She blew Remus a kiss and opened it to find a HUGE stash of muggle cookies and candies. She also found two DVD's she'd been begging for and best of all a DVD player, the princess styled one from Disney of course! Tirza jumped on Remus, covering his face with kisses. "Thank you thank you thank you!" "Your welcome," Remus said kissing her and giving her a hug. "I guess I'll go next," grabbing a package from Tirza.
Tirza beamed as he opened it to find expensive oil paints and canvases. "Thank you," Remus said smiling. "I needed some new stuff." "Dad you next," Tirza said handing Severus a brightly wrapped package. He smiled and kissed her head, then opened his gift. "Nice," Severus whispered, fingering a tightly woven dark hunter green sweater and some coffee flavors. "I love them." Tirza looked incredibly pleased and her little face was lit up with a bright smile. "Here grandpa!"
"Thank you," Albus said taking the box. "What lovely candies and a very nice picture. Where did you get them?" "Around," she winks. "Here you go," Albus said handing her the box he had for her. Tirza gave it a good shake, then frowned, puzzled that it made no noise. She opened it and found several gift certificates for various shops in Diagon Alley... each for 50 galleons! "Whoa!" she exclaims in shock. "Well you have almost everything so I had to think creatively," Albus admitted. "And they are good for two years so you don't have to use them now."
She hugged Albus tight and stayed put on his lap. "Here you go," Severus said handing her the first package from him. It was small, but heavy. "Hmmmmm" she mused, and then ripped off the paper to find 3 DVDs. "Cool!" she shouted, examining the movies. All the Jurassic Park movies, special edition of course. "I thought you would like them and Remus did tell me what he got you so I could be prepared," Severus replied. "Is there another under there for one of us?"
Tirza blew him a kiss and got off Albus' lap, digging under the tree again. She nodded and dug one out for each of them. "Here uncle Remus." "Thanks," Remus said sincerely, opening the box to find Oreos. "You're to kind!" and also found some new ink bottles. She giggled. "You're kinda hard to buy for you know that? But not as bad as dad." "Gee thanks," Severus gave a pretend offended sigh. "I guess then I won't give you this."
"Awwww!" she pouted with a giggle. "Oh alright," Severus said handing her a medium box and taking the one labeled for him from her. Severus opens it to find a homemade book, like the one he had given her for her birthday, with thirty coupons inside. "Hope you like it" Tirza said smiling as she tore into her box to find..."OH MY WORD! " She screeched pulling out the sleeping Beauty game, two new night shirts, and best of all a huge supply of chocolate. "How did you know I always wanted one of these?" she cried.
"A little birdie told me," he chuckled, unable to keep a huge grin from his face as he watched how happy and excited she was. "Thank you," Tirza said giving him a quick kiss then grabbing the last box for Albus. "This is for you grandpa." Albus kisses her head and opens it to find a coupon book all for him.
"What's this another box for me?" Severus beams ripping into it to find two cd's, a new cauldron, and a muggle book. When he flipped it over he couldn't stop the laugh as he read the title…. 101 Ways to Please Your Teenager. She giggled hysterically. "I couldn't resist!" "I like it," Severus replied handing her the next to last box, saving the biggest for last.
She opened it to find a new cd boom box with headphones and a large selection of cd's. "I noticed a few weeks ago that your old one was dying," Severus commented. "Whoa! You're the best!" She jumped on him and Severus hugged Tirza tightly. "Thank you," Severus said having opened his last box to find another sweater and 2 large books on potions. "This is the last one for you and it's kinda from all of us."
Tirza beamed and opened it inside was play station 2 with six games and a sleeping beauty tent with matching sleeping bag. She grabbed the sleeping bag and bounced around, squealing. "I'm glad you like," Severus said smiling. She kept bouncing around, squealing. "She's mighty happy," Remus commented, laughing heartily. Tirza jumped on them all, hugging and kissing them.
"Tirza stop you're going to make us sick," Severus admonished playfully. "And we still have to eat!" "Oooh, what's for breakfast," she asks, still clutching the bag. "How about my special pancakes?" Albus offered. "And I'm sure Remus will fix that toast you love." She nods and Remus whisks her into the kitchen. "This is the BEST Christmas ever!" Tirza announces happily.
"I'm glad you are happy," Severus said giving her a quick peck. Tirza grabbed the orange juice. "Anybody want some?" "Yes please," Remus replied, but Severus was fixing coffee for himself and Albus. "I never get coffee," she wrinkles her nose as she pours them both orange juice. "You're too young," Severus states. "I know, I know. When will I be old enough?" she asks curiously, sipping her juice. "When you turn 18," Severus replied.
"That's a million years from now!" she points out her eyes wide. Remus chuckles and ruffles her messy curls. "That's only 7 years and you can wait that long," Severus sighed bemused. "I didn't get to drink coffee till I was twenty." "The time will fly," Albus chuckled. "You've got a lot of things to look forward to." "I'm gonna have 50 kids," Tirza
decides. "When I grow up." "Really?" Remus asked. "You'll have to find a guy first."
"Not uh," she states. "Then pray tell how are you going to get that many kids?" Albus asked with a wink. "It's called auh-dop-shin" she says smart alecy, returning the wink. "Cute," Severus replied with a chuckle. "I can see you with 50 little witches and wizards running around trying to keep all the names straight!" She nods. "Yup! And you have to spoil them, right grandpa?" Albus chuckled. "We all will I'm sure."
"Good!" she beams. "Can I have chocolate chips in my pancakes? And can I sleep in my tent tonight?" "Yes you may and sure," Severus replied. She beamed. "Way cool!" Tirza
Started bouncing again. "Hey bouncy girl I'll have to rename you Tigger if you don't stop it," Remus chuckled as he made the toast. "The wonderful thing about tiggers, is tiggers are wonderful things! Their tops are made of rubber; their bottoms are made of springs! Their bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy fun fun fun fun fun! The wonderful wonderful thing about tiggers is I' the only one!" she bounces, singing proudly.
"Okay now we get it," Severus said laughing. "Way too much Disney movies!" "Oh, you have NO idea! I MAJORED in Disney!" she says, still bouncing. Albus chuckles and starts scrambling some eggs. "You're going to wear us out," Severus chuckled setting the table. "Drink your coffee dude and stop whining," she says playfully with a stuck out tongue. Severus smirked at her. "Keep that up and we won't play in the snow today," he threatened.
Tirza's jaw dropped and she tackled him. She toppled him over and kissed his nose. "I win!" she announced happily. "Hey I was joking," Severus said laughing as she tried to tickle him. "Too bad so sad, your dad!" Tirza retorted. "Funny girl," Severus said. She kissed his nose again. "I win!" she gloats. Severus turns the table and beings tickling her. "Heey!" she shrieks with laughter. "Turn about is fair play, " Severus replies with a smirk.
Tirza continued to wriggle and squirm, trying to get away. "Not going anywhere," Severus caught her and continued tickling. "Daddy, you're being mean!" she teases. "You're the one who started it," Severus pointed out laughing. "Be good or else!" she teased him. "Same could be said to you Tigger!" Severus winked. "Oh really, whatcha gonna do?" she asked, returning the wink. "I got two soldiers over here!" Albus and Remus roll their eyes. "They aren't going to help you," Severus smirked. "I think it's just you and me kid!"
"Hey, you're bigger! I'm wittle and prwecious!" she teases. "And you can't win!" "You're also in trouble," he replied, continuing to tickle her mercilessly. "Heeey! What did I do!" she whines with a wink, giggling. "And whatcha gonna do about it!" Remus and Albus finish setting the table around them, watching in delight. It was only RIGHT that they BOTH be that happy!
"I'll dump you in the snow," Severus shot back. "I'll put snow down your shirt!" she threatened, still squirming. "Can you two stop with the antics long enough to eat breakfast?" Remus asked laughing. "Tirza I promise we'll continue this outside," Severus promised with a laugh and a happy sigh. "You two are so wonderful together," Albus said happily. "He's a teddy bear," she whispered. "When he wants to be." Severus smiles. "You know I love you."
Tirza burst outside the door in her pink ensemble of snow stuff that still fit from two years ago. "I'm going to get you, you know," Severus said chasing after her. "Not a chance gothy!" she yells, grabbing some snow and chucking it at him. Severus expertly ducks it and throws a bigger one at her. "If I'm gothy your the pink panther!" she starts humming the pink panther theme, jumps on him and stuff an ice ball down his shirt, then bounces off, giggling.
Severus shakes it off and chased after her. Tirza squealed and ran, eventually tripping over her snow pants. Severus catches her easily and stuffed a large snowball down her pants and began tickling her. She squealed, rolling in the snow trying to get away. "Noooo! The cute one has to win!" she giggles happily. "Not always," Severus said shoving more snow down her. "I get to win once in a while!"
Tirza smashed some snow in his face, but he kept stuffing snow down her no matter what she did. "We're too funny," he announced to her. "I know," she leaned up and kissed his nose. She finally wriggled away and shot an ice ball that gets him right on the butt. She doubles over with laughter. "That's it!" Severus shouted and shot ten at her. She rolled on the ground laughing as the snowballs hit her. "Hey you two wanna build snow people?" Remus asked.
"Yeah!" Tirza shouted over to him. "Sure," Severus agreed and helped Tirza up. She tackled Remus first, and then began to roll a large snowball. Severus brought carrots from inside for the noses. "Those look really nice," Albus commented coming outside holding a tray with steaming hot chocolate on it. "Thanks grandpa!" she was getting cold but would not admit it! "Why don't we go get a fire going in the fireplace and have these inside?" Severus suggested.
"Okay!" she went inside, peeling off her snow clothes, leaving a trail to the living room. Albus chuckled at her mess. "Go pick those up," Severus admonished. "You know where they go." she ran back and picked them up, sticking them in the hall closet. She plopped into a chair and started sipping her hot chocolate. "Those were wet young lady," Severus stated. "They go in the laundry shoot and you know it." "Oops," she ducked her head and ran back to get them. She used a drying spell and put them back in the closet.
"Thank you," Severus said. She crawled on his lap to drink her cocoa. "This is nice," Severus sighed drinking the hot chocolate. "Warm fire, good friends, and a sweet daughter." Remus looked startled. Had SNAPE just called him a friend? Tirza snuggled against him. Albus chuckled at the look on Remus' face. "Yes Remus you heard me right," Severus said with a wink. "Well, I think THAT was my favorite Christmas gift," Remus decided. "Daddy, can I get more marshmallows?"
"Sure," Severus agreed. "And grab a few blankets and we can sit on the floor and roast marshmallows by the fire." "Uncle Remus, come help me, huh?" Tirza asked. "Sure," Remus replied and got off the couch and followed her. She pulled him aside and handed him a shrunken bundle of tons of food. "For Padfoot," she whispers. "Tell him merry Christmas."
"I will," Remus replied. "He got most of the sweets for me and remind me later to give you his real present." She beamed and nodded. "I hope he's ok." "He is," Remus replied. "He might visit me once school starts again depending on things." She smiled then got the blankets and marshmallows for roasting.
The phone rang at Snape Manor the next day and Tirza was busy talking with Remus. "Hello?" Severus said into the receiver. "Severus? This is Chris..." "Hello Chris," Severus states. "What can I do for you today?" I need a favor...AJ feels so horrible about what happened, she has had a terrible Christmas, she keeps crying all the time and doesn't want to eat. Would you two come for a day, so the girls can make up? I bet Tirza feels just as bad."
"She does and we can come tomorrow," Severus admits. "We would come today but we have guests here at the moment." "They can come too if you want, or tomorrow works. I'd really appreciate it; I hate to see the girls fighting..." "I do too but sometimes these things happen," Severus comments. "I will talk this over with my guests and I will call you back shortly if we are coming today but if you don't hear from me expect us tomorrow." "Sure thing Severus. Thank you, bye" Chris hung up.
Severus went into the living room. "Where's Albus?" he asks. Albus appeared with the requested ice cream. "Yes Severus?" "There you are," Severus sighs. "Well I just got off the phone with Chris Logan." Tirza peeked up from where Remus had been tickling her. "Yeah?" she asked, watching him intently. "She said that AJ has been just as miserable as you've been," Severus states. "And asked if we could come over either today or tomorrow."
Tirza nodded. "Please dad?" "If you two wish to go, I am sure that Remus and I could find something to do," Albus assured Severus. "We can stay here and do something," Remus commented. "She did invite the two of you to come along as well," Severus admitted. "But I'll leave that and when we leave up to you, Tirza." "Ooh, let's all go! And be happy!" she started bouncing on Remus' lap. "That's fine with me," Remus laughed. "But when?" "Right now!" she yelled. Albus smiles. "That is fine with me as well."
"Alright then we shall go," Severus replied. "Do you have anything you need to take?" Tirza dug under the tree and grabbed three presents. "Just this!" "Okay good," Severus sighed. "We'll go by floo since I've had them connected to the network." Tirza hugged him tight. "Thanks dad, you're the best!" "I try," Severus replied, returning the hug.
She goes to get some floo powder. "Are you sure we were invited too?" Albus asked, smiling at Tirza's enthusiasm. "Yes Albus," Severus replied. "She said my guests might come as well." "Guests? I thought we were family..." Remus said with a wink. Tirza pounced on him. "Course you are goofy!"
"Let's go goofy," Severus laughed. Albus chuckled and scoots Tirza to the fireplace. She threw the powder, gave the right address and tumbled out into the Logan's living room. AJ jumped on her. Serena screamed. Mike and Chris come running in. Everyone else tumbled out behind her. "We brought two guests with us," Severus said as he greeted Chris. "I think I remember you two gentlemen, but your names have slipped my head," she said, smiling at them as one-year-old Serena ran over to Snape.
"I'm Albus Dumbledore," Albus said. "And this is Remus Lupin." Serena peered up at Dumbledore with wide gray eyes, a thumb in her mouth. She gave a lopsided wave. "You're a cutie," Albus said producing a lollipop out of thin air and handing it to Serena. Serena's eyes go wide and she jumps around, holding the lollipop. "I think you've made her day Mr. Dumbledore," Mike said, picking her up before she destroys something. "I'm Mike Logan, my wife Chris... this is munchkin, well, Rena actually. And AJ of course." AJ and Tirza have disappeared.