Merry Christmas! And Happy Birthday to James! Well in the story at least, a little late for it now. Hope you enjoy this chapter! Sorry but I'm going to be skipping a lot of the Christmassy scenes, I got attacked by millions of plot bunnies so I apologise if this chapter is not as good as the others. I'm just going over the basic facts of the day, which sucks for me cos I wanted to do more but hey, these stupid plot bunnies. ((Sighs.)) Where are the nice plot ferrets when you need them, giving out ideas?

Chapter 13: Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday

Godric's Hollow…

The full moon had gone very smoothly, everyone had only slept for 3 to 5 hours only and Sirius and James were the only ones to reawaken to be with Remus when he transformed back. Everyone else was in bed by that time. But just gone 8am, less than an hour since the sun rise, there was a huge noise that started from the top floor as the Kinetics woke up.

"IT'S CHRISTMAS! WAKE UP EVERYONE!" Harry and Ron's voices echoed through the huge manor.

"DON'T MAKE US GET THE COLD WATER!" Hermione and Ginny's shouts joined the boys. Prue, Piper, Paige, Lily and Leo all groaned in their half awake half asleep stage. Wyatt was awake too, calling out "Kwistmas! Kwistmas!" Piper and Leo got up to get Chris and Wyatt. Phoebe and Sirius were already getting ready, Remus had not gone back to sleep and so was reading more about the Soul Powers, he had got more interested in it now that 4 of his friends had them. James was trying to drag Lily out of bed but was being threaten with spells and hexes.

"It may be your birthday, but you really should know by now not to mess with a pregnant witch James Harold Potter." Lily said in a deadly calm voice that made James stop instantly. It was the voice she always used when she was totally pissed off.

Meanwhile, the Kinetics' were getting their breakfast when Sirius and Phoebe walked in hand in hand. "Making us breakfast? How kind of you."

"You wish Sirius." Harry said. "Get your own. You're a dog, scavenge."

"Hey, the cats are so not telling the dogs what to do!" Phoebe said, mock shocked.

"Ha, ha Phoebe." Ron said sarcastically.

"When are all the guests arriving then?" Hermione asked. Her parents, unfortunately, couldn't make it as they were summoned to a family reunion somewhere near the Lake District. Hermione had been given permission to join her friends at Godric's Hollow though.

"Between 9 and 10." Sirius replied. "I think we're going to have a full house. There's all the Weasley's, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Tonks, Sam and I think that's it."

"Wow, so nearly 30 people then?" Ginny replied, buttering her toast.

"Seems like it." James replied, walking in with a tired Lily.

"Hey dad, happy birthday." Harry said grinning.

"Happy birthday James." Ginny, Hermione and Ron all said together, with Phoebe just a beat behind them.

"Happy birthday Prongs." Sirius said. "Been a long time since I've said that."

"Been a long since I've heard it from you Padfoot."

"Happy birthday James." Remus, Leo, and the other Halliwell Charmed Ones said as they walked into the kitchen.

"Thanks. And Merry Christmas everyone." He said.

"Merry Christmas!" Everyone said in union.

"So, I think that we should all get ready then we can greet our guests together. The Weasleys are arriving in 30 minutes, Molly firecalled last night before the moon rise to tell me." Lily said to them. "I want everyone in the living room in 25 minutes exactly. Is that clear?" Everyone else nodded. No one dared to argue with a pregnant, hormonal witch. The kitchen was suddenly bustling. The Kinetic's finished their breakfast and decided to go out onto the Quidditch pitch to get in 20 minutes 'power practice', more like snog practice. The Charmed Ones were going to quickly orb to San Francisco to leave a note for Victor at the manor telling him when they would be coming over, Remus, Leo and James were going to get ready and Sirius was left to help Lily get the living room ready for the 25 or so guests that would be turning up within the hour.

Later, After Christmas Dinner, Around 3pm…

"…And to the hope of a better and successful year!" James finished the toast.

"Hear, hear!" Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them with the nearest people.

"And a happy birthday to James." Sirius added.

"Cheers!" Everyone clinked their glasses again.

"Lovely dinner Lily." Dumbledore commented.

"Thank you Albus." She replied.

"Lily's cooking always was excellent." James said. Lily blushed slightly. She never was good with a lot of praise. It was where Harry must have got it from.

"I wonder what everyone staying at Hogwarts will think about the headmaster not being present at the Christmas dinner." Remus said with a grin.

"I must say, it has been a while since I have been elsewhere for Christmas." Dumbledore said.

"I've been teaching at Hogwarts for nearly 40 years and you have always been present at every Christmas dinner." McGonagall told him.

"Remus, I see that you're quite well today. Even though the full moon was last night. What happened?" Molly asked. Everyone present knew about Remus' condition.

"Piper brewed a potion that removed the wolf and the pain from the transformation. So it was rather like an Animagus transformation." Remus informed them.

"Piper, you must be rather good at potions then." Arthur said.

"I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and potion duty was always more down to me."

"You were better at brewing them though." Prue and Paige said simultaneously, making them both laugh. Since Prue had come back, she and Paige had hit it off so easily it was as if Prue had never been gone for all those years.

Halliwell Manor, Three Hours Later…

Once the guests had left, all the occupants of Godric's Hollow orbed over to Halliwell Manor to visit Victor.

"Hey daddy!" Phoebe said, running over to Victor.

"Hi sweetie. I thought it was just going to be you girls and Leo?" Victor said, hugging Phoebe.

"Everyone wanted to come. I don't think you've met some of them." Piper said, moving Chris onto her other hip. She introduced each of them.

"Pleased to meet you all." Victor said, taking Chris from Piper.

"Same here. Merry Christmas Victor." James said.

They sat down to another Christmas lunch around 12-ish (Piper had cooked them both smaller than usual and they all ate smaller potions than the other guests) and then, after spending a few hours talking, they had to return back to Godric's Hollow. The adults all made plans to come back in a few weeks time without the teens and they all orbed back to England, where it was roughly 11pm.

Did you know that I hate plot bunnies? A lot? I would have made this better, but I had an anti-muse attack at my house and my muse was kidnapped. I hope she returns for my next chapter. It's going to be New Year and Lily's birthday. I'm so sorry I didn't get more of James' birthday, but I've been busy with college, I'm kind of hyper, it's 2 in the morning and I have to up at 7:30 for work. But oh well! And I didn't write about Lily's surpirse for James for one reason, it's a bedroom matter if you catch my drift. ;) See you all next chapter!

SSL Out!