Lily was very warm and very comfortable. She couldn't quite remember where she was but she just lay with her eyes closed and snuggled into the warm pillow. Suddenly she sat bolt upright. Pillows, this she was sure of, did not have heart beats. She turned around to see Scorpius sprawled on her sofa. In sleep his face lost all of the defensiveness it often held in day. He smiled slightly at something and his fluffy blonde hair flopped over his face. Lily reached out and brushed it from his eyelid. He started causing her to poke him in the eye.

"Ouch. Is this the way guests are greeted in the Potter household? Being poked in the eye?"

She laughed and playfully swatted him on the arm. That was when her father walked in, still half asleep Harry Potter saw his daughter and her friend under one blanket and automatically thought the worst of the situation.

"What in the name of Merlin's beard is going on here?!?"

They both started and tried to stand up. Scorpius lost his footing in the blanket and ended up in a heap on the floor. Ginny Potter ran down the stairs.

"Harry? Why are you shouting sweetheart? Is something wrong?"

She ran in and stopped.

"Lilian Potter what is going on here?"

Lily couldn't blame her mother of course, she was stood in a vest top and the smallest pyjama shorts ever with a blonde boy wearing only a pair of jogging bottoms by her feet. It had to be said things weren't looking bright for Scorpius. As if to make the situation even more awkward the fireplace flared up and out stepped none other than Ronald Weasley.

"Hey Harry? Hermione wanted to know if we could borrow some milk...why is Scorpius on the floor?"

"Because I just caught him sleeping with my daughter is why." muttered Harry through his teeth.

"What?!"

Lily held out a hand to help the cowering Scorpius to his feet. He might as well die with dignity.

"Dad calm down."

"Why should I calm down? I just woke up to find my only daughter, sleeping on the sofa..."

"DAD! We weren't sleeping together. I mean no offence Scor but gross. I'm eleven. I just came down because I didn't like the storm. He was here too. We fell asleep. No biggie. Uncle Ron the milk is on the top shelf of the fridge."

Ron nodded, still eyeing Scorpius like a slug, and walked into the kitchen. Ginny had returned to her usual colour but Harry still had his wand pointed squarely between Scorpius' eyes.

"Erm...Mrs Potter? I would rather not die just yet...."

Ginny chuckled.

"Harry darling let him live."

Harry grumbled and lowered his wand before storming out of the room muttering about how no one was ever on his side. Ginny looked over to her daughter.
"Go and get dressed. We have to go Christmas shopping today!"

There were groans from every male within hearing distance, minus Scorpius who knew it wouldn't do him any favours.
"Come on now! Chop chop!!"

Eventually they all found themselves stood by the fireplace Ron had appeared out of earlier. Scorpius was standing as far away from Harry as was humanly possible in the small area.

"Now remember speak clearly. Weasley's Wizard Wheezes."

"Mum how on Earth are we meant to say that clearly?"

"James stop being a smart arse and go."

They day went by fairly smoothly, one reporter tried to insult Scorpius and Lily discreetly tripped him into a rather large, rather icy, puddle. By the end of the day there was a large pile of shopping bags in the Potter household. James tried to sneak a peek into one of them, only to find a bra. He didn't try any more bags after that. Eventually Christmas Eve rolled around. Almost the entire Weasley family had turned up for the occasion, sleeping in the countless spare rooms the house contained. Kreacher was taking round drinks, Harry had tried to convince him to have a day off but the elf could be stubborn when he wanted to be. Scorpius was wearing a suit not unlike the one his father used to wear. Lily had teased him on his formality only to be forced into a white dress embroidered with snitches and, God forbid, hair curlers by Victoire and her Grandma Molly. James was tugging on one of her ringlets.

"Al you've got to see this! Look you pull it out and it bounces back!"

He demonstrated this to Albus and a very nervous looking Scorpius. The Weasleys had been surprisingly accepting of his friendship with Lily, though Ron and Harry seemed to be holding a silent protest against it. Not that Lily had given her family much choice.

Ding dong.

The room went almost silent. Only two guests were yet to arrive. Lily looked around at the nervous faces of her friends and family and sighed dramatically.

"I'll get the door shall I?"