Having received confirmation from all sets of parents the quartet had excitedly counted down the remaining days until classes ended and the holidays began. Ron and Ginny hadn't been too happy with the news that their elder siblings were leaving them at school but Percy was very pleased they wouldn't be around causing him a headache with their antics which tended to increase without classes to keep them occupied. After breakfast they'd all said their goodbyes and headed out to the entrance to be taken down to Hogsmeade station to get the train back to Kings Cross where Georgia's Mum and Dad had agreed to meet them.

The train ride seemed to be over so much sooner than their usual summer journeys and Georgia suspected it was because they were all filled with so much excitement, the wide grins on all of their faces still as ever present as they had been when they'd woke up and hastily packed last minute. "Please behave" Georgia begged, once again to all three of them, as she pushed the trolley containing her trunk towards the wall.

"When are we never on our best behaviour?" Fred challenged.

"Almost daily" Georgia rolled her eyes.

"You wound us Goshawk" George teased, taking a run at the wall and vanishing through it, his brother quickly following him.

"It'll be fine" Ruby reassured, gently touching Georgia's arm so as to not scare her as she moved closer "Molly will have their behinds if they step out of line and show her up"

Georgia gave her a thankful smile "Come on, we best not keep my mam waiting any longer"

Both girls passed through the barrier where Fred and George were waiting off to the side for them, Georgia pushed her trolley forward and led the way through the station to the usual meeting point that she'd agreed with her parents during her first year at Hogwarts. Her face lit up when she spotted her mother waiting, looking through the crowds, no doubt for her.

"Mam!" she yelled, waving her arm. Kay looked up as she heard her daughter call out and then held her arms out for a hug and Georgia walked straight into them "Dwi wedi dy golli di gymaint!" (I've missed you so much!) She said in fluent Welsh, causing the twins to blink and look between the pair of them - they'd never heard Georgia speak Welsh before! Ruby giggled at their expressions as Georgia and her mum continued to catch up in Welsh, having witnessed it before when picking her friend up to stay during the summers the blonde wasn't as fazed by it.

"Where's Tad?" She asked, as her mum greeted her best friends and told them she was excited to have them stay for the holidays, having expected him to be there to collect them as well.

"There was a slight mishap on the farm, he's stayed back to tend to it." Kay explained, and Georgia nodded in understanding.

Kay led them to the car and Fred and George helped the girls to load their trunks into the boot. It was a bit of a tight squeeze but they managed it before they all climbed into the vehicle. Georgia excitedly took the front seat next to her mum, not usually able to sit up front when both her parents would take her out, which left the other three to cram into the back. Ruby was forced into the middle seeing as she was slightly shorter than the two twins.

"We've got about four hours ahead of us so I hope you're all comfy" Kay smiled at them all before starting up the engine. Georgia gave Ruby an apologetic look but the blonde waved her off, not minding the predicament at all. It had been a while since she'd last been sandwiched between her two male best friends and she'd missed it. The four teenagers laughed and joked with one another as they filled Kay in on how school was going. Conveniently missing out the part about the attacks, Georgia had warned them not to say anything because she knew her mum would worry so much she'd not allow her to return to school. Her friends had suggested that may not be such a bad idea but the brunette had put her foot down and said no.

After what seemed like an eternity they arrived at the Goshawks Welsh Farm where her father, Lewis, was waiting outside of the house for them. With an excited squeal Georgia leapt out of the car and ran towards him, giving him a hug. "Tad!"

Just as Kay had done at the platform, Lewis greeted his daughter in Welsh, letting her know how much he'd missed his only child. "Please tell me that Cotton Ball is okay" she pleaded, worried about her favourite Ewe because she hadn't been too well the last time she'd heard from her parents. "Mam said there'd been an emergency" Georgia glanced round but couldn't see anything astray.

Lewis laughed lightly, typical of his daughter to have missed the animals more than her own dad. "She's fine" he promised her, "The cattle escaped, that's all. They're not too happy with being brought in to stay warm over the winter"

Georgia giggled "It's cause I've not been here to explain to them why they need to be inside" she clarified and her best friends shared looks with each other - she was either going to end up a Magizoologist or a Healer at this rate they decided.

Lewis then clocked the other three standing behind Georgia and shook his head softly "Planning on introducing me?" He asked and Georgia blushed she wasn't usually this rude but it had been a while since she'd been home so manners had gone by the wayside.

She then turned back to look at her friends "Well, this is Ruby" She gestured to the blonde with a massive grin and then her eyes faltered as they fell onto the twins, purely to make sure they were standing in the right order, she then caught Ruby's eye who threw her a wink, she had her wand in George's back so that he knew that if he moved a muscle she would hex him, even though they weren't allowed to use magic outside of school - she was willing to risk it.

Georgia, who had gained confidence by that simple gesture, grinned "This is Fred," she pointed to the twin on the right "and George" she pointed to the other one before finding herself lingering once again on Fred's face, more specifically his nose. Ruby clearing her throat bought her out of her trance "Y-Yes right, well let me show you where you'll be sleeping" she then turned to the twins "I hope you've bought your thermals cause it can get rather nippy at this time of year…" throwing them all a wink before heading on inside and her three friends followed behind her intrigued to see where they would be sleeping for the next couple of weeks.

"Georgia, honey" her mother called after them.

"Yes?" She asked, poking her head back out the door, and Kay pointed at the trunks that Lewis was pulling from the car. "Oh" Georgia mumbled, ducking her head. In her excitement of having her friends spending the holidays at her childhood home with her she'd totally forgotten they'd need their stuff. Dragging their school trunks behind them they headed back inside once again. Ziggy's cage tucked securely under Ruby's arm, the owl looking annoyed at being jostled awake.

"Gred and Forge, you'll be sleeping in the twin room here" The brunette indicated across the landing "Roo, you'll have my bed" she said pointing at the room that was slap bang opposite the twins room.

The blonde blinked "P-Pardon?" She wasn't too sure she'd heard correctly "Did you just say I'm having your bed?" She questioned, with a frown and Georgia nodded.

"Yup!" Which caused Ruby to frown some more.

"But where will you sleep?" She asked.

"On the floor" Georgia replied with a shrug, she was totally fine with giving up her bed. She'd had to do it all the time growing up when her grandparents came to stay.

"GEORGIA!" Kay called up the stairs and the brunette witch groaned "Coming!" She called back and threw them apologetic smiles before she headed on off back downstairs. Ruby sighed, as she watched her friend leave, having wanted to protest. She couldn't kick Georgia out of her own bed, she was the guest, she'd happily take the floor. George caught her attention and threw her a wink.

"You know she won't listen if you argue" Ruby pouted knowing fine well he was right, it wasn't an argument she'd win.

"Doesn't mean I can't try," she shrugged.

"Just compromise with her" Fred offered, as Ruby frowned unsure what he meant he went on to explain. "Tell her you'll switch with her every other night" he shrugged as though it was the most obvious solution.

"Fred Weasley you're a genius!" Ruby beamed brightly, before standing on her tiptoes and kissing his cheek in thanks.

"Alright, enough of that" George interrupted, grabbing Fred by the arm and shoving him into the room they'd be staying in so that they could unpack. "He's big headed enough" Ruby giggled as she turned to head into Georgia's room to do the same, the room decorated almost exactly how she'd imagined it, posters covering the walls of people she didn't recognise, nor were they moving and it unnerved Ruby slightly. It was very much her best friend though.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs Georgia smiled at her mum, wondering what else she might have forgotten to do. "Come and help me make a start on dinner, you and your friends must be hungry" Kay beckoned her to join her in the kitchen. 'You've been travelling all day"

"Those three are hungry no matter what time of day it is" Georgia giggled, leaning against the countertop, glad her friends were still unpacking and couldn't hear her.

"Is there anything that any of them won't or can't eat?" her mum asked her as she moved around the kitchen collecting what she needed to start warming up the homemade soup she'd made earlier. Silently hoping she wouldn't have any fussy eaters, not used to having so many teenagers in her care, but wanting to make sure she accommodated each of her guests.

"You don't have to worry about any of that, mam" Georgia replied, reaching up into one of the cupboards to grab some bowls. "They're gannets and will honestly eat anything you give them, even if it's straight off the farm" she reassured her mother and Kay sighed in relief.

"Come on then, I want to hear what you've been up to at school." Kay urged as she removed the lid from the pan on the stove. "You know, i haven't seen you since July"

Georgia rolled her eyes as she looked for enough matching glasses for them to all use, "It's only been five months"

"Five months too many," her mum told her. "So come on, what's been happening?"

"This and that" Georgia shrugged, filling a glass with water and sipping from it, "We've got a new professor for Defence Against the Dark Arts that loves himself, he started a duelling club but it flopped. We won the first Quidditch match of the year and I've applied to be a prefect next year"

"That's amazing, so you're staying out of trouble this year then?" Kay asked as she pulled out some homemade bread to cut up.

"Hmm" Georgia hummed, looking anywhere except at her mum, avoiding giving a real answer in the hopes her mum would drop the subject but no such luck.

"Georgia..." she warned, "Don't tell me you've been fighting again?" Kay said with a hard tone to her voice and her daughter gulped.

"S-She was asking for it!" She defended.

"She really was Mrs G" Ruby piped up from the doorway, having finished with her unpacking and Georgia threw her a thankful smile, grateful to have someone stick up for her.

"What has gotten into you, Georgia May? You were never one to revert to violence before" Her mother replied with a disapproving tut.

"I've learnt to stand up for myself" Georgia answered, "It's part of being a Gryffindor" she added as a way of explaining and Ruby agreed with a nod.

"Are we talking about the smack down that got Ange booted from the Quidditch Team" George interrupted, with too much enthusiasm, as he and Fred entered the room.

"George!" Ruby hissed.

"Sorry" he muttered shyly.

Kay turned from the counter sharply to glare at her daughter. "It wasn't like that mam!" The brunette quickly protested. "We had a bit of a squabble and then she tried to hex me, that's why she was disqualified from playing"

"And it was only for one game" Ruby informed Mrs Goshawk, hoping her friend wouldn't get into any more trouble. "Besides, it's all water under the bridge now. They've made up"

Kay gave a curt nod as she turned back to stirring the soup, "So what was the fight about?" She asked, keeping her back to them.

The four friends shared a look, none of them sure what to say, finally Georgia cleared her throat and let out a small laugh. "You know what, I really don't remember" she lied. "Probably something silly. Like Roo said, we're back on mutual ground again now so there's no point worrying over it"

"Is there anything we can help with?" Fred asked, remembering his manners and changing the subject of the conversation, knowing none of them wanted to be reminded of the things said during the cat fight.

"No, you're alright, take a seat, dinner will be ready really soon" Kay smiled at him.

"It smells delicious Mrs Goshawk" George commented.

"Thank you..." Kay trailed off, realising she didn't know which of the identical boys had spoken to her. "Can I get anyone anything to drink?" she asked, as the twins took seats side by side at the kitchen table opposite where Ruby had sat, while Georgia began laying out placemats.

"Yes please" they said in unison, catching Kay off guard.

"Please tell me you've got proper juice in" Georgia pleaded.

"Proper juice?" Kay questioned with a frown. "I've got fruit juice or lemonade"

"Fruit juice, these infidels drink pumpkin juice and need to broaden their horizons" the brunette smirked.

"There's absolutely nothing wrong with pumpkin juice," Ruby shrugged.

"Yeah but come on, you've got to admit that pumpkin flavoured everything gets a bit boring after a while" Georgia pointed out, accepting the jugs of juice from her mum and placing them onto the table along with the glasses. "I'm sure you're capable of serving yourselves" she grinned at them.

"Let me do it, they're our guests" said Lewis as he entered the room and shrugged his fleece jacket off his shoulders.

"Guests Tad, not completely useless" Georgia rolled her eyes, a smile on her face. "He's only being this generous because it's your first night here, wait until next week." she told her friends with a laugh.

"So, Georgia tells us you've never had a Muggle Christmas before?" Kay spoke, bringing the soup to the table and serving it.

"No, never" Fred shook his head.

"But she tells us that they're very different from wizard Christmases" George chimed in and Ruby nodded, not that she really remembered much about the ones spent at her grandparents house before Onyx started school.

"Tell us, what makes a wizard Christmas?" Lewis asked, curiously.

"Well..." Fred looked thoughtful as he mulled over his answer.

"Giant trees decorated with golden owls that hoot and actual fairies" George started off for his brother.

"And floating candles and enchanted snow falling from the ceiling" Fred continued.

"And don't forget the gnome at the top" Ruby added, gently blowing on her soup. Georgia giggled at the looks on her parents faces, before encouraging her friends to go on.

"The sickle hidden in the pudding and exploding crackers" said Fred. "Magical mistletoe and singing carols"

"Sounds very... wonderful" Lewis spoke, a look of awe on his face. "Do you have any traditions?"

"Mum knits us all matching sweaters" George nodded, "And we drink eggnog and play chess or exploding snap while we listen to Celestina Warbeck on the wireless"

"It's not just family who get them knitted" Georgia mused, remembering last Christmas and how overjoyed she'd been to receive hers, Kay smiled at the happy look on her daughters face, glad she'd found a place in her magical world where she could belong and that she had people who loved her. It made her feel better while her daughter was away at school knowing that she had friends who would look out for her and that their parents had also accepted her into their lives.

"Oh it's going to be blissful not listening to Celestina this year" Fred sighed happily, before his eyes snapped to Georgia's, "You don't listen to her at Christmas as well do you?" and Georgia shook her head no.

"Who?" Kay asked.

"She's a well known singer in the magical world" Georgia explained as she reached out to take a slice of her mum's freshly baked bread, her hand grazing past Freds as he did the same. Throwing her a wink Fred handed her the bread he'd picked up before taking another bit for himself. The blush that covered Georgia's cheeks didn't go unnoticed by her mother.

"She's a Welsh Witch too" Ruby mused, sipping on her fruit juice. It was so much nicer than the pumpkin juice she was used to and made a mental note to ask her own mum if she'd be able to get it in.

"You mean our Georgia isn't the only one?" Lewis inquired, a hint of surprise in his voice.

"No" Ruby chuckled, "There's many well known Wizarding Families that originate from Wales, there's probably a whole magical community somewhere. They breed the dragons up in the mountains, did you know that?" she asked, and Fred groaned, she was almost as bad as Charlie.

"Roo..." George said softly, casting a look towards Kay and Lewis, "Should you be telling them things like that?"

"It's fine George" the blonde shrugged and Kay found herself wondering how she knew which twin he was.

"Why wouldn't it be?" the motherly woman asked, looking between them all.

"Statue of Secrecy" Ruby replied, looking at George for a reaction that told her that was indeed what he was thinking about. "We're not supposed to let Muggles know about us Witches and Wizards but you've got Georgia who's part of our magical world so you already know we exist. I'm not breaking no rules"

They all soon fell into silence as they finished up eating their soups, occasionally a topic of conversation would spring up around the table and the three lions found themselves learning a lot about Muggle life and what it took to run a farm. Georgia promised to take them out to see the animals the following morning when they had daylight. Fred and George were most excited, they'd heard about all the various animals but had never had a chance to see them in person or so up close. Complimenting Kay on how lovely the soup had been when she informed them that the vegetables had been grown outside in the veggie patch, Ruby jumped up to help Georgia clear the table, ignoring Kay's protests that she didn't need to help because she would do it.

"At least allow me to make everyone some hot tea," Kay offered, sticking the kettle on to boil, Fred and George eyeing the funny device with uncertainty.

"You girls enjoy the tea, I've got a task for the boys" Lewis smiled, standing up and swinging his fleece back over his shoulders. "Grab your coats and gloves if you've got them. I'm gonna need some help" he said, looking at the two red heads.

"I can help Tad," Georgia replied eagerly from where she was washing dishes for Ruby to dry.

"No, sweetheart. You stay here with your mother. This is a job that requires muscles."

"Muscles? Those two? Really?" Georgia scoffed and looked at her dad, the twins shot her a pained look and Ruby hid a giggle, nudging Georgia with her hip, the short witch knew exactly what muscles because she couldn't keep her eyes off of them.

"We're going to select a Christmas Tree from the back field"

"Wicked!" The twins grinned, both going to wrap up warm. Georgia pouted though, hating when her father assumed that because she was so short that she wasn't strong enough to help out.

"I've been working on this farm since I could walk" she continued, "just because they play Quidditch doesn't mean they could lift a tree..."

"Your father doesn't mean anything by it love, he's just happy to have some other males around the place for a change" Kay commented, patting her shoulder, knowing her husband all too well.

"You're late this year, I thought it would already be up when I came home" Georgia mused, accepting a mug of steaming tea from her mum.

"We know how much you love decorating the tree when you're home so we held off doing it" Lewis explained, "You and your friends can do it together this year" Georgia smiled at that, feeling a little better. It would be fun to show her friends her usual Christmas traditions. As the boys headed outside to find a good enough tree Kay and the girls moved into the living room with their mugs of tea. It looked really cozy and gave Ruby a welcoming feeling.

"Thank you for letting us stay for the holidays Mrs G, I know the boys are really excited to see how Mugg- Uh, non magical folk live" Ruby busied herself with sipping on the hot tea not sure if calling Georgia's parents Muggles to their faces would offend them or not.

"That's alright, when Georgia wrote and said you'd all have to stay at school otherwise we were more than happy to accommodate. Can't be much fun to spend Christmas at school away from family" Kay replied and Georgia gave Ruby a smile that said she was sorry for telling a small fib.

"The professors make it as fun as possible for us" Ruby shrugged "And it's not so bad, I've grown up knowing Fred and George, and the rest of their siblings, so we're practically family anyways"

"Ahhh" Kay hummed thoughtfully, hands wrapped around her mug to warm them up.

"What?" Georgia questioned her mum, she knew that look on her face. She was definitely up to something.

"Nothing" Kay shook her head, a smile tugging at her lips as she watched the look that Georgia and Ruby shared. "Fine okay" she caved, her curiosity getting the better of her. She had to admit that it was nice to gossip like a schoolgirl again. "Having seen how close you all are and the way you were able to control the twins earlier and tell them apart so easily I thought there must be something going on between you" Ruby snorted into her tea, coughing as she choked on the warm liquid. It was Georgia's turn to hide her giggles now. "But if you see them as family then I suppose that explains it as well"

"You were right the first time" Georgia let out a loud laugh at the horrified look on her best friend's face.

"Gia!" She yelped, "That's not true Mrs G" Ruby rushed to explain, her face burning bright red.

"Fine, let me rephrase that" Georgia smirked, she was usually the one being teased by her friends and it felt good to be on the opposite side of things. "She wishes there was something going on between them"

Ruby groaned, sliding down in her seat, "You're one to talk" she shot back and Georgia scowled at her. But she wasn't done with her playful joking just yet.

"You haven't happened to hang any mistletoe up around the yard yet have you, mam?" Georgia asked, giving her mum a look of innocence.

"No, why?"

"Oh, just Roo was hoping to get George under it" Georgia chuckled.

"Is that before or after you've gotten him under it?" Kay asked with a knowing smile and Georgia gaped at her as Ruby laughed.

"W-what do you mean?" Georgia stuttered, her voice a few octaves higher than normal.

"You want to tell me that you haven't got your eyes on one of those red haired boys?" Kay questioned, placing her mug of tea on the coffee table situated in the middle of the room and clicking the television on. Ruby knew what it was because her own mum was Muggleborn and had kept a few Muggle electrical items around the house but she knew it would blow Fred and George's minds to see the moving images on the screen.

"She prefers Fred" Ruby smirked, getting her own back on Georgia for teasing her.

"Aren't they like the same person?" Georgia and Ruby groaned at that.

"No!" They said in unison and Kay chuckled.

"Alright, alright"

"How'd you know anyways?" Georgia asked, looking at Ruby who threw her a look that said she had nothing to do with it.

"I'm your mother, and mother's know everything" the elder woman reminded her daughter. "They both seem like well mannered, sweet boys" Kay added, an approving tone to her voice.

"Molly will be pleased to hear that" Ruby smiled, making a mental note to mention it next time she saw the matriarch. It would be nice for the boys to get a bit of praise for the change instead of always being in trouble.

"Okay!" Georgia jumped up, taking her mug with her. "This conversation is over" She shouted as she disappeared back into the kitchen to get away from the awkwardness, absolutely not wanting to discuss her crush on Fred with her mother. The back door opened as she reached it, revealing her dad and two best friends who had returned.

"Look who we've found!" Lewis announced, "Come see who's home" he cooed and a black and white sheep dog ran into the kitchen, excitedly wagging her tail as she saw Georgia.

"Connie!" Georgia squealed happily, crouching down to hug the animal that was bouncing at her, licking her face. As Ruby and the twins stood near her to see what was happening, Connie ran round them, nudging them with her head wanting to be petted. "Guys, this is Connie, she likes having her head scratched" she introduced.

"Is it a Crup?" George asked, having been too scared to ask Lewis the same question when they'd found the dog hiding in the barn when they'd gone to get a cart to carry the tree in.

"No, she's a Border Collie, she works on the farm and helps to herd the sheep" Georgia explained, hugging the dog some more, having really missed her. "Did you find a tree?" She asked, looking up at the twins from the floor.

"We did, they've picked a good one" Lewis replied, "You can put it up tomorrow though, it's getting late. You four need to start winding down ready for bed, not getting hyped up on Christmas"

With a sigh Georgia let Connie be and stood up, wishing a goodnight to her parents she led her friends upstairs letting them know they'd have a couple of hours to sit and chat before going to sleep.