Hey, guys, as usual, an idea just struck me (and, yes, it is from the next generation… jeez I need to get out of that habit…). Yeah, so… they are on Christmas vacation at the Potter's house, and it will be from Harry's POV. It's just a short one-shot. Enjoy!

Harry sat by the fire in his cozy living room, not unlike the Gryffindor common room. He choose to sit in his favorite red arm chair, and watch his children, Lily and James, play a game of exploding snap. Albus had already lost, so to occupy his time he sat on the couch and opened up one of his favorite books, Flying with the Harpies, in which his own mother was in. Ginny was in the kitchen, helping Kreacher, their old house elf, with dinner, something Lily usually does. Lily is in her 2nd year at Hogwarts, Al in his 4th, and James in his 5th.

Very suddenly, with a loud explosion, James's cards exploded. Harry started laughing along with Lily. It was quite funny to see James stunned face. Then, he just looked at his daughter, concentrating on the face of laughter she was wearing. For the first time, Harry really concentrated on her laughing face. Then, a thought stuck him. She looked just like his mother, from pictures he had of her laughing. As though someone had pushed him and given him and order, he got up and run upstairs to his bedroom. Immediately, he opened his closet and rummaged through all the rubbish until he found what he was looking for. The photo album Hagrid gave him so many years ago. It was old and tattered, but the pictures were still clear.

He flipped the pages until he found what he was looking for; his mom and dad laughing at their wedding.

He race down the steps to show Ginny. He found her watching the kids play another round of exploding snap. He taped her shoulder and pointed at Lily.

"Watch her laugh," He said, just as Al's cards exploded. Lily clutched her sides. Her nose scrunched up, and her eyes narrowed. Her small mouth formed into a big smile that showed her gums. Harry even guessed that the sound of her laugh was the same. It was loud, and she was almost snorting with laughter. Ginny looked from Lily to the picture several times with her mouth wide open. They did look exactly alike.

But then, Harry noticed James. He was howling with laughter, and he was facing the ceiling. His eyes were closed and his mouth was very wide. Harry looked at the picture of his dad. His jaw dropped. His dad and his son's laughter were exactly alike.

He glanced over at Ginny. She now past the stunned stage, and was instead wiping small tears from her eyes. Harry suddenly had tears in his eyes too. He hastily wiped them away before his kids saw.

"They're beautiful," Ginny whispered.

"I know," Harry replied. Him and Ginny sat down next to their children and played the next round of exploding snap with them.

Lily like Lily. Harry thought as he saw his daughter laugh at him when his cards exploded.