Family Time COMPLETED

Chapter 3

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"Before you all start tucking into your breakfasts I have a few announcements to make," Albus Dumbledore said the following morning.

The Headmaster was met with disappointed groans and the rumbles of empty stomachs.

"Now now, I think you'll enjoy what's about to happen," Albus said with a small twinkle in his eyes, "As you know on my left is the Cullen family, I have told you all about them and their role in the school this year at the welcoming feast the other night so please make them feel welcome."

With that Albus gave a nod of his head and the Cullen's stood up to get polite applause for a few seconds then they sat back down again.

"Now then onto the fun part," Albus said as he shared glances with his fellow staff members, "Classes are now optional to go to depending on what you are doing."

The Great Hall erupted in cheers and celebration with the few odd groans of disappointment.

"Seems that they might be magical, but they're not that different from normal children," Esme said with a small smile softly so only her family could hear her, which the other Cullen's gave their own nod in response.

"Something isn't right," Rosalie said to herself as she noticed a small black haired boy sitting with the other 6th year students.

"What's wrong love?" Emmett asked as he gently squeezed his wife's hand.

Rosalie gave her mate a worried look, "That boy at the lion table…something doesn't sit well about him."

"We'll keep an eye on him," Carlisle said as he looked to the boy, it wasn't very often that his daughter was worried about a human even if it was a child so Carlisle decided to listen to his daughter and keep an eye on the small human.

Once the cheering in the Great Hall was over, Albus continued.

"Now then as I was saying, the reason that classes are optional is because of an event that is going on at Hogwarts," Albus said as he started to explain the details, "With Voldermort back and at his strongest, we have had letters asking about our students safety not only from pureblood parents, but both muggleborn children parents and halfblood children parents, because of this we have decided to hold an event where the student's families can come and visit the school and even stay at the school for the rest of this year depending on how things go. While here the parents have the chance to see how well protected their child is while at school but also just what their child is learning and how their child is learning. The classes will be both for families and students while others will be for those who have to sit their OWL's and NEWT's this year. There shall also be a mixture of events going on throughout the school as well. Family no matter what background will be welcomed, no matter what Voldermort does he cannot get us to stop doing what we normally do and hide in fear."

As Albus looked over the crowd his gaze seemed to stay a few seconds longer on a certain boy at the Gryffindor table.

"Now then," Albus said as he continued, "Now then let us welcome the parents and have them join us for our breakfast!"

With that Albus clapped his hands and after a few seconds there was the sound of feet coming towards the entrance of the Great Hall, each second the sound became louder.

Suddenly the doors opened and in came a group of people lead by Hagrid. They all came in and stood in the middle of the Great Hall and once they was all in the Great Hall the doors shut.

"The family's Headmaster," Hagrid said as he made a motion to the group of people that stood nervously behind him.

"Thank you Hagrid," Albus said with a nod of his head as he then looked over the Great Hall, "Now then what are you waiting for? Go and get your family's to join in breakfast with you!"

That was all the encouragement needed as students and families found their way to each other and the house tables were made bigger while a few more tables were made.

"Mum! Dad!" the Weasley children cried out as they ran over to their parents.

"Oh my baby's," Molly Weasley said as she gave each one a hug, "Now then Hermione, Harry, what about your family's? If they couldn't make it you'll have a spot with our family, even if they did make it."

"Thank you Mrs. Weasley, but I see my parents," Hermione said politely as she made her goodbyes and walked over to her parents.

Harry watched with a longing look as Hermione and the Weasley children were given attention by their parents.

"Need help finding your family?" a voice said from behind Harry.

Trying to hide his surprise Harry came face to face with what seemed to be a Goddess with a family just as beautiful behind her.

One male seemed to have his 'windblown' hair style and looked as if he could be Cedric or at least Cedric's twin brother. The smallest female that looked like a pixie was bouncing happily next to another male that seemed to be the pixie like females boyfriend. Standing behind the female Goddess protectively was what Harry thought to be a grizzly bear but by the look in his eyes that screamed 'I love pranks' Harry changed grizzly bear to a giant teddy bear. The two adults that stood in the middle of the group and holding hands seemed to Harry as the parents of the family.

"So do you need any help?" the female Goddess asked again bringing Harry out of his thoughts.

"It's alright, my parents won't be here as you see," Harry began only to be cut off by the Great Hall's doors being banged open once again and in came the Dursley's being lead by a very smug Filch.

"I've got them Headmaster," Filch said as he dragged the Dursley's in who appeared to be tied up and pulled along by rope that was tied around their wrists and Filch had the end of it so he could pull them along at his command, "They were trying to get into the forbidden parts of the castle, but I made sure they behaved."

Harry wished at the moment the earth would open and swallow him whole through it sort of did if you counted that Vernon had spotted Harry.

"YOU!" Vernon yelled as he pulled on the rope only to forget that Filch had the house elves on his side so Vernon couldn't get loses, "I should of known! I'll-"

"Now now, I think you have forgotten our agreement," the voice of Albus Dumbledore ran out through the Great Hall causing the silence to be broken and whispers and finger pointing at the Durseyls.

"Oh Vernon," Petunia said as she pulled on her husband's top, she didn't like being the centre of attention for this reason…it wasn't 'normal'.

"Fine," Vernon said as he thought he had to protect his family from all of these freaks, "We'll behave, but if anything happens that we don't like…"

Albus nodded his head in agreement, he had had similar threats from other muggleborn's parents through as he told them about the wizarding world that threat was normally forgotten and they became friendly so Albus just nodded his head and waved his hand.

"Now then," Albus said as he waved his hand and enlarged the Gryffindor table even more as he knew the Cullen's would want to sit there from the look Carlisle was sending him, "Let us have our breakfast then we'll have a tour of the castle and have a little go at some things."

Seeing the food on the tables the Dursley's made their way towards the table their nephew stood at to join him and what seemed to be a family of very beautiful people.

"Boy! What is all this food then," Vernon said as he made his way to sit next to Harry, though the beautiful family took up the room around his nephew making him and his family have to sit on the 'outside' of their little group.

Harry gave a quiet groan as he just knew this 'family time' thing Dumbledore would be hell for him, "We have the normal breakfast foods uncle though we also have some breakfast foods that are unique to us."

Harry meant 'us' by the magical world.

"Well then we won't be trying any of your freak food," Vernon said as he loaded up his plate with what would be thought as a 'normal' breakfast if it wasn't Vernon eating it.

By the end of the meal the Dursley's had eaten enough for seven families. Luckily for Harry the Cullen's seemed to be sticking close to him for this meal and were keeping the Dursley's attention off of him giving him a chance to eat.

"Now then," Albus said cheerfully as he stood up and clapped his hands making what was left of breakfast disappear, "Now then let's start our tour and our first stop is this very room where you will be told about this marvels Great Hall and also be fitted for robes!"

Harry felt like hitting his head on the table at the thought of the Dursley's wearing robes, this was going to be either very funny or end with a whimper.

With that Madam Malkins and her employees walked into the Great Hall, though it seemed that Madam Malkins had set her sights on Harry and his group of two families.

To Be Continued…