CHAPTER ONE

THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

It was a big house with large gardens and many trees. During spring, flowers covered most of the yard, but now everything was white, after all, it was almost Christmas. It was a pretty cold day, but five children could be seen outside, playing with the snow.

"I got the hood! I got the hood!", said the five year-old girl with vivid red hair as she came running from the house with a dark haired boy, also a five year-old.

"I already said I'm not going to put a hood in the snow man... He is going to use a hat just like that man in the picture", said the eldest boy, who was about to turn thirteen years-old.

"But we want the snow man to be just like Father Christmas, Teddy!", said another boy with black hair, this one was a seven year-old.

"James, you're old enough to know there's no such thing as Father Christmas", laughed Ted.

"You're lying!", yelled James, while the other two children looked like they were in the verge of tears.

"Of course he is lying, James", said the other girl, who was about ten years-old, she had short blond hair and dazzling blue eyes, "How can you say something like that Ted? Now you made Rose and Albus cry!"

"Well, if they want to go to Hogwarts they should know that Christmas is only about lies! Specially Father Christmas! It's just something adults tell children so they do behave... It's not real".

"He is lying isn't he, Victoire?"

"Of course he is James, don't worry about that", smiled the blond girl and then she crouched in front of Rose and Albus and said, "And I say the same for both of you. I don't want to see any of you crying because of what Ted said. If you want we can go and ask Grandma about it".

"Well, she would say he does exist, but she is a grown-up... And all grown-ups want us to believe in this sort of stories..."

"Shut-up!", Victoire seemed very angry but, in a matter of seconds, she opened a great smile and clapped her hands saying, "I smell cookies! Who wants to go eat some with me?". The four of them went inside the manor, leaving Ted behind to finish his snow man.

"Why were you yelling just now, Vic?"

"Oh, it was nothing, uncle Ron... Just Ted being stupid like always", said the girl as she sat down at the table and grabbed one cookie, "He was trying to make them cry by saying Father Christmas doesn't exist".

"Well, I hope you didn't believe that", said Ginny as she came inside the kitchen holding a four year-old Lily in her arms, "Because if he didn't exist, who would bring presents to you tonight?"

"Yeah!", said Albus smiling, "He just have to exist!"

"We will show him tomorrow! Maybe he won't get any presents for saying a lie!", said Rose standing up in the chair.

"Don't do that, Rosie, you may fall", said Ron as he came closer to his daughter and made her sit back down, "Where are you going, James?"

"To my room...", said the boy sounding very upset.

"Oh, dear... I'll tell Harry to go and talk to him", said Ginny as she saw James running up the stairs to his room, "And we are going to have a little talk with Ted Lupin as well!"

"Are my boys ready for the big night?", said Harry as he helped his sons getting ready to bed.

"I am, dad!", said Albus as he started jumping on his bed.

"Good to know you are excited, young fellow, but you better stop jumping like that or your mom is going to yell at us", said Harry as he got Albus in mid air and put him down. Albus just giggled and crawled under the blankets. "What about you, James?"

"I think I am...", said James as he went to bed, "But what if Ted is right?"

"Do you think he is right?"

"I don't know..."

"And do you want him to be right?"

"No, I don't!"

"Then he is not. Remember what mom told you about Christmas?"

"That is magical!", said Albus.

"Yes. And what else?"

"That it only happens when we believe", this time was James who answered.

"So, as long as we believe, Christmas will arrive. And we are just going to show this to Teddy tomorrow. Because right now it's time for both of you to be asleep".

"Good night, Dad", said both of them as Harry turned off the lights.

"Good night, boys", he said and half closed the door, leaving two sleeping kids inside. Or at least he thought he did, because one of them was wide awake and having many ideas at that exact moment.

A/N: This is just the beginning of my Christmas story! I hope you enjoy and review! Oh! I also hope you have a wonderful Christmas! lol I'll be updating as soon as possible!