The group watched as the three girls disappeared and looked at each other. Remus and Sirius stood to one side talking quietly about the fact that he was going home, while they were talking Ginny was with Peter to one side.
This left James with Amanda and he looked at her closely, she had changed over the years that was sure. She'd gone from being so confident to a shell of her old self, but now he could see her again. She grinned at him as she moved in to give him a hug.
"Have a good summer okay James."
"Yeah you too. Listen if you need to get away or talk floo to my place."
"James' I'll be fine."
"If there is a problem come to mine promise me."
"I promise."
"Good if you come by floo just say Potter Place and you'll end up in my living room."
"I'll remember that."
She pulled back and saw the look he gave her, she wanted to turn away but forced herself to look at him, he was filled with concern and it occurred to her that he must have thought she was going home.
"James, you do know I'm not going home don't you?"
"Where you going then?"
"Ginny's. She knows about my dad so she's arranged for me to stay with her, otherwise I was going to Branwen's so I promise I'll be safe."
Ginny was standing right behind her and wrapped her arms around her shoulder in a hug.
"Don't worry James I'll take care of her, there'll be no other Dixon in my house I'll make sure of it."
He grinned as he hugged Ginny goodbye and gave Sirius, Peter and Remus manly hugs. They hadn't realised that ten minutes had passed since the three girls left.
"Well I better go and don't forget to write."
"I'll come with you James."
So Remus hugged the four remaining friends and the two ran through the barrier. On the other side they saw a large group standing together and James saw Andromeda there and she mouthed to him asking where Sirius was and he just pointed behind and she nodded.
He moved over towards his mother with Remus right behind him.
"Mum, its great to see you."
He hugged his mother and stepped back and looked at Remus.
"Mum this is my friend Remus, Remus this is my mum."
"It's nice to meet you Mrs Potter."
"You too. Now come on James we'd better get going we've got places to go."
Alice waved at Remus as he looked around and he saw Magnolia Dunn, Ginny's mother waving at him. James noticed this.
"Is that you're mum Re?"
"No that's Ginny's mum, but mine's not here so I'll go see her. I hope you have a good summer and I'll see you when we go to Diagon Alley."
James nodded but his mother spoke up quickly.
"We've got Sirius and Peter coming to stay with us over the summer, you should come too, we'll have the four of you no problem."
"I don't think that –"
"Don't be silly, I'll get James to send you an owl with the dates and I'll send a letter to your parents as well explaining."
"Thank you Mrs Potter."
Then he waved and moved over to Magnolia as James and Alice left with their mothers for their homes.
"Afternoon Maggie, how are you?"
"Very well Remus and you?"
"Good."
She hugged him in a motherly way for a moment before pulling back.
"Have you seen my parents Maggie?"
"Oh they've gone away for the weekend you're coming home with me. Now where is my daughter and that friend of hers?"
"Oh Amanda wanted to say goodbye to Sirius I think, and plus they had to let Lily go before they came out, Sirius' mother would have a dickey fit if they came out together."
"Well I'll be going in after them now if they're not here soon."