Chapter 22 Christmas Surprises
Christmas EVE
Emilie, Hermione, and Caitlin were all in the library talking about the
coming holidays and the coming babies Emilie asked for details about how
her mother and Caty became friends. Sirius, Harry, Remus, and Ron were
doing late Christmas shopping or so the ladies thought.
"Well, I met Lily at Hogwarts in the halfway point of our fifth year at school. Remus and I were prefects and well I admit I was taken with him and it lasted about five years 5 months. That's when James, Sirius, Peter played a trick on me, Remus had nothing to do with it as it was the week of the full moon and he was ill. The others told me that Remus liked me and wanted to go out with me and told them that he wanted to go out with me after the full moon. I was so thrilled that I wasn't thinking and said yes. After he came back James told them that he had a date for the Christmas Ball that the Head Boy, Head Girl, us Prefects, and teachers planned for the year. He asked them who it was."
"And was very angry with my friends when they told me who it was." Remus came in and sat down next to Caitlin.
"Remus! I didn't hear you come in." Cate said startled.
"I am a wolf, Caty, I have silent feet." He grinned at Cate's expression as she had never heard him joke about his illness as the others laughed.
"Ok so you crushed on Remus but that doesn't tell us how you and best friends my mother became and how you and Sirius..um.created Hermione." Emilie blushed as Cate grinned
"Ok, ok I'm getting to that I wasn't very pretty I had bushy hair and genuine brains just like you honey, but you got your teeth and chin from your father," she told her daughter smiling , "but that didn't matter to me. I wanted to be with Remus but unfortunately he didn't want to be with me."
"That's not true! She looked gorgeous that night and I would of dated her but I didn't want her to suffer from my weeks away and that's why after the ball I dumped her." he replied looking shocked that she thought that.
"Hey! Did you want to tell MY story? Cause you sure are interrupting a lot." She said jokingly looking at him.
"Alright I'll shut up but I only want the facts straight. After all this started and ended with me."
"WHAT!?!?" Both Hermione and Emilie said in at the same time.
"SHH! Remus don't spoil it. Ok on with the story the girls are getting restless. Ok so middle the ball I was crushed, I got dumped my crush and to make matters worse I had no one to divulge all my woes to. I had no friends so ran back to the dorm where I could cry by myself. Lily then came in and I remember her telling me about all the evil things James and Sirius had been doing since the beginning of the of the year. I told her that all four of the Marauders detention for a month and she told me that they deserved it. Which they got however, Remus here somehow skived out of it. How I'll never know. And that's how we became friends. The answer to your other question, Emmy Rae is that it happened three years after we graduated from Hogwarts at Lily and James's wedding. He was best man and I was maid of honor I had just caught the bouquet and Sirius the garter and well one thing lead to another. That was the first time we made love and not the last. It was three months after Lily found out she was pregnant not knowing at the time it was twins. We celebrated a little too much and that time without protection and nine months later I had the most beautiful little girl in the world." Hermione blushed slightly and then asked how it ended with Remus.
"Well, only 6 people knew I was expecting besides me they were: My mum, Aunt Sandy, Lily, James, Snivelers, and Remus here." When she said Remus's name Sirius walked in and went pale.
"You knew, Rem? You knew and you didn't tell me? Why?" he asked getting angry.
"I told him not to Siri." Cate said using a pet name she gave him oh so long ago. He smiled then. I know you told me. Anyway come on we have a surprise both you girls. Harry and Ron's idea. Come on!" he said helping Emilie up and half helping and half dragging her to the Apartment Wing of the school. ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Is that all of it Ron?" Harry asked screwing the last screw on the second changing table in the babies nursery. "Yea I think so. Here they come now. Good timing Sirius," Cate and Sirius walked in to the newly decorated Nursery that Harry, Ron, and little help from Sirius and Remus constructed from the sets that Hermione and Emilie picked out almost 5 weeks ago. Cate looked stunned, as Harry took his sister's hands and told her to close her eyes outside the door. He then took her over to the glider and told her to sit down.
"OK Emmy open them!" he told her. As Emilie open her eyes and looked around the room tears started to fill her eyes.
"OH Great Wizards! You guys did this for me? For the babies? OHHHH thanks a lot you've made me cry."
"It was mostly Ron's Idea but we all pitched in." Harry told her as she got up with a little trouble in part of her belly and hugged in this order Sirius, Remus, and Harry.
Hey, Honey did you forget someone?" Ron said as she stopped. After a nanosecond she launched herself as fast as she could at her husband and hugged him as tight as she could and as close.
Thank you sooo Much, Love. Do you know how much I love you Ronnie?" she said looking up at him as he was very tall and she very short.
"Always and for end the time and then some." He replied smiling at the endearment they started when she found out she was pregnant.
"That and more. I love you Always and forever, Ronnie."
I know Sweeting, Always and forever. I love you too Em."
"AWE" the other five said at the same time. Harry and Hermione held each other telling each other how much they loved each other without words. Cate and Sirius looked torn between holding each other and staying apart. Remus looked on happily. ~~~~ CHRISTMAS DAY As Harry, Hermione, and Cate got up early to get the presents ready for unwrapping. Harry had a very special gift for his wife and sister. For both of them he had gotten at a Muggle shop a bracelet and necklace set each with birthstones. On Emilie's: hers, Ron's, the future twins, and her and his parents stones. And on Hermione's he had the jeweler put his, and hers , the babies (he put 2 just in case), Sirius's, Cate's. They were different shaped stones. Emilie's were heart shaped, and Hermione's were rose shaped. Harry had charmed the Babies stones to change to the month when they are born Cate had made for both couples two blanket for each twin each with a different picture on it. Hermione and Harry had gotten her mother a Mother's ring with a small picture of her on it. She and Harry had gotten for Ron and Emilie 4 hand crafted bassinets for the babies. Two for the library so she can take the twins with her, and two for the apartment. Harry and Hermione had gotten Sirius and Catie a picture album of Muggle photos of Hermione in various stages of her life for each of them. Oh there were also a few wizard photos of Harry, Hermione, Ron and one with Emilie in there as well. The gift to Remus was from all five of them. The doorbell rang once and the others arrived.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy. new.. year!" Ron, Emilie, Sirius, and Remus sang. The guys were carrying the huge pile of gifts for all of them.
"Ok put those over there guys, then we hit the Great Hall for Breakfast." Hermione said heading for the door. "We'll go and get a head start you know we pregnant women are." With that Hermione hooked her arms with her mother on one side and sister-in-law on the other side and walked out the door.
"What is it about women?" Harry asked the other men in the room. They just laughed, set down the gifts and went to breakfast. ~~~ After breakfast they all opened the gifts. Ron got Emilie a three stone Sapphires, Diamond and Garnet ring.
"Oh Darlin' I love it, thank you Ronnie." She said handing him her gift which was a Chudley Cannons Season Tickets for 2 years.
"Oh wow Emmy I love it you didn't get yourself tickets did you?" he said.
"No, Top Box Harry open yours from me." As Harry got out a HUGE box. As Harry opened box after box, after box he started to get anxious about his gift when he opened a small flat box that also held tickets for two years.
"Gee Emmy? Tickets how thoughtful in the top box." Emilie looked disappointed, "I love it sis thanks. You and Ron open ours." She grinned as Ron went over to the 4 large gifts by the wall. As he lugged one over toward where Emilie was seated on the floor surrounded by pillows under her. She opened the gift and gasped. "Oh Harry, Hermione, this must of cost you guys a fortune."
"Emmy, Honey I think there are 3 others here, Merlin's Beard, Harry why four?
Well Ronnie two for the Library two for your place. Simple as that"
The gift from Sirius and Cate was an envelope to Harry and Emilie. In both of them a piece of parchment said: 'We're Alive, We will be arriving at noon on Christmas Day.' There was no signature. "Sirius what does this mean?" Emilie asked as Ron took the note and read it. "You'll find out in about fifteen minutes so lets finish open the rest. Lets give Remus his present. Emmy Rae if you would explain " To Remus he said, "its from All of us, ALL of us." He said to Remus and Cate with a wink.
"Well, it was really my idea for the gift, ok so the others helped out too. When I was at the North American Wizarding Academy I was the smartest one there. My best friend Willa was a werewolf. When I was 15 I decided to find a cure for the bite it took me almost 9 years but with money and help from St. Mungo's I figured out and well this is my. Our gift you Remus the formula is completed and Willa has already tried it and it works."
"What do you mean Emilie?" Remus asked confused.
What I mean is that we have found a cure for the werewolf bite." She said excited. Remus stood up then sat down hard in his lounge chair. "You found a cure. You FOUND a CURE. Great Merlin that. wow that's great when can I get it?"
"I was training to be a healer before Hermione contacted me 2 years earlier. So I know what amount to give you. I have it here. but there's a catch. It has to administered by Hypodermic needle." She said pulling out the vile and syringe.
"Hypowhatsit needle? What's a needle ?" Emilie pulled out the needle
"Pull up your sleeve and Cate hold his hand." She said pulling the plunger out slightly in till the vile was empty. She then put the vile back in her robes. As she was looking for a vein to put the needle when she found it she jabbed. He winced but didn't make a sound. However Cate whimpered when he squeezed her hand a bit too hard.
"Owe! Thanks Remus I think you broke all my fingers in my hand!" Cate said rubbing her hands. Just then the doorbell rang again, and since Emilie was up the said she would get it. "I'm up Sirius sit your ass back down." She went and got the door and screamed which all of the others ran as fast as they could Ron and Harry in the lead.
"HARRY! HARRY! HARRY! It's them! Oh Harry!" She screamed. Ron got to her before she fainted. "Emmy? What. oh Merlin!" he stopped as Harry came in followed by the others Hermione in front. Harry and Emilie were standing in front of their twin's double except they had the same eyes. "Mum?" Harry said confused.
"Daddy?" Emilie asked at the same time going forward towards her. Father? It was James and Lily Potter.
A/n Wow what a chapter it is the longest one yet my computer says 10 ½ pages. First the nursery, then the cure, and now the Potters return! I bet you never guessed ok so I kinda gave it away but hey so far besides the wedding chapter this one is my favorite. I think that my story is almost done but not quite. I still have about 9 to 15 chapters I think I want to do more with the new dark witch Vanesa. What do you think I should do??? Review. A/N2/ it's been a while since I did a disclaimer so here it is. I OWN NOTHING! But the plot, Cate, and Emilie. Oh and a dumb computer too. (
"Well, I met Lily at Hogwarts in the halfway point of our fifth year at school. Remus and I were prefects and well I admit I was taken with him and it lasted about five years 5 months. That's when James, Sirius, Peter played a trick on me, Remus had nothing to do with it as it was the week of the full moon and he was ill. The others told me that Remus liked me and wanted to go out with me and told them that he wanted to go out with me after the full moon. I was so thrilled that I wasn't thinking and said yes. After he came back James told them that he had a date for the Christmas Ball that the Head Boy, Head Girl, us Prefects, and teachers planned for the year. He asked them who it was."
"And was very angry with my friends when they told me who it was." Remus came in and sat down next to Caitlin.
"Remus! I didn't hear you come in." Cate said startled.
"I am a wolf, Caty, I have silent feet." He grinned at Cate's expression as she had never heard him joke about his illness as the others laughed.
"Ok so you crushed on Remus but that doesn't tell us how you and best friends my mother became and how you and Sirius..um.created Hermione." Emilie blushed as Cate grinned
"Ok, ok I'm getting to that I wasn't very pretty I had bushy hair and genuine brains just like you honey, but you got your teeth and chin from your father," she told her daughter smiling , "but that didn't matter to me. I wanted to be with Remus but unfortunately he didn't want to be with me."
"That's not true! She looked gorgeous that night and I would of dated her but I didn't want her to suffer from my weeks away and that's why after the ball I dumped her." he replied looking shocked that she thought that.
"Hey! Did you want to tell MY story? Cause you sure are interrupting a lot." She said jokingly looking at him.
"Alright I'll shut up but I only want the facts straight. After all this started and ended with me."
"WHAT!?!?" Both Hermione and Emilie said in at the same time.
"SHH! Remus don't spoil it. Ok on with the story the girls are getting restless. Ok so middle the ball I was crushed, I got dumped my crush and to make matters worse I had no one to divulge all my woes to. I had no friends so ran back to the dorm where I could cry by myself. Lily then came in and I remember her telling me about all the evil things James and Sirius had been doing since the beginning of the of the year. I told her that all four of the Marauders detention for a month and she told me that they deserved it. Which they got however, Remus here somehow skived out of it. How I'll never know. And that's how we became friends. The answer to your other question, Emmy Rae is that it happened three years after we graduated from Hogwarts at Lily and James's wedding. He was best man and I was maid of honor I had just caught the bouquet and Sirius the garter and well one thing lead to another. That was the first time we made love and not the last. It was three months after Lily found out she was pregnant not knowing at the time it was twins. We celebrated a little too much and that time without protection and nine months later I had the most beautiful little girl in the world." Hermione blushed slightly and then asked how it ended with Remus.
"Well, only 6 people knew I was expecting besides me they were: My mum, Aunt Sandy, Lily, James, Snivelers, and Remus here." When she said Remus's name Sirius walked in and went pale.
"You knew, Rem? You knew and you didn't tell me? Why?" he asked getting angry.
"I told him not to Siri." Cate said using a pet name she gave him oh so long ago. He smiled then. I know you told me. Anyway come on we have a surprise both you girls. Harry and Ron's idea. Come on!" he said helping Emilie up and half helping and half dragging her to the Apartment Wing of the school. ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Is that all of it Ron?" Harry asked screwing the last screw on the second changing table in the babies nursery. "Yea I think so. Here they come now. Good timing Sirius," Cate and Sirius walked in to the newly decorated Nursery that Harry, Ron, and little help from Sirius and Remus constructed from the sets that Hermione and Emilie picked out almost 5 weeks ago. Cate looked stunned, as Harry took his sister's hands and told her to close her eyes outside the door. He then took her over to the glider and told her to sit down.
"OK Emmy open them!" he told her. As Emilie open her eyes and looked around the room tears started to fill her eyes.
"OH Great Wizards! You guys did this for me? For the babies? OHHHH thanks a lot you've made me cry."
"It was mostly Ron's Idea but we all pitched in." Harry told her as she got up with a little trouble in part of her belly and hugged in this order Sirius, Remus, and Harry.
Hey, Honey did you forget someone?" Ron said as she stopped. After a nanosecond she launched herself as fast as she could at her husband and hugged him as tight as she could and as close.
Thank you sooo Much, Love. Do you know how much I love you Ronnie?" she said looking up at him as he was very tall and she very short.
"Always and for end the time and then some." He replied smiling at the endearment they started when she found out she was pregnant.
"That and more. I love you Always and forever, Ronnie."
I know Sweeting, Always and forever. I love you too Em."
"AWE" the other five said at the same time. Harry and Hermione held each other telling each other how much they loved each other without words. Cate and Sirius looked torn between holding each other and staying apart. Remus looked on happily. ~~~~ CHRISTMAS DAY As Harry, Hermione, and Cate got up early to get the presents ready for unwrapping. Harry had a very special gift for his wife and sister. For both of them he had gotten at a Muggle shop a bracelet and necklace set each with birthstones. On Emilie's: hers, Ron's, the future twins, and her and his parents stones. And on Hermione's he had the jeweler put his, and hers , the babies (he put 2 just in case), Sirius's, Cate's. They were different shaped stones. Emilie's were heart shaped, and Hermione's were rose shaped. Harry had charmed the Babies stones to change to the month when they are born Cate had made for both couples two blanket for each twin each with a different picture on it. Hermione and Harry had gotten her mother a Mother's ring with a small picture of her on it. She and Harry had gotten for Ron and Emilie 4 hand crafted bassinets for the babies. Two for the library so she can take the twins with her, and two for the apartment. Harry and Hermione had gotten Sirius and Catie a picture album of Muggle photos of Hermione in various stages of her life for each of them. Oh there were also a few wizard photos of Harry, Hermione, Ron and one with Emilie in there as well. The gift to Remus was from all five of them. The doorbell rang once and the others arrived.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy. new.. year!" Ron, Emilie, Sirius, and Remus sang. The guys were carrying the huge pile of gifts for all of them.
"Ok put those over there guys, then we hit the Great Hall for Breakfast." Hermione said heading for the door. "We'll go and get a head start you know we pregnant women are." With that Hermione hooked her arms with her mother on one side and sister-in-law on the other side and walked out the door.
"What is it about women?" Harry asked the other men in the room. They just laughed, set down the gifts and went to breakfast. ~~~ After breakfast they all opened the gifts. Ron got Emilie a three stone Sapphires, Diamond and Garnet ring.
"Oh Darlin' I love it, thank you Ronnie." She said handing him her gift which was a Chudley Cannons Season Tickets for 2 years.
"Oh wow Emmy I love it you didn't get yourself tickets did you?" he said.
"No, Top Box Harry open yours from me." As Harry got out a HUGE box. As Harry opened box after box, after box he started to get anxious about his gift when he opened a small flat box that also held tickets for two years.
"Gee Emmy? Tickets how thoughtful in the top box." Emilie looked disappointed, "I love it sis thanks. You and Ron open ours." She grinned as Ron went over to the 4 large gifts by the wall. As he lugged one over toward where Emilie was seated on the floor surrounded by pillows under her. She opened the gift and gasped. "Oh Harry, Hermione, this must of cost you guys a fortune."
"Emmy, Honey I think there are 3 others here, Merlin's Beard, Harry why four?
Well Ronnie two for the Library two for your place. Simple as that"
The gift from Sirius and Cate was an envelope to Harry and Emilie. In both of them a piece of parchment said: 'We're Alive, We will be arriving at noon on Christmas Day.' There was no signature. "Sirius what does this mean?" Emilie asked as Ron took the note and read it. "You'll find out in about fifteen minutes so lets finish open the rest. Lets give Remus his present. Emmy Rae if you would explain " To Remus he said, "its from All of us, ALL of us." He said to Remus and Cate with a wink.
"Well, it was really my idea for the gift, ok so the others helped out too. When I was at the North American Wizarding Academy I was the smartest one there. My best friend Willa was a werewolf. When I was 15 I decided to find a cure for the bite it took me almost 9 years but with money and help from St. Mungo's I figured out and well this is my. Our gift you Remus the formula is completed and Willa has already tried it and it works."
"What do you mean Emilie?" Remus asked confused.
What I mean is that we have found a cure for the werewolf bite." She said excited. Remus stood up then sat down hard in his lounge chair. "You found a cure. You FOUND a CURE. Great Merlin that. wow that's great when can I get it?"
"I was training to be a healer before Hermione contacted me 2 years earlier. So I know what amount to give you. I have it here. but there's a catch. It has to administered by Hypodermic needle." She said pulling out the vile and syringe.
"Hypowhatsit needle? What's a needle ?" Emilie pulled out the needle
"Pull up your sleeve and Cate hold his hand." She said pulling the plunger out slightly in till the vile was empty. She then put the vile back in her robes. As she was looking for a vein to put the needle when she found it she jabbed. He winced but didn't make a sound. However Cate whimpered when he squeezed her hand a bit too hard.
"Owe! Thanks Remus I think you broke all my fingers in my hand!" Cate said rubbing her hands. Just then the doorbell rang again, and since Emilie was up the said she would get it. "I'm up Sirius sit your ass back down." She went and got the door and screamed which all of the others ran as fast as they could Ron and Harry in the lead.
"HARRY! HARRY! HARRY! It's them! Oh Harry!" She screamed. Ron got to her before she fainted. "Emmy? What. oh Merlin!" he stopped as Harry came in followed by the others Hermione in front. Harry and Emilie were standing in front of their twin's double except they had the same eyes. "Mum?" Harry said confused.
"Daddy?" Emilie asked at the same time going forward towards her. Father? It was James and Lily Potter.
A/n Wow what a chapter it is the longest one yet my computer says 10 ½ pages. First the nursery, then the cure, and now the Potters return! I bet you never guessed ok so I kinda gave it away but hey so far besides the wedding chapter this one is my favorite. I think that my story is almost done but not quite. I still have about 9 to 15 chapters I think I want to do more with the new dark witch Vanesa. What do you think I should do??? Review. A/N2/ it's been a while since I did a disclaimer so here it is. I OWN NOTHING! But the plot, Cate, and Emilie. Oh and a dumb computer too. (
