The Next Generation: A Year in Time

The Weasley-Potter-Lupin clan ages for this story

Teddy - 21
Victoire - 19
Dominique - 17
Louis and Molly - 15
James, Roxie and Fred - 14
Rose, Al and Scorpius - 13
Lorcan and Lysander - 12
Lily, Hugo and Lucy - 11

DISCLAIMER: Yeah, as much as I love Rose and Scorpius... they aren't mine :( :( but Cassie is! And Kelli... unfortunately.

Well, if you don't recognise someone, they're probably mine! I'm pretty sure there are OC's in every chapter, but majority have canon relatives or parents :) :) AND THEY'RE ALL MINE! MUAHUAHUA *coughhairballcough*

Chapter 2

Rose watched her cousin Lily jump into a boat as Lucy rolled her eyes and tugged Hugo to the boat Lily had snagged. A petite brunette walked over timidly, and Hugo helped her into the boat. Rose sighed. Her little brother and his two best friends were getting sorted today. The last Weasley-Potter-Lupin kids to be sorted... At least until Victoire and Teddy finally get their act together and admit what everyone else has known for years. She smiled wryly as she imagined Victoire's face if she ever dared suggest it to the part-veela. "Rose, come on!" Al insisted, tugging her towards a carriage and shoving her in before she could protest. Laughingly, he jumped in and closed the door before realising that there was another presence lurking away in the corner. Rose blushed, and asked tentatively, "Excuse me, but do you mind if we sit here?"
"That's fine, of course you can," came a smooth and relatively cultured voice out of the darkness.
Curiously, she peered into the darkness, hoping to find a distinguishing feature, but the little moonlight that spilled into the corner only revealed a bronze and blue tie.
Ravenclaw... Suddenly there was a jolt and all was pitch black.

"AAHHHH!" came an ear-splitting scream from next to him.

"Jeez Moll!" Marcus complained across from Louis. Louis frowned.

"It wasn't her, Marc," he said slowly.

"Charlie?" Marcus screeched at his twin, shooting an apologetic glance at Molly. Charlie nodded sheepishly. "Oh sweet Merlin," Marcus groaned, head in hands. "What would dad say if he knew you screamed like a six year old girl?"
Charlie's eyes widened. "Don't tell him Marc!" he implored his brother. Marcus merely grinned, but Charlie appeared satisfied. Louis shook his head as he marveled at the close relationship the boys shared. "As amusing as your exchange is, what was it that turned Charlie into a shrieking pre-pubescent female?" Molly inquired dryly. Charlie blushed while Marcus snickered; however Louis frowned slightly and looked out the window.

"Whatever it was... It can't be good," he murmured, Molly leaning towards him to catch the words. Molly gasped as she stared out the carriage window, pointing something out to the boys. "The moon is gone!" she breathed and the boys all crowded around the carriage's sole window.

"Whoa..." breathed Marcus. Charlie nodded.

"I'll say," Louis agreed.

"Why the heck..." Molly trailed off and Louis said, "I have NO idea."
"Maybe McGonagall will tell us?" Charlie suggested.

"Maybe..." Molly said worriedly.

"Jamesie!"
James groaned. "Dani, your sister is a stalker," he hissed at his best friend. Daniela just laughed, and Fred nodded.

"I'll say, mate! The girl's got it bad for you!" he told James, shaking his head.

"Yoo-Hoo! Jamesie, I'm talking to you," the screechy voice of Kelli McLaggen called. James sighed deeply, missing the glare that Cassandra Lewis shot Kelli. Unfortunately for her, Dani didn't. Dani watched her best friend carefully. Cassie's waist length ebony waves hung over her Gryffindor robes, and framed her heart shaped face. Her skin was lightly sun-kissed and made her deep under-sea blue eyes stand out, with the tips of her long dark eyelashes touching her finely arched black eyebrows. The half-blood was looking at James with an indescribable emotion in her eyes, though her face was impassive. It looked like an odd mix of bewilderment, hurt, respect, and friendship and... Jealousy? Dani shook her head of her thoughts. She knew James liked Cass. He always smiled when he saw her, hazel eyes dancing. He was so self-conscious around her, forever running his hands through his messy black hair, which had most of the girls in the school swooning. Cass was one of the only females in the school imperceptible to his unknowing charms, along with: Amanda Thomas (whom Dani was certain had a thing for Freddie), Jaycee Finnegan (she had a thing for blondes), the entire Weasley-Potter-Lupin clan, Megan Macmillan (who preferred Al's sweet nature to James' slightly more confident one), Lisa Zabini (who was older, and a brilliant Ravenclaw with more on her mind than a 14 year old Gryffindor), Colleen Creevey (Dominique's cousin) , a handful of others, and Dani herself. Unfortunately, her sister was not immune to James' charms. To the contrary, she believed James was hers. Dani didn't know why, but she had a bad feeling about this year, especially with the drama that Kelli would stir up. "Jamesie!" Kelli screeched as she finally reached them. "I've missed you like, soooo much! So what did you do for the hols?" she giggled in what Dani presumed was an attempt to be flirty. James stared at Kelli in disbelief, then over her head at Dani as if to ask her if Kelli is always this stupid. Dani nodded in reply to the unasked question, causing Cass to laugh. She had apparently been watching the entire exchange. "Hell-ooo? Jamesie darling, what did you do?" All attention was given to the younger girl who was still batting her eyelashes at him.

"Well, I spent the first two weeks at YOUR house and then my house, or Rose's or the Burrow and Dani came over for the last two weeks," James said abruptly to the simpering girl.

"Da-Dani?" Kelli asked, seeming confused and slightly hurt. Cassie rolled her eyes and forcibly turned her around to face Dani.

"Yeah. Dani. As in, your SISTER?" Cassie snapped. Dani smirked as Kelli blushed.

"Oh. Right. Sorry. Wait a second, what? When was Jamesie darling at my house?" she turned to ask Cassie. Dani couldn't believe her sister.

"Um, hello? My house too, y'know," Dani growled at Kelli.

"What if he came to visit me? Why wouldn't you tell me that Jamesie-Wamesie was in the same building as me?" Kelli shrieked at her sister.

"Okay, 1) he was visiting ME not you, get that through your blonde head. 2) It's not my fault that you decided to go to Jemima's for 2 weeks!" Dani snapped. James looked at Dani in surprise, and exchanged glances with Cassie and Fred. "Jeez, Kelli is really annoying her, Dani isn't a snapper!" Fred whispered to his cousin. James nodded in agreement. "Okay, blondie, go away. Manda won't come if you're here, and we need to catch up with her, so run along and talk to Rose or someone," Cassie told Kelli. Kelli sneered.

"Why would I want to talk to Rose WEASLEY? The girl is insufferable. She thinks she's SUCH a good chaser, and she's always walking around with Al Potter, telling him not to do things. Don't jinx Peeves, he'll get even! Don't jump on a stair while it's moving, you might miss!" Kelli ranted. James had been getting more and more worked up as she ranted about one of his favourite cousins. Fred was actually being restrained by Cassie and Amanda, who had finally shown up. Dani was glaring at her sister with such fierceness that Amanda was surprised that Kelli didn't disintegrate on the spot. "Shut up!" James finally yelled at Kelli. She looked at him in shock. "Rose IS a bloody good chaser, but she's incredibly insecure about it. You want someone who thinks she's such a good chaser, find Rox - cos she IS a bloody good chaser too. You don't get on the team just by THINKING you're good. As for telling Al not to do stupid things? They're best friends! Someone's gotta do it, and she's the only one from the family in his bloody year! So leave, now. And NEVER talk about my cousin that way again!" he shouted at her. Kelli nodded and ran away, blinking back tears. Amanda noticed, however, the death glare Kelli shot at Rose on her way to Jemima Boot. This could NOT end well...