𝙿𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚔𝚒𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 - 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦 | ✔︎

Chapter 41

As the sun broke through the window of Natasha's bedroom, her rolled over, to find Fred and George sleeping peacefully on either side of her. It was officially Christmas, and Arthur was due to come home during the morning, so Natasha got up immediately, disturbing the twins.

"Ugh it's 7 in the morning baby, why aren't you asleep?" Fred groaned, and George echoed his groan, falling face first onto Natasha's pillow. She ignored the both of them and picked up her wand, changing her pyjamas into a festive outfit.

She left the red-headed twins in her room, tumbling down the stairs gracefully, only to run into Sirius, who was carrying some gifts. He fell backwards, and Natasha's quick thinking was the only thing that stopped him from hurting himself.

"Arresto momentum!" she said, not bothering to pull her wand out, and everything slowed down, just long enough for her to place all of the gifts down behind her and place a cushion under her father.

Seconds later, he landed with a soft thud on the cushion, and Natasha helped him to his feet. "Wandless magic eh? I've got such a smart child!" he exclaimed, pulling her into a hug. She laughed and hugged him back, kissing his cheek.

"Merry Christmas dad!" she said cheerfully, and Sirius ruffled her hair, kissing her forehead.

"Merry Christmas pumpkin. Did you sleep well?" Sirius asked as they walked down the stairs. He was still wearing the Gryffindor pyjamas he had worn a few nights ago when Natasha and the Weasley's had arrived home early, and he had managed to get an extra few pairs, planning on giving them to Remus, Harry and Natasha for Christmas.

"Yeah, I slept as well as anyone who had a giant red-head either side snoring as loud as a lion roars," Natasha complained, taking one of the coffees infused with hot chocolate that Remus had left lying out.

A Christmas tree sat in the corner with tinsel, lights and baubles adorning it, a large gnome seated on top thanks to the Weasley's. Fred had had the pleasure of securing this year's gnome, displaying it proudly to everyone before shoving it on the tree.

Remus was already in the kitchen, slightly poorer in his mood as the full moon was fast approaching. Even though it was more than a week away, he always got jittery during winter as muggles left food out from the holiday season, and it was harder to buy ingredients for his potion.

Luckily, Natasha was a Black, and had one of the highest status' in the wizarding world.

She planned on giving his gift first with only Sirius present, so as Remus sipped away on his chocolate infused coffee, she pulled out the gold wrapped present from under the tree, handing it to Remus.

"Merry Christmas Uncle Moony," she said happily, taking a sip of her coffee. Remus smiled up at her, managing to master a genuine smile, and carefully tore off the paper, not wishing to tear it too much. As he pulled out the ingredients, he looked up to Natasha, who just smiled at him.

"Natasha, these are top of the range. This is too much, we should return these," Remus insisted, earning an eye roll from the girl.

"Uncle Moony, I inherited both of my grandparents and my uncle's fortunes, I have more than enough money to buy you the ingredients you need to keep you safe," she retorted, hugging the man. A tear slipped from his eye and he hugged her back, as Sirius watched them both.

"Do I get a present now?!" he exclaimed as the two parting, earning pointed looks from his best friend and daughter. Natasha huffed before lazily summoning the gift she had gotten for her father. He opened it quickly, tearing through Natasha's carefully wrapped paper, and holding up the ring.

As he inspected it, his face went through many emotions, and finally he looked up with a huge smile on his face. "Thank you, sweetheart," he said, slightly cracking. He brought her into a hug and kissed her head many times, sliding the ring onto his left finger in the process, just above his wedding band.

There was a crack at the front door and Tonks appeared, dragging a sleigh of presents behind her. "Sorry I'm early, dad was insistent that I get these here before having Penny and Merula come over," she said, pulling out 14 presents from the sleigh.

"One for each resident of 12 Grimmauld Place. Mum bought the ones for Molly and Arthur, but the rest I did," she finished with a grin. Remus offered her a coffee, and she took it, blushing as their hands touched.

Natasha noticed that Remus blushed too. She chuckled under her breath and proceeded to hug Tonks, wishing her a happy Christmas. "Are you spending the whole day with Penny and Merula?" Natasha asked, and Tonks nodded, a smile coming upon her face.

"Penny is volunteering to help with some order work after, and Merula's crashing at mine at the moment as her parents were released from Azkaban a few days ago under suspicious activity, so she is trying to stay low," Tonks explained, handing out her gifts to Remus and Sirius.

"Oo, you should invite them over for dinner tonight!" Sirius exclaimed as he tore open Tonks' gift, gasping in delight at the new leather jacket. "This is perfect!" he squealed, immediately putting it on.

"I'm sure they'd love to come over, Penny adored the twins and Natasha when she went to Hogwarts, and even Merula had a soft spot for Natasha every now and then," Tonks gushed, hastily writing down the new information so that she would not forget.

She handed Natasha her gift, which happened to come in a rather large box. Inside, lay a pair of niffler slippers, accompanied by another box. Natasha's mouth was salivating as she smelled pumpkin and sweetness, and she lifted the lid off, to be met with thousands of tiny pumpkin pasties.

"My friend Cara is a baker, and she made all of these and shrunk them down," Tonks stated proudly, as Natasha picked up one of the tiny creations, enlarging it. Her eyes widened at the treat and it was instantly in her mouth, her moans attracting Fred's attention.

He had just come downstairs, after his mother had woken them all up, and he stopped as soon as Natasha moaned in delight at the pumpkin pasty. "Uh, is this a bad time?" he piped up from the doorway, and Natasha completely ignored him, earning laughs from everyone around her.

"Don't worry about her son – all she needs is you and her pasties," Sirius said with a twinkle in his eye.