Chapter 9: Home for the Holidays: Part 1

"Mum! Dad!" Mimi and her friends had just gotten off the Hogwarts Express and Mimi instantly spotted her parents. She went barreling over and her mother grabbed her up in a big hug.

"Oh how I missed you," Her mother said kissing her on her forehead. Mimi quickly ran to give her dad a hug as the Marauders all accepted hugs and kisses from her mom. The Marauders loved her parents and thought of them almost as their own.

"Mum? Dad? This is Lily, Sarah, and Arabella," Mimi said introducing the girls who her parents who they had never met. Lily realized that Mimi was the spitting image of her mother with identical black hair, though her mother's fell to her shoulders, sparkling hazel eyes, and big smiles.

"Oh it's so lovely to meet you we have heard loads of great things about you all," Mrs. McMahon said with a sunshiney smile. Mr. McMahon quickly led the group of kids to the car magically enlarging it so they could fit in all their baggage (which had been mayhem to pack that morning).

"Home sweet home," Mrs. McMahon smiled as they pulled up toward the house. It was a medium sized yellow home with blue shudders and a good sized yard. Mimi loved the house and hoped to raise her own children there. Everyone quickly hopped out of the car the Marauders and Mr. McMahon brought the bags into the house. Mimi showed the boys to their regular room (the guest room) where 3 twin beds, 3 chest of drawers, and an en suite bathroom were. Then Mimi lead the girls down the hall to her room which was a small cozy room painted a sunshine yellow with a sky blue carpet. Mimi's parents had magically added three cots next to Mimi's bed. Mimi let them all unpack and padded downstairs to talk to her parents.

"Hey Miranda," Her mother smiled when Mimi walked into the kitchen where she was sitting with a cup of tea. Mimi walked over and sat in her lap.

"I missed you mum," she said as she gave her mom a hug.

"I missed you too sweetheart sometimes I wish I could live at Hogwarts with you," She said rubbing her daughter's hair lovingly.

"Oh that would be quite the laugh," Mimi said picturing her moms face as she saw the mess of her and the boy's dormitories and the scenes they created.

"Sirius is enamored by you Miranda," her mom said suddenly and Mimi looked up.

"How can you tell?" She asked curiously.

"In the way he looks at you, it's the way I look at your father and he looks at me. It's as though he'd do anything for you and all he can think about is how great you are and how much he loves you. It makes me happy and sad to see him looking at you like that," Mrs. McMahon explained.

"Why mum?" Mimi said smiling at her mom's description of how Sirius viewed her.

"Because it means by little baby girl is grown up and in love, but it also means my little baby girl is loved by someone who would give the world to her," Mrs. McMahon said and Mimi smiled.

"I love him Mum. I also love you," she said.

"I love you too Miranda."

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"IT'S CHRISTMAS!" Mimi bounded down the hall to the boys room in nothing but a sports bra and plaid boxers.

"CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS! WAKE UP WE HAVE PRESENTS," as soon as the word presents escaped her lips all the boys jolted up simultaneously.

"Presents!" They cheered and followed her out into the living room where the girls and her parents were.

"Miranda, cover yourself before you catch pneumonia," Her mom scolded as the boys sat down eagerly in front of the pile of presents. Miranda hastily ran to grab a bathroom and returned in record time. Everyone had divided their presents into piles and Miranda attacked her own. She opened the presents from the girls first and was very pleasantly surprised. She received a lovely yellow diary from Lily, The Enchantress perfume from Arabella, and vibrant red sweater from Sarah.

"Thanks guys," Mimi squealed and engulfed her friends in a hug who were busy cooing over the matching silver music boxes she had bought them.

Mimi reached over and began working on her presents from her mother and father. She was very happy with their gift choice too. They had gotten her a new set of pale pink dress robes which were made of satin and simply gorgeous.

"Wow, their beautiful," Mimi said holding the robes up against her slim frame.

"Oh do you like them?" Mrs. McMahon said anxiously, "I saw them and they just screamed you."

"I love them thank you," Mimi gave her parents big hugs. Then Mimi started on the last of her presents, the one's from the Marauders. She pulled a small present towards her and tore off the wrapping paper. Inside was a small silver frame with a majestic stag, a howling wolf, a playful dog, and a scampering rat set in each corner. It held a picture of a picture of the Marauders, taken by Hagrid, on the last day of term in their fifth year. They all had their arms around each other with huge smiles and Mimi in the center with tear tracks (she always cried on the last day of term) and a huge smile. She looked up and Remus was grinning broadly at her.

"Do you like it?" He asked.

"I love it," She whispered and leaned over to give him a hug and kiss on the cheek.

"I'm glad you're very hard to find presents for," he said and she laughed before pulling another present into her lap, this one from James. Underneath the wrapping paper was a silver bracelet with a Moon, a paw print, a block of cheese, silver antlers, and an 'M' charm attached. Mimi laughed and smiled over at James.

"It's great," she said hugging him and then pulled her last present into her lap. It was very small and she looked up and saw Sirius smiling anxiously at her she grinned back and opened it up. She gasped when she saw what was nestled inside. It was a thin silver chain with a single black pearl hanging off of it.

"Sirius…" she whispered

"Do you not like it? I can take it back its fine," he said nervously and she looked up at him and it was as though everyone else in the room faded to black.

"I love it, baby. It's perfect it's stunning it's beyond words! Thank you thank you so much," she cried and leaned over and kissed him. He lingered back on the kiss and smiled.

"I'm glad Meems," He said before kissing her one more time.

Everybody was thrilled with their presents, the Marauders loved their gifts from Mimi just as much as she loved theirs. After the large pile of presents had been diminished the kids rushed to get dressed and play outside. Mimi, Lily, Sarah, and Arabella ran upstairs to get ready. Mimi pulled on her new red sweater which was unbelievably soft and warm. She pulled on her favorite worn pair of jeans brushed out her long hair and braided it, and clasped on her new bracelet and pearl necklace.

"It's really lovely Mimi," Lily said as she watched her friend finger her new necklace.

"Thanks. That amethyst bracelet James gave you is also really pretty," Mimi said and Lily looked down at the amethyst and silver bracelet that she was wearing. She had been shocked when she'd opened it and had put it on right away, it was so beautiful and she had couldn't believe James had gotten it for her.

"I can't believe he bought it for me," Lily said.

"I can. Now, let's go the boys are already outside," Mimi, Sarah, Lily, and Arabella galloped outside to join the boys.

Mimi quickly packed a large snowball and took aim right at the center of Remus's chest. She threw and hit her target.

"Bull's eye," Mimi called as Remus pretended to be severely wounded.

"She's got me… the end is near. I SEE THE LIGHT," he cried dramatically staggering and falling into the snow. Mimi ran over and squinted at his face.

"He's gone, enemy conquered," She said to the girls who were in fits of laughter.

"Not quite," Remus said suddenly opening one eye and chucking a snowball at Mimi's stomach. Mimi toppled down next to him.

"Attack girls, it's too late for me. Sirius, I love you!" Mimi cried out putting on an equally dramatic show. Everyone was rolling over in laughter as Remus and Mimi faked their deaths. Sirius dropped to his knees in mock despair.

"The only girl I've ever loved, killed by my best mate," he said crying into his hands joining in on the act.

"There, there Padfoot, she died a brave and heroic death. Death by snowball," James said patting Sirius on the back.

"It's just too much to bear Prongs," he cried making his own snowball, "Tell your son I'd have loved to be his godfather," Sirius said before mashing the snowball into his face and falling into the snow. Sarah and Arabella started clapping (Lily was to busy laughing).

"What a show! Bravo! Encore!" They cried as everyone woke up from the 'dead.'

"Thank you, thank you. That was a Marauder special," they cried jumping up and bowing.

Mrs. McMahon was standing at the window looking out at her daughter and her best friends having fun without a care in the world. She knew she would have to tell Mimi the truth before they left, but she couldn't bear to bring her daughter off of Cloud 9. She brushed a tear off her cheek as she felt strong arms wrap around her shoulder.

"She's strong Trina, she'll be fine," Mrs. McMahon looked up into her husband's eyes.

"I love her so much and she's so happy," She said softly.

"I know, I love her too, but we have to do this to protect her and the rest of the wizarding world."

A/N: This chapter is in two parts because i thought it worked well that way. I won't be updating for a bit because winter break is coming up, but please please please review and tell me what you think!!!