Epilogue

Sometimes I think Alice should have been a slytherin – she can be very sly sometimes. The best of Fred, Roxanne and mine pranks, are the ones where Alice helped us, so we wouldn't be caught. That girl sure does know a lot of different spells, and some of them are scary! Furthermore she made this cunning play to make me notice her. You would never guess from her appearance that she can be a bit slytherin-like – but sometimes she is. Why would I say that? Well, just hear what I have to tell you:

Here we are on the platform 9 ¾. It's the Christmas holidays and we've just left the Hogwarts express. Everything is chaos. The younger students are running around, trying to find their families among the other hundreds of students, bird cages, suitcases, bags, parents, siblings… I think you get the picture. They will have to learn to agree with their parents where to meet beforehand, that's what my family has been doing and it works.

I'm on my way to meet up with my family. My hand is linked with one of Alice's so we won't be separated. She's going home with me for tonight and half the day of tomorrow before she's going home to Prof. Longbott – I mean Neville and Hannah (I always mess around with the names in the holidays).

I think she's a bit nervous because her grip is really tight. I don't understand why though, she's known my parent for her entire life so what's there to be nervous about? They're not that scary you now? All my dad ever did was to defy Voldemort and… (Okay, okay, forget it, sarcasm isn't working in my favor here).

I can see my parents now. They're standing together, talking. Dads arm is around mom's shoulders and her arms are circling his waist while her head is resting at his chest. They are both smiling and still look like a couple in love, even though it's been ages since they got married. I think that's pretty fantastic. I hope I'll find that someday too if I haven't all ready. I stop and look at Alice, wondering... I think I need to kiss her properly, before we go back home. Who knows when we'll have some peace and quiet of our own? Therefore I kiss her. (I know, I know, deep, deep, down, I James Sirius Potter is a hopeless romantic, but if you ever tell anyone I will deny it with every fiber of my being and no one will believe you!).

Alice's a bit surprised but welcomes the kiss nevertheless and for a short while, we just enjoy each other. Then we resume our walk towards mom and dad. I notice Albus and Lily have all ready arrived. Oh well, they probably shouldn't stop and kiss anyone on their way (Lily better not, she's my little sister you know!).

Now mom has seen us and she waves. I wave back with my right hand as Alice is crushing my left. Man she's strong… It's not like mom and dad doesn't know about us or anything 'cause Lily wrote and told them – nosy little sister. Of course that lead to mom writing me for details but when I just replied – Yes, I'm with Alice – she wrote Lily back and I'm pretty sure they have been gossiping behind my back. Well, here we are.

"Hi mom, hi dad". I accept a hug from both of them. Mom would kill me if I didn't and it's nice anyway. I haven't seen them since this summer and I like my parents. Then mom gives Alice a hug and smiles at her. I can see that makes Alice relax and actually smile back. Way to go mom!

"Hello Ginny, hi Harry," Alice greets them. Without further notice mom links her arms with Alice and Lily and starts talking:

"Hello Alice. Well, I officially welcome you to the Potter family. Lily and I am very happy to have you, we've been outnumbered for way to long. I'm sure you can tell us a lot of embarrassing things about James that we don't know about." The mom turns her head and smirks slyly at me. I just stick my tongue out at her.

"In return we will tell you about all the awkward moments from James' past, show you photographs of him with a diaper and from the time where he decided to urinate his name in the snow one winter". I just stand there, staring at her. What has just happened? Why is my mother turning her back on me, her own son? (Not that I'm sorry about the whole pissing my name in the snow or anything, any boy should try to do that once in his life, and I actually look absolutely adoring as a two-year old wearing a diaper.) I look at my dad and he's trying to hide a smile behind his hand.

Ohh, now I get it… Mom is seeking revenge for the thousands of times when I played a prank on her. Well, too bad for her, I will not get embarrassed by anything she has to tell Alice, I was a child after all, children do strange things. She will never get me to blush, nope, I'm just not that shy and I don't blush. Alice is beaming.

"You know what Ginny? That sounds absolutely wonderful. Has James ever told you about the time where a prank backfired on him in transfiguration and left him standing almost naked in the front of prof. McGonagall at the end of class?" What! I think my chin just hit the floor and I think I'm blushing. I didn't think anyone saw that!… Mom just sent me a gloatingly look and drags Lily and Alice away while she says:

"Nope, he sure hasn't, but we would like to hear about it very much!" I'm dumbfounded. I think I can hear Albus snigger and dad just pads my shoulder while he's laughing. Mom just took my girlfriend and turned her against me! Alice – you're a traitor! Great, that just fantastic!

Alice the-fake-Rawenclaw Longbottom will be the dead of me someday, I swear. She's the only one that can make me blush and what does that tell you? I think I'll marry her some day.

FINISHED

Wauw, I'm so proud of myself, I really like what I have created. Hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as did writing it!