Summary: Harry's twin sister, Holly, is a spitting image of her father with her mother's temper. But why is she so insistent to deny how much she's like their parents? Why is she so interested in the Weasley Twins?
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A/n: NO FLAMES! Not accepted. Thank-you. VGxx
Chapter Three – Christmas Wishes
One Week Later
Owls hooted as mail came to the Great Hall. Holly was seated between Harry and Fred. George on Fred's other side. Holly recognized her owl as it dropped an envelope in her hands. She ripped it open excited.
Holly,
I heard you got into Gryffindor! Excellent Sweetheart! You truly are my daughter! (Holly knew Remus meant she was truly James' Daughter) But despite being my daughter – I do not want you getting into trouble every other day! Remember my warning. If you get into any form of trouble and I get an owl – you'll be grounded and receiving a howler. ("Bummer! That's what our mother would do!" Fred informed her as he read over her shoulder) but remember to keep me informed about school – hope you're making friend ok. I know I had a hard time.
Your loving father xx
"Wow, Holly – we never get letters from our mum like that!" Fred said as she put it down.
"Yeah but did you see he threatens to send me a howler. I can't get into any sort of trouble." Holly said looking a little weary she still didn't know Fred and George – but she liked them. They seemed to be nice – like Ron.
"No. But you can still do mischief." George said.
"Exactly – just don't get caught." Fred added.
"Fred and George are Pranksters Holly. If they get caught mum often sends a howler – but then again they are few and far between." Ron said over Harry's lap.
"Thanks Ron." She replied, "What sort of Pranks?"
"We'll get the supplies – you just have to help us pull them off!" George said.
"You're on." Holly shook hands with them and when she left the Great Hall – she was still smiling.
The next day Holly looked up as Fred and George returned from Hogsmeade. They had handfuls of something, which made Holly suddenly feel uneasy about pulling pranks with these boys.
"What…are those?" She asked as Fred and George sat down opposite her and put the objects on the table between them, she wrinkled her nose, they gave off an unpleasant smell.
"Dungbombs." George said simply. Holly cocked an eyebrow.
"Dungbombs?" She repeated. Fred nodded.
"When they explode they stink a whole room out. Or corridor it depends on where you let them off. We plan to put some in Filch's office." George said easily.
"Filch? The Caretaker? But what if he catches you?" Holly breathed.
"Oh he won't catch us. We never let him." Fred said. Holly looked at him sceptically.
"You worry me sometimes Fred." She said easily, she didn't need to guess anymore which twin was which; she noted their smiles were different.
"I'm still curious as to how she can tell us apart when our own mother can't." George said, grinning, Fred grinned to and there it was.
"When you smile, they're different." Holly said coolly.
"Huh? Our smiles are different?" George sounded confused. He looked at Fred who had started to laugh. Holly smiled at George who was utterly confused.
"How so?" Fred asked when he calmed down a bit.
"George's smile isn't as…easy and laid back as your's is Fred." She responded easily. George and Fred looked at each other. Then Fred and George both cocked the same eyebrow. Holly laughed.
"That's when I can't. But you're smiles it's easy." She said, "oh and when you smile, the sides of George's eyes crinkle up." She said. The twins burst out laughing.
"Ok, Sparks, you ready for your first ever prank?" Fred asked. The twins had nicknamed Holly 'Sparks' for the simple reason when she was laughing or smiling or even when they explained the prank to her, her eyes had sparks in them – like when someone's eyes light up. Fred and George were - for the purpose of Holly's own enjoyment – Fred and Ginger. Holly nodded.
"As ready as I'll ever be Fred." She replied.
"You know what to do right?" George asked. She looked at him with an expression clearly saying do I look stupid to you?
"Sure Ginger. Make up some lie. Get him out of his office for ten minutes – twenty if I can manage it." Holly said. Fred nodded and ushered her forward. She knocked on Filch's office door. He pulled it open and stared down at her, furious that someone had disturbed him.
"What?" He snapped. Holly was suddenly terrified.
"Uh, sorry Mr. Filch…" think Holly! Think! What would Remus do? "…But I think Fred and George Weasley have let off some…" He mind blanked for a moment, "…Dungbombs in the fourth floor corridor on the…" She hated herself, "…right hand side." She said. Filch looked at her, searching for any sign that this was a joke. But she was an innocent first year. Filch retreated into his office then returned again and ran off muttering something about what he'd do when he finally got approval for whipping. Holly scowled. Fred and George appeared immediately and placed the Dungbombs in places where Filch would set them off. Holly then quickly followed the twins away from Filch's office.
"Why did I have to be the one to get him to leave?" Holly hissed harshly.
"Holly, Holly, Holly. You are the innocent one of us." Fred said. Holly glared at him. George shushed them as Filch came running down the corridor, he was panting and wiping sweat from his forehead. Holly bit her lip to stop laughing. When Filch opened his office door a green cloud of smoke filtered out. Fred, George and a barely contained Holly, ran down the corridor, once they were out of earshot and around the corner of the corridor they burst out laughing. Fred and George congratulated Holly on a job well done. It was hard to say though as they were laughing so hard.
"Without you – that wouldn't have been half as funny!" Fred said between bouts of hysterical laughter. George agreed and Holly just took it in.
"If most of my pranks are like that – I'll definitely enjoy Hogwarts!" She said as her laughter died down and she wiped tears away from her eyes.
"Well we can't promise that. If you ever get caught – please don't rat us out ok?" George said a pleading note in his voice.
"As long as you promise not to rat me out if you ever get caught." Holly replied.
"Of course we won't." Fred said.
Three Days Later
"Holly! Holly!" The raven-haired girl stopped on her way to potions and turned. She could see Fred and George waving her over. She quickly walked over to them.
"What? I'm gonna be late!" She hissed. Fred and George winked at her, "Oh come one guys – don't do this to me. I do not need this now." She said. Then there was something else she notice – their eyes were a different colour, thinking hard she remembered noticing the Fred's eyes were paler than George's. She smirked wickedly. She now knew how to tell them apart when they weren't smiling at her. Fred looked over her shoulder to see Harry, Ron and Hermione waiting for her.
"We won't keep you long. But here." Fred pressed something into her palm. She looked down at it.
"What the hell is this?" Holly asked looking down at it.
"Something we want you to slip Malfoy. We know he likes you. Cause he watches you all the time. Just make sure he gets it ok?" George said; Holly nodded. The excitement of another prank put those sparks in her eyes.
"Good luck Sparks." Fred gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and ushered her away. Holly hurried back to her three friends and on her way to Potions.
The plan worked, She was able to slip the colourfully wrapped sweet to Malfoy, who suddenly had to leave class with a nasty nosebleed. Luckily Holly offered to accompany Malfoy to the Hospital Wing. Snape allowed her, that Holy gathered up both her books and Malfoy's, looked towards Hermione silently asking her to take double notes for her.
As they walked towards the hospital wing Malfoy kept moaning as if it hurt. Holly rolled her eyes a few times, but as they passed the Transfiguration classroom she caught the gaze of Fred who looked at her with a raised eyebrow she winked at him, he bit his lip as though he was biting back a laugh. Before they walked inside the hospital wing, Malfoy turned on her.
"You tricked me didn't you?" He snapped. Holly put on mock offence.
"What? No! Why would I try and trick you?" She tried her best to look offended.
"Filthy Half-breed! To think I actually thought you were worth my time!" Malfoy said.
"Well maybe, Malfoy, if you didn't put yourself on such a high pedestal then you wouldn't get so many nosebleeds!" Holly snapped. She quickly steered him into the hospital wing and Madam Pomfrey righted him and told him to be more careful when Holly explained he walked into a door by accident. When they exited, Malfoy drew him wand and pointed it at her.
"You do that again – you won't see any of your precious friends ever again, half-breed!" He snapped, he snatched his books from her and walked away angrily. Holly felt shattered. A threat like that in her first year? This wasn't possible. She ran off to Gryffindor Tower and hid herself in her dorm.
After Transfiguration Fred and George went looking for Holly. When they emerged form their hunt empty handed they retreated to Gryffindor Tower. Where they found Hermione, Ron and Harry sitting going over their potions notes.
"Any of you seen Holly?" George asked. Ron and Harry shook their heads.
"She's upstairs in the dorm. Crying." Hermione said, looking up.
"Crying? Why?" George asked quickly.
"Don't know. She won't tell me." She replied.
"Hermione is there any way a boy can get up those stairs?" Fred asked. She nodded. She took out her wand and whispered a quick spell and then ushered Fred up the stairs to the first year girls Dormitory. Fred knocked on the door.
"Go away!" A voice sounded, muffled by the fact that – Fred guessed – it was stuffed against a pillow. He ignored her and opened the door. He walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Holly? What's wrong? You know you can tell me anything." He said. She sat up slowly.
"Oh Fred." She ignored his confused expression as she wrapped her arms around his neck and he hugged her back tightly. She sobbed into his robes as he held her and just let her cry.
"Malfoy is so dreadful!" She cried.
"Of course he is. He's a git." Fred said, she laughed softly.
"He said I was a half-breed! But I'm not I'm a pure-blood!" Holly argued.
"I'll bet you are. Don't worry about Malfoy. He's always been like that. He picks on Hermione a lot too. Calls her a…you-know-what."
"A Mudblood? That's awful! He's such a disgusting, loathsome slug." Holly said. She got up and started to pace. Fred left her to her thoughts.
"So?" George looked up as Fred returned.
"Malfoy called her a half-breed." Fred said.
"A what?" George wasn't sure he heard Fred correctly.
"A half-breed. Although it's not as bad as what he calls Hermione. But it's still bad." Fred said sadly – Holly meant a lot to him. She was a nice girl. She didn't deserve to be treated like that!
With December came snow and with snow came Christmas Holidays. Holly knew she was going home and Remus told her she could bring a friend home too if she wanted to.
"Are any of you going home for Christmas?" She asked as she slumped down between Fred and George in the common room one night.
"Yeah, my parents want me home for Christmas." Hermione said.
"All of us are going home." Fred, George and Ron said – for once all together. Harry didn't reply.
"Aren't you going home Harry?" Holly asked.
"If I do…my Aunt and Uncle won't send me back here." He said. Holly smiled softly.
"Do you want to come home to my place? My dad said I could bring a friend. He thinks that it's a great idea. I'd take Ron, Hermione or Fred and George but they've got their families to go home to."
"I don't want to intrude on your Christmas with your Dad."
"Nonsense, my dad will love to meet you! He makes an awesome Christmas Dinner!" Holly tempted. Harry smiled softly and nodded.
"Yeah ok. That'd be cool." Holly scribbled a reply to Remus.
Dad,
Harry's coming back with me. He still doesn't know. I don't want to tell him just yet. I don't think he's ready for it.
Holly xx
"Ok. He won't mind honestly Harry. He'll have to buy an extra present but I've told him you're an awesome Quidditch player! Just like your dad was! I'll bet my dad went to school with yours!" Holly said. Harry smiled, he'd been waiting to find out more of his father.
The day before Christmas holidays, the group all agreed they'd send their Christmas gifts to them by Owl – but the twins said they'd as to borrow Percy's owl because Errol wasn't the best Owl in the world. Harry and Holly sat with Ron and Hermione on the train and discussed what they wanted to get for Christmas. Holly joked she wanted a book on how to ask boys out and Hermione said that she'd provide that. Together they made up ridiculous presents to give one another. Until they reached King's Cross. They got off the train to hear shout of their names.
"Hermione!" She ran off to embrace her parents.
"Ron!" he raced off to hug his parents and his little sister.
"Holly!" When Harry didn't hear his name, he felt Holly grab his wrist and drag him over to a man who looked a little shabby to be a wizard why didn't he just make his robes better with a bit of magic.
"You must be Harry. I've heard a lot about you Young Man. Holly, here says you're a Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. I knew your father was good – but he got on the team in third year! Not first! He'd be so proud of you Harry." Remus said.
"Thank-you Sir." Harry said.
"Remus." The man said offering his first name.
"Remus…Thank-you." Harry said again.
"Dad? You did get Harry a present right?" Holly said.
"Of course I did! It wouldn't be Christmas without presents!" Remus said.
"And Chocolate!" Holly put in.
"And chocolate, of course." He agreed, "Honeyduke's finest."
Christmas Day
"Harry! Harry! Wake up! Wake up!" Harry woke to someone shaking him and he suddenly realized it was a girl's voice, remembering he was at Holly's house he opened one green eye slowly, "Merry Christmas Harry!" She said. He picked up his glasses and took in the girl standing in his room with pale pink pyjamas on with roses decorating them. The roses blossomed then went back to a bud and blossomed again.
"Merry Christmas Holly." Harry said. Holly smiled; she looked up as Remus cleared his throat. In the lounge they ripped open the presents Remus had bought them. Harry was given a book on how keep his broom lovely and neat for every Quidditch game. Holly a new book on spells. Remus had also bought a gift that Holly could give Harry. It was a broom maintenance kit. Harry opened gifts from Mrs. Weasley, the twins, Ron and Hermione. Hermione's was sugar-free sweets (her parents were dentists); Ron's a large box of Chocolate frogs and Bertie Blotts Every Flavour Beans, Mrs. Weasley a knitted jumper with a snitch on it along with some home-made tarts, and the twins sent him a books full of jokes. Harry laughed at the twins' gift. Ron had sent her the same as he had Harry as had Hermione, Mrs. Weasley although she didn't know Holly had sent her a jumper as well, embroided with a large pink 'H' on it, the Jumper itself was purple. The colours clashed horribly but at least it was warm. Holly turned and picked up the twins' present it was smaller than the others when she opened it she found out why. It was a charm bracelet that already had six charms on it. One of which she realized was a laughing girl, most likely imitating herself. She smiled and let Harry clasp it around her wrist. Harry found himself wishing that his parents were here to see him with his friend and her father.
"Harry…your parents will be so happy to see that you're happy." Remus said as though he read his mind. Unbeknownst to him Remus had said the same to Holly 4 Christmas' ago.
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