Chapter 137: Presents!

Chapter 137: Presents!

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

-Author notes-

Chapter 137: Presents!

December 25, early morning.

"Presents!" Holly screamed while running down the stairs.

"Stop running! You're going to fall!" Lily chased after her.

Lyra sighed. "When is she going to stop going crazy like that for presents..."

"You were doing the same thing until just a few years ago," James teased her, and Harry chuckled.

Lyra became visibly embarrassed at this. "I did not!" she replied.

James laughed loudly. "But you did. I remember you used to say, 'Daddy Daddy! Let's go. I want to open the presents!' and then you would take off running, and your mother chased after you."

She made a dissatisfied expression. "That was all in the past, Daddy... I mean Dad! I am soon to be twelve years old and a Hogwarts student, so I'm almost a grown-up," she said smugly.

"Sure you are, dear," James said with a smile.

Harry wondered what being a Hogwarts student had to do with anything.

When he crossed the doorway into the living room, he spotted Holly already circling the Christmas tree, collecting every box with her name on it.

By the time Lyra, James, and he arrived at the tree, Holly was struggling to carry away a pile of boxes.

"I made it myself. It is made of a special alloy called magicite. Yes, those are runes. As for what they do... it may be better if I demonstrate it."

"It looks a lot like your earrings. Did you also make them?" Lyra asked. "Can you make some for me?"

"Earrings?" asked James.

"Never mind that," Harry brushed their questions away.

"Magicite? I have never h-... oh, I see," Lily stopped talking when she realized. If Harry had made it himself, it had to be something that he learned in his future, so she decided not to ask in front of her daughters.

"The rune cluster looks very intricate and well made," James said, impressed. He was not a master at runes, but in order to become an auror, one needed to have at least an advanced knowledge of them.

"So you are skilled at writing runes too? Perhaps you could give your mother some tips," Lily whispered in his ear.

"I'm barely decent with that stuff, but sure," he replied. He could not call himself skilled at runes when he had met people like Hermione or Luna who could run laps around him in that field of magic. But he did have a lot of knowledge that didn't exist in this era, so it's not like he couldn't teach anything to his mother.

"And what does it do?" Lyra asked.

"Does it shine?!" exclaimed Holly.

"That... it wouldn't be very impressive if it only did that..." Harry glanced at Lyra. "Why don't you bring yours, and I'll give you a demonstration."

"I got one too?" Lyra asked excitedly.

"Yes, but they are a bit different," said Harry. "I believe it's that small box over there." He pointed.

"Wait, you want to do a demonstration here in the living room?" James asked with concern; he knew how destructive Harry could be.

"Harry, you can't do magic outside of school. Did you forget about that?" Lily reminded him.

"I already removed the trace," Harry said nonchalantly.

"What?!" Lily looked outraged.

"Of course he did..." James sighed.