Title: Advent
A/N: For the Holiday Spirit: Christmas Boot Camp. Yes, I have finally given in and signed up for one. All drabbles are separate. Prompt: Advent.
Rose and Hugo sprang out of bed on the first day of December with so much energy and enthusiasm you might have thought it was Christmas Day. They pushed and shoved one another a little, Hugo fighting to get to the kitchen before his older sister.
Hermione made her way downstairs, tying her dressing gown as she went. She sliced the bread, slid it into the toaster and pulled jars of jam and honey from the shelves in her normal morning routine, acting as though three in the morning was a perfectly reasonable time to wake up.
At the table the children stared, eyes following her every move. They were convinced their mother was moving extra slowly this morning on purpose. The toaster pinged.
The food had never vanished faster, which was saying something with Ron in the house. They smiled innocently. Hugo's face was covered in strawberry jam.
"Mummy…" Rose began, as Hermione made to leave the room.
"Yes Rosie?" Hermione smiled to herself.
"What about our chocolate?" Rose looked honestly worried at the thought that it might have been forgotten.
"What chocolate-" She only got halfway through before Hugo interrupted.
"Calendar!" He squealed and she laughed, pulling two cardboard calendars out of the cupboard. They had brightly coloured seasonal pictures on the front, and twenty four little flaps for curious children to find and open.
She left them to it and headed back to bed, to find Ron awake.
"Where's my advent calendar then?"