Well my dears it's been a long time hasn't it? I know I haven't updated for a while but seeing as it is Christmas I thought I owed you something. Because would it truly be Christmas without a little Emma? So, without further ado, here she is.

School had gone by rather fast and now Emma was already halfway through the term. Exams had just let out and students were racing the halls to say hasty good byes to their friends. Then running, even faster, to catch the Hogwarts Express, which was due to leave soon. Not that that mattered much to Emma, she was staying at Hogwarts for Christmas. Her parents were going to India and she wasn't allowed to come along. She wasn't fond of her parents but, well, it was Christmas after all.

"Sorry I can't stay with you.", said a disappointed Christine. She was going to her grandparent's house in Taiwan.

"No you're not, you're just sorry you have to ride on a train back with James and Gavin alone." Emma smirked at a sheepish Christine.

"Touche." She replied with a grin of her own.

After they had exchanged long goodbyes Emma was alone in the great hall. Which was, surprisingly, empty and quiet. She had no idea who was left at school, most people had gone home. Except for…

"Boo!"

Emma whirled around, "Chad! Oh my gosh you scared me! Don't you dare ever do that again."

"Awww, but it was fun…" He trailed off.

"Why are you still here?" She inquired as the moved towards the Gryffindor common room.

"It's a long story." Chad said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Well, it just so happens that I love long stories." She smiled at him.

"My parents didn't want to come in to pick me up off the Hogwarts Express. They said they didn't want to fly in from Spain. It's not that they can't it's just well, they're always really busy and everything. So I get to stay here for Christmas this year." He ended with a sigh.

"I didn't know you were from Spain. You don't look Spanish." Emma said as a question more than a statement.

"I'm not. I'm adopted"

"Oh, sorry. I shouldn't…"

"It's alright, really. You didn't know." He cut her off in mid-sentence, "How about you? Why are you here?" He asked.

"Parents visiting some of Dad's business associate in India. And heaven forbid I come and mess it all up." She replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"It's not all that bad." He said, waving an arm around the Gryffindor common room. It had a blazing fire in the heart and about three other people in it. There was also a large Christmas tree, decked in red and gold, in the middle. "We have friends, a tree, and a roaring fire. Who could ask for more?" He smiled.

As they sat down she realized that, maybe, she wouldn't miss her parents after all. It was comfortable here, in the cushy arm chairs by the fire, and there were good friends. And wasn't that what Christmas wishes were made of?

Sighing happily she remarked, "Merry Christmas, Chad." And with that she promptly dozed off.

"Merry Christmas to you too, Emma. Merry Christmas." He said with a small smile on his face as he placed a crimson blanket over a fast asleep Emma.