Chapter 9
Harry smiled and said, "Yes, it is your turn." Lizzy sat square in the middle of the room and waited. Molly smiled and said, "Well you got your Weasley family sweater this morning, now Arthur has something to give you." Arthur pulled out a rectangle package and gave it to Lizzy. "I was doing some stuff for work one day and saw this, I hope you like it." Lizzy eagerly opened the gift, "Operation, wow this is so cool. Thanks granddad." "What is it," ask Charlie. Lizzy showed everyone the box and said, "It is a muggle game. You use these tweezer things and try to get stuff out of the body here. And if the metal of the tweezers touch the body instead of the object, it buzzes. I have heard of other kids at the orphanage talk about it. Maybe we can play later?" She looked at Harry with the question. Harry smiled and said, "We'll see."
Bill pulled out his package and said, "Unlike you, we don't know too much about you, but I know that will change. I hope that you like this." Lizzy took the small package from him and opened it. "Wow, it's a book about dragons, and the pictures move too. Thank you Charlie." Bill and Fleur took out their package and Fleur said, "My sister likes this game. We hope you do too." Lizzy opened the small gift and said, "Exploding Snaps? I have not played this yet, but I have seen people play it at school., Can you show me, before holiday is over?" The couple smiled and Bill said, "If we can't maybe your dad or Ron can." Lizzy smiled and said, "Thank you." Percy handed Lizzy his gift next. Lizzy opened it, "Chocolate Frogs, thank you Percy, I have never had my own before." Percy smiled and said, "Well Ron and Ginny never liked the gifts I gave them so I figured I would play it safe."
The twins were next. Grinning they handed her their present. Harry looked at them and began to worry. Lizzy opened it up and found a skiving snack box. "What is this," Lizzy asked. The twins dropped their jaws. "That is a skiving snack box," Fred said. George followed and said, "One of our best sellers to Hogwarts students." Lizzy blushed and said, "Sorry, but thank you. I don't have any clue why I would need them at school though." The twins were speechless and Lizzy looked at Harry and Ginny, "I thought these things weren't allowed at school." Harry smiled and said, "They aren't. As your dad now, I guess I shouldn't really encourage you to take them back." "WHAT!" both twins yelled, "Harry you used to do …." Ginny cut them off and said, "Lizzy we can talk about that later." She gave Lizzy a wink and flashed Harry a great big grin. Lizzy shrugged and said, "Okay" Ron handed her a package wrapped in orange paper and said, I didn't know what else to get." She opened the package and saw that it was a book about some quidditch team. "Who are the Chuddley Cannons?" she asked. Ron chocked on his butterbeer, while the rest of the family laughed. Hermione said, "Oh they are Ron's favorite quidditch team. You can talk to him about that later, or else we won't be able to stop him." She gave her new husband a kiss and said, "But I love him. Here, this is from us too, only I picked it out." She handed Lizzy a small box. Lizzy opened it and said, "OH My! Aunt Mione I can't accept these. They are beautiful, but they must have cost a fortune." Hermione looked at Harry and Ginny for support, when none came she said, "Lizzy, it doesn't matter what they cost. They are just a pair of tiny diamond earrings. Please accept them." Lizzy got up and gave Hermione a hug and said, "Thank you."
Harry looked at Ginny and then back to Lizzy, "Well I guess that only leaves us." Harry and Ginny pulled out several packages and handed on to Lizzy. She opened it. She look at her dad with a questioning look and said, "Wool socks?" Harry laughed, he was the only one though, and he said, "An old friend of mine once told me you can never have too many wool socks." Lizzy looked at him and said "Oh okay." Ginny gave her the next gift in an envelope. Lizzy opened the envelope, "What is this?" she asked. Ginny said, "It is for Diagon Alley. Before we go back to school, we get to go shopping and get anything you might need for school, or want." Lizzy looked at Ginny and said "Anything?" Harry laughed and said, "Well, yes, but there is a limit to how much. You have to be able to carry everything you purchase. Nothing can be sent to you. And nobody can do anything to shrink or put any kind of magic on it. It you can't carry it you can't get it.. Only so you don't get too carried away shopping." Lizzy gave them both a hug and said, "Thank you." Harry smiled and said, "That's not all." He pulled a silver necklace from behind his back. "Now this is to celebrate and represent your adoption. The flower here, is a Lily. You remember that was my mother's name." Lizzy nodded and Harry continued. "I gave Ginny a promise ring, with a lily and emeralds. So the emeralds and rubies in the steam are for your mother, and her mother, your nana." All the women in the room were in tears. Lizzy smiled and said "I love it daddy, and I love you. Thank you." With that she gave Harry a hug and went around to show Ginny and her nana the necklace.