Until the End of Time [Tomarry]

Chapter 2: It Was At This Moment, Voldemort Knew, He Screwed Up

All of the adults finally entered the living room with a giant decorated pine-tree full of little hand-made ornaments, most of which were probably by another three year-old.

Danny.

His twin brother was sitting on a couch, half sunk-in, pretending a candy-cane was a wand and swooshing it around. Sparks were coming out of the end in an array of colors, but it was magic nonetheless.

The fiery red-haired boy caught sight of his brother, and big hazel eyes widened even more. "Harry!"

The toddler practically lunged off the couch and jumped into Harry's arms, which weren't that much bigger than his. Actually, they were the exact same size. Their only difference was that Danny had Lily's hair and James' eyes, while Harry had James' hair and Lily's eyes.

"Danny!" Harry happily hugged his brother. In all his past lives, he'd never really had a sibling he was close to. Nor did he have a twin, and Harry was determined to make the most of it this time.

In the background, Harry heard the adults muttering among themselves.

"Lily, we need to go pick up Christmas presents for Harry!!"

"Ooh, James, you're right!!"

"I'm.. going to stay here. You two have fun." Remus sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I'll watch the kids. You two have fun. Don't get kidnapped by any Dark Lords."

"Lilyyyyyyyyyy." James' whined.

"Come on James!!" Sirius pushed him out of the door, eager to buy a couple gifts before all of the shops closed.

The door slammed shut, and Harry and Danny still hadn't let go of each other.

"I missed you." Both twins spoke at the same time, then glanced at each other in surprise with wide eyes, until they both broke out in huge grins.

Perhaps this, Harry mused, is what having a sibling feels like.

Harry was led around the house by Danny, who was excited to show his brother all of his favorite spots and toys. Harry took it all in stride, showing his brother new things he would enjoy, and sometimes teaching Danny how to do a bit of magic. The adults trailed after the two for a little bit, until they realized they could enjoy some peace and quiet while the twins were occupied.

Two hours later, which was actually fairly quickly for James and Sirius when they went shopping, they returned with arms full of gifts. The bundle of presents were promptly placed under the already-full Christmas tree, filled with other gifts to everyone in the house. They came home to Lily and Remus drinking hot chocolate in the living room, quietly chatting among themselves. Harry and Danny were sitting on the floor playing with a couple magical toys and explaining the magical theory behind each of them.

James and Sirius stopped and stared at that for a second, but quickly moved on because they were hungry, and dinner had been delayed (for a really good reason, but still!), and they were really hungry.

"Lily! Is the food done?!"

"James, I am right here. You do not need to yell." Lily sighed, getting up anyways. "And yes, the food is done."

Remus knelt down in front of the twins. "Come on kiddos, time to eat."

The kids made their way to the table and sat down, never letting go of each other's hand. All of the adults were thankful that Harry and Danny were getting along so well, despite it being over two years since they'd last seen each other.