Chapter 12
The noise came closer and Sean jumped up and hid between his brother and sister on the couch, his hot chocolate spilled on the carpet. The noise turned into footsteps, which halted right outside the living room door. Someone slowly opened it. Keith ran over to the couch too, but hid behind it. Two people entered the room, but the four couldn't see who, 'cause they were standing in the shadows.
"Something wrong?"
"Dad!" The four took a deep breath, they had been holding it, laughing relieved.
They jumped up and hugged their parents, who looked at each other questioning.
"What happened?" Lily asked.
"Well, we had a snowball fight, but had enough of it, so we went inside and Elisabeth made hot chocolate." Sean began.
"Yeah, and then Harry told us a really scary story and then we heard a noise and I thought it was a Darth Eater or so." Keith continued.
"And then the noise came closer and those two got scared and hid." Elisabeth laughed.
"And then the noise turned into footsteps and you came into the room." Harry finished.
James and Lily laughed, now their children weren't scared any more, it sounded really funny.
Lily noticed the hot chocolate on the carpet.
"Who did that?"
Seans face drained of its colour.
"I did, sorry."
Lily looked really pissed and was about to yell, but James cut her of.
"It's ok, Sean." And with a wave of his wand the carpet was clean again. "You still forget you're a witch, Lily?" He asked with a smirk.
Lily blushed and everyone laughed again. It didn't take long for Lily to join.
~~~Christmas eve~~~
"When can we open the presents?" Keith asked with puppy-dog eyes.
"You ask that every year since you learned that sentence. I thought you knew that by now." Lily said. "And puppy-dog eyes don't work."
"Yeah, but if I keep asking, we might open them now." Keith smiled. "And puppy-dog eyes always work for dad."
"Not a chance." James smiled. "We had to wait 'till Christmas when we were young and so do you and puppy-dog eyes work for me, because I'm me and you're you."
Keith turned back to the tree, longing for the presents underneath. Sean joint him. Lily turned back to the book she was reading and James to his Daily Prophet. Harry and Elisabeth were playing wizards chess in front of the fire.
"Checkmate."
"Lets play again, shale we, Harry?"
"Ok, but prepare to meet your dome."
"Harry, don't threaten your sister." Lily said.
"No, you prepare to meet your dome."
"Elisabeth, don't threaten your brother."
Harry and Elisabeth locked eyes and smiled. This was a normal routine. Them telling each other to prepare for their dome and Lily telling not to threaten the other.
James smiled behind his newspaper. How many times had he heard this already?
~~~The next morning~~~
"Why don't we open our presents now?" Sean whined.
"Because mom and dad want to open them with the whole family." Harry stated.
"It's not fair. They stay in bed, just to bug us." Keith said.
"Lets change that, shale we?" Elisabeth smiled devilish.
"What you got in mind?" And her brothers turned their attention form the presents to their sister.
"Find to buckets and meet me in the kitchen."
They left the room and met again in the kitchen. Harry and Keith both holding a bucket. Elisabeth opened the door to the backyard.
"Fill them up boys."
As soon as the buckets were filled with snow the four creped up the stairs, through the hall, to the room of Lily and James. Elisabeth softly opened the door, both James and Lily appeared to be asleep.
She motioned for the others to follow her and entered the room. Sean and Keith went over to Lilys side of the bed and Harry and Elisabeth to James' side.
Elisabeth showed three fingers and began to lower them, one by one. When all her fingers were down the buckets were emptied over the heads of the unsuspecting parents.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
"What the f*ck? Who did that? That's not a nice way to wake up you know."
"Definitely blind." Keith stated.
"But not deaf, did you do this Keith?" James asked, while looking for his glasses, which Elisabeth had taken for his nightstand.
"Maybe."
"I want an answer."
"And you got one."
Lily smiled, at least she could see what was going on.
"Maybe you should ask your daughter nicely if you can have your glasses back, instead of looking for them."
The four children sniggered.
"Liz, give me back my glasses."
"I think mom said you had to ask nicely." Elisabeth smirked.
"Ok, you win, can I please get my glasses back, please?" James begged.
"If you two come out of bed, so we can open our presents."
"No, deal."
"Your problem not mine. Come on guys, lets see how long it takes 'till he changes his mind."
Harry had just opened the door again, when James spoke.
"Ok, you win. Now please give me back my glasses."
Lily and her children smiled. Elisabeth walked back and gave her father his glasses, but when she turned around to walk away again, she was caught.
"Help."
"No way, nobody help me either, so why would they help you?"
"Because she's just a helpless little girl and you're a big bully." Lily said while she began to tickle James.
"No fair."
"Live isn't always fair, sweetie."
"I noticed, now lets get those presents. I'm awake and probably won't get to sleep again, so I might as well get up."
And that's what they did.
A/N: Hope you liked it. If you have any great ideas for this story, don't hesitate and sent it to me. I got a few examples for ideas; pranks for Pandemonium, protective charms for Halloween 1981 or presents for my next chapter.
The noise came closer and Sean jumped up and hid between his brother and sister on the couch, his hot chocolate spilled on the carpet. The noise turned into footsteps, which halted right outside the living room door. Someone slowly opened it. Keith ran over to the couch too, but hid behind it. Two people entered the room, but the four couldn't see who, 'cause they were standing in the shadows.
"Something wrong?"
"Dad!" The four took a deep breath, they had been holding it, laughing relieved.
They jumped up and hugged their parents, who looked at each other questioning.
"What happened?" Lily asked.
"Well, we had a snowball fight, but had enough of it, so we went inside and Elisabeth made hot chocolate." Sean began.
"Yeah, and then Harry told us a really scary story and then we heard a noise and I thought it was a Darth Eater or so." Keith continued.
"And then the noise came closer and those two got scared and hid." Elisabeth laughed.
"And then the noise turned into footsteps and you came into the room." Harry finished.
James and Lily laughed, now their children weren't scared any more, it sounded really funny.
Lily noticed the hot chocolate on the carpet.
"Who did that?"
Seans face drained of its colour.
"I did, sorry."
Lily looked really pissed and was about to yell, but James cut her of.
"It's ok, Sean." And with a wave of his wand the carpet was clean again. "You still forget you're a witch, Lily?" He asked with a smirk.
Lily blushed and everyone laughed again. It didn't take long for Lily to join.
~~~Christmas eve~~~
"When can we open the presents?" Keith asked with puppy-dog eyes.
"You ask that every year since you learned that sentence. I thought you knew that by now." Lily said. "And puppy-dog eyes don't work."
"Yeah, but if I keep asking, we might open them now." Keith smiled. "And puppy-dog eyes always work for dad."
"Not a chance." James smiled. "We had to wait 'till Christmas when we were young and so do you and puppy-dog eyes work for me, because I'm me and you're you."
Keith turned back to the tree, longing for the presents underneath. Sean joint him. Lily turned back to the book she was reading and James to his Daily Prophet. Harry and Elisabeth were playing wizards chess in front of the fire.
"Checkmate."
"Lets play again, shale we, Harry?"
"Ok, but prepare to meet your dome."
"Harry, don't threaten your sister." Lily said.
"No, you prepare to meet your dome."
"Elisabeth, don't threaten your brother."
Harry and Elisabeth locked eyes and smiled. This was a normal routine. Them telling each other to prepare for their dome and Lily telling not to threaten the other.
James smiled behind his newspaper. How many times had he heard this already?
~~~The next morning~~~
"Why don't we open our presents now?" Sean whined.
"Because mom and dad want to open them with the whole family." Harry stated.
"It's not fair. They stay in bed, just to bug us." Keith said.
"Lets change that, shale we?" Elisabeth smiled devilish.
"What you got in mind?" And her brothers turned their attention form the presents to their sister.
"Find to buckets and meet me in the kitchen."
They left the room and met again in the kitchen. Harry and Keith both holding a bucket. Elisabeth opened the door to the backyard.
"Fill them up boys."
As soon as the buckets were filled with snow the four creped up the stairs, through the hall, to the room of Lily and James. Elisabeth softly opened the door, both James and Lily appeared to be asleep.
She motioned for the others to follow her and entered the room. Sean and Keith went over to Lilys side of the bed and Harry and Elisabeth to James' side.
Elisabeth showed three fingers and began to lower them, one by one. When all her fingers were down the buckets were emptied over the heads of the unsuspecting parents.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
"What the f*ck? Who did that? That's not a nice way to wake up you know."
"Definitely blind." Keith stated.
"But not deaf, did you do this Keith?" James asked, while looking for his glasses, which Elisabeth had taken for his nightstand.
"Maybe."
"I want an answer."
"And you got one."
Lily smiled, at least she could see what was going on.
"Maybe you should ask your daughter nicely if you can have your glasses back, instead of looking for them."
The four children sniggered.
"Liz, give me back my glasses."
"I think mom said you had to ask nicely." Elisabeth smirked.
"Ok, you win, can I please get my glasses back, please?" James begged.
"If you two come out of bed, so we can open our presents."
"No, deal."
"Your problem not mine. Come on guys, lets see how long it takes 'till he changes his mind."
Harry had just opened the door again, when James spoke.
"Ok, you win. Now please give me back my glasses."
Lily and her children smiled. Elisabeth walked back and gave her father his glasses, but when she turned around to walk away again, she was caught.
"Help."
"No way, nobody help me either, so why would they help you?"
"Because she's just a helpless little girl and you're a big bully." Lily said while she began to tickle James.
"No fair."
"Live isn't always fair, sweetie."
"I noticed, now lets get those presents. I'm awake and probably won't get to sleep again, so I might as well get up."
And that's what they did.
A/N: Hope you liked it. If you have any great ideas for this story, don't hesitate and sent it to me. I got a few examples for ideas; pranks for Pandemonium, protective charms for Halloween 1981 or presents for my next chapter.