A/N: thanks again to Katz and Kimmy and JesusFreak77777 "thanks for
noticin' me"
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Lily awoke Christmas morning to a tapping on her window. She got up to have a look and found not one but three owls patiently waiting for her to let them in. Two of the three birds were large and dropped their packages on her bed before they quickly flew out again.
The third bird was much smaller. Lily recognized this one as the owl that delivered letters to Remus from his mother.
After circling the room a couple of times the little owl came to rest on Lily's shoulder and stretched out it's leg for Lily to retrieve the parchment that had been tied to it. She read eagerly.
Happy Christmas Lily,
Sorry I haven't got you anything. I promise I'll get you a chocolate frog on the express back to school. Thanks for not telling anyone about you know what. You're a great friend.
Remus
Lily giggled at the short note. It was as much as she could have expected from the 11-year-old boy.
The bird who had delivered the note was now hopping around impatiently. It had obviously been told to wait for a reply and wasn't very keen on the idea.
"Alright, Pickering," for that was his name, "I'll hurry."
Lily grabbed a piece of notebook paper and a pencil as they were closer than her parchment and quills, and quickly scribbled a reply.
Remus,
You needn't get me anything. The gift I'm giving you is something I just had lying around the house anyway. Thanks for your note. Your secret is safe with me.
Happy Christmas,
Lily
Lily folded the note and tied it to Pickering's leg. He flew off in a huff and Lily shut the window behind him. Then she turned to the packages on her bed.
She removed the card from the first package that was plain and square. It was from Auntie Bella.
Auntie Bella was the first witch Lily had ever met, but Lily had not always known she was a witch. Lily had fancied that Miss Figg was her faerie godmother. She had always come bearing gifts for birthdays and Christmas, but this was the first time Lily had ever received anything from her by owl.
"Sorry I couldn't be there myself," the card explained, "But I'm glad I can now communicate with you properly by owl. It looks like I will have business at Hogwarts soon so I will be sure to drop in on you while I'm there."
A year ago Lily could have never imagined that her aunt was a witch much less herself. But then she had received her letter from Hogwarts and Auntie Bella had been more than happy to take her to Diagon Alley to get her supplies. It had also been Bella who had told her how she would manage to find platform 9 ¾ .
Lily opened the package. She shook her head and smiled, "Every year a sweater." She had never thought of Bella as the kind of person who would knit yet for some reason every year she was given a sweater.
Lily then turned to her second package. It was a tube about ¾ s of a meter in length. She unstopped the end and pulled out what looked to be a poster. Upon unrolling it she gasped at what she saw. It was the Beatles, but it was completely unlike the other posters covering the walls of her room. The John, Paul, George, and Ringo in the picture were moving.
A small piece of parchment and another smaller picture had fallen when she unrolled the poster. She picked them up and read.
Evans,
Thought you might enjoy this; though, you probably shouldn't show it to the Muggles.
Happy Christmas.
Gwin Weasley
P.S. the other picture is of my brothers and sisters. You'll recognize Fran and behind her pulling the faces is Edmond. Then Daphne and Charlotte(Charlie) and my oldest brother Arthur. That's his wife Molly next to him and the little tike is Bill, my nephew. He was named for my brother Billius who died a couple of years ago.
Lily looked at the picture for a long time. 'Wouldn't it be wonderful to be from a big family like that?' she thought.
"Lily!" Petunia yelled from the other room just then.
"Yes?" Lilly called back to her.
"Get down here. We can't open presents without you."
"Coming." Lily looked once more at her gifts and smiled. It was a Happy Christmas indeed.
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Lily awoke Christmas morning to a tapping on her window. She got up to have a look and found not one but three owls patiently waiting for her to let them in. Two of the three birds were large and dropped their packages on her bed before they quickly flew out again.
The third bird was much smaller. Lily recognized this one as the owl that delivered letters to Remus from his mother.
After circling the room a couple of times the little owl came to rest on Lily's shoulder and stretched out it's leg for Lily to retrieve the parchment that had been tied to it. She read eagerly.
Happy Christmas Lily,
Sorry I haven't got you anything. I promise I'll get you a chocolate frog on the express back to school. Thanks for not telling anyone about you know what. You're a great friend.
Remus
Lily giggled at the short note. It was as much as she could have expected from the 11-year-old boy.
The bird who had delivered the note was now hopping around impatiently. It had obviously been told to wait for a reply and wasn't very keen on the idea.
"Alright, Pickering," for that was his name, "I'll hurry."
Lily grabbed a piece of notebook paper and a pencil as they were closer than her parchment and quills, and quickly scribbled a reply.
Remus,
You needn't get me anything. The gift I'm giving you is something I just had lying around the house anyway. Thanks for your note. Your secret is safe with me.
Happy Christmas,
Lily
Lily folded the note and tied it to Pickering's leg. He flew off in a huff and Lily shut the window behind him. Then she turned to the packages on her bed.
She removed the card from the first package that was plain and square. It was from Auntie Bella.
Auntie Bella was the first witch Lily had ever met, but Lily had not always known she was a witch. Lily had fancied that Miss Figg was her faerie godmother. She had always come bearing gifts for birthdays and Christmas, but this was the first time Lily had ever received anything from her by owl.
"Sorry I couldn't be there myself," the card explained, "But I'm glad I can now communicate with you properly by owl. It looks like I will have business at Hogwarts soon so I will be sure to drop in on you while I'm there."
A year ago Lily could have never imagined that her aunt was a witch much less herself. But then she had received her letter from Hogwarts and Auntie Bella had been more than happy to take her to Diagon Alley to get her supplies. It had also been Bella who had told her how she would manage to find platform 9 ¾ .
Lily opened the package. She shook her head and smiled, "Every year a sweater." She had never thought of Bella as the kind of person who would knit yet for some reason every year she was given a sweater.
Lily then turned to her second package. It was a tube about ¾ s of a meter in length. She unstopped the end and pulled out what looked to be a poster. Upon unrolling it she gasped at what she saw. It was the Beatles, but it was completely unlike the other posters covering the walls of her room. The John, Paul, George, and Ringo in the picture were moving.
A small piece of parchment and another smaller picture had fallen when she unrolled the poster. She picked them up and read.
Evans,
Thought you might enjoy this; though, you probably shouldn't show it to the Muggles.
Happy Christmas.
Gwin Weasley
P.S. the other picture is of my brothers and sisters. You'll recognize Fran and behind her pulling the faces is Edmond. Then Daphne and Charlotte(Charlie) and my oldest brother Arthur. That's his wife Molly next to him and the little tike is Bill, my nephew. He was named for my brother Billius who died a couple of years ago.
Lily looked at the picture for a long time. 'Wouldn't it be wonderful to be from a big family like that?' she thought.
"Lily!" Petunia yelled from the other room just then.
"Yes?" Lilly called back to her.
"Get down here. We can't open presents without you."
"Coming." Lily looked once more at her gifts and smiled. It was a Happy Christmas indeed.