Disclaimer: Same as always, I don't own Harry Potter only my characters.

(Hopefully Em and Laura read this, remember Lote guys :P 'Sam!' 'Mr Frodo!' and, 'The Extra features behind the extra features!' lol Hope you guys remember that cause I do :P

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Lauren shut the front door behind her and ran straight to her room, feeling the most embarrassed she had ever felt in her entire life. She slammed her bedroom door behind her and jumped at the sight of Laura spinning on her revolving chair. Laura grinned brightly and jumped off the chair and over to Lauren and began asking questions immediately.

"How was it? What did you do? Was it fun? Did you two get up to any naughty things?" Laura asked with a wink while asking the last question.

"We almost kissed and who comes along? Emma of all people and spoils his and mine moment!" Lauren screamed and stormed over to her bed and kicked it hard.

"Wow man, calm down, there'll be a next time," Laura said sweetly.

"Bullshit! So that's why he left with a quick goodbye and ran off?" Lauren said angrily still annoyed at Emma and her stinking timing.

"He probably was embarrassed just like you were, I wouldn't take it personally," Laura said and got her to sit down on her bed.

"I would," Lauren mumbled under her breath.

"I had lots of experience and he'll go out with you again, you'll see," Laura said kindly.

"Whatever, listen I need to go to bed, I'm tired and pissed, do you mind?" Lauren asked pointing for Laura to get off her bed.

"Oh yeah sure thing dude," Laura said and got off her bed quickly, not wanting to get on her bad side as well.

Lauren didn't bother changing into her P.J's and just climbed under her bedcovers, curled up and looked blankly at her wall, angry thoughts of what to do to Emma. Before to long, all the bad thoughts left Lauren's mind and she fell to sleep with her shoes on and all.

Laura sat back on the chair, swinging around slightly and watched Lauren drift off to sleep. She sighed; it must have been really embarrassing for her. Laura stared off out the window and saw that the night sky was full of beautiful bright stars. She smiled and watched them for a while, just thinking about things and before she knew it, her eyelids drooped and closed shut and she was off to sleep as well.

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While eating her freshly prepared scrambled eggs, Amanda watched her two step children nervously wash up the dishes, she could tell they were worried about this Peter friend of theirs arriving. Amanda sighed and looked down into her coffee cup and said loudly, "Would you look at that, there's no coffee left in cup. I wonder whose job it is to refill it!"

Emily felt her whole arm she was using to scrub down the bench top shake with anger. There she went again with the whole, 'My coffee cup is empty', she had already used that excuse two times, and it was getting rather annoying.

Paul shook his head telling Emily he'll go get it. He finished up with the dish he was washing, grabbed the jug of coffee and began to fill up Amanda's cup with coffee. When it reached the top, Paul pulled it away and went back to washing the dishes.

"Good boy Paul, not like your sister who didn't bother filling it up," Amanda said smugly.

"Sorry," Emily mumbled quietly.

At that moment, the doorbell went and Emily and Paul both froze up. It was Peter, and he was earlier than they had expected. Emily whipped around and shouted, "I'll get it!"

"Oh no you won't missy you can stay right here," Amanda said and got out of her seat to answer the door.

Emily looked over at her little brother who was banging his head on the sink. Emily gave one last gulp and ran to the door, and at that exact moment, Amanda had opened the front door and there in the doorway was Peter, whose hair now had darker brown streaks throughout it.

"Hi, I'm-," Peter started holding out his hand.

"Peter, I know kiddy, and you won't be going anywhere with my kids thank you very much," Amanda said glaring down at Peter, despite he was nearly the size of her.

"But Miss-,"

"Nothing buddy get lost!" Amanda screeched and tried to slam the door in his face, but Peter was trying his hardest to stop her.

"Get off you!" she screeched again.

Emily's mouth fell open and did the first thing that came to her mind. She dug into her jeans pocket and pulled out her wand, forgetting the rule of no magic allowed outside of school and yelled out, "Petrificus Totalus!"

Peter jumped back as the floor flung open, and inside he saw Emily had dropped her wand and was now covering her mouth with her hands. Peter smiled and walked in, stepping over Amanda's body.

"Smooth move Em," Peter said and gave her a hug.

"Thanks, thanks Pete," Emily said still surprised at her own actions.

Paul had now by this time left the kitchen and came in to see what the entire racket was. He came in, and saw the odd scene of his stepmother on the floor and his sister and Peter hugging oddly.

"Hey there Peter," Paul called out waving to him.

"Hey Paul, odd way I get to pick you guys up isn't it?" Peter said laughing pulling away from his and Emily's hug.

"Could say that again," Emily said still in shock.

Peter gave Paul a hug and when he pulled away he said, "So, you guys ready to go or what?"

Paul gulped and then shouted, "We didn't pack!" and ran upstairs to his room to pack.

Emily took one more look at her knocked out stepmother and then ran upstairs to her room to pack as well. Peter smiled and began to dispose of Amanda's frozen body. He dragged her across the hallway, opened the closet, and placed he gently inside on the ground of it and then shut the door half way.

He straightened his back and brushed his hands on his shorts, and by this time Emily and Paul were coming down the stairs with backpacks on their backs and their trunks dragging along clumsily behind them.

"Now you guys ready?" Peter said smirking.

"Nah, the trunks are just coming for a ride," Paul said sarcastically.

Peter opened the front door fully open so Emily and Paul could fit their trunks through the door. Once they were both outside, and Peter had shut the door, Emily and Paul said their goodbyes to their non-loveable house. Peter helped them with their things as they loaded them into his mother's green station wagon. All the trunks were in and so were they, so they started off the hour drive to Peter's place or so they thought.

"Emily and Paul isn't it? My dear Peter has told me loads about you both," Mrs Hall said sweetly as she drove off down their street.

"Has he now?" Emily asked rising at eyebrow in Peter's direction.

Peter just sat back and blushed and stared out of the window. The whole way there, Mrs Hall spoke to them about Peter and rest of her family, while Emily and Paul sat in the back of the car hanging onto every word.

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Out in the more open fields, Ron sat under an old oak tree catching his breath from the running he just did. He sat there, now wondering what he was actually running for. Sure he was upset, but why run? It doesn't cure anything except getting rid of unwanted fat.

Ron lent his head back on the tree trunk and watched the clouds moving, making all different shapes as they did. The sight of them for some reason brought a huge smile to Ron's face. Ron stopped staring at the clouds and looked off into the distance. In the distance he could make out a blurred image of his house. Ron got up, wiped his bottom and began to walk back to his house.

As he walked closer to his house, the closer he got the clearer the sound of little sobs could be heard. Ron stopped dead in his tracks to listen to the sound of the sobs. They were coming from his right side. He wanted to see what the sobbing belonged to, so he began to walk in direction of the sounds.

When the sobs became very clear to hear so did the image of the thing causing them. Sitting in the middle of a dead pack of grass sat Ginny sobbing and crying. Ron walked up close to her and sat down next to her.

"What you doing all the way out here?" Ron asked friendly.

"G-go away," Ginny sobbed.

"What'd I do?" Ron asked shocked.

"Y-you made Mum hate P-peter; it's your entire fault Ronald!" Ginny said with a little bit of a yell.

"OK, I put in some bad pointers but Mum doesn't hate him and it's definitely not because of my doing," Ron said.

"Is to," Ginny mumbled so he couldn't hear her.

"Come on, let's get back inside," Ron said getting up off the grass and offering Ginny his hand.

Ginny stared at it then she stared up into her brother's sweet smiling face. Ginny pulled a little bit of a sour face and took his hand and he pulled her onto her feet. She brushed herself off and walked along side Ron in silence.

"Sorry I acted like that, I just miss Peter that's all," Ginny said what seemed more like mumbled.

"I know you do, six whole weeks without him, gees," Ron shaking his head in disgust.

"Do you miss Emily?" Ginny asked curiously.

"What makes you ask that?" Ron asked feeling his cheeks get hotter.

"Well the fact you like her gives it away," Ginny said.

"Bugger off! I didn't say such a thing!" Ron said his cheeks going redder.

"I know, but you act like it," Ginny said smartly.

"And how do I act that makes you think that?" Ron asked stopping her in her tracks.

"God, do you need to know everything! You're the older one! You're supposed to teach the younger one not the other way round!" Ginny said throwing up her arms.

"Well this time little young girl knows more than old bastard, so tell girly," Ron said getting annoyed.

"You'll know when the times right," Ginny said smirking and began to walk again.

"What does that mean?" Ron asked, "Gin, Ginny!" and began to run after her.

"Wise old man will learn when time right! Get it?" Ginny yelled.

"Yeah, now the normal English version," Ron said and stopped running and put his hand up in the air.

Ginny turned around and said, "Ron, you'll learn when the moment comes".

As she began to walk again, Ron put down his hand slowly then shot it back up again and began asking, "When will that be? Gin... Ginny. GINNY!"

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"Lauren, darling wake up," came the sound of Lauren's mother's voice as she shook Lauren awake.

Lauren slowly opened her eyes and blurred vision of mother began more clear when her eyes were wide open. Lauren wiped her sleep from her eyes and asked sleepily, "What did you wake me for?"

"Lee's on the phone for you," she said sweetly and handed her the telephone.

Lauren sat bolt upright as she took the phone from her mother and gulped and cleared her throat before speaking into the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Lauren, how do you feel this morning?" Lee asked sweetly.

"Fine thanks you?" Lauren asked her nerves taking over her voice making it quaky.

"Great, I enjoyed last night very much," Lee said happily.

"You did, even with the whole Emma joining us?" Lauren asked shocked, her nerves going away.

"Yeah, I mean, like a moment like that isn't going to come around again," Lee said cheekily.

Lauren blushed and said, "Really? And when will our next moment be?"

"Today in fact," Lee said more cheekily then before.

"OK, what's up Lee?" Lauren asked confused.

"Well, I was just as confused this morning," Lee said, "Tom rang me this morning asking if I and you would like to come to a party he's having."

"Really, you like serious?" Lauren asked unable to control her excitement.

Lee laughed and said, "Yeah I sure am, and he wanted you to ask Laura to come too."

"Bloody hell yes! I'll come; I'll go just to see you!" Lauren shouted down into the phone.

Lee just chuckled listening to Lauren's voice sound all cheery again. Lauren controlled herself down then asked, "OK, when, where?"

"Um, at Tom's in the afternoon, 'bout one o'clock, he also said you're more than welcome to stay," Lee said.

"Great! Well, I best get ready, see you later," Lauren said cheekily.

Lee laughed and answered, "Yeah see you later!" and hung up.

Lauren hung up and squealed kicking and screaming in her bed, causing Laura to wake up angrily. Lauren threw back her bedcovers and jumped over loudly to Laura who still was half asleep.

"Did you hear that? I'm seeing Lee again, today!" Lauren shouted down Laura's ear.

"Well first time no, but second time yes I mean it only got yelled down my eardrum," Laura said with a moan.

Lauren jumped away from her and started dancing around her room, pulling out some clothes and other things she thought she might need. Laura stared at her oddly, rolled her eyes and hid under her blankets again.

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As the day went on, and finally reached one o' clock, Tom, Rhys and Nick sat in the family room waiting for the guests they had invited. Nick flopped back on the couch and stared at the ceiling.

"You sure they are coming Tom?" he asked clapping his feet together in the air.

"Can't believe you'd doubt me like that," Tom said sounding shocked.

"Who wouldn't doubt you?" Rhys asked.

"Someone might," Tom said shyly as they heard a car horn being tooted from out front of his house.

***OUTSIDE***

"Cool house Peter, it's huge," Paul said feeling his heart beat faster and faster.

"Thanks, but this isn't my house, it's Tom's," Peter said slightly embarrassed.

Emily looked up at the old fashion two-story house. The more she studied it, the more the house bought out Tom's personality. Emily smiled and looked over at Peter and asked curiously, "This is all cool seeing Tom's house and everything but why'd you bring us here? I thought we were going to your house."

"We are, he asked me earlier today if I liked to come for his place for a little party he was having, and of course you guys were invited," Peter said hopping out of the car and holding the door open for Emily and Paul.

Emily got out of the car and at the moment she did, Tom, Rhys and Nick rushed out of the house and ran up to them getting them all with huge emotional hugs. As Emily gave Nick a hug it struck her, sure she liked all of them so and they were her friends, but she was oldest of the lot and no- one her age was there.

"It's great to see you guys! I thought I'd be stuck living with Amanda for the rest of my holiday days!" Paul said running up and jumping on the back of Rhys' back.

Tom smiled and noticed Nick staying out of the whole welcoming party after braking away from his and Emily's hug. Tom walked over to him and announced him properly.

"Paul, Peter, I'd like to meet my other best friend Nick, Nick these are our friends Paul and Peter, and you know Emily," Tom said with a wink.

Paul smiled and got off Rhys' back and went over to Nick, a huge grin across his face. As Paul stood in front of Nick, Tom relised that Paul had grown over the summer and that he was the same height at Nick, which still wasn't that tall but it was a start.

"Great to meet you Nick," Paul said throwing his arms around Nick and gave him a manly hug.

Nick smiled weakly and looked over in Tom's direction, which was just standing there smiling. Tom cleared his throat and said loudly over the top of them, "Ready to go inside everyone?"

They all nodded eagerly and followed him inside his house. Peter gave his mother a kiss goodbye and quickly followed after them inside. Once they all were inside, Tom showed them around his house, and then they all sat down waiting for the others to arrive.

"So who are we waiting on Tom?" Paul asked still checking around his home.

"Well, I think Laura, Lauren and Lee are coming, and I also invited Ginny and Ron but I never did hear back if they were coming or not," Tom said scratching his chin.

"Ginny's going to come too?" Peter asked excitedly. He missed his girlfriend dearly.

"I'm not certain man! She might be," Tom said trying not to get Peter too excited.

Suddenly a loud bang came from over near Tom's fireplace, and there stepping out from the bottom of it was Ginny, covered in soot. Peter grinned from ear to ear, jumped up from the couch, ran over to Ginny and flung his arms around Ginny.

"Ginny you made it! Gosh how much have I missed you!" Peter said unable to hold back his tears.

Ginny didn't speak and just wrapped her arms around Peter's neck and began to cry on his shoulder. She had never been to so happy to see anyone this much in her entire life. In the background, everyone let out an, 'Awww!'

Another loud bang was heard from the fire place and next to step out covered in soot was Ron, his freckles still visible behind the entire black soot covering his face. Emily's face sprang to life at the sight of Ron and did the same as Peter, went straight over to him and flung her arms around him tightly.

"Ron! I'm so glad to see you!" Emily said with a little girlish squeal as her arms wrapped tighter around his neck.

"M-me too Em, I'd b-be more happy if I could b-b-breathe," Ron said if little gasps of breaths.

Emily loosened her grip and heard Ron let out a sigh of relief. Ron smiled brightly and wrapped his arms around her waist, so happy to be able to hold her in his arms again. It seemed like years, than days since he'd seen her.

There was one last loud bang and then appeared Mrs Weasley who turned out the cleanest of all of them. She stepped out from the fire place, not looking very happy. She noticed Ginny and Peter enjoying hugging each other and pulled them after quickly.

"I'm glad you're the boy she chose but if you do anything to hurt her and I'll hurt you twice as bad you got me?" Mrs Weasley said holding Peter by the scruff of his shirt collar.

"Yes Mrs Weasley, I'd never hurt Ginny, not ever," Peter said cold sweat rolling down from his forehead.

Mrs Weasley let go of Peter, causing him to fall on his back, and smiled sweetly at him and pinched his cheek.

"So glad to hear that, best be off, bye my darlings," Mrs Weasley said and gave both Ron and Ginny a kiss and hug goodbye.

After Mrs Weasley had left, Tom introduced Ginny and Ron to Nick, who both seemed quite happy to meet him. Nick lay back in his seat, all of Tom's friends seemed nice enough, but the one he wanted to meet most, or see again was Laura.

At the sound of the doorbell ring, Nick leant back up in his seat, his mouth open forming a huge smile to spread across his face. Thinking Nick was just excited to see Laura again, Tom got out of his seat to go answer the doorbell, pretty much just as excited to see Laura as Nick was.

Tom opened the door and there she stood, along side Lauren and Lee, in each other's arms. Laura grinned at the sight of Tom and opened her arms and received a huge hug from Tom, as they hugged in the doorway, Lauren and Lee creped past and continued on into the family room.

"I'm so happy to see you," Laura said as her and Tom broke apart.

"Me too," Tom said and lent down and gave Laura a kiss.

"Enough you two get your asses back in here!" Ginny yelled from the family room.

Tom and Laura broke apart again, Laura's cheeks burning bright red. Tom smiled at how cute she looked when she blushed and took her by the hand into the family room, where everyone was.

"Glad to see you two could join us," Paul said smirking.

"We didn't take that long," Laura said shyly hiding her blushing by hiding her face in Tom's shoulder.

Tom laughed at Laura then said, "Yeah, Lauren, Lee this is my friend Nick, Nick that's Lauren and Lee."

Nick nodded at them, trying to keep his eyes away from Laura. Laura moved her head off Tom's shoulder a little and caught Nick's eye watching her, and gave him a sweet smile in return, which caused Nick to look away quickly blushing.

"Tom, you think we could go for a swim in your pool? It's a great day out," Rhys asked who hadn't taken his eyes off the pool.

"Sure, be my guest," Tom said and as Tom said those words Rhys dashed off to Tom's room to change.

"Does that go for anyone?" Ginny asked smiling sweetly at Tom.

Tom rolled his eyes and nodded. Ginny's smile grew and said, "Lucky I brought my bathers!"

Peter laughed as Ginny got up to go change in the bathroom. Seeing they didn't bring their bathers, Emily and Ron stayed inside away from the youngsters and talked. Lauren and Lee, who hadn't brought their bathers either, sat in the hammocks at the back of Tom's backyard, just cuddling up to each other.

While all the others were getting changed, Laura sat outside by the pool, watching the water shine brightly in some spots in the sun. Not knowing he was creeping up behind her, Laura jumped when she felt Nick poke her on either side of her ribs.

"Hey! That tickled Nick!" Laura squealed and jumped away from Nick's reach.

"Sorry, you were just sitting there so still, I couldn't help myself," Nick said grinning cheekily.

"Oh, you're so dead!" Laura said bending down and picking up one of the noodles that were in the pool and ran around after Nick.

Tom, who had just finished changing into his board-shorts, was just about to open the sliding door to go outside, when he noticed Nick and Laura whacking each other and getting rather close while doing that.

Tom's hand fell from the door handle as he watched them together, happily. Tom didn't know why he was feeling it, but Tom felt as though deep down a part of him hating and jealous of Nick being out there, alone with her.

Tom stepped back, his eyes widened. What was he thinking? Nick was one of his best friends and he hated him? Tom shook his head, not wanting to think those thoughts anymore. As Tom looked out there at them again, he smiled weakly at the sight of them. Surely these feelings wouldn't last, would they?

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Well, that was a slightly a long chapter! I had to make it so long seen that was the last chapter I was planning to write with them in the holidays. I got so many ideas for them at school I need to write those chapters! :P Well, please R&R!! :)

~KiTtY cOpY cAt~