I think you're worst than I am." He said.

"Lie down, Uncle Ron! You're gonna ruin our castle!" announced Lily. Ron smiled at her and lay down. Jackie, Jordan and Jake were spotted not too far away talking and looking as though they were building a sand fort.

"Just leave it Harry.. As long as they haven't done the deed, everything is fine. Besides, they ARE getting married." Ron informed. Suddenly John came up with someone over his shoulder wrapped in a towel.

"Dad, how could you let your only daughter come out the house with nothing on?" he asked, sitting a scowling Alex on the ground. Ron looked at the two of them.

"Alex, let me see your swim suit." He said in annoyance. She obeyed and showed her father her skimpy bikini. "Bloody hell, not even a twelve year old could fit that! Go put something on!" Ron yelled.

"Watch your language Uncle Ron." Said Jennifer as the kids continued their sandcastle.

"I don't see what the big deal is. Mum bought it with me and she thought it fit fine." Both Ron and John gave her identical looks that showed they didn't believe her. "There's nothing wrong with it!" Jordan looked up at his older sister.

"You're joking, right?" he asked, earning a glare from her.

"He's a prat anyway. C'mon daddy!" Alex whined. "Mum AND grandma approved it!" John let out a cough that sounded a bit like bullshit.

"Man Alex, this isn't a nudie beach." Informed Matt, who came up with Mike.

"Shut up you little. Patrick." Alex said in shock and looked up at the tall handsome male she remembered spending so much time with in Hogwarts. He grinned.

"You look Great Al." He said brightly, blushing a bit as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Yeah, we found him over there arguing with some girl who must have been his sister since she was annoying like you." Said Mike. Alex obviously chose to ignore her little brother and looked up at Patrick, twirling a piece of hair around here finger and looking him over shyly.

"So. who told you to go off and turn into a bigger stud than you were when we graduated?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him. The boy went red and laughed.

"Yeah, well who told you to turn into a babe? I never thought I'd see the day you'd wear something like this." He informed. Alex grinned.

"Yeah, well I've changed a bit." She said, and the two of them walked off, talking and not looking back or saying good bye.

"I think Alex fancies him." Kevin informed, turning to his cousins.

"That's disgusting. He's her best friend, isn't he?" asked James.

"But he blushed a lot when he was looking at her, so he has to fancy her." Said Lily thoughtfully.

"And lots of best friends get married." Added Jennifer. "My mum and dad did." The kids obviously had forgotten they were talking about their cousin with their uncle right in between them since James blurted out what Ron didn't want to hear.

"Bet you they'll be shagging in two weeks." He informed and Ron sat up. "HEY!"

"I really don't know what is going on now a days, but you kids know a bit too much for nine year olds." He said and walked off. Lily scowled and looked at the spot where Ron had been lying at one point.

"See James, that's the second time you said something stupid that involved a great project being ruined." She said. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Wouldn't it be cool if we had our wands and could use magic outside Hogwarts." Said Matt as the twins watched the surfers. Mike nodded absentmindedly.

"Yeah, I'd use my wand to knock those guys right off their boards." Laughed the red head. Matt nodded in agreement. The twins both laughed at the thought.

"Wish mum wouldn't have taken our prank supply away." Sighed Matt, looking at a crab crawling across the ground. "She got my whole stash and had dad check after her."

"Yep, wiped me out too." Said Mike and then smiled a bit. "Did you ever wonder how it would be without mum around?"

"We got a dose of that last year, remember." Said Matt. "We need mum. Shame we'll be turning eleven soon and be on our way to Hogwarts."

"How come?" asked Mike in confusion.

"Well without us, who's gonna take care of mum? I mean, after Jordan went off, it was our job when dad went on the missions." Matt explained. "Plus, with Alex and John having their whole love lives, they won't give mum all her needed attention. and who knows what could happen if she and dad spend too much time together."

"Yeah, they might want to have another kid." They both shuddered and looked back at where their family, or at least the older members, were relaxing and talking.

"She won't have any more kids." Said Matt.

"That's right. She has enough fun treating us like her babies." Mike agreed.