"Dad, where are we going for vacation?" Tirza asks, sounding bored
"Are you sure you really want to know?" Severus asked as he was looking through some books
"Yes, please!" she crawls on his lap
"How would you like to spend a week in the US?" Severus questioned putting away his books
"Dude totally!" she exclaims, beaming
"You could even invite some of your friends" Severus comments "but only girls please"
"Mione and Ginny and Maddie?"
"That would be fine but you need to owl their families immediately" Severus says "we leave in a week" Tirza immediately called for Archimedes and started scribbling notes
"Let me add a quick postscript to each so they will know I authorized this" Severus states as she finishes each letter
"Sure thing" she hands him the letters
Severus quickly adds his own comments and then hands them back to her "Hopefully they will be able to join us"
"I hope so!" she starts bouncing around the room "I'm going to Florida, I'm going to Florida" she chanted
"Sounds good to me" Severus admitted, "Is there anything you would like to do?"
"Disney World!"
"Is that all?" Severus asked. She nods, bouncing still
"Well we shall see" Severus smiles "you should start thinking about what to pack. Why don't you do that now why I start supper?" Severus suggested
"Ok!" she bounds upstairs as Severus cooks, Jinn Jinn appears in the kitchen
"How'd you get in here" Severus muses as he cooks the stew. She licks his foot, then starts nibbling on his robe
"No you don't" Severus says picking her up carefully and depositing her away from the stove. She scurries back over and starts nibbling again
"TIRZA" Severus calls out "your bunny has escaped"
Tirza slides downstairs and catches Jinn Jinn. "Tell daddy your sorry," she instructs the bunny. Jinn Jinn licks at the air
"Apology accepted" Severus replies "go put her in the cage in the living room until after supper" Tirza hugs the little bunny and puts her away
"Sorry dad, she learned how to do stairs..."
"I noticed" Severus said moving the pot over to the table and accioing the crackers "Is stew okay with you tonight?"
"Sure" she smiles "your a good cook"
"Thanks" Severus replies spooning out some stew into the two bowls. One decorated with sleeping beauty and the other had a bunch of grapes all over it.
Tirza beamed and started to eat her soup "can I slurp?"
"Only when your down to your last drops" Severus replied
She sighs and does it properly "grandpa slurps"
"I would prefer proper table manners please" Severus states "It will make it a lot easier if you do it here then have to wait till we're out at a restaurant"
She nods "yes sir" she secretly rolls her eyes
After Tirza had slurped down her last bites of stew and Severus had put away the dishes they went into the living room and sat down to read in Severus' case and play with Jinn Jinn in Tirza's case.
"Who's the letter from" Severus asked, as an owl flew in.
"Hermione" she rips it open
"What's it say?" Severus questions
"She can go!" she would have bounced but she did not want to disturb Jinn Jinn
"When did she say she'd arrive?" Severus asks
"Um, tomorrow"
"That early?" Severus laughed "Well I guess she can help you organize and pack"
"We miss each other," she said giggling
Severus smiles as Errol flies into the room "Looks like Ginny sent a reply"
Errol smashed into the table and Tirza gasped "poor owl!"
"We can set him up with water and a perch for the night" Severus offers. She nods and takes the letter
"Can she come and when does she arrive?" Severus asks when he returns from getting Errol settled
"She's coming tomorrow too"
"This should be fun" Severus mutters and shakes his head "Now all we need is Maddie's reply" Tirza giggles
"Why don't you get ready for bed while I tidy up then I'll come tuck you in" Severus suggested
"Alright" Jinn Jinn licks Severus' hand
"Wanna take her upstairs with you" Severus points out "I can get it clean quicker without her help tonight"
Tirza giggles "dad, she's giving you kisses, not cleaning you. But yes, she'll come up with me"
Severus smiles and pets Jinn Jinn before Tirza picks her up "I'll be up within the half hour" Tirza kisses him and picks up the rabbit and heads upstairs
Severus puts away his books and papers and does one last check of the doors before he turns off the downstairs lights and heads up the stairs. When he reaches the landing he double checks to make sure the nightlight/motion sensor is working downstairs and then heads to his room to put away his things.
Tirza has fallen asleep over a book. Severus walks into the room to check on her. Severus gently removed the book from her fingers and tucked her into bed and kissed her on her forehead. He walks over to her shelf to put the book away but looks at the title first, "Disney Parks around the world". "Humm" Severus says quietly and pockets the book for quick read. Severus spends half the night reading the chapter on Disney World and is awoken the next morning by a slight bounce and a kiss
"Good morning"
She says happily
"Well good morning to you too" Severus replies, "What time is it?"
"7, Hermione's coming in an hr"
Severus moans "Great" he says "I need to get dressed can you make some toast?"
"I can make scrambles eggs too," she points out
"Alright then you can make both and hit start on the coffee machine please" Severus comments "and I'll join you shortly" she beams and runs downstairs
Severus quickly showers and throws on a pair of jeans and a tan shirt. He picks up the book again and heads downstairs were the aroma of coffee hits him Tirza has successfully made both items and the coffee
"Thank you" Severus says planting a kiss on her cheek "your too good to me"
She beams "thanks dad"
"Your welcome" Severus replies "but you made enough for an army," he says with a wink
She stuck her tongue out at him playfully and dumps half of the eggs onto her plate "yeah, so what are you gonna eat?" she teases
"I think I'll eat the other half" Severus comments taking the skillet from her and dumps the rest on his plate and eats a bite "delicious! Is this cheese in here?"
She nods "course!"
"Your good" Severus smiles "but do you know how to add ham to it?"
"No I don't," she says, "teach me?"
"I will tomorrow how about that" Severus offers
"Sounds good" she smiles
"We better hurry though" Severus comments looking at his watch "If I know Hermione she'll be punctual"
"Course she will, she's always like that"
"Unlike some people I know" Severus laughs as he dodges a well aimed piece of toast
"Brat!" she teases
"If I am what does that make you?" Severus asks
"Hmmm, brat JR maybe? Or brat extordinaire?"
"Sounds about right" Severus replies just as there's a thump from the fireplace "Who could that be"
"Mione!" Tirza yells, and tackles...Maddie?
"Sorry I sorta just figured I show up" Maddie replies as she and Tirza break apart "was that okay?"
"Sure!" Tirza hugs her "you just surprised me silly!"
"Well mom and dad were glad that you invited me because they had been dying for a trip alone" Maddie admits "and they figured you'd like for me to come as soon as possible"
Severus walks in the room at that moment "Glad you could join this group" he smiles "where are your bags?"
"Always!" Tirza hugs her.
"I can bring them sir," Maddie says
"That would be good" Severus says "the more the merrier"
Maddie smiles "Thanks sir" Just then there was another thump at the fireplace and Hermione tumbled out. Tirza and Maddie tackle Mione
"Hello Hermione" Severus calls out from his chair that he sat down in
"Hello professor" she greets him, hugging the girls
"Did you bring your things?" Severus asked
"Yes professor" she un shrinks her bags
"I'll take yours and Maddie's bags to the rooms connected to Tirza's" Severus comments and then heads for the door
"Ginny coming?" Maddie asked as they took up seats near the fireplace
"Yep" the spoken of tumbled out, followed by the twins. The boys tackled all four girls
"What are you doing here" Tirza exclaims
"Dropping off gin, thought we'd say hello" they tell her
Severus returns to the living room after Ginny and the boys arrive to find a madhouse of giggles "Where did they come from?'
"The fireplace!" George retorts, "dad, can they stay for a swim please? And maybe even lunch?" Tirza begs between laughter
"I guess so but they can't spend the night" Severus replies
"Yippy!" all the kids yell "thanks professor!"