Christmas Gifts? 2 Part 2

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Flashback Begin

Vali Pov

It was a few days after the new year. He approached the Childcare centre and thinking that he is interested in our children, I welcomed him in. He requested to talk to me in private and we came here.

He pulled out his wand and sealed the room, using many charms and spells and told me it was for safety. Then he spoke, with a completely different demeanour and tone.

"Ms Rogers, My name is Caesar Greengrass and I would like to take care of this Childcare centre." He stated face stern and he was so calm as if talking about the weather, I thought I misheard him.

I was shocked for a few minutes and blankly stared at him. He didn't mind my shock and stoically looked at me, as if expecting something.

"But sir, you know this Childcare centre belongs to the Potters! They were the caretakers of this since its inception as it was incorporated on their first ancestor's name." I argued.

He scanned the room for a second and saw the faded House Potter Crest behind my seat.

"I would like you to know I'm the current Lord of House Greengrass, Ms Rogers. Though I hold respect for the Potters, they were not in any position to take care of this.

I don't know if you have heard the news, but I don't think you will see any coming here and looking around to help you." He said in certainty.

"I can understand your interest to have this Childcare centre from your words. I can't leave this Childcare centre myself and we have some arrangements if anything were to happen. So I don't think you will get the Childcare centre, sir." I retorted strongly.

As I know if anything were to happen to James and Lily, you would be brought here, Harry. Sending you to the Dursleys was never an option. The present Vali explained.

I thought as you were not sent, everything was well. They were fine and in good health and will come here at some time. But never expected you to visit. She sadly explained.

Harry put a soothing hand on her shoulder and tried soothing her. With a thankful nod, she continued.

Perhaps Lord Greengrass might have not expected that resistance from me. He left with a final word. "I am not letting a valuable place like this go to ruins because of your foolishness. If need be, I'll be back with an order from the Ministry of Magic itself to take care of this. You are not stopping me." He said, still with his stoic face and left.

Flashback End

"I don't think he will try now as I was declared as Heir Potter. I knew House Greengrass is shrewd and calculating. But I didn't think of them as land grabbers. I heard so much about their Heiress as well." Harry said in disappointment.

"Their Heiress, huh. What is she like?" Tonks asked curiously. She didn't have any Heir or Heiress in her class and was interested in knowing.

"From what I understand, she is calm, cold and calculating. She has only a very short group of friends and maintains a separate gang from Draco, which is a feat. She also has a lot of influence I think." He explained, cutting himself as he realised something.

"Speaking of Heirs and Heiresses, our class has some of them and last members of the House like me. Damn, didn't even think of that."

"Hmm, who?" Tonks prodded.

"You have me and Draco for sure. Then there is Neville and Susan as the remaining Heir and Heiress of their Houses other than their grandma and aunty respectively. And Hannah, Daphne, Theodore, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle as the only children or eldest of their family and thus an Heir or Heiress." Harry explained and Tonks nodded.

"Why are you nodding as if you knew who they were?"

"Of course, I knew. I was there when you were sorted. I remember Hanna and Susan in particular. Cuties they were. Ah, Hogwarts times." Tonks said nostalgia.

"So many important people are in the same class, huh. Feels like a perfect recipe for disaster." Vali said, shaking her head.

"You can say that again. Draco and Ron always fight and if it was not enough, we have our chaotic House competition and Quidditch." Harry said and all of them laughed at that.

The mood turned light after that and they started discussing many things including muggle discoveries and the new implementation Vali made in the new buildings.

The night was spent in joyful talks and after a satisfactory dinner, Harry and Tonks slept in the Chief Caretakers' room. They had a great sleep.

As the sun rose, a festive mood settled in the Henry and Lolanthe Potter Childcare centre as Harry and Tonks prepared for the day. It was Christmas after all.

All the gifts were packed and neatly sorted under the large Christmas tree in the middle of the childcare centre, near most children. Harry can see the excitement in all the children as they wait for instructions from Vali to open them.

"Children, we have our chief caretaker, Harry Potter here. He is responsible for all the changes you see now and he brought all the gifts." Vali announced and the children cheered.

"You can open them post breakfast. Please move to the cafeteria and let's eat with him and make his day brighter." She said and everyone moved to the Cafeteria, a new building.

Harry followed them and after everyone got settled, 2 Santa's came with a pop, which made the children excited as they did all kinds of basic magics, lifting, moving and vanishing things, which got a big round of applause from the children and started serving breakfast.

Dobby and Clicky were perfect in Santa costumes as most of their body is covered by robes and caps with a long beards. They were also the almost same height as the children, making them perfect to distribute gifts.

Harry can also see Dobby's excitement to see all the children and Clicky's joy of finally coming in front of them after all these years. The children's cheers only added to their joy.