Chapter Two: A Little Christmas Spirit

Mya entered the Gryffindor common room and saw all of the Gryffindors sitting around moping. She shook her head and left Eli by the exit, climbing over the suitcases to get to James and the Weasleys.

"Guys don't be so bummed." She tried "It's just a little delay, but you're going to make things worse by being miserable and locking yourself away."

"You're one to talk." Lily huffed "You were the one who said you locked yourself in the common room to avoid your father."

"It's different." Mya said crossing her arms

"Please, tell us why?" Lucy asked glancing over at the sixteen year old

"My mother is dead. I don't like family reminders." Mya pointed out biting her lip and looking down at the ground

"Really Lu, you didn't have to do that." James snapped defending his best friend

"Oh come on you were all think it." Lucy said looking around at her cousins

"Yeah, but it's not like we were going to say it." Hugo shrugged

"Look I think it's time for all of you to get in the Christmas spirit. I've spent every Christmas here for as long as I can remember. I know a thing or two about this castle and I know James has his father's map." She turned to the two Potters "Your father spent Christmas here when he wasn't with the Weasleys. I think you can all suck it up for one year."

"So this is the true Christmas spirit," Fred joked "ordering people around and resentment. I always was wondering what was missing at Christmas time, but now I know." He turned to Roxanne. "Make sure I tell mum and dad when we get home."

"Oh shut up Fred." Roxanne said rolling her eyes

"I'm serious you guys. You need some real Christmas spirit. It's not ordering people around or resentment." Mya said shooting Fred a glare "It's not even about the gifts. You need to open your eyes up to what this holiday is all about."

"I've known all my life what Christmas is about and I'm pretty sure you're wrong Mya. Presents mean everything; it's how my parents show me that they care." Fred shrugged

"You sound selfish." Mya pointed out "Not everyone can afford gifts."

"I'm not everyone, I'm me." Fred shrugged

"Guys at least listen to what she's saying." Eli spoke up for the first time

Everyone's attention turned to him. Mya sent him a grateful smile. The Weasley on the other hand didn't look to happy to hear his voice, James especially. He just glared at Eli. James and Eli had never liked each other and Mya knew that wasn't going to change just because it was Christmas time. In fact the tension between the two of them would probably end up getting worse.

"Look I think we need to decorate this place first of all." Mya said looking around the common room. "I mean this place is alright and it's half way there with the red, but I think we can do some more. I think we should set up our own tree and we could go into the forest and get it ourselves."

James stared at Mya. "That sounds like a lot of work that I really don't want to do."

"Come on James." Mya begged giving him a puppy dog look "If you do it the rest of them will. Consider this my Christmas gift."

"Does this mean I can return the book I bought you?" James teased

"You bought me my book?" Mya squealed

"I thought it wasn't about the gifts." Fred mocked under his breath

Lucy looked at him and hit him upside the head. "You're an idiot."

"Hey she's the one telling us it's not about the gifts and then she's acting like a kid in a candy shop when James says he bought her a book." Fred shrugged

"I think we should do what Mya says." Lucy spoke up, turning everyone's attention to her

"You do?" Fred asked

"Mum and grandma usually set up the trees we see. I think it would be fun if we set up our own tree. Don't you think?" She asked her cousins

"I guess so." James mumbled

Hugo only shrugged. Fred grumbled something under his breath and Lucy looked over at Lily and then Mya. "I guess it could be fun."

"They set up a tree in the Great Hall usually, but I'm sure I can get McGonagall to let us set a tree up in the common room. Although we might have a bit of a problem trying to get out of the castle and into the forest to get our tree." Mya said starting to think

"Or we could do this my way." James said smirking

His comment drew Mya's attention. She looked over at him with her eyebrows cocked. "That statement worries me."

"I'm harmless Mya." James said giving her a big smile "It's Christmas isn't it. You said you want it to be your Christmas gift, so why don't I get the tree."

"You're not going to do anything illegal are you?" Mya asked giving him a stern look

"Me? Illegal?" James scoffed "When have I done anything illegal?"

"Well there was the time you-"

"I don't think we need any examples." James said turning scarlet in embarrassment. He cleared his throat and stood up. "I'm going to go find a tree then."

"Maybe someone should go with you." Mya suggested "Eli?"

"I'll go with him." Lily spoke up "Eli can stay here and help you with whatever you wanted."

She stood up and raced after James. The two of them started to whisper to each other so no one else could hear them and went out the portrait. Eli walked over and sat next to Mya, taking James' empty spot. The Weasleys' eyes were on him.

"So how are we going to bring some Christmas spirit to this place?" Eli asked

"We could have a secret Santa." Mya shrugged

"Doesn't that involve presents? I thought Christmas wasn't about presents." Fred pointed out again

"Will you just shut-up?" Lucy snapped "I don't want to spend my Christmas break depressed. At least Mya's trying to cheer us up. You're just complaining and making everyone around you miserable."

"Don't fight." Hugo spoke up "I'm the youngest one here and I would hate to be the one who has to be the reason."

"Anyways we could do a secrete Santa like I was saying before with everyone in Gryffindor. It's a little late to get real gifts, but we could make some. The whole idea is to try and give instead of receive." Mya explained

"I would rather be home." Fred complained. Lucy and Hugo both gave him a look and he sighed, finally giving in. "It sounds better than nothing though. I'm in."

Mya smiled. "The first step is decorating the common room though. James and Lily's tree will be a big part, but we can do some more. The trunk is under my bed Eli."

"Trunk?" Lucy asked

"I told you I'm stuck here every year. I try to do something so this place looks a little Christmassy." Mya explained smiling again "It doesn't have a lot in it, but it's better than nothing and I'm sure the five of us can get some stuff up before James and Lily get back."

"This is such a weird Christmas." Lucy commented getting up off of the couch and following Mya up to go find Eli.

Here's chapter two. I don't think it's really all that good. The Weasley's are starting to get in the Christmas mood, but they still don't like the thought of it. This isn't going to be a very long story. I want to finish before Christmas but I don't know if that's going to happen yet. It's my goal. The next chapter has James and Lily trying to find a tree so that is going to be interesting.