The Marauders of Hogwarts

A/N: Well, first of all, I'd like to thank the reviewers:

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So…the ninth chapter…I'm so proud of myself…*sniffs and wipes a tear*

WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!! Um, I'm really hyper. Okay? And if you don't like it…Well. You can just leave.

Hehe…j/k…=) Please don't leave! I want you to read my story!

Disclaimer: All recognizable characters, places, etc. belong to J.K. Rowling, the best author in the world! All unrecognizable characters, places, etc. belong to me. Easy enough, see?

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Chapter 9

A Christmas Present

A month passed, and eventually Christmas morning came.

"WAKE UP, LILY!!!!!" Thea screeched, throwing a pillow at Lily's face, and waking everyone else up into the bargain.

"Oh, thank you, Thea," Lily said sarcastically.

"YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!! IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!" Thea yelled.

"Good morning," Mira said cheerfully, waking them up even more. "Merry Christmas." They glared at her. She shrugged, and got out of bed to inspect her presents. "Wow, I have presents!" She didn't even sound sarcastic. Wow, Lily thought, she must have really not been expecting anything. Wonder who her presents are from… Mira sat down on the floor and started to open one of them.

Bella yawned and sat up. "Well, might as well look at my presents," she said, and got out of bed too.

Fiona refused to be dragged out of bed for a while, but finally Thea got so annoying that she had to get up. "Wingardium Leviosa!" she yelled, shouting the first spell that came into her head. Thea started jumping up and down while her presents rose into the air above her head.

"GIVE THOSE BACK!!!" Thea yelled, jumping up and down.

Lily sighed at them all.

"Shut up, Lily," Fiona said, jerking Thea's presents yet higher.

"YES!!! CHOCOLATE!!!!!" Mira yelled, jumping up with a box of chocolates. They stared at her. "Um…yeah…" she stammered. "Chocolate…"

Thea took advantage of the others' staring, and turned Fiona's hair lime green while she wasn't looking.

Fiona screamed, and the presents dropped to the floor. "Thanks!" Thea said brightly, ignoring Fiona's glare as she dived at her presents.

"TURN MY HAIR BACK!!!' Fiona screamed.

"Nah…" Thea said. "Don't think I will…"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…" Fiona screamed, high and piercing, and it went on and on. Thea collapsed on the floor and held her ears.

"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!!!" Thea bellowed. Fiona stopped screaming and smiled at her sweetly.

"Thank you!"

"But…um…I…don't know the counter-charm," Thea squeaked.

"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?"

Fiona started hitting Thea with a pillow. Thea ran out of the room yelling, and Fiona sprinted after her.

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Lord Voldemort wouldn't have bothered to celebrate Christmas…if there hadn't been the custom of getting presents.

"MALFOY!!! WHERE ARE MY PRESENTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?"

Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy's father, came running up, and bowed nervously. "In a minute, my Lord…"

"NOT IN A MINUTE!!!! I WANT THEM NOW!!!!!!"

They heard a rumbling sound. "They're coming, my Lord!" Malfoy squeaked, hoping Voldemort wouldn't kill him now.

To his relief, Voldemort forgot about him and clapped his hands like a small child. "Presents!" he squealed.

Then, a large pickup truck drove into the room. Its engine was making the rumbling sound. The back of the truck was filled with boxes.

"Gifts from your followers, my Lord," the driver of the truck said, jumping out the door and bowing.

"YAY!!!!!" Voldemort yelled at the top of his lungs, and took a running leap into the back of the truck.

"My Lord, careful, some of those are--" Voldemort landed in the middle of the pile of presents, and there was a loud cracking sound. "--breakable," he finished, a moment too late.

"Oh, who gives a damn?" Voldemort said airily, in a surprisingly good mood, and the truck driver wiped off the sweat that had broken out on his face in relief.

Voldemort opened the first one and squealed in delight. "It's from Dr. Evil!!" he said delightedly. "How did he know I wanted one of these things?" It was a machine gun.

"Oh, and before I forget, Malfoy," he said absentmindedly, "take this and owl it to…what was that girl's name? Oh, yes…" he muttered something to Malfoy. The Death Eater nodded. "Yes, owl it to her," Voldemort went on. "It's a little present from me." He grinned and laughed evilly.

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Mira was ripping open her presents at an astonishing speed. Every time she got one open, she would stop to exclaim over it for a minute, and then she would go on to the next one.

She was just exclaiming over a teddy bear she'd gotten from Raven Faye. It was made to smell like chocolate, which was the main reason she was exclaiming over it so much; Mira and Raven both loved chocolate. She'd gotten the box of chocolate that she'd jumped up with earlier from Ella, who knew this fact quite well.

At that moment, someone said in a surprised voice, "Mira, it's a package for you!"

Mira looked up. It was Lily who had said it; she was taking a small package off the leg of a black owl. "Where did that owl come from?" Mira asked curiously.

"It just flew through the window," Bella said.

"Are you sure that package is for me?" Mira said carefully. She didn't know anyone who would send her something by owl.

"Yeah," Bella said. "Why else would it say, 'Mira Gonzalez' on it?"

Mira shrugged. She took the package when Lily handed it to her, and sat down on the floor with it.

She slowly undid the bright green ribbon on it. Wow, that was her favorite color! She grinned and tied her hair up with it.

Then, she took the lid off the box. Inside, there was a small velvet bag.

She took it out, gazing curiously at it, and then turned it upside down and dumped out it's contents.

Mira gasped. Then she screamed.

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A/N: Okay, I know this is a ridiculously short chapter for how long it took to write, but a combination of no time and a small case of writer's block has slowed me down….

Mara: Oh, shut up, Sophia, you had time; you were just too lazy to do anything.

Me: Shut up, you sound like my mother.

Mara: *shocked* That hurt!!!

Me: Good.

Mara: *glares*

Me: And I really did have a small case of writer's block.

Lara: *being my humor muse, she decides to step in* Hi, hello, hola, bonjour, bonjourno, konnichiwa, aloha!!

Me: Shut up.

Right, before my muses completely take me over, goodbye!!! And review!!!!

Mara: Yes, please, review!! This is my best work!!! So much action!!!!

Me: If you'll NOTICE, that's why I got writer's block. It's hard to think of action!!!!

Lara: Ok, stop fighting! Let's all be a big, happy family!!!

Me and Lara: *glaring at her*

Lara: *backs away*

Me: Right, before we all beat up Lara, bye, review, and I'll try to get the next chapter out quick!!!

~Hermione2