Artemis
Creak! I cringe at the sound the steps make at the Potter Manor as I sneak downstairs at 4:30 in the morning with a new firebolt wrapped in messy brown paper with a small card that reads,
Dear Harry,
Merry Christmas
I roll my eyes when I read it while walking down the stairs, God, Peet can't just be out with it? I wonder how long it will be before Peter is accidentally exposed or he decides to reveal to his ex-best friends how he hates him at this point. I creep across the cold tiles to the main longue that doesn't look like a ballroom as it did hours ago but looks like a place where you would expect to see a family excitedly opening presents. I pad over to the piles of presents and immediately know which one is Harry's because almost all the wrapping paper has golden snitches on it. I place the broom on the ground next to his pile and suffocate the laugh that bubbles in me when I look at the contrast of the brown wrapping paper over the red paper with gold snitches. With one last fond look at my brother's pile of presents I turn away from them heading back to the stairs, Merry Christmas Peet, I think as I creep back into the guest room and crawl back under the cover kicking my feet under Star's body which lays on top of the covers at the end of my bed. Be safe.
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A/N Haha you thought that was all I was writing I know I've got writer's block but I'm not that mean
"I'LL KILL YOU LUPIN-BLACK! YOU TOO HARRY!" I scream angrily as I chase Harry and Nathan down the stairs with one of my leather boots in hand,
A few moments prior
"ARTEMIS RAISE AND SHINE IT'S CHRISTMAS!" Harry and Nathan yell, Harry sounds excited because it's the first Christmas that we will remember together. Nathan on the other time is happy because he gets to wake me up. I groan and grab a pillow throwing it in the direction of them while grabbing a second pillow to hold over my eyes blocking out the light.
"Ach!" I groan when Harry and Nathan jump on my bed landing mainly on me. I whimper goes through the room making it obvious they jumped on Star too, a small weight leaves the bed and soft padding can be heard before it can't. One of the boys rips the pillow from my hands blinding me with the light in the room, I blick quickly trying to adjust to the bright light. Above me I see Harry looking so excited but equally mischievous, Nathan is looking at me evilly pleased he got to ruin my mood first thing in the morning a matching mischievous expression on his face. With a loud bang, confetti fills the room and I bolt up at the sudden loud noise. I glare at the two boys before quickly climbing out of bed and grabbing one of my leather shoes before charging at the boys as their faces go from amused to scared real quick. Harry and Nathan sprint out of the room with me hot on their tails.
"DAD! PADFOOT HELP! WE ANGERED ARTEMIS!!"
"DADFOOT! DAD! PRONGS HELP! WE ANGERED ARTEMIS!!" Harry and Nathan scream rushing down the stairs,
"I'LL KILL YOU LUPIN-BLACK! YOU TOO HARRY!" I scream angrily as I chase Harry and Nathan down the stairs with one of my leather boots in hand. Just as I reach the bottom of the stairs I'm about to jump on Harry and Nathan's backs, when I'm in mid-air I feel arms go around my stomach, effectively stopping me mid-air. Once Harry and Nathan realise I'm not chasing them they stop running and rest their hands on their knees catching their breath, quickly high-fiving. I angrily whip around to see Dad holding me firmly in place while laughing along with Sirius and Remus. "Put me down!" I huff squirming to get out of Dad's grip,
"Ok" I hear him say amused before I fall to the ground hitting the small rug at the bottom of the staircase. With a huff, I stand up flipping Dad off and walking over to Mum and 'hiding' behind her,
"Mum's my favourite" I huff folding my arms over my chest before going and sitting on the armchair I was sitting in when Dad called a family meeting. After a few minutes of the boys and Dad and Sirius begging for presents Mum and Remus give in and pull the sheet that was covering the presents off. Harry and Nathan go to their piles instantly and start unwrapping presents excitedly. I bring my knees up to my chest and rest my chin ontop while watching the boys unwrap their presents and thank whoever got it for them. Wrapping my arms around my legs I smile sadly,
"Artemis, why aren't you opening any presents?" Remus asks me softly making the adults all turn to me while I give Remus a confused look,
"What do you mean?" I question tilting my head slightly. Soon Nathan and Harry are looking at me too once they realise I'm not opening presents on the floor beside them.
"Fawn you do open presents on Christmas right?" Dad asks in a sad tone like he already knows the answer,
"No..." I say slowly like it's the wrong answer to be saying,
"Darling have you ever opened presents on Christmas?" Mum asks her voice cracking like she's remembering every bad thing I told her about my homes. Which isn't much but she got the idea,
"I did once, a close friend of mine made me something one year" I mumble quietly remembering the little poem Dain wrote me about always being siblings. That year I found some string and drew a sun, wrapped it carefully in tape like a gloss covering it, so it was like a sun pendent to match my moon.
"Only one year..." Sirius mumbles sadly under his breath repeating what I told them. Mum's sad expression changes to a bright smile before grabbing my hands and pulling me off my armchair and pulling me towards the Christmas tree. She holds her hands on my shoulders gently pushing me down so I'm sitting next to Nathan while I look at her confused,
"That pile of navy blue presents is yours" Mum tells me pointing to a fairly large sized pile of presents. I look at her one more time like I'm confirming they are mine and I'm allowed to open them. She nods gently and kisses my forehead before going and sitting beside Dad while I gently unwrap my second Christmas present ever.
Gifts everyone received:
Artemis:
Harry: A photo album with a few baby photos and a few new ones from this year
Nathan: A box that exploded with confetti (which Artemis called and aimed it at him when she opened it)
Remus & Lily: A large basket of books they loved while at Hogwarts that they thought Artemis would like.
James and Sirius: a box pack of three quaffes and a Holywood Harpies jersey.
Harry:
Artemis: A golden snitch from one of his games, and a photo of him and Jenna kissing (we won't ask how she got it)
Nathan: A box that exploded with confetti but Harry fell for it, inside was a signed Krum Jersey.
Lily and James: a bunch of photos to add to his photo album, golden snitch pjs, and broom care kit (James felt bad because they bought it before his broom got destroyed)
Sirius and Remus: A mixed box of Zonko's prank supplies with a note from Sirius (Use this on your father, don't prank your mother I don't want to die!!!!)
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A/N I didn't realise how long it would take to write everyone's presents so I gave up after Harry and Artemis, but next chapter will have more on Christmas Day with the Marauders and Golden Quadrant. HAPPY EATSER I really wanted to get this out before I went camping, have a good Easter
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