Albus Potter, Friends and Foes

Ch 13 Guests Arrive, and Leave

"Molly's sister Lucy is rather at loose ends. I am not sure what if anything she is doing.

"Fred Weasley is married to a witch from Africa, and they have a son. The last I heard they were living above the Diagon Alley store, but in a different flat. The store is bigger than when they started it, and there is quite a bit of living space above it. I think they have added floors since I was there a couple of years ago.

"Roxanne is married to Frank Longbottom II, and they are living at Longbottom Mansion. It is not really so much of a mansion as a really big house with room for a number of families. They have a son, Wilkie, and I think Roxanne is expecting a daughter about the same time as Molly.

"So that is all the cousins, except for the Potter cousins.

They walked out of the front door of Potter's New Burrow, turned right, and headed for The River Otter. "The river is one boundary of the property. I guess that little island is part of the property as well, but we never go there."

They took another right turn, and walked until they came to a large pond with a raft in the middle, a rowboat docked at a dock, and a large play area climbing structure with slides of various sizes, including a huge one that went into the water. There was a large sandbox with quite a selection of Muggle sand toys.

"This pond and play area is where the children gather, and everybody gathers here occasionally. It is funny seeing Uncle Harry playing with the sand toys. He was not allowed to do anything like that when he was growing up, and his cousin Uncle Dudley gives him one of these toys every year for his birthday."

"Those are the famous Harry Potter's toys?" Percy looked in disbelief.

"Well, everybody plays with them, but yes, some of them are," Rose laughed. "Uncle Harry really enjoys playing in the sand with the very little children."

They continued in the same direction, and eventually came to what was a boundary at the river. They turned right and came to a road which parallel The River Otter before turning ninety degrees and heading away from the river.

"On this side of the road is the Potter Estate property," Rose pointed out. "Across the road is Longbottom property. It is all under the same or similar wards, but we are not allowed to walk in the road or cross it without permission. The grain next to the road is all that Muggles see, usually."

The road came to a T, and again they turned right. Eventually they came to a farm market across the street, and the road leading into the Potter Estates Complex. It seemed to be a busy working farm. They had taken their time walking the property, and it was almost time for lunch.

"This is Grandmother and Grandfather Weasley's house," Rose pointed out, as they stood in front of the moderately imposing structure. "I think grandmum collects people. On the third floor you have Uncle Charlie and his two caregivers, Caroline and Pippa. Pippa has a very young daughter, Maria, who is just over three months old. Teddy Lupin has a small suite of rooms on the second floor, although he is off on some sort of assignment right now. Teddy's grandmother has a flat on the ground floor."

They entered the house and went back to the kitchen, where Molly Weasley was taking bread out of an oven. Molly put the bread down, opened her arms, and Rose when into them for the obligatory hug. Rose looked down at her short grandmother and said, 'Good morning grandmum, did Scorpius get here yet?

Percy winced.

Molly sighed. "Scorpius's grandmother was over here this morning. There seems to be one continuing argument going on over there. He will be here for dinner, I expect."

"Do you know if Cassie is going to be with him?" Rose grumbled.

"I think that is part of the argument," Rose's grandmother commiserated.