The Final instalment of A Very Weasley Christmas. I hope some of you got a giggle out of it...I have no way of knowing because very few reviewed :( But a huge thanks to those who did. An even bigger thanks to Halie ;) I'm super glad you liked it! So, anyways, I hope you enjoy Part Three! Happy Christmas :D
A Very Weasley Christmas
Part Three
'GO TEDDY!' Victoire and Lily were shouting from the ground. James and Albus were watching Teddy with the greatest expression of awe on their faces. The adults on the ground were watching in pure disbelief.
Presently, the score stood at 80-50, with Harry's team winning. And of the eight goals scored, Teddy was responsible for five. Angelina and Ginny, as the other teams Chasers, had started off going easy on Teddy, knowing it was his first game with the adults but once he had scored his third goal, both women decided enough was enough. That didn't stop him scoring two more and Bill scoring three of his own. Teddy's smile had turned to more of a smirk as he realised George, as Keeper, was getting frustrated.
Another half hour passed, bringing the match into its third hour. Harry and Charlie were evenly matched as Seekers. Charlie had a tad bit more skill but Harry's broom was far better than his adversary's. As usual, they were both being ruthless in their attempts to capture the Snitch. Harry was almost unseated twice from his broom and Charlie was sure to have a bruise from the dig in the ribs Harry had given him earlier. Teddy had just scored his sixth goal when Harry spotted the Snitch. As it was already growing dark and most of the players were already freezing, Harry urged his Firebolt forward and before Charlie knew what was happening, the Snitch was caught and Harry's team had won. Ron and Bill converged on Teddy, patting his back and ruffling his hair. Ginny and Angelina congratulated him as the kids on the ground cheered wildly. Harry flew up next to Teddy and stopped.
'Teddy Lupin, someday you are going to have to explain to me how in the name of god you got that good!' Harry said. Teddy grinned, extremely pleased with himself.
'Must be the Tonks genes in me, Harry' Teddy said and all the adults, including Andromeda burst out laughing, all of them completely aware of how utterly clumsy Nymphadora Tonks had actually been.
Everyone retreated into the house then, eager to warm up by the fire. Hats, scarves, gloves and cloaks were thrown into a messy heap on the kitchen table as everyone gather around the fire. Dominique, Rose, James, Freddie and Louis were now looking at Teddy as if he was a hero. Arthur passed around glasses of Fire Whiskey to all the adults who drank them gratefully.
Then a booming knock on the door rang throughout the house and everyone looked in the direction of the front door, wondering who on earth would have come calling when the entire family was already there.
'Harry, dear, could you get that. Percy, go grab a chair for whoever it is' Molly said, looking way to comfortable to get up now. Harry stood and as he did, Albus and Lily wandered after him, curious about their visitor. Harry reached the door and pulled it open.
Albus and Lily squealed with delight and shot into the visitor's arms who swept both of them up with ease.
'Percy, I doubt we'll need that chair' Harry called back into the house, grinning widely at his old friend. Then he stood back. The visitor stooped and entered the house and twenty odd people cried out 'HAGRID!'
All the children squealed and ran at Hagrid who already had Albus and Lily sitting on his shoulders.
'Hello, you lot! 'Appy Christmas!' Hagrid boomed. He placed Albus and Lily back on the ground, only to replace them with Roxanne and Hugo.
'How come you're here, Hagrid? Not that we aren't pleased to see you' Harry asked, closing the front door and perching himself on the arm of the sofa next to Ginny.
'Well, as it happens I was just with Neville. He was up at the school checking on his flamin' Mandrakes or summat and he mentioned he and the kids were thinkin' of dropping in on you lot. And I realised that I just hadn't seen any of you in a while, so I decided I'd drop by too' Hagrid explained.
'Well, were very pleased to have you, Hagrid. Can we get you a Fire Whiskey?' Arthur offered.
'That'd be smashin', Arthur, thanks' Hagrid replied, taking Roxanne and Hugo from his shoulders and placing them back on the floor beside the others.
Hermione got up and went to hug Hagrid. 'We've missed you' she told her old friend.
'Teddy was telling us about your lessons' Ron said, reaching over to shake Hagrid's hand.
'Yeah, they're brilliant. Can I still come down to see the unicorn foal when we get back to school?' Teddy asked, enthusiastically.
'Well o' course you can. And I'm guessin' you'll be taggin' along too, Victoire?' Hagrid asked and Victoire's face lit up.
'Can I really? Even though I don't take Care of Magical Creature yet?' she asked, full of excitement.
'O' course. Am I to take it then, that you'll be in my class next year?' Hagrid asked her.
Victoire nodded her head, grinning widely. 'Oh yes! Teddy says they're excellent. I can't wait! Will we get to learn about Hippogriffs, like Uncle Ron said you did with him in his third year?' she inquired.
Harry, Ron and Hermione laughed out loud, remembering their very first Care of Magical Creatures lesson when Buckbeak the Hippogriff had attacked their arch nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
'Sure you know all about Hippogriffs, Victoire' Hagrid said.
'Yeah, I know. I just love Buckbeak!' she replied, laughing. Everyone laughed with her.
'Hello?' someone called, knocking in the front door as they opened it. A second later, Neville Longbottom appeared.
Everyone called out in greeting as he entered the room followed by seven other people. His wife, Hannah and their children, six year old Frankie and three year old Ali, and the Scamanders – Luna and her husband Rolf and their children, five year old twins, Lorcan and Lysander.
The room was now packed to bursting point even without the half giant. Arthur and Bill conjured more chairs and everyone sat down as comfortably as they could.
The Longbottoms and the Scamanders calling on Christmas day was never a set tradition like the events of the rest of the day were, but they did often call, one or both families, usually in the evening time after the Longbottoms left Neville's gran's and when the Scamanders were finished at Xenophilius Lovegood's.
'Oh Frankie! You should have seen the way Teddy played today!' Albus exclaimed to his friend. Even though, so far, Albus had shown very little interest in the sport, Frankie Longbottom was obsessed.
'Teddy played with you today?' Neville asked.
'He sure did. He scored six out of the nine goals we got' Harry told everyone.
'Who was Keeper?' Rolf asked, looking at Ron.
'Not me mate. Little twirp wouldn't have scored against me' Ron replied, smiling at Teddy, who grinned back.
'It was George' Ginny said, poking her brother playfully, who grimaced, ready for the teasing that would surely come. And when it did he turned to Teddy.
'Re-match tomorrow' he said. Everyone laughed.
'I'll still beat you Uncle George' Teddy said, smirking.
'Well I can't say I'm very surprised. Since I was the one who suggested he tried out for the Gryffindor team last year. Best Chaser the team has had in years!' Neville said, winking at Teddy, who smiled, thrilled with the attention he was getting.
'Teddy! Will you teach me to play as good as you?' James asked excitedly, pulling on Teddy's arm.
'Maybe...if you behave' Teddy said with a smile.
'I always behave' James replied, causing Harry and Ginny to snort loudly.
'Anyway James, you'll have to follow the family line and become a Seeker like your dad and your granddad James' Luna told the seven year old.
'And his mum' Ginny added, smiling.
'Yeah, it's a Potter family tradition!' Ron said, ruffling his nephew's hair.
James considered that for a few minutes, looking at his father out the corner of his eye. Then he shook his head.
'Nothing wrong with breaking tradition!'
Heehee...that last line makes me giggle :D Seeing as the whole story is about Traditions, lol. So guys, this is the last chance you have to review... You know you want to! Lol
Thank you to everyone that read this. A bigger thank you to those you reviewed! ;)
Merry Christmas...Happy Hanukkah...Whatever else, lol!
Gabrielle :) x