The Twelve Days of Christmas
Xandria Nirvana
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me;
"…Harry."
The boy in question looked up in surprise. "Yeah?"
"What do you want for Christmas?"
"A little early to be thinking about Christmas don't you think?"
"12 days is not early."
"Sure it is."
"What do you want for Christmas love?"
"You to stop asking me what I want for Christmas."
A partridge in a pear tree.On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me;
"Tell me what you want please." The young man pleaded with him.
Harry razed an eyebrow. "How 'bout peace on earth, can you do that?"
Draco shook his head. "No. I meant something like a toy or something."
"How 'bout we settle for peace in this house and you stop asking me what I want for Christmas.
"For today any way." Draco walked out of the kitchen in a huff.
Two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the third day Christmas my true love gave to me;
"Come on Harry, you won't get anything if you don't tell me what you want."
"You say that every year and every year I get something wonderful."
"But this year a mean it."
"Every year you say that and I tell you that I wont mind you're a wonderful present and I'm used to not getting Christmas presents."
"But its not right, you have to get a Christmas present, what do you want?!"
"You to go boil your head. Now stop bothering me."
Three French hens, two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me;
"Only eight days left and than you won't get anything." Draco was dancing in circles around Harry's desk as he tried to finish his work.
"How 'bout this year we forgo Christmas."
"And than what?"
"We could celebrate Hanukkah instead."
"Dose Hanukkah involves presents?"
"Yes, eight one for each night."
"And when is Hanukkah?"
"It ended two nights ago."
"Harry."
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
"Harry?"
"Yes love?"
"What about a kid?"
"What about a kid?"
"What if we adopted a kid for Christmas?"
"Like Annie?"
"Who's Annie?"
"It's a movie, a little orphan gets 'adopted' by a billionaire in New York City for Christmas."
"Never heard of it."
"Well than we'll watch it."
Five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hen, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
"That was an extremely sappy movie."
"I like it, Aunt Petunia used to watch it every year and I would sneak in to the living room and watch it, and I have to tell you its much better from this angle; you can see the people."
Draco shook his head. "Yes like that only we would plan to keep them for the rest of their child hood and not just Christmas and it's not for our image."
"Sure it isn't love."
Six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree
On the seventh day Christmas my true love gave to me
"So are we adopting a kid than?"
"Yeah I think we should, Christmas is about kids after all and we should make some one happy."
"Wizard or muggle?"
"How 'bout we go to a orphanage with both and pick randomly?"
"Is there such a place?"
"I don't know we'll just have to look."
"Ok boy or girl?"
"Dose it matter?"
Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
"Did you find an orphanage?"
"No but I think we should go for muggle, the conditions are worse. Ok?"
"Sounds fine, where are we headed?"
"Some were in London. I looked it up here." Harry handed the other man an address and phone number. "Where driving."
Eight maids a-milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
"Here we are." They had arrived at a run down little house in the heart of London, it was dark and damp and the windows were bordered up. "It doesn't look very homely dose it?"
"Not really." They stood starring at it for a moment before Draco sighed and pulled Harry up to the front door. He knocked carefully and a short pale boy with dirty brown hair opened the door, his face was smudged and he wasn't smiling.
"Hello Sirs." He said his voice soft. "If you would just step in here." He motioned to a door marked office and hurried off to find who ever it was he went to find.
They heard a strong female voice and the sound of a slap and a small gasp before a cheerful woman came in to the office and sat down behind the desk. "How can I help you gentlemen?" she said her voice ever so different from the one she had used with the boy.
Draco spoke up. "Who was that boy who answered the door?"
"That was Remus he's been here sense he was born, he's nothing but trouble.
"Is he up for adoption?"
"Yes but you wouldn't want him, and any ways his fathers coming back for him."
"Who's his father?"
Draco shot Harry a questioning look.
"Sirius Black, you know the man who was cleared of murder a few years ago?"
"Yeah." Draco took up talking seeing how pale Harry had gone. "We've heard of him if you would be so kind as to get Remus's papers we will take him with us now."
Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
"That was a bit of a surprise."
"A bit, we have Sirius's son asleep in the back of our car." Harry hissed
"It should be interesting at the Weasley's this year."
Harry paled. "I forgot about the Weasley's."
"Relax Sirius wont even remember him and if he dose what's the chance that he'll recognize Remus."
"We should call him mini-moony."
"You don't think he would find that strange?"
"Not after he meets Remus."
"Lets just see how things work out, maybe he will earn a nick name of his own. But you realize that he's probably a wizard."
"Yeah."
Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
"Come on Harry Christmas is tomorrow what do you want?"
"I have my presents it's you and Remus, now go ask Remus what he wants."
"Fine." Draco mumbled leaving the room.
"Mini-moony." Draco called looking in to the little boy's room.
Remus looked up from his book. "Yes?"
"Do you want to help me pick out Harry's Christmas present?"
Remus smiled and marked his page. "Yes please."
Draco grabbed their coats of the hook and called to Harry. "I'm taking Remus shopping be back later. Do you need anything?"
"No."
Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Draco snuck down stairs early on Christmas morning, but Harry beat him. "Tsk tsk Harry you know the rule."
"Everyone goes down at the same time." Harry recited.
"And that means Remus too."
"What means Remus too?"
"Are you ready to open presents Remus?"
The little boy nodded and ran laughing down the stairs.
Twelve drummers drumming, Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
A/N That was a little strange; I just wanted to do something Christmas-y. So…Yeah… Review on your way out please.
Hello again, I was wondering if you wanted me to do a second chapter or a sequel. I want to know what happens at the Weasley's but that's just me. Smiles. Oh and if you don't know Hanukkah is a real holiday (don't look at me like that, my pen pal thought it was an American word of Christmas) and this year (2004) it ended 10 days before Christmas, as it does in this fic. So Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas.
Twa
Xandria Nirvana