Summer Confusion

Bags were packed, owls were hooting and tears were running. It was the last day of school at Hogwarts and it was time to go home. Everybody was packed onto the platform in Hogsmeade. James assisted Lily in carrying her trunk to an empty compartment. They were quickly followed by Sirius, Katie, Chloe, Lupin, Mel and Peter. Once they all settled down they looked out the window and watched Hogsmeade pass as the train lurched forward.

'Home sweet home' Mel thought out loud.

'That was my home,' Sirius whispered. Katie squeezed his hand lightly. 'Are you sure you want to meet my Mum Kate?' Katie nodded.

'I definitely do,' Katie told him. 'Don't think your Mum will like me?'

'She doesn't like me.' Sirius told her, 'and I'm her own son.' James shook his head.

'She's an old bat.' James told everybody. All the girls looked at him in surprise.

'Your going to go calling your best friend's mother that!' Chloe exclaimed.

'We tell the truth about each other,' James told her.

'He practically is my brother…making the old bat partially his mother.' Sirius responded. James shuddered.

'So enough talk about the old bat…' Katie told everybody. 'Let's recap our plans for this summer. They're confusing me!'

'First three weeks we're spending at your place.' Sirius told her.

'Then the next three weeks at Grimauld Place.' Katie told herself. 'Meanwhile?'

'The first three weeks we're spending at my place.' James told everybody.

'Then the next two weeks we're going to my place and then the next we're spending with Sirius and Katie.' Lily stated. Everybody nodded in agreement so far.

'I'm spending two weeks with Mel at my place and then she's going on vacation to Romania.' Chloe stated. 'Then I'm spending sometime with my family and then going to Lily's house for her last week there and then heading over to Grimauld Place.'

'You coming to Grimauld Mel?' Sirius asked. Mel shook her head. 'But you are Lupin?' Remus nodded.

'And I'm spending the same week as Chloe at Lily's.'

'Then we're all spending the last two weeks in Diagon Alley?'

'Yes I'll be meeting you at The Leaky Cauldron.' Peter told everybody.

'That is so bloody confusing!' Lily exclaimed. 'We're sure that I won't be in like Grimauld when James is over at my house and like Chloe is at Katie's or anything?' Everybody laughed. It was very confusing but Lily and James wanted to meet each other's family and Sirius wanted to meet Katie's family which Katie was very excited about and Katie wanted to meet his Mum…which Sirius wasn't very excited about. They made sure they all had a chance to spend some part of their summer vacation together.

After hours of talking about their summer plans the train slowed down at King's Cross where Mr. Shoreman, Mr. and Mrs. Potter and Mr. and Mrs. Campbell stood waiting for their children. Katie pressed her face against the window. A wide grin spread across her face as she saw her father's friendly face waiting for her.

'He's going to love you.' She told Sirius who was looking anxious.

'I've never met my girlfriend's parents before.' Sirius told her.

'You've never really had the chance.' Katie told him. 'Don't worry he's such a nice guy and my mum is great.' Katie's mum worked in the ministry and was very busy. Sirius nodded.

'Do see your parents Prongs?' Sirius asked. James couldn't see them but he knew they were around somewhere. They all piled out of the train a long with their trunks. They went off in pairs; James and Lily, Sirius and Katie, Chloe and Mel and Lupin and Peter.

'Look for black hair.' James told Lily. Finally they spotted James's parents. His mother had dark chestnut hair and his father had black hair that was graying slightly. They both smiled as they saw Lily and James come towards them. James wanted to run to them but he didn't want to leave Lily feeling awkward.

'This must be Lily,' Mrs. Potter said with a warm smile. James nodded.

'This is her.' James said smiling broadly. 'These are my parents Lily.'

'Hello Mr. and Mrs. Potter.' Lily said quietly and shook both their hands. James hugged both of his parents.

'Both of you have passed your apparition tests?' Mr. Potter asked.

'With flying colours.' Lily grabbed onto James's arm because she did not know the destination.

Meanwhile Katie was running a long to her dad her trunk trundling behind her. He spread his arms out wide and she jumped into them.

'Hey Dad!'

'Hey Kiddo!' He ruffled her hair. His own hair was the same rich shade of brown as Katie's but was fading in some areas. Katie walked back to Sirius and grabbed his hand. She smiled as she introduced the two of them.

'Nice to meet you Sirius' her father said smiling and reached out his hand to shake Sirius's. Sirius shook his hand.

'Same to you Mr. Shoreman.'

'Call me Oliver.' Sirius smiled, he already liked him.

'Ok Oliver.' Katie smiled as Sirius and herself grabbed their trunks and walked over to a car. Sirius and Katie looked out the back window and watched Kings Cross fade into the distance.