And you thought the story was dead! Yes you did! I know you did! lol Anyways, its not dead but fully alive and flourshing! I really need you to check out the newly edited and revised chapters 9&10 because they are a tad diffrent than the original chapters I had written before.

I really hope you like this new chapter!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS. THOSE BELONG TO MRS. ROWLING BUT THE PLOT OF THE STORY AND ORIGINAL CHARACTERS WOULD BE MINE! THANK YOU...

Chapter 10: Christmas Time at the Evans'

"Hey, Lily. Wake up," Remmy's voice reached Lily faintly and she opened her eyes slowly.

"What?" she rubbed her brilliant green eyes.

"We're here. Let's get our stuff," Remmy helped her up and they squeezed their way out onto the platform.

"Where's Addy?" Lily looked around for her friend.

"Right here!" Addy said brightly from behind them. Lily and Remmy turned around to see Addy sprawled out on the concrete, her things spread all over the place.

"You fall?" Lily helped her up and laughed.

"Pretty much, yeah," Addy giggled at herself. Remmy waved her wand and all of her clothes were back into her trunk.

"Haha...look who's coming," Remmy said evilly.

The boys had fully shredded their coats of bright green fur and marched up to Remmy.

"You will pay for that, Remmington," Sirius warned. Remmy just smirked and flaunted off with Addy and Lily.

Addy bid her friends far well and walked off with her father. Lily spotted her parents and dragged Remmy over to them.

"This is Remmy!" Lily announced. Remmy waved meek

Lily's mother held out her hand, "Hello, dear, I'm Rose."

"Very good to meet you," Remmy gave her a smile and shook her hand and then Lily's father's.

"Richard," and he kissed the top of Remmy's hand.

"Where's Petunia?" Lily asked while she gave her father a hug.

"She wanted to stay home," Lily's mother replied.

"Hm, imagine that," Lily muttered to Remmy. Remmy smiled a little and then started to thank Lily's parents.

"Oh, its nothing, dear. It will be such a pleasure having you over," Lily's mother said warmly.

"Burr...how about we get out of the cold?" Lily's father placed his arm around Lily and they walked quickly to the awaiting taxi.

Lily talked nonstop all the way to their house while Remmy just sat quietly with her head against the window. Very unlike her, but Lily just assumed that she was shy around new people-which was also strange.

"Here it is!" Lily announced and Remmy's head snapped up to she a white, one story house with a large garden in the front that was all frosted from the cold. Richard paid the taxi and unloaded the car and dragged the two trunks up the front walk.

"You have a lovely garden," Remmy commented.

"Oh, dear, you should see it in full bloom," Rose laughed. Remmy noticed that Lily looked a lot like her mother, they shared the same thick fiery red hair that hung to their shoulders. The both shared the petite figure and freckles, but Lily had her father's shocking green eyes and charming smile.

"Hey, mum! Dad," Petunia greeted them from the small love seat in the large living room.

"Hello, darling. This is Remmy, she'll be staying with us for Christmas," Richard went over and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"Oh, hello," Petunia said shortly and then went back into her room. Lily gave Remmy an I-told-you-so look.

"Oh, right, jealous as hell," Remmy muttered with lopsided grin.

"Why don't you show Remmy where she will be sleeping, dear?" Rose said as she walked into the kitchen, "And if you don't mind, you two can help me with dinner."

The girls nodded and Lily brought Remmy back to her room. "Viloa'!" Lily opened her door, "I know it's not much but its homey."

Remmy just laughed and fell backwards on Lily's bed. "Its perfect."

Lily could tell that Remmy was having the time of her life. Her parents were smothering her with love and stuffing her with food.

"Oh, you are so thin!" Rose said as she dumped a third helping of potatoes on her plate.

"Mrs. Evans, thank you but--" Remmy started to object but Rose waved her off and bustled into the kitchen.

"Remmy, I wouldn't try. She'll stuff ya' till your bloating," Richard laughed. Petunia just sat huffily at the table and rolled her peas around the plate.

"Petunia, could you please pass the salt?" Lily asked politely. Petunia just ignored her.

"Petunia? Ya' there?" Lily said a little impatiently. Petunia just seemed really engrossed in the peas. Remmy gave a heavy sigh and rolled her eyes.

"Grow-up," she muttered under her breath so Richard couldn't hear and passed the salt to Lily.

"Thanks," Lily said a little sadly. Remmy just grunted and tried to force down another spoonful of food.

"So, ladies, only one week left until you go back!" Richard reminded them. "What shall we do in that time?"'

"Christmas shopping!" Petunia and Lily yelled together. Remmy giggled but then gave a sour face.

"Um, I, uh...don't have any money," she said quietly, her eyes cast downward.

"Oh, don't worry dear," Rose said, she had come back from the kitchen with a steaming teakettle, "we'll make an exception for you. You are the guest! Now, who wants some hot chocolate?"

Three hands shot up in the air.

"Remmy! Wake up!" Lily was now the one to excitedly shake Remmy.

"Wat da matta?" Remmy said groggily.

"Presents! Santa came to visit!" Lily squealed. Remmy just scoffed.

"Sorry to burst your bubble, Lily. But I stopped believing in 'Santa' when I was five," Remmy turned her back to Lily and tried to fall asleep.

"How sad...WAKE UP!!" Lily yelled into her ear. Remmy sat up angrily and swatted at Lily's grinning face.

"It's ten o'clock in the morning!" Remmy complained.

Lily gave Remmy a hardening look, "Yeah, sorry I couldn't let you sleep in another three hours..." she rolled her eyes.

"I need my beauty sleep," Remmy stated.

"Well, then," Lily started to snicker, "you're gonna have to sleep for years!"

"Ha ha, very funny," Remmy threw her pillow at her and then muttered. "Smartass."

Lily dodged the pillow and gasped, "And to think I brought you into my home!" Lily said with sarcastic offense. Remmy gave her a little leer and then pulled herself up.

"Well, better get this over with," Remmy moaned but Lily knew Remmy loved all the caring attention she was getting.

"Okay...Remmy's first!" Rose said and Petunia shoved a present in her lap. Remmy tried to be calm but Lily could see her hands tremble as she tore the Christmas tree paper off the box.

"Oh, my. Lily!" Remmy gasped, "I've always wanted a box!"

Lily laughed, "Remmy, just open it!"

Remmy gave a lopsided grin and opened the box carefully and let out a real gasp of astonishment. She pulled out a pair of pink Mary-Jane's. "Shoes? You really didn't need to..."

"Yes, I did," Lily stated seriously and then handed a box to her father, "Oldest to youngest!"

"Thanks, honey," Richard said and then ripped the paper off, "Socks! Yes!" he pulled out a pair of green and brown plaid socks. Everyone laughed and Petunia handed a brightly green wrapped box to Rose.

"Wonderful, thank you girls!" Rose said as she lifted out a cookbook. Lily handed another box over to Petunia.

"Thanks, Lily," Petunia gave Lily an awkward hug while holding a box of chocolate frogs.

Each person received three presents each, except for Remmy who had been given a beautiful aquamarine necklace from Rose, a little journal from Richard, shoes from Lily, and a charm bracelet from Petunia. Which of all she thanked for over and over until they got so annoyed the told her to shut up.

Tap. Tap. Everyone's attention turned to the frosted window.

"Isn't that--" Remmy asked and strode over to open the window so two brown spotted owl's could flop in. Attached to their legs was a large package.

"To Lily and Remmy from..." Lily's eyes widened.

"Who's that from, deary?" Rose asked, "James and Sirius? Who are they?"

"Um, just some boys in our class," Remmy replied.

"Can I open this in private, Mum?" Lily hugged the package close to her chest. Rose nodded and Remmy and Lily shot off to her room without another word.

"Careful, it might be jinxed!" Lily warned as Remmy started to unwrap it.

"Books? They sent us books!" Remmy said, holding one up for Lily to see, "I have to say, I'm a little disappointed! No curses or spells, not that they would know any good ones..."

"You do," Lily said quietly.

"Only because they've been cast on me before," Remmy shrugged and read the title of the heavy leather bound book, " Hm, A Guide To Magical Jinxes and Hexes..."

"Remmy..." Lily started to move out of the way.

"Yes!" Remmy had finally succeeded to pry open the book.

"Oh, no!" Lily screamed and ducked behind her bed. The book had exploded in Remmy's face.

"No worries, it'll wash off!" Remmy said behind gritted teeth. Lily gave her a skeptical look.

And that is the newly updated chapter!

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