Authors Note: Cassiopeia aka baby #3 is the FINAL child of Regulus & Meredith, I pinky promise. So no more pregnancy scares.

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March 8th, 1997

The quidditch stands are filled with people as spectators pile in to watch the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff match.

It's weird being back at Hogwarts and back on the quidditch pitch. It feels like I've been thrown back in time to twenty years ago. Except this time, James Potter isn't the Gryffindor quidditch captain, it's Harry Potter. And instead of Marlene and I playing, it's Atlas.

I hold onto my husband's hand and let him lead us through the crowd. Regulus has Cassie strapped to his chest with a baby carrier. She's smiling and laughing at just about everyone who passes by.

"Oh, there he is," Regulus says, gesturing towards the right of the locker rooms.

I spot Elio at the same time he spots Regulus, Cassie, and I. He smiles and waves us over.

"Elio," I say as I pull him into a hug. "We missed you!" Surprisingly, my son hugs me back and doesn't seem embarrassed by the fact that I'm hugging him in front of his friends.

Regulus hugs him next, and Cassie gets stuck in the middle of them but doesn't seem to mind it. She reaches out for Elio's hair, and he catches her tiny hand before she goes to pull his hair.

"Hi, Cass," He says, leaning closer to let his little sister grab his finger.

She laughs and babbles something unintelligible. Cassie is a fairly happy baby, which is a relief.

"Hi Meredith and Regulus," Natalia says, coming to stand beside Elio. "And Cassie," She adds, waving at Cassie.

I smile at Jack's daughter. "Hi, Natalia. How are you?"

She's wearing a Hufflepuff quidditch jumper and sporting some yellow and black face paint.

"I'm good. Excited for the match?"

"Very," Regulus interjects. "Especially since we missed the first one."

Atlas's first match of the season happened to be six days after Cassiopeia was born, so Regulus and I couldn't come to cheer our son on.

"I saw Atlas this morning and he had that stupid look of extreme concentration on his face for the entirety of breakfast. It's the same facial expression on match days," Elio explains. "He didn't even tease Cormac McLaggen."

"McLaggen?" I ask, looking at Regulus. "Do we know a McLaggen?"

Natalia answers, "My dad said that his dad was a Gryffindor the year above you guys."

Suddenly I remembered exactly who she was talking about and I stifled a laugh at the thought. "I know his dad then," I say. "Is his son just as much of a cocky prick as his dad?"

"Probably," Elio says with a shrug.

"Nat, Elio, we're going to go get seats," Someone calls from the group of their friends.

Natalia grabs Elio's arm. "Come on, the match is starting soon."

"I guess we better go find seats too," Regulus says. "We'll see you after the match, okay?"

Elio gives a thumbs up in response and then gets swept up by his friends as they rush off to the quidditch stands to go find seats.

"He looks happy, right?" I ask Regulus.

He smiles, "Yeah, he really does. I think it's a good thing that him and Natalia are friends."

"Yeah, I think so too," I say.

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When the match ends, Regulus, Elio, Cassie, and I wait outside the locker rooms for Atlas. Cassie is asleep, leaning against my chest. I have the baby carrier on now and she's completely oblivious to all of the noise happening around us.

"They lost badly," Elio mutters.

"They really did," I agree. "But don't tell your brother that, just tell him that he did a good job."

Elio rolls his eyes. "I wasn't going to tell him that, mum."

"I haven't seen that big of a loss in a long time," Regulus says. "It was almost painful to watch."

"I blame Cormac McLaggen," Elio mutters.

"Yeah, it seemed like he spent more of the match telling everyone else how to play than he did actually playing," I say.

Regulus laughs, "At least Atlas played good."

Speaking of Atlas.

The Gryffindor quidditch team is slowly filing out of the locker room, Atlas being one of the first people out. His hair is wet from a shower and he has a very intense scowl on his face.

He spots us quickly and walks over to join us.

"Cet connard, McLaggen," Atlas says.

Regulus raises his eyebrows and looks like he's trying not to laugh. Elio laughs, which earns him a scowl from his brother.

"You played so good," Elio says hesitantly, giving him a forced smile.

"We would've won if that git actually knew how to be a keeper. Putain d'idiot," Atlas argues.

Regulus wraps his arm around Atlas's shoulders reassuringly. "Wow, swearing in French. Okay," He says.

"I didn't want Cassie to hear," Atlas admits, some of the tension releasing from his shoulders.

"You did play amazingly, Atlas," Regulus assures him. "You were hitting bludgers left and right."

I nod, "You made me really proud. I know you guys lost and it sucks, but you were amazing, and I'm not just saying that because I'm your mum."

Atlas gives a small smile and leans into my side, letting me hug him as much as I can with a baby strapped to the front of my body. He reaches for Cassie and brushes his hand over her forehead.

"She's getting big," He says quietly.

I smile, "Yeah, she is."

"Look, I know you're upset that you lost," Elio starts. Atlas gives him a look and Elio holds his hands up in defense. "Let me finish, Merlin. I know you're upset, but I can say with full confidence that it was McLaggen's fault. I think he missed three quaffles because he was trying to flirt with Hermione Granger who was in the stands."

Atlas shivers, "Poor Hermione."

"He's right, you played so good, Atlas," Regulus adds.

Atlas shrugs, "I guess it was a good game for me."

I smile at Atlas and he falls into conversation with Elio. I glance over at the locker rooms and see Harry Potter coming out, followed by his remaining teammates, Ginny Weasley and Katie Bell. The two girls are talking about something before Ginny gets called away by a boy. He kisses her and Harry looks away, an unreadable expression on his face.

I'm pretty sure that Harry's had a crush on Ginny Weasley for years but I don't think he realized it until recently. Probably whenever she got with whoever that boy she's with.

"Harry," I call.

He spots me and smiles, coming over to join us. Harry gives me a hug, careful to avoid waking up Cassie.

"Meredith!" He says.

"You played great, Harry," Regulus says.

I smile, "You would've made your dad so proud."

"Really?" Harry asks with a grin.

"Absolutely," I confirm.

Harry smiles, "Thank you."

We talk to Harry for a bit before Hermione shows up. She congratulates him and Atlas, even though they lost by 260 points, and then she says hi to the rest of us.

"We should go see Ron in the hospital wing," Hermione suggests.

"How is he doing?" I ask.

I found out from Molly at an Order meeting that her son got accidentally cursed and ended up in the hospital wing. This is the second time someone has gotten accidentally cursed this school year, and it seems like Dumbledore has a target on his back.

"He's doing better," Hermione answers, blushing slightly.

"He's going to be so mad when he hears about how badly we lost," Harry mutters.

They both say goodbye and then head off to the hospital wing to see Ron. Next, Regulus and I say goodbye to Atlas and Elio. I promise Atlas that we'll send his birthday gift on Thursday, and we both wish him a happy birthday.

Once both boys are gone, Regulus takes my hand and we start walking towards Hogsmeade to apparate.