Chapter Eight:

I was happy when I finally got on the train for Christmas break, not that I wouldn't miss Hogwarts, but I missed mom and dad so much more, I also missed my room, which now that it was winter, would have an amazing snow view for me to sketch out. Claire had gotten the okay to stay with us over the Holidays which I was grateful for because I'd been ignoring Rose like the plague for the last two weeks.

Claire and I were sitting in our own compartment, I was telling her what we did during the Holidays and how much fun we would have, "Dad always gives us money and takes us to Diagon ally to buy for everyone so no one feels left out, we even buy for all of our Aunts and Uncles, trust me that's hard to do." Claire just laughs, she loved that we had such a large family that was so close.

As we pull into the train station I can spot mom and dad, mom was actually bouncing on her heels excited to have all of us back, she looked about as happy as Lily who was grinning from ear to ear. We grab our trunks which I had lightened with a quick weightless charm I had learned and we get off the train. I grab Claire's hand so she won't lose me and we walk over to our large group waiting for us, "Dad, mom, Lily!" I say approaching the three, mom hugs me tight, "Oh I missed you baby girl, did you have a fun first semester?"

I nod and pull Claire forward, "Mom, this is Claire." Claire says hi and reaches her hand out to shake moms hand but she pulled into a bear hug as Dad pulls me to him, "Did you have fun sunshine?" I nod my head and lean against him for a moment smiling as Albus and James join us, Scorpius is nowhere to be seen I frown, I thought he would be joining us for break.

I walk over to Al and nudge him "I thought Scorp was coming." I say frowning, he grins, "He was telling his dad Sunshine, don't worry, both of your friends will be joining us for Holidays." I blush a little and walk back over to dad, Claire was telling mom where she was from and who she lived with, "I lived in America until I was eight, than when mom and dad died I was taken in by my godparents who work in downtown London." I smile, I loved Claire, one she was beautiful with her dark skin and hair and her astonishingly baby blue eyes, two she was very loyal, ever since we became friends she hadn't turned her back and went to Rose, like most of the girls in our year had.

As we are ushered off of the platform towards dads car which he had said he had to put an undetectable extension charm on I was even more excited, Scorpius had joined us just before saying his dad would be coming for Christmas to celebrate.

On the ride home Claire and I sat in the back, it was amazing how even though neither of us really talked we still understood each other, she had known about my crush on Scorpius after the way I had reacted about what Rose was planning, and she said she would help me figure things on, and I told her I could tell she liked Al which she blushed about making me giggle.

When we got home I took Claire to my room where dad had put an extra twin bed in, I loved how he did that for her, "I love this room, it's so beautiful, just look at the view." Claire says walking to my huge corner that was nothing but a large window, I grin as we sit on the window seat. "Yeah, dad put it in when he learned how much I loved to draw." I said twirling my hair mom had said we would be cutting in shorter, I'd miss all this hair but it would be easier to manage if it were shorter, all I had done at Hogwarts was charm it into a braid every morning.

"Kids we're going to grandma and grandpa Weasleys for dinner tonight, so dress nice." I grin, "Oh you are going to love grams and gramps'" I say to Claire who was excited to see more of my big family.

I dressed in a simple yellow sundress to brighten everybody's day and wore a pair of white flats, mom had ended up cutting my hair an hour after we got home and now I had a pixie cut and I wore a yellow headband. "Well hello there sunshine," dad says grinning at my attire, I did look a little like the sun with all the yellow, I shrugged and just said, "Sometimes you need a little sunshine in your life." I give dad a wink making him chuckle as Scorpius and Albus make their way down dressed in nice jeans and button up shirts, "Well don't you two look spiffy." I say grinning; Scorpius though had made my heart skip a beat. I'd be having a talk with mom later about this.

We decide to quickly floo to gran and gramps' house, when we get there everyone is talking, "Sarah all the teens are in the living room." Uncle Ron says before rushing off to speak to dad about qudditch, I pull Claire into the living room where all the teens where in an oddly shaped circle, Rose waves us over, I'm not at all pleased by this I would rather sit by Roxie or even by my partly French cousin Dom but Claire frown, "You can't keep avoiding her Sarah, or she'll now something is up with you." I sigh knowing she's right and walk over and sit down on a stole that Fred had provided me kindly.

"Can we talk later Sarah?" Rose asks, a frown on her face, I nod before one of the older kids suggest playing truth or dare before and after dinner this should be fun, by the time dinner rolled around Fred had been dared to go streaking around the house, which he did proudly, Roxie had to tell about her crush on some guy in her year, Molly was dared to lick someone's armpit (she had licked her sisters) and James was dared to drink toilet water, and puked right after.

A lot of the kids were glad when dinner was done and on the table, I had been after Claire who was after James, I would pick dare and hope someone would give me something good. Fred was shivering and his dad asked several times if he was alright in which he replied, "I'm fine dad." Before chugging down hot chocolate to warm himself up a bit.

I can't help but giggle, our family was something else.

After dinner and a nice dessert of assorted tarts, pies, and pastries all us kids traveled back into the living room where we sat ourselves back down where we were, James turns to Claire and grins, "Alright new girl Truth or dare." She grins and says dare, she wasn't a Gryffindor for nothing, "I dare you to kiss Albus." Her eyes go wide but she stands and walks toward the boy on the opposite side of the room and kisses him square on the lips, and he doesn't hesitate to kiss back, well that sure was quick. I gulp knowing what I'd be dared to do by Claire, she was going to help me get back at Rose and dare me to kiss Scorpius, but I wanted it to be his and mine choice not because of a dare. I sigh a little heavily as Claire sets back down.

"Alright little Miss Sunshine," Claire says, her face was red as a tomato from embarrassment, but she was grinning ear to ear, as was Albus, "Truth or dare." She says, I bit my lip, I knew what she would dare me, but I was a Gryffindor and shouldn't be afraid of a little dare like kissing someone, ah to hell with it, "Dare." I say confidently, "I dare you to kiss Scorpius Malfoy." She says pointing to the platinum blonde boy on the other side of Rose; I grin and stand up moving to where he sat, I kneel down in front of him.

He has a cheeky grin on his face waiting on me, I grin back at him and grab his face pulling it towards me, I know I'm only eleven but this kiss felt right, they were soft and gentle and I could just melt into his arm, I don't know how long it lasted but when I pulled back and looked at him he was grinning even more and I had a feeling that I was blushing a little or maybe a lot.

I sit back down and bring my knees to my chest going over that kiss, he had kissed me back and it was good, and it felt just amazing, my heart was pounding in my chest and my face was hot as hell and I couldn't stop grinning.

When we were finally ushered home I tried my best to stop grinning but couldn't mom and dad could see this. I knew they would want to have a word with me when I got home. When I flooed into the living just before my parents I stayed where I was until they got there, they looked at my grinning face and just smiled, "Mom, what is this feeling?" I finally ask, she walks over to me and takes me in her arms, "Love my little sunshine. What you are feeling is love, and I'm going to guess towards a certain blonde, but right now sunshine, you are only eleven, so try your best not to fall too hard too fast, I couldn't handle seeing you hurting." With a swift kiss on my head she leaves me and dad.

He opens his arms and I fall into them, "I'm scared daddy." I whisper, it reminded me of the night I had woken up to a storm screaming, dad had rushed in and took me into his arms and comforted me. I guess this was the same, I was in a storm known as love and I don't think I could ever get out of it. Dad sigh before kissing the top of my head like mom had, "I know sunshine, I know." We stood there until the clock struck eleven and he sent me off to bed where Claire had already fallen asleep for which I was thankful for, I couldn't handle questions right now. I fall into bed still dressed and go to sleep.