For the Oh Christmas Tree 25 drabble collection on NGF

Hugo is pre-Hogwarts age whilst Rose is in her 2nd year at Hogwarts.

X – 10th December
Hugo & Rose
bells; vivacious; cursed; morning

~x~

Bells ring out from the local Muggle church on the morning of Christmas Day, yet the Weasley children don't hear them. They're too absorbed in opening their multitude of presents, ranging from a child's broom for Hugo (from Uncle Harry, who else?) to the complete works of Transfiguration through time for Rose.

Later in the morning, the arrival of a grey owl at the window causes Hugo to groan; in the past, the appearance of an owl has been a curse. It's meant that either one of his parents – or both – have been called into the Ministry to deal with some emergency along with Uncle Harry…but not today.

The groan that escapes his lips is a direct opposite to the squeal of joy he let out merely half an hour ago, as the owl deposits an extremely expensive looking envelope in his hand.

Yet, this time, it's not addressed to either one of his parents; it's a letter for Rose and the handwriting looks like that of a child.

His intrigue sparked, Hugo begins to open the letter, the devilish side to his being a little brother drawn out as he wonders who the letter is from. Finally into it, he skips through the extremely long letter to read the name of the person who has sent it-

"Don't you dare open my post again!" Rose shrieks, the peace of Christmas being disturbed in their section of the house, as she rips it out of his hands.

"You love Scorpius," naturally, Hugo is more than gleeful as he states this, the glee intensified by the rising of a blush in Rose's cheeks.

"Do not."

"Do."

"Do not."

"Do."

"Do not."

"Do and I'm going to tell Mum and Dad."

Hugo runs off downstairs to the kitchen, Rose following in his wake, shrieking for him to stop and to just think about what he's doing.

"What is it, Hugo?" due to the day, Hermione is under the impression that he's simply hyper as her son runs into the kitchen dancing around.

"Rose loves Scorpius."

Needless to say, Ron refuses to speak to his daughter for the entire day, her response therefore being to instigate a huge food fight at Christmas Dinner which has the result of Hermione insisting that next year, they are both to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas because she just cannot stand to have them here again.

All because of a little letter.

~x~

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