Post by Bara on Aug 27, 2007 14:06:15 GMT -5
The year is 2011. 4 years after the close of Deathly Hallows, which is 19 years after the story of Deathly Hallows. 23 years have passed.
The Potters - Harry and Ginny - have 7 children.
Petunia Potter, 21, is the black-sheep of the family. First born of Harry and Ginevra, and named for her aunt, Petunia has turned her back on the wizarding community. She is not a bad girl, rather, she is a late rebellion.
Named for her aunt, who famously scorned all things magical, Petunia has defiantly elected to make her own way in the Muggle world. Enrolled at Hogwarts as a child, Petunia found it daunting and lonely to be the daughter of Harry Potter. It seemed to her that all eyes were always upon her, expecting more and more.
And when she turned out to be an indifferent and mediocre witch, she decided to take a different path. Her mother, Ginny, has fiercely supported her in all her decisions, and though secretly sad that Pet is ashamed of her wizarding, outwardly Ginny boasts of Petunia’s achievements.
A well known columnist on the New York Times, you will know Petunia by her by-line, ‘Pet Weasley’. Though Rita Skeeter has tried a million wheezes to bring Pet on-board, Petunia resolutely turns her face against the wizarding community, living a Bohemian lifestyle in a trendy SoHo attic. But Pet knows, if none of her friends do, that she is not all Chardonnay and acid wit.
James Potter, now 19, is in his ‘gap’ year, training with his Uncle Bill abroad in Transylvania in the conservation programmes for Magical Creatures. He is enjoying being in the field, and he hopes to go on to further education at the ‘American Institute of Higher Mythamorphism’ in Chicago. He has been working with werewolves, drawing on the knowledge of his uncles Lupin and Black. For a time, he lived with the wolves, hunting at night, seeking water-holes, baying at the moon and rolling over in front of the Alpha male.
Secretly, he is glad to be back in the hostel with hot showers, cellphones and opposable thumbs to be able to pick the thorns out of his pads. The minute his tour of duty was concluded, he jetted to NY to stay with his big sister, Petunia. He burst into her apartment, yelling “PET!” - scattering dirty laundry, DVD’s and various immature and protected species around the flat.
Petunia staggered to her bedroom door, wrapped in a duvet. She bleared at him. “Bugger off, Jim…”
Behind her, a tall, dark, male figure, swathed in a towel beamed. “Ahhhh – you must be James!” He held out a hand.
James shook it, glaring at Pet.
Albus Potter, 17, who had been embarking on his 1st year at the end of the book, is now in Lower 6th, he is two years older than his sister Lily. He had feared being ‘sorted’ to Slytherin. What happened? (It is usual that members of a family are ‘sorted’ into the same house.) Unlikely, but not unheard of., that someone is selected for another house. Albus is in Slytherin. He is sure there is a good reason for this – but he can’t help feeling estranged from his family and his heritage.
Albus has a strong mystical streak in his nature, which can make him over-analyse. Luckily, he is at Hogwarts, which encourages that sort of thing.
Lily Potter is now 15, a 3rd year. She is comfortably in Gryffindor. Lily is a down-to-earth, clever child who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. We cannot help but be reminded of her Aunt Hermione in Lily’s determination to succeed. She is logical.
The Twins – named, of course, for their uncles, Fred and George, the twins are 13. They’re not red-heads (to Ginny’s disappointment), they are not, in fact, identical. Fred is Harry’s double at that age, and George is very much a Weasley. The Twins are not in our story, simply because they are on a student exchange programme with Durmstrang. We may catch up with them later. George is doing verrry well with his German spells, but poor Fred is struggling.
Septimus Potter. Seventh child of a seventh child, Septimus is very much the baby of the clan. Septimus is just shy of 11 when he is enrolled at Hogwarts – one of the very youngest students.
His big sister, Lily, tries to look out for him, but Septimus, small for his age and defiantly independent, chooses not to bring his troubles to her. His big brother, Albus, is not in Gryffindor with Lily and Septimus, so he is not always on hand.
However Albus makes a point of inviting his brother and sister to his common room every day for tea. For Septimus, it’s a bit of a chore, entailing sleeking his hair down with water. For Lily it’s an opportunity to highlight the Slytherin shortcomings. And apart from the doughnuts (Septimus admits to himself) it’s always a relief to Albus, Lily and himself when the duty visit is over.
Sep is Quidditch mad. He’s only had his first try-out, but – (he says to himself, blushing) – he doesn’t give a rat’s arse whether he’s chosen for the team or not. He’s gonna fly.
The Potters - Harry and Ginny - have 7 children.
Petunia Potter, 21, is the black-sheep of the family. First born of Harry and Ginevra, and named for her aunt, Petunia has turned her back on the wizarding community. She is not a bad girl, rather, she is a late rebellion.
Named for her aunt, who famously scorned all things magical, Petunia has defiantly elected to make her own way in the Muggle world. Enrolled at Hogwarts as a child, Petunia found it daunting and lonely to be the daughter of Harry Potter. It seemed to her that all eyes were always upon her, expecting more and more.
And when she turned out to be an indifferent and mediocre witch, she decided to take a different path. Her mother, Ginny, has fiercely supported her in all her decisions, and though secretly sad that Pet is ashamed of her wizarding, outwardly Ginny boasts of Petunia’s achievements.
A well known columnist on the New York Times, you will know Petunia by her by-line, ‘Pet Weasley’. Though Rita Skeeter has tried a million wheezes to bring Pet on-board, Petunia resolutely turns her face against the wizarding community, living a Bohemian lifestyle in a trendy SoHo attic. But Pet knows, if none of her friends do, that she is not all Chardonnay and acid wit.
James Potter, now 19, is in his ‘gap’ year, training with his Uncle Bill abroad in Transylvania in the conservation programmes for Magical Creatures. He is enjoying being in the field, and he hopes to go on to further education at the ‘American Institute of Higher Mythamorphism’ in Chicago. He has been working with werewolves, drawing on the knowledge of his uncles Lupin and Black. For a time, he lived with the wolves, hunting at night, seeking water-holes, baying at the moon and rolling over in front of the Alpha male.
Secretly, he is glad to be back in the hostel with hot showers, cellphones and opposable thumbs to be able to pick the thorns out of his pads. The minute his tour of duty was concluded, he jetted to NY to stay with his big sister, Petunia. He burst into her apartment, yelling “PET!” - scattering dirty laundry, DVD’s and various immature and protected species around the flat.
Petunia staggered to her bedroom door, wrapped in a duvet. She bleared at him. “Bugger off, Jim…”
Behind her, a tall, dark, male figure, swathed in a towel beamed. “Ahhhh – you must be James!” He held out a hand.
James shook it, glaring at Pet.
Albus Potter, 17, who had been embarking on his 1st year at the end of the book, is now in Lower 6th, he is two years older than his sister Lily. He had feared being ‘sorted’ to Slytherin. What happened? (It is usual that members of a family are ‘sorted’ into the same house.) Unlikely, but not unheard of., that someone is selected for another house. Albus is in Slytherin. He is sure there is a good reason for this – but he can’t help feeling estranged from his family and his heritage.
Albus has a strong mystical streak in his nature, which can make him over-analyse. Luckily, he is at Hogwarts, which encourages that sort of thing.
Lily Potter is now 15, a 3rd year. She is comfortably in Gryffindor. Lily is a down-to-earth, clever child who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. We cannot help but be reminded of her Aunt Hermione in Lily’s determination to succeed. She is logical.
The Twins – named, of course, for their uncles, Fred and George, the twins are 13. They’re not red-heads (to Ginny’s disappointment), they are not, in fact, identical. Fred is Harry’s double at that age, and George is very much a Weasley. The Twins are not in our story, simply because they are on a student exchange programme with Durmstrang. We may catch up with them later. George is doing verrry well with his German spells, but poor Fred is struggling.
Septimus Potter. Seventh child of a seventh child, Septimus is very much the baby of the clan. Septimus is just shy of 11 when he is enrolled at Hogwarts – one of the very youngest students.
His big sister, Lily, tries to look out for him, but Septimus, small for his age and defiantly independent, chooses not to bring his troubles to her. His big brother, Albus, is not in Gryffindor with Lily and Septimus, so he is not always on hand.
However Albus makes a point of inviting his brother and sister to his common room every day for tea. For Septimus, it’s a bit of a chore, entailing sleeking his hair down with water. For Lily it’s an opportunity to highlight the Slytherin shortcomings. And apart from the doughnuts (Septimus admits to himself) it’s always a relief to Albus, Lily and himself when the duty visit is over.
Sep is Quidditch mad. He’s only had his first try-out, but – (he says to himself, blushing) – he doesn’t give a rat’s arse whether he’s chosen for the team or not. He’s gonna fly.
