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Princess Leasha xx

Chapter 45

Lucas's POV

My tummy felt funny so I threw the powder on the floor like Mummy said. It went really dark and then I was gone. I landed on my bum in a different place. It hurt lots. I looked at the room trying to figure out where I was. There was a big desk in the room so I went and looked at it. There was photos on the desk of Uncle Harry and Aunty Ginny. I must be at Uncle Harry's work. There was a bang and Uncle Harry and Daddy Charlie were on the floor. They couldn't move, I think because of the spell Pansy put on them. They needed someone to fix them. Grandma Weasley could fix them, she fixes everything. I went to the fireplace and put some of the special powder in. Daddy Charlie used this all the time to get places and sometimes I went with him so I knew what to do. I stepped into the fire and closed my eyes.

"The Burrow!" I said loudly.

I fell on the floor at Grandma and Grandad Weasley's house, I was happy I made the fire work all by myself. I yelled for Grandma Weasley and she came running into the room.

"You need to help Uncle Harry and Daddy Charlie. They're at Uncle Harry's work. And I don't know where Mummy is. You have to help them."

Grandma Weasley held my hand and apparated to Uncle Harry's work. She looked at Uncle Harry and Daddy Charlie for a little while then she said a spell and waved her wand and they could move again. I knew Grandma Weasley could fix everything. Daddy Charlie came and gave me a big hug and almost squished me.

"Lucas are you okay? You're not hurt or anything?" He asked.

"I'm okay, you squished me a bit but I'm okay. Where's Mummy?"

"I'm not sure Lukey. I'm sure she'll be here soon. How did you get her wand?" He asked, taking Mummy's wand out of my hand.

"She gave it to me at Pansy's house when she put the necklace on me. She told me to hold onto it for her."
"Good thing I did too. This little genius saved my life."

"Mummy! You're okay!" I yelled as she picked me up and cuddled me.

Mummy hugged me even tighter than Daddy Charlie did and gave me lots of kisses.

"What happened Lex? What took you so long to get here?"
"Some idiot set my portkey to the wrong place. I ended up a few offices away," Mummy said, looking at Uncle Harry.

"My bad. Sorry about that."

"Well the most important is that you are all safe. Alexis, Charlie and Lucas, you are all coming back with me. You need to have something to eat and I'm not letting you out of my sight until you've eaten. Harry, I expect to be seeing you and Ginny for dinner tonight. In fact, I will see everyone for dinner tonight we shall have a nice big family dinner."

Uncle Harry nodded, "We will be there. I need to go and sort this Pansy situation out. I will see you all tonight."

I waved at Uncle Harry before he apparated away and Mummy apparated us to Grandma and Grandad Weasley's house.

Charlie's POV

Mum had insisted we spend the rest of the day with her after feeding us copious amounts of food. We had been joined by Ginny, Fred and George and sat in the living room piecing together the story of what had happened. Ginny and Lucas told us about their time at the park and being attacked by the Death Eaters before Lucas recounted his time with Pansy. She had scared him but she hadn't hurt him, much to everyone's relief. I filled my mum and siblings in on what had happened once Harry, Alexis and I arrived in the house, receiving horrified gasps when I mentioned the cruciatus curse.

"It was pretty scary," I admitted, "but not as terrifying as when Pansy had her wand on Alexis. I honestly thought that was the end, but then she was laughing. I'm not even sure why but she was laughing and then the portkeys activated and we were out."

"She was laughing?" Ginny asked.

"Like an 'I'm going to kill you all' laugh or an 'oh Merlin that's funny' laugh?" Fred asked.

"The second one. It was so weird."

Alexis grinned at Lucas, "Tell them why she laughed Lukey."

"I made her laugh," Lucas said simply.

"How?" we all asked, intrigued.

"Mummy gave me her wand when she put the necklace on me. And I didn't want her to hurt Mummy. And when Mummy and Daddy Charlie pretend fight with their wands they use the tickle spell. I could only remember the tickle spell so I tried it."

Now Alexis's earlier reference to Luke saving her life made more sense.

"That's what you were looking for at the shop? A fake wand?" Fred asked.

Alexis nodded, "I kept the fake one with me to keep up appearances."

"This kid is just too smart for his own good. Using spells, flooing here all on his own to get me, I think he's ready for Hogwarts already!" Mum joked.

"Really?!" Lucas exclaimed, "I can go now?"

Alexis laughed, "Not yet Lucas, you've still got a few years to go. You have to wait until you're eleven."

Lucas pouted, "That's so far away."

We all laughed at his disappointment.

"It'll come soon enough Luke," Fred told him.

"And in the meantime, Fred and I can teach you how to cause lots of trouble while you're there."

"Okay, but can you teach me another day? I'm a bit tired now. I'm going to have a nap," he told us before making his way upstairs to find a bed.

We spent the rest of the day playing exploding snap and reminiscing about our days at Hogwarts, waiting for the house to fill with people for dinner.

Bill's POV

After an interesting family dinner involving the story of Lucas's kidnapping, Alexis regaining the ability to walk and the announcement that George and Katie as well as Fred and Angelina were expecting, I sat outside with Charlie.

"How are you holding up after today?"
"Exhausted, but otherwise okay. I'm just so glad they both made it. If Alexis didn't give Lucas her wand I really don't know what I would do. I don't even know why she gave it to him to be honest but I'm really glad she did. And I'm glad Harry and the aurors managed to catch Pansy and most of the Death Eater, I will sleep a lot better tonight knowing that they can't come after Alexis and Lucas anymore."

"Her mind works in some strange ways sometimes, but whatever the reason we're all glad she did it," I said, clapping him on the shoulder.

We sat in silence for a few minutes, both preoccupied with our own thoughts.

"What's it like Bill?" Charlie asked after a while, "What's it like being a dad?"

"I thought you would know that by now, Daddy Charlie," I replied, elbowing him in the ribs.

He smiled and shook his head, "No I mean like having your own kids. Being able to look at them and think 'wow I made that'. I mean I love Lucas to pieces and all but he's not even mine on paper. I haven't been able to watch him grow up. You were there when Victoire was born, when she got her first tooth and you'll be there when she says her first word, when starts Hogwarts and grows up and gets married and all that stuff."

I followed his gaze to the lit room on the second floor where it appeared Alexis had taken over trying to put my daughter to sleep. She stood at the window with Victoire cradled in her arms, staring at some far off point, completely oblivious to us watching her.

"Well Charlie, it's a lot of sleepless nights, more poop and vomit and other bodily fluids than you can imagine, a lot of headaches and almost constant worry that you are doing something wrong. But despite all that it is the most magical thing you will ever experience. From finding out that you are going to be a dad, to feeling the baby kick in her stomach, to holding them for the first time, it is just amazing. Words cannot describe the feeling. I thought I was happy when Fleur and I got married but that feeling was nothing compared to holding Victoire for the first time. Why do you ask? Do you and Alexis have an announcement to make as well?"

"No nothing like that. We haven't even talked about it yet. We really haven't been together that long, and it hasn't exactly been something we could discuss considering she hasn't been able to move for pretty much the whole time we've been together. And then there's the issue that we aren't even engaged let alone married and I don't know if maybe I should wait and then propose and then we can get married and discuss kids later but at the same time I don't want to leave it for too long and risk things not happening like they should. And Lucas is almost 5 now, I don't want him to be having kids at the same time he's gaining siblings. I don't even know if she wants more kids! What if she's happy with just Lucas? What if I can't have kids and then we spend years trying and just can't get pregnant?"

I put a hand on his arm, interrupting his prattling.

"Charlie, you're a Weasley. Weasley's are meant to have children, it's in our genes so don't worry about that. Talk to her about it, just bring up the twins having kids and go from there, you will probably get a bit of information out of her that way. As for the order of things, I don't think it really matters what way you go about it in this day and age. Katie and George aren't married yet and they haven't been shunned. Maybe propose to her first and then you can decide if you want to get married or have a kid first. Or have a kid and get married and have more kids. Or just have kids, whatever. Just talk to her, for all you know she could be going through the same thing you are right now."

"How is it that you always seem to make things sound so logical and smart?"

"Well you see, little brother, as I am the first born child I got the burden of receiving all the brains. And don't even get me started on how terrible it is to have all the good looks and charisma as well."

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Princess Leasha xx