1What!" Harry bellowed loud enough to cause several heads to turn their way.

"Shh! Keep your voice down," Lori punched him in the arm. "Stop making a scene and I'll explain."

"Sorry," he rubbed his now sore arm. "I wasn't expecting that. They seem so nice." He opened his eyes wide, "I married a Malfoy," his voice was full of disbelief.

She rolled her eyes before continuing, "The American Malfoys are nothing like their British relatives. That's why Julius came to America, to escape his family. He was basically disowned for being the first Malfoy Gryffindor. I don't know too much about Hogwarts but apparently that's a big deal. The disowning became official when he married Dorothy. Her dad was non-magical so you can imagine how that went over with that family." Her voice told of her obvious dislike for the British branch of the Malfoy family tree. "Even though they had nothing to do with it, they felt horrible about what happened to Jason."

"Wait, this means my son is half Malfoy?" he stared at her for a moment then started laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"I don't know. I guess I was just imagining Draco's face if he knew my son was a cousin of his. Since Liz and Bob don't have any kids and as far as I know, Draco doesn't have any children, I guess that means Jason is his heir! I find that very ironic. Although from what I saw at the old Malfoy Manor, I think all he'll inherit will be a bunch debt. I wonder if Draco or Lucius know?"

"I don't know. Uncle Julius is not on good terms with them so I'm sure he didn't tell them but they always seem to have ways of knowing things."

"Uncle?"

"Yeah, Dorothy is my mom's sister."

Harry looked up and saw Julius making his way over to them. When he reached them, he spoke to Harry; "I feel I must apologize for my family. I know they tried to make your life miserable when you were younger." He looked over to where Jason was running after Simon and Adam, "When I found out my nephew had put Jason in danger and caused harm to Lori, I could have killed him without my wand. But Dorothy talked me out of stooping to their level." The older man rubbed his hand over his eyes, "I still can not believe Draco became what he did. The last time I saw him, he couldn't have been more than two and he was such a sweet little boy." A hard glint came into his gray eyes and for a split second Harry saw the family resemblance, "I blame his father for what Draco became. I'm not trying to make excuses for him but he had a very difficult upbringing."

Harry shook the older man's hand, "Trust me, I don't blame you for your family's actions. We don't get to choose who our families are. If we did, trust me, I never would have picked the Dursleys!" he laughed.
Julius gratefully shook Harry's hand and the twinkle returned to his eyes, "Why don't we go join everyone else? I understand Lori's mom and Molly have prepared a delicious lunch for everyone."

The three of them walked over to join everyone else. Harry laughed when he saw Ron and Ryan were once again arguing over whether American or British Quidditch was better. Julius went to join Arthur who he explained had been a classmate of his at Hogwarts.

Fred came over, "Hi Harry, do you mind if I steal my woman from you?" He put an arm around her shoulders, "I think Ginny was looking for you," he informed Harry.

He found Ginny and strolled over to her, "Hey, did you get Hermione calmed down?"

"Yes, but I still suggested to Dannie and Carrie that they might want to stay out of her way for a while," she laughed. "Did you guys get everything cleaned up?"

"Yep, better than ever."

"What did Lori want to talk to you about?"

He pulled her over to a bench and sat down with her, "You won't believe what I found out about Meg's family."

Ginny reacted in much the same way Harry did. Neither of them could believe how different Julius was from his brother. Like Lucius, he carried himself with pride but he had warmth to him that showed in his smile and the sparkle in his eyes.

The aroma of food quickly drew everyone to where several tables were set up in the middle of the rolling, green lawn. Harry and Ginny settled themselves at a table with Ron and Hermione and two of Lori's brothers and their wives. After stuffing himself and gawking at the fact that Ron was on his fourth plate of food, Harry got up and went to find Jason. He had a few errands to take care of and thought Jason would enjoy going with him.

Since Lori's parents lived near where Harry and Jason had lived she let him borrow her car. On the way to their house, Harry noticed Jason was being unusually quiet.

"What's wrong, buddy?" he gently inquired.

Jason shrugged as he continued to stare out the window.

"Are you worried about moving? You know you can come back to visit Liz and Bob."

"Really?" he looked over at his dad.

"Of course, I think they would be pretty mad at me if I didn't let their favorite nephew come visit. And I bet Dorothy and Julius would like you to visit them sometimes." He reached over and ruffled his son's hair, "You understood what Liz was telling you about them being your mom's parents, right?"

"Yeah, they're my grandma and grandpa," he bit his lip as he pondered this. "But Jamie's grandma said I could call them Grandma and Grandpa, so is that okay?"

"Absolutely, you are very lucky to have two grandmas and two grandpas." He glanced over at his son and realized the boy still seemed a little preoccupied. "Is anything else bothering you?"

"Can Paddy come with us? I would really miss him if he didn't live with me."

Harry mentally slapped himself in the forehead for not thinking of that sooner, "Of course, he's coming with us. Let's go pick him up right now."

Jason beamed and reverted back to his usual chatter as they continued on to their destination. They pulled into the parking lot and in just a few minutes made their way back to the car. Joining them was a very excited, shaggy black dog.

They spent the afternoon packing boxes at their house in preparation for the permanent move to England. Later in the day, Ginny and Jamie joined them along with Ron's family. Lori had escorted them there because they were all staying there until after the wedding.

Paddy bounded to the door when the newcomers entered. His appearance took the British adults in the group by surprise.

Ron pushed the excited dog off of him, "He looks just like Padfoot!"

"How do you know his name?" Jason asked as he pulled the dog back. "We call him Paddy though because we got him when I was little and I couldn't say Padfoot."

Harry joined them and directed everyone to the living room. Jason and the twins began wrestling with the hyperactive canine. Someone in the group hit the end table and broke the lamp sitting on it, "Jason Ronald Potter, take him outside," Harry yelled over the excited barks and squeals.

When Jason did not give any indication of having heard his father, Harry yanked him up by the arm. "Don't ignore me when I'm talking to you."

Jason looked up with a hurt look, "But I didn't think you were talking to me. You said Jason Ronald Potter and I'm Jason Ronald Palmer."

Everyone laughed at Jason's comment. "He is right you know," Lori piped in.

"We'll discuss your name later but right now, take the dog outside," an exasperated Harry commanded his son.
Once it was quiet enough to hear each other, Ginny addressed Harry, "You named your dog after Sirius "

Ron spoke at the same time as his sister, "His middle name is Ronald?"

He smiled wistfully, "I guess some memories are harder to get rid of than others."