Day 25- presents
The Potter manor was notorious for being a haven for anyone and everyone, a safe place away from danger and away from the clutches of horrible family members. In the long time it has been standing on the vast fields it has housed many, and taken in more children than have been born into it.
The Potters are wonderful, welcoming, supportive people who have the ability to open their hearts to every single person they meet, loving them even if it's hard too.
This is why, even though Euphemia and Fleamont Potter only had one son, they have 12 people they treat as their own staying for a Christmas break. They fill up seven of the otherwise empty bedrooms and warm the entire house with laughter and joy, running through the corridors like little kids and clinging to the presence of their parental figures.
There wasn’t a single day where Euphemia was alone in the garden or the library, there was always someone joining her to help and to talk. Fleamont had to place a limit on the number of people allowed in his potions room, and they would push and bicker over who got to go in. They would all cram into the large kitchen in the evenings, creating several dishes and sides, absolute carnage as they all needed the ingredients and utensils.
It was chaos, and rather difficult to keep up with at times, you could step out of the room for 10 seconds and come back to a scene so different you’d wonder if you had time travelled. It was chaos, yes, there’s no denying that, but it was the most wonderful time of the year, and everyone loved it.
It did, however, mean that there was a copious amount of shopping that needed to be done, they went through so much food daily that they needed to shop practically twice a day to keep up, and the amount of presents that would end up covering their tree needed to be found and wrapped, decorated beautifully to show their love for the celebration.
With fourteen people all buying gifts for the others they end up with a staggering amount of presents. It had calmed down slightly after the first year with nearly two hundred gifts under the tree and people were more inclined to get a gift for the couples and give partners gifts privately, but it was still very excessive.
There is very little Euphemia wouldn’t do for these people, they may not be her children biologically but she’ll be damned if they aren’t shown the love, care and respect they deserve, and she is more than willing to provide that. She loves them as if they are her own, and when presented with the opportunity to spoil them, she takes it.