James Potter
My next grandchild came from the womb of my womb: James.
James Sirius Potter is basically the reincarnate of his paternal grandfather and Fred and George.
James is a prankster at heart, a trouble maker, and a true manager of mischief. Oho, how he used to make me laugh – how he still does – with the stuff he'd get into. He was the one to stick his finger in the frosting of a cake when no one was looking. He once gave Percy a bowl of mash potatoes and gravy with a cherry on top and managed to convince him it was an ice cream sundae. All the times he's stuffed toilet paper in my shoes, or switched the bags of the cereal boxes, or even put nail polish on my bar of soap so it wouldn't lather.
Despite of all the mess he makes and causes, I do have admiration for him. Since most of us have grown up living with Fred and George, we know a prank when we see one.
But sometimes I just think for that reason alone he has become more adept at pranking. Especially when he was young, he had difficulty getting the adults – at least I know a guilty face when I see one. He always got his cousins though, but they all learned soon enough. Except poor Al, bless him. He always let James get under his skin too easily. And as James got older, he became more clever and crafty. I would never tell him this, but some of his pranks have gotten really good!
He reminds me so much of when Fred and George were young.
Speaking of which, George encourages James so much with his mischievousness. But I know that's just who my son is, and aiding James reminds him of Fred. As it does me.
Not only is James a credit to his two uncles, but I also think to his namesake. I know that James and Sirius got into bucket loads of trouble at Hogwarts as well.
You know … well, this might be a bit ridiculous, but sometimes I think it might be a bit more than coincidence. Once I saw George and Jamsie sneak into a closet when they thought no one was looking. I noticed that it looked like James had something stuffed up his shirt, and the instinct of motherhood told me to follow. It's true my ears aren't what they used to be, but I swear I heard the words "granddad Potter" and "map."
I have no idea.
I know I mentioned earlier that Victorie more or less led the next generation of Weasleys.
That was sort of true.
I think it depends on how you look at it. I think the grandkids look up to Teddy and Victorie equally in some cases. They're the oldest, smartest, and they've experienced the most; it's natural they receive respect because of those things. But in terms of role modeling, none of the grandkids have really followed in their steps.
You see, as soon as James established himself as the official prankster of the next generation in the Weasley family, Louis and Fred were quick to follow in step. It doesn't help that he is a year their senior, so they would naturally look up to him to set an example. And when their parents were kids, we had two trouble makers. Now we have three.