- This is only a short one! I hope you all have a great Christmas! -

You and Harry are married, you've have 2 children and one on the way.

Lily, your eldest, who is 7 years old & Thomas, your youngest, who is 5 years old.

It's 10pm on Christmas Eve night. The children are both in bed.
Thomas had said that he wanted to stay up and wait for Santa but he has already fallen asleep. Lily was fast asleep way before him.

"Right" Harry says walking back into the bedroom "stockings are on the end of their beds, have you finished wrapping the presents for the tree?" He asks you

You nod "yes I have" you say slowly as you place the last piece of sellotape on a present & label it.

Harry smiles at you and starts to pile them up ready to carry downstairs.

"Wait" you say as you stop him, you get up and put a Santa hat on his head "so the children won't suspect anything" you say with a grin before kissing his cheek.

Harry chuckles and shakes his head before making his way down the stairs with the first pile of presents.

He completes 3/4 trips before he hears little footsteps on the stairs

"Daddy?..." Lily asks rubbing her eye with a yawn

"Lily darling, why aren't you in bed?" Harry asks turning round to see her stepping down from the bottom step.

She walks over to him "Santa isn't real is he? It's been you all along" she says with a sigh and a frown. "Don't worry, I won't tell Thomas" she says in an upset tone.

"Come here" Harry says as he picks her up and sits on the sofa with her on his knee.

"You know, Santa is very busy this time of year making all the toys for all the children in the whole entire world.. so he sends the presents to all the mummy's and daddy's in the world then they put them under the tree so no one has to miss out" Harry says stroking her hair looking at her trying to figure out if he has gotten away with it

"Oh.. so you and mummy are Santa's helpers?" she asks him, Harry nods, "are you an elf?" She asks looking at his ears. Harry laughs and shakes his head.

"No, I'm not an elf.. I just help Santa every Christmas & make sure that you and Thomas get everything you need.. next year will be even more special because we will have your new little brother or sister too" Harry says with a grin

"just promise, you won't tell anyone.. not even Thomas.. that me and mummy help Santa, okay?" He asks her

Lily nods "I pinky promise Daddy" she says holding up her pinky, Harry links his pinky around her

"Pinky promise" he says with a smile