The Daughter of Sirius Black

Chapter 74

"Look we match!" George grinned as he, Fred and Leona opened their Christmas presents from Molly to find matching scarves.

Thanks to Harry's vision, Arthur was alright, a little banged up from his snake attack, but he was expected to make a full recovery.

"Oh! Harry! Harry! Extra special one for you!" Molly exclaimed as the boy walked into the dining room in Grimmauld Place and she moved to hand him his present, hugging the boy tightly.

"A Christmas toast!" Arthur announced as he raised his glass, the twins and Leona standing with Hermione around the table. "To Mr Harry Potter, without whom I would not be here," he said, and everyone raised a glass. "Harry."

"Harry!" everyone echoed as they sipped their drinks, Sirius being last to do so as he raised his glass at the very end of the long table, Harry smiling at him.

"Oh, dad! I have a gift for you," Leona smiled as Molly handed the wrapped present to her and she moved over to him, brunette waves swishing behind her.

"You are my gift. I'm just glad to have you home," he smiled gently as he hugged her and then she handed him the red wrapped gift with a purple bow on top.

"Open it," she beamed.

Sirius couldn't help the excited smile that graced his lips as he opened it. It had been quite some time since he received a proper Christmas gift.

Inside that wrapped paper was an antique frame, two pictures inside rather than one.

The first being a photo of Sirius and a one-year-old Leona. And the second was Sirius with a 17-year-old Leona.

"This was your birthday," he said softly as he ran his fingers along the frame.

"First and seventeenth," she smiled as she looked down at the photo. "You have a lot of photos of me, but not too many of me and you. I also gave Harry a frame with a photo of the three of us."

Her father pulled her into a hug, pressing a kiss to her head. "Thank you, Rose."

She smiled into his chest. "You're welcome, dad."