I spent most of my holidays finishing my homework, helping Grandmum around the house, reading, visiting with my cousins and playing Quidditch – not by choice, mind you. I prefer to keep my feet on the ground, but they needed another player.

The day before Christmas Eve everyone was busy decorating, cleaning and (in Grandmum's case) baking.

Hugo had convinced Granddad to pull out the old muggle record player and blast Christmas carols throughout the house. Mum had taught me the words to almost all of the Christmas songs out there, so I sang along at the top of my lungs. Hugo would join in occasionally, but he was outside a lot doing chores for Grandmum.

By the end of the day, the house was looking very festive. A giant wreath hung on the door, long strands of tinsel were wrapped around the banister, the tall Christmas tree was standing in the corner of the living room covered in hand made ornaments and enchanted with snow on its branches that never melted. It was a beautiful sight and, after all the hard work that had been put into it, we were all very proud indeed.

The next day, bright and early, Hugo woke me up. The smell of bacon and pancakes drifted from downstairs. Blearily I sat up, rubbing my eyes.

"Too early," I muttered. Hugo merely shrugged his shoulders.

"Uncle Percy is already here and Grandmum said she isn't going to wait around forever for you to get out of bed and eat breakfast. I suggest you get down there before it's all gone." He said.

I sighed and shook off my blankets, stumbling out of bed. I threw on my robe and shuffled out of my room. I definitely am not a morning person.

When I got to the kitchen I was surprised to see how full it was. Teddy and Victoire were sitting in a corner whispering to each other and smiling, Uncle Percy and his wife were there along with their twins Lucy and Molly, Bill and Fleur were talking to Grandmum while Dominique and Louis sat at the table, eating quietly.

I made my way over to Dominique and sat down on the side opposite her.

"Hullo," I said, grabbing a piece of bacon.

"Hey, Rose," Said Dominique, smiling.

"How were your holidays?" I asked.

"I'd rather not talk about that." She replied rather grumpily.

"Oh come on," Interrupted Louis. "You have to admit that the incident with the tapioca was pretty funn—"

"Shut up!" Yelled Dominique, making a grab for her brother. Luckily for Louis, he was fast. I spent the next five minutes watching them chase each other around the kitchen, Louis trying to tell the story about tapioca while Dominique tried to cover his mouth, only to have Louis lick her.

"EW!" Dominique yelled, jumping back. "That's so gross!"

She made a face and dashed off to wash her hands. I laughed and gave Louis a high five.

I felt a pair of strong arms wrap around my stomach and I jumped, turning around. I glanced up and came face to face with Teddy Lupin. His bright turquoise hair was short and messy. Even though I'd grown a bit since I'd last seen him, Teddy still towered over me.

"Teddy!" I grinned, jumping up and hugging him. He spun me around while I laughed.

"Hey, Rosie," He said. "How are things at Hogwarts?"

"Good. I have top marks in all my classes, including potions, and you already know I'm a prefect, so that's fun, and then I have a new friend." I replied.

"Oh, really? Who?"

"His name is Scorpius." I said.

"Isn't he that Malfoy boy?"

"Yeah, but he's not at all like his father. He's sweet and funny and just really fun to be around." I said, still smiling.

"He sounds like a decent guy. I'd like to meet him." Teddy said.

"He's been staying with Albus for the holidays, so he should be here by lunchtime."

"All right, make sure you introduce me." He said, winking.

"I will." I said as he left, probably to go find Victoire.

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By noon that day the party was in full swing. All the adults had firewhiskey and those who were underage got butterbeer. Music was blasted and all the furniture in the living room was pushed aside for a make-shift dance floor. Couples were dancing while Dominique and I sat off to the side, making fun of some of the boys who were dancing.

The front door opened just then and Albus walked in, followed closely by Scorpius.

I glanced at Dominique who nodded and the two of us got up and tackle-hugged the both of them. Albus laughed and hugged us back while Scorpius turned pink.

We linked arms and made our way over to the kitchen for some butterbeer and some snacks. I piled my plate with sandwiches, cookies, tarts and pretty much any food on the table that didn't have peppers. I really dislike peppers. Albus looked at my plate and snickered.

"Hungry there, Rose?" He asked.

"Yeah, I am." I said, sticking my tongue out at him.

We headed back into the living room and sat down on one of the couches that had been pushed up against the wall. We all ate and told each other about our holidays, Dominique avoiding anything to do with pudding. When we had finished we all piled our plates together and shoved them into Albus' arms, pushing him towards the kitchen to throw them away.

"It's times like these when I really hate being underage…" He whined.

When he came back he stood in front of Dominique and bowed dramatically.

"May I have this dance?" He asked, still keeping up with the dramatics.

"Yeah, okay." Dominique replied as she stood up.

The two of them walked off to the middle of the floor and began dancing really fast and really crazy, even though a slow song was playing. I laughed and glanced at Scorpius. He looked bored.

"Do you want to dance too?" I asked.

"Sure." He replied warily.

I grabbed his hand and pulled him onto the dance floor. Scorpius stood there awkwardly.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Erm… I don't really know how to dance." He said, his cheeks turning a light pink.

"It's all right. I'll teach you."

I placed his hands on my hips and put my arms around his neck.

"Right, so just sway along to the music. It's all pretty simple." I said.

It didn't take him long to get the hang of it and soon he was dancing like a natural.

When a song I knew came on I started singing quietly, humming the parts that I had forgotten.

"You have a really pretty voice, you know." said Scorpius.

"Thanks," I said, blushing ever so slightly.

We danced off and on for the rest of the day, sometimes forming a group dance with Albus and Dominique.

At midnight the adults made us all go to bed. We made our way outside to the tents that had been set up. All the kids got to sleep in tents while the adults got the house, except for Uncle George who was still a kid at heart and sometimes liked to sleep outside with us.

Dominique and I headed off in one direction while Scorpius and Albus headed in another, each of us trying to find the best tent.

Lily was in the tent when Dominique and I got there and we chose our beds, I got the top bunk.

We were all very tired so it wasn't long before we fell asleep.

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I was woken up early the next morning when it was still dark out by a loud bang and someone swearing.

"Who's that?" I mumbled.

I saw the person walk over and realized it was Albus.

"What are you doing in our tent, Albus?" I asked.

"It's four o'clock in the morning and we figured we'd wish you all a happy Christmas. It's only a matter of minutes before Hugo comes in here to wake you up anyways." He said.

"Wait… Who's we?" I asked.

"Scorpius of course." He replied. It was then that I noticed the blonde boy standing slightly behind Albus.

I said a quick hello and turned over to try and go back to sleep.

"Uh-uh, you're not sleeping, Rose. We have presents to open." Albus said.

"Watch me." I replied, closing my eyes.

Suddenly, two pairs of arms were lifting me down from my bunk, carrying me towards the house, blankets and all.

"Scorpius! Albus! Put me down!" I yelled.

"We will," Said Albus, "As soon as we get in the house. I'm not waiting around forever to open my presents."

My screaming had woken up the rest of the people that had been sleeping outside and they all came out of their tents and followed us inside.

When we reached the door Lily ran ahead to open it for us, seeing as Scorpius and Albus had their hands full.

"I'm perfectly capable of walking you know." I said grumpily.

"Yes, but we can't have you running back to your bed now, can we?" said Scorpius.

When we got inside they set me on the couch and I rolled out of my blankets, standing up.

Nobody was downstairs yet so we all went upstairs, separating into one group per room.

We made a lot of noise and pretty soon everyone was downstairs.

I handed my cousins their scarves and watched them open them. They all seemed to enjoy the fact that the animals moved.

I hadn't had enough time to make one for Scorpius, too, so I had gotten him something else.

I handed him his present and he opened it. I had gotten him a muggle book, knowing how much he enjoyed muggle items and by the look on his face when he opened it, I knew he liked it.

He sheepishly handed me a small gift wrapped box and I opened it quickly. Inside the box was a small hand-made bracelet made with gold and red string and beads. I smiled and I had him help me put it on.

Aside from the bracelet I'd received a bag, a lot of books, a rose scented bath set (even though I've told everyone I don't like the smell of roses, they get me it anyways), a hat and scarf set and some candy.

When everyone was done opening presents we headed into the kitchen for breakfast and played wizard chess and exploding snap afterwards.

We played Quidditch in the backyard after lunch and then went on a walk around the yard, just the four of us.

After we had eaten dinner, I said goodbye to all my cousins as they left and went upstairs to write a letter to Mum and Dad, wishing them a happy Christmas.

This Christmas had been one of the best yet.

A/N: Oh gosh, that took FOREVER to write. I hope you liked it and if you didn't, well, you should review anyways. Thanks for reading!