Yeah, only a few more days until Christmas! I had the highest number of viewers in one day yesterday, so I would like to thank everyone that read it. Here's today's chapter.


Day 21: Feliz Navidad

Harry probably should have taken Ginny's advice that night. He had been in their bedroom with Ginny, who was sitting on their bed, getting ready to go out for the night. Harry and Severus were going out to have a couple of drinks and just chat about a few things. Ginny was eight and a half months pregnant and was letting Harry go out knowing that he wouldn't see his father as much when their baby came.

"Harry, have fun but not too much, okay?" Ginny asked as she leaned up against the headboard.

Harry gave her a grin as he threw on a pair of dragon hide boots that he was fond of. "Ginny, please relax. We'll be fine. It's just me and Dad going."

"I know, but for some reason, I just have a bad feeling. Just promise me that you won't get into too much trouble."

"Honestly, Ginny," Harry said as he finished tying his boots up. "How much trouble do you think we're going to get into? I'm going drinking with my father. My father is Severus Snape, Ginny. He's not exactly the partying type."

"I know, Harry, but my father went out with George and Ron once and they all came back as drunk as could be. My father isn't the partying type either." Ginny tried to tell him as she rubbed her very pregnant belly.

They heard a knock on the front door and Harry stood. "Trust me, I'll be fine." He walked over and gave her a kiss. "Have a relaxing night and don't wait up for me. I'll see you in the morning."

Ginny just smiled and said, "Have fun."

Harry knew that he should have heeded her advice. He knew it the minute that he walked into the Three Broomsticks. But, he especially knew it when he woke up the following morning, laying on the loveseat, with the worst headache imaginable, and saw that his father was sleeping on the floor next to him.

Harry groaned when he both Ginny and Minerva sitting on the couch in the living room. "Urg," Harry sighed as he grabbed his head and sat up. "What happened?"

Ginny handed him a sober up potion. "Exactly what I told you would happen."

"Do you remember anything, Harry?" Minerva asked.

Harry thought hard about it. "I remember arriving there."

Harry and Severus walked down to Hogsmeade. It was a nice night out, and they figured that the walk wouldn't kill them.

They found a spot in the Three Broomsticks right at the bar. They ordered a couple of butterbeers to start out with, but then Severus ordered them a couple of firewhiskeys.

"Dad, it's kind of early to be starting this strong, don't you think?" Harry asked as he drained his glass and watched the bartender fill it up again.

Severus shrugged as his own glass was refilled. "You don't seem to have any problem drinking it."

Harry grinned as he took a large swallow of the second glass. "Wanna try something a little stronger than firewhiskey?"

Severus raised an eyebrow. "Have you ever had anything stronger than firewhiskey?"

"Of course. Ron and I do go out sometimes and drink. Believe me, we've had so many different kinds of drinks before." Harry told him.

"Well," Severus said as he stared into his glass. "It's been awhile since I've had anything other than firewhiskey." He looked at Harry. "I'm game. Order us something good."

Harry grinned. "Will do, Dad." He drained his glass and said, "We'll take two flaming hippogriffs, please."

"We were drinking firewhiskey and then I ordered us a couple of flaming hippogriffs," Harry told them.

Ginny shook her head while Minerva lightly started nudging the sleeping form of Severus with her foot. "Harry, you know what those do to you."

"I know, but Dad gave me the green light to order them," Harry said guiltily as he tried not to laugh when Minervaplaced a nice kick, uh nudge, to Severus's side.

Severus woke with a start, but Harry could tell that he immediately regretted it when he grabbed his head. "What the hell?" he asked as he lay back down and covered his head with his blanket.

Minerva ignored him and asked Harry, "Do you remember anything else?"

Harry racked his brain and nodded. "I just remember ordering a pixie magic after that and I have a rather fuzzy image of me dancing on the bar singing Christmas carols."

Severus groaned. "I don't know why you have to shout. You also tried to tell the whole pub that you were Rudolph and you were going to lead Santa's sleigh last night."

Harry looked at Minerva. "Why don't you give him a potion as well?"

"Because he knows better," she said, not feeling one ounce of pity for him. "The Three Broomsticks fire called me and I had to come and get you. That was quite the interesting walk back up."

Minerva had finally been able to drag the two very drunk men out of the bar. She walked slightly behind them as they leaned in each other.

"Hey, hey, Harrry, guess what?" Severus had asked in his drunken state.

Harry had looked at him and stumbled a little, but kept walking, "Whaz up?"

"You know, you know that pretty girl I was talking to?"

"Yep."

"She taught me a new Christmas song."

Harry stopped and looked as if that was the most fascinating thing he had ever heard. "Teach me."

"Feliz Navidad. Feliz Navidad. Um…there's something else that comes after. Feliz Navidad."

Minerva just shook her head as the two sang the song all the way up the school.

"That doesn't explain why I am on the floor." Severus grumbled never leaving his cocoon of blankets.

"Oh, Harry threw up when he walked through the door and you were convinced that you needed to sleep on the floor next to him in case he threw up again." Ginny said. "Actually, you just kind fell to the floor there and told us that, so we just covered you up and left you."

"I sort of remember that," Harry said.

In his fuzzy mind, Harry watched from the couch as Ginny threw a comforter over Severus and Minerva placed a pillow under his head.

"Wha's he doin' down there?" Harry asked.

Ginny walked over to him and made him lay down on the couch. "He's sleeping, Harry. He had too much fun tonight."

"Oh," Harry said as Ginny also covered him up with a blanket. "Ginny, guess what?"

Ginny brushed a strand of hair out of his eyes. "What Harry?"

"Feliz Navidad…means Happy Christmas," He told her as he closed his eyes.

"I imagine so, Harry." Was the last thing he heard before he passed out as well.

Harry grinned at her sheepishly. "You were right, Ginny. We should have controlled ourselves better."

"Well, at least you had fun, but just remember what you just said."

Harry looked confused. "Which part?"

Ginny smiled. "The part where I'm always right."

The three of them laughed until Harry was hit hard in the face by a flying pillow. "Would you shut up? I am trying to sleep here." A grumpy Severus exclaimed as his head fell back down to the floor. "Give me my pillow back."

This just caused them to laugh harder.


Good old Snape. Well, hopefully I'll have tomorrow's posted earlier than today's. Thanks again to all of you reading and reviewing this story! Please keep those reviews coming!