A nice Christmas chapter before Harry heads to Hogwarts with Remus.


As Christmas came nearer, Harry was beginning to get excited. When Remus offered to help Harry write a letter to Santa, Harry got quiet for a minute before telling Remus that he'd been told that Santa didn't want to hear from "freaks like him". After assuring Harry that Santa did want to hear from Harry, Harry got excited and named two items that he wanted.

After Harry's second full moon, there was a little over a week left before Christmas day and Harry was excited but at the same time overwhelmed. Remus couldn't help but get the impression that Harry hadn't really participated in a lot of family Christmas traditions. This made Remus determined to made this Christmas, the best one that Harry had ever experienced. Sadly enough, Remus was under the impression that he could give Harry a turkey sandwich and some sweets and accomplish this.

Within the week leading to Christmas, Remus had taken Harry to buy gifts for the people he knew. Unfortunately, this was still limited to Remus, Sirius, Severus and Dumbledore. For Sirius, he'd bought table quidditch set, for Remus, he'd bought a wizard's chess set. He'd gotten Severus a pair of snakeskin gloves and some muggle sweets for Dumbledore. Remus was surprised by how much thought Harry had put into his Christmas shopping and had gotten presents based on each individual person.

A few days before Christmas, they decorated the Christmas tree. Sirius had come by to help and had brought hot chocolate and cookies. Decorating the Christmas tree was fun because the ornaments were set to float to the spot on the tree you pointed. While Harry put the ornaments on the tree, Sirius and Remus got the rest of the house decorate. Laineth made Christmas cookies and eggnog. Harry did like the cookies but the eggnog took some getting used to.

The night before Christmas, Remus and Sirius curled on the couch, sipping hot chocolate and reading books together. By the time they reached the third book, Harry had fallen into a deep sleep. While Sirius tucked Harry into bed, Remus dug out the gifts for Harry from himself, Sirius, Severus, Dumbledore and Santa. There were so many gifts for Harry that they spilt around the tree and partway into the living room. He also put up extra decorations, put some special Christmas treats on the table used a charm that caused the tree to be covered in a light layer of unmelting snow.


Christmas morning, Harry woke up feeling excited. He didn't know what to expect but it had to be better than his Christmases at the Dursleys. He ran into Remus' room to find he was still asleep. When Harry shook him awake, the man grinned and scooped Harry into a big hug.

"Happy Christmas, Harry!" Remus exclaimed, flipping Harry easily in his arm causing the small child to dissolve into laughter and hoots of joy.

"Happy Christmas, Moony!" Harry giggled as he was set back down on his feet. without even waiting for Remus to get out of bed, Harry bolted towards the living room. He froze when he saw what was waiting for him. There were more presents than Harry had ever seen in his life, the tree itself was covered in snow and the whole room was decorated with wreaths, snowmen, little Christmas elves and toys. Sirius was asleep on the couch with a snowman clutched to his chest.

"Padfoot, wake up! It's Christmas!" Harry shrieked in an excited, childlike tone that made Sirius wake up grinning. While Remus and Sirius watch Harry open present, Laineth made a nice Christmas breakfast. Harry opened a prank potion book, chocolate frogs, and a set of beginner writing quills from Sirius. From Remus, Harry had gotten jackets, boots, books a magic toboggan that was rigged to never crash into anything with enough force to cause injury. Severus had gotten Harry a full kids potion kit including scales, gloves, basic ingredients and tools. From Dumbledore, Harry received a few sets of Hogwarts robes special made to fit Harry so he could dress like the older kids at the school when Remus started teaching.

Once Remus and Sirius opened their presents, the trio sat down to pancakes and bacon while Harry talked about the things he wanted to see and do while he was at Hogwarts.

"I want to see the classrooms and the library! Is it true Hogwarts has the largest book collect in the wizarding community?" Harry asked, remembering what he'd read with Sirius the night before.

"Yes, Harry. But you won't be allowed to read all of the books. Some are restricted and can only be signed out with permission. I'll show you which ones you're allowed to read," Remus said happily.

By the time breakfast was over, Harry was back in the living room playing with his new things and eating the chocolate frogs.

That evening, Harry discovered that Remus, Sirius and Harry had been invited to spend Christmas dinner with a family called the Weasleys. The travelled by floo to a place called the Burrow. The Burrow was much larger than Remus' house but it was needed because the Weasleys had seven children. When they stepped out of the fireplace, Harry found himself stepping into a room full of red-haired children of different ages.

A plump woman with bright red hair ushered the trio into the room. She guided Harry to take a seat the with red headed children while guiding Remus and Sirius into the kitchen.

"You're Harry Potter!" A boy Harry's age said, his voice sounded amazed to be sitting with Harry. This left Harry confused because he couldn't understand why anyone would be this excited to meet him. It was almost like he was famous. "I'm Ron Weasley and these are my brothers and sister."

In the next few minutes, Harry was introduced to three-year-old Ginny, four-year-old Ron, six-year-old Fred and George, eight-year-old Percy, twelve-year-old Charlie and fourteen-year-old Bill. Harry also learned that Bill and Charlie were already students at Hogwarts. Percy was a very quiet boy who always seemed to be making sure the youngest children were behaving. Harry found himself comparing Percy to a little adult.

Fred and George were confusing; they were always talking at the same time and completing each others' sentences. Harry had trouble telling them apart but he found them to be amusing. Ron and Ginny were really nice. Harry spent the better part of the evening talking to Ron and Ginny. They showed Harry the toys they'd gotten for Christmas and their bedrooms. They also showed Harry Bill and Charlie's brooms. Both Bill and Charlie played Quidditch at Hogwarts for Gryffindor. Harry wasn't sure what Gryffindor was but it seemed important.

Ron and Ginny also showed Harry Bill and Charlie's brooms. Both Bill and Charlie played Quidditch at Hogwarts for Gryffindor. Harry wasn't sure what Gryffindor was but didn't say anything. Harry noticed that these brooms were much bigger and shinier than his training broom. But he also knew that these brooms were much faster, went much higher and didn't have enchantments to keep the rider from falling off.

After dinner was done, Harry sat down with the Weasley children while Mrs Weasley read them a Christmas story. When he noticed Ginny starting to nod asleep, he vowed to try and stay awake. But he only lasted about three pages into the story before he fell into a deep sleep with a big smile on his face. This had turned out to be the best Christmas Harry had ever had.