Chapter 9-Christmas at the Potters.
"Lily!" yelled Matt.
"AHHH!" yelled Lily sitting up in her bed. She looked towards the door breathing heavily and saw Matt standing in the doorway laughing."Ha,ha, very funny-I've forgotten how to laugh..."
"Good-morning," said Matt trying to keep a straight face, but failing," Would you like some breakfast first, or do you want to open your presants?"
"Do you really have to ask?" Lily replied excitedly. She leapt out of bed, pushed Matt out of her way, and bounded down the stairs. Matt chuckled to himself and hurried down after her. He found Lily staring at their Christmas in the living room.
"Are all those for me?" she asked disbeleivingly.
"Yeppers," said Matt.
"Wow!" Lily exclaimed as she sat down and reached for a present,"Wait," she said," I'll go get your present!" Lily ran up the stairs and strted digging in her closet for Matts gift, feeling embarrased about not bringing it down the first time.
"There it is!" Lily muttered to herself when she found it. Lily raced down the stairs and gave Matt his present.
"You really shouldn't of gotten me anything you know," said Matt taking the gift.
"Well in that case," said Lily taking the present back.
"No,no," said Matt reaching for the present again," I'll have it!"
Lily laughed and started to open her presents.
Matt unwrapped his present and sgtared at the object inside, "Lily!" he explained," this is perfect! Thank you so much!"
Lily had bought him some new pots and pans. Matt loved to cook and he regularly complained about the bad pots and pans that April had left them.
"You're welcome, but there is something else in there," said Lily
"There is?" asked Matt tearing apart the rest of the wrapping paper. And sure enough there was. It was a quill and a bottle of blue ink."Cool, i've always wanted one of these! Thanks Lils!"
Lily smiled at him, then continued opening her presents. Matt got her lots of stuff like hair stuff, a stationary set, gel pens, and beautiful high- heeled shoes that looked as if they had real diamonds on the front strap. They were also a pearly white color. ( "I got them in diagon Alley, if you put them on and tell them to turn, I dunno, pink, they'll change to that color.")
"Wow!" exclaimed Lily looking at her presents," These are awesome!" Matt smiled at her.
"Now for some breakfast," said Matt, Pancakes comming up! And I can use my new pans!"
"Lily followed Matt into the kitchen and sat down at the tabel.]
Matt turned the stove on and started cooking the sausages and pancakes," Did I tell you we were invited to the Potter's today?"
"No," said Lily, " But Hannah, the Pooter's daughter told me on the train home.
" I see," said Matt, " So when were done getting ready we'll go over there."
"K," said Lily, filling her plate. When they finished eating Lily gathered her presents and went to her room. She dumped her presents on her bed and started rummaging through her closet for something to wear. She decided on a long black skirt and a red turtleneck. She pulled her long red hair into a tight bun and went downstairs with a bag of presents and found Matt fully dressed and opened the door for her.
"Thanks," said Lily
"No prob, bob," said Matt
"geez, your a loser," Lily whispered.
"What?" asked Matt
"Nothing, nothing," Lily replied quickly.
They walked together to the Potter's and Matt knocked on the door. It was quickly opened by the Potter's house elf.
"Thank you" said Matt after the elf closed the door. She quickly baried face in her hands as she blushed deeply. Matt smiled at her.
"Mathew!" exclaimed a voice from behind them," Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas Harold!" Matt smile," but plaese, call me Matt!"
"Then you call me Harry!" excliamed James' father smiling too," And hello again Lillian, I suppose you prefer to be called Lily though!"
"Ya, Merry Christmas Mr. Potter!" Said Lily.
"Merry Christams!" Harry Chuckled," Can you get James and Hannah for me?"
"Yes sir," replied the elf before climbing up the stairs.
"James will be down in a minute Lily, in the meantime plaese follow me to the living room." Harry led them to the living room," please sit,"
Matt and Lily sat down. Harry introduced the people in the room. "This is Mr. and Mrs. Carson, but you already know them, this is Mr. and Mrs. Lupin, and Ms. Black."
"Ahh, and here's James and his friends!" Harry said as the boys, Hannah, and Lizzy walked into the now slightly crowded room.
"Hi Lils," said Lizzy," Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas Liz," replied Lily cheerfully.
"Let's go," said James, turning back to go up the stairs. Sirius, Remus, Lizzy, Hannah, and Lily followed him to his room.
Once inside James' room Lily asked " Had a nice Christmas so far?"
"Eh, it's been okay," said Lizzy, "Same old, same old. Well, i've gotten better presents 'cause my parents got most from Diagon Alley, but..."
"Ya, that's been pretty much it," said Danny. The other boys and Hannah nodded in agreement.
"Oh, I got you guys presents.........here....." Lily handed out the gifts.
"Wow Lily! This is awesome!" exclaimed Lizzy.( Lily had gotten her a cell phone.)
One by one everyone yellede out in exclamation at the awesome gifts Lily had gotten them.
"You have the best eye for spotting this stuff!" exclaimed Hannah, "Next time you go shopping, take me with you!"
"Thanks Lils," said Danny. He reached out and patted her on the head. Lily smiled as a tingling went hrough her body from his touch. Then she mentally shook herself, I mean, it's her best friends brother!
"Lils?" asked Lizzy shaking her hand infront of Lily's eyes.
"Huh, Oh, ya?" asked Lily, coming back to the present.
"I said we got you gifts too!"
"Oh, thanks," said Lily opening the presents that were being dumped on the bed. Those are from all of us," said James.
"I kinda guessed," said Lily.
"I know, but I haven't said anything for a while, so I felt I should say something." replied James.
"Ok...." said Lily, going back to her presents. "Wow you guys these are awesome!" said Lily when she finished opening them," Thanks!"
there was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" said James.
The potters house elf entered the room," Master, Your father says that it's time to eat, and ypou have to greet the Malfoys to, the've just arrived."
"Ohhh," groaned James.
"Malfoys? Why are they here?" asked Lizzy.
"My father and Lucious' father both work at the M.O.M., so every Christmas the come here for the day." said James.
"That's horrible!" exclaimed Lily," I'm so sorry!"
"It's not that bad," said James putting on a brave sort of grimace,"We're brave!"
"Stop being an idiot!" said Hannah, Both their parents are here so all the can do is spit daggers at each other."
"Way to kill the moment Hannah," said James. Hannah laughed.
"Well, I guess we better go down and greet them, " said James.
So the eight kids followed the house elf downstairs and saw Mr.Potter and Mr. Malfoy talking heartily at the foot of the stairs. Lucious glaring up at them.
"Lily!" yelled Matt.
"AHHH!" yelled Lily sitting up in her bed. She looked towards the door breathing heavily and saw Matt standing in the doorway laughing."Ha,ha, very funny-I've forgotten how to laugh..."
"Good-morning," said Matt trying to keep a straight face, but failing," Would you like some breakfast first, or do you want to open your presants?"
"Do you really have to ask?" Lily replied excitedly. She leapt out of bed, pushed Matt out of her way, and bounded down the stairs. Matt chuckled to himself and hurried down after her. He found Lily staring at their Christmas in the living room.
"Are all those for me?" she asked disbeleivingly.
"Yeppers," said Matt.
"Wow!" Lily exclaimed as she sat down and reached for a present,"Wait," she said," I'll go get your present!" Lily ran up the stairs and strted digging in her closet for Matts gift, feeling embarrased about not bringing it down the first time.
"There it is!" Lily muttered to herself when she found it. Lily raced down the stairs and gave Matt his present.
"You really shouldn't of gotten me anything you know," said Matt taking the gift.
"Well in that case," said Lily taking the present back.
"No,no," said Matt reaching for the present again," I'll have it!"
Lily laughed and started to open her presents.
Matt unwrapped his present and sgtared at the object inside, "Lily!" he explained," this is perfect! Thank you so much!"
Lily had bought him some new pots and pans. Matt loved to cook and he regularly complained about the bad pots and pans that April had left them.
"You're welcome, but there is something else in there," said Lily
"There is?" asked Matt tearing apart the rest of the wrapping paper. And sure enough there was. It was a quill and a bottle of blue ink."Cool, i've always wanted one of these! Thanks Lils!"
Lily smiled at him, then continued opening her presents. Matt got her lots of stuff like hair stuff, a stationary set, gel pens, and beautiful high- heeled shoes that looked as if they had real diamonds on the front strap. They were also a pearly white color. ( "I got them in diagon Alley, if you put them on and tell them to turn, I dunno, pink, they'll change to that color.")
"Wow!" exclaimed Lily looking at her presents," These are awesome!" Matt smiled at her.
"Now for some breakfast," said Matt, Pancakes comming up! And I can use my new pans!"
"Lily followed Matt into the kitchen and sat down at the tabel.]
Matt turned the stove on and started cooking the sausages and pancakes," Did I tell you we were invited to the Potter's today?"
"No," said Lily, " But Hannah, the Pooter's daughter told me on the train home.
" I see," said Matt, " So when were done getting ready we'll go over there."
"K," said Lily, filling her plate. When they finished eating Lily gathered her presents and went to her room. She dumped her presents on her bed and started rummaging through her closet for something to wear. She decided on a long black skirt and a red turtleneck. She pulled her long red hair into a tight bun and went downstairs with a bag of presents and found Matt fully dressed and opened the door for her.
"Thanks," said Lily
"No prob, bob," said Matt
"geez, your a loser," Lily whispered.
"What?" asked Matt
"Nothing, nothing," Lily replied quickly.
They walked together to the Potter's and Matt knocked on the door. It was quickly opened by the Potter's house elf.
"Thank you" said Matt after the elf closed the door. She quickly baried face in her hands as she blushed deeply. Matt smiled at her.
"Mathew!" exclaimed a voice from behind them," Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas Harold!" Matt smile," but plaese, call me Matt!"
"Then you call me Harry!" excliamed James' father smiling too," And hello again Lillian, I suppose you prefer to be called Lily though!"
"Ya, Merry Christmas Mr. Potter!" Said Lily.
"Merry Christams!" Harry Chuckled," Can you get James and Hannah for me?"
"Yes sir," replied the elf before climbing up the stairs.
"James will be down in a minute Lily, in the meantime plaese follow me to the living room." Harry led them to the living room," please sit,"
Matt and Lily sat down. Harry introduced the people in the room. "This is Mr. and Mrs. Carson, but you already know them, this is Mr. and Mrs. Lupin, and Ms. Black."
"Ahh, and here's James and his friends!" Harry said as the boys, Hannah, and Lizzy walked into the now slightly crowded room.
"Hi Lils," said Lizzy," Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas Liz," replied Lily cheerfully.
"Let's go," said James, turning back to go up the stairs. Sirius, Remus, Lizzy, Hannah, and Lily followed him to his room.
Once inside James' room Lily asked " Had a nice Christmas so far?"
"Eh, it's been okay," said Lizzy, "Same old, same old. Well, i've gotten better presents 'cause my parents got most from Diagon Alley, but..."
"Ya, that's been pretty much it," said Danny. The other boys and Hannah nodded in agreement.
"Oh, I got you guys presents.........here....." Lily handed out the gifts.
"Wow Lily! This is awesome!" exclaimed Lizzy.( Lily had gotten her a cell phone.)
One by one everyone yellede out in exclamation at the awesome gifts Lily had gotten them.
"You have the best eye for spotting this stuff!" exclaimed Hannah, "Next time you go shopping, take me with you!"
"Thanks Lils," said Danny. He reached out and patted her on the head. Lily smiled as a tingling went hrough her body from his touch. Then she mentally shook herself, I mean, it's her best friends brother!
"Lils?" asked Lizzy shaking her hand infront of Lily's eyes.
"Huh, Oh, ya?" asked Lily, coming back to the present.
"I said we got you gifts too!"
"Oh, thanks," said Lily opening the presents that were being dumped on the bed. Those are from all of us," said James.
"I kinda guessed," said Lily.
"I know, but I haven't said anything for a while, so I felt I should say something." replied James.
"Ok...." said Lily, going back to her presents. "Wow you guys these are awesome!" said Lily when she finished opening them," Thanks!"
there was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" said James.
The potters house elf entered the room," Master, Your father says that it's time to eat, and ypou have to greet the Malfoys to, the've just arrived."
"Ohhh," groaned James.
"Malfoys? Why are they here?" asked Lizzy.
"My father and Lucious' father both work at the M.O.M., so every Christmas the come here for the day." said James.
"That's horrible!" exclaimed Lily," I'm so sorry!"
"It's not that bad," said James putting on a brave sort of grimace,"We're brave!"
"Stop being an idiot!" said Hannah, Both their parents are here so all the can do is spit daggers at each other."
"Way to kill the moment Hannah," said James. Hannah laughed.
"Well, I guess we better go down and greet them, " said James.
So the eight kids followed the house elf downstairs and saw Mr.Potter and Mr. Malfoy talking heartily at the foot of the stairs. Lucious glaring up at them.