"Argh," James agrees, leaning on Isabella and hugging her. "I tried not to hope. But - Father Christmas is so good. Maybe there's some way - there are magic things that work here - if we could figure out how they work, and why... that almost seems like it would be worth having us here for, you know? If we could make Earth into a magical enough place for Father Christmas to visit. I think he implied that's why he can't."