Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, he just visits once in a while.
Chapter 14 – Christmas
Everybody woke up late on Christmas morning, having been up until the late hours in the evening. But everybody jumped awake when James and Albus were the first to wake up aqnd going round the house shouting;
"It's Christmas! Wake up everybody!"
With everybody awake, a flurry of activity began as races for showers and baths began. Lily was one of the lucky few who got into the bathroom before James. It didn't take to long when the house consisted of 4 bathrooms, James was the last to get down stairs having spent a solid hour in the bathroom, doing who knows what, and Lily was sure she did not want to find out.
"Finally, can we go now?" Hugo said pleading with Harry.
"Okay, we're taking the floo, so at least we'll be warm." Harry said leading them to the fire place.
"I want to go first." Lily said jumping up and down.
"Okay, remember speak very clearly." Her father warned her.
"Okay." She took her floo powder and then stated "The burrow." And she spun away.
"Grandma, we're here." Lily said stepping out of the fire place.
Molly Weasley came around the corner beaming from ear to ear. "Lily welcome. Come give your Grandma a hug before your brothers arrive. Lily ran into her arms.
They heard the fire place roar which signaled the arrival of James.
"Speak of the devil, and you get a cheap imitation." Lily said.
James said nothing, he just looked at his Grandma and smiled. "Hey grandma, I missed you." He said steeping towards her and being grabbed into a hug.
Their Grandma was in full mother hen mode as more of the family arrived, and they started arriving faster now as they apperated and flooed in from all over the world.
As soon as everyone was there, presents were handed out. Lily noticed her pile was smaller than everybody elses, and she felt her face fall.
"And lastly, Lily you will notice that your pile is extreamly small." Her father said with a smile tugging on his lips. Lily nodded. "Well that's because the family heard you were put onto the house team, and they decided to get you this." He carried on, and handed over a parcel that was wrapped rather peculiar. Lily discovered why when all the paper was off and there was a black carry bag with a golden Phoenix on the flap. Lily unzipped the bag and gasped. There laying in the bag, was her very own phoenix broomstick.
"Wow, a phoenix, and actual phoenix." Lily said breathlessly. "Thank you." She squealed.
"Not fair. How come we don't get phoenix broomsticks?" James asked loudly.
"Because you will remember that we got you the Nimbus millenniums when you made the team." Harry said.
"Oh." Was all James said.
The rest of Christmas was spent looking at other people's presents and Lily going outside to try out her broom, she came in quickly because of the weather.
Later that evening an owl arrived at the burrow. It landed and hopped to Lily. Lily frowned as he took the parcel from the owl.
"Who's it from?" Albus asked her looking up from the game of chess he was playing with uncle Ron.
"I don't know." Lily said and opened the note that came with it. When she opened the envelope a loud bang came from it and Lily dropped the letter as it started playing Christmas carols and letting off minature fire works. When it finshed Lily started breathing again.
"Who the blazers would send me something like that?" Lily asked.
"Read the note." Rose said exitedly.
Lily picked up the letter and pulled out the note.
Dear Lily
I just wanted to make sure your Christmas was unique and that you will know that your best friend, Scorpius Malfoy, thought of you today.
See you soon
Scorpius
"So who's it from?" Rose asked.
"It's from Scorpius." She replied.
"That's so cool, I wonder how he did that." Uncle George said looking at the letter in Lily's hand.
"I'll ask him for you Uncle George." Lily said. She picked up the parcel and tore off the paper to reveal a small velvet covered box, when she opened it she gasped. In the box was a thin silver chain with a small dragon pendent hanging from it.
"Wow, it's beautiful." She gushed and turned it around so the whole room could see it.
"That is really beautiful." Her mother said as she saw the necklace.
"I didn't get him anything I completely forgot." Lily said now feeling absolutely lousy.
"We can go pick up something for him, tomorrow and then you can send it to him." Her dad suggested.
"Thanks daddy." Lily said giving her father a hug.
The nest day Lily and her father went to Diagon ally to find something for Scorpius.
"So what do you want to get him?" Harry asked Lily.
"I have no idea." She said.
"We'll find something."
"I hope so."
They spent the whole day looking for a gift for Scorpius. When finally they were sitting at a table at the ally café. Lily got an idea, they were sitting across from eylops.
"Dad I think I have an idea." Lily said as she saw a handsom eagle owl in the shop window. "Can I get him an owl?" She asked.
"I don't see why not." Harry replied.
She ran over to the shop and rang the bell for service. An older woman walked out of the back. "What can I do for you?" She asked
"I was wondering how much that eagle owl costs." Lily said pointing to the owl.
"She'll be 25 galleons and 7 sickles."
"I'll take her." Lily said.
The woman went and got the owl from the shop window. Lily paid for it and she left.
"That is a beautiful owl." Said Harry when Lily came back.
"Yeah, she is."
That went back to the house just in time for dinner. After dinner Lily sent a note to Scorpius telling him that the owl belonged to him and it was his present.
"You belong to Scorpius Malfoy now. He'll take care of you." Lily said to the owl. She nipped Lily's finger in understanding. "Off you go." She said and lifted the owl to the window and she took off.
Lily smiled as she closed the window and got ready for bed. Lily smiled as she put on the necklace pendant and climbed into bed. This Christmas was a very good one.