Disclaimer: I don't own anything other than Aaliyah, Marshal, Phineas, and Becca.
A/N: Sorry that I took so long. I haven't really had much free time since my last update. I have been organizing our pep rally and getting my fellow freshman evolved so that we could win the spirit stick this year instead of the seniors (who had won for the last 15 years). I was going to update Friday, but because we actually won the spirit stick our whole class went out to celebrate and I did not get home until after midnight. Sorry about that guys! I hope that you are still reading my story. I will try to update sooner next time.
I'm not going to answer reviews because I know of a few people who have been punished for doing so. If you would like me to answer a question leave your email in a review, or email me. My address is on my profile. I also wanted to say that no one guessed correctly who exactly Becca was, but I also didn't expect anyone to. You will find out who she is in this chapter. Now on with the story:
Chapter 4: A Bit of Explaining and a Shocker
"MARSHAL KAYDEN AND PHINEAS JAYDEN, APOLIGIZE THIS INSTANT! THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THE TWO OF YOU TO SO BE RUDE!" Hermione screeched at her two sons, who now housed identical looks of guilt upon their faces.
"We're sorry…" Marshal began,
"…for being rude…" Phineas interrupted,
"…to the both of you." They finished together.
Both Harry and Ron nodded and smiled, realizing how much theses two boys reminded them of Fred and George. With the approval of Harry and Ron, and a glance at their mother, Finny and Mars made their way over to their newly found friend in Sirius Potter and the strange black haired, blue eyed girl that currently sat beside him.
Once the attention was taken off the children, there was an awkward silence that filled the room as Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at one another. However that silence was quickly interrupted as Ron threw himself at Hermione, all the while shrieking her name in a high pitched voice.
"I missed you too, Ron, but I still need to breathe." Hermione said chuckling as Ron pulled away. However, Hermione was unable to receive much air as for the moment Ron pulled away, Harry pulled her into a bone crushing hug. After swinging her around a few times, Harry placed Hermione back onto the ground and pulled away from his best friend.
"I missed you, 'Mione. We all did." Harry said. It appeared as if he were going to say more, but was interrupted when a little, blond girl came running up to Hermione.
"Mummy!" she cried lifting up her arms to indicate that she wanted to be held. After following her daughter's demands, Hermione turned back to face her friends. The topic of her being a mother, had yet to be brought up to Harry and Ron, and Hermione feared what their reaction would be. Sure they had already seen Mars and Finny, but no one had told them that they were her children. For all they knew, she was babysitting. When she finally got the courage to look at her friends, Hermione saw that their faces were a mix of shock and confusion.
"MUMMY? MUMMY? YOU'RE A MOTHER?" Ron shouted, causing all the children to turn their attention towards the group of adults.
"OF COURSE SHE IS RON! IF THE CHILD CALLED HER MUM THAN SHE MUST BE A MUM! WAIT HOLD ON – MUMMY? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? HOW OLD IS SHE?" Harry followed with a few questions of his own.
"Honestly Ronald, Harry, if a child refers to Hermione as mum, don't you think that she is her mother. Children don't randomly refer to everyone as mum, do they? Who do you think those two little boys with Sirius and Becca belong to? Kids don't just appear out of nowhere! I'm aware that there are a lot of children that go in and out of this house, but I do not run a daycare!" Ginny ranted at both her husband and brother, all the while trying to draw the attention away from Hermione.
When Ginny had finally finished, Ron stood with his mouth open not accustomed to having his sister yell at him. Harry, on the other hand, had been yelled at various times, mostly during Ginny's pregnancies, was able to pull himself together. "Why don't we all go sit down before we make Hermione feel any worse then we already have?" he suggested. Hermione gave both him and Ginny reassuring smiles before sitting on the nearest couch with Ali in her lap.
"To answer your first questions, yes I am a mother. A mother of three to be exact. Aaliyah is the oldest, and Marshal is the youngest. Phineas, as you could assume, is the middle child. Finny and Mars are sometimes hard to tell apart if you don't know them well. Mars is slightly taller than his brother, and Phineas has sharper cheekbones and a couple of freckles if you look closely. They are four years old, their birthday being on January 3." Hermione stated, giving a brief description of her three children.
At that moment, Finny and Mars made their way over to their mother.
"Can we go outside with Sirius and Becca?" Phineas asked politely, hoping that his mother would say yes.
"I don't know, Finny. This is a strange place for the both of you. I'm not sure that it would be wise to just let the two of you roam." Hermione tried to reason with her son.
"Oh come on mum, how much trouble can we get into in a backyard? Besides, you obviously have been here before so you know that it can't be that dangerous. And Sirius and Becca are going to be with us. They know their way around and they would let us cause trouble or get into any trouble." Mars fired back at his mother.
"I still don't know. The place is still going to be strange to you and Finny and if Sirius is anything like his successor or father, than I have a right to worry." Hermione said as she smiled at a blushing Harry.
"Mum, just think if you let the three of us go outside then you are killing to birds with one stone. Firstly, you are allowing us to make new friends, something that you are always encouraging us to do. Secondly, you are gaining privacy to talk amongst your friends about matters that you would rather not want us to know about." Ali reasoned, finishing her statement with a smirk.
"Fine, you three can go, but you better not end up in any trouble, especially you two!" Hermione stated, look at pointedly at her two sons. With that the triplets made their way over to Sirius and Becca and eventually made it into the back yard.
"Yup, defiantly the children of Hermione Jane Granger. No other four year old kids I know would be able to have a vocabulary like that. Already using bigger words and they talk perfectly." Ron exclaimed while laughing.
"Yes defiantly the children of Hermione, but what about their other traits? They seem to be both cunning and brave." Harry added, teasing Hermione.
"Is it really my fault that I began teaching my children at a young age? They are fast learners; they catch on quickly to things." Hermione fired back, feeling as if she was once again back in school; in a happier time with her best friends.
The four friends kept up the teasing attitude for a while, trying not to push Hermione for too much information at once. At the moment all they wanted to do was savoir the feeling of having the four of them back together. They could have gone on for hours, if they had not been interrupted by Becca running in the backdoor with a dripping wet Sirius on her heels.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR THAT, REBECCA CARINA LESTRANGE!" He yelled, as he shook his head, spraying everyone with water.
Well that is it for now. I don't think that this was the best chapter, but at least it is something. I thought that this was a good spot to leave things at. Please review and let me know what you think. Hopefully I will be able to update soon. Thanks for the review from last chapter.
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