December 21 – Ron and Hermione's Home
Rose and Albus were running around the house playing tag, wilts Lily and Hugo were playing in Hugo's room with his stuffed animals. Ron was at the Ministry and Hermione was working on paper work in the office.
After one last shriek from Rosie, Hermione knew she wouldn't be able to get any work done until she got the kids busy.
"Rosie! Al! Come in here for a moment!" Hermione called into the house. She heard two sets of footsteps running down the hall, and then she saw them.
"Ya Mum?" Rose asked as she entered the study.
"How about you guys make Christmas Cards like Molly and Lucy did?" Hermione wasn't very creative like Audrey was, but hoped she had some sort of coloring supplies in the house.
"Nah." Rose answered. Hermione sighed.
"Isn't there anything you want to do?"
"Uh-huh. I wanna play tag." Hermione sighed again.
"Anything but that. Al do you have an idea of what to do?"
"No." Al flatly said without thinking for a moment.
"Come on guys. I have a lot of work I need to get done. You can think of anything to do?"
"Can you tell us a story?" Rosie asked. Hermione sighed; this would not help anything.
"I'm really busy guys." Hermione thought for a minute. "Is it just one story you want?"
"Who wants a story?" Hermione jumped at the sound of her husband's voice, but then mentally thanked him for arriving at that moment.
"Ron, can you tell the kids a story. I'm really busy, and all they want is one story." Hermione pleaded with Ron through his eyes.
"Sure, what kind of story?" Hermione thanked him silently, and gently pushed them out the door.
"Let's go into the living room." Ron suggested, and Al and Rose followed him. Ron settled into the couch, Rose sat on his lap, and Al sat right next to them.
"What kind of story?" Ron asked again.
"When you were a kid, Daddy!" Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny had decided to tell their kids sugarcoated versions of what happened when they grew up. All the other adults agreed with their decision.
"Okay. How about the story with Mummy, Auntie Ginny, Auntie Luna, Uncle Harry, Uncle Neville and I?" Ron was referring to the Battle at the Ministry of Magic.
"Yea!" Rose and Al exclaimed.
"Okay, here we go…"
Hermione peeked her head into the living room later that night, to see Ron in a full-blown story of the Battle at Hogwarts. Hermione beamed, and hated to do what she did next,
"Al, it's time for you and Lils to go home." Al groaned.
"One more minute?" Al looked at her pleadingly, and she laughed.
"Okay, one more minute."
A/N- I know this isn't very long, or very Christmas related, but still! It works! I really like it so I hope you do! Review! (niceness, constructive criticism, no flames)