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Ok hi guys sorry it's been a while but I've had exams so...yeah- busy! This chapter is set just over two years later. James is 2, teddy is 7, violet is three, and rose and Albus are newborns. Hope you like this chapter! And as always, please, please review if you want more!
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The room was a haze of coloured smoke as the Dursley's stepped into the Potter's large but very full kitchen. It was James Sirius' second birthday and Harry and Ginny had decided to use it as an opportunity to gather the family together- The only problem being that the Weasley clan was so large that they hardly fitted into even the sizeable kitchen at Godric's Hollow!
However this just made for a friendly, if a bit chaotic environment, as friends and family mingled amidst floating streamers and technicolor-changing balloons.
Used now to magic after numerous trips to the Potter's home over the last few years, Henrietta and Dudley barely even flinched as a flight of enchanted model dragons zipped past their heads, spewing what looked like real flame. Violet had long since disappeared of with teddy, James and some children Dudley assumed were also related to the Potters (several of them sported the distinctive shock of ginger hair he had come to associate with the Weasleys!) so the couple made their way over to the drinks table to help themselves from an huge jug of butterbeer that sat amidst an assortment of mismatched glasses, mugs and beakers. Suddenly Dudley froze. Amidst the crowd of red heads he had spotted one that stood out. Henrietta noticed the colour had drained from her husband's face and frowned ever so slightly after following his gaze and finding nothing unusual to be the focus of it.
"Duds? Is everything alright?" She questioned, sidestepping to avoid a small boy scampering between the adult's feet as if playing with an imaginary pet.
"Er..." Dudley seemed absolutely terrified as he took in this strange man of nightmares. Then a thought struck him that sent shivers down his spine and caused a thin sheen of cold sweat to lace his hair line:
Hang on- weren't there TWO of them?!
It was at this moment that a familiar face appeared before him and Dudley looked down to see his cousin, hair as scruffy as usual, grinning crookedly up at him.
"Hey Big D! Ginny said you'd arrived! How are you all doing?" Harry stopped as he took in his cousin's pasty complexion. Suddenly worried, Harry turned to where Dudley was still gazing in absolute horror but, unlike Henrietta, he immediately realized what had spooked his cousin.
Harry burst out laughing. In fact he laughed so hard that the certain red head that had caught Dudley's attention turned around in curiosity and, never one to be left out of a joke, made his way over to Harry and the Dursley's.
"Wassup Harry?" George Weasley asked, his left eyebrow twitching slightly as he tried to figure out what had caused his brother in law to double over in pure mirth. Gasping for breath, Harry straightened up and grinned. "C'mon Georgie! Surely you remember Dudley? And Dudley, I can assure you... You don't... Need to be... Afraid... Of him!" Harry snorted again and was once more wracked with laughter. Comprehension dawned on George's face as he recalled the fateful incident that was the great ton-tongue toffee prank of 1994. Oh the laughs he and Freddie had had over that! George suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and realized that his eyes had begun to water. Fred… Even now after all these years it was little things, small, insignificant memories, that caused him to feel the loss of his twin as keenly as if the battle of Hogwarts was only yesterday. His councilor at St Mungos had assured him things would improve but George was not so sure… Still, he thought, shaking his shoulders almost imperceptibly in an attempt to escape from the bottomless pit of self-pity he had begun to sink into, he had time to grieve later. Right now, it was his job, as resident joke-connoisseur, master-of-the-prank, and king of all things fun, to entertain the hoard of children that were his in-laws. After shaking hands and passing a few pleasantries with Dudley and his pretty young wife Henrietta (George had to hide his smirk at the fact that Dudley still sported the look of one that had come face to face with a boggart! "Job well done Freddie!" he thought!), the redhead set off in search of his many nieces, nephews and other distant relatives, itching to teach them a few choice tricks of the trade to drive his siblings up the wall!
Dudley sighed with relief as the particular red-head that had caused him many sleepless nights disappeared into the crowd that filled the kitchen. He smiled weakly at his wife, who was still looking up at him in concern, before indulging her (much to Harry's amusement) in the story behind his mistrust for one George Weasley. By the time he had finished, Dudley had begun to relax and even managed a weak chuckle at the shocked but entertained expression on Henrietta's face.
"well…." She began but was interrupted by a whirlwind of energy crashing into her legs. Barely managing to keep her balance, Henrietta smiled down at her daughter fondly and stooped to stroke her soft brown hair. Violet's face was a glowing picture of delight as she tugged on her mother's arm.
"Mummy! Mummy! Look what Jimmy can do!" she squealed, and Harry immediately stopped laughing as he crouched down next to his cousin's daughter. He knew what a trouble maker his son was, even at the tender age of two, and if he was up to no good…..
"What can Jimmy do, Violet?" he asked. The four year old turned towards "Uncle Harry" and grinned.
"He can fly!" she squealed excitedly, clapping her hands.
"He can what?" Harry was instantly on his feet and pushing his way across the room. What was his two year old son doing? And how?!
Cliffhanger! Please review to read more! :D Hope you enjoyed this chapter – it was a bit rushed as im soooooo busy with exams (L) at the minute so sorry! Hopefully the next one will be a bit better. And please don't jinx me over the Fred/George bit in the middle (Hides behind a chair) I tried to do them justice but Fred's death is SO SAD! Anyway, thanks for sticking with me, I will try and update ASAP :D:D:D
