Ernie apparated to Megan Jone's front stoop right on time for the Boxing Day part and kicked the snow off his boots. Though it was some fine winter weather in Belgravia, in the Highlands they were dealing with his least favorite kind of the stuff - a mix of sleet and hard snow that coated everything and turned the ground to semi-frozen mud.
He shook out his heavy winter robe and found the bottle of scotch he'd stashed in one of the pockets so he could offer it up, then knocked smartly on the door.