Harry Potter Boy who Lives

H P Boy who Lives 7th year

Chapter Eight

Surprise

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Draco, Henry, and Hermione's party has arrived and with it are more surprises than anyone realized.

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Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Luna got together the weekend before the big birthday bash for Draco, Hermione, and Henry.

"Seriously, mate, you need to relax about this, you've already gotten her loads of stuff." Ron watched Harry pace Sirius and Jenna's study.

"Let's see you got her a wardrobe and makeover, the complete set of Healer's books and journals, and the list goes on for pages." Luna was cuddled in Ron's lap.

"They're right Harry, its Draco who has me in a puzzle." Ginny had taken up knitting and was working on a blanket.

"I've got Draco and Henry covered." Harry turned to look at them. "Invisibility cloak, new Marauders map like Hermione's and my own, Dark Wizarding gadgets, and he gets Lancelot's ring. I saw Merlin give it to mum. Henry is getting magic lessons from Hermione and me, a whole lot more magic stuff, like his very own invisibility cloak, and his very own map. We figure anything magic will make him happy, so it was an easy gift."

"The two of you are just plowing through your training. Maybe Merlin thinks that he's earned it." Ron munched on Harry's snack that consisted of various flavored rice cakes. "As for Henry, he's trying to soak up all the magical knowledge that he can get his hands on, so that'll make him happy. We'll help with the lessons too; make it a group present that way."

"That works for me."

"You two don't really need invisibility cloaks anymore, so why that gift?" Ginny frowned.

"So, you can sneak off for some alone time. I was thinking that you could give it to him." Ginny squealed happily and raced over to hug him. "That's if you want to." He chuckled.

"So, it's really for the two of us! Harry, you think of everything!"

"Luna and I can give him the Dark wizarding detector gadgets." Ron ignored how over the moon his sister was.

"Good. Hermione and I will give him the map. So far Tonks has Ron's, Uncle Sirius has Draco's, and Dad got Luna's. They aren't as fancy as the colored version, but one of our maps nonetheless." Harry was pacing yet again.

"Um, Uncle Albus has mine." Ginny had been meaning to tell him that for weeks.

"That settles it then all of you now know what you're getting Christmas wise from Hermione and me." Harry sighed in defeat. "Ginny, ask Gramps if he'll let you have one of the Four Hearts portraits to give Draco? You could wrap it up in the cloak."

"You're the best." Ginny gathered her stuff, kissed Harry on the cheek, and raced out of the Study.

"George is happy now that he's with Trista. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they're engaged soon." Luna kissed Ron on the cheek.

"He's smitten all right, poor Fred's depressed, says he's ruined now." Ron grinned.

"That's because Angelina is dating Lee Jordan now and Katie Bell is actively chasing him, which makes him extremely nervous." Hermione, having used her map and one of Harry's invisibility cloaks, appeared in the Study. "I love your ideas for Draco's presents." She wrapped her arms around Harry's neck and kissed him.

"Hermione, this is a secret meeting! How did you find out about it?" Ron gaped at her in disbelief.

"Harry and I are linked; therefore I can find him anywhere." Hermione cuddled closer to Harry. "Besides, it's Sunday, he owes me a Quidditch lesson every other day for a year."

"Lessons? He can't teach you what you already bloody well know. I'm the one training my ass off not you." Ron grumbled.

"Don't be like that, Ron. You've really gotten better, and Colin isn't upset that he's an alternate." Hermione spoke to him as if he were a child.

"Ok you two let's not start this again. We played the match against Ravenclaw, who only scored five times, while we scored twenty, before I caught the snitch. Ron scored five goals, while you and Ginny each scored eight." Harry didn't need them rowing again.

"Look, all I want for my birthday is for you to be able to enjoy it with me. Master Chen has agreed to allow you and Draco one day off your training regimen and diet, so you can eat cake, ice-cream, or whatever you wish." Harry kissed her senseless.

"Selfless love is so romantic." Luna sighed. "You can go play Quidditch if you like. I don't mind sitting in the stands watching you."

"In case I forgot to say it today, I love you Luna." Ron and Luna kissed.

Sirius looked in on them, on his way to bring Jenna her snack. "Hate to interrupt, but Draco is looking for you. Hufflepuff has challenged your team to a match this afternoon."

"Well, then we mustn't keep them waiting." Harry and Hermione grinned at Sirius.

"Yeah, its good practice for us. We have our first exhibition match against the Tutshill Tornados soon, and I wanna slaughter that team but good." Ron despised the Tornados.

"It's an exhibition match Ronald, don't take it so personally." Hermione rolled her eyes at him.

"They have ta play by the rules, so they can't cheat like they usually do, or play dirty." Ron grumbled.

"Is he still going on about that? He was growling about them two years ago." Sirius shook his head in disbelief.

"Ron will never believe that they aren't cheaters, no matter what the officials say." Hermione sighed in defeat.

"Let's go suit up and find Draco." Harry headed out the door with Hermione slung over his shoulder.

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Harry sat high up in the air, as the game below him progressed. Draco was being kind until, Ernie McMillan got frustrated, and sent a bludger at Ginny. The result was Ginny getting her arm grazed by the bludger. After that he hadn't allowed a single goal. The score was off the charts. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were performing flawlessly. Kevin Whitley didn't stand a chance at tending the goal.

"I'm gonna get that snitch before you do Harry. I've been practicing all summer and can catch it in five minutes." Emma Dobbs, their fourth year seeker, flew up beside him.

"That's really Impressive, Emmy. I can catch the snitch in less than thirty seconds. I'm willing to give you a head start though." Harry watched the snitch zip past him.

"Yeah, right like that is even possible!" Emma went after the snitch on her Nimbus 2004.

"They scored their 34th goal, well, time to go to work." Harry set about catching the golden snitch. "Watch and learn, Emmy!" He zipped past her; reached out, and caught the snitch in his hand.

"That's not possible!" Emma ignored the roar of the crowd. "You caught it so fast!"

"See ya, Emmy, nice try though!" Harry waved the snitch in the air; as he went down to join the rest of his team. "Good game everyone. Ginny, is your arm okay?"

"Excuse me while I beat the tar out of Ernie!" Draco saw that Ginny had a visible bruise on her left arm.

"I'm fine Dragon; it's just gonna be a nasty bruise." Ginny ignored the way her arm was throbbing in pain. "I'm fine big brother, nice catch with the snitch."

Draco narrowed his eyes down at her. "Try telling that to someone that isn't your soul mate. I know bloody well that your arm is throbbing in pain! He could have broken it!"

"I got a penalty shot and scored another goal. Ernie was getting frustrated they were down 200 to 50." Ginny tried to calm him down. "See it doesn't hurt a bit." She moved her left arm, but couldn't help wincing in pain.

"I saw that! Ernie is toast when I get my hands on him! I'll jinx him so badly they'll take a year to sort him out at St. Mungo's!" Draco scanned the pitch for any sign of him. "No matter, he can hide, but I have a map with which to find him!"

"Come along Ginny, I'll fix you up in the Hospital Wing." Lily called up at her.

"Draco, you are not killing Ernie now calm down. Harry should have caught the snitch earlier, when it was obvious that Hufflepuff had no chance of winning!" Lily glared up at her son.

"Hey, I'm with Draco on this one. Ernie is gonna be very sorry that he did that. The reason it took so long was the snitch was being a pain. It was hiding around the stands. I wasn't being cruel to Hufflepuff." Harry landed next to his mother.

"Don't give me that codswallop, Harry James! Emma Dobbs kept an eye out for it, while you kept circling the pitch!" Lily was not pleased with her son. "You on purposely kept the game going, because like your father you enjoy crushing your opponents!"

"I didn't challenge them! They challenged my team to this game! Thinking that eight Nimbus 2004's could make up for actual skill! Their team Captain played dirty, after realizing how outmatched they were, and used his club to send a Bludger at my baby sister!" Harry defended his actions.

James had heard enough. "Having watched the game in its entirety I can say this. Emma was chasing after anything that she thought was the snitch. It kept in the shadows and out of the light, until the end of the game. Harry caught the snitch in record time. No Lil's. Harry was not in the wrong nor did he ignore the snitch. He stayed out of the team's way, just as he's expected to do."

"Who cares, drop the whole argument, so Ginny can go to the Hospital Wing!" Hermione landed beside Harry, she was clearly not happy with either of them.

"I'm fine; it's just a bad bruise." Ginny was in Draco's arms.

"Excuse me have you seen Ron, Dean, or Seamus? They aren't anywhere to be found." Susan, Luna, and Padma were in search of their boyfriends.

"They flew off after Ernie. He made a run for the castle." Colin had his camera and was taking snaps.

"Well, don't expect to see Ernie for a few days. Those three are gonna get him but good." Ginny winced as Lily checked her arm.

"He's gonna rue the day he pulled that Slytherin stunt on the pitch today. I can make his life hell; his free time is under my control, especially his evenings." Harry plotted Ernie's Prefect hell.

"That's right you do." Draco grinned.

"Okay what Ernie pulled was ghastly, but that's no reason to abuse your position as Head Boy. Let Uncle Albus or Professor Sprout deal with him." Hermione was not happy with what he was plotting.

"This wasn't an official game, so they can't discipline him, but I sure as bloody well can starting with being suspended from the DA, until I say otherwise." Harry's mind was set on a plan of action.

"If they do to Ernie what happened to Montague fifth year, that will be lesson enough." Hermione frowned.

"My brothers stuffed him into the forth floor vanishing cabinet. He didn't reappear till some days later, where he was found jammed into a water closet on that floor. After that I don't really think he ever got completely sorted out." Ginny smirked.

"Now that one was pure genius and worthy of a marauder," James was impressed with the twins.

Lily glared at him.

"I mean that was bad form of them to do that, the boy could have been seriously hurt." James tried to act like a serious adult.

"Don't just stand there James, go find out what those three are doing to that boy! You are a professor, a role model, so act like it!" Lily folded her arms in front of her. "The five of us will be in the Hospital Wing or in our quarters."

"Lily, come on the boy was asking for it. I've already taken points from Hufflepuff… Now I have to rescue the..." Lily glowered at him. "Fine, I'll try to find them!" James stalked off towards the castle.

"How many points from Hufflepuff, mum?" Harry asked.

"Fifty." Lily answered.

"I did twenty-five." Hermione frowned.

"So did I," Harry growled.

"That's one hundred points off his house; he will never do that again." Luna stared wide-eyed at the three of them.

"Well, the boy asked for it, now let's be off shall we." Lily finally had them on their way back to the castle.

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Ron, Seamus, and Dean sat in Albus' study two days later, the evening of the big birthday bash.

"Now's boys what did you do to Mr. McMillan?" Albus gave them a knowing look.

"We trapped him in the Whomping Willow, so he must have found his way to Shrieking Manor, and my brothers. They were both there when Ginny was hit by the bludger." Ron didn't wish to ruin Henry, Draco, or Hermione's party.

"Very well then, twenty five points off Gryffindor, detention for a month, and Quidditch is canceled until I deem otherwise." Albus pronounced sentence.

"You can't mean that, Uncle Albus! Harry and Draco are gonna kill me!" Ron was mortified.

"It is obvious to me that I made an error in judgment. The House teams seem to hold bad feelings about my decision on the matter. Ginny's injured arm and Mr. McMillan's actions prove that." Albus had his mind made up about the matter.

"We'll do two months of detention, just don't cancel Quidditch! Draco and Harry will go mental!" Ron was not about to be the cause of Harry missing Quidditch again.

"I don't see any other choice." Albus frowned.

Harry appeared in the Study. "Uncle Albus. I found Ernie. He's being checked over in the Hospital Wing by Madame Pomfrey. I found him in a cage full of Cornish pixies. He wishes to join my team, as does Anthony Goldstein as Beaters. Colin is ready and willing to be a Chaser again. Even though, most of the team is still mostly Gryffindor, it would have members from the other House teams. That's why he got frustrated on Sunday and hurt Ginny. They wished to also be on the team." Harry finally noticed Ron, Seamus, and Dean. "Sorry for interrupting Uncle Albus I'll come back..."

"Actually, nephew you just solved my dilemma. Now I won't have to cancel Quidditch. Ronald, Seamus, and Dean will be in detention for two months, so you will be in need of two Beaters and a Chaser." Albus was not upset with him for interrupting.

"Justin should take Ernie's place as Beater. He did hurt Ginny and should join them in detention." Harry suggested.

"Quite right nephew and so it shall be." Albus turned to the boys. "Severus will keep you four occupied tomorrow evening."

The three of them groaned.

"However, tonight you have a birthday party to attend with the rest of us. Now off with the lot of you." Albus dismissed them. "Not you Harry have a seat."

Harry sat down, while the other three left.

"Thank you for suggesting that solution, Harry. It was either that or cancel Quidditch." He handed him a cup of hot chocolate.

"I'm open to doing anything to prevent that. Quidditch keeps me grounded and gives me downtime from school and training." Harry sipped his hot chocolate, loving the taste of chocolate in his mouth again.

"Now is everything prepared for the surprise party?" Albus smiled at him.

"Surprise for Draco perhaps, but Hermione has known for weeks, as has Henry." Harry grinned. "Yeah, it's all set."

"The two of them will finally have their birthday celebrated the way it should be." Albus was pleased.

"Hermione's eighteen; my dad is gonna be paranoid now." Harry's eyes danced with mischief.

"Yes about that, are the two of you happy in your parent's part of the Camelot Wing?" Albus arched a brow at him.

Harry, not expecting that question swallowed wrong, so he coughed out his answer. "Oh yeah, we're content where we are, at least for now. Still, after Morgana is vanquished that may change."

"So you have been seeing glimpses." Albus gave him a knowing look.

"Yes in my dreams," Harry nodded. "I would count on the two of us wanting our own quarters come Christmas or New Years."

"Oh, yes, that's right, September 19, 2005 between 12:30 – 1am." Albus chuckled, when Harry spit out his hot chocolate and gaped at him. "I know all about it. You see James has visions just like you."

"Dad knows everything?!" Harry coughed. "Down to the details?!"

Albus nodded, as he continued casually sipping his own hot chocolate. "James and Lily were returned to us in the same form that they left us, that being twenty-two years old. However, his mind-set is that of someone in his late thirty's. It's hard for him to see himself holding his first grandchildren this time next year. Add to the now very public romances of his daughters with England's heirs to the throne and he has a lot on his mind."

"Very public instances of my sisters playing havoc with the Muggle press. Yet muggles are so mule headed that they think it's just one of those things." Harry recalled the funeral and all the paparazzi losing their umbrellas and being blown over by a freak gust of wind, as the Princes came into the view of their lenses.

"Well now, one cannot control the weather, nor can one rely on Muggle technology." Albus chuckled.

"Look at what they did during interviews with the world's media. What were they thinking by giving all those women bad hair days, for flirting, or making the Princes uncomfortable by asking not so nice questions? All she did was twitch her finger and was able to give them hair-raising experiences on LIVE Muggle television. Heaven help the poor sap wearing a toupee. Yet the world is enchanted with the twin princesses, who bewitched the hearts of the world's most eligible bachelors. I had no idea there actually was an Isle of Avalon. Did Dad have First-Gramps arrange its creation?" Harry reached for a big biscuit loaded with candies from a plate.

"The Isle of Avalon has always been there. It's where Stephen and James were born. I was born there as well. It's a favorite holiday spot for Wizarding couples on Honeymoon. It is also, where Guinevere fled to have Godric, under Merlin's protection. It's a Kingdom that dates from the times of Merlin. Just as William said, however the Pendragon royal family sends their children to the finest schools for their educations. You see Harry; one cannot disclose our world, because there is always a logical solution that muggles will believe." Albus winked at him.

"So the Isle is a hideaway for our world? How will that affect its people?" Harry frowned.

"You see, Harry, the citizens of Avalon are mostly squibs. They appear to a muggle as one of their own. They have shops, schools, all the Muggle conveniences, with one fascinating twist muggles they are not." Albus smiled. "During the times of Voldemort and after, many wizards, squibs, and Muggle borne fled to the Isle and settled there."

"My grandparents on Mum's side of the family died in a yachting accident, but their bodies were never found. I remember Aunt Petunia talking about it when Dudley asked about them. They died after Mum and Dad died." Harry was beginning to think that maybe his Mother's parents were still alive.

Albus nodded. "Violet and Harrison Evans could not bear to stay in England, without James and Lily, and not be able to raise you. So, they fled to the Isle, where they could live free of the world that had caused them so much heartache, loss, and pain."

"So…Mum's parents are alive?" Harry stared at his Uncle, choking on the piece of biscuit that he had just tried to swallow.

"Yes, dear boy, they are very much alive. However, they do not receive owls, wizarding posts, or any news from our world. They own a gallery and are caretakers of the palace for Stephen. This world crushed their lives, so they have chosen to be exiled from it. Violet, is the head doctor of the island and Harrison, is a renowned artist." Albus had hoped to have reunited them at Christmas or at Lily and James wedding.

"I can understand that and I don't begrudge them for it, but shouldn't we tell them that everyone is alive again?" Harry frowned. "It's not fair to Mum. I know that she would be thrilled to have them back in her life again."

"Remus and Genevieve are honeymooning on the Isle. I could have them contact them." Albus made a suggestion.

"You could send Hermione and me there, on an errand, or something. Say in October before the wedding. They won't turn me away, I'm their grandson." Harry plotted how to go about this in his mind.

"There are rare potion ingredients, which are only found on the Isle, and Severus is running low on them. You do realize that it is possible that they won't believe you." Albus locked gazes with him.

"That's where Muggle technology comes into play. If they're running a gallery then they would have a telephone, electricity, and I hope all the modern technological convinces. So, if I have a video of Mum, Dad, and everyone that's proof positive is it not?" Harry grinned.

"Stephen has kept them up to snuff with the muggle world. The citizens have a small Muggle airport with which to ferry to and from the mainland for supplies." Albus mused. "I believe they even have Muggle computers and something else...Oh yes, Muggle internet as well. You see I try to keep up with Muggle advances, it's a hobby of mine." Albus glanced at the time. "We will have to plan later the party is due to begin in an hour."

"Don't worry Uncle Albus, I'll figure out a way to reach them, and then reunite them with Mum." Harry had that to say then vanished.

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Pendragon Wing Common Room.

Harry appeared amid utter chaos, and it looked as though his mother was driving his father insane.

"Lily, they are seventeen, eighteen, and twenty. I doubt that a lack of self-inflating balloons or self-hanging streamers, everywhere in the Common room, or any other party favors will matter! There are decorations in nearly every corner!" James was at his whit's end.

"I want it to be perfect, is that such a horrible thing?!" Lily burst into tears.

"Oh, Gods! Not the tears please, Lil's. I'll go buy out Hogsmeade of party supplies or even go to London... I promise... Just please stop bawling!" James was nearly in tears himself.

"I'll just go up and change out of my school uniform..." Harry tried to sneak up the stairs, but James spotted him.

"Hold it right there Junior! You were supposed to be home three hours ago to help set up for the party! Where the hell have you been!?" James was going to vent on the nearest person and Harry was the lucky target.

"Rescuing Ernie McMillan from a cage of Cornish Pixies, reporting to Uncle Albus after dropping him off at the Hospital Wing, and I've been with him devising a solution to save Quidditch from being canceled. Ernie, Ron, Dean, and Seamus are getting detention with Uncle Severus for two months. Gryffindor lost twenty-five points. They can't play Quidditch, so Colin, Justin, and Anthony, will replace them on the team. After that we had our daily chat. Evidently, Uncle Remus and Aunt Gene are enjoying their on honeymoon of the Isle of Avalon." Harry ignored his father's mood. "You know Dad, the place where you were born."

"Uncle Albus was in a talkative mood today. Although, now that the Isle is public knowledge, I'll just bet you were curious about it." James glanced over at the couch where Lily had been sitting, only now she was fast asleep. "One second son, our momma-to-be has finally worn herself out." He went to cover Lily with a blanket.

Harry set about finishing decorating for the party. "She just wants it to be perfect that's all." He glanced over at his father. "Uh, Dad, is Mum sad about not having her parents, like you have Grams and Gramps?"

James walked over to where he was conjuring balloons. "Son, your mother loved her parents very much and it has always pained her that she never got to see them after they crossed over."

"There is a reason for that, but I'm not sure that now is the time to tell you." Harry surveyed the Common room. There was a bright banner hung across the room declaring in brilliant flashing letters 'Happy Birthday Henry, Hermione, and Draco'. Food was set out buffet style on a long table, and three huge five tiered cakes were set on a table of their own.

James followed Harry around the room. "Spill it Junior."

"Dad, did it ever occur to you or Mum, that they weren't dead. It would explain why you couldn't meet with them after they crossed over." Harry watched as food and tables kept appearing all around the room and did not dare look at his father. "When you were killed and Uncle Albus placed me with Aunt Petunia, they lost all faith in the Wizarding World. I can only imagine what hearing the news, that Uncle Sirius was the one who betrayed you, did to them. They faked their own deaths by a yachting accident and started over on the Isle of Avalon, as Violet and Harrison Evans. They own a gallery. Grandfather Harrison is caretaker of the palace, and a renowned artist. Grandmother Violet is the head doctor on the Isle. They don't have anything to do with our world."

"Well who could blame them? Their horrid eldest brat was raising you! It did look like Sirius betrayed us and it must have been painful to be in a world that caused them so much heartache. Lily's parents weren't muggles, her father was a wizard and her mother was Muggle born. They chose to live as muggles, because of the shame that they felt having spawned Petunia, a squib and nothing like either of them...ten years later they were blessed with Lily." James conjured himself fire whiskey.

"Dad, no drinking you promised Mum, plus you're a professor, and that makes you a role model." Harry vanished the drink from his hand. "I wasn't gonna tell you and surprise Mum in October at your second wedding, but Mum looks so stressed."

"You were gonna sneak off, ditch class, and go to the Isle, so you can bring them both up to speed?" James didn't care; he conjured himself a fire whiskey, and downed it in one-shot. "They knew Remus and Gene is his niece. Why can't they pop in and say hello?"

"Because, they don't receive owls, Wizarding papers, and what not. Do you honestly think Uncle Remus and Aunt Gene popping in is going to help matters any? Last they knew Uncle Remus was still a werewolf." Harry rolled his eyes, as his father downed yet another drink. "Getting sloshed is not the answer, especially when all the guests will be arriving in ten minutes, and after that Luna and Ron are bringing in the guests of honor."

"Look! You just told me that my in-laws are alive and well, but have nothing to do with our world! So sorry if I needed a drink or two!" James hissed at him. "How am I gonna break this to your mother?"

"You aren't going to tell her anything, James. Harry and Hermione are going to take a journey in October to the Isle and gather some rare potion supplies that we are running low on. Meanwhile Lily will be stress free as the muggle say." Albus and Minerva arrived for the party.

"Lily needs to focus on her family and classes, there is no need to worry her, or disappoint her if things go awry. You see my brother is very stubborn, it will be hard for him to return to the world he left behind." Minerva sighed.

"Oh, he'll return, even if I have to bring him back by force. I'll go with showing them all the evidence, pictures, articles, and what not. Regardless of their wishes they are coming here to see Mum." Harry growled.

"We'll bring them back." James corrected him.

"Dad, I can handle a visit to my grandparents." Harry narrowed his eyes at his father.

"I am not letting you and Hermione go away for a weekend, to the Isle of Avalon, without a chaperone. It's a Wizarding honeymoon hideaway." James wasn't about to budge on the issue.

"Harry and Hermione will go alone. There is no sense worrying Lily, by having you go off with them. Severus is running low on the ingredients. I am therefore, sending Hermione and Harry to gather more of the ingredients for him." Albus had his mind made up. "Do not make me write out an official Minister of Magic order."

"I made a promise, besides you already know the third strike doesn't happen until around New Years." Harry got that out before guests started arriving for the party.

"Aunt Katherine! Uncle Alex! You made it. Hermione will be thrilled, as will the twins." He hugged his godparents/in-laws.

"We were not about to miss another one of her birthdays." Alex smiled.

"Particularly this one after all, she turns eighteen today." Katherine set the tower of gifts for Henry, Hermione, and Draco on the gift table.

"We're back!" Rory and Dromi raced in and hugged their Dad, followed by Wills and Henry who each brought in a Granger twin.

"Are these two yours?" Wills hung Bastion upside-down by his ankles.

"They claim that they are." Henry had Bree slung over his shoulder. "Nice job with the party by the way."

"Mummy!" Bree saw her mother and let out a squeal of happiness.

"Dad!" Bastion was also thrilled to see them.

"Put them down you two. We want to hear all about their first weeks at school." Alex shook his head at the princes and smiled at his twins.

The boys did as they were told and the twins raced into the arms of their parents.

The boys and their princesses decided to check out the party.

More and more students arrived for the party.

"Remus!" James found himself hugged by his friend.

"We paused our honeymoon to attend the party. It's not everyday our girl becomes eighteen or Draco seventeen." Gene looked around for Lily. "I see the party planning tuckered her out."

"Uh, James, we left two guests, that insisted on coming here down in our quarters. They cornered Gene and I, when we dropped by their art gallery, on the Isle. They specifically asked if Harry was alive and well." Remus had no idea how to break the news that Lily's parents were alive.

James, Harry, Albus, and Minerva all looked at each other then at Remus.

"So much for you popping down in October with Hermione, it seems that they have come to us instead." James was very pleased and relieved by this change of events.

"So you know that they're alive?" Remus frowned in confusion. "Gene was shocked, because she believed them to be dead."

"I just found out a while ago and just broke the news to Dad." Harry glanced over at where his mother was sleeping; only she was awake, and staring at him. "Have a nice catnap Mum?"

Lily got up and walked over to them. "You finished the decorations." She hugged Harry.

"Everything is all set, Mum. Uncle Alex, Aunt Katherine, and the list goes on are all here. Oh and Uncle Remus and Aunt Gene came as well." Harry smiled at her as if nothing were amiss.

"That's all well and good, but the six of you are hiding something from me. Don't bother denying it I can sense it." Lily narrowed her eyes at them.

"All will be revealed soon, now go back to the couch and relax. I bet that you've been working yourself into a frazzle for days, now go put your feet up." Gene ordered her cousin.

"The party and guests..." James ignored her protest by sweeping her up into his arms and then settling her back on the couch.

"Will go off without a hitch and you my flame can chat with everyone from here." James kissed her.

"Yes, the guests will come to you, so try to relax." Gene sat down next to her and put her feet up as well. "I'll keep you company."

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Harry snuck downstairs and into Remus and Gene's quarters, with Rad on his heels. "Well, boy, where did Uncle Remus put them?" He walked into quarters that were set up similar to the Pendragon Wing.

"Violet, look he's the spitting image of James with our Lily's eyes." Harrison Evans got up from the couch as soon as he caught sight of Harry.

"Oh, Harrison, he's grown into such a handsome young man." Violet Evans sniffled happily into a handkerchief she was the older mirror image of his mother.

"Hello I'm Harry and this is Lord Radcliffe, my pup. Welcome to the Camelot Wing at Hogwarts." Harry smiled at his grandparents.

Harrison reminded him of Arthur Weasley only leaner with a golden tan. He had fiery red hair like his wife and emerald green eyes.

"After learning all that has happened in the Wizarding World. We had to break our seclusion. We only left because there was no reason left to stay." Harrison wanted so much to hug his grandson.

"We were forbidden by Albus to visit you. Petunia had closed us out of her life, so we chose to start over." Violet explained.

"First, I don't break so you can hug me if you wish. Second, I understand why you did what you did. Lastly, there's a party upstairs we're celebrating three birthdays and the whole family is there." Harry found himself hugged by his grandparents.

"Remus and Gene told us that you defeated Lord Voldemort and that you and Hermione Granger had a Handfasting on August 28th. We wanted to see you with our own eyes again." Violet burst into tears. "Make sure that our firstborn daughter and her horrible husband didn't have any harmful effects on you."

"So you don't know yet do you?" Harry blinked at them in surprise.

"We know all about Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley's passing if that's what you are referring to." Harrison frowned.

"No that isn't...I mean have you seen the papers?" Harry asked. "The Muggle papers that report on the royal family?"

"We skip over all of that rubbish; it's not any of our concern." Violet blew her nose.

"You do know that I'm the Half-Blood Prince and that Gramps Stephen is King again right?" Harry raked his fingers through his hair in frustration.

"I'm overjoyed the two of you are reunited with each other, but why would Stephen become someone he vowed to never be again?" Harrison frowned.

"You see this ring..." Harry pointed to the HBP ring on his finger. "Has at times the essence of Merlin, who was my First-Grandfather, inside it. He felt that I needed more guidance and supervision, so he brought back those that were lost. Mum, Dad, my sisters, those of our family who died by Tom are alive and upstairs in the Pendragon family wing. Oh yeah, Mum is expecting twins and Aunt Jenna is expecting a little girl in April." His grandparents once again hugged Harry.

"James, Lily, the girls, and everyone... It's a miracle." Violet had to sit down her head was spinning and she felt faint.

"It was my reward for bringing peace to our world for centuries to come. Rory and Dromi are promised to their royal highnesses Prince William and Harry Windsor of England. Who happen to be Hermione's cousins. I guess you could say she's a Muggle royal. Anyway, do you want me to bring them all to you or are you both up to coming upstairs?" Harry arched a brow at them. "I could just go get Mum if you wanna start slow."

Hermione marched into Remus and Gene's quarters with Lady on her heels. "Harry James Merlin Evans Potter-Pendragon, you are missing my...Oh my, so that's why you came down here..." She stared wide-eyed at Harrison and Violet who were clearly the parents of Harry's mother. "Sorry for the interruption, um, Lady led me here."

"Oh, my stars, she's the very image of Katherine." Violet gasped, as she took in this older version of Hermione. "You were just a wee little two year-old lass when last we saw you."

"She and Harry were inseparable then and I see that hasn't changed in seventeen years." Harrison saw the way Harry and Hermione looked at each other and smiled.

"We reunited as friends at eleven, but it took me till I was seventeen to realize that she was my soul mate. I had other things like survival on my mind from eleven to sixteen." Harry pulled Hermione into his arms.

"Aunt Lily is also looking for you. You missed all the fun. Draco had no clue about the party. I though he was going to cry he was so happy." Hermione turned in his arms, so she was facing Harrison and Violet. "Welcome back to the family. I would say, now that you're finally back in the fold, the family circle is complete."

Lily used her link with Harry to find him. "Harry James Merlin Evans Potter-Pendragon, you are not..." She stopped in midrant when she saw her parents. "Mother...Daddy...alive?" She fainted in James arms.

"She insisted on finding her son." James walked passed the four of them and set Lily on the couch. "Welcome back Mum and Dad. She'll be fine in a little while. How do you feel about birthday bashes? We have one going on at our place upstairs." He smiled at them.

Violet knelt beside her daughter. "Twins? Is she taking care of herself and not overdoing it as she tends to do?" She took Lily's pulse relieved to find that it was sure and strong.

"She's healthy as are the babes, but Lil's won't slow down for anyone." James sat on the edge of the couch. "She wanted the party to be perfect for Henry, Hermione, and Draco, whom we adopted a few weeks ago. You see Hermione and Draco haven't had their share of fun birthday parties. She teaches in the morning and mentors Hermione in the afternoon."

"That's my baby girl making every minute of the day count. I suspect that one over there keeps the two of you on your toes." Harrison gave James a knowing look.

"Who me? I'm hardly ever into trouble; in fact I'm the perfect son." Harry smirked.

James burst out laughing. "Perfect pain in the backside maybe, but I have no complaints. The girls are more angelic than Junior here, but then they haven't had any experiences close to Harry's. There's a muggle or squib author doing a series of books on his adventures. Those books give you an idea of his five years at Hogwarts."

"The Harry Potter books by JK Rowling, all of that is true? I just assumed that she's a very gifted writer and guessed most of it. Albus would never have allowed such a leak from our world." Violet was not pleased. "You were almost killed six times or more in those books and they were all based on fact!!"

"Mother, calm down everything turned out fine. Harry vanquished Voldemort, became Head Boy, Half-Blood Prince, married Hermione, and we are all alive again end of story." Lily sat up then laid back down again when she was hit with a bout of light-headedness and nausea. "Not now I don't want to be woozy, light-headed, and queasy!" She buried her face against a throw pillow and burst into tears.

"She was like this when she was carrying Harry." Violet stroked Lily's head.

"Up you go baby let's get you upstairs and comfortable." Harrison easily scooped his daughter up into his arms.

"I wanted to attend my kid's birthday it's not fair. I planned it." Lily was having a highly emotional mood swing.

"I know little blossom that's why I'm going to let you nap in my arms on the couch upstairs." Harrison kissed her on the forehead.

"I'll get a cool cloth for your forehead and James will get you some soothing tea." Violet crooned soothingly, as they all left Remus and Gene's quarters. "Harry, our things are in the Study, will you see that they are brought up please."

Dobby appeared on the top stairs. "Dobby will take care of it for Master Harry. Master Draco sent me to get you's. Wants all family including Winky, Kreacher, and me at party."

"Dobby, meet my grandparents on my mothers side. Violet and Harrison Evans, Grandma, Grandpa this is my good friend and member of our family Dobby. I owe him my life, you see second year Lucius Malfoy was going to use Avada Kedavra on me and Dobby protected me." Harry introduced the elf to his grandparents.

"Harry freed Dobby from old master. Dobby is at his service for life." Dobby blushed.

"Well, now he's lucky to have a friend like you Mr. Dobby. Shall we get Lily settled upstairs." Harrison continued his way up the stairs to the Pendragon Wing.

"I'm fine Dobby they're just fussing over me. Harry can get their things you go enjoy the party." Lily was getting some of her energy back.

"We'll both go get them." Hermione smiled.

"If you aren't upstairs in ten minutes I am sending Draco down to get you." James turned to warn the two of them, but it was no use they were gone.

"Dobby will go get tea for Mistress Lily and some crackers." He vanished.

"What a charming little fellow." Violet smiled.

"He keeps the castle spotless, runs the kitchen like clockwork, and heads the new Elf council. Our Dobby is very busy." James opened the door and they were hit with the happy noise of the party.

"Mum!?" Draco was about to go searching for them, saw that she was being carried, and panicked.

"Easy son, she just overdid it today." James reassured him. "Mum, Dad, this is our son Draco. Draco this is Violet and Harrison Evans, Lily's parents."

"How lucky I am. I've got two extremely handsome grandsons' to brag about." Violet hugged him.

"I'm lucky that they took me into their family." Draco hugged her back.

"Not so lad you've always been one of their own since the day Sirius brought you over that first time to play with Harry." Harrison made his way through the guests who eagerly made way for him to get to the couch.

"It doesn't matter what happened after all that mess, because you are finally where you belong." Violet kissed his cheek.

"Harrison! Violet! Welcome home." Minerva waited for him to get Lily settled before hugging her brother.

"Minerva, you look smashing. I see having Albus back in your life agrees with you." He hugged her back.

"I was going to send Harry down to fetch you on the guise that we are in need of rare potion ingredients only found on your Isle. Welcome home you were greatly missed." Albus hugged Violet.

Friends and Family all gathered round to welcome them back into the fold.

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Chapter Nine

Strike Two

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I do not claim any of JKR's characters only that I love being able to create my own kind of mischief with her beloved characters. I do not claim any other things that are owned by other companies that I may mention once and a while in the stories...Although the original characters and ideas are mine and I loved creating them. So please review if you wish but try not to flame me too badly.

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