5. Epilogue
An: Ok I changed my mind. This is when their second child goes to Hogwarts.
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Fifteen years later
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Harry trudged into the kitchen and rubbed his eyes. He looked blearily at the clock.
"7:30?" He asked him self in astonishment.
He stood up to get breakfast started. He thought that Ginny would have enough to worry about without the added responsibility of making breakfast.
After a few minutes his son James walked in.
"Morning, Da." James said.
"Already dressed, I see?" Harry asked looking up at James.
"Yeah. I got up at five to start packing, and I figured that I should get ready."
"You are just like your father." A very pregnant Ginny said, as she walked into the kitchen.
"You know, he saved his packing until the last minute to when he was your age."
James had a look of pride on his face from being told he was like his father.
"Morning, Mum." James said.
"How are you, Love?" Harry asked his wife.
"Ok," she answered. "But, those pancakes look delicious." She said answered eying them hungrily.
"So do you." He whispered before kissing her deeply.
"Ugh, get a room." Their fourteen-year-old daughter Katherine said, walking into the kitchen.
The couple broke the kiss and smiled.
"Katherine Molly Potter," Ginny said sternly. "Some day you are going to meet a nice boy and you will kiss him so much that you're lips will swell."
Harry started choking on his orange juice and Kat's eyes widened as she started blushing.
"Kat and Andrew sitting in a tree. . ." James sang.
"K-I-S-S-"
"That's it." Katherine shouted and lunged at her brother.
Harry flicked his wand at them, and Katherine flew off of him and was now floating in the air.
She hovered over James, arms crossed, and a sour expression on her face.
"James, do not tease your sister. Every time that I mention Mallory you sit up straighter and actually start to listen to what I'm saying." Ginny scolded him, trying not to laugh at the expression on his face.
"Kat, you know better than what you just did." Harry said. "No beating up your brother"
"Now, you to go finish packing, Kat get dressed. We leave in two hours" Ginny said.
The children went upstairs and the adults smiled.
"Did you see that punch?" Harry asked Ginny.
"Hey. What can I say? She's like her mom. You don't mess with her."
"Here's you're breakfast." Harry said handing her a plate full of food.
Harry was about to go upstairs when he thought of something and his face paled.
"Does Kat really like Andrew?" he asked worriedly.
"Yep. And he likes her." Ginny answered, taking a bite of her pancakes.
Harry's worried expression quickly turned to anger. Ginny laughed. "Cool it, love."
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At Kings Cross
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The Potters moved swiftly through the crowds.
It was a particularly crowded day at Kings Cross because of a major accident that had happened earlier in the day, and still hadn't been taken care of.
As they reached platforms nine and ten, Harry looked around and quickly ushered his family through the barrier.
They were early, which was always a good thing, so they didn't see many families that they recognized. Katherine saw one of her friends, so, she said good bye to her mom and dad and was off.
A few moments later Ginny decided that it was time for James to board the train.
"Ok, Jamie." She said, sniffling. "Now, you remember to write." She enveloped him into a bone-crushing hug.
"Mum," He said, coughing slightly. "Air."
Harry was instantly reminded of Mrs. Weasley- or Mum, as she proffered him to call her.
When Ginny finally let go of James, he was slightly pink in the face. Harry stooped down to his son's height and gave him a hug. During the embrace he whispered in James ear. "Cause a little trouble for your old man. Alright?"
James grinned mischievously and pulled back from the hug. "Alright."
Thirty minutes later when the train pulled away from the station, Harry smiled sadly.
It had been hard for Harry to let his little girl go off to school for the first time, but he didn't think that it would be as hard with James.
He remembered his first time on the Express. That had been the first real chapter in his life. He smiled, knowing that for James, this wouldn't be his first chapter. He had raised him, and had been there for him. And he knew that even though his father hadn't physically been there for him when he was growing up. He had always, and will always be, there for him in spirit.
As he went home with his wife, he knew that his parents were smiling down on them, right that very second.
THE END
AN: I can not believe that I am actually finished. I didn't think that everyone would like this story as much as they did. Now, I know that the end was a little sappy, or whatever, but I had to do it. I won't bother saying that I have to get six reviews, because it MIGHT be a while before my next fic. I don't know what I will title it yet, so just look on my author page every once in a while. I would really, really, really, like you to review. Really.
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