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The Gryffindors were all thoroughly enjoying themselves that afternoon. Seamus and Dean had started a house-wide snowball fight, which hadn't ended until the girls enchanted their snow fort to catapult really big snowballs at the boys.
After dinner that night, the DA got together and enjoyed a last meeting before they went home the next day. By the time they got back to the dormitory, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were all exhausted. At professor McGonagall's request, Ginny and Hermione were sharing a dorm; no one was to stay alone over the break. Voldemort hadn't made a move for Hogwarts yet, but they had a feeling it wouldn't be long.
As the girls got ready for bed, Hermione suddenly remembered something.
"Ginny?" she asked, "How did you know what my gift was this morning?"
"Oh," Ginny smiled, "He asked me to deliver it. See, apparently Ron and Harry have enlisted the help of Seamus and Dean to find out who he is. They were guarding the Great Hall this morning, so he sent Silver to me and asked me to get it out of the Room of Requirement."
"Ahhh," Hermione said, "So you're in on these nefarious schemes as well?"
"Only this last one," Ginny grinned, "Goodnight!"
"Night, Ginny."
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The next morning, all of the Gryffindors said their goodbyes at breakfast. They were all hoping that the post owls would bring one last mystery present before they left. All of them, except the trio and Ginny were a sadly disappointed…
Silver came with the other post owls, but deposited only a note.
I had some help delivering the box. Be sure to thank Ginny for me. I'm glad you liked it! Be in the Room of Requirement after dinner tonight. Bring your friends; it'll be a lot more fun with them there.
Love, your favorite boy.
After she finished reading the note, she noticed that all of the Gryffindors were looking up at her expectantly.
"What's it say?" Lavender asked.
"He said that he's glad I liked the music box, and that my present for today is coming later."
There was a loud collective groan at this revelation. For a moment, Hermione thought there would be a mutiny and all of the Gryffindors would stay at Hogwarts, despite their parents' wishes.
However, after breakfast all of them went back to Gryffindor tower, and the rest of their classmates left to enjoy their break away from the school.
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The rest of the day passed smoothly, as Hermione conveniently forgot to tell the others about the Room. When they went down to dinner, she noticed that Ron and Harry were craning their necks to see who all had stayed. Hermione looked over at Ginny, who grinned back and rolled her eyes. They both knew that the boys were trying to narrow down who the gift giver was.
They finished their dinner and exited the Great Hall. When they reached the staircase, Hermione told them the plans for that evening.
"We have to go to the Room of Requirement," she informed them.
"How come?" Ron asked.
"Dunno," she said, "That's where my gift is, I think."
They walked up to the seventh floor and opened the door to the Room. All four of them gasped when they saw what was there.
The Room had surpassed itself this time. It had transformed into a rather large theater with four seats at the front. Making their way over to the chairs, they saw that there was a rather large assortment of desserts on a table in front of them. Ron and Harry were elated…
"This guy rocks!" Harry whooped, starting in on an éclair.
Hermione picked up the note and read:
Did you know that Muggles wouldn't allow women in their plays in the past? Taking this into account, Macbeth seems like a good choice for your ten lords, right? Have fun,
Love, your favorite boy.
As Hermione sat down the curtains opened. For the next hour, the four friends sat transfixed as ghostlike figures played out the tragedy of Macbeth. They managed to get through it with only minimal complaints from Harry and Ron, who were, at any rate, distracted for the most part by the food…