Written for Kwanzaa Event at TGS.

Write a fic focusing on celebrations of Kwanzaa at either a) your school or b) at Uagadou. I want to find out how students or teachers celebrate the occasion, preferably with as much information gathered as possible.I have learnt that Kwanzaa is a celebration in which the best of African culture us shown, the wellbeing of family, the dignity if human kind and the integrity of last seven days from 26th December to January 1st, and is based by the seven principles:Umoja (unity),Kujichagula(Self-determination),Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibilities), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), Imani (Faith)

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"Welcome Mrs. Snape; it's a real pleasure to have you here at Uagadou."

"Thank you headmistress Arholda! It's an honor for us to be invited for Kwanzaa."said Hermione with a smile. She had always wanted to visit Africa, especially Uagadou School of Magic.

"Please call me Maula, dear" said the headmistress.

"Then you have to call me Hermione, Maula. I apologize that I come alone,Severus is needed at Hogwarts."

Maula chuckled.

"Don't worry dear, perhaps next year. I know how it is. I never go home for holidays as well;we have a few kids who lived too far away to go home and remain here."

"So Kwanzaa had started?" asked Hermione excited. She had read so much about Kwanzaa; finally she would see with her own eyes how it was celebrated.

Maula nodded.

"At Uagadou, the remaining students and staff are organising an exposition of photos with this theme and preparing speeches and essays for the SEAP competition. And everything is about this holiday. As you know for Kwanzaa we celebrate the best of African community and the sense of humanity.."

"The dignity of human kind and the wellbeing of family and of the environment."continued Hermione.

"Yes. You are quite right."Maula said."The children are preparing for the exposition, what team do you want to be? The kids' or the teachers?"

Hermione's eyes sparkled.

"The kids'."

...

"So this is your first Kwanzaa?"asked Leyla, an eleven year old from Makeda.

"Yes, I am very excited. What are we going to do?"asked Hermione curiously. It was weird;she didn't know something and she was asking kids younger than her own children! So exciting!

"We are going to best the teachers this year, that's what we are going to do!We will have the best essays and speeches and photos. We can do it!Who is with me?Umoja!" Tariel, a boy of almost eighteen years from Ogynae,said.

"Umoja! We are! We are with you!"answered everyone. They all wanted to outdo the teachers.

"Umoja?"asked Hermione.

"Umoja! Unity!"said Leyla."Tariel wants to motivate us, he really wants us to something that will impress the teachers and our school will compete in the annual Competition of SEAP. And he is driven by Kujichagula, this year is his last year here. This is his last chance. He wants to prove himself so Kujichagula, self-determination is ..."

Leyla stopped speaking because Tariel had started to talk again.

"Guys as you know this is my last year here. And I have just one Nia, our school to win The Competition of SEAP. And for this we have to impress the commission for Kwanzaa. We can show to the workd our culture, what means to be an African, how important it is family for us and our relationship with nature. Uagadou had no representants in the last years, the teacher's work had been better than ours by far and our school had been excluded because the students' team had such low results. Do we have the same purpose? Nia?Are you with me"Tariel asked again.

"Yes,Tariel. We gave the same Nia." said Dekvana,his girlfriend also from Ogynae.

"Now we only need to establish what everyone needs to do and the time period for them to complete everything."said Tariel delighted to see them so eager to participate. This year will be their just needed a system do everything will work out. Some calculations,..he will have to ask his cousin,Porie, from Tawaret. She was good at Ujamaa, after all cooperative economics were her specialty, if it could be considered one.

"So Tariel what do you want everyone to do?"asked Leyla, the others nodding in agreement.

"Me?"he looked surprised.

"Yes, you. We are a team and we're working together, but every team works better if it has a leader to have each member responsibilities and you are our is better with a leader."said Marlan from Biloko.

Tariel was touched, he hadn't expected that. He turned to Hermione, who until then had watched themwith wonder;special kids they all the houses were working together for their purpose, Nia as they had said.

"Do you mind Mrs. Snape? If I am to tell you what to do?"

"No. I have faith,Imani, that you will lead us well. That we will succeed. I've never seen someone as motivated as you ever since I've left Hogwarts. You'be beaten my daughter."she answered,smiling at him."And please I am Hermione."

Tariel looked stunned.

"Thank you."he whispered, then turning to his schoolmates said

"First of all I need you to be creative, Kuumba is one of the most important parts of the competition. We need to show how Africa is, what represents for us, our comunity and families. Our culture is unique in the world, we have to be creative in presenting these; let's bring something new."

Everyone nodded.

This was their year. They will win.

Hermione smiled. She will do everything to help these kids win.

..

"So this is how you celebrate every year?"asked Hermione.

"Yes, and the end of each day we have traditional dances, and on January first a huge feast and we exchange presents."answered Maula.

"I so happy to be here. I am looking forward to participate in everything."

"And we are happy to have you, my dear"