Snow was falling onto the grounds of Hogwarts - covering the greenery in a blacket of whiteness. Harry Potter gazed at the castle before him. It looked like something out of a fairy tale, well, it was a magical place.
The Christmas holidays were drawing near. Most of the older Hogwarts students had taken it among themselves to visit Hogsmeade for a christmas shopping spree.
Ron and Hermione, Harrys two best friends, walked next to him, bickering amongst themselves over what they should buy Hagrid.
"I think we should get him a book about dragons", said Hermione, "you know how much he loves them"
"Like Hagrid is going to be interested in a book!" exclaimed Ron, "We should get him a magical pen knife like Charlies, it can turn into over a hundred useful gadgets. What do you think, Harry?"
"Whatever, they both sound alright I 'spose"
They were now in their sixth year at Hogwarts, and were constantly under the threst of Lord Voldermort. But, that didn't mean that they had to be miserable. This Christmas was going to be a happy one for them all.
"Ron! Harry! Hermione!" a voice was shouting them from behind, and they turned to see a familiar red head running down the hill towards them.
"Hey Gin"said Hermione breaking off from her arguement with Ron, "whats up?"
"Well, I was just wondering if I could come into Hogsmeade with you? Hannah and Colin are all over each other, I need to escape, its enough to make me sick!" Harry laughed at Ginnys annoyed face, it was obvious to everyone that Ginny was always getting left with her friends, Hannah Saville and Colin Creevey, who had found eachother last year. She needed help.
"Sure you can come with us" he told her, grinning as Ron threw a snow ball at her back.
"OH!" Ginny exclaimed, feeling the icy slush soak threw her cloak into her robes, "Ron, you are going to pay!", turning to Harry, she said" and I don't know what your laughing at Mr Potter, 'cos your next on my list!"
With that, Ginny and Hermione armed themselves with snowballs, pelting them at the boys who ran into the village looking for cover.
Soon, the boys were behind Zonkos joke shop, waiting for the girls to appear. Sure enough, two figures rounded the corner cautiously looking around, Ginny screamed as Harry rubbed a snowball into her hair, as did Hermione because Ron had just done exactly the same to her.
"This is war!!" shouted to very wet, red faced females.
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The afternoon passed by quite quickly. It was filled with surprise attacks from both sides of the boy-girl fuede between the four gryffindors.
The fire roared, warming the chilled bones of all the students who dared to venture out into the wintery weather.
"So, did you buy any good presents Harry?" asked Ginny from a nearby armchair.
"Why, do you want to know what I bought you? Got any preferences?"
Ginny blushed slightly but decided to share the joke, " I was wondering if you would but me a diamond tiara? Every girl needs one" she giggled.
The jokes carried on through the night, untill Harry realised that they were the only two in the common room, since when had Ginny been so much fun? and...when... had she... gotten so... beautiful?
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A/N - Hope you liked it, it will be a chapter story, please r/r
Dissclaimer - everything belongs to J.K Rowling