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Chapter 1- The Beginning

It was Christmas morning at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and almost all the students had gone home for Christmas break. Harry, Hermione . and Ron were all sitting around Harry's four- poster bed in the boy's dormitory.. It was their fifth year and they were 15 years old.

"Oh wow Harry! Thank you so much!" Hermione squealed as she opened the book, "House Elves and their History", that he had given her. She threw her arms around him in a huge hug.

"You're welcome." Harry grinned, muffled by her attack. Hermione very quickly realized what she was doing and sat back down on the floor beside the chair he was sitting in.

"Ron sighed as he felt a very squishy parcel. "Of course, maroon. I hate maroon…" he mumbled, opening the brown paper.

"I wonder what color mine is.."Harry said, holding up an identical parcel to Ron's. "You know, if I couldn't have my own parents.. I'm glad I have yours Ron," He said, grinning at Ron and pointing at the huge stack of presents the Weasley's had given him.

"Happy Christmas!" Said George and Fred in unison, as they walked up the stairs into the dormitory.

"Happy Christmas to you too." Said Hermione, smiling at them. Fred didn't even see her, but George smiled back. He was already wearing his Weasley jumper, she noticed as he sat on the floor beside her.

"Ron, if you hate your sweater so much, why don't you give it to Winky?" Hermione said, looking at him in one of her "you better do it or I'll hurt you" looks.

"Er,.. yeah, okay.." Ron said, tossing it onto the bed beside him.

"Yeah, awesome idea Hermione." George said, smiling at her. Hermione blushed and smiled back.

"Thanks." She replied, still blushing

"Awe, Harry, you didn't have to do that!" Ron beamed as he finished unwrapping the Chudley Canons socks and matching t-shirt Harry had gotten him for Christmas, to go along with the cap he had gotten him before. He very quickly pulled it on over his robes.

"Here," Harry said, chucking a trading card with a picture of Sirius Black on it to Ron, as he opened up the package of Chocolate Frogs Hagrid had given him.

"Oh cool! I didn't know they had him out yet." Ron said, as he looked at the card. The picture of Sirius smiled and waved at him. Ron read part of the description out loud - "Sirius Black is one of the most wanted wizards in the Wizarding and Muggle world."

"Hah. If only they knew.." Fred said.

"Exactly, if only." Harry said, frowning.

"Anyway, I'm going down to breakfast." George yawned. "Coming guys? Hermione?"

"Sure..?" Hermione said awkwardly, giving George a strange look.

"Oo, Georgey have a wittle crushy on 'Mione?" Fred grinned, and started dancing around the room, humming.

"Cram it!" George fumed, and marched out of the room.