24th December
Aka
present and umm presents
'Where you heading Toby?' Lara asks her as Toby walks into the living room putting on her coat and hat. It's the first time since she got here that I've seen her wear 'proper' clothes. A grey skirt, bright red shoes and a bright red top.
'Mass.' she informs her, straightening her hat
'Oh, what is that dear?' Gramps ask her, putting down his magazine
'Church, Mr W - it's Midnight Mass.' She tells him kindly
'Church...' He wonders out load
Toby glances at me and smiles, I just nod, thinking that I know what she is going to say, 'would you like to join me Mr Weasley.' Grumps jumps up and says that he'll be ready in a second and disappears back to the burrow.
'It's only half 9.' Lara points out
'Yeah but it starts at 10.' She tells her. Before she can continue Gramps almost falls out of the fireplace pulling on his jacket.
'Ready Mr W?' She asks
'Yes dear.' He tells her, as they leave the living room
'So dear,' we hear gramps say as they walk downstairs, 'what exactly happens at these 'masses'?'
A few hours later, they return. Gramps asking her questions about churches.
'Hey Dad, you want egg-nog?' My mum asks as they take of their coats.
'Please, Ginny dear.'
'Egg-nog Toby?'
'No, thanks can't stand the stuff, but if there is hot chocolate...' She trails off. My mum smiles
'I think we can manage that.'
'So gramps, what was mass like?' Al asks, taking a biscuit out the tin
'It was fascinating. There was singing and praying and the ...' He turns to Toby
'Priest.'
'And the priest was saying this stuff; I talked to some wonderful people.' He told us.
'Do you go to church a lot dear?' nana asks her
'Not really Mrs W, my church goings are mostly Christmas and Easter. And even then I'm usually at school.'
'Oh you're not from London?' Nana asks. We all look at her; sometimes I wonder that my mum is her daughter.
'No, Merseyside.' Toby tells her.
'Where is that?'
'I'm from Liverpool, Mrs W.' Toby smiles at her
'What, I though you where from the Wirral, Tobs?' Lily says, shocked. Toby just shakes her head. While Nana just looks very confused.
