It had been a few days since Neville's name came out of the Goblet, and almost everyone was shunning him.
A group of Slytherin's had made buttons that supported Cedric, and when they tapped it with their wands, it changed to "Longbottom Stinks!"
"So clever", Maisie had told Ryan sarcastically the first time she saw it.
Malfoy had heard her. "What was that, Potter? Still whining about how you weren't chosen?
Gryffindors. Attention seekers, the lot of them."
She saw Ryan grab his wand, but she put a hand on his arm. "Let's just go."
On top of everything, Neville and Ron were fighting.
Ron had gotten angry because he thought Neville entered the Tournament without telling him.
Which Neville didn't, but Ron wouldn't listen to him.
So, Maisie and Hermione were forced to run back and forth between the two boys, communicating for them. It got old pretty fast, and Maisie gave up early on.
The Yule Ball was going to take place on Christmas Eve, meaning that many students (fourth years and up) would be staying at Hogwarts over the holiday.
Maisie wanted to go to the Yule Ball, but she also wanted to go home.
That was a first.
She wanted to spend Christmas with Sirius, and actually have a real holiday with her real family.
Maisie wrote Sirius a letter about it, and he replied with,
Don't worry about me, love. You have fun.
We have a lot of holidays to look forward to.
This made her smile.
She could spend every holiday for the rest of her life with Sirius.
One Christmas couldn't hurt, right?
AN: Thanks for reading! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! If you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a great day!