Disclaimer I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters.
The next morning, after breakfast, the Potters flooded to Diagon Alley to do their Christmas shopping.
"Now boys, you are free to wander about for two hours." Fleamont told them. "However, no wandering off to knockturn alley, stay in Diagon. And for gods sake, please don't splurge." He continued. "We'll meet at the Leaky Cauldron later."
The five children walked down the alley as they looked into the shops.
"Where do you guys want to go first?" Hadrian asked
"I need a new book or two." Remus said. "Let's go to Flourish and Botts."
"What? No!" Sirius looked horrified. "This is Christmas shopping, Remy! Not book shopping!"
"Besides, who would want to read during the Christmas holidays?" James continued.
Remus rolled his eyes at the both of them, but dragged them both by their sleeves into the bookstore, with Hadrian and Sarah following behind as they chuckled.
They went in and out of quite a few stores, hiding some of what they bought since it was meant to be Christmas presents. James had constantly been chattering about Evans and what he was going to get for her. Hadrian was quite thankful when he had finally bought her something for he wasn't sure how long he could stand it anymore, though he had refused to tell them what it was.
"Lets go to Quality Quidditch supplies! James said after they had finished buying what they needed.
"We went there already James." Hadrian reminded him.
"We only went in to get stuff!" James said. "They might have new arrivals! Besides, we still have twenty minutes left."
Everyone, except for Sirius and James, rolled their eyes in exasperation as they headed for the store.
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Peter visited the manor the next day. They spent that day playing wizards chess, eating sweets, going through the library and doing a lot of fun stuff. Much to Euphemia's disapproval, James, Sirius, Peter and even Remus tricked Sarah and Hadrian into eating higcoughhing sweets, causing them to have a fit of higcoughhing. Later that day, Hadrian and Sarah retaliated by dropping a dungbomb in the room the four of them were in, before the two of them quickly exited the room and locked the four third years in for fifteen minutes.
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Hadrian woke up to James and Sirius shouting into his ears and hitting him with their pillows.
Getting up from his bed, he mock glared at the two of them. "I don't need you two as my personal alarms, thank you very much."
He then turned to Remus who was sitting on his own bed and watching in amusement. "You didn't stop them." He said, pointing an accusing finger at the sandy haired boy.
Remus shrugged as he gave a small smile. "You sleep like a pig sometimes. There's no time for you to do so on Christmas."
Christmas! Hadrian had totally forgotten that today was Christmas.
"Come on!" James dragged him by the arm. "Let's go and unwrap our presents after we wash up! Merlin Hadrian, do I have to drag you all the way to the bathroom?"
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They raced to the living room. Sarah was already there, and she smiled at them as they entered.
"Hey guys." She said. "Happy Christmas!"
"Well it seems you are up boys, Happy Christmas." Fleamont smiled at them. "Your presents are placed in piles under the Christmas tree. You've each got your own pile so I don't want any of you to mess your own presents with others!"
They all raced towards the Christmas tree and started digging through their own piles.
"Wow! Thanks mom, thanks dad!" Hadrian said as he unwrapped the present from his parents. He had gotten and the latest book on quidditch from his parents. James had gotten a broomstick servicing kit.
"Thanks Mr and Mrs Potter!" Sirius had gotten a box of Bertie Bott's every flavoured beans and an expensive set of wizarding chess while Remus had gotten a new book and a box of chocolate frogs. Sarah had gotten a magical journal that would only open with a tap of its owner's wand and a new quill.
They continued opening the rest of their presents. Hadrian had gotten quite a pile of candy, and a scarf , set of feather quills and many other presents from his brother, his friends and dormates.
"How did my parents gift get here Mrs Potter?" Sarah asked as she held a pair of woolen gloves in one hand and a matching hat in another hand.
Euphemia smiled. "I owled them yesterday night to ask if they needed any help sending their gift over and they could use our family owl. They sent it over with the owl."
Sarah smiled, her blue eyes wide. "Thank you so much."
"Don't mention it dear."
After they had finished unwrapping their presents and had breakfast, the five children put on warm clothes, scarves, gloves and their woolen hats before they went outside the manor, where it was snowing.
"Snowball fight!" Sirius said. "Every man for his ownself! We'll each pick one spot and prepare for ten minutes before we start!"
The moment they had started, Hadrian had to duck as three snowballs came flying through the air towards him from James and his friends. Hadrian almost fell to the ground laughing when his snowball landed perfectly on Sirius's head. Sarah hit him from behind with two snowballs, while James's snowball smacked Remus perfectly on the face.
They had fun chasing each other around with snowballs for quite awhile before they took a break, sitting on the snow. After which they built snowmen in the snow before Euphemia collard them in for tea.
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Christmas dinner was delicious.
It wasn't like Hogwarts, but it was pretty wonderful. Mipsy and his mom made great food, Hadrian smiled to itself as he ate the roast turkey and bacon on his plate.
"So, James, what did you send Evans?" Sirius asked.
"A special feather quill."
His father raised an eyebrow. "How special?"
James beamed, "A quill along with lilies."
Everyone looked at him curiously, but James refused to say more.
"I'll tell you once I ask Evans whether she likes the quill." He said. "Someone pass me the ham."
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The Christmas holidays passed too fast for Hadrian's liking even though he was looking forward to going back to Hogwarts. The five of them bid farewell to the two elder Potters at King's Cross station and sat down on the seats in a compartment of the Hogwarts express,
"Remus, you look abit peaky." Sirius commented.
"Considering that the full moon is in a few days, maybe that's why." Remus replied.
Before anyone could continue talking, the door to their compartment opened and a redhead peeked in
"Hi. Has anyone seen-. Oh Potter." Lily Evans stopped short.
"Evans!" James jumped up. "How did you like my Chirstmas present?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "A feather quill with about ten lilies stuck to it?" She shook her head. "You must have stuck the lilies yourself, James Potter."
Hadrian blinked. So that was what his brother had meant by the quills with lilies. He rolled his eyes. He should have guessed that it would be something like that.
"Yes! How did you know?"
"Only you would have such horrible handiwork." Lily looked past James, nodded at Remus, Hadrian and Sarah before she turned closed the compartment door and stalked off.
James sat back down. "Well, at least she knows its my work."
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A/N Sorry for the short chapter. The next one will be longer.