While parents and cousins set out Christmas gifts and stuffed stockings, Lily and Anisa trudged through the snow for what felt like hours. "Are we there yet?" her Irish friend asked.

"Not yet." Lily said pulling her jacket tighter around her.

"Remind me again why we couldn't just apparate into the yard?"

"Because my grandfather puts up all sorts of crazy wards during the holidays. I mean with fifty people, you kind of have to."

"But, your family, can't you get into the wards?"

"No, I'm supposed to be in school remember? In order to apparate you need a password, don't have said password so we have to walk."

"How will you get through the wards then?"

"Walk up to the door, it'll be easy."

"Are we closer now?" Anisa asked after a few minutes.

"Twenty more minutes tops." Lily said.

"I think my toes are frozen." Anisa groaned.

Lily ignored her and looked at her watch "10:30, everyone should still be up."

"And if they're not?" Anisa asked breathing into her hands.

"Then we crash in the den and come out in the morning like we've been there the whole time." Lily said with a shrug. "Ah here we go, here's the lane."

"Finally!" Anisa said.

Lily laughed and continued up the lane with Anisa tagging along behind her. At the Burrow they had finished all the gifts and stockings, there were so many of them it went quickly. Everyone was in their respectful places getting ready for bed. Scorpius sat up on his camp bed looking at a velvet box. "What's that mate?" Albus asked pulling on his pajama bottoms.

"Lily's Christmas present." Scorpius answered.

"Not sending it to her?" Hugo asked settling into his dad's old bed.

"Nah, I want to give it to her in person." Scorpius said putting it back in his bag.

"What is it?" Louis asked. "I only know of one thing that comes in a box like that."

"Really? And what would that be Weasley?" Scorpius asked.

"An engagement ring. But that'd be dumb, you and Lily just got back together." Louis said.

"Yeah, but it just feels right. You know?" Scorpius said.

"Sure mate." Albus said with a smile.

"What makes you so sure you two are really back together?" Hugo asked.

"I just know." Scorpius said with a smirk thinking back.

~FLASHBACK~

"I hate arguing!" Lily cried slumping in a corner.

"I do too." Scorpius said sitting next to her.

"Then why do we do it? That's all we do lately."

"That's not the only thing." Scorpius smirked nuzzling her neck.

"Ugh, get off me you big lug. Just because we had a make up shag does not mean we're back together."

"Doesn't it?" Scorpius raised an eyebrow at her.

"Ye...no. No." Lily said firmly.

"Oh really?" Scorpius grabbed her petite waist and pulled her into his lap tickling her.

"AH!" Lily screamed laughing hard "No....no Scor s...s....s...stop!" she laughed thrashing in his arms.

"Say we're back together."

"Never!" Lily laughed harder.

"We'll see about that." Scorpius growled crashing his lips to hers hard. Lily moaned softly kissing him back with passion.

"Alright." she said breathlessly after they broke apart "We're back together."

~END FLASHBACK~

That had been back in August before her birthday. Now it was December 24, they had been official for three months and thirteen days. They had dated her last two years of Hogwarts and then taken a year apart from each other. On her nineteenth birthday they got back together and then on her twenty first birthday they had broken up again. All together they had been dating for five years, but there were breaks in there. "Scor are you even listening." Albus laughed.

"Huh?" Scorpius looked up.

"I asked what kind of jewelery is in there if not a ring."

"It is a ring." Scorpius said tossing him the box. "Just not an engagement ring."

"Why?" the boys asked.

"Um because I don't know if we're ready for that."

Albus opened the box and snorted "That's an engagement ring."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is, I just went shopping for one of these." Albus laughed.

"So maybe it is. Do you think she'll say yes?" Scorpius asked.

"Yes." the boys said together. Even Hugo who was very protective of Lily.

"Great." Scorpius smiled putting the box back in his bag. "I'm going to get a glass of water."

Lily and Anisa stood inside the door shaking the snow off their jackets hanging them on the coat rack. "Looks like everyones gone to bed for the night." Lily whispered "Come on we can crash in the den."

"Alright." Anisa nodded.

The two girls headed to the den and noticed the big inviting bed that was already set up "Someone must have snuck up to their girlfriends bed." Lily giggled. She flopped down on the bed ontop of something hard. The hard something groaned as Lily landed on it, she screamed bloody murder as did Anisa. Frank shot up in bed and yelled as well.

"Lily?" Frank said looking at her.

"Frank?" Lily recognized his voice "What are you doing down here?"

"Couldn't make it up the stairs. Blew my knee out earlier, which one of you is on." he moaned in slight pain.

"Oh sorry!" Lily and Anisa said getting up.

Frank shook his head and grabbed his wand from the desk turning the lights on "Now then, who's your friend?"

"Oh sorry, I'm Anisa. Lily's my roommate." Anisa said extending her hand.

Frank took it and shook her hand "Well it's nice to meet you. I'm Frank, engaged to Lily's cousin Dominique."

"It's nice to meet you as well." Anisa smiled.

"So is everyone sleeping on top of each other?" Lily asked noticing that Frank was the only person in the den.

"No, basically all the married couples left for the night. Some are coming back tomorrow where others are going to their in laws. Alexis and I are leaving in the morning and coming back for dinner. I believe Alice and Fred will be coming back as well."

"Are Teddy, Abby and Cody coming back?" Lily asked.

"More than likely. Won't Cody be surprised when he sees you." Frank chuckled.

"I love my Codykins." Lily giggled "He's my favorite nephew."

"Lily," Frank said shaking his head "he's your only nephew."

"So?" Lily said sticking her tongue out.

As Scorpius got to the first landing her heard laughter and giggles coming from the den. "Dominique must have snuck down here." he said as he passed, but then he heard the laughter that made his heart flutter, and the voice to match. Pushing the door open he stuck his head in "Lily?"