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New Resolutions II

Chapter 14- A Surprising Christmas

By: Abbie Snape

Harry and Leah peacefully laid asleep in their room at six-thirty in the morning on Christmas day. But peacefully isn't in your vocabulary when you have three children on Christmas.

Lily, Jordan and Thomas slowly and quietly walked in their bedroom. Lily and Thomas went on one side of the bed as Jordan did the other. Jordan counted to three before they all jump on the bed.

"HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" each of them yelled.

Harry and Leah both bolted up, eyes wide. Harry began to go for his wand before he heard the children giggle. He laid his head back down on the pillow.

"Morning kids," said Leah, smiling.

"Can we open presents?" asked Jordan.

"Yes...go and wait for us to get out there. Don't start yet!" said Harry.

All three of them ran out of the room. Leah looked over at the clock and smiled.

"It's six thirty!" she said.

"At least it is an hour later from last year," said Harry throwing the covers off of them.

Leah nodded and crawled out of bed. She wrapped her green robe around herself and left the room. She walked out into the living room and saw the three children were sitting on the floor in front of their stake of presents, waiting. Leah laughed a little at them before sitting down on the couch.

"Go ahead," said Harry stepping into the room.

Suddenly, paper started to go everywhere. All three kids began to open them. Thomas was going the slowest out of them. Yesterday at the Weasley's had helped him see that he was becoming part of the family now.

Lily had gotten plenty of new clothes, not that she was complaining though. A new telescope, dolls, wizarding games, and new books were some of the things she got.

"HEY!" shrieked Thomas as Jordan began to wrap the paper off of her new England Quidditch jacket around him.

"It will make you all pretty!" she said, beginning on his arms.

Thomas wiggled his way out of Jordan's paper as he ripped the paper up. For him, this Christmas was the best one he ever had. Not just all the presents he got but actually being with people that cared about him. Sure the clothes and toys weren't a bad addition to the mixture.

Jordan got basically the same as Lily did. But, a new quidditch set was her pride and joy of her new presents. But, she was happy with just the rest of the World Quidditch Team posters to finish off her collection.

"Can we go play with Jordan new set?" asked Lily.

"No...there is one more present," said Leah.

"But there is no more under the tree," said Lily.

"Does that mean that there can't be another one?" asked Harry.

"Logically, yes," she said.

"Well, for once, your logic is wrong. We have one more for Tommy," said Leah.

"Me?" asked Thomas.

"Yes...don't be so surprised," said Leah with a smile as Harry disappeared from the room.

Thomas watched the doorway until Harry came back, with something behind his back. He titled his head to one side trying to see but Harry keep it hidden. "I don't know if you will be able to use this soon since it is snowing outside but..." Harry trailed off and looked up at Leah, who nodded.

Suddenly, Lily and Jordan both came and put their hands over Thomas' eyes as Harry pulled the present in front of him. Harry counted to three before the girls moved their hands.

Thomas' eyes slowly opened and they were meet with the site of a-

"Broom? For me?" he asked quietly.

"Of course," said Leah, waking up behind him. "You need something to keep up with these two in the air."

Slowly, Thomas reached out for the broom. He admired it for a few minutes before he let it fall to the ground and jumped into Harry's arms in a hug. "Thank you," he whispered.

"No problem," said Harry rubbing his back.

Thomas finally let go of him and did the same thing to Leah. The girls, ran up the stairs, dragging Thomas with them, to get dressed and go outside.

Leah cleared the paper all over the room with just a wave of her wand.

"I think Lily's logic was wrong again," said Harry.

"Why?"

He smiled at her before he raised his wand and summoned something from the bedroom.

"I thought we decided not to get each other anything this year?" she said looking at the box, wrapped in bright green and yellow paper.

"Well, I wanted to do something special for you that I know you won't be doing for me," he said walking toward her.

"Should I be scared about what is in that box?" she asked eyeing the box.

"No...a normal gift for once," he said smirking.

All the gifts he had given her for some reason always were some weird, scary, or just curious things. But, he always would give her the normal one after she got the odd one.

He handed her the box and led her to sit down at on the couch. Leah looked at him one more time before she began to take off the white bow wrapped around it. Then, the paper fell off and she opened the box. Inside laid another box and a thick brown envelope that she didn't see at first.

Pulling out the velvet, dark purple box she looked at Harry again. He just smiled at he and nodded toward the box. Again, she opened that box and gasped.

"Harry...its beautiful!" she said staring at the silver necklace with five different stones in a line.

"I thought that you would like it," he said. "Know which each stands for?"

"For course. Ruby is your birthstone. The opal is mine, Topaz is Severus, Draco's is the diamond one and amethyst is the twins."

"Yeah...I got this a while go, before Thomas," he said.

Leah gave him a smile and continued to look at the necklace. Harry nudged her in the side and nodded toward the box.

"There is something else in there," he said.

She just looked at him as he smiled. She reached in and grabbed the envelope she missed the first time. The envelope was about medium size and was a half inch is width.

"Harry...what is this?"

"Open it and find out," he said with a smile.

Slowly opening the envelope she pulled out a stack of papers. "Harry..."

"Look at what they are," he said.

She looked from him back to the papers and read the line. Her eyes widen and a smile came across her face.

"But Harry...we don't know how it is going to turn out," she said.

"I have a feeling...and a little help from Jordan."

"What?"

"Jorie is really good at her sight," was all he said.

She looked at him and smiled. Then, looking back down at the papers in her hand, she sighed.

"I think this house better be ready for three kids," she said.

Harry laughed.

"Seriously Harry, this is the best gift," she said.

"Well, how about every year we get adoption papers."

She slapped him on the arm and giggled. She had them in her hand. The adoption papers for Thomas. She loved that Harry was with her on this one, though she didn't really think he wouldn't.

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Ginny carried all of Kori's new presents into her room. Draco was playing with her in the living room. She didn't know why she convinced herself to go to the manor. She figured that Draco still had all his charm that she feel for in school.

"You don't have to do that. She will have them out in a matter of seconds," said Draco from the doorway.

Ginny turned around and gave a small smile and shrugged. "Still better then having them all over the floor to begin with."

Draco chuckled and walked into the room.

"Where is Kori?" asked Ginny.

"In the living room."

"Alone?"

"She is fine. A house elf is trying to clean as she throws things everywhere."

"You always relay on them to do your work," said Ginny in an amusing voice.

"Well, they are good for when you want to talk to someone with out a three year old pulling at you pants."

Ginny smiled and folded the last shirt and placed in the drawer. Draco noticed the light reflecting off the dragon of her necklace.

"Did you like it?" he asked.

"What?" she asked turning to him. Draco pointed to the necklace that hung around her neck. "Oh, yes. I forgot I had it on. I love it. Thank you," she said.

He nodded and walked into the room, finger running over the white dresser.

"Why did you do it?" asked Ginny quietly.

"Do what? Get you that necklace? I thought you-"

"No, not that. Three years ago. Why did you sleep with her."

Draco turned to her, paler than normal. He gulped audibly.

"And don't give the shit about you being drunk. That may have played a factor in it but it wasn't the whole reason," she snapped.

Draco closed his eyes before he fell into a pink butterfly chair that was in the corner of Kori's room. The memories of that night flooded back in his mind as if it just happened.

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Ginny walked through the door of the Malfoy Manor looking for any sign of Draco. She couldn't help but have a smile on her face.

"Draco, where are you!" she yelled but her voice just echoed off the walls of the stone.

Sighing, she started up the stairs to their bedroom but stopped in the middle of the stairs as she found a shirt. A shirt that was a size too big for her. Maybe it was one of my old ones she thought as she finished climbing the stairs. Again, she stopped when she found one of Draco's black shirts discarded on top of a plant. Draco never leaves his stuff just left like this she thought.

A stone dropped in the pit of her stomach as she walked over to the bedroom, hand frozen no on the doorknob. The sounds of moaning and screaming made her open the door with fury.

The two shirts fell from her hands at the sight in front of her.

Draco was naked, having sex with someone that wasn't her.

"Gin..." began Draco hoping off of the girl in their bed.

"Save it!" she yelled turning to leave the room but Draco caught her arm.

"Ginny...I..." he began.

But, Ginny's other hand came in contact with the side of his face, making him loosen his grip. As Ginny turned she caught a glimpse of who the girl was.

"Hermione," she stated disbelieved and crying now.

Hermione was wrapping the sheet around her but paused and looked at her. Regret written all over her face.

Ginny shook her head and ran out of the room. Draco followed close behind, tripping ever so often because he was trying to put on his boxers.

"Ginny...listen to me please," he said trying to catch her.

"NO! I just found my boy friend sleeping with my best friend, not to mention my brothers WIFE!" she yelled running down the stairs.

"Please don't leave Ginny...please..." he said.

"Give me one good reason why I should stay?" she said as she stepped off the stairs.

Draco opened his mouth to say something but closed it.

"I love you Draco but obviously that means nothing to you," she said opening the door.

"Then don't leave. It does mean something to me. It means the world to me," he said.

"If it did, you wouldn't have been in the middle of sex with someone else. So, do me a favor? Take a day trip to hell and leave me alone!" she said going out the door.

But she stopped and turned back around, tears falling. "Oh, by the way, I just came by to tell you that I am pregnant with your child." And with that, she slammed the door and left.

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"Ginny, I've told you. Hermione came by the house, looking for you. When you weren't there, we decided to go get a drink. We got drunk and didn't think. I regret it everyday Gin. You know I do. You forgave Hermione a long time ago but you can't forgive me. I don't know what else I can do to prove to you," he said, looking her in her eyes as he talked.

Ginny looked away and left the room. Draco leaned back in his chair, rubbing his hands over his face. Sighing, he got up and went back into the living room.

"Hey Kori," he said sitting down beside her on the floor.

"Where Mummy?" she asked.

"I don't know."

"Why isn't she wiz you?"

"I don't know."

Kori pouted, not liking not getting answers. "Do what Aunt Le Le said," she said.

"And what did my sister say?"

"Kiz her."

"Kiz...kiz...oh, kiss her. Well, I would but then there is the threat of getting smacked."

Kori shrugged and went back to playing. "But what about the mis-o-toe?" A/N- I am not sure if this is how you spell it and I don't feel like looking it up because it doesn't show in my spell check. So, sorry if it is wrong but you know what I mean.

Draco looked down at her and smiled. "I knew you were my little girl!" he said picking her up and headed toward the kitchen. He placed a finger over his lips so Kori could see before pulling out his wand. Muttering a spell, a mis-o-toe appeared above Ginny where she stood, in front of the sink.

He winked to Kori before he walked into the room and beside her.

"What do you want?" she asked.

"To kiss you."

"What?"

"Look up."

Ginny eyes darted up at the ceiling. "You can't be serious," she said but Draco didn't miss the hint of a smile the flickered across her face.

Cautiously, he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I guess I have to let you do this. Tradition and all," she whispered.

"Yes, or because you want to," he whispered in her ear.

She lowered her head for a second before she looked back up at him. "The letter with the present yesterday..."

"All true, I am just a fool that doesn't know what to do but love you and hope that you don't want us to be over with completely," he said.

She swallowed and looked at him.

"I love you too," she said so you could barely hear it.

A smile spread across his face as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I guess I was just scared," she said feeling his arms pull her closer.

"You don't have to be scared anymore," he said before capturing her lips with his.

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A/N- Done! I planned on having it up a bit sooner but, of course, school is in the way now! I hope you all like this chapter because I personally do. And don't forget to review!!

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