Home for the Holidays

by GothGirl1996

Its not easy being the daughter of convicted "mass murderer" Sirius Black, the girlfriend of the second "blood traitor" Weasley boy or the cousin of The Boy Who Lived. Serena Lily Black has a lot to cope with when she returns to her childhood home for Christmas before Sirius dies.

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Christmas shopping

A few days later Serena apparated to Diagon Alley in search of Christmas presents. mrs Weasley, Arthur, Lupin and her father were easy,as were the twins, Tonks, Ginny and Ron. Others like Charlie, Hermione (a friend of Ron's) and her cousin Harry, who she hadn't seen since he was a baby, were a lot harder.

Mrs Weasley would love a new cookbook or the latest record by Celestina Warbeck; Arthur- any muggle device would be greatly appreciated and provide him with hours of entertainment and make him smile too, she'd already found his, a muggle music box which sang carols and had figures which danced around the snow globe attacked to the top; Lupin would be with a collection of books on fantastical beasts as well as his usual gift of several bottles of wolfsbane potion made by Serena herself. Her father would be happy with a mixed box of honeyduke's items and a hug from his daughter- Ron and Ginny too just minus the hug. The twins would have 2 of every item in the new Zonko's range whilst Tonks would be happy with the latest weird sisters album and some honeyduke's peppermint toads.

Sirius had said before that Harry was Quidditch Captain and Seeker for Gryffindor and so Serena had ended up buying his a broomstick winter service kit for his firebolt from the Quidditch supplies catalogue. Hermione, Serena had been informed was an academic- so Serena had purchased new stationary for her for the new term at Hogwarts in the new year along with something from Honeyduke's.

But what to get Charlie? That was Serena's biggest problem as she traversed the alley with her boxes and parcels of Christmas presents on her way to Madame Malkin's to pick up her new dress she'd ordered for Christmas Day with the order, the Weasley's and her family- her father, Lupin and Harry. Charlie's gift had to be special- they'd been together for six years since their fifth year at Hogwarts. Serena had been in Gryffindor like her father and had been prefect alongside Charlie.

No she couldn't get Charlie just anything it had to be special and memorable. She paused as something caught her eyes in flourish and blotts- annoyed she hadn't spotted it earlier.

"Oh that's perfect." She murmured and dipped into the shop to purchase it before continuing in her way to Madame Malkin's and her new dress.