"Would you please behave?" Harry asked with a sigh, one hand holding his glasses whilst the other rubbed the bridge of his nose. It was a sign of how stressed he truly was.
"But I don't want to go home!" Lily whined, walking towards her Dad in a stomp. James and Albus had already ran ahead with Mum and it was just the two of them lagging behind. "If we go to home, then we have to go to bed!"
Harry sighed and crouched down next to his daughter, holding her hand in his own. "Sweetie, if we don't go home then Santa won't come and you won't get any presents." The foot she was scuffing against the ground froze and her eyes widened a fraction as she mulled over the pros and cons. Stay out and stay up, go home and get presents.
"Okay," she agreed, perking up immediately. "Let's go home." Harry chuckled and stood himself up, walking back home whilst holding Lily's hand. "Daddy?"
"Yes, Lily?"
"Can I have a piggyback, please?" Harry rolled his eyes and pretended to be annoyed about the idea. "Pleaaaase?"
"Okay, but, only if you beat me to cross that bridge." He pointed to the small bridge that took them over the river and saw his daughter's face light up. She was gone within a flash, leaving him alone with his chuckles as he saw her catch up with her brothers before running towards the bridge. They followed her, unaware of why they were running but doing so anyway.
"What did she rope you into this time?" Ginny asked once he'd jogged to catch up with her, both of them watching their little girl dance and celebrate at the end of the bridge.
"A piggyback," he admitted with a shrug. He didn't mind, in fact, he loved it.
Written for Hopscotch: stomp (word), crossing a bridge (action)
Chocolate Frog Card: Lily Luna Potter - Bonus Card! - Challenge: Write about Lily Luna Potter.
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