Chapter 4 –
'It's Christmas! Get up Rose!' this is how Rose was woken on Christmas day by her younger cousin, Lily. 'Yes OK Lily lets go downstairs and have some breakfast I'm hungry.' Rose walked down the stairs of The Burrow to find Harry and Ted sitting at the table. 'Morning Rose, morning Lily,' said Teddy.
'Good morning,' Lily and Rose said in unison. Rose saw Lily's head turn to the pile of presents in the living room. 'Presents!' she said and ran towards them.
'Come on Lil's lets open them after lunch,' said Harry.
'OK,' Lily replied. Rose gulped down some bacon and eggs and went upstairs to get changed and to check if Crookwidgeon was back. She was happy to see him sitting on the bed with a letter in his mouth. 'Oooh is that your boyfriend?' laughed Lily.
'No it's my friend… Annie,' said Rose and Lily dashed downstairs. She opened the letter and was happy to see it was from Scorpius.
Dear Rose,
Merry Christmas! Dad wasn't angry that I was in Gryffindor in fact he seemed happy. I have some really great news. Mum is pregnant! We are all really excited, let's just hope the babies not a squib! I am really missing you and can't wait to go back to Hogwarts. I got a broom for Christmas but unfortunately I can't take it to school, as you know. I hope you like the present I got you. See you in a few weeks.
Scorpius x
Rose found the present and opened it, it was a copy of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' her mum said she used to have a copy but it disappeared when she got tortured by Bellatrix. Rose went downstairs and found that everyone was awake and eating breakfast. 'Mum, look what Sc… Annie got me,' said Rose and she held up the small book. 'Wow! I remember when Dumbledore gave me a copy in his will, they are great,' replied Hermione.
'I say we have game of Quidditch once everyone has finished breakfast, I think we have enough brooms to go round,' suggested Harry.
'OK,' shouted everyone. Rose was really looking forward to it she had never had a game of Quidditch with her family. Rose was in a team with her family and Teddy against The Potter's. The Potter's, unfortunately, won the game but Rose didn't mind. When they went inside they saw a huge turkey set out on the table and couldn't wait to eat. The food was great and after lunch they got to open presents. She got a sweater with a 'R' on it from Grandma, some things from 'Wesley's Wizard Wheezes' from Uncle George, sweets from Teddy and Neville and lots more. Then Rose went upstairs to wrap up Scorpius's present and write a letter. She had given Scorpius her spare copy of 'Quidditch through the Ages' she then wrote the letter.
Merry Christmas Scorpius! Thanks for my present. I hope you like yours. You're so lucky getting a broom! I'm only aloud one if I get into the Quidditch team. I got loads of sweets which we can share after the holidays. I can't believe you're going to have a baby brother or sister. That's great news! Only two weeks left until we go back to Hogwarts!
Rose x
Just as Crookwidgeon left Lily came into the room. Rose quickly opened her new book and pretended to read. 'We are about to hear one of Teddy's amazing stories, are you coming down to listen to it?' Asked Lily. 'Yes of course,' and Rose followed Lily downstairs. Lily wasn't exaggerating about the stories, they were really good! The one he told tonight was about a man who saw a ghost and no one believed him. The ghost kept haunting him and then in the end everyone believed him. That was the only problem with Ted's stories, they always ended happily. It was probably because Hugo and Lily were still young. When the story was over Rose went to bed and she dreamt about Scorpius without waking.
