Isabelle Bradford sat in her living room staring at her British cousin who had come to visit her family for Christmas. When her parents sent her a letter saying that Liz was coming to visit she'd been thrilled. She'd heard about the war that was happening in Britain and was happy her cousin would be safe, at least for Christmas. Izzy had told her friends Emily and Sarah about her cousin after she got the letter at school. Emily wanted to meet her, someone who goes to Hogwarts! Sarah whose dad is a muggle history professor told her this wasn't the first time British children had been sent to safety in America.

"She's not staying here she's just visiting for the holidays." Izzy told Sarah.

The three friends headed home from Salem Witches Institute for the Holidays. Emily to celebrate a late Hanukah with her family in Oregon. Sarah to celebrate Christmas in Ohio with her muggle parents and her brother David who went to the boy's equivalent of Salem that was out in Utah. And Izzy went home to her parents and British cousin in New Jersey.

And now two days before Christmas Izzy and Liz sat in the living room listening to Izzy's parents argue over whether or not they could enroll Liz at Salem. 'I guess Sarah was right' Izzy thought.

"So the war hasn't reached the States yet?" asked Liz.

"There've been rumors of attacks and stuff but I don't think so." Answered Izzy.

Liz nodded then looked at the clock on the wall. "You don't happen to have a radio do you?" she asked.

"Yeah actually I do." Izzy said and went to her bedroom and came back with a radio.

Liz turned it on then took out her wand and tapped it muttering spells under her breath after about a minute she said "Cedric" out load and a British voice appear over the radio. Liz smiled.

"That's Lee Jordan he used to commentate Quiditch at Hogwarts until he graduated two years ago." Liz said then listened in to what Lee was saying.

"… Luna Lovegood was kidnapped by snatchers just before boarding the Hogwarts Express earlier this week. It is believed that she was taken because her father is editor of the Quibbler, which is sort of our sister magazine." He said.

"Oh no! Poor Luna!" cried Liz

"You know her?" asked Izzy.

" Yes we're in the same year I'm in Hufflepuff, she's in Ravenclaw."

Another voice came on the radio one that was clearly of African decent. "Thanks River, other than the kidnapping of Luna Lovegood it has a quite week much to our pleasant surprise. It seems that the Death Eaters are honoring Christmas."

"River?" asked Izzy. "What is this?"

"They use code names so don't caught. This is Potterwatch a radio show that shares news with the good guys. You can't listen unless you have the password. Ginny Weasley shared it me. Her brothers are part of it."

Another voice came on the radio. "And that is one of them." Liz said.

"Unfortunately Romulus and Rainbow can't be here this week because of death threats from Bellatrix Lestrange."

" Oh that's not good either!" said Liz "Romulus is really Remus Lupin he was my Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher my second year, best I ever had."

"Who's Rainbow then?" Izzy asked.

"His wife I think." Liz said.

"You think?" Izzy smiled then poked her cousin in the ribs "Way to be in the know."

"Hopefully they will be back next week for the first show of 1998." Said the man with the deep calming voice. "On a world prospective there has been a bit of Death Eater activity in France and the States."

Liz and Izzy looked at each other alarmed.

"Nothing major though right Royal?" said a voice that sounded almost exactly like the one that had mentioned Liz's old teacher.

"No just some sightings no attacks, no deaths." Said Royal.

"All right then," Said Lee/River "That wraps up this weeks Potterwatch. Have a safe and happy Holidays."

"Merry Christmas!" said one identical voice.

" Happy Hanukah!" cried the other.

Liz flipped off the radio and gave a smile.