Prologue
When Remus and Sirius adopted their daughter, it was the best day of their lives - except, of course, their wedding day. Azumi, a beautiful 6 month old baby, was the daughter of an Auror couple. Her biological parents died during a battle with Voldemort’s Death Eaters, when she was only a few weeks old. Remus had petitioned for Sirius and him to be allowed to adopt her, and all of their friends had also spoken on their behalf. The Potter’s, which included Regulus, who took James's last name after their wedding, the Weasley’s, Lovegood’s, Longbottom’s, even Narcissa Malfoy, after her husband had been arrested and sent to Azkaban, had spoken to the head Aurors as well.
And so, Azumi became Azumi Lupin, as Sirius had taken Remus’s last name after they married. The new family joined all the other’s, growing alongside each other as one, huge, mixed and muddled family. Azumi was the eighth child born in the family, following Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George, Ron and Harry. After Azumi was adopted, Neville joined their little family, with Draco joining a few weeks later. Then, Ginny and Luna were born when the kids were one, making them the twelfth and thirteenth child to join their family.
The children all grew up together, as Narcissa allowed the other families to move into Malfoy Manor with her and Draco, since Lucius was in Azkaban, never to be released. They all helped each other out, the children having many cousins, aunties and uncles. ‘Uncle Moony’ was their favorite, as Remus had learned to control his werewolf side and could transform at will, just like the other Marauders, allowing him to take the children on rides around the Manor’s acres of yard.
(After Peter was arrested, the Aurors were able to take away his ability to transform so he could not escape in his Animagus form.)
Growing up in Malfoy Manor, the children were introduced to other Slytherin families. The Parkinson’s, the Zambini’s, and the Nott’s were frequent visitors and were always over for playdates and lunches. Even from an early age, it was a bit evident what houses the children would be sorted into, as their actions and activities made this very clear. The Weasleys, Neville and Harry were obviously Gryffindor kids, after their parents, Luna took after her mother, a true Ravenclaw.
As for the others, well, let’s just say that Slytherin was going to have their hands full once all the kids were of age. Blaise, Draco, Theodore, Azumi, and Pansy were avid pranksters, taking after their uncles. Fred and George were common co-conspirators, often equipping the younger children with stink bombs and enchanted candies. Their favorite targets were the older Weasley children, Percy often chased them around the Manor afterwards, angry that they disturbed him or destroyed another assignment.
Bill and Charlie would always laugh it off, as they saw the pranks as harmless childhood fun. Their jokes never hurt anyone, destroyed anything important and were easy to control and clean up after they were done. Quidditch was also an avid activity in the Manor, as per tradition, all the children received their first broom at 6, giving them a few years of experience before Hogwarts. As soon as the children had enough control and practice, Regulus, Sirius, Remus and James were often using the grand backyard to coach the children through impromptu Quidditch games.
The aunties and mothers often played nurse, as the fathers and uncles could be a bit rough. Oh not to the children, no, to the other adults, James loved to play rough with Regulus, while Remus and Sirius would have random races in the middle of a game, much to the children’s amusement. Fun was a common theme throughout the whole Manor, there was never a sad moment, allowing the children to be children.
Around the time Bill was 21, Charlie was 19, Percy was 15, the twins were 13, Ron and the others were 10 and Ginny was 9, the children were introduced to the LGBTQ+ community. They already knew a little bit, due to their married uncles, Remus and Sirius, and Harry’s three parents, Lily, James and Regulus. What brought the conversation up was when Bill and Percy came out as Aromantic and Asexual, which prompted the children to ask their own questions.
“Wait, so it’s okay to like boys?”, “I can like boys and girls!?”, “So I can have more than one partner, like Harry’s parents?” The children were excited, as the adults allowed them to ask any questions they liked and they would give the best answer they could. “Yes, it is okay to like boys if you are a boy. That falls under a lot of terms - Bisexual, Pansexual, Gay, etc.”, “Yes, liking boys and girls is okay. That’s Bisexual, Omnisexual, Pansexual, too many to list.”, “Having more then one partner is called Polyamorous, and it’s alright. You just have to make sure your partner’s are okay with being Poly and communication is key in those types of relationships.”
This conversation led to a lot of announcements, like how the twins came out as Bisexual and Pansexual, (Fred - Bi, George - Pan), and also announced they had partners. Fred had a girlfriend, Angelina Johnson and George had a boyfriend, Lee Jordan, who was gay. Charlie came out as Gay, and also mentioned that he had a boyfriend, Oliver Wood, who was Pansexual. Ginny said she thinks she's Pansexual, Pansy said she may be Lesbian, and that she had a crush on a Muggle girl she saw sometimes when she went shopping with her parents at a local Muggle market.
Neville came out as Aromantic, Harry came out as Bi and admitted he had a crush on Neville but wouldn’t force him to like him back. Azumi said she was Pansexual and Polyamorous, Draco, Theo and Blaise said they were all Bisexual and Poly. Luna admitted to being Bisexual, causing Ginny to admit that she thought Luna was pretty. When the adults asked Ron if he was Bisexual or anything, he made a weird face. “No way, that’s gross!” Ron yelled, before running off to his room. The adults shared a look, but the children were too busy bugging the older children about meeting their partners to notice.