The family were settling down for the holidays Errikos had written to everyone that there would be no celebrations this year at his manor as they had some wonderful news and that they wanted to spend time together to get over the shock of what happened he had gotten many replies to say sorry for their loss but he didn't correct them he couldn't they would find out in the next coming months as a glamor spell would only work to cover Abraxas until his 8th month and then he wouldn't be able to hid his condition but then hopefully by then everything will be out

Tit and Tat got everything for the Yule celebrations and Abraxas had gone to take a nap as baby girl was kicking most of the night and kept waking him up plus being placed in the middle of the bed didn't help but kicking both mates out of the bed did wonders for him as well

Just like before but at a much smaller scale then all the other Yule's Errikos and the family had hosted they had the usual mix of chicken and dumplings, coq au van, cranberry hazelnut turkey wellington, herb crusted roast beef, mushroom wellington, new England lamb and old fashioned honey glazed ham, roasted goose for the meat

A mix of soups which included Winter solstice soup, parsnip soup with pears, Swedish meatball soup and wintertime braised beef stew

Salads were citrus endive salad, Roquefort pear salad and winter persimmon and pomegranate salad

There was a handful of bread ham and cheese, holiday rum eggnog, pecan maple loaf and at Lucia saffron bread

The vegetables were again a mixed selection of farro risotto with walnut cream a d roasted butternut squash, glazed parsley carrots, marconi cheese, potato and parsnip gratin, spicy broccoli rabe with parmesan and pine nuts and seared radicchio and roasted beets

The boys were looking forward to it all like normal this was a yearly chance to completely pig our and not get into any trouble for it and where happy they just had to make sure Abraxas couldn't smell it or have it near him until most likely next year

The Yule Log was waiting for the after dinner ritual where they would burn it and say what they were grateful for as the year had passed and what they hope for the new year Errikos loved it he loved the snow covered ground as when it was all over as they had to burn the log at midnight and watch it burn so they all had to stay up and now that Regulus was now old enough so he could join in he had missed the past few year but Orion always helped right down what he wanted and added a little bit of blood to the parchment before it was burnt they had it down and now this year was his first Yule proper celebration

They sat around and played games as well as made crafts such as Yule decorations from natural sources like twine, sticks and holly as well as making a wreath to hang up on their door, the younger boys had fun making the bird feeders from apples and seeds lets just say Sirius was covered more in seeds than his apple

Lucius helped the elves make the Yule log cake and decorated it carefully the younger boys made sure they got the perfect log for the centre piece and add holly, cinnamon and dried fruit 

Soon they were sitting down for dinner when Tit came in and said that Dumbles and Wally No-Name were there making Errikos get up

"Orion looks after Abraxas, Lucius bring your brothers to their rooms I have a feeling we won't be eating soon, well at least together if you want stay here and eat if not please head to our family rooms I will be in my office"

Errikos went to the Floo room where there stood Dumbles and Wulburga No-Name frozen in place until he said so they could talk however

"Ah Errikos my boy hello would you mind to release us please we have much to talk about" said Dumbles to him but Errikos just stood there and looked at his nails unimpressed to say the least

"Listen brat give me back my husband and children right now or you'll have the House ----- on you like ca dog has fleas!" screamed Wulburga to him

"And what brings you to my home on Yule no less if you're a Pureblood you know how important this holiday is and as you were a member of House Black you know the traditions" he waved his hand and released them "follow me we will talk"

"Where are my family that you are keeping from me!"

"Where indeed Miss No-Name please follow me to my office if you don't and try to head else where you will be kicked out of here with an inch of your life remaining I respect you coming into my home during an important time for many Pureblood families but I won't have you disrespect me nonetheless Miss so please" he opened his office door glad that it was in the opposite direction of the family rooms

Everyone sat down and Errikos went to his decanters and poured himself a whiskey he knew he needed it he offered some to his unwelcomed guests best not to be rude even though he wanted to but he was Lord Peverell, he tapped a small knot in the woodwork as he sat down as it would record everything that was said here

"So what brings you here Dumbledore?" he sat down

"Well my boy..."

"I am no ones boy besides my father's you will respect my father Athanasios on that now get to it" Solomon hissed in his ear trying to sooth his master Otiz was under the table but he was ready to pounce at any moment

"Well I would like you to somehow persuade Arcturus to bring our dear lady Wulburga back into the family if you can that is" smiled Dumbles

"You want me to talk to Arcturus and persuade the stubborn man into bringing someone back into the family that him and members of the family cast out for unknown reasons to me as I am not privy to know as it's between them not me" he sipped his drink

"You are Lord Fucking Peverell are you not get my uncle to do fucking something! I am the mother of the future Head of the ----- family and wife to Orion -----!"

"And so what?"

"FUCKING FIX IT!"

"No"

Wulburga sneered and pulled her wand out to hex Errikos but it just disappeared making her gasp

"That would be my house elves protecting me but I don't need it when I have two familiars willing to attack on my word that it" 

"I see nothing there" she sneered

Otiz and Solomon appeared

"I would like you to meet them the first one is a Japanese Kitsune and the other is a magical Black Mamba but he is special as he is albino... he says hello suckers by the way he really needs to curb the language"

Says you Ellie Roo Stinker Roo I so wanna bite the bitch that hurt my hatchlings but alas I will have to wait as the Professor Puzzled is an idiot but I so wanna bite the ankles of Captian Grizzlebeard

He sat on the table making eye contact and hissed at them

"Now now lets not be too hasty there would you dear boy.... sorry Errikos.. no then Lord Peverell then if you can tell them to stand down at least we are here to discuss something important..."

"Put the dog out and kill the snake" 

"I would stop you right there Wulburga..." Orion came in and closed the door quietly "sorry to disturb but he has gone to lay down and the elves are with the children Errikos"

"Very well you can join us Orion please be seated the esteemed Headmaster was just about to aske me something while Miss No-Name wants me to kill my familiars... a shame really as she was being somewhat polite until then if she carries on you don't mind that I throw her out?"

"Not at all Errikos" he sat down

"Well Headmaster please carry on"

"Well like we said before we were wondering if you would talk to Arcturus about reinstating Wulburga here? back into the family I mean"

"I think not you would have to get all the living Black's to agree to it and as Father has already spoken to them about it all and I mean all living Black's my children and nieces included to all agree to it then she can come back and as son's and nieces are underage nothing can be done" said Orion as he sipped some Fire Whiskey that Tat had given him and he had brought with him

"You go and speak to uncle and everyone else right now you have some sway being the Heir" she slammed her hands down on the arm rests of the chair making Solomon rear up and hiss while Otiz growled

"I wouldn't piss them off"

"It would be in your best interest Errikos my boy you as well Orion you don't want a member of you own family to be left without nothing" said Dumbles trying to get them to understand

"I think not" said Orion "like I said every. single. living. member has to agree not just the adults and I think my children will say no to that but all living Black's have to be of age and as my youngest is only now 7 you have 10 years to wait" he turned to Errikos who nodded back Orion got up and left

"Well now that was interesting as you can tell from Orion himself every living member of the House Black has to agree and they have to be of age and Regulus is only 7"

"He will listen to his mother! now where is he?!"

"I will not be telling you that Miss No-Name as his father is now with him and all the children here are protected I have no idea how you got through my wards but I will make sure you don't" he waved his hand and Dumbles wand came flying to him

"Ah the wand...I have been looking for this since I came back to England after all it is part of the Peverell inheritance so I'll be taking it back all the same now leave my home!" he again waved his hand as he shooed them out of the room Tat came to escort them back but not through the Floor but through the door but Errikos knew his elf he would just dump the outside the wards and would Obliviate them of their time at Peverell Manor and how they got there

He sighed and downed his drink not caring what would happen to two meddling idiots but he had a feeling he would be seeing them around more

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i'm no good at yule crafts i'm using pictures and trying to work it out :P