The Class of 2020

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, blah blah blah.

Introduction: The year is 2013, but don't despair, the rest will be during their sixth year. This is just the easiest way of introducing the important people.

Minerva McGonagall smiled to herself as she watched the first years climb the stairs towards her. This was a class that had been long awaited by Hogwarts. These were the children of some of the greatest wizards and witches of the age, and many of them she had known since their babyhoods. Yes, this class had a lot to live up to.

After going through the usual directions, she led them into the Great Hall for the Sorting. The older students were staring at the first years more than usual, for these were the eldest children of their childhood heroes. Professor McGonagall levitated the stool and Sorting Hat over to the platform and pulled a list out of her pocket. After going through a couple of muggle-born's names, she came to the first familiar one.

"Boot, Tara," daughter of Terry Boot, made her way slowly to the hat and was made a "RAVENCLAW!"

"Finch-Fletchley, Thomas," she said. He was the son of Justin and Hannah Abbot Finch-Fletchley. The hat said, "HUFFLEPUFF!" and the small boy looked relieved.

"Finnigan, Bridget," daughter of Seamus and Lavender Brown Finnigan was next, and she became the first "GRYFFINDOR!"

Several more students went through the Sorting, but none went into Gryffindor until…

"Jordan, Nigel," son of Lee and Angelina Johnson Jordan. He was met by a chorus of cheers when he joined Bridget Finnigan at the Gryffindor table.

"Longbottom, Alice," glided dreamily to the stool. The daughter of Neville and Luna Lovegood Longbottom, she was an exact replica of her mother. She seemed startled out of a dream when the hat, after much deliberation, shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"

After a few more people were Sorted, "Malfoy, Pallas," daughter of Draco and Pansy Parkinson Malfoy became a, "SLYTHERIN!"

"Potter, James," winked at McGonagall and sent thumbs up to Dumbledore before sitting on the stool. Black haired and green eyed, he was a perfect replica of Harry, but he had Ginny Weasley Potter's spunk. No one was surprised when the hat said, "GRYFFINDOR!" before it even touched his head.

"Potter, Lily," didn't give the hat much challenge, either. While some said she looked like Ginny, those who knew her grandmother insisted that she was Lily Evans Potter reincarnated. After being named a "GRYFFINDOR!" she went to the table when she was caught in a wild hug by Nigel Jordan and her twin brother.

"Thomas, Jada," daughter of Dean and Parvati Patil Thomas was a blithe girl who was immediately declared a, "GRYFFINDOR!"

All that was left now of the once large crowd of students were three boys with flaming red hair and a girl with strawberry blonde hair. Sabrina Weasley was the daughter of Bill and Fleur Delacour Weasley, and dearest friend of her cousin Lily Potter. Devin Weasley was the son of Fred and Katie Bell Weasley, and Corin Weasley was the son of George and Alicia Spinnet Weasley. As their fathers were the infamous twins, their eldest sons looked like twins and had as close of relationship as Fred and George had ever had. Finally, there was Theodore Weasley, the son of Ron and Hermione Granger Weasley, and best friend of James Potter and Nigel Jordan.

Before McGonagall could call out Corin's name, the Sorting Hat shrieked, "Weasleys again! Give a poor hat a break! All of you, GRYFFINDOR!"


Five Years Later

"Lily, dear, are you sure you packed your dress robes?" Ginny Potter asked her sixteen year old daughter as they were standing on Platform 9 ¾ saying their goodbyes.

"Yes, Mum," Lily sighed, standing on her tiptoes to look into the crowd.

"Aw, Mum, you know that Lily's the perfect prefect! She doesn't forget anything! Especially not Charlie Wood!" James teased, receiving a scornful look from his sister.

"James, please don't tease your sister. And try not to get into too much trouble. Remember to set an example for your brothers," Ginny admonished, sounding very Molly Weasley.

"Don't worry, Mum, they will receive plenty of examples!" James said with a wink to his second year brothers Sirius and Remus.

Harry came over from talking to Ron and Hermione and said, "All right, Ginny, that's enough. Lily will look out for Sirius and Remus, and James is used to Howlers by now. Say your goodbyes, and then it will be time for the train to leave."

Lily hugged her mother and father and then said, "Well, I must find Charlie and go to the prefect's carriage! He's Head Boy, you know. See you at Christmas!"

Ginny pulled James into a tearful hug and unsuccessfully tried to make his hair lie down. As James shook his father's hand, Harry pulled him closer and said in a low tone, "Watch that Charlie Wood like a hawk."

James grinned and said, "Aye, aye, Captain!" To his mum, he said, "Don't worry, Mum! I won't do anything to jeopardize my life or the lives of others. Love ya!" And with that he jumped on the train, leaving Sirius and Remus to Ginny's motherly affections.

He walked down the hall, searching compartments for his cousins and friend. He found them in the last compartment and was greeted by a chorus of, "Oy, Potter!"

"Guys, may I present the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain?" Theodore said, winking at James.

After being bombarded with congratulations, he said, "Yeah, yeah, you say that now, but you won't say that when you see my practice schedule!"

Nigel grinned and said, "As long as we win the cup, mate, I don't care. I was just worried that Wood would get it."

He was answered by a chorus of "Here, here"s before James said, "He's Head Boy, so I guess Dumbledore thought he would be too busy. I just wish he was too busy for my sister."

"So he's been pestering her all summer?" Corin and Devin asked in unison, cracking their knuckles.

"Yeah, but what's more, she's starting to like it," James said gloomily. "It's been Charlie this and Charlie that all summer."

"You liked him all right before he started making eyes at Lily. I mean, Dumbledore did make him Head Boy, and he is a bloody good keeper," Nigel said, slowly.

"Traitor!" shouted Devin.

Corin said, "I wasn't going to say anything, but you deserve it, mate. Guys, Nigel has been snogging Jada Thomas."

After a couple of silent seconds, the rest of the guys exploded with comments like "You go man!" "How long?" "Why the bloody hell didn't you tell us!?"

Nigel gave a sigh of relief and explained, "I didn't know what you guys would say. I mean, after the way you all teased Theodore about asking Adriana Chang to the Halloween Ball last year."

"That's just because she turned him down to go with Thomas Finch-Fletchley," Devin said.

"Thanks a lot, Dev," Theodore said.

"Well, details please! You can't leave your best mates hanging!" James complained.

Nigel blushed and said, "Well, I won't tell you everything, but it still may take a while. Ok, it all started over Christmas break…"

"I knew we should have talked you into coming home with us!" Corin interrupted.

"Anyways, Jada was alone like I was, so we decided to spend Christmas day together. When she came down that morning, there was something different about her. She looked like a goddess. The way those muggle clothes fitted her…"

"Too much information!" Theodore complained.

"Ok, well, anyways, I was dumbstruck. I must have looked like a fool just standing there staring at her. She came over to me and laughed when I tried to stammer out a hello or merry Christmas or something. She slipped her arm through mine and asked, 'Well, Nigel Jordan, are you going to take me to breakfast or what?' Now guys, I had known Jada Thomas all my life, but at that moment I felt like I was meeting her for the first time.

Well, I finally found my tongue, and we went to breakfast and just talked about Quidditch and stuff. We were headed out of the Great Hall when none other than Orpheus Rookwood appeared. He gave Jada an appraising look that made me seethe with rage that I had never felt before, and then he said in that droll tone, 'Well, Jordan, looks like somebody might get lucky today.'

Just before I could draw my wand and hex the life out of him, Jada roared 'How dare you, you filthy son of a flobberworm! Engorgio!' Rookwood swelled up so that he looked like a flobberworm!

Jada grabbed my hand and we ran off towards the tower, laughing fit to burst. We stopped on the third floor and sank to the floor, still laughing and out of breath. We had finally stopped laughing when she leaned over and kissed me. I was in shock. She blushed and started mumbling apologies when something came over me and I kissed her back. And we have been together secretly ever since," Nigel finished, grinning toothily over the memory.

He was brought back to the present by and chorus of sarcastic, "Awww!"

"I knew you guys would laugh!" Nigel shouted.

James slapped him on the back and said, "All right, mate, we won't laugh too much! But you know we have to give you a hard time. You are the first one of us with a girl. Right guys?"

The others refused to meet his eyes.

"Guys?" James asked again.

Theodore was the first to speak up, "Well, you know that Ravenclaw, Nicole Tonks, Adriana Chang's friend? She, uh, kind of felt sorry for me…"

James turned to Devin and Corin, who were the deepest shade of Weasley red. ?"

Devin mumbled, "Tara Boot."

Corin blushed even deeper and shouted, "Bridget Finnigan, OK! Are you happy now?"

James looked abashed at his embarrassed friends and said in a low, dangerous voice, "So you mean to tell me that I am the only guy on the Gryffindor Quidditch team that hasn't had a girlfriend!?"

"Um, doesn't have, mate. We've all been writing to them during the summer," Theodore said cautiously.

"I don't believe this! Well, please excuse me! I didn't know I was in the Future Married Wizards of Britain compartment!" and in a temper he had inherited from both of his parents, he stormed out of the compartment. He went off in search of Lily and Charlie. Just as he rounded a corner to go into the next carriage, he bumped into none other than Pallas Malfoy.