Hello :) It's a bit sooner than the last one :) This time it's James II turn. Please don't hate me but this is a Christmas chapter, yes I'm aware that it's the first day of Summer - according to Google, but this was in my head.

As usual I own nothing characters belong to JKR.

James sat on top of his father's chest. His face was peaceful but James could see little creases at the corners of his eyes. His hair haloed around his head as it laid on the pillow and His father's mouth was wide open. He waited until another strange noise had come out of his father's open mouth before carefully bringing his other leg over, so he was sitting in the middle of his parents.

Ginny's hair fanned out behind her as though blown by a breeze. Her mouth was open too, but unlike the strange noises that came from Harry, she dribbled all over her pillow. James looked over the side of the bed, just above his father's chest a spattering of fluffy black hair could be seen. James sighed. Being a big brother was hard, and Albus didn't make things easy, what with being so little and a cry baby all the time. Green eyes looked into Brown ones. Little arms reached over a chest, grabbed another set of arms and a blankie, and then pulled. Finally Al' was stood on one side of the bed leaning backwards, dangerously. As James began to whisper to Albus the correct way t stand over his father the bedroom door opened and the brothers looked at each other in fear before looking back to the door.

A small child with red hair and hazel coloured eyes, a small nighty had a picture of a sleeping wolf on it that yawned slightly before going back to sleep – it had been a gift from Teddy, and now it was her favourite nighty – a teddy bear hung lazily to the side and nothing was on her feet.

"What you doin'?"

"Shh!" James whispered, looking at his parents for signs of wakefulness.

"wanna pay too Jimmy."

James sighed again, the woes of being the eldest. "Fine."

Lily smiled and scampered to the bedside of her mum, assessed the situation, James had to lean over slightly as she was smaller than Albus and he was tiny! "Hold on to my hand's Lil'" As James helped pull her up on the bed and helped her to put her leg over the other side of Ginny so that she stood directly above her stomach.

James himself then stood. "All right then, on the count of three, jump up and sit down. Ready? One…Two…Three!" The Potter children jumped on top of their parents, screaming "Merry Christmas!" as loud as they could.

Harry reacted quickest, grabbing Albus and jumping out of bed, attempting to find his wand. coming to his senses, he looked down at the giggling Albus, turned towards the bed to spot his eight year old, four year old and his wife laughing at him. "Lovely, cheers you little rascals!" He said good naturedly, if tiredly, tickling Albus in retaliation. "No presents until slippers and dressing gowns are on."

The children groaned, but obediently followed his orders after he had put Albus on the floor and kissed the tops of their heads.

He sat back down on his head and turned to Ginny, "Merry Christmas love," he said as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Ginny sat up, placing her feet on the floor. "I'll go and make us some coffee and the kids some hot chocolate. Kreacher's day off today."

Harry and Ginny held hands as they continued out of the room, to find three small mites standing and fidgeting at the top of the stairs, "Into the kitchen, we'll all wake up properly before we open the presents."

As this was followed, James laughing at his parents faces and Albus dragging Ginny to the kitchen as Lily babbled on about which presents she hoped Santa would bring and if her jumper would be pink and purple or purple and pink this year.

Harry smiled, he loved Christmas, and all of its little quirks.

Finished, thank you for reading and I hope you review.

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