This story takes place well after the Harry Potter and his generation of students have left Hogwarts. ElfFlame and I had created several sets of children from the various stories we've written, and since they were all around the same age, decided to throw them into school together. So this is a story, hopefully soon to be a series of stories based on several others. To help make more sense of these stories, it may help to read my story, De Die In Diem: From Day to Day, and ElfFlame's stories, Dragon's Tears, and Lost Love. Most of the kids come from those. We've also created many original kids not from our stories to help fill the ranks. Many of their last names may sound familiar to you. ElfFlame has files of the names and basic family trees of some of the children for all who are interested in finding out more background on these kids. Email her at ElfFlame@hotmail.com if you want them. We hope you enjoy these, we've been having lots of fun thinking about them!

Disclaimer: You know the usual, all of this world is JK's, and we thank her for letting us borrow it. Only the original characters are ours!

Arsinoe3: I had this story under Remus and Draco, but I think I'll change it to Lucius and Draco, so thanks for asking me! I hope it will get more reviews that way! Her crush on Sirius is adorable, I'll agree with that! But it really won't last too much longer, but you'll have to wait to see how that happens! Here's the first Christmas chapter, it was so long I split them up, I hope you enjoy it!

Christmas Break At Hogwarts

Time passed swiftly, and soon it was Christmas break. Lucius had written letters to his daughters explaining that they'd be staying at Hogwarts this year for the holiday. Kali was too frail to come home, and he would not have the family apart at Christmas. Kali seemed to have been doing better, until she'd fainted at a Quidditch practice. It turned out she'd been hiding food in her room instead of eating it, and hadn't made much progress at all. She'd been taken off the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. She'd also been moved to a room of her own in the Hospital ward, and now had a tutor and counselor helping her out. When Lucius heard of this, he knew she wouldn't be coming home for Christmas, and so had decided to bring Christmas to her. He and their mother would be coming up to the school so they could all be together. Teecie was crushed, for she'd hoped to return home for the break. The house and property were so beautiful this time of year, with all the snow.



Christmas was on Tuesday, and Teecie's parents were coming on Saturday, after classes ended on Friday. They'd be staying till classes started again after the new year. She'd have plenty of time to see them during that time. Teecie had missed her parents terribly. Neither Kali nor Reni were speaking to her anymore, so she had nobody but Draco and Uncle Sev to talk to. And they were busy with the end of the term exams. She spent time with Patty and Paige, but they weren't the same as family.



Teecie had found out that Draco was staying and his family was coming up too. Teecie loved Tanith, but her nieces and nephew were a handful. Tanith was fun to talk to, and a lot of fun to go shopping with. Lisandra, Teecie's oldest niece, liked to show off how smart she was. Liss could read, Liss could count to 100, it drove Teecie insane. Melantha and Rouvin were younger and very rambunctious. Teecie knew she'd end up being stuck with them during the break.



Professor Lupin was staying, and his wife and youngest son would be joining them. Teecie was excited to spend time with Sirius. She knew Professor Lupin was a lot of fun, and was looking forward to spending Christmas with him. Although, James would be there too. He'd probably follow her around like a little puppy, making moony, lovey eyes at her the whole time. Teecie had heard things about Professor Lupin's wife that made her look forward to meeting her. She knew his wife could make herself look like anybody she wanted! There was also a younger brother who'd be going to Hogwarts in a couple years, but Teecie couldn't remember his name.



The Engelmanns were staying. They were Jewish, so Uncle Sev had let them floo home each night of Chanukah. Amina, a 6th year Ravenclaw, was friends and teammates with Kali, and was also dealing with anorexia as well. They'd both been caught and were being treated for it. Zacharias, was a Slytherin and Teecie'd never met him. Jordan, the youngest, was the Hufflepuff boy she and the twins had helped. Teecie didn't know this family very well, but looked forward to getting to know Jordan better.



Most of the professors would be home for the holidays with their families, but there were a few who'd be staying behind. Including Matria, Uncle Sev's daughter. Teecie didn't really know her that well, and really couldn't care less if she was there or not. A few other students would be staying as well, but with so much family around, it would be a cozy, intimate Christmas.



On Saturday morning, after the students returning to their homes for Christmas had left, the few students that were staying at the school were running rampant through the hallways. There was a definite feeling of anarchy and chaos as the professors remained in their offices working on grading the exams. The kids were all milling about aimlessly, when James came to the top of the main staircase with a sled in his hands. Sirius was at the bottom, having just opened the doors to the entrance. Going at a run, James jumped onto the sled and skidded down the stairs, across the floor, out the door, down the main staircase, and into the snow outside. The other students watched him with amazement on their faces. The look on his face as he reentered the castle showed it had been quite a trip.



All the other students wanted turns on the sled. They cheered each other on. Teecie was a little nervous. It looked like fun, but she wasn't sure she wanted to go alone. Maybe Sirius would go with her. She was startled when James came up beside her and asked if she wanted a turn on the sled. Looking at James, she decided to suspend some of her anger for the holidays. Teecie bit her nails nervously, thinking of what to do. James could see she was worried and offered to go with her. After a few seconds of debating, Teecie took him up on his offer. James sat down on the sled and patted the space in front of him for Teecie to sit on. As Teecie sat down, James put his hands around her waist and held her tightly against him. He was so close to her he could smell her hair. It smelled like peaches. James felt his heart begin to pound.



The sled teetered on the edge of the stairs for a few seconds before tipping down and starting to move. They gained speed and flew down the stairs, laughing the entire time. They sped across the floor and outside, down the stairs, and into the snow. They sledded across the snow for a while before hitting a rock and coming to a crashing halt. The two were thrown off the sled and ended up face first in the snow.



As they sat up, an angry voice bellowed at them from the school. "You kids ruined my staircase! These marks will never come out!" Old Man Filch screamed and shook his fist at them. The other students had run for their lives when he'd come around. James stood up and helped Teecie to her feet. As Old Man Filch started shuffling down the stairs towards them, James grabbed Teecie's hand and they began to run away from him.



He led Teecie around the school to a side entrance. Opening the door, James ran inside after Teecie, then showed her how to get into Gryffindor tower from there without being seen by Old Man Filch who had no doubt made his way back inside after them. They burst into their common room, breathless, warm from the exertion, and alone.



As Teecie and James began taking off their now wet shoes and socks, there was an awkward silence between them. James kept thinking about how beautiful Teecie looked with red cheeks and kissable red lips that were parted slightly as she tried to catch her breath. Teecie looked at James and noticed for the first time how handsome he was. He did look very much like his older brother, but he was her age.



Just as Teecie was going to say something to James, she heard a voice speaking inside her head. Teecie gasped, "Mummy!" and ran out the door, leaving a very confused James walking after her. Teecie ran all the way down to the Entrance Hall, where her parents were standing and talking to Uncle Sev. "Mummy, daddy!" She cried and ran up to them.



Adriana smiled and gave her daughter a huge hug. "Oh, I've missed you so much!" She said to Teecie, giving her a kiss on the forehead.



"My turn!" Lucius said, scooping his daughter up in a huge bear hug. "How's my baby doing?" He asked.



"I'm good now!" Teecie said, kissing her father's cheek. "I've missed you!"



James had been standing at the top of the staircase, when Old Man Filch came up behind him, grabbed his arm, and drug him down to the Headmaster. "Here he is! The ringleader! He's the one who was sledding down the stairs! Those marks will never come out!" Old Man Filch growled at Severus. Filch looked at Teecie, sneered, and said, "She was doing it too! They both deserve punishment!"



"Oh, honestly Argus, it's Christmas! Do you have to be such a pain even now? I'll fix the stairs!" Adriana exclaimed, not even looking at the stairs as the marks disappeared.



Old Man Filch glared at Adriana before walking away back to his office. The group could hear him grumbling about "black haired wenches" all the way up the stairs.



As Filch's mumblings dissipated, the front door opened to reveal Draco's wife, Tanith, and their three children, Lisandra, six, Melantha, four, and Rouvin, two. The Front Hall erupted in sounds as children squealed and ran around, and grown ups greeted each other with hugs and laughter.



After a couple minutes, Draco appeared from the dungeons, and walked over to greet his wife and children. "Da! How did you know we were here?" Lisandra asked him, while he held her in his arms.



"Oh, a little birdie told me," Draco said, glancing at Adriana, and smiling ever so briefly before turning away from her.



As if the Hall wasn't loud enough, Tonks and her youngest son, Peter, showed up as well. James ran to his mother and gave her a big hug. "Mum!" He exclaimed. After she hugged him back, James hugged his brother Peter as well. Just as Draco had done, Remus appeared a couple minutes later at the top of the stairs. Bounding down the steps, he held his arms out for his wife. After a while, he picked up Peter, and hugged him too.



After about ten minutes of loud chattering and laughter, Adriana called all the children to her. When all six were in front of her, she instructed Teecie and James to take the little kids up to the Gryffindor common room and keep them occupied up there while the grown ups settled into their rooms and got caught up with each other.



Teecie sighed, knowing there was no arguing with her mother, and took her nephew, Rouvin, in her arms and began carrying him up the stairs to her house. James followed behind with the rest of the children in tow. Lisandra held his hand tightly, and babbled to James as they walked. It took a long time to get all the children up all those sets of stairs to the common room.



Teecie was so tired from carrying Rouvin all the way to their house, that the first thing she did was collapse on the sofa. Her nieces jumped on the sofa and began to talk excitedly to Teecie. Melantha bounced next to her and gently pulled on Teecie's curls to watch them spring back to their natural ringlet shape. Rouvin squirmed in her lap and began to wail. Lisandra talked to Teecie about the latest book she'd been reading. It was about a man named Sam, who didn't like green eggs or ham.



James smiled and watched as the kids hassled Teecie. Peter sat nicely in a chair, and watched the spectacle as well. After a few minutes, James tapped Peter's shoulder, and they got up to help poor Teecie out. James took Lisandra's hand, and together they went to the bookshelves to find something to read. Peter took Melantha to look at the Wizard's chess set. That left Teecie to take care of the screaming Rouvin. "Mummy!" He cried, with big tears rolling down his face.



"Mummy's downstairs now. You'll see her in a little while," Teecie tried to explain. Teecie bounced Rouvin on her knee until he began to smile. Setting him on the sofa, Teecie started to tickle her nephew until he was shrieking with laughter. After she stopped, he sat up and tried to tickle her back. Teecie was a good aunt and laughed hysterically even though she could barely feel it.



After an hour, everybody was hungry for lunch, and no adults had come to collect them. Teecie made the executive decision to take everybody down to the Great Hall to eat. Each of the older kids took care of one of the younger kids, and it only took them about 10 minutes to get back downstairs.



Both James and Teecie felt a little upset to see the adults sitting around the professor's table, eating and talking. They'd forgotten them! The three older kids helped the younger ones sit at the Gryffindor table, and when food appeared, they made plates of food for them to eat. James and Teecie talked while they ate. They noticed that both Sirius and Reni were nowhere to be seen. They should be there to help take care of the children. Why should James and Teecie get stuck with the kids?



When they were done eating, Adriana came over to the table with a bag in her arms. She handed it to Teecie, explaining that it was Rouvin's things. It had nappies and a bottle for him. She told her he needed a lie down in a couple hours. Adriana kissed Teecie on the top of her head, then sent the kids back up to the Gryffindor common room.



After the kids reached the common room again, James and Teecie let the younger children run around and tear the room apart. They sat side by side on the sofa in front of the fireplace and watched the flames flickering off the logs. They were both exhausted and nearly fell asleep where they were sitting. Things quieted down as the children grew tired and Peter set up a nest of blankets and pillows for them to take a nap in. When they were asleep, he joined the two sitting on the sofa, sitting on Teecie's other side.



They sat silently on the sofa, and watched the fire. The next thing any of them knew, they were waking up, after a nice lie down. Teecie found herself lying against James' stomach, with Peter lying against hers. James had woken up twenty minutes earlier, but had stayed still to keep from waking Teecie. He'd felt the gentle rise and fall of her chest and listened to her gentle snore. He ran his fingers through her curly hair, and stared at the ceiling, feeling total and utter bliss.



Once Teecie woke up, she looked up and saw James smiling down at her. She smiled back at him, and looked around, disoriented. Shifting Peter off of her body, she sat up and looked away from James. James sat up and took Teecie's hand. As he leaned in towards Teecie's face to kiss her, she scowled and ripped her hand out of his. Standing up, she walked over to the nest where the children were still sleeping.



After the kids woke up, Teecie decided it was time to give them back to their parents. Packing them up, James, Peter, and Teecie went back downstairs with them. Nobody was around when they arrived. Sirius passed by them in the hall. He'd been hiding out in one of the classrooms to get out of babysitting. "Where are all the parents?" Teecie asked him.



"In their rooms," Sirius answered.



"Well, what are they doing there?" Teecie asked, feeling annoyed.



Sirius chuckled quietly before responding. "They want to be alone for a while. They haven't seen each other in a long time."



Teecie scowled and led the kids up to Uncle Sev's office. "Great, that's all I need now, more babies to take care of," She grumbled as she went up the stairs.



"You really think they're doing that?" James asked. He found the thought of his parents doing that very disgusting.



"Of course they are!" Teecie exclaimed as they reached the stone gargoyle that opened to Uncle Sev's office.



"What are they doing?" Peter asked, curiously.



"Nothing!" Teecie and James exclaimed in unison.



Teecie remembered the password, and was about to speak when her mother called out to her. "Teecie, darling, I'm so glad I found you!" Adriana walked up the stairs and smiled at her daughter. "You've been so nice to take care of the children all day, but Tanith can take them back now. You, James, and Peter deserve a break and a reward! Lucius and I were going to walk to Hogsmeade for some shopping and supper, would you three like to join us? Tonks and Remus say it's all right to come with us."



Peter was shy and wanted to stay with his parents, but James readily agreed to come with them into Hogsmeade. He grinned at Teecie, who scowled back at him. Adriana caught that exchange out of the corner of her eye, and smiled to herself while walking back down the stairs with the little kids.



Teecie and James went back to their house to dress for going into Hogsmeade. They quickly made their way to the Entrance Hall where Adriana and Lucius were waiting. Adriana took Lucius' arm and together they walked out of the castle. James looked at Teecie, holding his arm out for her to take. Teecie grew huffy, "Dream on!" she exclaimed, and walked out the door, leaving James rushing to catch up with her.



Lucius was less than enthused about taking James with them. "That boy kissed our baby and you have no problem with him?" He hissed at Adriana while glancing over his shoulder at the children.



Adriana chuckled. "Well, you know, I seem to recall a certain somebody, who shall remain nameless, kissing me one New Year's Eve. And that kiss was far less innocent than James' was. And you know how that ended up..." Adriana's voice trailed off.



"Don't you even think it!" Lucius hissed.



They were interrupted by Teecie barging in between them, and taking her father's arm. "Teecie, you're being rude, leaving James back there by himself," Adriana chided her daughter.



"But I wanna walk with daddy!" Teecie whined.



Adriana rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll walk with James," She said, and walked back to him.



James stared at Adriana, unsure of what to say to the woman who was holding onto his arm. He noticed she was considerably underdressed for the snowy weather, wearing nothing but a pair of jeans and a blouse. "Aren't you cold, Mrs. Orendes?"



Adriana smiled, "No, I'm just fine, thanks. But enough about me, I want you to tell me all about yourself, James."



James looked up at Adriana and was suddenly overcome with terror. His mouth went dry, and his eyes grew wide. He felt his hands begin to sweat and his heart pound. What was it with the females in Teecie's family?



Adriana asked James questions and he answered them quietly. James soon found himself looking at Teecie who walked several feet in front of him. Every once in a while, Teecie would glance over her shoulder at James, as though checking to see that he was still there. Chewing his lip nervously, James grew bold suddenly, and spoke to Adriana.



"Gee, Mrs. Orendes, do you and Mr. Orendes have any more girls at home like Teecie?"



Lucius was close enough to hear the question, and whirled around quickly. He glared at James and was about to speak, but was quelled by the look on Adriana's face. "Now really, Mr. Orendes, what kind of behaviour is that?" She asked, trying to stifle the smile on her face.



Lucius scowled and turned back around to walk with his daughter once more.



The group finally arrived in Hogsmeade. They wandered in and out of several stores. Adriana wanted to get her daughters dresses for Christmas Eve, and took Teecie into a clothing shop. Lucius and James went to Honeyduke's to look around until Adriana and Teecie were finished.



James tried to walk through the aisles of the store, looking for sweets to buy for his mum and Teecie, but Lucius followed him like a hawk the entire time. As James picked up a chocolate frog, he felt a heavy hand clamp down on his shoulder. He cringed as the hand squeezed him tightly.



Lucius leaned down and spoke with quiet fury to James. "I see the way you look at my daughter. If I ever hear of you trying to kiss her or touch her again, I'll hunt you down. There's no place on this planet you can hide in that I can't find you. You must understand, I'm a very protective father. I have to look after my children. And I'll do whatever it takes to do that, got it?



"Don't worry, Mr. Orendes, I'll never do anything to hurt your daughter. I promise. What I did was very stupid and I wish I'd never done it. I'll never do it again," James squeaked.



"Malfoy!" Lucius snarled quietly. "I'm Mr. Malfoy!"



James had a look of terror mixed with confusion on his face as Lucius' fingers dug in even more into his shoulder. "What? All right, Mr. Malfoy," James whispered.



"Good, I'm glad we had this discussion," Lucius said, straightening up to his full, imposing height.



James tried to resume his shopping, but found it difficult to concentrate with the dark threat of Lucius looming ever over him. With each step James took, he heard the tapping of Lucius' walking stick behind him.



After several minutes, Adriana and Teecie joined them, with parcels in their arms. "So, have you had fun together?" Adriana asked.



Lucius smiled, "We sure have. We've been getting to know each other better."



Adriana looked skeptical. "Have you now?" She asked slowly, looking at James. "Lucius, why don't you and Teecie go on ahead to the Three Broomsticks, and get us a table. I'm going to have a chat of my own with James."



As Lucius and Teecie left the store, Adriana turned towards James, and smiled warmly at him. "Did he give you the 'hunt you down' speech? Don't worry about him, he's really a pussycat, once you get to know him. So, have you found a present for Teecie yet? I saw something in the store window down a few stores back. If you like, I could show you," Adriana said kindly.



James felt so relieved to be away from Lucius for a while, and in the company of somebody so nice, that he smiled back, nodded his head, and said, "Would you, please, Mrs. Orendes?"



"I will, but please, call me Adriana," Adriana replied, gently leading James out of the store. Together, they walked to the store window Adriana had spoken of, and she pointed out a small snow globe with a tiny ballerina that danced around on a snowy dance stage. It also played different pieces of music from the Nutcracker Suite. James felt himself grow warm at the thought of presenting this treasure to Teecie. Surely she would forgive him if he gave her such a gift.



Adriana remained outside while James entered the store and purchased the snow globe. The store owner wrapped it in a small box with silver paper and a big pink bow on the top. He then wrapped that in brown paper, so Teecie wouldn't see it before Christmas.



While there, James found a cookbook for his mother, entitled, "How to Magically Prepare a Delicious Meal, and Not Burn Your House Down," by Ember Keegan. He'd eaten enough of his mother's meals to know this book would hopefully help her out a lot.



Carrying their packages tightly, James and Adriana walked to the Three Broomsticks and found Lucius and Teecie sitting at a table. Adriana sat down next to Lucius, and James sat next to Teecie.



After a few minutes of awkward silence, a barmaid took their order. When the food arrived, the four ate and chatted happily. Teecie shared her fish and chips with James, who let her have a few bites of his beef stew. At one point in time, Teecie looked over at her parents and watched as they whispered to each other. She couldn't see from where she was sitting, but she was willing to bet they were holding hands under the table.



When they were finished eating, the group headed back to Hogwarts. It was dark, and getting colder, and they were glad to reach the warm school once again. James thanked Lucius and Adriana for letting him come with them, then ran off to find his own parents. Adriana went upstairs to spend some time with Kali.



Hand in hand, Teecie and Lucius walked into the empty Great Hall and sat down to talk. Teecie watched as snow began to fall through the two large windows at the far end of the room. Running up to the professor's table, she drug a chair all the way across the room and set it up in front of the windows. Lucius sat down in the chair, and Teecie climbed up onto his lap. Lying back with her head against his chest, Teecie closed her eyes, and listened to the steady beating of her father's heart.



An hour later, when Adriana returned to look for them, she found the two, sound asleep, in the chair. Smiling, Adriana kissed both of them on the tops of their heads. Summoning a couple of blankets to her, Adriana wrapped them up gently, and went off to talk to Severus before returning to her room for a good night's sleep.