AN: I know, I know, it has been far too long since an update. I'm sorry! I will try to be better but I'm in my second year at university and it has just started. I will not abandon this story though. It will be finished.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or its characters. That privilege belongs to JK Rowling and Warner Bros

Chapter 5: Break 1

Bill sighed as he put down the book and there was a pause in which nobody spoke or moved after about a minute Kingsley sighed and intoned in his deep voice, "Well, I think we are all ready for a break." Everyone around the room nodded.

Ron looked around as everyone was beginning to break into side conversations and spoke up, "Why am I not hungry?" Everyone began to crack up.

Finally Lily screamed out, "Uncle Ron isn't hungry?! It's the apocalypse!" And that was when most people in the room truly burst out laughing.

Fred and George wiped tears from their eyes and George looked to Lily and exclaimed loudly, "We are so proud of you, our wonderful niece."

While at the same time Fred turned to Harry and Ginny. "Thank you for gifting us with such an extraordinarily funny niece. We can never tell you how much it means for us to be able to take a part in training the next generation of pranksters." Both twins then both redoubled over in laughter.

Eventually everyone settled down and then Lily turned to her red from annoyance Uncle Ron and explained, "1 of the spells I cast when I got here suspended our need to eat, drink and sleep during the time of the reading. That way we can get done as soon as possible." Ron just nodded in response before sitting back down.

Silence fell around the room for a short time, everyone was digesting what had been read and didn't know quite what to say. Eventually Ginny broke the silence when she turned to Lily and exclaimed that she wanted to know more about her future children.

"Well, I'm the youngest. I'm 15 and about to start my 5th year in Hogwarts. I'm in Gryffindor and I play seeker on the house team." Harry smiled at this, he was glad at least one of his children would play his position.

"What's your favourite subject?" Hermione asked, Lily chuckled in response, it was a typical question for her Aunt Hermione to ask.

"My favourite subject is defense against the dark arts." Lily smiled and looked over at her eldest uncle. "I have no idea what I want to do when I graduate though. Most people think I will end up as an auror like my dad but I'm not sure."

Harry and Ginny exchanged smiles hearing about their daughter before turning back to her. "You said you had to brothers?" Harry asked.

Lily nodded. "Albus is the middle child. Everyone calls him Al except when Mom or Dad is angry at him," Lily said before grumbling, "Which never seems to happen."

"What? Why do they never get angry with him?" Fred asked, frowning. He didn't want a nephew who was a goody goody like Percy.

"He never gets caught and when he does they are so impressed with what he was able to pull off that the never really get angry." Everyone laughed except Harry and Ginny who weren't quite sure how to feel about this. "He's seventeen and going into his last year at Hogwarts. He's a Ravenclaw and is gonna be Head Boy, he got the letter and badge about a week before I came back here."

"What?" Ron asked, "A Potter and a Weasley not in Gryffindor?"

"Ya, a lot of my cousins aren't in Gryffindor. Neither of your children are in Gryffindor Uncle Ron." Lily explained.

Ron only spluttered in response.

"And who did our dear Ronnikins have children with?" Fred asked causing Ron to blush.

"More importantly how did Ron trick her into it?" George asked, now Ron was glaring at both of his twin brothers.

"I think I already told you that Uncle Ron goes to the Granger's the day after Christmas with Aunt Hermione and their kids." Lily smiled watching how her words affected her family. Ron and Hermione were both blushing profusely and looking anywhere but at each other. Harry was smiling with a self satisfied grin on his face while he thought 'finally' to himself. Everyone else was similarly smiling thinking that it was about time.

Finally once everyone settled down and Ron and Hermione had stopped blushing Ginny turned back to Lily. "What is Al's favourite subject?"

Lily smirked. "Ancient Runes and Arithmancy," she glanced over at her eldest uncle and smiled. "Al has known he wants to be a curse breaker since before he started Hogwarts." She noticed the questioning looks she was getting and explained further. "Uncle Bill is Al's godfather and they have always been close. Mom likes to say that Uncle Bill brainwashed Al early in life about it."

Ginny frowned at Bill before she turned back to Lily. "And what about your eldest brother?"

Before Lily had a chance to answer however, another flash of white light encompassed the room, this time leaving behind a man who looked very similar to Harry. He looked about 19 and immediately glanced around the room a big grin spreading on his face.

Lily stood up and walked over to him, smacking him on the shoulder. "James Sirius Potter!" She growled. "I thought we agreed it would be just me who did this."

"Ya Lils, we did," Lily frowned at the nickname while everyone else in the room looked on confused. "But after you left me and the rest decided that we should ignore that decision. So I came back, more might come I'm not sure who yet though."

"Ugh, you're so frustrating! Fine! I was just telling them about Al and you. Mom and Dad – er, their young versions wanted to know."

"Perfect." The man named James spun in a circle taking in everyone around them; his eyes widened at certain people but it seemed that Lily was the only one who noticed, finally he smirked and faced Harry and Ginny. "I am the one and only James Sirius Potter, your eldest and best child." He exclaimed while Lily snorted. James continued ignoring his sister's interruption. "I am 19 years old, I was in Gryffindor. Unlike your other son and unfortunately my brother I know what it means to be a proper person and so was blessed enough to be neither a prefect nor head boy. I was the quidditch captain from my fourth year on though and I now play for the Wimborne Wasps in the professional league. I'm hoping to play for England in a year at the World Cup."

Harry and Ginny didn't quite know how to respond to this speech while between them Lily was just shaking her head. Molly, Bill and Hermione were frowning at James's comments on being a prefect and head boy. Ron, Charlie, the twins and Tonks were laughing. Arthur was chuckling slightly and shaking his head; he could already tell this particular future grandson of his would be following in the footsteps of Fred and George. Remus and McGonagall were smiling sadly this James reminded them so much of the first James Potter that it was almost sad.

Finally James looked around for a place to sit and his eyes met those of his Uncle Fred, the one Uncle he had never met. He looked sideways and met Lily's eyes.

Lily knew that of all her uncle's her eldest brother was closest to their Uncle George despite the fact that Ron was his godfather. She knew how much meeting their Uncle Fred would mean to him, she nodded when she met his eyes and he slowly moved over to where George and Fred were sitting, they moved so that James could sit between George and the end of the couch. James laid his arm along the back of the couch and rested his hand on his Uncle Fred's shoulder, as if to test that he was really there. Nobody but Lily noticed the tears he wiped from his eyes.

"So," James exclaimed back in his jubilant voice. "Where were you?" Molly took the book from her eldest son and began to read.