Easter had been chaos, but to be honest it had gotten to the point where chaos was the normal with in the Potter household. More accidents, more arguments, more noise. Everything was more when you had a lot of people all living together.
Charlie had become a regular, and Tonks had something to do with that. But as well as that there was a long list of people in the house at any one time.
Emma, Sirius, Severus, Christopher, Belle, Remus, Molly, Arthur, Tonks, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and then in the holidays, Harry, Ginny, Ethan, Melanie, Draco, Blaise, Hermione, Ron, Pansy, as well as the often visits from Neville and Luna. Thankfully Moody had now moved out, as had any other Order members, though while the kids were away the place was being used as the Order base, Dumbledore was slowly moving it back into Grimmauld place. Also Bill and Fleur had moved away to a nice house in a small muggle village.
Belle wasn't returning to Hogwarts as Minerva was well enough to go back to her teaching post, Belle was happy enough with that as she wanted to get back to her normal job, which she had told Harry was fighting for werewolf, vampire and other peoples rights.
She and Remus had been engaged for nearly twenty years, unable to get married because of laws and restrictions Umbridge had enforced. Hermione seemed to get into that a lot and offered to help, and brought up elf rights, and Belle agreed fully. Though at the same time managed to get Hermione to understand that an elf was designed to serve, but truthfully they should be better treated.
Melanie started talking to Christopher about contact with people in America, getting them to help in the war effort, even going as far as to bring it to Dumbledore, he had agreed and wasn't too sure why the idea hadn't popped up before now.
So all in all it was a good holiday, and everyone was sad to go back and leave the home.
"It's strange isn't it?" Hermione said as she sat on the train with the others back to Hogwarts.
"What 'Mione?" Blaise asked.
"Three years ago I had three best friends, a mum and dad. Now I have a huge range of best friends, older brothers by the handfuls, and a lot of aunts and uncles. I mean it is all just this one big family." Hermione said. "I miss my parents though, I only get to see them on the weekends."
"Well you've always got us," Ginny said, Hermione smiled at her then seemed a bit happier the rest of the journey.
"To think it's our last term here," Harry said as the train pulled into the station.
"It's gonna fly by," Pansy said.
"I'm going to be graduating form Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry rather then Maxwell's School of Wizardry." Ethan said.
"That bugs me," Melanie said suddenly.
"What?" Ethan asked.
"That your school is called Maxwell's School of Wizardry and yet isn't a boys school." Ethan just laughed as they trudged up to the school in the warm night.
Exams were nearing, but it seemed not everyone was studying properly.
"Stop trying to bloody well snog me and study Draco!" Melanie snapped, his first exam was only two weeks away, she had of course agreed to go to the graduation ball with him already, but on numerous occasions threatened him that she wouldn't be dating someone who failed all their exams, of course that wasn't true. It did however get him studying.
Ginny however had to accept Harry wouldn't be spending all his time with her and settled down beside him to study for her end of term exams; he had got up and walked away, no explanation. Ginny was more then a little upset.
Her and Melanie weren't ones to cry, but Ginny had cried that night.
"He just walked away!" Ginny said tearfully. "Had he just said I wouldn't have cared, I would have understood, but I don't because he isn't talking to me."
That night Melanie was fuming. How could Harry make Ginny cry like that? What the hell was his problem? She sat there and listened as Ginny put herself down. Over and over. Tried to convince her that she wasn't the problem.
"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?" Melanie screamed as she marched into the Gryffindor common room where Harry was sat with his fellow seventh year Gryffindors.
"What's wrong Melanie?" Hermione asked concerned as Draco got up and placed a calming hand on her arm.
Harry realising his sister was talking to him looked slightly panicked.
"What did I do?" Harry yelped.
"She came and sat down next to you to study and you walked away?" Melanie yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Harry yelped.
"Gin thinks there is something seriously wrong with her now! Or that you've cheated on her! Or some other crap! Dude you better not have cheated on Gin!" Melanie hissed.
Harry looked terrified.
"N-no, haven't cheated," Harry stuttered.
"Then why is Ginny sitting upstairs crying her eyes out, putting herself down and simply making her self ill with worry?" Melanie said so calmly it was scary.
"That's really not something to talk about here! And it's not your business!" Harry retorted, suddenly catching on.
"Harry James Potter, you will tell me why my best friend is crying. Or I will hex you into next week!" Melanie said her voice still very calm, but she couldn't look at Harry.
"Because I'm not so sure anymore!" Harry yelled.
Silence.
"You idiot!" Melanie hissed. "I am so disgusted with you." It was said so softly that it really hit Harry.
Now he hadn't meant to upset Ginny, but he was under the impression that if he started to ignore her she would just kind of cool down, the relationship would step back a level, but instead she was crying. He loved Ginny he knew that, but everything seemed rather quick, they were too young, weren't they?
Hermione couldn't look at Harry, she didn't know, nor cared why he was doing this to Ginny, she had a friend to care for, so she went upstairs to the girl's dormitory to comfort Ginny.
Ron was fuming and had to be pulled away from Harry by Dean and Seamus, Neville following, trying to calm him down.
Draco shook his head in disappointment; even he could see that Harry was wasting his chance.
Pansy remained silent as slowly Parvati and Lavender walked away, Harry glared at the once Slytherin girl.
"It's not because you're not sure, it's because you're scared, but you can't punish Gin because of that. She didn't deserve the treatment you lashed upon her. You truly are the biggest idiot." Pansy said shaking her head.
"What ever Parkinson!" Harry snarled.
"Don't take it out on me! You have it all Potter! Everything! You're sorted out for life! She'll love you forever! You have security! You have a family you will always turn to no matter what! But her, she'll not be loved by you! She won't have the same security! And she won't ever turn to her family because you're part of it!" Pansy yelled, only recently had she realised what life was like for them, and it wasn't all roses and daisies.
"That's not my fault!" Harry yelled.
"BUT IT IS! You're throwing everything away because you're scared! If I was scared I wouldn't be here today! You could have just talked to her. Told her how you were feeling. But you didn't, you just made her feel like crap. But still she will always love you..." With that Pansy left Harry to realise his vital mistake.
Harry was miserable, his first exam was tomorrow, and he couldn't even bring himself to look at Ginny, or Hermione, even Melanie. He got annoyed at Pansy all the time because she had made him realise was a fool he was. Ron refused to talk to him, and Draco and Blaise looked saddened every time he spoke to them. So he had taken to spending time in Remus' office, studying and working out how to correct things.
"Well Harry I must say you really know how to mess your girlfriend around," Remus said as he sat at his desk across from Harry.
"She's not my girlfriend anymore. Melanie convinced her that if I was going to treat her like crap that she could do better." Harry mumbled.
"Melanie convinced her? Well I guess loyal as she maybe to you, you hurt her best friend a lot," Remus said with a tone of understanding, Melanie was a very loyal person, but if you do something wrong she'll stand up for the person you've done wrong against. "Well how do you feel now?"
"Like crap. I need her back before tomorrow, she's all I can think of, I can't bear to look at her because her eyes look so hurt, and I did that," Harry said. "I love her so much."
"Then tell her. She loves you and understands."
"Are you sure this is going to work Melanie?" Ginny asked unsurely. She had been single now for a little bit, she liked it while she knew that she needed Harry back in her life, almost as much as she wanted it.
"Yes, give it, oh, ten minutes," Melanie said. Ginny nodded, she perched on a step at the top of the stair case and waited while Melanie ran off.
Harry was running faster then he had ever before, he needed to get to Ginny, he reached the stair case and stopped at the bottom, then looked up, he saw a flash of red and new it was Ginny, but what she would be doing so high up he didn't know.
He ran up the stairs, but it was taking too long, he saw her start to get up, but he couldn't let her get away.
"Ginny!" Harry bellowed, it echoed up the stair case, Ginny looked down over the banister, and beamed, her whole face lit up, and he didn't know for the life o him how he could ever doubt his love for her. When finally he reached her he didn't bother to say anything, instead taking her into his arms and kissed her deeply.
"I'm sorry I'm an idiot." Harry said.
"I love you the way you are," Ginny said softly before kissing him. "Oh and sorry for breaking up with you, Melanie's idea." Ginny said with a chuckle at the look on Harry's face, before kissing him like he had been gone for the past ten years.
Suddenly behind him Harry heard a few yells and squeals, detaching himself from Ginny Harry noticed his friends standing there cheering.
Ginny grinned as Melanie winked at her and stuck her thumbs up, she snaked her arms around Harry's waist and rested her head on his chest.
"You have some last minutes studying to do." Ginny said when he looked down at her, Harry nodded and kissed the top of her head.
Time flew by and before anyone knew it the night of the ball had dawned on them, everyone had their dates. Harry and Ginny, Melanie and Draco, Ron and Luna, Hermione and Ethan (as friends), Blaise and Susan Bones (they had been Potions partners), Pansy and Neville (finally).
The boys were all suited up and waiting for their dates, Blaise had left to meet Susan in the entrance hall already.
First came Pansy wearing a stunning champagne coloured dress, it was low cut at the front and hand no back, was very fitted and showed off her assets. Her dark hair was down, brushing against her shoulders, she looked really pretty.
Luna followed wearing silver robes, it was similar to Pansy's only the front wasn't low cut and the back wasn't bare but the dress was very strappy. Her hair was up in a twist.
Melanie was wearing a black dress, with a wrap around style on the bust, then it fell silkily down to her feet, her hair was in a bun, with diamonds scattered everywhere.
Then Ginny wearing robes of emerald green, it was a halter neck, the back started just below her shoulder blades, it was fitted, the skirt flared out at the hips with rhinestones around the bottom, her hair was curled and flowing down her back.
Hermione followed wearing a cream dress, the skirt wasn't fitted, and was slightly layered, the top was strapless, but over the top was a see through material that was sort of like a jacket. Her hair was in a loose bun at the bottom of her neck.
"Wow." The boys said in unison.
"We look good then?" Pansy asked with a slight smirk, the boys nodded in unison, causing the girls to giggle.
"Come on I want to see Blaise and Susan, I was shocked when I found out, but she is very pretty when she dresses up," Melanie said and dragged Draco away towards the great hall.
When they reached the hall they were amazed, Draco thought back to the Yule ball, and realised that the place looked so much better now.
Blue, Silver and light gold streamers covered the ceiling, all going to the centre where there hand a huge disco ball, sending silver light across the room, the floor was turned into a glassy substance, on the wall behind where the teachers table stood there were hundreds of photos, every single photo they had taken over the years, that's why Hermione and Blaise wanted to copy the photo's, Melanie thought. The teachers table had gone, and the wall had an alcove in the centre, covered with silver material, Draco had been told a band would play in there, in the centre of all the memories.
When everyone was in the room five minutes later the great hall doors dissolved and was replaced with more wall, a large table appeared, it was empty and had no seats, then along the last two walls appeared fifty or so tables, each with enough room to fit twelve people.
Dumbledore appeared at the front of the hall, in front of the silver covering the alcove and smiled at the awe struck faces.
"Now everyone, please find your places, I do believe that they are named," Unsurprisingly Harry and his friends and their dates were all on the same table. "Now why not settle down as our Head girl and Boy take their places for the opening dance."
Blaise offered his hand to Hermione the pair took there place and started to dance as music filled the air, when the dance was over they bowed and everyone started to fill the floor, the table along the wall, which used to hold the great hall entrance door, filled with a selection of foods, deserts and drinks, and those who weren't dancing helped themselves, as the band was introduce and the music started.
Ginny was having a fantastic time, she and Harry were dancing a lot, only leaving the floor when they were totally out of breathe, it seemed the same went for their friends, and were glad that Dumbledore had mentioned if they wanted to go outside that on the right corner of the wall a small door will appear instead of the big oak doors, well they took advantage of that.
When they were outside they found themselves sitting on a bench in the courtyard with was full of stunning flowers and glowing fairies.
"Harry?"
"Yeah."
"I think someone spiked the drinks," Ginny said then giggling slightly, Harry laughed, his girlfriend was just a little tipsy.
"I think so Gin," Harry said with a grin, she would kill him in the morning. She hated waking with a hangover.
Just then the door opened and Hermione came stumbling through with Ethan, and right in front of them the pair started to snog, in the middle of the courtyard, and then with a noise like a plunger they pulled apart and Ethan snorted.
"I think they are very drunk," Harry whispered. And he was certainly right, Hermione stumbled some more then leant against the nearest wall, pulling Ethan close and kissing him again. Slowly and silently Harry got up, taking Ginny and moved away, he didn't want to see what they were doing. Then when he heard a moan he moved away at a very quick pace, he knew even in a drunken state Hermione was sensible enough not to do anything too stupid.
Then Harry heard the door slam shut.
"Bloody Hell!" Ron's voice exclaimed. "Hermione you're drunk!"
"Am I?" Hermione asked in a light voice, but very loudly, and then giggled.
"Well we have to leave in an hour or so, why don't you two go inside, you were getting a little frisky out here," Ron said, and from his place Harry saw his friends shudder slightly.
Harry couldn't help but snort the idea of Hermione getting frisky was hilarious.
But he assumed the pair left and Harry bought all his attention to his girlfriend for the next hour, then as the ball came to an end they left together both grinning as they walked up to the Gryffindor tower.
When Hermione walked into the common room the next day she was sure she had whacked her head at some point last night.
"Argh, what happened last night I can't remember?" Hermione asked with a groan.
"You don't remember?" Melanie asked with a smirk, she had found out what had happened, even saw it when the pair stumbled back into the great hall, not quite prepared to finish.
"No. what did I do? Why are you looking at me like that?" Hermione demanded.
"Ethan do you remember?" Harry asked.
"Please don't." Ethan groaned.
"Oh God, what happened?" Hermione asked.
"What did you say when you saw Hermione last night Ron?" Luna asked smiling wickedly.
"'Why don't you two go inside, you were getting a little frisky out here.'Was what he said I do Believe," Ginny said.
Hermione groaned.
"Oh Ethan I'm sorry," Hermione said pathetically.
"I'm trying to forget, I feel quite sick actually," Ethan said, Pansy smacked him across the head.
"I'm not that bad a kisser!" Hermione said indignantly as the others laughed.
"It's not that! But you're like a sister! It's gross!" Ethan said in defence.
Hermione shook her head and plopped down next to Luna.
"What time is it?" Hermione asked.
"Eleven." Ginny stated.
"Great two hours before Graduation, well, I'm going to start getting ready," Hermione said standing up, and for the first time the others realised none of them had bothered to change out of their Pyjamas.
Half an hour before graduation everyone was ready, most of the school had been sent home yesterday as school had finished, only those who were graduation or were staying to watch had remained.
The group of friends wandered down to the great hall which had once again been redecorated, thought the pictures had remained up.
"A nice personal touch, don't you agree?" Dumbledore asked as he reached the group.
"I like it." Melanie said with a shrug, and then walked towards the adults, everyone was here, the members of the order which Harry and his friends had gotten to know, as well as the family.
"Oh I'm so proud of you all," Emma gushed, hugging Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Pansy, Blaise and Neville in turn, Neville's grandmother walked towards the rather large group, smiling, and introduced herself.
There was the ceremony, but the most striking thing was Dumbledore's parting words.
"There are those of you who will be the easy road, and those who will pick the right. Whatever you may choose remember that is your legacy, and will affect your futures and the futures of generations to come. But right now I couldn't be prouder of each one of you. Farewell."
A huge roar burst out from students, families and friends, everyone proud of the people they knew.
When Harry and Ethan came down from the stage they were tackled by both Melanie and Christopher, both of which were crying as they were so proud of their siblings.
Molly was sobbing happily as she choked Ron in a hug, Hermione and Ginny were squealing, Pansy and Blaise were hugging, Neville and Draco were talking very fast. It was a happy scene for the Headmaster to watch, and his eyes started to fill with tears of pride.
When they got to the Potter Home there was a huge celebration, everyone in the Order had turned up, And Melanie made her way through until she caught Minerva. "Can you get Simon and Julie? I miss them?" Melanie asked her, Minerva hugged the girl she held so much affection for then left, only to return five minutes later with Simon and Julie Matthews.
Melanie launched herself at the couple, hugging them tightly.
"Mum, dad, I want you to meet some people," Melanie told them then dragged them towards Severus and Emma. "These are my Godparents, and my aunt." Melanie said.
"Oh Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, I don't know how to thank you enough, Melanie, she was brought up by you and look at her, a brilliant young woman," Emma gushed to the shocked couple.
"She came from a good family, it really wasn't us, and she's just a good girl," Simon said, he wrapped an arm around Melanie's shoulders and beamed down at her.
"I want you to meet my boyfriend." Melanie said excitedly.
Melanie led them to Draco, he was stood with Pansy, Blaise, Hermione and Ron, they were talking when Melanie tapped him on the shoulder.
"Draco, this is my mum and dad," Melanie said pointing from Julie to Simon who smiled at the boy who looked uncertain.
"Your parents, they're dead," Draco said softly, placing a hand on her shoulder to keep her calm.
"No Draco, these are the people who raised me, Simon and Julie Matthews." Melanie explained.
"Oh, nice to meet you Mr Matthews, Mrs Matthews."
The rest of the night passed without a single mishap; that is until the clock struck nine pm.
The fireplace erupted into emerald flames, and there appeared a girl, she was two years younger looking, then Christopher's now twenty two years old, she smiled at the room with full plump, rosy lips, the smile lit up her lightly tanned face, reaching, large, almond shaped, emerald eyes, she stepped out of the fireplace delicately, she was tall, and slim, with features not unlike Melanie.
"Keira?" Christopher whispered over the silence.
"Hey Remus!" The girl called happily enough. "Wanna explain why Roxana and Michael told me it was time to come here?"
Remus paled slightly, and then nodded his head.
"They think it's time you met the family. Guys Meet Keira Potter. Your sister."