LbN: So, just a couple of things...I tried guys. I thought I'd have it done, but alas. Also, the first part of this chapter is dedicated to RandomObsessivePsychoFangirl for pointing out a pretty big oversight in the last chapter on my part. Thanks! Oh, and just as a point of interest, this story is kicking the asses of SIX of my other stories; all of which have been up at least two months longer. It's beating them in hits and reviews, so thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for reading my stuff!

TDoC

Hermione got up the next morning, dreading the moment she had to open her curtains and face the inevitable barrage of questions about her high profile Christmas presents. After staring at her ceiling for a few minutes she got out of bed, only to find that the others were gone already.

She washed quickly and got dressed. Walking back to her nightstand, she opened the box she received the day before and wondered which ring to wear. In the end, she chose the fifth one, the one that bore the Hogwarts crest. Sliding it onto her ring finger, she made her way down to the common room where Harry, Ron, and Ginny sat waiting for her.

"Morning," she smiled.

They all gave replies in different states of grogginess. Then Ron spoke up a bit more clearly.

"Everyone's gone down already. They want to see your presents for today," he told her, rubbing his eyes.

"Wonderful," she said sarcastically.

Though she loved the attention she was getting from…him, he was causing an awful lot of unwanted attention from everyone else. She figured it was a small price to pay, however. She was already planning to get him back on Valentine's Day…

The four of them walked quickly to breakfast where the Gryffindors greeted them with a flurry of talk when they entered. Hermione couldn't make out much of what they were saying, but from the few phrases she caught and the fact that there was still quite the crowd around the table, she had a feeling that her present was already there. The crowd parted as she neared the table. From the commotion her classmates had made, she fully expected to see live geese sitting on the table, but there weren't. There were, however, six miniature golden geese, all supported on golden wrapped eggs.

"This bloke is good," Seamus said as she approached, "You get toys and candy!"

Sure enough, upon closer inspection, Hermione found that figurines were on top of Honeydukes chocolate eggs. She was beginning to like this song more and more…

She spent the rest of the time in the Great Hall protecting her chocolate from:

1. Ron (He needed "brain food")

2. Harry (He's still feeling the effects of the Dementors…from two years ago…)

3. Ginny (Because best friends share chocolate. It's a rule, apparently…)

4. Seamus (Because he's got a cute accent)

5. Dean (Needs chocolate to keep his complexion silky…yes, he really said that…)

6. Lavender (Her time of the month, she needed it…)

7. Parvati (Serious cravings)

8. And Padma (She walked all the way over from the Ravenclaw table, she needs strength…)

Finally, Hermione ended up carefully placing all of her geese, and their eggs, into her bag and taking them up to Gryffindor Tower. This of course made her about five minutes late to Herbology, but at least she had some chocolate left. She thought, as she walked out to the greenhouses, that she'd probably end up sharing anyway, at least with Ginny…

TDoC

Hermione went up to the owlery herself that night. She had really been up here a lot in the past week, she thought as she sat down to write.

The geese were wonderful! And I'm sure the chocolate will be as well, if there's any left when I get back. Thank you!

Love, your favorite prefect.

As she got up and turned to head up the stairs, she thought she heard something behind her. When she got to the landing where the owls were, she whirled around and said,

"Petrificus totalus!"

At her feet fell Ron and Harry. She had a good laugh at their expense as she tied her note to Silver and watched him take off into the night. After he had flown away, she turned to her two best friends, who were stuck in a really odd position on the floor. Apart from being on top of each other, Ron was holding the Marauders' Map in front of him looking guilty, and Harry…Harry had his arms in a very weird position; as if he had tried to hold the Invisibility cloak around he and Ron when they were caught. Hermione un-froze the pair of them.

"You two really need to give this up," she laughed as the three of the set off for the dormitory, Ron and Harry massaging their recently unstuck limbs the entire way…

LbN: Again, THANKS for reading and reviewing. I'm going to bed now, it's 1:31 AM. I'll be back on tomorrow to finish up!