Letters
Before anyone realised, the years passed and it was time for the boys first Year at Hogwarts. Harry was excited, he was going to learn magic and finally have a wand!
Raising an Elemental was challenging for all the parents, but thankfully after their talk with Salazar and the books he provided, things turned for the better. Now all four boys were able to weild their powers more easily, infact it was now as easy as breathing.
The Potters
In the Potter Household it was pandemonium. They were all waiting for the Hogwarts letter to arrive. James was so excited that he had taken to ride his boom, around the house, in case he spotted the owl. Sirius was in his dog form running up and from the wards line, also looking for the owl. Remus was standing on the front door, eyes gold, looking for the owl. Harry was jumping up and down. The only one calm was Lily, she was simply drinking her tea on the couch with Vica on her lap.
James finally saw the owl. " It's here! Lils, It's here!" James almost drove the poor bird to the ground. Thankfully Lily, heard her husband and opened the window, so the owl could land on the table. The rest of the Marauders piled in, waiting for Harry to open his first Hogwarts letter.
Harry was trembling with excitement, as he finally opened his letter
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmistress. Minerva Mcgonagall
Dear Mr Potter
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwards school of Witchcraft and Wizardry Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term beggins on 1st September. We await your owl no latter that July 31st.
Yours Sincerely
Fillius Flitwick. Deputy Headmaster.
Harry beamed at his parents. James leaped at his son and threw him in the air. "My boy is going to Hogwarts!" Lily hugged her son, after he was put down. Sirius and Remus were ruffling his hair. "Our little Prongslett is so grown up. He grows up so fast!" Sirius faked crying, or at least, that's what Harry tought. Remus was smiling and noded to Jame who produce a piece of parchment from his back.
" Harry. My son. It is time we pass our Legacy to you. We all told you the stories and how we achieved many things during, our Hogwarts Years. This my son. Was, is and will always be, our secret weapon." Harry's eyes widen. He knew what that parchment was. His familly told him about the Map. James saw the recognition in his son's eyes and smiled. "Come. Let me show you, how to open the Map".
Father and son sat down on the floor. Japes pulled his wand out and taped the Parchment. "All you have to do, is tap the parchment with your wand, and say I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good". The Map opened and Harry was finally able to read.
"Messrs Monny, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs. Are Pround to present The Marauders Map" They were giving him The Map? Merlin's underwear! He was getting the Map! Oh Fred and George would Love This! "I really have this Dad?" He asked. "Of course Bambi!". Poor Harry, he always blushed when one of his family called him, by one of his nicknames.
"Well. We all know, what that means. Time for a trip To Diagon Alley." Announced Lily. And Hopefully they could meet the others there.
The Malfoys
A similar but a bit more reserved situation, was happening in this Pureblood Household. Lucius and Narcissa were drinking their tea out on the Terance. While their son was anxiously waiting for his letter, on his Godfather's lap. Said Godfather aka Severus Snape was curently grlaring at the sky.
"Severus Darling why the long face? I understand you are worried about Draco leaving. Believe me I do, I am his Mother after all. But this is a happy occasion." Narcissa inquried, which made Severus blow out a sigh. "I'm simply worried Cissa. And to be honest, I'm still thinking about the whole Dumbledore mess. Not only that, but Draco's powers would pose an issue."
Lucius put down his tea. "Sev. There is nothing to worry about. As I already assured Narcissa, Hogwarts is perfectly safe. Now that the old goat is gone. So again old friend. There is absolutely no reason for you to worry." Severus went to answer, but Draco beat him to it, as he had spotted the owl. "Mother! Father! Uncle Sev! It's here! My letter is here!". He jumped from his Godfather's lap and went to take a closer look at said owl. Narcissa moved her tea, to make room for the owl.
The feathery messenger landed and extentended her leg to the small blonde child. As Draco opened his letter and beamed to his parents, a silver Doe showed up to deliver a message.
"Cissy, Luc and Sev, and of course Draco. I'm assuming that my patronus arrived at the same time as Draco's letter. So let me be the first to congratulate you dear! Now me James, Remus, SIrius Harry and Reggie were going to visit Diagon Alley for the School trip. We were wondering if you would like to acompany us. It would be a great bonding experiance for the children. I've already send the same message to The Longbottoms and the Weasleys. We'll meet you at the Leaky Cauldron" Lily Potter's voice said.
Lucius got up from his seat. "Alright. Let's get going. We shouldn't let them wait."
The Longbottoms
The small family was gathered at their gazebo. Ever since they discovered their son's power, Frank build a greenhouse for his son, that could rival Hogwarts's own Greenhouses that were build by Helga Hufflepuff herself. Neville was helping a few plants grow. Alice was reading a book, while Frank's mother Augusta Longbottom was reading The Daily Prophet. Unlike the other two families, this time, none spotted the owl which manage to scare them by hooting for attention.
Αlice was the one who went and got the letter from the owl. Frank was bussy calming his racing heart. Neville excitedly opened the envelope. Augusta smiled at her grandson as he revealed his acceptance letter. And as poor Frank had finally calmed down and was hugging his son, he jumped with a small scream when lily Potter's voice came from behinde him, in the form of her patronus.
"Hello everyone. And apologies to you Frank for probably scaring you. But in my defence my Godson just got his letter. Congratulations Neville Love! I'm so happy for you. Now How about you all meet us at the Leaky Cauldron for some shopping? I've already send a similar message to the Malfoys. It'll also be good for the boys."
Frank mock glared at the silver Doe but chuckled. Alice was smiling, Of course a day out shopping was the best idea. They could get their Hogwarts stuff early. Maybe she should send a message to Molly, on second thought, she wouldn't put it past Lily to have send a message to the Weasley Matriarch already. "Well. Who's ready for a shopping trip?" Frank lowered his head and pulled out his Gringotts card "Go nuts my Love".
Alice giggled "Aw Darling. But you are coming with us too. We need someone to hold the bags, plus it's your job to keep the Marauders in place. And if my instict is right, which is always by the way. Lily has definetelly send a letter to Molly and with Molly the Twins would follow".
The Weasleys
Now in this Household, there is only one word that could describe the situation. Chaos. Children were running up and down. One of them was crying. Someone was screaming about a book (That was Percy for sure) Fireworks were going off somewere. Poor Molly was trying to make some breakfast...Pancakes. Today she was trying to make pancakes. Gnoms were being thrown at her window shierking about Salazar Slytherin's shoe? The cat was flying? Hold on, the cat? Where did they get the cat from?
Admist of all this chaos, the owls turned up making an even bigger mess. There were feathers all over the table. And were those bird droppings on Ron's hair? Merlin what a crazy day. The children each took the letters, well except for Ginny as she was still young. Ahh silence, blessed silence. It didn't last long. A silver Doe patronus endered the house.
"Hi Molly. It's Lily. Listen we were thinking of going for a shopping trip to day with the kids, for an early Hogwarts trip. We were wondering if you and your little pack would like to come? And your brothers are always welcome..... Please bring their leashes, James and Sirius already have theirs. Now , we will be meeting at the Leaky Cauldron. Hope to see you there, bye."
Hmm Diagon Alley wasn't a bad idea. But did she realy wished to unleash her brothers and children there...... Well Lily said she could bring the leash, so that's something. "Alright people. Gather your stuff we are going to Diagon Alley for some Hogwarts shopping. Fabian Gideon, please bring your leashes, you are too imature to be left unsupervised in Diagon...... On second thought, bring Fred and george's as well" equal groans were heard by the two sets of twins.