A/N: Wow, longest chapter yet, 2,314 words, not including the authors note. I was going to put this up earlier today but my mom decided that we were going shopping so it's a little later than I would like it to be but at least it's up.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Enjoy!

When they got back to the tent most everyone had moved outside to enjoy the nice weather. Rose immediately spotted Charlotte, whom she knew from Hogwarts, and engaged her in conversation. James was glad; he had run out of things to say to Charlotte after convincing her to come. Which he still couldn't figure out why he'd done.

He hadn't thought about her for years and he didn't know how he felt about her now. He knew that he wasn't angry at her for marrying that other man but he didn't know if the fact that he hadn't thought of her meant that he wasn't in love with her anymore or that he had just decided that pinning was a waste of time.

He quickly gave Fleur the water and ducked back out of the tent so as to avoid being yelled at for taking so long.

"Dude why are you wet?" Freddie asked when he spotted James.

James sighed, "It's a long story, mate."

"I bet," Freddie snorted, "I noticed Charlotte over there with Rosie and two new kids wondering about and I don't think that us Weasley's are that fast at procreating so I'm assuming those two are hers. So I'm guessing that you ran into Charlotte and she somehow got invited here." Freddie was always too good at guessing.

"Amber invited them," James said so that there could be no confusion or teasing from Freddie, "You're very observant today," he noted.

Freddie shrugged, "You know, the Cup's tomorrow and I want to see everything."

Charlotte sauntered over then since Rose went to help Hermione with something.

"So," she started looking at James and taking a deep breath, "are you going to feel me in on what everyone has been up to since Hogwarts? I feel like I've not seem any of them in ages."

"Sure," James agreed quickly, grabbing the given conversation starter and running with it. He wasn't use to awkward silences unless he was the one that made them. "You remember Freddie, right." He nodded to Freddie at his right.

Charlotte rolled her eyes, "How could I forget? It's nice to see you again, Freddie," Charlotte stated, shaking Freddie's hand.

"I know you don't mean that but I'll take it anyway," he said playfully. "I can see that you've been busy since Hogwarts," Freddie nodded toward Sophie and Isaac who were playing with the rest of the kids.

Charlotte opened her mouth to retort but James shoved Freddie away, knowing that more statements like that were going to follow.

"Anyway, he helps his dad and Uncle Ron out at the shop," James indicated Freddie, who was laughing on his way to talk to Hugo. "Hugo plays Quidditch for the Chudley Cannons; Al married Flora Longbottom and he works in the Department of Mysteries. They have one kid and are expecting another. Lily teaches Potions at Hogwarts and she's married. She's pregnant with their first kid. Rose married Scorpius Malfoy, and they have two kids, we think she's pregnant again but she won't confirm anything, and they do something at the ministry."

Charlotte looked at him doubtfully, "You don't even know what they do?"

James shrugged, "I've asked them to explain it before but I lose interest during most five minute explanations of a job."

Charlotte laughed, "Then how would you explain what you do?"

"I organize Quidditch games at the ministry."

"Your right, that is easier to listen too. But what about the rest of your cousins?"

James snorted, "You can't expect me to keep up with all of their jobs, there are so many of them."

Charlotte laughed at this but then realized who had made her laugh and stopped.

At that moment Isaac ran up to James and Charlotte, eliminating the awkward silence that James could feel coming on.

"James!" Isaac yelled as Charlotte sighed at her son's impoliteness. "Is that Hugo Weasley of the Chudley Cannons?" Isaac asked excitedly, looking in the direction of Hugo.

James smiled. "Yeah it is," James confirmed, "He's my cousin, you can go and talk to him if you want."

Isaac looked like he wanted nothing more, but hesitated. "I don't think I should," he said slowly. "He might not want to be bothered," James noticed Isaac glance in Charlotte's direction, waiting for her OK.

She sighed, "You might as well you haven't listened to me all day, why start now? Besides, I don't think Hugo will mind."

Isaac smiled, "I can't believe you're related to Hugo Weasley!" He said to James before he ran to where Hugo was to introduce himself.

Rose ended up coming back shortly after Isaac's intrusion and claimed all of Charlotte's attention so James made his way back over to Freddie. Who, James saw as he got closer, was now talking to a very familiar and very welcome couple.

"Adam, Sarah, it's great to see you" James greeted his friends warmly. "I didn't know you were coming."

"We wanted to surprise you and Amber," Sarah smiled. "At first we were worried we wouldn't be able to find you but the tent that was bursting at the seams with mostly red haired people was a dead give away."

"Yeah," Adam agreed. "And even if it wasn't you guys we were going to eat their food and pretend like we knew them anyway."

James could just imagine Adam, Sarah and Ethan walking into some random tent and acting like they knew everyone just for the hell of it.

"Where's Ethan?" he asked. "Amber will be glad to see him."

Sarah waved him off. "He found Amber as soon as we got here but you were too busy looking uncomfortable with that red head over there to notice."

"Who is she anyway?" Adam asked, looking closely at Charlotte, who was still talking to Rose. "She doesn't look like a Weasley redhead."

James was about to assure Adam that she wasn't a Weasley and then redirect the conversation to a un-Charlotte related topic but Freddie jumped in before James was able to do this.

"You don't know?" Freddie asked in a scandalized tone.

Sarah, sensing a good story, immediately took the bait, "Know what?" she asked.

"That's Charlotte." Freddie said as though this explained everything.

"Charlotte was an old friend of mine at Hogwarts," James said quickly, knowing which direction Freddie would take the conversation if he was allowed to continue.

Freddie snorted. "If you're going to tell the story then tell it right!" He scolded James before turning back to Sarah and Adam. "James was in love with Charlotte back in Hogwarts, and probably still is," Freddie muttered this last bit which told Sarah and Adam that he thought it was true.

"Freddie!" James yelled.

"Why didn't we ever hear about her?" Adam asked James at the same time that Sarah asked Freddie, "What happened?"

Freddie seemed to answer both their questions when he said, "She married someone else"

"No!" Sarah said shocked, playing the perfect audience.

"Yes," Freddie confirmed.

"Freddie!" James yelled again. "I was in love with her," he confirmed, feeling the need to set the record straight. "And she did marry someone else but I haven't seen or thought about her in a long time. We just happened to bump into each other today and Amber invited them back here."

"Does Amber know that you were-or are-in love with Charlotte?" Adam asked.

"Merlin no," James said.

"Yeah," Freddie agreed, "if James told Amber that he was in love with Charlotte then he'd have to tell her that Charlotte getting married was the reason Amber was born."

Adam and Sarah gasped and James yelled, "Freddie!" another time. "Amber doesn't know and there is no need for her to know."

"Oh," Adam said, "Then you probably wouldn't want Amber talking to Charlotte, would you?"

"That's not on the top of my list of good things, why do you ask?"

"Because Amber's over there with Rose and Charlotte," Adam pointed out, nodding in the direction that Rose and Charlotte were in. This time when James looked he saw that Amber was with them, talking to Charlotte who was smiling as something the younger had said.

"Holy shit!" James panicked. "Why is she doing that?"

Sarah rolled her eyes, "It's not that big of a deal James. Amber talks to everyone and she loves meeting new people. You should have known that she would have a conversation with Charlotte sometime today."

"Yes but I thought that she'd be so caught up playing with her cousin's and Ethan and Charlotte's kids that she wouldn't get around to it!" James worried.

"The woman has kids too?" Adam asked, totally not seeing why James was upset. "Boy James, you know how to pick them."

"Not now Adam! Can't you see that I have a crisis" James yelled.

"Clam down James," Sarah said, placing a comforting in hand on James' tense shoulder. "If it matters that much to you I'll go over there and get Amber away from Charlotte."

"How will you do that?" Freddie asked.

Sarah shrugged. "I'll just tell her that I need her help peeling potatoes or something like that."

"Yes do that," James said, pushing Sarah in the direction of Charlotte and Amber. He heard her mutter something that sounded like, "completely pointless," but she went anyway.

James, Freddie, and Adam watched anxiously as Sarah walked toward Charlotte, Amber, and Rose. Sarah started to say something but Rose unconsciously cut her off, she looked as though she were making introductions. Sarah shook hands with Charlotte who said something, the group laughed and Sarah said something else and they laughed again.

"Oh…My…God." James said in disbelief. "What the HELL is she doing? That's not part of the plan!"

"Hmm," Adam wondered. "Sarah doesn't normally get distracted like that. Don't worry mate," he said to James. "I'll fix everything."

Adam walked purposely after his wife. And after watching for a moment is was clear that he had suffered the same fate as Sarah had. Charlotte was apparently telling some hilarious story because they were all laughing.

"Why is this happening to me?" James asked no one in particular. "First Amber then Sarah and now Adam. I wonder what their saying that would draw in Adam and Sarah like that."

"If only I had a pair of Extendable Ears with me," Freddie cursed.

James took his eyes off of the disaster unfolding in front of his eyes to look at Freddie for a moment. "You do realize that we are thirty now, right?"

Freddie shook his head sadly at James. "You're never too old to eavesdrop on your cousin, your daughter, the woman you love, and two of your best mates with a fake ear attached to a fleshy cord," Freddie stated as if this were obvious.

James just shook his head but then he could hear the loud laughter which drew his attention back to the group.

"Lat me fix it," Freddie said.

"No Freddie," James grabbed his arm in a panic. "It's to dangerous, your all I have left."

"Don't worry," Freddie commanded extracting James' grip on his arm. "I've been on your side on this whole Charlotte thing since Hogwarts and that won't stop now."

With that Freddie walked to the growing group. James looked on hopefully as Freddie started talking to Adam, Sarah, and Amber but then Charlotte said something and Freddie got a look on his face that he got when he was retelling a funny story and James knew that all hope was lost.

James could hear the laughter from Freddie's story as he turned his back and sank down on one of the picnic tables that had been put up.

He must have been one sad sight because Ginny came and sat beside him, putting her arm around his hunched shoulders. "What's wrong love?" she asked.

"Amber is talking to Charlotte." he stated not expecting her to understand.

But she surprised him with an, "Oh," of understanding.

James rolled his eyes at her, "don't 'oh' like you know."

"Oh, I know."

"Oh! How do you know?"

"Your dad told me years ago," she explained. "And then Lily told me more about it when Amber was…delivered."

"Traitor's," James hissed. That was the last time her told anyone anything.

"If it makes you feel any better I think I can help with your situation," she offered.

"No mum," James panicked. "I've already sent Sarah, Adam, and Freddie over there to get Amber away and now look at them."

Ginny and James took a moment to look at the group who was laughing even harder as Freddie got more animated in his story; he was using his hands to gesture as he talked.

"Charlotte must have some kind of power that draws them there like moths to a flame. Laughing, smiling, traitorous moths."

"Don't worry," Ginny said, "I don't plan to go over there."

"Then how do you plan to save Amber?"

Ginny just smiled as she stood and yelled, "Dinner's ready!"

There was a mad dash from everyone around the tent to get to the food and the group dispersed.

"Thanks mum," James said as he got up to get his own food.

"It was no trouble at all," she smiled.

James knew that he had dodged a bullet but the day wasn't over yet, he still had the fireworks to get through.

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