I'll Be Home For Christmas
Chapter 10: The Most Wonderful Time of The Year
Disclaimer: see previous chapters
A/N: Okay so I don't have much time left do I? Well I think I can do it! I really think I can! I've gotten so much encouragement from readers and now I really think I'm going to make it. So wish me luck and hope for me!
Oh I also have to mention this…. I warned my mother that she probably wouldn't see me today, as I'd be writing all day (what I'm writing I didn't mention….). So when giving me my Christmas Eve present she decided a CD would be the best gift since music is my inspiration for all of my writing. I just unwrapped it to find the HP 2 soundtrack in my hands. My mom has no idea how on target she was with her decision on what would be the best gift to give me.
"Ginny, George and I are going to Hogsmeade tonight to show Diana the Christmas display. Do you and Harry want to come with James?" Angelina asked Ginny while they were sitting at the kitchen table eating lunch.
"We'd love to Ginny exclaimed. "James has never seen it before. In fact I haven't seen it in ten years probably."
"Seen what?" Harry asked as he wandered into the kitchen.
"Hogsmeade at Christmas You know, I haven't been to Hogsmeade at all in years…well except….i mean I hadn't, well…." She blushed. She and Harry had arrived home that morning to find Sirius still in dog form shaking his head at them before going back to sleep. Ginny knew that even though he was in the shape of a dog, he was grinning madly. "Do you want to go with George and Angelina tonight?"
"Sure," Harry agreed before exiting the kitchen again.
"Sure," Ginny imitated when he was gone. "Are men always that accommodating?"
"Only when the know it not worth arguing because you're going to win anyway."
Ginny smirked. "Well I guess Harry and I won't be getting in many arguments then."
After bundling James and Diana up so that they could barely move, the six of them gathered in front of the fireplace. Harry picked up James as George stepped into the fireplace with Diana.
"Uh Harry…. Give me our son," Ginny commanded.
"Why?" he stepped back from Ginny expectant arms.
"Because Merlin knows where he'll end up going through the network with you," she said grabbing hold of James. Harry didn't protest this time and handed him over to her. Angelina disappeared after George and Diana, followed by Ginny with James and then Harry.
They arrived in Hogsmeade in the fireplace in Honeydukes. James' eyes bugged out at the sight of the store.
"Wow…." He said. Before the children could wiggle free and ask for everything in the store, Ginny and Angelina whisked them outside. Any complaints were silenced at the sight outside the store. Every store along the street was illuminated with spectacular lights and enchanted displays. Miniature trains ran all over the place and in the center there was a miniature town, bustling with the Christmas activities of the miniature people in housed. Music was playing everywhere, and families filled the wide streets.
"This is amazing, Harry said looking all around him.
"I'd forgotten how much I loved coming here at Christmas," Ginny smiled taking everything in.
"Why don't we make out way to the Three Broomsticks," George suggested. "We can see everything along the way and then Floo home from there."
Agreeing that that was the best plan, they made their way down the street, stopping every five feet to see what each, "Mummy look," was about.
When they finally reached the Three Broomsticks, the decided to sit down for a while. George and Angelina took the children to sit while Harry and Ginny ordered everyone's drinks.
"Potter?" Ginny heard a vaguely familiar voice behind them. They both turned around and saw Oliver Wood standing there with his wife and daughter.
"Wood!" Harry grinned.
"It's great to see you safe and well Potter," Wood said sincerely. Then he joked. "I knew you were all right though. You survived me on the Quidditch field, you can survive anything."
"Survived you eh?" Harry smiled. "I survived her," he nodded his head toward Ginny. Oliver winced teasingly.
"Rough."
Ginny whacked Harry before reaching behind him to grab some of the drinks they had ordered.
"Would you all like to join us?" Ginny offered. She saw Oliver hesitate and then added. "George and Angelina have our table already."
Oliver grinned at this and immediately headed for their table. "Weasley!" he said in a captain like tone, smiling.
George, Angelina and Oliver all happily greeted each other and quickly began reminiscing about the old team. They, along with Harry, laughed at old memories. Ginny chatted with Oliver's wife, Moira, not realizing how much time was passing.
When she noticed James' eyes dropping Ginny looked at her watch and realized it was way past his bedtime. They quickly all began to say their goodbyes, each needing to get their little ones home to bed, and got up to leave.
"Oh!" Oliver called, as he was exiting the pub. "You have to come to our Christmas party the Saturday before Christmas. Bring Ron and Fred too!"
"We'll be there!" they called back, and then flooed home.
A/N: Okay there it is. I'm pretty sure there are three chapters after this. I have each of them all planned out, and each about halfway written. So keep checking for them. They'll hopefully all be out today. I decided against posting on Christmas day because I'd rather you all spend time with your families than reading my story. So I'm going to stop writing this A/N and start typing chapter 11!
Love and Kisses,
Bella
