Rachel gulped nervously as she followed Dumbledore to his office, yet she kept a straight face, trying her best to show that she wasn't scared. She knew that she was in trouble; after all, she'd cursed James Potter of all people! Not that he didn't deserve it of course, hexing Snape like that! As they entered his office, he motioned for her to sit down, which she did.

"Miss. Lupin, may I ask what you were doing hexing Mr. Potter?" he questioned, his face one of seriousness. Rachel nodded and smirked.

"I hexed him because he hexed Snape. Severus didn't deserve the hex that was sent his way and I felt that justice was in order"

"Really now?" Dumbledore queried, looking interested. Rachel nodded.

"James Potter needed a taste of his own medicine. I was with Snape when it happened, and James Potter merely hexed him and Snape didn't even do anything!" she protested.

Dumbledore surveyed her with, what could only be described as, a small smile.

"Miss. Lupin, have you ever used a wand before?" he questioned. Rachel shook her head.

"No sir, I haven't. Why?"

"Interesting" he murmured "An eleven year old, that's never used a wand before … has the ability to use hexes that not even some fifth years can accomplish. I am impressed" Rachel smirked.

"Miss. Lupin, I also seem to be under the impression that you wish to be sorted into Slytherin when you attend Hogwarts, am I assuming correctly?"

"Yes sir"

"Hmmm … a Lupin as a Slytherin, now that's something you don't see everyday. Most of the Lupin's were either Ravenclaws or Gryffindors, never Slytherins"

"I guess I'm just different, sir" Rachel stated. Dumbledore nodded.

"Yes, you are. Now, I'm going to give you a warning, Rachel. I know you don't want to hear it" he added, on seeing her roll her eyes "But, this is serious. I do not want you using a wand in this school, especially if it is someone else's! And if you're going to stick with someone, I'd advise it either be your parents or Mr. Snape. I do not want you irritating Mr. Potter" he warned "Mr. Potter can be extremely hurtful when in a very bad mood"

"Oh, and I can't?" she questioned sarcastically. Dumbledore shot her a warning look and she lowered her head.

"Fine. I won't annoy him" she reluctantly agreed "but if he hexes either Snape or Lucius Malfoy, may I have permission to attack him?" Dumbledore looked faintly amused.

"If you must, although I'd advise you to be careful. Mr. Black, your father and Mr. Pettigrew have a tendency to protect each other." Rachel smirked and nodded.

"Thank you sir. Bye"

"Goodbye Miss. Lupin."

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"Can you believe that girl did that to me?!" James exclaimed, looking angry. Ginny narrowed her eyes at him.

"That girl just so happens to mine and Remus' daughter! Watch what you say about her!" she snapped. Remus nodded in agreement.

"I hope she's alright" Ashley noted worriedly "She did look quite angry and it takes a lot to get her fired up like that! Make a mental note, next time: don't hex Snape in front of her. She worships him" He stated. James and Sirius both looked absolutely disgusted.

"She worships him? Why?"

"Because he saved her life once" Draco told them "Ever since then, she's seen him as her hero"

"Oh. My. God! What is the world coming to?" Sirius queried, looking horrified. Ginny looked annoyed.

"There is nothing wrong with Snape!" She remarked heatedly.

"Sure Gin. Whatever you say"

"He's one of my best friends!" she snapped back.

"Yeah, in our time, you both regard each other as brother and sister" Ashley told her "It's funny when you guys get into fights!" He said with a hint of amusement in his voice. Ginny looked astonished.

"And dad. I'm sorry, but I really need to say this. There's only one way to describe you. I looked it up in the dictionary too"

"Really?" Remus looked interested "What's the word?"

"Insecure" Draco stated, a smirk forming on his face. Remus' face dropped.

"I'm not—"

"You are, dad. Trust me. You keep thinking that mum's having affairs with Uncle Sirius. Rach and I overheard it the other day, then the other night; you accused her of lying because she was over an hour late arriving home, when she had been working late. The amount of rows that you two have had lately. Ergh, it's enough to give anyone a headache!" he exclaimed.

Remus and Ginny both looked extremely worried on hearing this news.

"So, our marriage isn't working out at the moment? We're going through a rough time?"

Draco nodded.

"Yup. Although, this thing with you thinking that Ginny and Sirius having an affair thing has been going on and off for years from what I've heard from my dad" he told them, looking thoughtful.

"Oh no!" Ginny exclaimed, suddenly realizing something. Everyone looked to her questioningly "It's nothing about that" she added hastily "It's just … it's Christmas next week and we're all going home … what are we going to do with Rachel, Ashley and Draco?"

"Well … Draco can stay with the Malfoy's, no doubt and Ashley and Rachel can come home with us"

"If Rachel even thinks of trying to attack me again, I swear I'll do something" James warned threateningly. Lily rolled her eyes.

"She's only eleven!"

"So?" he retorted stubbornly.

"And my daughter" Remus added, narrowing his eyes at one of his best friends. James grinned sheepishly.

"Alright, alright, so I won't hurt her. I'll just … warn her" Ashley and Draco both snorted with laughter.

"She doesn't take kindly to warnings. She'll just laugh in your face if you try and if you look serious about it, she normally says something extremely spiteful and storms off. Believe me, it happened with Dad once."

"Really?" Lily asked, looking surprised.

"Yup"

"Hey guys!" Rachel ran up to them, panting for breath. Draco smirked at her.

"I see that you're extremely unfit"

"Oh, get lost, asshole!" she snapped. Ginny looked shocked.

"Rachel!"

"Sorry mum" she replied as if on automatic, then turned to Ashley.

"Did you know that there's a talent show next week, before everyone goes home for Christmas?" she asked him. Ashley and Draco's eyes lit up as they shook their heads.

"Wanna enter?" They both nodded furiously. Rachel grinned.

"Cool!"

"So, what are you going to do then?" Sirius asked, interestedly. Rachel tapped her nose knowingly.

You'll have to wait and see"

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The talent show had finally arrived and Rachel, Ashley and Draco had performed their act perfectly. Rachel was going to be singing her parents' favourite song "All I want for Christmas is you" Draco would play the drums in the background (which Lucius had been shocked on hearing, seeing as it was a muggle instrument), Ashley was going to play the trumpet. (This sounds exactly like Olivia Olsen from Love Actually by the way. Sorry, but I just had to put it in!)

As it came to their turn, James was sniggering slightly.

"I bet she's going to be really awful" Ginny, Lily and Narcissa looked to each other exasperatedly. James had formed an intense dislike on the young Lupin female, ever since she'd hexed him. Suddenly, they heard Remus yelp in shock. They turned to see what the source of it had been and saw Marie, Max, Zak and Charlotte enter through the Great Hall.

"What are they doing here?" he breathed.

"Dumbledore's probably informed them of Ashley and Rachel" Lily said, looking quite surprised to see them.

Marie spotted the gang and hurried over to them.

"We wanted to see our granddaughter and grandson. My word, they look like mini versions of you and Ginny!" she whispered on seeing Rachel and Ashley walk on stage.

"First off, before I start the song. I'd just like to say that this is dedicated to my mum and dad" Rachel spoke. Her voice echoed over the Great Hall, thanks to the charm that Dumbledore had performed on her "This is, after all, their song" she added slyly. Ashley grinned. Remus and Ginny blushed bright red and tried to hide under the table from all the stares that they were receiving.

As the lights dimmed and Rachel started singing, everyone was amazed and shocked at how good a singer she was. When Draco started on the drums and things started to have a bit more of a beat to it, everyone was standing up and clapping, including the Slytherins! Marie and Max both looked delighted and were laughing, while Remus and Ginny had their arms around each other, tapping their feet to the music.

When Rachel came to an end and bowed, everyone burst into tumultuous applause. Lily giggled as she looked at James, who was too stunned to say anything.

"I bet you wish you'd never said anything now, don't you?" James merely nodded. Sirius let out his usual bark-like laugh.

"She's brilliant!"

"Thanks. Mum and Dad have always told me that I have talent" A cheeky voice, full of laughter, yelled behind him. He whirled around to see Rachel standing there, a twinkle in her eyes.

"How would you like to spend Christmas with us?" Max asked, looking to the Lupin twins for an answer. They both looked surprised.

"You want us to?" They nodded.

"Who are you?" Ashley questioned. Both Marie and Max looked taken aback.

"Well … in your time, I would be your grandfather and Marie would be your grandmother"

"Oh" Both of their faces clouded over "Well … you're not exactly around in our time" Marie furrowed her brow and opened her mouth to say something, when Max shot her a warning look. She shut her mouth and shrugged.

"I'm your Uncle and this here is your Aunt" Zak stated, gesturing to himself and Charlotte.

"Cool! So, we get to spend time with the whole family. This should be fun!" Rachel nodded in agreement.

"Hey guys, guess what!" Ashley grinned. Rachel looked to him wearily.

"What?"

"I've got the video of mum and dad's wedding. I think it's got Lily and James' wedding too" Rachel raised an eyebrow.

"One: why would you carry that around and two: Why do you keep stealing stuff?"

"Hey, I don't steal! I borrow!"

"Yeah, just like you borrowed that blank piece of parchment, which caused us to go back in time!" Rachel snapped.

"Hey, hey! Let's not start a fight!" Remus said, stepping between the two. Rachel snorted.

"Fine! But he started it! He shouldn't keep stealing!"

"I don't!"

"Do!"

"By the way, I took it because dad copied it for me. I was hoping to get it to work in Hogwarts when we started, but then I read Hogwarts: A History and realized I couldn't do it. I forgot to take it out of my pocket" he added "Plus mum made it pocket size" Rachel rolled her eyes.

"Shall we go home then?" Ginny asked quickly, noticing a fight coming on. Everyone agreed.

"Yeah, let's go"

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On arriving at the Lupin's household, Rachel and Ashley took one look around, their faces showing nothing other than awe.

"Well … welcome home" Marie stated, a wide smile on her face "Shall we take a look at that video then?"

"Yeah!" Everyone yelled, looking excited. Rachel and Ashley grinned at each other; this was exactly how they'd imagined their family to be like.