A not so Ordinary Christmas at Hogwarts
Hermione woke up on Christmas morning and looked out the window.
"Wow," she said.
Snow was all over the Hogwarts ground and covering Hagrid's cabin and all the trees. The sun was shining brightly.
"What a perfect Christmas this will be!" she exclaimed.
However wrong she was but it was a great morning up until the afternoon in the far off distant storm and snow clouds were building up and it looked like it was going to hit the castle in 2 hours. Meanwhile Harry and Ron were outside playing wizard's chess oblivious that a blizzard is going to come. "...Queen to A5," Ron said. The pieces on the board started to move... the queen smashed the knight to tiny pieces. Shards of material flew out and narrowly missed Harry's head by a finger's width.
"Hey! Watch that!"
"Oops sorry..."
Harry and Ron continue to play until Hagrid came strolling out from his hut with Fangs on his heels.
"G' day Harry and Ron, you boys better go inside, the storm is gonna be a big one." Hagrid said, holding his pink umbrella tightly because poor brave Hagrid was afraid of water. Harry looked up at the clouds. "Wow Hagrid, that is going to be a very big storm!" Ron looked up as well, but said nothing. He picked up the wizards chess set, and followed Harry and Hagrid inside.
Once they were back in the Gryffindor common room, Harry and Ron continued their game. "Uh, Knight to E10," Harry nervously stammered. It was his last piece, and he didn't want to lose to Ron again, however inevitable it was.
"Harry, Ron, have you seen that storm that's brewing outside?" Hermione asked, running to them.
"Yeah, it's a bloody big one!" Ron said, "And on Christmas. How lovely! Which reminds me, Harry. Why aren't we opening our presents till tonight?"
"I was hoping we could all get together in the common room and open them. I got you two something really special," he replied, grinning. Harry went up stairs to get the presents, when he came back down the room there were some Gryffindors here and there. He went to where Ron and Hermione was sitting by the fireplace, while Hermione was petting Crookshanks.
"Merry Christmas you guys!" said Harry.
He gave them a small parcel; Hermione ripped the paper with care so she could save it for other purposes. On the other hand Ron was shredding the paper off the present. Inside he found a small 8-inch history-scope, made out of a gold metal. It is somewhat like the telescope Harry bought for Ron and Hermione at the Qudditch World Cup but it didn't have a lot of gizmos and gadgets. Ron looked through the lenses and gasped. It was as if he was traveling through time, to the days Wizards and Witches first came into being, history in a tube. Hermione squealed with delight.
"Thanks," Said Ron.
"Thank you, oh so very much," cried Hermione and hugged Harry fiercely.
Just then a brown chestnut owl flew in followed by a white owl with brown speckles both carrying a letter. The letter from the brown chestnut came from Krum. Harry picked up the letter and read it aloud,
Merry Christmas Hermione, Harry, and Ron. Best wishes to you guys and a Happy New Year. Krum
Hermione read the other letter from the white with brown speckles, it came from Fleur it said Merry Christmas and have a good year.
"Well did it say anything else? Anything about me?" Ron questioned in anticipation. Harry peered over Hermione's shoulder, "Uhhh. No, wait 'p.s. I might come over to stay for a little while so is Madam Maxime to pick up something. I should be coming to Hogwarts in just a few minutes.'"
Ron said cheerfully, "Great! I still have another chance to ask her out."
"Maybe, I wonder what they have to pick up?"
"I dunno must be important," Harry said.
So Harry, Hermione and Ron went down to the Great Hall to wait for Fleur. A few minutes later, they heard a loud neigh and they rushed outside just in time to see a big carriage coming in for a landing and stopping in front of the school. They saw Madame Maxime followed by Fleur and Beauxbuxton students coming out. Just as they were heading to Fleur, a rumble in the lake startled them... They saw a huge ship and recognized it at once.
"Krum!" Ron said, excitedly.
Krum and a few other students came out and Krum went up to Harry, Hermione and Ron.
"What are you doing here?" Harry asked. Hermione couldn't help but detect a hint of jealously.
"Professor Dumbledore said ve vould be able to find our new Headmaster here." Krum explained.
"Really? Who do you think it could be? We haven't had any guests recently except for Fleur," Hermione pondered. "Well don't just stand there come inside and warm yourselves up." said a voice. Everybody turned to look at the person who just spoke. It was Professor Dumbledore. "Greetings Madam Maxime, it's good to see you again."
"You too Dumbly-dorr"
"Hagrid, please tend to the horses. Maybe afterwards you can come and join us."
"Yes Professor Dumbledore," Hagrid said reaching to take the reins of the horses and murmuring sweet words to them."
"Er... Professor?" Harry asked timidly.
"Yes?"
"What are Krum and the others going to do? They said there was a new headmaster for them here."
Professor Dumbledore looked at hard at Harry for a few minutes, "I think a better question is who are going to make the Durmstrang and Beauxbuxton students welcomed. And since you and your friends are the only people here I'd make them feel welcomed, invite them in after you have done so," and with that he walked away with Madame Maxime, chatting with her as if she were a long lost friend. "Phew.." Harry let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding in.
"I wonder what happened? He seemed a little stressed today," Hermione asked. "He seemed like he didn't know about it either. What do you think, Harry?"
"Well, I'm sure that was not a good time to ask the professor anything and we should start greeting them in," Harry said. Just over yonder a crowd of Durmstrang students who was lounging around now walked up to the entrance door. Harry, Hermione and Ron greeted them with a lot of his, hellos, and welcomes. "Come along, good bye Ron, Herm-own-ninny, and Harry until we meet again," Krum said, it seems that the Durmstrang's voted Krum to be their sub Head master.
Hermione woke up on Christmas morning and looked out the window.
"Wow," she said.
Snow was all over the Hogwarts ground and covering Hagrid's cabin and all the trees. The sun was shining brightly.
"What a perfect Christmas this will be!" she exclaimed.
However wrong she was but it was a great morning up until the afternoon in the far off distant storm and snow clouds were building up and it looked like it was going to hit the castle in 2 hours. Meanwhile Harry and Ron were outside playing wizard's chess oblivious that a blizzard is going to come. "...Queen to A5," Ron said. The pieces on the board started to move... the queen smashed the knight to tiny pieces. Shards of material flew out and narrowly missed Harry's head by a finger's width.
"Hey! Watch that!"
"Oops sorry..."
Harry and Ron continue to play until Hagrid came strolling out from his hut with Fangs on his heels.
"G' day Harry and Ron, you boys better go inside, the storm is gonna be a big one." Hagrid said, holding his pink umbrella tightly because poor brave Hagrid was afraid of water. Harry looked up at the clouds. "Wow Hagrid, that is going to be a very big storm!" Ron looked up as well, but said nothing. He picked up the wizards chess set, and followed Harry and Hagrid inside.
Once they were back in the Gryffindor common room, Harry and Ron continued their game. "Uh, Knight to E10," Harry nervously stammered. It was his last piece, and he didn't want to lose to Ron again, however inevitable it was.
"Harry, Ron, have you seen that storm that's brewing outside?" Hermione asked, running to them.
"Yeah, it's a bloody big one!" Ron said, "And on Christmas. How lovely! Which reminds me, Harry. Why aren't we opening our presents till tonight?"
"I was hoping we could all get together in the common room and open them. I got you two something really special," he replied, grinning. Harry went up stairs to get the presents, when he came back down the room there were some Gryffindors here and there. He went to where Ron and Hermione was sitting by the fireplace, while Hermione was petting Crookshanks.
"Merry Christmas you guys!" said Harry.
He gave them a small parcel; Hermione ripped the paper with care so she could save it for other purposes. On the other hand Ron was shredding the paper off the present. Inside he found a small 8-inch history-scope, made out of a gold metal. It is somewhat like the telescope Harry bought for Ron and Hermione at the Qudditch World Cup but it didn't have a lot of gizmos and gadgets. Ron looked through the lenses and gasped. It was as if he was traveling through time, to the days Wizards and Witches first came into being, history in a tube. Hermione squealed with delight.
"Thanks," Said Ron.
"Thank you, oh so very much," cried Hermione and hugged Harry fiercely.
Just then a brown chestnut owl flew in followed by a white owl with brown speckles both carrying a letter. The letter from the brown chestnut came from Krum. Harry picked up the letter and read it aloud,
Merry Christmas Hermione, Harry, and Ron. Best wishes to you guys and a Happy New Year. Krum
Hermione read the other letter from the white with brown speckles, it came from Fleur it said Merry Christmas and have a good year.
"Well did it say anything else? Anything about me?" Ron questioned in anticipation. Harry peered over Hermione's shoulder, "Uhhh. No, wait 'p.s. I might come over to stay for a little while so is Madam Maxime to pick up something. I should be coming to Hogwarts in just a few minutes.'"
Ron said cheerfully, "Great! I still have another chance to ask her out."
"Maybe, I wonder what they have to pick up?"
"I dunno must be important," Harry said.
So Harry, Hermione and Ron went down to the Great Hall to wait for Fleur. A few minutes later, they heard a loud neigh and they rushed outside just in time to see a big carriage coming in for a landing and stopping in front of the school. They saw Madame Maxime followed by Fleur and Beauxbuxton students coming out. Just as they were heading to Fleur, a rumble in the lake startled them... They saw a huge ship and recognized it at once.
"Krum!" Ron said, excitedly.
Krum and a few other students came out and Krum went up to Harry, Hermione and Ron.
"What are you doing here?" Harry asked. Hermione couldn't help but detect a hint of jealously.
"Professor Dumbledore said ve vould be able to find our new Headmaster here." Krum explained.
"Really? Who do you think it could be? We haven't had any guests recently except for Fleur," Hermione pondered. "Well don't just stand there come inside and warm yourselves up." said a voice. Everybody turned to look at the person who just spoke. It was Professor Dumbledore. "Greetings Madam Maxime, it's good to see you again."
"You too Dumbly-dorr"
"Hagrid, please tend to the horses. Maybe afterwards you can come and join us."
"Yes Professor Dumbledore," Hagrid said reaching to take the reins of the horses and murmuring sweet words to them."
"Er... Professor?" Harry asked timidly.
"Yes?"
"What are Krum and the others going to do? They said there was a new headmaster for them here."
Professor Dumbledore looked at hard at Harry for a few minutes, "I think a better question is who are going to make the Durmstrang and Beauxbuxton students welcomed. And since you and your friends are the only people here I'd make them feel welcomed, invite them in after you have done so," and with that he walked away with Madame Maxime, chatting with her as if she were a long lost friend. "Phew.." Harry let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding in.
"I wonder what happened? He seemed a little stressed today," Hermione asked. "He seemed like he didn't know about it either. What do you think, Harry?"
"Well, I'm sure that was not a good time to ask the professor anything and we should start greeting them in," Harry said. Just over yonder a crowd of Durmstrang students who was lounging around now walked up to the entrance door. Harry, Hermione and Ron greeted them with a lot of his, hellos, and welcomes. "Come along, good bye Ron, Herm-own-ninny, and Harry until we meet again," Krum said, it seems that the Durmstrang's voted Krum to be their sub Head master.