Disclaimer: I do not own HP or associated.
A/N: I didn't forget I swear! but I had to work on this on many different levels. Mostly I created OC and I hate when authors are inconsistent just because the character is being introduced to the reader. So I took a lot of time to create the family trees and character bases. I am confident that you will not hold against me the time it took in exchange for the accuracy and bases of the new character...
Chapter one: Gifts and the Hogwarts Express
"Hurry up or we'll be late!" Ginny Potter yelled up the stairs to her children and husband.
An eleven year old boy came down the stairs his black hair as unruly as ever, his eyes as chocolate brown as his mother's eyes. He was followed closely by his father, Harry Potter, slightly more muscular than he had been in previous years, but he still had the unruly hair, emerald green eyes, glasses, and a scar shaped like a lightening bolt.
These two were followed by an eleven year old girl, with glasses identical to Harry's along with his green eyes but the Weasley red hair. Her name was Talia Lily Potter; her brother was Griffon James Potter. They were almost polar opposites, yet a completion of each other.
"We will not be late," Talia informed her mother, in a voice that seemed beyond her years, "we will, in fact, be early."
"Thanks for that stunning update," Griffon said rolling his eyes as Talia picked up her trunk.
"You know you could help," Talia said trying to balance her trunk and her cat, Selene's, cage. Griffon looked at his and Talia's trunks then simply raised his left hand, pointed a finger at each of their trunks and lazily lifted his hand a few inches. The two trunks raised a few feet off the ground as though held by invisible bonds.
Harry shook his head at the twins, remembering the first time Griffon had expressed his gift. The twins were eight months old and sitting at the table one morning. Harry had lazily walked in to Ginny making breakfast. He sat down and Ginny set down the bowl of cooked eggs as she went to check on the sausage. Griffon sat loudly waving his hand at the bowl, while Talia sat with a face that made her look as though she was having an inner struggle.
"One moment, Griffon," Ginny had said to hush him, putting the sausages onto a plate. When she turned around to grab the bowl of eggs it wasn't there. Instead it was wobbling in the air a yard from Griffon's left hand. Harry gave a hearty laugh. But they thought of it as what was so often called 'the first signs of Magic.' They only thing is not only did Griffon's 'sign' not go away, he had learned control of it and continued to develop it. A gift of telekinesis that he learned before he could walk or talk.
"Earth to Harry," Ginny said waking Harry from his thoughts, "let's go."
Harry followed his wife and children out the door and to the car waiting out front. Harry got in the front seat with Ginny in the passenger seat. It was only a moment out of the drive when Talia informed her father, "Avoid Scheiner, there is a Muggle traffic jam." Harry simply nodded his head.
It was a few moments before Talia drew in a breath of anger while glaring at her twin. Ginny looked in the back seat to see Talia looking rather angered and Griffon looking smug. Ginny shook her head at the two, knowing that it was their problem to figure out. The twins shared a connection like the one Fred and George shared, but instead of just the completion of each other's sentences, they had full telepathic communication with each other.
When they reached Kings Cross, they parked, and passed through the platform. Harry remembered how he had felt going through the barrier all those years ago and thought curiously about the fact that every time he had gone through the barrier he had been with the Weasley clan.
Harry helped the kids load their trunks on the train. Returning back outside Harry saw Bill and Fleur with their child Gabriella, 9; Charlie and Alexandra with Alexander, 9. Fred and Alicia with Rachel, 9, and Nora, 10; George and Angelina with Greg, 9, and Colin, 10. Ron and Hermione with Remus, 9, and Luna, 6, along with Arthur and Molly Weasley.
"Harry dear," Molly said hugging him. When she released him Arthur shook his hand. This went around the grownups: the men shook hands and the girls gave hugs. The children stood in groups. Talia and Griffon were chatting about school with Colin and Nora; Greg, Gabriella, and Luna were talking about Quidditch; and Rachel, Alexander, and Remus and were discussing the latest Wizarding candies.
The adults stood close together Hermione looked directly at Harry and said warningly, "This isn't going to end well." A few nodded among them.
"Have any of you told your kids about the details of the war?" Ginny countered. Only herself, Harry, and Dumbledore knew the larger secret than the war secrets they had kept. The group was silent, "they're all tied to that war but we can't just tell them stories and expect them to understand, we never understood until we were knee deep. We'll have three times as much explaining to do later but maybe they will understand the cost of war."
"It may help that they were guarded from it," Harry said, "at least they know they're magically." He added bitterly. Ginny slipped her hand into his then looked at the children. Her and Harry had wanted more children, but it seemed she couldn't get pregnant again. All of her brothers had gotten a bundle of joy within the same three months two years after the twins were born.
The whistle blew taking Ginny from her thoughts. The rest of the family hugged Talia and Griffon. Little Luna was crying as Talia went to hug her. "What's wrong Luna?" Talia asked.
"You and Grif are going to Hogwarts, in a year Nora and Colin will go too. Then the year after that Gab, Xander, Greg, Rachel, and Remus will all be at Hogwarts," Luna's lip trembled, "You'll all be keeping secrets and I'll be all alone because I'm too young."
"I promise whatever we know you'll know," Talia promised hugging Luna, "Besides you'll be the last Weasley to leave Hogwarts, maybe you'll leave a mark that our parents didn't."
Luna giggled, "Mommy said that Hogwarts were her best years of studying, but Daddy says it changed everyday, some days were okay and some were down right heart pounding."
"Talia get moving!" Molly said as the train creaked into motion. Talia got a hug from her mother and father then hopped on the train besides Griffon. The family stood waving excitedly. As the train disappeared around the corner Ginny leaned into Harry, "I think we've failed them?"
"On what level?" he asked.
"The same one that Dumbledore failed," Ginny sighed, "telling the truth. Giving them a hand up in the world instead of holding them back."
"They're too young," Harry said.
"Age has nothing to do with it," Ginny said, "as you well know."
Talia and Griffon moved along the train until they came to an empty cabin near the end. They sat down enjoying the quickly passing landscape. It was only a few moments before a small dark haired girl walked into the cabin.
"Hello Talia, Griffon," she said sitting down next to Griffon.
"Hello Nina," Talia greeted.
"Hi Nina," Griffon said, "How is Neville?"
"Daddy is just fine." Nina's hazel eyes clouded for a moment and though they were hidden behind her dark hair Talia's empathic power caught it.
"What's wrong?" Talia asked.
"I don't know exactly," Nina said, "but Daddy said that he was sorry for the secrecy and I'd understan-"
The cabin door slid open to reveal a silver-haired boy, "I see the scum's limited itself to one cabin as to not contaminate the entire train."
"Buzz off Malfoy," Griffon said lazily.
"What are you going to do about it Potter?"
"Shall I?" Talia nodded and Griffon lifted his hand, flicking it forward, then sliding it to the left. This caused Malfoy to raise, fly into the hall; followed by the closing of the cabin door.
The group went on talking until a blonde haired blue eyed boy interrupted them. "Hello I'm sorry to intrude but everywhere else is full or full of rude people."
"Don't fret," Nina invited him in, "I'm Nina Longbottom."
"I'm Griffon Potter." They all looked at Talia who seemed to be elsewhere, "And that is my twin T-"
"Talia Potter," Talia jumped in, "I don't recognize you, you are?"
"Kyle Barrie," the boy replied, "I'm a what is the word, muggyborn, born to two non-magical parents."
"You mean Muggleborn?" Griffon offered.
"I guess," Kyle said.
"What do you know of the wizarding world?" Nina asked.
"Only as much as Professor Sprout told me," Kyle said, "Magic real, Merlin real."
"Well why don't we give you our knowledge of magic and its history, Kyle?" Griffon offered.
"Anything to help pass the time," Talia said getting comfortable to the train's rhythm. They spent their time answering questions and telling Kyle of what they knew of the history of magic, which they would could to find out wasn't a lot.