Slytherins - Plus the ones they love

Who: Neville Longbottom and Tracey Davis Longbottom
Where: Davis Manor
When: Early morning
Rating/Status: TBD, Incomplete

Tracey knew the twins were excited about Christmas. They were every year since they were old enough to understand what Christmas meant. It was Tracey's favorite holiday as well and the house elves went crazy trying to put up the decorations every year. Normally Tracey let them have complete control over what to do and they did a fantastic job. But this year, she wanted to decorate the tree with the twins.

Every year they made their own ornaments and Tracey treasured the little feet she'd made for their first Christmas. The twins were growing up so quickly and Tracey realized now that they'd be going off to Hogwarts in five years. Alice was already very smart. She read anything she could get her hands on. And Tracey had to lock up the more grown up books in her closet so her daughter didn't try to learn about things that were too mature for her.

Cade was intelligent as well, but he preferred to be in the garden with his father most of the time. Tracey didn't mind, since she spent a good deal of her time helping Neville plant various herbs as well.

Tracey woke up that Saturday morning when the light first strained through the windows. She rolled over to look at a still sleeping Neville. She smiled, remembering how far they'd come and how much she loved him. She still loved him as much as she did 8 years ago when their life together started.

She softly kissed his cheek and brushed her fingers through his hair. She still wondered how she'd gotten so lucky to have this man by her side.