Chapter Four; The Luck Potion

Lottie Weasley sat down on the floor in front of Zip. She wore a beautiful dark green dress with her hair tied up into a matching ribbon. Zip started wagging her tail and placed her front paws up on the hem of Lottie's dress. The little girl started petting her back and stroking her fur before the puppy started licking her cheek.

"Silly doggie." She said with a giggle when suddenly Ginny sat down beside her.

"Hey Lottie, I haven't seen you since you got here." She began as the little girl glanced up at her. "I forgot to ask you how old are you now?" she asked her as she suddenly held up four fingers. "Wow, only four years old?" she questioned her as the little girl nodded. "I think you're pulling my leg, you're way too big to be four. "Ginny told her.

"So where are your mummy and daddy at?" she wondered.

"My daddy's in the bathroom and I'm not sure where my mummy is. I haven't seen her since my birthday." Lottie told her.

"What?" Ginny questioned her nervously with uncertainty before she turned to glance up at Harry who was now entering the room.

"My mummy's gone, she left me and I don't know why." Lottie explained.

"Uh Lottie? Why don't you just sit tight here for a moment and talk to Uncle Harry while I go help Neville set up our band." Ginny suggested as her niece watched her get to her feet.

"You'll be back won't you?" she questioned worriedly.

"Yes of course I will sweetheart." Ginny assured her before she started walking away when suddenly Ron and Mrs. Weasley pulled her aside. "What's going on? Why is she talking like that?" she whispered as Mrs. Weasley heaved a heavy sad sigh.

"The truth is that Lottie hasn't seen her mother around because she abandoned her." She told her daughter.

"What?" Ginny whispered back anxiously. "How could somebody abandon their own daughter?" she questioned.

"I don't know, but there are a lot of sick and selfish people in the world." Ron began. "At least she's still got her father though and the rest of us. Charlie loves her to death and treats her like the princess that she deserves to be treated like." Ron told her when suddenly as if on que Charlie entered the room and walked over towards his daughter before scooping her up inside his arms and planting a kiss on the top of her head.

"Hey Lottie, do you want to sit on my lap and listen to the band with me?" he asked her as she nodded her head at him. "Alright, and then pretty soon Cousin Johnny will be up from his nap and you can play with him." He told her but she just simply made a disgusted face.

"Yuck!" she exclaimed as Charlie chuckled.

"What? What's wrong?" he asked her.

"He's a boy!" she spat.

"I know, so?" he questioned her.

"So, boys are gross." She told him.

"But I'm a boy." He pointed out.

"No you're not you're a man. Besides that's different you're my daddy." She told him as he chuckled again and kissed her cheek before he sat down on top of the couch and sat her down on top of his lap. That's when suddenly Snape carried Johnny into the room.

"Here, I think this little guy belongs to you." He said while he handed him over to Fleur. "He was a bit wet so I changed his diaper for you." He explained.

"Thanks Severus, I really appreciate it." Fleur told him while she adjusted her grip on her son and held him up by her hip. "Well you didn't sleep for very long, are you ready for your snack though?" she asked him as he nodded and started sucking on his knuckles. Fleur laughed and kissed the top of his head before she carried him away. Snape turned his head and watched her go when suddenly Ginny walked over to him.

"Hey Severus, I need a moment of your time." She told him with a bright and shining grin.

"Don't call me Severus." He told her.

"Why not? That is your name isn't it?" she questioned him as he rolled his eyes at her.

"What is it Ms. Weasley?" he asked her.

"Well, you know that Trinity is playing in the Shamrock Festival right?" she questioned.

"Yeah, what of it?" he asked her back.

"Well, it's a really tough guitar solo that Ron has to learn and we were wondering if you could give us some of your liquid luck potion." She said.

"And why would I do that?" he asked her.

"Because I'm dating your son and I'm the little sister of someone that you treat like a son." She said.

"What do you need it for? I think all you really need to do is practice." He told her as she breathed a deep and heavy sigh.

"It's not just for Trinity, look after you left our dance lessons one of the other Slytherin girls came by and started making fun of us. And don't forget one of them was your daughter." She told him as he took a deep breath and removed a tiny vile of green substance from his coat.

"Fine, take it. As much as I think that you're making a huge mistake and that Eve is perfectly capable take care of herself, I guess there are just some things that you'll have to learn on your own." He told her as Ginny grinned while her face lit up with excitement.

"Thanks Severus, or whoever you are." She told him.

"Just take it and go before I change my mind." He told her before she turned around and walked away.