Chapter 1

Harry picked up his old Phoenix wand, enjoying the warm tingle he felt in his arms and turned around to the exit of Dumbledore's office and said,

'I think I've had enough trouble for a lifetime.'

20 Years later

'No James do not charge through the wall with your sister on the trolley, for goodness sake there are muggles around,' said Ginny potter tiredly to her son. September the 1st was always a busy day for the potters, it was the day that the Hogwarts express left for hogwarts. This year not only James was getting aboard but albus too. Also Rose and Hugo, Ron and Hermione's twins and Fred, Katie and George's son would also be starting at hogwarts. As the Potter family slipped through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10, unnoticed by muggles, Lily Potter's voice filled platform 9 ¾ as she called,

'uncle Ron! Aunty hermione!'

'That's my favourite nicie! Said Ron scooping her up into a hug.'

'Weeeeeeeee!' Screamed Lily as her uncle spun her round.

'Ron put her down,' said Hermione sternly to her husband,

'sorry darling' Ron replied fondly

'Yeah Ron, don't kill my daughter before she's even started at Hogwarts' said Harry in

a mock stern voice, the Potter and Weasley clan laughed at this.

'Also, while I remember mum invited you all round to the burrow for Christmas, she's already making the jumpers' said Ron laughing.

'Yeah well she's got all the grandkids and children in laws not to mention her own 7 children…' Harry stopped releasing his missteak

'I I I'm sorry,'

The room fell silent because of everybody's memories of Fred.

'It's okay mate said George who just turned up with Katie and little Fred, fred wouldn't of wanted us to mope around he would have played a trick on someone or put a toad in someone's bed, Fred would want to me to carry on at the shop, think about the good memories of Fred, not the bad ones.'

'Yeah well said, commented ginny, look boys I think the Hogwarts express is leaving write to us every week we will write to you, al use James owl if you need to but you should be able to use the school owls but don't let James mess you round he likes a joke your brother. Now quick, on you get!'

'I can't believe we're sending our kids off to Hogwarts. Remember when we first met Ron, in that carriage when I shared all my sweets with you, James is probably doing that right now.' Harry smiled wistfully at the memory of it.

'Sorry guys I've got to go,' said hermione.

'Of course you do,' said Ginny 'you're the Minister of Magic!'

'Well, I couldn't miss Hugo and Rose's first day! Come on Ron, no we could not apparate from inside King's Cross.'

Later that evening after a good dinner Harry and Ginny went to bed enjoying some….. activities together. It was about 11 o'clock that night still no sleep had been had in the potter bedroom and Harry And Ginny continued blissfully until an owl flew in through the window,

'Ginny stop hun, let me get this owl.' Ginny nodded sleepily and let Harry get out of bed. Harry opened the letter And was surprised at what he saw. was from Professor McGonagle somebody hasn't seen in years. Apparently the post for the defence against the dark arts teacher was open, the previous one had to leave suddenly for family reasons and Hogwarts needed a new one.

'Ginny I've been offered a job at Hogwarts,'

'But Harry, you take it you've already got a job head Auror, isn't that what you wanted?'

'Yes but just remember our defence against the dark arts classes we ended up having to set up the DA. I want the kids there now to have a better education and I know I can do that.'

'Yeah you are great at the DA' admitted Ginny. oh well I'll think about it, Harry promised

As Harry ate his cornflakes (he still couldn't get obverse his liking for muggle cereal) the next day he looked up at ginny reading a book on the sofa and said

'Gin, I think I want to take the job'

'Are you sure?' She replied, 'you know you don't have to do it, it's not always up to you to save the world.'

'No, I thought a lot about it and I do want to do it, but I couldn't be away from you all year, so I thought I would ask mcgonagle if we could rent a house in hogsmeade, you could do your newspaper reports from there and apparate into the office occasionally couldn't you?

'Yeah I think that would work!' Said Ginny, she got up and walked over to Harry, kissing I'm on the cheek. 'If your happy, I'm happy.'

Harry and Ginny went up to hogsmeade that afternoon to meet an old wizard called graham who owned a house down the street from his house.

'Where were we meeting him again?' Asked Ginny.

'Outside the three broomsticks, it's not far from there.

'Ok great'

Harry spotted an old man leaning against a sign post outside the three broomsticks,

'Are you graham?' He asked uncertainty, the man showed no signs of recognising them, he looked kind, but a little distant.

'Aye that would be me' he said in a strong Scottish accent. 'Aye, my eyesight but me deserting me, you're not Harry Potter are you?!

'Er yes I am'

'Could we see the house now please,' said Ginny, aware of how much her husband disliked being recognised.

'Of course,' sensing he may have said something wrong, 'right this way madam'

Graham led them to a pleasant little two bedroomed detached house, it has one large master bedroom and a smaller one that could be used as an office or study.

'Harry was pleased with the house as he walked around it, it would be perfect for him and Ginny during term time.

'Do you like it?' he asked her.

'I love it!'

Well my job starts on Monday so we'd better get packing.