On Christmas Eve, Harry Went To Bed Looking Forward To Next Day For The Food And The Fun,

       On Christmas Eve, Harry went to bed looking forward to next day for the food and the fun, but not expecting any presents at all. When he woke early next day, however, the first thing he saw was a small pile of packages at the foot of his bed.        'Happy Christmas,’ said Ron sleepily as Harry scrambled out of bed and pulled on his dressing-gown.        'You, too,’ said Harry. ‘Will you look at this? I’ve got some presents!’        'What did you expect, turnips?’ said Ron, turning to his own pile, which was a lot bigger than Harry’s.

This scene makes me sadder than it should because Harry doesn’t expect any presents. He has no memory of ever having received any, so he is genuinely so excited at the prospect of getting something, anything, at Christmas. And it makes me sad because I know that, had Lily and James lived, he would’ve been showered with love and presents because Sirius and Remus would’ve doted on him, too. And I can imagine that it’s James who sends Harry the invisibility cloak with the same advice Dumbledore gave: ‘Use it well,’ and that Harry and Ron would’ve gotten up to so much mischief, it’s ridiculous. Presents at Christmas is just one of the things he missed out on and it upsets me so much because he deserved so much better.