Chapter Fifteen: Christmas

Author's Note: Sorry about the time between updates but life has been busy and I've been having Once Upon a Time (awesome TV show I recommend you watch it!) feels so anyway here's the next chapter and thanks for reviewing, reading, following and favourite this story! You are all amazing!

Albus POV!

WARNING: Short chapter!

Disclaimer: I wish I owned HP but I don't so all rights to one of the most inspirational person in my life, J.K Rowling! :)

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It was Christmas time at the Potters but it didn't even feel like Christmas. The mood in the house was fearful and filled with sadness. Lily was usually the centre of attention at Christmas, always singing at the top of her voice, always adding decorations around the house and annoying them with facts about Christmas but this year they never saw her.

It didn't help that their father, Harry was always in his study with his best mate Albus's Uncle Ron and Draco Malfoy, trying to track down Victor Nott, his father, Blaise Zabini and Lucius Malfoy. Andromeda and Narcissa had yet to awaken from the Coma Powder and Teddy was helping them out when he wasn't busy with Victoire.

Albus looked at his best friends, Scorpius and Rose. They were laughing as they raced on brooms and he was sitting in one of the arm chairs outside as James, Fred and Louis were conspiring near the broom shed. Albus sat up straighter when the sliding door opened. It was Cassie and Hugo, Lily's best friends. They both look sad and he knew that they had been talking to Lily.

'How is she?' Albus asked hopefully.

'Had a flashback while we were visiting her,' Hugo sighed, 'and then Aunty Ginny had to come in. Gave her some sleeping draught.'

'Scorpius!' Rose yelled. Albus laughed as his best friend ran into a tree and James, Fred and Louis roared with laughter. Cassie shook his head and Hugo looked on the verge of falling to the ground with laughter.

'Should we go check on the idiot?' Cassie asked.

'Probably,' Albus smirked, getting up. They walked over to Rose and Scorpius and Scorpius was rubbing his head and glaring at them.

'That wasn't smart,' Cassie said, 'why did you do that, Scorpius?'

'Shut up Cassiopeia,' Scorpius said.

'Want some help?' Rose asked.

'Lunch you lot!' Ginny yelled out.

'Food?' James called out to her.

'Yes James.' Ginny said, going back inside. Scorpius stood up and Albus smirked at him.

'Loser washes up?' Albus asked.

'Oh yeah definitely.' Scorpius smirked.

Albus took off and Scorpius was hot on his trails. Albus had always been faster than his friend but Scorpius always used a tactic that was sneaky to win most of the time. Albus skidded to a halt in the dining room but fell over when Scorpius crashed into him.

'Boys!' Ginny said disapprovingly.

'Sorry mum,' Albus muttered. James laughed as Astoria Malfoy brought them some sandwiches (ham, cheese and tomato) and Cassie, Rose and Hugo arrived.

'We've got to go out,' Ginny said, 'we're meeting up- up with some old classmates.'

His mother was a terrible liar. All of his family were. His father went off topic, his mother blushed, James laughed, Albus looked everywhere but the person and Lily immediately giggled.

'Bye!' James said cheerily. Ginny and Astoria left and Albus knew that Harry, Ron and Draco weren't home but doing something outside the house.

'How's Lily?' Fred and Louis asked.

'She's- different.' Hugo said quietly.

'She's under some PTSD! And lots of it.' Rose said, sighing.

'What's that?' Hugo asked. It had to be the first thing he didn't know.

'You're an idiot, honestly, do I have to explain everything to you, Scorpius and Albus?' Rose said, rolling her eyes at her younger brothers' antics.

'Shut up, she's in the next room, twats!' James said angrily.

Albus stared at Rose and she was blushing a deep red.

'What are you lot doing for Christmas?' Scorpius asked.

'Going to the Burrow,' Louis answered, 'it's a tradition. No one misses it.'

'I wonder if dad will let us go over there,' Cassie said, 'a Weasley Christmas sounds awesome!'

'It's awesome!' Albus said, grinning at her. 'Grandma makes everyone a sweater in their favourite colour with their initials and Grandpa tells us stories, from anywhere in the world. We have a massive feast with a roast lamb and potatoes and vegetables, disgusting yes I know, and for desert we have this amazing cake that Aunt's make and the Uncles make an amazing firework show. It's hectic. Uncle George almost got sent to his old room because he made Fred, Roxanne and Aunt Angelina late. Hilarious I tell you.'

'Family dinners suck at our house.' Cassie said and Scorpius nodded. 'Lucius would spend the whole dinner just degrading all of us and telling us how we went wrong and Grandma and Grandpa Greengrass stopped coming because Lucius was a butt face. Aunt Daphne and Aunty Gabby still come but Josh and Danica don't come with- unfortunately.'

'Sounds boring as bat poop,' Hugo said, 'ask your parents if you guys can come to our house!'

'Oh definitely,' Scorpius grinned, 'and if they don't want to come we will.'

They ate their lunch in companionable silence and Albus couldn't help but look at his best friends' sister. She was very pretty, even at the age of elven. Her grey eyes were full of kindness and humour and her long blonde hair was in a weak braid. She was staring outside, off in her own world.

What he wouldn't give to look into her mind. What was she thinking? Did she know that he liked her? What would Scorpius say? They've been like brothers for three and a half years, but if Albus ever showed or acted like he liked his sister, what would happen? Would their friendship be ruined?

Albus shook his head. She was too young for him. She'd never like him. She probably thought of him as her best friends' brother, because that was what he was to her. There was nothing else. Why was he thinking of this? He was only thirteen for heaven's sake!

'Penny for your thoughts brother?' James smirked, looking at where he was looking at.

'No!' Albus said. They all jumped when they heard screaming.

'Lily!' James said, jumping up. They all ran to her room and Albus opened up the door. There was a black owl on her window sill and it flew off, leaving a piece of paper behind. Lily was on the ground, her face looking horrified and fearful and Albus reached out for the letter.

Revenge is sweet Potters.

Three taken down in less than a month.

You know, this powder makes them relive their worse memories?

She's in for a lifetime of pain!

VN

Albus crushed the note in his hand threw it as hard as he could at the wall.

'What happened to her?' Cassie asked.

'Coma powder,' Albus said bitterly, kneeling next to her.

Christmas was going to be horrible.

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Author's Note: Cliff hanger! Ah! Anyway, another update won't be up for a while so I'll leave you to ponder what's gonna happen next!

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