Chapter Two - Christmas Eve

Harry stood in front to the front door of the Burrow, with his travelling bag, waiting for the moment when to knock, it was rude to just apparatestraight into the living room. It was the first time that he had been nervous in front of the Wealsey's front door in over 2 years.

He took a deep breath and knocked on the wooden front door, it had a holy wreath which seemed to glow in the sun light; it took a few minutes for the door to be answered. The door was opened by a rarer flustered looking Mrs. Wealsey caring a bowl of cake mixture in the hand as a wooden spoon stirred it.

"Harry, dear come in, you must be freezing"

Harry stepped into the house it was warm the fire place was lit, glowing orange and yellow as the flames flickered. It was busy and very crowded as their where going be a lot of people coming for Christmas day.

Harry put his bag down in the hall, took of his shoes and hang is coat up on the nearest available spot. He came into the longue where tinsel was been put by itself along the mantelpiece of the fireplace where a few Christmas cards, where next to the flower pot of flu powder. A broom swept the tilled floor in the kitchen, where Mrs. Wealsey was busy cooking a Christmas cake.

Harry took a seat in the longue has Mrs Wealsey handed him a cup of tea, he sat sipping the hot liquid as a the stairs creaked and 2 red haired people came into the living room, sat down still in conversation completing ignoring the fact Harry was sitting across from them enjoying a hot cup of tea.

Harry finished his cup and put it down on the table and took the blanket that was on the back of the chair, put it on his lap and closed his eyes and fell asleep, he had hardly slept the night before, and so it was a good chance to catch up.

Two minutes after Harry fell asleep the back door opened in came four very cold people came in having an argument

"It was not my fault, I got stuck"

"It was funny though"

"Next thing you should sell in the shop is magic snow diggers" They all laughed

"How's the cake coming on Mrs. Wealsey?" was asked by the person Harry sleepily could make out as Hermione

"Fine dear, it' just been put into the oven a should be finished within an hour, why don't you go and sit down next door and warm up, oh and thanks for chopping up the logs for the fire"

The four of them took of their coats and shoes, and went into the longue, the argument had picked up pace as Harry slept in the chair opposite them. Harry had pulled the blanket up over his face to block the noise of the argument out so it was peaceful.

"For goodness shake could you two stop arguing like an old married couple?"

They fell silent, as the four came in and managed to fit themselves on the sofa. After making themselves comfortable, in a corner was a moving blanket, gently moving up and down. All of them looked puzzled, who could be there under the blanket asleep, a piece of parchment was found next to a fallen down end of some sliver tinsel, which was put up again.

They each wrote what they thought, was under the blanket some suggestions where a little silly. An agreement was made who they all thought it was, then there was a silent vote, about who was going to find out. Ron was voted to check out who it was; he got up nervously, walking over to the chair, opposite the two red haired people. He pulled the blanket off to reveal a sleeping Harry curled up in a ball.

Ron took two steps back as everybody looked shocked and whispered a few words, before looking annoyed at each other. The silence was broken by the timely arrival of Mr Wealsey from the fire place; he noticed the shock look on everybody and headed for the kitchen.

Hour later

Mrs Wealsey's cake had finished in the oven, and was sitting on the coffee table, with full glasses of mulled wine. Harry had woken up and was sitting next to Ginny; they held hands as they sipped the mulled wine looking at the cake without even thinking about eating a slice.

Silence followed as everybody was looking at the cake and drinking the wine until Mr Wealsey said

"Shall we put the wireless on?"

"Good idea" Mrs Wealsey said smiling

Mr Wealsey got up from his seat and walked over to where the wireless stood and switched it on. The program that was on was the news including wizarding and muggle news. Everybody seemed bored as they listened to the news even the weather did not brighten them up until the songs came on, which changed the mood of everybody. Slices of cake were taken and eaten so quickly that only crumbs were left.

The Christmas songs finished being played on the wireless, and then the love songs came on. George tried to sing My Heart Will Go on to a worried Ron, who then looked at Hermione with puppy dog eyes. A few songs later and the bad singing of the elder Wealsey's, the perfect song came on the wireless. Harry got up from the seat he was sitting and asked

"Fancy a dance" to a flushed Ginny

"Yes" She answered

Harry took her hand, and found a space near the fireplace and started to do a slow dance, as the song played on the wireless, Ginny's head nuzzled on to Harry's shoulder. A moment later Ron and Hermione joined them for a slow dancing in a space as Harry whispered into Ginny's ear

"I love you"

"I love you too" Ginny replied and kissed Harry

The rest of the Wealsey family got up apart from George and Percy and danced the night away

Authors Note 1: Hope you enjoyed the chapter, I love writing fluff.