Chapter 20
Harry woke up because his siblings were trying to knock down his door. He got out of bed and crept to the door. In one movement he threw it open and yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Get the hell out of here! Go bug mom and dad or something! Let me sleep!"
"Merry Christmas to you too, big brother." Keith smirked.
Elisabeth, Keith and Sean stood in front of him, all still in their pyjamas with identical smirks on their faces.
The doors on his left and right opened and the sleepy faces of James, Lily and Ron appeared.
"What's the fuzz?" James yawned.
"These three thought it was funny to knock down my door." Harry replied.
"We didn't knock down your door." Elisabeth objected.
"No, we only wanted to wake you all up so we could find out what Sender- Unknown got Elisabeth this time." Sean helped.
"There's a package without a sender again?" Lily asked.
"There is a sender, we just don't know who it is." Keith grinned.
"Not funny, Keith. Maybe the sender has no good intentions." James said.
"Yeah, that's why the present was harmless last year." Keith retorted.
"Keith, dad is right. It might send harmless presents and then a dangerous one when we stop checking. It wouldn't be the first time something like that happened." Elisabeth snapped.
Ron gave Harry a questioning look. The second signalled he'd explain later.
"We're all awake, so..."
"Can we open our presents now?"
"Sean, Keith, don't be so greedy." Lily said sternly, but smiled. "Oh, come on then, and Lisa."
"Yes, mom?"
"Your Puffkein is escaping."
Elisabeth turned around and dove to the fur ball that ran through the corridor. When she stood up the fur ball stuck his tongue in her nose.
"A bit deeper, then I don't have to clean it myself."
She noticed the looks she was getting.
"I'll just lock Puffy back up in my room and, uh, shall we go to the living- room and unwrap our presents?"
The others went downstairs to the living-room and Puffy was dumped in Elisabeth's room. When she was sure the door was closed, she sprinted downstairs.
"I'm here."
"Ok, Ron, you're the guest, so you can pick a present with your eyes closed." James instructed.
Ron did as he was told and took a present.
"Who is it for?" Keith asked.
"Harry." Ron answered and handed Harry his present.
It was a small crystal ball. On the box of the ball was an explanation.
'Weather Ball,
Do you know the frustrating feeling of not knowing what kind of weather the day will bring? This ball can take that away. The colour of the ball will change. Just tell it for when you want to know the weather and the colour will tell you. The number inside will tell you the temperature.
Colour explanation:
Transparent - Clear
White - Fog
Blue - Rain
Red - Snow
Purple - Wind
Black - Tornado
A mixture of the colours means the mixture of weather. The deeper the shade of the colour the worse/better the weather.
"Cool." Harry whispered.
"Snow!" Elisabeth yelled and ran to the window.
The curtains that had been closed until now flew open and if James hadn't got hold of his daughter, she would have jumped through the glass.
Ron stared at the two, but the rest was rolling on the ground laughing. Harry saw Ron's look and smiled.
"She's a bit crazy sometimes and loves snow."
"And snowball fights." Keith grinned.
"Get the next present, Harry, maybe Lisa will calm down then." Lily smiled.
Harry closed his eyes and grabbed a package. After a quick glance he grinned.
"Lisa, it's your Sender-Unknown-package."
Elisabeth slipped out of James' grip and ran to Harry. The second handed her the small box, which she freed of the wrapping.
A small jewel-box appeared and she opened it with great care. Her jaw dropped when she saw its contains.
Inside the box was a beautiful, delicate bracelet made out of pure silver.
James muttered a spell and the bracelet started to glow for a second.
"You can put it on, Liz, it's safe."
A bright smile appeared on Elisabeth's face and she took the bracelet out of its box with even greater care.
"Mom? Can you put it on for me?"
"Sure, sweetheart."
Lisa extended her right arm and Lily put the bracelet on it. The girl quickly grabbed a present and gave it to James.
Before long all presents were unwrapped and the children ran upstairs to change and have a snowball fight. James and Lily followed much slower.
"Do you really think someone wants to hurt Lisa?" Lily asked.
"Yes, I am sure of that and you should be too, or did you forget Voldemort?"
"You think Voldemort is sending Lisa those presents?"
"If that would be so, why doesn't he send them to Harry too? No, I think it's someone else, but I don't have a clue if that someone is good or bad."
Lily sighed and rested her head against James' shoulder.
"Why is everything always happening to us?"
"Maybe because someone put a curse on my family?" James suggested.
"Really?"
"No, I was just joking."
Lily snorted.
"Not funny."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
James started to tickle her.
"James, don't." She giggled.
"Why not, you are obviously enjoying it."
"If you don't stop, you'll be sleeping on the couch for a month."
"A whole month without my sweet flower? You want to kill me or something?"
"Yes." Lily smiled.
James put on a hurt face, which made Lily laugh.
"Ok, you win." She smiled and gave him a kiss. "Now let's get dressed and downstairs again, before those five bring down the house."
"How?" James smiled.
"You know perfectly well that half of the time Elisabeth and Harry know they are using magic."
"But Harry can't do that anymore or he'll get expelled."
"But that doesn't stop Lisa."
"The worse she would do is get us snowed in." James laughed.
"How do you know that?"
"She loves her room too much to bring the house down."
Lily laughed again.
"Harry is right, she is crazy."
"Maybe that's because she's was born a month to early and on a full moon night?"
"Maybe or it's because she's your daughter."
"I'll get you for that."
A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review. Oh and if you got an idea for a protection charm or prank for Pandemonium, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, SHARE IT WITH ME. I promise I'll use it.
Harry woke up because his siblings were trying to knock down his door. He got out of bed and crept to the door. In one movement he threw it open and yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Get the hell out of here! Go bug mom and dad or something! Let me sleep!"
"Merry Christmas to you too, big brother." Keith smirked.
Elisabeth, Keith and Sean stood in front of him, all still in their pyjamas with identical smirks on their faces.
The doors on his left and right opened and the sleepy faces of James, Lily and Ron appeared.
"What's the fuzz?" James yawned.
"These three thought it was funny to knock down my door." Harry replied.
"We didn't knock down your door." Elisabeth objected.
"No, we only wanted to wake you all up so we could find out what Sender- Unknown got Elisabeth this time." Sean helped.
"There's a package without a sender again?" Lily asked.
"There is a sender, we just don't know who it is." Keith grinned.
"Not funny, Keith. Maybe the sender has no good intentions." James said.
"Yeah, that's why the present was harmless last year." Keith retorted.
"Keith, dad is right. It might send harmless presents and then a dangerous one when we stop checking. It wouldn't be the first time something like that happened." Elisabeth snapped.
Ron gave Harry a questioning look. The second signalled he'd explain later.
"We're all awake, so..."
"Can we open our presents now?"
"Sean, Keith, don't be so greedy." Lily said sternly, but smiled. "Oh, come on then, and Lisa."
"Yes, mom?"
"Your Puffkein is escaping."
Elisabeth turned around and dove to the fur ball that ran through the corridor. When she stood up the fur ball stuck his tongue in her nose.
"A bit deeper, then I don't have to clean it myself."
She noticed the looks she was getting.
"I'll just lock Puffy back up in my room and, uh, shall we go to the living- room and unwrap our presents?"
The others went downstairs to the living-room and Puffy was dumped in Elisabeth's room. When she was sure the door was closed, she sprinted downstairs.
"I'm here."
"Ok, Ron, you're the guest, so you can pick a present with your eyes closed." James instructed.
Ron did as he was told and took a present.
"Who is it for?" Keith asked.
"Harry." Ron answered and handed Harry his present.
It was a small crystal ball. On the box of the ball was an explanation.
'Weather Ball,
Do you know the frustrating feeling of not knowing what kind of weather the day will bring? This ball can take that away. The colour of the ball will change. Just tell it for when you want to know the weather and the colour will tell you. The number inside will tell you the temperature.
Colour explanation:
Transparent - Clear
White - Fog
Blue - Rain
Red - Snow
Purple - Wind
Black - Tornado
A mixture of the colours means the mixture of weather. The deeper the shade of the colour the worse/better the weather.
"Cool." Harry whispered.
"Snow!" Elisabeth yelled and ran to the window.
The curtains that had been closed until now flew open and if James hadn't got hold of his daughter, she would have jumped through the glass.
Ron stared at the two, but the rest was rolling on the ground laughing. Harry saw Ron's look and smiled.
"She's a bit crazy sometimes and loves snow."
"And snowball fights." Keith grinned.
"Get the next present, Harry, maybe Lisa will calm down then." Lily smiled.
Harry closed his eyes and grabbed a package. After a quick glance he grinned.
"Lisa, it's your Sender-Unknown-package."
Elisabeth slipped out of James' grip and ran to Harry. The second handed her the small box, which she freed of the wrapping.
A small jewel-box appeared and she opened it with great care. Her jaw dropped when she saw its contains.
Inside the box was a beautiful, delicate bracelet made out of pure silver.
James muttered a spell and the bracelet started to glow for a second.
"You can put it on, Liz, it's safe."
A bright smile appeared on Elisabeth's face and she took the bracelet out of its box with even greater care.
"Mom? Can you put it on for me?"
"Sure, sweetheart."
Lisa extended her right arm and Lily put the bracelet on it. The girl quickly grabbed a present and gave it to James.
Before long all presents were unwrapped and the children ran upstairs to change and have a snowball fight. James and Lily followed much slower.
"Do you really think someone wants to hurt Lisa?" Lily asked.
"Yes, I am sure of that and you should be too, or did you forget Voldemort?"
"You think Voldemort is sending Lisa those presents?"
"If that would be so, why doesn't he send them to Harry too? No, I think it's someone else, but I don't have a clue if that someone is good or bad."
Lily sighed and rested her head against James' shoulder.
"Why is everything always happening to us?"
"Maybe because someone put a curse on my family?" James suggested.
"Really?"
"No, I was just joking."
Lily snorted.
"Not funny."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
James started to tickle her.
"James, don't." She giggled.
"Why not, you are obviously enjoying it."
"If you don't stop, you'll be sleeping on the couch for a month."
"A whole month without my sweet flower? You want to kill me or something?"
"Yes." Lily smiled.
James put on a hurt face, which made Lily laugh.
"Ok, you win." She smiled and gave him a kiss. "Now let's get dressed and downstairs again, before those five bring down the house."
"How?" James smiled.
"You know perfectly well that half of the time Elisabeth and Harry know they are using magic."
"But Harry can't do that anymore or he'll get expelled."
"But that doesn't stop Lisa."
"The worse she would do is get us snowed in." James laughed.
"How do you know that?"
"She loves her room too much to bring the house down."
Lily laughed again.
"Harry is right, she is crazy."
"Maybe that's because she's was born a month to early and on a full moon night?"
"Maybe or it's because she's your daughter."
"I'll get you for that."
A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review. Oh and if you got an idea for a protection charm or prank for Pandemonium, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, SHARE IT WITH ME. I promise I'll use it.