DISCLAIMER: I don't own Harry Potter
On the Tenth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Ten instrument playing
Nine pixies dancing
Eight veelas singing
Seven dwarfs reciting
Six Keyrings clattering
Five gold quills
Four flaming birds,
Three House Elves!
Two Chocolate Frogs
And an emerald bracelet engraved with H.G
So far, Hermione's day had been fairly peaceful. She had managed to finish three books that day whilst still being able to hang out with her friends. She had greeted many of them who had already come back and was currently helping Professer Flitwick to sort some books.
She looked through all of the books and recognized some from her first few years at Hogwarts. The first charms lesson had always stuck in her mind: how Seamas had some how been able to blow up the feather and Hermione had been the only one who had succeeded in levitating the feather. It didn't seem that long ago. Time had surely past them by.
CRASH!
Hermione was brought back to reality when she heard some things fall from behind her. She whipped her head back and found the Charms Master on the floor, surrounded in various musical instruments. Hermione hurried over to him to make sure that he was okay.
"I'm fine, Miss. Granger." Professer Flitwick squeaked. "I was just getting these instruments down. A young boy asked me to put on a little perfomance for you. Said that he had been sending you gifts in a particular order and wondered if you got it, hm?"
Hermione thought about it. Had the gifts she had been receiving really be in a specific order? No, she would have realised...Wouldn't she? Hermione shook her head and admitted that she had no idea what 'order' he was talking about.
"Ah, yes. He thought you may not have. So, he told me to play you this muggle song using these ten instruments. After that, you should be able to, being the bright student you are!" He happily waved his wand towards the selection of brass, string and woodwind instruments.
They immediately lifted into the air and started playing a Christmas Carol. After the first few bars, Hermione found that she had been humming along to it and idetified it as 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', a song which she used to perform every year in her class when she attended muggle school. The song finished and Professer Flitwick put the all back into a box.
"Professer, I'm still not sure." Hermione admitted.
"Miss. Granger, unfortunately, I can be of no help. I did not receive your gifts. I must say, seeing of what a rascal he used to be, he has grown to be quite a gentleman when he wants." He chuckled.
Hermione thought over the gifts: the bracelet; two chocolate frogs; the three house elves; four phoenixes...The Twelve Days of Christmas! It had finally clicked in Hermione's head. Her Secret Admirer was sending her gifts in accordance to the twelve day sof Christmas. Seeing as they were in Slytherin and a boy, (probably a pureblood), she was quite amazed that they had actually bothered to research a muggle song!
"Thank you, Professer!" She bid farewell to the Charms Master and strolled out of the room, wondering what she might have in store next.
~ML
