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Christmas with Family
"Leave me alone, go away." Harry said sleepily rolling over. His sheets continued to be pulled. "What do you want?" Harry yelled sitting up.
He saw Sara next to his bed with her wide eyes; he had scared her when he yelled.
"I'm sorry Sara, I thought Ron was just being annoying. I didn't mean to yell. Do you want to go get some breakfast?" Her eyes were still wide, but she nodded and began to pull on her dirty old clothes.
Harry stopped her, "Here Sara," Harry said handing her some of his clothes. "Put these on and then I'll shrink them to fit." Sara looked at the clothes like they were the nicest clothes that she'd ever seen and put them on and gasped as Harry shrunk them to fit.
Harry smiled at her reaction and held out his hand to her. They walked down to the great hall very slowly for Sara had to stop and say good morning to every picture and painting along the way.
When they reached the great hall all the Weasley's were already eating breakfast. He walked over to them and helped himself to some toast and bacon.
He saw that Sara just looked at the food in wonder, so he picked up her plate and got her a piece of toast and two pieces of bacon and handed it to her. He didn't think it was possible for her eyes to get any bigger, but as he handed her the plate they did. He just smiled at her as she reached up and took the piece of toast and ate it slowly looking around at everyone in the room.
"She's a little young for you Harry." Fred said looking at Sara.
"Oh yeah, everyone this is Sara, she's a friends of Danielle's. She'll be staying with us until school is back in session." Harry told them then he tuned to Sara and went around the table telling her who everyone was.
"Your all friends of Danny?" Sara asked them.
"Danny?" Ginny asked Harry as much as Sara.
"Danny!" Sara said defensively.
"Sara here calls Danielle Danny, I guess everyone did before she came here." Harry said answering Ginny's question.
"Where does she live?" George asked trying to make conversation.
"We don't know yet, we're still working on that. Dumbledore said your parents might be willing to take care of her while we are in school. He said something about 'empty nest syndrome" Harry shrugged.
"Yeah, mom keeps sending me stupid letters about how lonely she is without any of us kids to keep her company and dad's been at the office almost all the time." Ginny told Harry.
"I think it will be good for her to have a little one around." Ginny added smiling at Sara who smiled back at her even thought she didn't know what was going on.
"Can we go see Danny?" Sara asked after she had finished her bacon. "Yeah, come on." Harry said holding out his hand again. Sara took it, but grabbed two more pieces of toast before she did. She ate one and told him the other was for Danny and Harry smiled.
As soon as the entered the hospital wing Sara cried, "Danny!" as she ran over and jumped on to the bed with Danielle.
"Are you feeling better?" she asked smiling up at Danielle, "Much more now that you're here" Danielle told her and the little girl smiled even brighter.
"How did you sleep?" Danielle asked Sara. "Very well, I slept in a big bed with soft curtains around it and Harry sand me a song, but not the one you sing." Sara told her.
"He did, did he?" Danielle said and then said 'thank you' to Harry telepathically. He just smiled.
"You may go Miss Potter, but do come back if you need to talk or anything." Madam Pomfrey said standing at the door.
Sara jumped off the bed and nearly dragged Danielle out of the hospital wing. "Where are we going Sara?" Danielle asked very confused.
"I have to show you this really neat person I meet in a painting." Sara said still dragging her.
"Sara meet a little girl around her age and they talked FOREVER." Harry told her as she looked back at him for an explanation. Danielle just laughed and let herself get dragged along.
Watching Danielle with Sara was like seeing her for the first time. She was wonderful her and the child responded to her much better than with anyone else.
Harry watched as the two played snaps, exploding cards, or Danielle read her a story from some children's books she found in the library. Harry didn't think he had ever seen her so happy and it made him happy.
Christmas was coming fast and Harry realized he had gotten Hermione and Ron their presents, but he hadn't gotten Danielle anything, and he should probably get Sara something. But he couldn't figure out what to get either of them. Then he knew.
"Hey Danielle, I'm going out for a while, I'll be back soon." He called to her while she was playing with Sara and Shadow. "Okay" she yelled back. Harry found his way out of the castle and made his way to Hogsmeade.
He went to the bookstore and found her a book called Clan of the Cave Bear and thought Danielle might like it. Then he found a beautiful diary. The cover was a picture frame and had a little golden lock. The diary wouldn't open without the key; even the alohamora spell couldn't open it. Harry also found a beautiful light pink quill and a box of pretty ink.
Then he found a small chapter book series called the Boxcar Children that he thought Sara might like. Harry then headed back towards the castle.
He went into Colin's dorm and saw his camera sitting on his bed. Harry picked it up then went to get his invisibility cloak. He headed down to the common room and took a picture of Sara sitting in Danielle's lap petting shadow. The two girls were smiling brightly and their eyes were twinkling in the firelight.
Harry went back up to Colin's dorm and found his developing kit. Harry developed the picture so that it moved.
When he had finished he looking at the picture. The two girls were laughing and smiling, as the firelight continued to dance on their faces.
Harry put the picture in the diary's cover and wrapped the book and the dairy to put under the tree later that night.
Danielle was excited about Christmas and would sit for hours just looking at the decorated tree in the common room. Sara did the same.
Harry was usually off with the Weasley's, but Ginny and Ron often went over to talk to Sara and Danielle.
That night before they went to bed, Danielle went over to Harry to say good night.
"You excited about tomorrow?" Harry asked her. "What is so special about tomorrow?" Danielle asked confused, "I'm excited that I just spent my first Christmas Eve with my family." Danielle said Smiling at him.
Harry had to agree, it was wonderful to have some family around.
"Well, we better get her to bed, a full day of present opening comes tomorrow." Harry said looking at the yawning little girl.
"Presents?" asked Danielle with a very confused look on her face. "I've heard of birthday presents, but Christmas Presents?" Danielle finished still very confused.
Harry had to laugh. "Yes, it's a tradition that on Christmas Day that people give each other presents. There's a story about Santa Claus that brings children presents." Harry said but stopped when he saw Danielle face.
"But I didn't get anyone anything, I didn't know" her face showed that she was upset. "I know what I'll do," she said smiling. "Will you put Sara to bed for me, I'll be back soon." She called over her shoulder as she ran out of the common room.
Harry laughed and held out his hand to Sara. Harry went to bed figuring Danielle could take care of herself.
That morning Ron shook him awake. "Come on, get out of bed!' Ron bellowed at him. "Come on its Christmas, and we're all waiting to open our gifts until you get down there. Come on you slow poke." Ron yelled at him ripping off his covers.
Harry sat up and rubbed his eyes, but Ron grabbed his wrist and pulled him down to the common room.
"There you are Harry, we've been waiting for you." Ginny said when Harry came in.
"Okay, now that we've sorted all the presents into who they are for," George started to say but Fred finished the sentence. "We're going to go around in a circle and each open one at a time. Got it." Fred finished and everyone nodded.
Sara's expression when she sat down in front of her presents was priceless. Her jaw dropped and her eyes went wide. "Okay, youngest first." Ginny said looking at Sara, just pick out one and open it."
Sara reached for Harry's present and was delighted by the three first books in the series. She was even happier that she could read them, for they were easy readers.
Next Ginny opened the one from her mother; she got a purple sweater and some homemade meat pies. She smiled at the sweater and her brothers laughed, "We knew about these, we always get one, it's not much of a surprise." Ron said picking up his and opening it as well. His was a maroon sweater and he turned up his nose.
"Do you think Dobey wants another one?" Ron asked and everyone laughed.
"Okay your turn Danielle." Harry told her and Danielle decided to open the same one as Ron and Ginny had, Hers was the same on it was a beautiful emerald green with a light green D on it. She smiled brightly at it and said, "I will have to thank your mother when I see her in a few days." And she put on the sweater.
Harry then opened his to find the same, but it had an H instead on a D.
Then Fred and George opened theirs together. "Hey, were twins after all!" they said grinning and Danielle and Harry decided they would do that on their next turn.
"Okay Sara, Pick another one" Danielle said. Sara then opened her sweater from Mrs. Weasley. Her eyes went wide as the sweater fell from the package.
It was a baby girl pink sweater with a purple S on it. Danielle smiled at her as Sara struggled to pull it over her head. Ginny picked up another one and the circle continued until the only presents left were the ones that Harry and Danielle has given each other.
"Let's open them together!" Danielle said with a smile on her face. Harry nodded and said, "One, two, three" and they both opened them.
Danielle gasped when she saw the diary and the book. She read the back cover of the book and smiled "Thank you, this will be fun!" she said a smiled at him.
Then she picked up the diary and turned it over to look at the cover. She was speechless. She just stared at the picture and Harry could see her eyes fill with tears, but she didn't cry.
Harry opened his, not knowing what Danielle had gone to do last night. When he had the wrapping off he found his photo album that Hagrid had given him back in his first year.
The album had the same pictures of his parents and Him, but now they had Danielle in them.
"I asked Dumbledore why I wasn't in any of the picture and he told me that they had enchanted the pictures so that you wouldn't know about your sister that had died. So I asked him if I could un-enchant them and he taught me the spell. So I stunk into your room last night and did it, I hope I didn't ruin your album, I should have asked first." Danielle said feeling embarrassed.
"I love it!" Harry said as he leaned over and gave her a hug. "And I love my diary," she said to him.
Danielle and Harry sat in front of the fire for the rest of the day. They didn't say much, but were just enjoying being about to sit with each other.
Sara sat on the floor in front of them and read her new books out ooud to anyone who was listening. It was little slow, but she eventually got every word without help.
Danielle fell asleep thinking that this was how life was supposed to be like, surrounded by people who love her and cared about her.
Sara had fallen to sleep in front of the fire and Danielle leaning on Harry's shoulder.
Harry picked up Danielle softly and carried her upstairs. He put her in her bed and covered her up. Then he went back down and picked up Sara. He also put her in her bed in Danielle's dorm and then went to leave.
He stopped at the door and turned around to look at the two sleeping girls. "What would I do if I lost you now?" he thought to himself.
"Good night girls, Merry Christmas." He whispered and shut to door to go to bed himself.
Christmas with Family
"Leave me alone, go away." Harry said sleepily rolling over. His sheets continued to be pulled. "What do you want?" Harry yelled sitting up.
He saw Sara next to his bed with her wide eyes; he had scared her when he yelled.
"I'm sorry Sara, I thought Ron was just being annoying. I didn't mean to yell. Do you want to go get some breakfast?" Her eyes were still wide, but she nodded and began to pull on her dirty old clothes.
Harry stopped her, "Here Sara," Harry said handing her some of his clothes. "Put these on and then I'll shrink them to fit." Sara looked at the clothes like they were the nicest clothes that she'd ever seen and put them on and gasped as Harry shrunk them to fit.
Harry smiled at her reaction and held out his hand to her. They walked down to the great hall very slowly for Sara had to stop and say good morning to every picture and painting along the way.
When they reached the great hall all the Weasley's were already eating breakfast. He walked over to them and helped himself to some toast and bacon.
He saw that Sara just looked at the food in wonder, so he picked up her plate and got her a piece of toast and two pieces of bacon and handed it to her. He didn't think it was possible for her eyes to get any bigger, but as he handed her the plate they did. He just smiled at her as she reached up and took the piece of toast and ate it slowly looking around at everyone in the room.
"She's a little young for you Harry." Fred said looking at Sara.
"Oh yeah, everyone this is Sara, she's a friends of Danielle's. She'll be staying with us until school is back in session." Harry told them then he tuned to Sara and went around the table telling her who everyone was.
"Your all friends of Danny?" Sara asked them.
"Danny?" Ginny asked Harry as much as Sara.
"Danny!" Sara said defensively.
"Sara here calls Danielle Danny, I guess everyone did before she came here." Harry said answering Ginny's question.
"Where does she live?" George asked trying to make conversation.
"We don't know yet, we're still working on that. Dumbledore said your parents might be willing to take care of her while we are in school. He said something about 'empty nest syndrome" Harry shrugged.
"Yeah, mom keeps sending me stupid letters about how lonely she is without any of us kids to keep her company and dad's been at the office almost all the time." Ginny told Harry.
"I think it will be good for her to have a little one around." Ginny added smiling at Sara who smiled back at her even thought she didn't know what was going on.
"Can we go see Danny?" Sara asked after she had finished her bacon. "Yeah, come on." Harry said holding out his hand again. Sara took it, but grabbed two more pieces of toast before she did. She ate one and told him the other was for Danny and Harry smiled.
As soon as the entered the hospital wing Sara cried, "Danny!" as she ran over and jumped on to the bed with Danielle.
"Are you feeling better?" she asked smiling up at Danielle, "Much more now that you're here" Danielle told her and the little girl smiled even brighter.
"How did you sleep?" Danielle asked Sara. "Very well, I slept in a big bed with soft curtains around it and Harry sand me a song, but not the one you sing." Sara told her.
"He did, did he?" Danielle said and then said 'thank you' to Harry telepathically. He just smiled.
"You may go Miss Potter, but do come back if you need to talk or anything." Madam Pomfrey said standing at the door.
Sara jumped off the bed and nearly dragged Danielle out of the hospital wing. "Where are we going Sara?" Danielle asked very confused.
"I have to show you this really neat person I meet in a painting." Sara said still dragging her.
"Sara meet a little girl around her age and they talked FOREVER." Harry told her as she looked back at him for an explanation. Danielle just laughed and let herself get dragged along.
Watching Danielle with Sara was like seeing her for the first time. She was wonderful her and the child responded to her much better than with anyone else.
Harry watched as the two played snaps, exploding cards, or Danielle read her a story from some children's books she found in the library. Harry didn't think he had ever seen her so happy and it made him happy.
Christmas was coming fast and Harry realized he had gotten Hermione and Ron their presents, but he hadn't gotten Danielle anything, and he should probably get Sara something. But he couldn't figure out what to get either of them. Then he knew.
"Hey Danielle, I'm going out for a while, I'll be back soon." He called to her while she was playing with Sara and Shadow. "Okay" she yelled back. Harry found his way out of the castle and made his way to Hogsmeade.
He went to the bookstore and found her a book called Clan of the Cave Bear and thought Danielle might like it. Then he found a beautiful diary. The cover was a picture frame and had a little golden lock. The diary wouldn't open without the key; even the alohamora spell couldn't open it. Harry also found a beautiful light pink quill and a box of pretty ink.
Then he found a small chapter book series called the Boxcar Children that he thought Sara might like. Harry then headed back towards the castle.
He went into Colin's dorm and saw his camera sitting on his bed. Harry picked it up then went to get his invisibility cloak. He headed down to the common room and took a picture of Sara sitting in Danielle's lap petting shadow. The two girls were smiling brightly and their eyes were twinkling in the firelight.
Harry went back up to Colin's dorm and found his developing kit. Harry developed the picture so that it moved.
When he had finished he looking at the picture. The two girls were laughing and smiling, as the firelight continued to dance on their faces.
Harry put the picture in the diary's cover and wrapped the book and the dairy to put under the tree later that night.
Danielle was excited about Christmas and would sit for hours just looking at the decorated tree in the common room. Sara did the same.
Harry was usually off with the Weasley's, but Ginny and Ron often went over to talk to Sara and Danielle.
That night before they went to bed, Danielle went over to Harry to say good night.
"You excited about tomorrow?" Harry asked her. "What is so special about tomorrow?" Danielle asked confused, "I'm excited that I just spent my first Christmas Eve with my family." Danielle said Smiling at him.
Harry had to agree, it was wonderful to have some family around.
"Well, we better get her to bed, a full day of present opening comes tomorrow." Harry said looking at the yawning little girl.
"Presents?" asked Danielle with a very confused look on her face. "I've heard of birthday presents, but Christmas Presents?" Danielle finished still very confused.
Harry had to laugh. "Yes, it's a tradition that on Christmas Day that people give each other presents. There's a story about Santa Claus that brings children presents." Harry said but stopped when he saw Danielle face.
"But I didn't get anyone anything, I didn't know" her face showed that she was upset. "I know what I'll do," she said smiling. "Will you put Sara to bed for me, I'll be back soon." She called over her shoulder as she ran out of the common room.
Harry laughed and held out his hand to Sara. Harry went to bed figuring Danielle could take care of herself.
That morning Ron shook him awake. "Come on, get out of bed!' Ron bellowed at him. "Come on its Christmas, and we're all waiting to open our gifts until you get down there. Come on you slow poke." Ron yelled at him ripping off his covers.
Harry sat up and rubbed his eyes, but Ron grabbed his wrist and pulled him down to the common room.
"There you are Harry, we've been waiting for you." Ginny said when Harry came in.
"Okay, now that we've sorted all the presents into who they are for," George started to say but Fred finished the sentence. "We're going to go around in a circle and each open one at a time. Got it." Fred finished and everyone nodded.
Sara's expression when she sat down in front of her presents was priceless. Her jaw dropped and her eyes went wide. "Okay, youngest first." Ginny said looking at Sara, just pick out one and open it."
Sara reached for Harry's present and was delighted by the three first books in the series. She was even happier that she could read them, for they were easy readers.
Next Ginny opened the one from her mother; she got a purple sweater and some homemade meat pies. She smiled at the sweater and her brothers laughed, "We knew about these, we always get one, it's not much of a surprise." Ron said picking up his and opening it as well. His was a maroon sweater and he turned up his nose.
"Do you think Dobey wants another one?" Ron asked and everyone laughed.
"Okay your turn Danielle." Harry told her and Danielle decided to open the same one as Ron and Ginny had, Hers was the same on it was a beautiful emerald green with a light green D on it. She smiled brightly at it and said, "I will have to thank your mother when I see her in a few days." And she put on the sweater.
Harry then opened his to find the same, but it had an H instead on a D.
Then Fred and George opened theirs together. "Hey, were twins after all!" they said grinning and Danielle and Harry decided they would do that on their next turn.
"Okay Sara, Pick another one" Danielle said. Sara then opened her sweater from Mrs. Weasley. Her eyes went wide as the sweater fell from the package.
It was a baby girl pink sweater with a purple S on it. Danielle smiled at her as Sara struggled to pull it over her head. Ginny picked up another one and the circle continued until the only presents left were the ones that Harry and Danielle has given each other.
"Let's open them together!" Danielle said with a smile on her face. Harry nodded and said, "One, two, three" and they both opened them.
Danielle gasped when she saw the diary and the book. She read the back cover of the book and smiled "Thank you, this will be fun!" she said a smiled at him.
Then she picked up the diary and turned it over to look at the cover. She was speechless. She just stared at the picture and Harry could see her eyes fill with tears, but she didn't cry.
Harry opened his, not knowing what Danielle had gone to do last night. When he had the wrapping off he found his photo album that Hagrid had given him back in his first year.
The album had the same pictures of his parents and Him, but now they had Danielle in them.
"I asked Dumbledore why I wasn't in any of the picture and he told me that they had enchanted the pictures so that you wouldn't know about your sister that had died. So I asked him if I could un-enchant them and he taught me the spell. So I stunk into your room last night and did it, I hope I didn't ruin your album, I should have asked first." Danielle said feeling embarrassed.
"I love it!" Harry said as he leaned over and gave her a hug. "And I love my diary," she said to him.
Danielle and Harry sat in front of the fire for the rest of the day. They didn't say much, but were just enjoying being about to sit with each other.
Sara sat on the floor in front of them and read her new books out ooud to anyone who was listening. It was little slow, but she eventually got every word without help.
Danielle fell asleep thinking that this was how life was supposed to be like, surrounded by people who love her and cared about her.
Sara had fallen to sleep in front of the fire and Danielle leaning on Harry's shoulder.
Harry picked up Danielle softly and carried her upstairs. He put her in her bed and covered her up. Then he went back down and picked up Sara. He also put her in her bed in Danielle's dorm and then went to leave.
He stopped at the door and turned around to look at the two sleeping girls. "What would I do if I lost you now?" he thought to himself.
"Good night girls, Merry Christmas." He whispered and shut to door to go to bed himself.