They chatted about their presents and the nice day they had in the snow, Harry chiming in about how great Santa was. They left all the stressful topics for another day and just enjoyed this time with family.
All of the adults had set up a schedule to see their girlfriends. Remus would go and see Sarah right after dinner and spend a few hours with her, since the two were only casually dating. Then Sirius would be taking Laura to a movie and spend the night in the flat. Hydrus made arrangements to see Grace for the afternoon on Boxing Day.
After Remus left, the rest of the family went and watched a Christmas movie. Then the werewolf came back with a sloppy grin and Sirius left for his date. Hydrus settled down with Harry and was playing with the handheld game the boy had gotten from him.
Harry was doing his best to work the buttons and destroy the aliens. His stubby little fingers flew around the controller and shot the aliens out of the sky, eliciting a whoop every time one was obliterated. Hydrus sat and cheered him on, while Remus took out a book he got from 'Santa'. They all spent a nice evening, until it was time for the boy to go to bed, after much protesting and whining Hydrus finally got Harry down for the night. He went to the living room and sat on the sofa. "I think I'm going to make it an early night," he said with a yawn.
Remus looked up from his book and nodded. "I think I will too."
So after making sure everything was secure the two adults trudged to their rooms. The next morning while they were eating a light breakfast of cheesy scrambled eggs and toast, Sirius came in and joined them. They decided that another day flying in the back garden was in order. They spent many hours in the yard, until it was time for Hydrus to leave.
He popped over to Grace's flat, gave her a quick kiss and settled on her sofa. She snuggled up to him and asked about his Christmas.
"It went well. I dressed as Santa and got a nice gift from Harry," he said as he pulled the drawing out of his space and showed it to her.
"That is the cutest thing," she cooed, looking at the flying stick figures and the note at the bottom. "You are doing such a wonderful job at raising him," Grace praised as she patted his chest.
"I'm doing the best I can. I can only hope it's enough," he replied a bit humbly.
"Well, I stand by my statement," she said firmly, snuggling deeper in to his side.
"How was yours?" the immortal asked, changing the subject.
"I spent the day with my family. It was wonderfully relaxing not to have to study all day," she sighed and stretched out her feet.
"That's great. So, um, here's your present," Hydrus said, pulling a gift out and handing it to her.
She unwrapped the present and gasped when she saw the ruby heart necklace. "Hydrus, you shouldn't spend so much on me," she protested, sitting up and looking at his sheepish face.
"It really didn't cost that much," he hedged, not looking in her eyes. It was mostly true; things in the magical world were cheaper.
"Well, it is beautiful," she softened at his boyish look. She stroked the side of his face and smiled. "Here, put it on me." And she handed it back and turned so he could do just that. After the clasp was secured, she turned back around and asked, "How does it look?"
"Just as beautiful as the woman wearing it," Hydrus said, kissing her on the nose.
"Let me get your present." Grace got up and went to her room, returning after only a minute. In her hand was a small box, which she handed over as she sat facing him.
He took the box and ripped the paper off. Inside was a man's ring, it was silver and had a snake entwined around the top. He gave her a big smile, though there was a look of curiosity in his eyes.
"I saw it at an estate sale and thought of you. You did tell me you could talk to snakes," she said softly.
"It's perfect," he said as he put it on his right index finger. He then leaned over and gave her a nice long kiss. Things went from there and the two had a lovely time enjoying each other's… assets. When they were blissfully finished, they once more snuggled on the couch. They had just settled to watch a movie when the phone rang.
Grace picked up the receiver and after saying 'hello', she handed it to Hydrus. "It's Sirius and he sounds worried."
"What's wrong?" the immortal asked as soon as the phone was to his ear.
"You need to get to Fun For All. I just got a call from Ellie and there's been a disturbance."Sirius said urgently.
"Alright, if she calls back tell her I'll be there in a minute," he said and handed the phone back to his girlfriend. He stood and drew her up with him. "I have to go. Sorry to cut our time short, but there's a problem in one of the shops. I'll call you when I'm done." He gave her a long kiss and started to turn to Apparate, stopping when she grabbed his hand.
"Be careful," she said, grabbing his face and giving him one more deep kiss. Then she let him go and stood back. There was no anger or disappointment on her face, just worry. One of the reason's Hydrus cared for her so much.
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