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My longest chapter yet! Lol! You'll get to see a little brother on brother drama, but they still are not at the cabin. That's the next chapter!
Chapter Fourteen
The Hogwarts Express came to a complete stop at Platform Nine and Three Quarters. Noah handed Emma her trunk. "Have a good Christmas!"
"You too! I hope everything works out for you."
"Thanks."
Noah left the compartment and walked to one of the exits on the train. He stepped off the train and walked through the barrier. Immediately, he spotted his mother.
"Mum!"
"Hey sweetie."
Hermione hugged him. "Merlin, you are still growing. You grew almost a foot."
Noah laughed. "Mum, I'm the exact same height. You must be shrinking."
"Nonsense, you are still growing."
"If you say so."
"Excited to be home?"
"Of course, anything is better than school."
"School is not that bad. Oh, look there's Luna."
Hermione pointed to where Luna was standing with her children. Luna hugged both her kids.
"Mum, we're in public," stated Will.
"Oh well, I missed you two."
"We missed you too, Mum," said Hailey.
Hermione and Noah walked over and greeted everyone.
"Are you packed and ready to go, Hermione?" asked Luna.
"Harry's finishing the packing."
"I could never trust Ron to pack for me. There wouldn't be any clothes in the suitcase. He'd have me naked the entire time and you know what would happen next."
"Ew Mum," commented Will.
"What?" replied Luna innocently.
"That's gross."
"It's completely natural."
"Not when it's your parents," muttered Will.
Noah laughed at the discomfort Will was obviously in.
"We'll see you guys at the cabin," said Hermione.
Noah said goodbye and turned to leave with his mother when Hailey stuffed a piece of parchment in his hand. He looked at her questioningly but she only smiled and walked away. Noah watched her leave and then ran to catch up with his mum.
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"So what's new?" asked Hermione as she drove them home.
"Half the school year is done."
"And you're excited for it to be over?"
"Very."
"Do you know what you want to do after graduation?" she asked.
"Travel."
"For the summer?"
"Yes."
"And after that?"
"I don't know."
"Well, you love photography. Why not pursue something with that?"
"Yeah, but I don't have any proper training."
"You could always take courses at a muggle school."
"More schooling huh, Mum?"
"You could never have enough education."
"Maybe."
"As long as you have some sort of plan, Noah."
"I will, Mum. Before school is over, I will have a plan."
"Good. There was one other thing I wanted to discuss with you."
"Oh yeah? What is it?"
"How do you feel about being a big brother?" she asked.
"Huh? Mum, did you forget I'm your younger son?"
"No, but if things go as planned you will be a big brother."
"You're pregnant!"
"No, not yet."
"But you want to be?"
"Yes."
"Cool. I'm just going to pretend that a stork delivers the baby."
"Noah, you are old enough to accept how babies are created."
"Yes I am, but not when it involves my parents. That's just weird."
Hermione laughed. "Okay, hopefully a stork will deliver a healthy baby girl."
"A sister? She's not allowed to date. Nope, no boys. We're sending her to an all girls school."
Hermione shook her head. "She's not even conceived and you are already banning boys."
"I'm sure Dad will agree with me."
"He will. It'll be up to me to get you guys to leave her be."
"She doesn't need boys. They're nothing but trouble."
"I'm glad you're okay with adding to the Potter family."
"Why wouldn't I be? I'm excited. The more the merrier."
"Good. I love you, Noah."
"I love you too, Mum."
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James packed his bag for Christmas Break. This vacation couldn't have come any sooner he thought. Training was brutal and there was barely time to breathe let alone sleep. He left his room and walked to the exit of the building.
"Hey, James," stated someone from behind him.
James turned around and spotted April Cummings. She was one of his fellow trainees.
"Hi, April," he said when she caught up to him.
"Are you leaving for break?" she asked.
"Yeah, me and my family are spending Christmas together."
"That's nice. I'll be spending Christmas here."
"Why?"
"For practice. I plan to be the top auror."
"You probably will be. You work really hard and you're good."
"Thanks, so are you."
"You know you could stop by for Christmas dinner, if you'd like," offered James.
"Really?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Maybe I will."
"Good. I'll owl you the address when I'm there."
"Okay. Have a Happy Christmas."
"You too."
April watched him walk away. Cute butt she thought. Very cute.
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James apparated to the front of his house. He walked in the front door and heard laughter coming from the kitchen. Inside the kitchen, his parents and Noah were eating coffee cake and drinking hot chocolate. It was Noah's favorite snack.
"Hey everyone," said James.
Hermione stood up and gave James a hug.
"Hey James," said Noah from his seat.
Harry shook James' hand when Hermione released him. James sat down next to Noah and helped himself to a piece of coffee cake.
"How's training?" asked Noah.
"Great and painful, I'm learning a lot."
"That's good."
James looked at his parents. "I invited someone from training to have Christmas dinner with us. Is that okay?"
"Of course, son," stated Harry. "Do we know him?"
"Actually, it's a she. Her name is April."
"Does she have family?" asked Hermione.
"I don't think so. She never goes home during the weekends. She's completely focused on training. April is one of the best trainees."
"I've heard some good things from Kingsley. He said the group of trainees is really good," said Harry.
"They should be picking partners soon," added Hermione.
"I thought you didn't get a partner until you graduated the program," commented Noah.
"Throughout the program, each trainee is paired with a different partner. It isn't until you graduate that your official partner is chosen," explained James.
"So they try each pair out to see who works best with whom," said Noah.
"Yes," answered Harry.
Noah yawned. "I'm tired. I'm going to go to bed."
He gave his mother a kiss on his cheek and then said goodnight to everyone. Noah walked up to his room. When he entered his room, he closed the door and took out the piece of parchment Hailey gave him. He opened the parchment and read it.
Noah,
They weren't mistakes. You were right. Something is happening between us and I want to find out what it is.
Love,
Hailey xoxo
Noah smiled. He'd be able to talk to her tomorrow. If things go well, Hailey and I will be together and we'd have James' blessing thought Noah before he drifted off to sleep.
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The next day James woke up earlier than anyone else. Ever since training began, he'd become used to waking up early. He walked out of his room and into Noah's. James shook Noah.
"Wake up," he said.
Noah slowly opened his eyes and saw someone who looked a lot like his brother.
"James?" he asked.
"Yes."
"What time is it?"
"Four thirty."
"In the morning?" mumbled Noah.
"Yes."
"Please tell me someone is hurt or dying and that's the reason you woke me up this early."
"No one's hurt."
"Then get out of my room."
"I need a running partner."
"A what?"
"A running partner."
"What are you running from?" questioned Noah.
"Nothing, it's for exercise."
"Oh."
"So get up and let's go."
"Okay, I'll meet you downstairs in ten minutes."
"Okay," said James as he walked out the room. Noah quickly grabbed his wand and locked his door. Then he conjured a boulder and placed it in front of his door. Running at four thirty thought Noah. He's insane.
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Four hours later, Noah woke up to someone pounding on his door.
"Noah! Open the door!"
Noah hopped out of bed and waved his wand to remove the boulder and unlocked his door. His dad was standing on the other side grinning at him.
"James tried to get you to go running, didn't he?"
Noah nodded.
"He's used to his training schedule."
"I figured."
"Breakfast is ready. Come eat."
Noah followed his dad downstairs and into the kitchen. Mmm pancakes he thought. James was already fully dressed and pouring syrup on a stack of pancakes.
"How was your run?" asked Noah.
"Once I realized you weren't coming, it was fine."
"Why do you need a running partner?"
"Competition. It helps to push me to my limit."
"Oh."
Noah grabbed some pancakes and bacon.
"What time are we leaving?" he asked his parents.
Hermione placed more pancakes on the table. "As soon as everyone is showered and dressed."
"When will the Weasley's be there?" asked James.
"Around three," stated Harry. "Ron doesn't wake up until noon."
"Excited to see Hailey?" asked Hermione.
"Yes."
"She's becoming such a beautiful young woman," commented Hermione.
"That's good," said James. "I heard she was kissing some bloke at school."
Noah dropped his fork and started choking on the bacon he was eating. Harry patted him on the back.
"Are you okay, Noah?" asked Hermione.
He nodded and drank some milk. Hermione turned back to James. "You heard she was kissing someone?"
"Yes, Jon's girlfriend saw her."
Noah stared at his plate.
"It could have been anyone. You know how gossip runs wild in that school," declared Harry.
"She's positive that it was Hailey," said James.
"I'm sure if she was seeing anyone Noah would know," stated Hermione.
Everyone looked at Noah.
"No, she's not dating anyone."
"See, you still have a chance, James," stated Harry.
"Chance?" asked Noah. "What chance?"
"James is trying to get Hailey back," explained Hermione.
Noah felt his stomach drop and looked over at James. "I thought you just wanted to be her friend."
"I want more. I've always wanted more."
"Then why'd you dump her."
"It's none of your business."
"Like hell it isn't. You weren't around to pick up the pieces. You didn't see her cry and fall apart. I did. I was there."
"She's forgiven me."
"Because she thinks you just want friendship."
"I plan on telling her I want more."
Noah shook his head. "So what, you just decided you want her back. She's not a switch you can just turn off and on!"
"Why are you so upset?"
"I just..I just don't want to see her hurt again."
"I won't hurt her."
Noah pushed his plate away. "I'm going to go get ready."
He got up from the table and walked upstairs.
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