Chapter One: Wendi

Harry Potter flopped down on the couch, exhausted.

It had been a long day, and Harry was ready to relax, talk to Ginny, and maybe even have a nice cup of tea. "Hello, Harry. Hard day at the Auror Office?" she asked sympathetically.

"Yeah. Today they tested us on our ability to think fast in difficult situations." Harry sighed loudly "Throughout the day they kept throwing random stuff at us to do, while we were running errands for them." He sat up straight. "Do you know how hard it is to test wands while different objects are haphazardly being thrown at you from different directions?"

Ginny shook her head. "Maybe it would be better if you-"

"I'm not going to give up! I can do this; we only have a few more days of training. I've been working for this for almost three years!" Harry interrupted her.

"I just thought, maybe you should take a break, relax... As soon as the Battle of Hogwarts had ended, you right away were called to help fix the castle. And, I mean, with Tonks and Remus..." she trailed off at the look on Harry's face.

"I can handle it." he said, brusquely.

"But... maybe you should take some time off. Not that you should quit." she said, quickly, "but ask the Head of the Auror Department if you could take a break. Spend some time with the kids. I'm sure she'll get it."

"Because McGonagall has always been so understanding." Harry said sarcastically.

"She knows what you've been through!"

"Well, she didn't become Head of the Auror Department to be lenient. She's even stricter, if anything!"

"Harry... you need to take a break. Ever since you were eleven, and had to save the Sorcerer's Stone.... Even before, that, dealing with the Dursleys. I mean the kids need you! They'll be starting Hogwarts soon..."

Harry sighed.

"I know, I know, you're right. I'll ask McGonagall for the next few days off, and I'll finish the tests next week. I do have to see the kids off at the station." Ginny smiled at him. "You should go to bed." she said. Harry nodded, stood up and kissed Ginny on the cheek. Then, he walked up the stairs to his bedroom, and was asleep before his head hit the pillow...

The next morning, as Harry was quietly having his breakfast and reading the Daily Prophet, there came a loud pounding noise that could mean only one thing- Albus, James and Lily had woken up. Sure enough, a few seconds later, James came, pounding down the stairs in his new sneakers, Albus following him with a yawn. A few seconds later, Lily climbed down the stairs holding a big teddy bear.

"What's for breakfast?" asked James, hopping on to one of the wooden chairs in the bright kitchen. The walls were a bright, cheery yellow, and had all different kinds of interesting things hung up on the wall. Mostly there were pictures of children who, throughout the different photos, got older and older.

On the front of the Daily Prophet Harry was reading, there was a picture of a tall, black man with a gold earring. The headline announced Kingsley to be New Minister of Magic.

Albus scrambled on to the chair next to him, and then helped Lily climb up next to him.

"Eggs and toast." answered Ginny, tipping a pan full of scrambled eggs on to five plates. Meanwhile, five pieces of perfectly toasted bread popped out of the toaster, and magically flew across the room, landing on the plates. "Here you go!" she said as she leaned over and handed each of the kids a plate. She then took the last two plates and went to sit between Lily and Harry. Within moments, the kitchen was full of the usual breakfast sounds.

"Mom, James has more eggs than me!"

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Nuh-uh! Besides, I'm older!"

"So? I'm younger!"

"Well, at least I'm in Gryffindor." James said with the air of someone who had just won an argument.

"I will be, too!" Albus insisted.

"Maybe... maybe not..." said James, wickedly.

"I will!" Albus didn't sound so sure anymore.

"James! Stop antagonizing your brother. Albus, you both have the same amount of eggs. Lily! Put down that piece of toast!"

Lily immediately put down the bread she had been holding, a guilty look on her face.

"But, Mom-" Albus started. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Harry and Ginny exchanged looks.

"Who...?"

"Not Ron or Hermione." confirmed Harry. "They're coming later. I spoke to Ron last night."

"Luna?" guessed Ginny.

"There's only one way to find out." said Harry, putting the Daily Prophet on the table, and standing up. He opened the door.

"Can we help-" he started, and then stopped, a confused look on his face. Ginny stood up and joined him. A rather large, blonde man stood there, looking harried. He nervously spun his hat around, his fingers following the brim. Ginny didn't recognize him. Harry, by the look on his face, did.

"Dudley?!" he gasped. Ginny's eyes narrowed. "Come in!" Harry moved aside, after a moment of shock, attempting to be a good host. Harry saw Dudley's eyes take in the moving pictures on the walls, the broomsticks littering the floor, the giggling plant, the carpet that had changed in a second from dark blue to light brown, and the bright blue kitten that had just wandered in. His lip curled in obvious disgust. Dudley had never liked magic- he took after his parents. Harry wondered what he was doing there. He had given Dudley his address several years ago, never really expecting him to actually turn up. He had given it to him 'in case of emergency'.

Harry's house was nestled at the end of Willow Lane, in Godric's Hollow. Most of the neighbors were witches and wizards, which was good, really, because Harry was quite sure the sight of little children flying around on broomsticks would have seemed fairly strange to a Muggle. Ron and Hermione lived a few houses down, and they often visited. George and his family lived a few streets over- Oak Road.

As soon as Dudley walked in, Lily rushed over. She had never been a shy child. "Hi, Mister!" she said "Who're you?" Ginny shushed her, although she wanted to ask the same question.

"Oh, er, right. This is my cousin Dudley. Dudley, these are my kids:" Harry said, pointing to each child in turn, "James, Albus and Lily. And this is my wife, Ginny."

"Hello." said James and Albus politely.

"Kids, maybe you want to go upstairs, now?" suggested Harry. Albus and James got the message and, Lily securely in Albus' arms, they scurried up the stairs. Harry watched out for any flesh-coloured strings. When he was sure there weren't any, he turned to Dudley. "So." he said.

"Sorry to have barged in on you like this." Dudley muttered, examining his shoes. "But I had to, see, it was an emergency,"- here he looked up at Harry, pleadingly. "I- I have a bit of a problem." Harry noticed how tired and worn out Dudley looked.

"What's wrong?" asked Harry. Suddenly, someone poked her head out from behind Dudley.

"Hello." she said, so quietly it was almost a whisper, "I'm Wendi."

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