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Snow was falling the past the window as the fire crackled to the empty living room. Hermione was at work, finishing up some last minute paper work before heading home, she was only gone for the morning but she resented it, she hated missing even a few hours of Christmas Eve. Ron was in the kitchen making Rose and Hugo lunch as he listened to the radio. Humming along to a tune of the Wicked Sisters he froze as he heard yelling coming from upstairs.

"Rose?" Ron yelled, tilting his head towards the staircase. Turning off the radio with a flick of his wand, he waited in silence, while the shouting upstairs continued. Leaving their unfinished lunch on the bench Ron ran out of the kitchen and bounded up the stairs, pausing in front of Rose's closed bedroom door that was muffling his children's voices. Raising his fist he knocked loudly, causing the shouting to cease.

"Dad?" Hugo's voice came from inside the room. Ron's hand found the doorknob and twisted it, pushing open the door.

"NO! Don't come in!" Rose yelled as she threw herself against the door, shutting it again.

"What is going on?" Ron asked through the door. Hugo started to answer but Rose quickly cut across them, all Ron could make out was muffled whispers as he stood patiently waiting on the other side of the door.

"Hi Dad." Rose said breezily with a smile her face as she opened the door a crack and popped her head between the door and the door frame.

"Rose.." Ron warned, discretely looking over her head into the room and seeing nothing out of place.

"Promise you won't come in." Rose said, looking up at Ron with her big blue eyes.

"I promise." Ron said, trying not to smile at her, keeping the semi-stern look on his face.

"Promise you won't get mad." Rose smiled at her father and then added, "Promise!" when he opened his mouth to argue.

"I promise." Ron said, resisting the urge to look inside the room, he was curious. Rose shut the door and muffled whispering took place again before Hugo opened the door a crack and smiled at Ron whose eyes widened.

"Rose and I were.. ouch… making.. ouch Rose!... we were making you and mummy presents and then.. ouch… Rose stop hitting me! Rose accidentally burnt off my eyebrows when we were… trying something…. Rose! On uh something… can you fix them?" Hugo stammered through, pausing to scowl at Rose every few seconds, who was out of sight behind the door. When he had finished he smiled up at Ron, who tried with all his might not to laugh. With one flick of his wand, he watched as Hugo's eyebrows reappeared.

"Thanks Dad." Hugo smiled up at Ron as his hands touched his eyebrows, relieved that he didn't have to be eyebrowless tomorrow, not only because of all of the Christmas photos but because of all the family. His sister could do magic but she couldn't really control it, this wasn't the first time he had been without eyebrows, nor was this the first time that Ron had put them back on.

"Do you need any help?" Ron asked as he smiled down at his son, who grinned back at him.

"NO!" Rose yelled from behind the door, making Ron laugh, she often reminded him of Ginny.

"You'll see them tomorrow, they need to be a surprise!" Hugo said, glancing over at Rose for affirmation.

"Okay. Lunch is almost ready downstairs if.." Ron started as Hugo's face lit up and Rose wrenched the door open and ran past them both, with Hugo following behind her. Laughing at his children Ron shut Rose's bedroom door taking special care not to look inside and ruin their Christmas surprise.

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