"So where's your Daughter this time John, pushing pencils in a dull office job" Anthony Granger laughed as he watched the annoyed look wash over his younger brothers face.
"She's here Tony, she's just mingling with her cousins you know how she is always got to be talking" John laughed at the surprised look on his brothers face and quickly turned back to his wife. "Git"
"So she actually arrived this year?" John smiled and nodded before picking up his conversation with Renee his younger sister.
"GG I want Malik to play with me!" A little girl with wild blonde curls came forward and stomped her foot in front of John.
"Well did you ask him nicely Princess?" the little girl sighed and shook her head. "Well you have to ask nicely, ask him if he could take you for a dance around the floor"
"Grandma could you pretty please help me find Malik?" Jean laughed and held out her hand to Harlow and they both disappeared into the sea of people.
"Grandma?" Renee questioned and John smiled brightly and nodded.
"Yeah that was our youngest grandchild, we also have a Grandson called Malik" Renee smiled and looked about the hall looking for the familiar mop of messy brown hair that was her niece. but when no one stood out she looked back to John.
"And where is my beautiful Niece, I'm a bit disappointed she didn't come say hello to me first" Before John could answer Hermione had finally come into view with a sobbing girl on her hip.
"I did look for you when I first came in Aunty ReRe" Hermione laughed and kissed Renee's cheek as Harlow clung on tightly to Hermione. "I would give you a long over due hug but I'm currently all hugged up" Hermione kissed Harlow's forehead.
"I can't believe you are a mother so young" Renee smiled as she came up a bit closer to Harlow. "And who's this beautiful little munchkin" Harlow perked up to the strange lady, she liked compliments. "You have your mother's cute little button nose and beautiful eyes" Harlow smiled and sat up, gone were the tears of a previous accident.
"But I have Daddy's cheeks and smile" Harlow said excitedly. "Do you want to see my dress Grandma got me!" Harlow squirmed out of Hermione's arms and stood in front Renee and twirled her dress.
"She's been showing that dress off all night, you'll be lucky to get it off her for bedtime" A boy no older them 13 came and stood next to Hermione.
"Aunty ReRe this is my son Malik, and this little Princess is Harlow" Malik smiled politely but stayed beside Hermione. "And where did your father go this time" Malik laughed.
"Uncle Harry, James had...an unexpected trip" Hermione looked concerned and Malik pointed out towards the gardens.
"I'll be right back, Malik watch Harlow for a minute" Hermione quickly went out to the garden to see Draco pacing back and forth on the phone.
"I don't know what bloody sparked it Potter! one minute we were sitting around and Malik was entertaining James and the next minute he screams Daddy and his gone!" Draco ran his hand through his hair as he saw Hermione come into view. "Yes she's here now!" Draco handed the phone over to Harry and she could hear him laughing.
"You're going to make him stress and he'll go bald and then I will blame you and Ronald!"
"Mione, you should have seen our surprise and then a phone call from a near crying Malfoy, James just popped out of no where with a cake scrunched into his hand and a big smile and then Draco calling while Ginny stared in shock at James on the floor" Hermione was close to laughing but kept a straight face for the sake of Draco's sanity.
"Can you you just pop here with James and say you are taking him home, it's a bit strange to have a 3 year old then not all of a sudden" Harry laughed and yelled out to Ginny he would be a moment.
"Go to the front desk and I'll meet you there" Hermione gave the phone back to Draco and walked back out to the front foyer where Malik and Harlow followed hot on her trail.
"Uncle Harry is going to take James home, you two go back in and spend time with GG and Grandma" As Hermione turned around Harry walked in the door with James on his hip. "James you silly boy, giving us a little scare" James laughed and told them all about his crazy adventure.
"I'm going to go say hey to Mum and Dad" Hermione smiled it had been about 20 years now since Harry started calling John and Jean Granger his parents, and Hermione couldn't have been more happy about having an unofficial brother.
As Hermione and Harry walked back into the hall and to Jean and John who were currently standing with Hermione's Grandparents.
"Hey Mum" Harry kissed Jean's cheek and smiled at the startled look on her face.
"Oh sweetheart you didn't say you were coming today" Harry laughed and bounced James on his hip.
"Unexpected adventure, I'll stop by on Tuesday to tell you about it, but I'm going to go back home to Ginny" Harry shook hands with John and quickly left with James.
"Did that boy just call you Mum?" Jean smiled and nodded.
"Has done now for 20 something years Glen, His Hermiones best friend and we sort of took him in when he was about 13 after a few things happened in his person life"