Disclaimer: Not mine!
Okay so this just came to me...partly from reading A Christmas Visit by MissKellyAnne. Which I highly recommend!
But anyway I hope everyone enjoys...I was hoping to get something finished and out for Christmas.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A NEW YEAR TOO!!! GOD BLESS!
Chapter 1: Christmas Tea
"Hermione this is ridiculous why are we going to her house!?" Harry groaned as he stood by his wife looking at the house before them.
"Oh come on Harry. After all she's done for us we should be nice and visit. Madam Hooch herself told me Professor McGonagall always spends Christmas Eve and the better part of Christmas day at her home alone," Hermione snapped as she put her hand on his shoulder. Her tone then softened, "I really think it would be nice."
"All right," Harry smiled and kissed her hand, "Let's go."
The two walked up to the front porch and knocked on the door.
There was no answer at first and Hermione was just about to knock again when the door opened and a little child tried to run past them; but was caught at the last minute by a beautiful young woman of 35 with ebony hair in a half braid and sharp grey eyes. She was wearing a red off the shoulder; long sleeved dress and a cream apron was wrapped around her waist.
"Charlie I told you we can't go outside yet," the woman sighed as she placed the little boy on her hip.
The baby was two with a little bit of black hair and blue eyes. He was wearing little jeans and a cream turtleneck with a blue vest.
"I'm so sorry; but he's at the age," the woman smiled at the two before her, "Can I help you?"
"Um…I'm sorry we may have the wrong house," Hermione said frowning at the piece of paper in her hand.
"Well I've lived on this street for eighteen years till I moved away. Who are you looking for?" the woman asked smiling as the toddler began playing with the silver locket around her neck. "We were hoping to speak with Professor McGonagall," Harry replied.
"Well I happen to be Professor McGonagall," the woman replied.
"Um actually we wanted to see Professor Minerva McGonagall," Hermione added.
"Well that is not me. I'm Athena McGonagall. But please come in and I'll go tell her you are here," the woman smiled and ushered the two inside. She led them into the sitting room and placed the baby on the floor with a few stuffed animals before rushing off.
The two were just sitting down when they heard something crash and a cat yowled running in the room and dashing under the sofa the two were sitting on. "AARON, ARE YOU AND MAGGIE PLAYING KILL LORD VOLDEMORT AGAIN!!!" Athena roared from down the hall.
"NO SIS!!" two voices were heard from upstairs.
Three minutes later Athena and Minerva entered the sitting room with cookies and a tea service. "Harry, Hermione it's so good to see you. Please forgive my children," Minerva replied greeting both with a warm hug. It was admittedly a little odd to see Minerva with her hair in a barrette instead of a tight bun and wearing a black skirt and cream blouse with a red apron.
"It's all right Professor. We didn't know you had children," Hermione replied as she and Harry sat back down.
"I have four. Athena is my eldest, Aaron and Margaret are the middle children, and Maximus is the youngest," Minerva replied as she fixed them all a cup of tea and handed it to them.
Athena took the tea from her mother with a smile. She sipped some before pouring a bit on the saucer and putting a ginger newt in the liquid; she then put the saucer at her feet and clicked her tongue. The black and grey cat from before came out of his hiding spot and lapped up the sweet and tea before jumping into Athena's lap.
"There, there Voldemort. Did those mean little twins scare my baby?" Athena cooed scratching the cat's head. He meowed in response and started purring.
"You named your cat Voldemort?" Harry asked raising an eyebrow. "This is my familiar Lord Voldemort," Athena nodded, "I got him when I was 11 and thought the name was funny. Of course that was when the name was just starting to mean something and when dad told the crazy little man he couldn't teach right Voldie," Athena ended kissing the cat. He nodded to her.
"So who is your dad?" Harry asked looking to Athena and then Minerva. "I'm sure you've at least guessed it; but it was Albus Dumbledore," Minerva replied as her eyes tearing over a bit. "Mom, grandma I smell something burning," replied an eight year-old girl with auburn pigtails and grey eyes as she entered the room and popped a ginger newt in her mouth. "Oh goodness," Minerva exclaimed as she hurried out of the room; the little girl and toddler behind her.
"Harry…Hermione I can trust you yes? You are practically my siblings if you go by how mum and dad were about you two and Ron," Athena sighed as she put the cat on the floor.
"Certainly," Hermione nodded.
"Good…then I think its best you two leave. Mum has the toughest time dealing with loosing dad today more than any other because of their Anniversary and she'd hate to think she got really emotional with you two. So how about you leave…but…can you come back for Christmas dinner?" Athena replied standing.
"Of course," Harry replied helping Hermione up.
"Good say six?" Athena smiled ushering them out of the house.
Harry and Hermione both nodded as Athena shut the door and went to cleaning up the tea.
Minerva came back in dabbing at her eyes and looked around confused. "They left already?" she asked sounding a little disappointed.
"They said they had some business to tend to. We didn't burn anything did we?" Athena said turning around.