"...and Smith passed the quaffle to Riverwood who tossed it to...oh! The Arrows chaser Steve has taken the quaffle from them. Now they are moving in the opposite direction. Steve has passed it to Taylor and Taylor makes the goooaaal!"

Two boys in the stadium with black hair and light brown eyes kept to their feet and cheered madly, along with most of the people wearing blue clothes. Those with yellow or black booed or ooohed.

The wind was blowing softly and the sun shone bright but without scorching glare. The perfect day for such an important match. Smell of lavender from nearby fields wafted into the stadium along with the breeze.

"Go Arrows!" They shouted. The crowd was alive with energy, going mad in happiness.

"The score is 160 to 20 with Appleby Arrows in the lead against Winbowine Wasps. It feels like Arrows are going to sweep the show with ease. The only way Wasps can win is if they catch the snitch now. Before another goal is made."

"Snitch, snitch, snitch, snitch," the younger of the two boys chanted standing in his seat. The people behind him didn't say anything as he was immediately pulled down by his older brother.

"Aww.. Ris."

"Shh...It's Nicholas now." The boy whispered. "And for a four-year-old you are tall. Others won't be able to see."

The younger boy pouted.

Rolling his eyes Nicholas looked towards the ongoing match and just in time too.

"Look, Harry. Look."

Harry quickly scampered to his lap to see better. His hands, almost as soft as the cotton clothes he was wearing. Arrows had already scored again.

"Oh look at that. Is that the snitch they see or is it a feint? Both Williams and Scott are moving at a neckbreak speed. Both of their hands are inches away from each other. Scott pushes Willaims, he pushes him back and Scott is pushed more than Williams. He has to pull his hand back to steady his room and Wasps get the Snitch."

For a second there was a beat of silence. Then someone cheered aloud and hell broke loose.

"For the first time in more than 3 centuries, there is a tie in a quidditch world cup! Wasps got the snitch but both teams have 170 points. Captain Angela Smith and Roger Stew are now with our referee Oliver Skylark."

"Tie?" Harry asked. "What is a tie?"

The crowd was getting agitated and Nicholas didn't like the way two people were looking at them. He clenched his fist to avoid flattening Harry's hair or adjust his robes or something. Nothing should give them away. Their glamour was perfect. Still, he wrapped his right arm protectively around Harry's body and fingered his wand.

"Hold tight, Emerald." He said.

Harry obeyed without question and held the blue robes his brother was wearing tightly.

Ris kept his eyes on the ongoing discussion in the air. Top stadium meant he could see everything clearly. But his attention was completely on the two creeps.

"Tie," he explained as he stood up along with others in the stadium," is when both teams get the same point and you can't be sure who won."

"Oh! okay."

Polaris noticed that Harry was fiddling with his pendant on the chain around his neck. He pressed it onto Polaris' chest until a warm feeling started flowing through his body.

He smiled, "Good boy." His tone was warm and appreciative.

Harry smiled brightly and kissed his cheek.

"It seems that a decision has been made. And the decision is of a free shot. Now everything is in the Chaser and Keeper's hands. The rules are simple. There will be no one standing between Chasers and Keepers and bulgers to stop them. Chaser tosses the quaffle to the goal, keeper attempts to stop it. If he scores, points to his team. Wasps get the first shot as they caught the snitch."

Polaris couldn't concentrate on what was going in the game. Now he was sure that they were not just creeps, they were actually searching for them. That was bad.

Harry was jumping around in his arms. He was heavy, but Polaris was used to his ADHD younger brother. He checked his watch again.

Where on Earth are Remus and Sirius?

A loud ooooh from the crowd made him look back to the game.

"Arrows caught the quaffle. Wasps zero," Harry said happily.

Ris smiled.

A girl sitting next to them in yellow and black rolled her eyes and announced,"Arrows are going to lose."

Harry stuck his tongue out, "No…"

"Harry," he called out sharply.

He pouted but turned away from her. "Sorry Ris. No sticking tongue out at strangers. Bad habit."

Polaris smiled and ruffled his hair.

"Now it is Arrows chaser James Taylor that is going to shoot the quaffle. By god, the number of James we have now a days, especially with the smaller kids. You would think there are no other names on the planet.:

Both Polaris and Harry giggled on hearing that. It was true after all. The new babies were either names James or Lily in the wizarding world.

"Taylor's red hair is making me feel as if the man is on fire. And there he goes, " the commentor said, thruming with energy.

James Taylor's blue robes were a blur in the equally blue sky as he moved towards the hoops.

"And the keeper of Wasps lurches and misses. The quaffle is in the loops, people, making the score 180 to 170. Arrows win!"

The remaining people who were sitting also leapt up, shouting, hugging and cheering. Polaris could no longer see those men, so he began moving.

"But ris, we.."

"Shh..we are being followed, " he said urgently.

Harry remained silent and took out his magic pen. The one that worked as a wand with inbuilt charms whenever required. Simple ones, like tripping, stinging, protego etc.

Polaris whispered an incantation and changed the length of Harry's hair to shoulder length. Despite being only 13 his wand didn't have a trace, as he was homeschooled.

"Bare with me, babe," he told him.

Harry nodded. So he concentrated on modifying the robe he was wearing to make it a little more feminine.

"Blimey, that was hard!" he exclaimed, wiping his brow.

Harry giggled and made a face. Then said seriously, "You made me a girl."

He smiled, "That was the idea."

When he was sure no one was looking he pulled out the invisibility cloak and wrapped it around them. James had given it for the game.

His eyes flicked to the ground where Arrows were laughing and cheering as they moved to their changing room.

As they moved silently away from the crowd towards the changing room, someone shouted, "There, I saw something there."

Ris' breath caught as he realised they were pointing at them. He didn't know how they could see through the invisibility cloak.

"Sure?" Another man asked.

"Look at the foot prints dude. That is Potter's family, mark my words!"

Polaris knew he was breathing hard, but at that movement he was concentrating on Harry, who had his pen pulled out and pointed at them.

"Erase, ris." He whispered.

"Erase?"

Harry pointed at the footprints. They were caught, so he didn't know what harm that could do.

He softly whispered the spell and the footprints were erased.

"Gah! See. They are here."

Harry was looking around. Polaris decided to do the same.

He saw rocks laying down and decided the plan.

"Leviosa," he whispered and the stone levitated. Then he flung it away from them.

It made a clattering sound, as it hit an old tin nearby.

Both the men turned towards that direction and Polaris quickly moved away, erasing his footprints as he went.

"Nothing there," one man declared, turning back. Where were they, again?"

Both the boys held their breath and moved as silently as possible to the changing room, erasing footprints before it could form. Harry even thoughtfully placed a silencing charm on Polaris' feet, and they sneaked in.

They saw James Taylor being congratulated and shouts of, "It's James! Stop calling me Taylor!" and sneaked into his changing room.

Few minutes later the door opened and James entered the room. His red hair was the highlight of his looks.

Polaris moved the invisibility cloak aside, just as James was about to remove his shirt.

"W..mmmp"

Polaris placed his hands on the man's mouth before he could gasp.

"Someone was following us," he said urgently.

Suddenly,James' eyes were sharper, his back straighter and body completely alert. He looked like an Auror.

"You sure?" He asked looking at both the boys.

"Dunno."

"Yeah." Came the prompt replies.

James grinned as he actually noted what his son was looking like, and ruffled his hair.

"You make a pretty girl," he said, then more seriously, "Don't worry too much, we will sort it out."

He took a thread and transfigured it into a rubber band. Being the transfiguration master that he was it barely needed a flick of his wand. Then he tied Harry's hair into two ponies and changed his hair colour to red.

Turning to Polaris, he changed his hair to brown and eyes to black. Then he gave him a transfigured specs. Now both of them looked very different.

"Place him down, Ris. Emerald is no longer light." James said with a grin.

It was something Polaris liked the most about James. He was no doubt protective, but unlike his brother not overly so. Apparently, according to Uncle Remus and Godfather James, Sirius was never...well, serious. But after Lily's death, he had taken his job seriously. Very seriously. No doubt, Sirius was under the impression Remus would not have gone before he came to the match.

But James laughed even in the most difficult times. Grinned when he felt like crying and cried when he wanted to sob. Unlike what his parents had taught him, James didn't care about the rules like, man shouldn't cry.

Remus is an entirely different specimen. Even literally. But he was out of the world individual who never got angry. Always a silent support, a shoulder to lean on. All of them were a shoulder to lean on, actually.

So despite feeling terrified, he placed his baby brother down. Then he hugged his godfather, in an attempt to bring his heartbeat back to normal.

As always Harry joined the hug. Because, you know, hugs are Awesome!

"You did very well, Ris. I am proud of you," James said soothingly, carding his hair.

Ris nodded.

"You too, Harry. I trust you were a good boy for Ris?" James asked, gently moving Polaris aside, picking Harry up and again wrapping Ris in a hug. It was a tight fit in the small room. Especially with the smell of sweat and phenol.

"Yes. I was good, Daddy." Harry promised.

James smiled and tapped both of them on the head. Immediately disillusionment was in effect.

"Chameleon effect activated," Harry declared. His grin was evident in his voice.

Polaris rolled his eyes, but still laughed.

Suddenly he realised that they could be heard outside and shot a panicked look at the door.

James burst out laughing and again ruffled his hair. The slight coarseness of his shirt and robes felt strangely comforting. Grounding.

"There is a silencing charm on the door," He admitted.

Feeling sheepish, Ris nodded though he knew, James couldn't see him. Gently moving both of them aside, he placed Harry in Polaris' arms.

"Hush!" He said and opened the door, after flicking his wand and changing his clothes and using a refreshing charm.

Both of them followed him as he moved outside, with their invisibility cloak over them.

"James, James, Jamie James..." a voice called out.

A lady with light red hair and blue eyes leaned a little more onto James than appropriate. Polaris suppressed the urge to close Harry's eyes. James calmly took a step aside, to stop her from coming too close.

"Clara."

Undeterred, she continued, "James, you are going to love the party tonight. It is going to be the best party I or you have ever been to. What color clothes.."

"I am not coming to the party, Clara." James said, cutting her explanation short. "I'll give the interviews and go home."

"Wait, what?"

That was Justin, Appleby Arrows' coach.

"Sorry, Coach. Got to go. I have a family eagerly waiting my arrival, you know." He said.

Justin looked like he was going to pop a vein.

"That doesn't mean you don't come to the party. Especially after such an important win. A win which was possible only because of you."

James waved his hands, "I'll see, I'll see. I promised my kids that I'll see them as soon as the game is over. "

"Your imaginary kids?" Clara asked with a sneer, "The one whom no one has ever seen or the one you use as an excuse to avoid dates all the time?"

James whirled around and glared at her. "We are not dating, Clara!" He shouted.

A pin drop silence fell in the room and Polaris placed a hand over his mouth to stop himself from breathing too loud. Harry imitated him.

Every breath was audible as everyone looked at the unfolding drama.

"I have never been and never plan on being anything but a teammate to you. I have already told you this, but in case you didn't understand I'll tell it again. I have no intention whatsoever on going out with you. I have a family. And they are all I need. So, stop..." He took a deep breath and his eyes flicked, in what looked like a seemingly random direction, but Polaris knew was towards them. "So, stop bothering me." He finished.

James's breath was harsh once he finished.

Finally, Reyna, the third chaser of the team broke the silence.

"Thanks a lot mate!" She said, "Hey Chris, this applies to you from my side. Haven't planned, nor planning on dating you, got it. Stop thinking that no means yes. Next time I will just hex you."

Ris grinned, he liked her. He decided.

James grinned at Reyna and she winked back.

"Coach, if you see Romy lemme know, yeah? Or tell him that I have left, okay?" James asked as he walked past Justin to go out.

Looking quite upset about the whole deal, Coach said, "Ok, fine."

"Cool. Thanks boss."

James walked out and began strolling towards the muggle session. Polaris and Harry followed as silent shadows.

Once they reached a corner where the muggle repulsion charm ended and the main road, crowded with people began, James discretely looked around and whispered, "Homelo Revelus."

Nothing showed in there direction. Hundreds of blue light came up in the direction of the crowd. James immediately cancelled the spell.

"You still there kids?" He asked.

"Yup." Two voices said simultaneously.

With a grin, James twirled, as if showing off his dress. Not unlike the Cinderella movie, his robes turned into jeans and t shirt, shoes turned to

sneakers and red hair turned brownish black.

Harry clapped his hands and giggled.

"Daddy, became Cinderella, Ris."

Ris was also grinned. "He did, indeed, Harry."

While removing his spectacles, James exclaimed, "Bah! Not at all. What I did was all James," and then applied blue contact lenses and ducked under the clock.

Considering there's a huge height gap between them, it was a tight fit. So James just picked up Harry in one arm and wrapped the other around Ris.

"You were superb, Daddy," Harry said happily, kissing James.

Regulus also smiled, "Yeah, that last shot! God it was so cool."

James laughed lightly. "I was so worried, you know. I was sure it was going to be messed up," then he shook his head, " We will talk about that later. For now let's go home. And tell me, why neither Remus nor Sirius were with you when one of them was supposed to be there."

"What about the interview?" Polaris asked.

James paused, as if he had forgotten that for a moment. Ris wondered what it woud be like, to be so busy and so used to giving interviews that it becomes a second thought.

"We will see. When they dont see me anywhere they will call. Ill apparate back. For now, I will feel better once I see both of you behing the wards and hopefully under adult supervision.

Polaris huffed. "I am almost an adult."

James laughed and ruffled his hair. "Ill think of you as an adult...hmm lets say never."

"Hey!"

James and Harry laughed.

"Kid, I will always see you as that crying ten-year-old."

Ris pouted. "Unfair. I am 15. Full 15. You are only 26."

James laughed. "The moment you become 17, I'll treat you like a 17-year-old. For now," He said and once again cast the same spell. The result remained the same.

So they crept along to the end of Quidditch field and into muggle world until they reached a Benz car. James sat in the driver seat while both the kids sat behind.

He pulled out his wand and tapped all of there heads. All the glamour and other enchantments on them was immediately gone with the tap.

"Chameleon effect deactivated," Harry said in an imitation of robotic voice.

Both the other men laughed.

"Shall we go, then?" James asked turning on the engine.

"Yes!" Said Regulus, fastening his seatbelt.

"Let's go..." Harry yelled as the car shot out at a very fast pace.