Jake smiled when felt Anastasia in his arms when he awoke. Then he heard the children screaming to wake up. Reyena came in about 30 seconds later.
"You better wake her up the children made me surrender my bathroom to make water balloons." Jake groaned as she walked out the door and downstairs.
"Annie sweetheart time to wake up."
"Five more minutes"
"Sweet the children got a hold of water balloons and Reyena's bathroom." Her eyes shot open. She then turned grabbed her want and conjured 4 buckets that held 50 water balloons each. Jake looked at her quizzically.
"They are charmed the second we are hit the first attack of 50 balloons will hit any one who woke anyone up with a water balloon Then after all they hit and 30 seconds of peace the second attack will go and so on and so fourth." Jake quickly kissed her. "You know what? I love waking up to you" She gave him another kiss and snuggled into him. 2 minutes later you could hear the screams of the children as water balloons hit them. Anastasia and Jake walked out of her room unfortunately Uncle Fred was down the hall and armed.
"Anastasia!" Anastasia started running down the hall along with Jake. They ran down four flights of stairs and into the living room. The third wave hit.
"Annie make it stop make it stop!" Screamed a drenched Ron as he ran into her arms.
"Did you learn your lesson?" He nodded his head vigorously
"Never wake Annie up with a water balloon"
"Good"
"Anastasia Marie!" Draco came in pretending to be mad barely hiding a smile. "Make this stop one almost hit me!" Another round of screams were heard.
"It's stopped." 4 children and a drenched Fred and George came walking in.
"Angelina" Fred whined " Annie put an Anti drying charm on it and I cant dry it!"
"Well" Angelina said "Annie dry the children leave Fred and George to their own devices. Annie left them soaked until 30 seconds later when they both gave Angelina a hug. Then she decided to take it off before they went for her. Once everyone was settled they started to open their presents. Soon the entire family was in an all out wrapping paper fight. Once they had calmed down they finished opening the presents under the tree. Draco waved his wand and one more present appeared in front of every one. Every year they saved on present for last it was the most expensive or most valuable. It went youngest to oldest.
Catri
Ron
Austin
Victoria
Paula
Cassandra
Rose
Reyena
Anastasia
Jake
Dimitri
Dart
Clare
Ginny
Hermione
Harry
Draco
Angelina
Fred
George
Penelope
Percy
Rebecca
Charlie
Bill
Nana Cecca
Grandma Molly
Grandpa Arthur
Anastasia opened hers just a rip like she did every year so she could see what it was before everyone else. It was a box.
"Thanks mum, daddy I've always wanted one of these." Every one laughed a little. Finally she took of the lid. She just sat there staring at it. Finally like in a trance Anastasia slowly put the lid back on. There were at lease 100 supplies in that box. Each and every one was wrapped in tissue paper and then in wrapping paper. She decided to open it later. After breakfast they all went there separate ways. Anastasia took her box up to her room. She then went to Reyena's room. She looked through her wardrobe and changed into a pair of jeans a long sleeve Ruby red shirt. She put her hair up in braids and asked Jake if he wanted to do into town. He said that he had to watch the little ones while the adults took a nap. Anastasia smiled gave him a kiss and walked to the stables. There was about an inch of snow on the ground and it has stopped falling. Glad that she brought her cloak she threw it on. She saddled her horse and they trotted down the path in the woods. They finally got to town and went to the only place that was going to be open and the only place she wanted to go. She went into the tiny potions shop. The only wizard shop in the little village. She went in there and a plump woman greeted her and gave her a hug.
"Annie!"
"Hello Mrs. Turner. Do you have my item?"
"I sure do. I'm grateful for you coming so early."
"It's Christmas everyone needs to be with their families."
"Thank you doll and here's what you ordered." She took the vile and put it into the inter pocket that she had put in her cloak. They then left the shop together wished each other Merry Christmas and went their separate ways. And her horse walked through the forest not being in any hurry. Every Christmas they skipped lunch co the little ones could play with their toys or the Adults could nap. Anastasia liked it that way. It was a fun day but in a calm day. There were certain rules like you were either in your room or you were in the living room with an adult. Someone always had to know where you are. Then around five everyone would go into the small dinning room. (The one that only fit about 30 or so people) And they would sit down alternating child adult child adult until they ran out of kids. It was easier that way it kept the children behaved and it made them feel like an adult. Then they took the cracker on their plate and opened it. A present materialized on their plate. Normally it was something small but useful like nail polish or make up. Every year before school every one picked a name out of a hat this was you secret cracker. (Corny I know but hey) You had from then until Christmas to buy this person a gift. The rule was you weren't allowed to exceed 20 sickles. But had to be more then 5 sickles. Anastasia was thinking about all this and laughed. She had spent 50 galleons on her present. She went directly to the stables. Brushed Amber down put a blanket on her and made sure she had fresh hay and water. Then she went across the grounds to the house. When she got there she put her present in the special cracker. (Each person had their own) and then walked into the living room. All the children were settled down watching a movie some were sleeping others really enjoyed it. Anastasia carried Catri and Ron to their room. But let the others stay where they were. The rest would wake up when the movie was over but Catri and Ron were going to be out for a while. She then started looking for Jake She found him curled up on the couch sleeping. She took the blanket from the back of the couch and put it over him. She sat down on the floor next to him and ran her fingers through his hair. He slowly opened his eyes.
"Hey"
"Hey, you should really change out of Reyena's clothes I really thought you were her for a second."
"I took my horse to the village to I needed them I'm going to go change into pajama pants and join you here on the couch. Don't worry about the kids Rose started watching them once she knew you were asleep." With that Anastasia went up to her room and changed into forest green pajama bottoms and put on her fluffy slippers and went back down to the couch. He pulled the blanket up for her and she settled in. They were soon asleep again. Luckily the kids knew that in the morning they could wake the adults up but you cant wake them up from their nap. They all knew that the adults stayed up late and cleaned up. When Anastasia woke up she looked around. There were only 3 kids that weren't sleeping. It also looked like that Rose popped in another movie. She snuggled back into Jake and fell asleep again. She opened her eyes the next time seeing Catri telling them its time for dinner. Anastasia dragged Catri onto the couch with them. Catri fell asleep as well. Next Ginny walked in and thought the scene was too cute for words so she started snapping pictures then got all the adults and showed them. Ginny took Catri out of Anastasia's arms and then woke Jake up to tell them that it was time for dinner. Jake then woke Anastasia up and they went into the dinning room.
"Well hello sleeping beauties"
"Shut up Dimirti"
"Every one open their crackers on the count of three one two three…"
"Who gave me this?" Jake insisted. "I can't take this."
"You can and you will" Anastasia said
"Annie you got me this?" Jake couldn't believe it. 100 percent undiluted Phoenix tears. "Annie I cant takes this." Draco came over.
"Cant take what?" Jake handed him the vile. "Oh my god Annie how did you get this?"
"Well it was a favor from a friend and well I thought Jake might like it and-"
"How much did you spend on this?"
"Fifty galleons"
"Fifty! Anastasia these look pure they cant have been 50."
"I saw them myself."
"Well Jake consider yourself a lucky man." Jake hardly ate dinner he just stared at his present. When dinner was over Anastasia skipped desert and went to her room. She wanted to unwrap the rest of her presents. When she sat there she couldn't stop staring. Around her were 100 of the rarest ingredients in the world. Jake came in the room and saw her sitting on the floor not moving the then knew why.
"Jake look at some of this stuff. I have unicorn blood in here." Jake stopped dead. He then moved and sat next to her.
"Well ingredients like this need a wonderful lab to go in.
"Jake I cant take these to school there too valuable."
"But here their unprotected. They'll stay in our lab."
"Alright. You know I just thought of something."
"What?"
"We should do our research here. I can convince Aunt Ginny to let you stay. Jake it would be so much easier then looking in the library.
"Your right do you want to start now?"
"I want to put these up and away from the little ones." They spent the next half an hour putting the ingredients onto a shelf. They then went to the library. (Which Jake had never seen before.) Jake went into the center and started turning. He couldn't stop he was so captivated by the library. Anastasia stopped him. He looked at her. She put her arms around his neck and pulled him into a kiss.
A/n Everybody who isn't familiar with English crackers. Basically it's a thing that you pull apart on Christmas at Christmas dinner. Normally there's a tiny toy in there or something. I know it mentions them in book three. When they open them and the hats come out. All right spunx signing out.