December 25
Lily's mouth was open as she stared at the velvety box and its contents. It shimmered in the low morning light and Lily couldn't help but wonder how much thought James had put into such a gift. The door burst open and four boys came spilling into her room laughing brightly. James looked up to see Lily tearing up and his smile fell, he tumbled forward, tripping over the carpet to get to her. She dropped the box and threw herself around his neck.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
"You're welcome." James wrapped his arms tightly around her as his eyes fell on the box sprawled on the bed. She pulled away just far enough to press her mouth firmly against his in a soft kiss.
"I-" Lily hesitated. "My present is nothing like yours."
"You're right, it's so much better." James grinned and it's when she noticed, he was wearing the sweater she had knitted for him with her wand. She had finished it a couple days before after they had further explained into Remus' condition. A little wolf, stag, rat, and dog were chasing each other around the edges of it, acting as they should in the wild.
"He never showed us what he got you, I wanna know." Sirius complained, the matching scarves for the boys were tied tightly around their necks, she wondered if Remus was actually suffocating.
"It's a locket," Lily gingerly moved away from James and picked up the box holding it out.
"Just a locket?" He looked disappointed.
"It's so much more," Lily said quietly opening the clasp on the side and staring down at the ever changing faces of everyone she loved.
"Well, anyway. Any ideas as to what we should do for the day?" Peter asked, Lily looked up at her friends, her eyes lingering on Remus.
"How about we do some more resting, after all you boys will have a long night tonight with Remus."
"I have too much pent up energy." Sirius complained.
"Then go chase a cat, but Remus and I are going to do the puzzle my mum sent me."