Chapter 15: Christmas at Hogwarts

It was Christmas time at Hogwarts. And…well, I just loathed the holiday. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia never really cared about Harry and I, even during that time. But when we had the option of staying at school…I jumped at the chance, I was the first to sign both Harry and I up. percy knew my reasons for staying at school, but he was also staying since his parents were going to see his brother, Charlie in Romania. The day that everyone left…including Stephanie and Cameron, we all said our goodbyes in the Great Hall. I gave Hermione a hug before she went down to Hogsmeade to catch the train with Crystal. I vowed to get more information on not only what happened when Hogwarts first began but also on Flamel, this one guy Harry, Ron, and Hermione were constantly talking about. I didn't know then, but I had a feeling that my brother and his friends were up to something. After everyone left, Percy and I had the common room to ourselves. We got the good seats by the fire for a change…and we were toasting whatever I had under my bed in my junk food stash. Mainly Oreos.

Harley, why do you keep so many of these under your bed?" Percy asked, picking the sandwich cookie up and staring at it.

"Around midnight, I get hungry." I said simply "Oreos are my go to snack. Go on, try one."

"Ok…" Percy said hesitantly taking a bite.

"You're doing it wrong!" I said.

"How do you eat a cookie wrong?"

"Easy…" I said, taking my own cookie "First, you take one of the cookies off, exposing the cream." I started, putting the words into action. "Then you lick the cream off and eat the cookies after!" I stated as if it was the most simple thing in the world.

Percy rolled his eyes "I'll eat them a Weasley way. Your way sounds so…fanatic."

"That's because I love Oreos!" I shouted.

"Fine, then. That's your nickname…Oreo Potter."

I slapped him "Shut up!" I said, teasing.

"Do you prefer Elemental Potter?" Percy smirked.

Yeah, I forgot to mention. Right after that meeting with Dumbledore, I told Percy about my powers…and he hasn't shut up about it...for five years!

"You want to fight?" I demanded.

"Bring it on, Oreo." Percy said taunting me.

I lunged and tackled him onto the carpet. I pinned him down and drew a gummy worm out of my robes.

"Hey, I forgot I had this. Maybe I should force you to eat it!" I said, dangling the worm in Percy's face, pretending it was a real one.

Percy paled "You wouldn't make me eat a worm…would you?" he whispered.

"Yes, Percy…I would." I said, lifting an arm up and trying to force the candy in.

Percy took the opportunity to grab the arm and swing me onto my back, he sat on top of my chest and took the worm from my hand.

"Now, let's see if Oreos are all you eat." Percy teased, dangling the worm in front of my face.

"Do it, I don't care." I said.

Percy took my jaw in his hand and forced my mouth open before slipping the worm in. I chewed up the candy and swallowed it, much to Percy's horror.

"What?" I asked "It was only candy."

Percy glared at me "You should have said that, then I wouldn't have sat on you."

"Yeah, and by the way. Get off me, you ox!" I yelled, throwing him on his side.

"I hate that you can do that, sometimes." Percy said, dusting himself off.

"Ok, ok. How about we go outside, so we don't hurt anything…like the furniture or ourselves. There is so much I have to show you about the Muggle world, Percy. It's not even funny!" I yelled, grabbing Percy by the arm and dragging him (with his winter cloak) outside.

As soon as we were outside, Percy slipped his coat on while I made a snowball.

"So what are we doing out here?" Percy asked, doing his cloak up.

"You'll see." I replied holding the snowball behind my back.

"What do you mean-" Percy started, cutting off with a shriek as I smashed the snowball on his head, laughing.

"Oh, you, Ms Potter are so dead!" Percy yelled balling up a snowball.

I ran "Come catch me if you want to kill me, Percy!" I taunted.

I felt the snowball hit me hard in the back and I turned around, picked up a snowball and shoved it down Percy's cloak and into his dress shirt.

"HARLEY!" Percy screamed "That's cold! So bloody cold! That wasn't fair!" he added, doing a little jig to get the snow out.

I smirked as he bent down, made a snowball and smashed it into my face. I shuddered.

"That's s-so c-cold!" I stammered out "That was a cheap shot!"

"No it wasn't." Percy smirked "This is a cheap shot." he added, pushing me into the snow.

"HEY!" I bellowed as Percy pinned me. "Not funny!"

Percy chuckled "I never intended to be serious."

I smirked "Well, at least you know what Muggles do in the snow."

Percy mirrored me "Well, you are missing one thing…"

I raised my eyebrows in confusion "What?"

"This." Percy put simply, leaning in for a kiss!

This was finally going to happen. Crystal was home for the holidays and it was just me and Percy out here! So it was finally going to-.

My happy thought was cut short at the sound of Percy yelling in pain.

"WHO THREW THAT!" he bellowed, pulling out his wand and getting up "Show yourself!"

To my shock, I saw that Crystal walked out of the Forest. Percy was instantly forgotten as I ran up to hug her.

"Crystal!" I yelled wrapping my arms around her "I thought you were-"

"I'm not going home for the holiday. My family was…busy." Crystal replied quickly, hugging me back.

"Does this have anything to do with that note you got last week?" I asked.

"NO!" Crystal said "My parents were just too busy over the holiday."

I looked at her suspiciously and had a feeling she wasn't telling me the truth.

*Flashback*

Crystal, Percy and I were sitting talking in the Great Hall earlier that day when Crystal's mini owl, Maria flew in and dropped a note in Crystal's lap. Crystal opened it as Maria flew off.

"What's that?" I asked, pointing to the note. "Can I read it?"

"No!" Crystal said quickly, trying to stuff the note in her pocket.

Percy ripped the letter from Crystal's hands "Bull crap!" he accused "Harley has a right to know, should she ask!" he said, giving the note to me and earning a glare from Crystal.

seemed to be a pretty important person, seeing as the fancy stationary, all pink and frilly. This was what it said.

Crystal Wells,

I hear from Mrs Lynn that you are spending a rather large amount of time with Harley Potter. She is not right, Crystal, and you should know that by now. I thought your uncle and I raised you better. If I hear again that you are spending time with Ms. Potter, you bloody well know the penalty.

Your aunt,

D.J.U.

"What's the penalty?" I asked, infuriated at this person, who I was thinking was a woman judging by the writing.

"It's nothing." Crystal said quickly, taking the note from my hand and stuffing it in her pocket.

"Is this your aunt Lynn told us about?" I asked.

"Yeah," Crystal said "I got to go. I'll see you later, Harls!" She added, getting up and running off.

*End Flashback*

"Well, at least we can hang out!" I said cheerily.

"Hey, since you and I are the only girls in the tower, want to have a sleepover?"

"Sure!" I shouted, ignoring Percy's infuriated look at Crystal "Sounds like fun! And besides, I haven't spoken to Harry in a while! Let's go!" I said, taking Crystal by the hand and walking her to our dorm, where we were staying alone.

After I got some stuff for the night, Ivy and I went back to the common room, where Harry and Ron were sitting by the fire toasting stuff.

Hey! Harry, Ron!" Ivy yelled "Look who I got!"

Harry turned around "SIS!" he yelled getting up to hug me.

"Hey, bro!" I said wrapping my arms around his waist "What are you and Ron doing?" I asked, grabbing a toasting fork and sitting Harry on my lap.

"Nothing much, Harls." Ron said, sparing a smile in my direction "We're plotting how to get Lynn expelled."

I had a "Light bulb over the head" moment "Get her to say the F word in front of Dumbledore!" I suggested.

"What are you guys talking about?" the voice of Fred Weasley asked behind us.

"Hey, Fred! What's up, George?" I said to the smirking twins.

"Not much, you?"

"I came up with a way to get Lynn expelled. Get her to say an expletive in front of Dumbledore!"

Fred scoffed "Pathetic! Really pathetic! Here's what you really do. Get some Dungbombs and set them off in Filch's office."

I started to laugh "That would be funny!"

"And…" George said "we ditch the bombs in Lynn's trunk!"

My eyes lit up "LET'S DO IT!" I shouted, pushing Harry off my lap

Fred, George and I exchanged high fives when Ivy spoke.

"I had to be a party-pooper, but Lynn went home for the holidays."

Fred's eyes widened "Damn it! Then we shouldn't have-"

There was a loud bang from outside the portrait hole.

"You didn't!" Harry said smirking.

"We did. And we made sure that Mrs Norris was in there too!"

I burst into a fit of laughter

"You…guys…are…killing…me!" I said between giggles.

"Harls, calm down before you fall on the floor!" Harry ordered.

"Ok…ok!" I giggled, sitting down on a couch "Better?"

"Much, you worry me when you stand and laugh."

The next morning I woke up to Crystal hitting me with a pillow.

"What?" I said sleepily getting up.

"Come on! It's Christmas and Harry and Ron are downstairs at the Christmas tree!"

I got up and followed Ivy out of the dorm. Once I got downstairs, I saw a large Christmas tree by the fire and Harry and Ron laughing.

"Merry Christmas, sis. Catch!" Harry yelled throwing something blue at me.

I caught it. It was a jumper with a large silver H on its front. Another one of Mrs Weasley's jumpers

"Mum made them." Ron said "I wrote her and told her you weren't expecting any presents, but I guess she didn't like that thought. Here, she made you some fudge too."

I sat down between Harry, Ron, Percy and the Twins and began to open my presents. I got some Chocolate Frogs from Hermione, a fifty pence piece from the Dursleys (which I gave to Crystal, she seemed very interested in the shape) and Crystal gave me something really wicked.

"HOLY MORRISON!" I yelled, taking a small item out of its box "What is it?" I asked.

Crystal smirked "It's a wand holder. You clip it on your hip and you can carry your wand around and pull it out when you need it."

"Thanks, Cryssie!" I yelled, hugging her.

I also got some stuff from my dorm mates and other friends. From Amelia, I got a handmade jewellery box. From Lucy, I got part of a friendship necklace. From Stella (very predictably) I got a large set of makeup. From Stephanie,I got some rose bud earrings from and a lion necklace from Cameron.

The boys got me stuff too. From Oliver, I got some perfume. From Fred and George I got some Bertie Blott's Every Flavour Beans. And from Percy…

A GUITAR!" I screamed, looking at the red and gold instrument, gleaming at me. I picked it up and slug the strap over my shoulders. "Oh my gosh! This is so awesome! How did you afford this?"

"I saved up and bought it last week, I remember you telling me the one you had got destroyed"

I did have a guitar but Dudley and his friends wrecked it

"Oh my God, Percy. Thank you" I said hugging him

There's one more." Harry said, picking up a package and looking at it "It's for the both of us."

I grabbed the parcel from Harry and looked at it. It said To Harry and Harley Potter.

I ripped off the parcel and looked inside, there was two silvery substances inside.

"Sweet!" I said, taking one and giving the parcel to my brother. The material felt like water in my hands, it felt so familiar. Crystal and Ron gaped.

I hope so. Harls, Harry, put them on!"

I looked at my brother and put on the thing. Turns out it was a Cloak.

"HOLY CRAP! It's an Invisibility Cloak!" Crystal shouted "Look down!"

I looked down at mine and Harry's feet, but they were gone.

"Dude…" I said after a while "This has got to be…the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!"

Four chapters in a row! I'm on fire today. A/N: Sorry the Chapter was so long! But there's going to be a little more Percy/Harley moments in the next chapter so I had to have some Harry/Harley moments. And I know there isn't two Invisibility Cloaks, but I made it so there was, so Harley wasn't left out. So…I hope you enjoyed it and as always, reviews are loved!