Chapter 29 - A Weasley Christmas

People in this Chapter.

Lewis James Potter, Harry James Potter, Ronald Weasley,
Minerva McGonagall, Flitwick, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan,
Prince, Molly Wesley, Arthur Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe,
Gregory Goyle, Millicent Bulstrode, Theodore Nott,
Severus Snape, Hagrid, Charley Weasley, Bill Weasley,
Robert Weasley

Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December,
Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow. The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.
The few owls that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky to deliver mail had to be nursed back to health by Hagrid before they could fly off again.

No one could wait for the holidays to start.
While the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall had roaring fires, the drafty corridors had become icy,
and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms.

Worst of all were Professor Snape's classes down in the dungeons, where their breath rose in a mist before them,
and they kept as close as possible to their hot cauldrons.

"I do feel so sorry," said Draco Malfoy, one Potions class,
"For all those people who have to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas because they're not wanted at home."
He was looking over at the twins as he spoke.
Crabbe and Goyle chuckled.

Harry, who was measuring out powdered spine of lionfish,
ignored them. Malfoy had been even more unpleasant than usual since the Quidditch match. Disgusted that the Slytherins had lost, he had tried to get everyone laughing at how a wide-mouthed tree frog would be replacing Lewis as Seeker next.

Then he had realized that nobody found this funny,
and they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick. So, Malfoy,
jealous and angry, had gone back to taunting Harry and Lewis about having no proper family.

"Draco why don't we don't we dule again and you be a nudist for the school to enjoy?" Said Lewis.

It was true that Harry was not going back to Privet Drive for Christmas, and Lewis was staying to since he had
nowhere to go. Professor McGonagall had come around the week before, making a list of students who would be staying for the holidays, and the Twins had signed up at once.
They did not feel sorry for himself at all; this would probably be the best Christmas he'd ever had. Ron and his brothers were staying, too, because Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were going to Romania to visit Charlie and Bill.

When they left the dungeons at the end of Potions,
they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead.
Two enormous feet sticking out at the bottom and a loud puffing sound told them that Hagrid was behind it.

"Hi, Hagrid, want any help?" Ron asked, sticking his head through the branches.

"Nah, I'm all right, thanks, Ron." Said Hagrid.

"Would you mind moving out of the way?" came Malfoys cold drawl from behind them. "Are you trying to earn some extra money, Weasley? Hoping to be gamekeeper yourself when you leave Hogwarts, I suppose - that hut of Hagrid's must seem like a palace compared to what your families used to."

Ron tried to dive at Malfoy, but Lewis would not let Ron out of a hug that seem to keep Ron form moving forward.

"Draco, we love our house, it is best house on the planet."
Said Lewis.

Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle pushed roughly past the tree, scattering needles everywhere and smirking.

"I'll get him," said Ron, grinding his teeth at Malfoy's back, "one of these days, I'll get him -"

"Ron don't, be better them those trolls." Said Lewis.

"I hate them both," said Harry, "Malfoy and Snape."

"Come on, cheer up, it's nearly Christmas,"
said Hagrid. "Tell yeh what, come with me an' see the Great Hall, looks a treat."

So, the three of them followed Hagrid and his tree off to -the Great Hall, where Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick were busy with the Christmas decorations.

"Ah, Hagrid, the last tree - put it in the far corner, would you?"
Asked Flitwick. The hall looked spectacular.
Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls,
and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles,
some glittering with hundreds of candles.

"How many days you got left until yer holidays?" Hagrid asked.

"Just one," said Lewis. "And that reminds me -Harry, Ron,
we've got half an hour before lunch,
we should be in the library."

"Oh yeah, you're right," said Ron, tearing his eyes away from Professor Flitwick, who had golden bubbles blossoming
out of his wand and was trailing them over the
branches of the new tree.

"The library?" said Hagrid, following them out of the hall.
"Just before the holidays? Bit keen, aren't yeh?"

"Oh, we're not working," Lewis told him brightly.
"Ever since you confirmed it is Nicolas Flamel we've been trying to find out where he is and more about him."

"You what?" Hagrid looked shocked. "Listen here - I've told yeh – drop it. It's nothing to you what that dog's guarding."

"We are looking for where Nicolas Flamel is,
that's all," said Lewis.

"Unless you'd like to tell us and save us the trouble?"
Harry added. "He is hiding somewhere."

"I'm saying nothing," said Hagrid flatly.

"Just have to find out for ourselves, then," said Ron, and they left Hagrid looking disgruntled and hurried off to the library.
They had indeed been searching books for Flamel's name ever since Hagrid had let it slip, because how else were they going to find the owner of out what Snape was trying to steal?
The trouble was, it was very hard to know where to begin,
not knowing what Flamel did still not helping find his home.

The twins wandered over to the Restricted Section.
He had been wondering for a while if Flamel wasn't somewhere in there. Unfortunately, you needed a specially signed note from one of the teachers to look in any of the restricted books, and they knew they'd never get one. These were the books containing powerful Dark Magic never taught at Hogwarts,
and only read by older students studying advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"What are you looking for?" Asked Prince.

"Yes, it is a history topic, if I was looking for ancient wizard families and their ancient homes. What book would I look for?
There got to be something" Asked Lewis.

"What is the name of the Family and their current family members name?" Asked Prince.

"Don't know the current generations name but the last name is
Flamel and the generation I am asking about is from the fourteenth century." Said Lewis.

She looked at Lewis, trying to read his mind.
Lewis just smiled. "You know who he is?" Lewis Asked Prince.
"I need to get in contact with Mr. Flamel because of the dangerous item he owns that is currently here."

"Talk to the Headmaster." Said Prince.

"Should have figured you part of the group protecting it?" Asked Lewis.

"Yes, leave here now." Said Prince. They went off to lunch.

Once the holidays had started, Lewis, Ron, and Harry were having too good a time to think much about Flamel.
They had the dormitory to themselves and the common room was far emptier than usual, so they were able to get the good armchairs by the fire. They sat by the hour eating anything they could spear on a toasting fork - bread, English muffins, marshmallows - and plotting ways of getting Malfoy expelled, which were fun to talk about even if they would not work.

Lewis and Ron also started teaching Harry's wizard chess.
This was exactly like Muggle chess except that the figures were alive, which made it a lot like directing troops in battle. Ron's set was incredibly old and battered.

Like everything else he owned, it had once belonged to someone else in his family in this case, his grandfather.
However, old chessmen were not a drawback at all.
Ron knew them so well he never had trouble getting them to do what he wanted.

Harry played with chessmen Seamus Finnigan had lent him,
and they did not trust him at all. He was not a particularly good player yet and they kept shouting different bits of advice at him, which was confusing. "Don't send me there, can't you see his knight? Send him, we can afford to lose him."

On Christmas Eve, Harry, Ron, and Lewis where setting in the common room when Molly, Rob, and Arthur popped in through the Portrait hole and walked up to Ron and hugged him.

Lewis turned invisible, while Harry went up and said,
"Hi Mom and Dad how your holiday going?" Asked Harry.

"Good so far where Lewis?" Asked Molly.

"Mom I think he is hiding, he is now scared of you,
after your last talk." Said Ron.

"Never would I think I had a son who can hide from me like this, Lewis if you can hear Me, I am no longer mad at you."
Said Molly. "I really do want to see you to.
Lewis I was mad you taught Ron dangerous spells,
but I am no longer mad."

Lewis appeared, "I have lost to many, I had to protect Ron just like Harry and the rest of our group. I have more spells I need to teach them to keep them safe and I will not apologize for it either. Would you not rather Ron to be able to protect himself."
Said Lewis just standing in front of Molly.

"Lewis, I understand." Said Molly and hugged Lewis.
She started staring at Ron and then back to Lewis.
"You two are very close." She started staring at Ron again,
when Lewis reflected her. "You two are keeping something
form me, not sure." Lewis looked back at Ron and through,
'Should we tell her?' Asked Lewis.

'Not sure.' Through Ron.

"You want to tell her?" Asked Lewis.

"I can tell your having a conversion, just don't know about what,
but how about talk verbal." Ordered Molly.

"I am dating someone." Said Ron.

"Who is she?" Asked Molly.

"We only had a couple dates so far, we had a double
date with Harry, second was the Halloween Dance,
and we had a few on our own shearing memories." Said Lewis.

"So, you and Lewis are dating." Said Molly.
"So why did you fall for my son?"

"He is the greatest, you know this, I mean you his Mom,
he is perfect and so cute, and I never want to be
without him again." Said Lewis.

"Then I am happy." Said Molly, "Your more protective them me."

At that second more red heads showed up.
Walked up to charley and said, "I got you spot on the team." Said Lewis.

"You did, how you do?" Asked Charley.

"We won." Said Lewis. "Want to see?"

"Sure, but how?" Said Charley.

Lewis shared the memories of the match.

"How did you get in my head so quickly?" Asked Charley.

"I don't feel so bad now, since he also cut through your mental defenses very quickly." Said Percy.

"I had good teacher. Too bad he was evil." Said Lewis.

"You mean him." Said Charley.

"If you mean Voldemort then yes." Said Lewis.

"Lewis, do you have to say that name?" Asked Ron.

"Sorry sweety." Said Lewis hugging Ron.

"Ron, you have a boyfriend?" Asked Percy.

"Yes, yes I do." Said Ron. "Don't you as well."

Percy gave this if looks could kill.

"Percy what is her name?" Asked Molly.

"Penelope Clearwater is that not her name?" Asked Lewis.

Percy looked pissed. "How long have you known?" He asked.

"You know when you tried to break into my mind,
seems like it a popular game, I copied all yours." Said Lewis.

"You did? Have you shared any?" Asked Percy.

"There not my memories to share." Said Lewis.

George and Fred walked in.

"So, any thang I should know." Said Molly.

"No." Said the Weasley Twins.

"You know I will figure out." Said Molly.

"We know." Said the Weasley Twins.

Molly seen a guilty look on Lewis's face.
"What did you do Lewis?" Asked Molly.

"What do you mean, Mom?" Said Lewis trying
to pull off a confused look.

"You did it recently to." Said Molly.

Lewis looked at Harry and Ron, Ron gave a tell her look.
"At the match someone was controlling Harry broom,
trying to knock him off to his death I save him by…" Said Lewis.

"Go on by doing what?" Asked Molly.

"I stopped the one casting the Hex…" Said Lewis.

"How?" Asked Molly.

"I set fire to his robes." Said Lewis.

Molly has a bad felling but asked any way. "So, you did a George,
who did you catch on fire." Asked Molly.

"Would like to remind you my twin was being hexed." Said Lewis.

"I will but who did you catch on fire?" Asked Molly.

Before Lewis could say anything.

Fred and George said at once, "That was you?"

"What was him?" Asked Molly.

"Snape caught on fire during the match." Said Percy.
"But you were too far away with no wand."

"Percy, do you know how to turn invisible?" Asked Lewis.

"No." Said Percy.

"Does that mean it can't be done?" Asked Lewis.

"I don't know of any invisibility spell." Said Percy.

"Yes, you keep thinking that way Percy." Said Lewis.
Lewis gives a look to Ron and Harry.
"Percy, you should not close you self to the possibility."
At which time Lewis turns invisible with Harry and Ron.

"What just happened?" Said Percy.

Then they turned visible again, but Lewis was behind him now.
"So maybe you should not define the universe." Said Lewis.

"Mom and Dad and Percy you promise not to tell anyone about the fire starting? After all he did attack my twin,
but I don't have any proof on that." Said Lewis.

"We promise, as does Percy." Said Molly. "But how do you know the rest will stay silent."

"I trust the Brotherhood." Said Lewis.

"Are we part of the Brotherhood?" Asked Fred and George.

"Yes." Said Lewis, "I added you when you saved his life."

"Are you sure that he, did it?" Said Molly.

"Yes." Said Lewis.

"He a teacher he would never." Said Molly.

"You need proof?" Asked Lewis.

"Yes." Said Molly and Arthur.

Lewis connected to Molly and Arthur.
Lewis started with the first minuet of Harry broom going crazy,
then he ordered the Weasley Twins to help him try and protect Harry and they got up there quickly,
at that minute Ron sent Lewis a message about snape.

Lewis looked over and seen Snape doing a Curse,
So Lewis did a spell to Snape and a smoke plume started from where he was sitting and Flitwick started pulling at Snape trying to put out the fire and broke Snape construction and also knocking over Quirrell then the Broom went back to normal.
The Weasley twins get Harry back on his broom when Lewis Noticed the golden snitch and caught it in his mouth on the way down to the ground.

"Shit, now I feel bad for burning Snape,
do anti-hexes take just as munch contraction
as hexes right Dad?" Asked Lewis.

"Yes, why do you ask." Asked Author.

"Quirrell was in the memory I sheared and had the same look as Snape. I now think Snape was saving your life,
and Quirrell was trying to kill you. I have had a strange vide off him since day one, but Snape's was much larger threat so he over shadowed Quirrell." Said Lewis.

"But Snape was attacked by Fluffy." Said Ron.

"Fluffy does not like Snape and he was not supposed to be in that room without Hagrid, So Fluffy did his Job." Said Lewis.

"What a Fluffy?" Asked the Weasley Twins.

Lewis shared a Mental picture of Fluffy.
"Awesome right?" Said Lewis.

"If you need to contact us, try and refrain from attacking another teacher." Ordered Molly.

Then Rob said before Arthur could, "You have taken most of the time I want some time with my Brothers,
and his new boyfriend." Said Rob.

"Sure." Said Arthur.

"You are all are going to Romania, right for Christmas holidays and will be back before their over?" Asked Lewis.

"Yes." Said Arthur.

"Then can Rob stay here for Christmas,
then you can pick him up on the way back through." Asked Lewis.
"I am sure that Dumbledore would not mind."

"Sure. He will be safer here." Said Arthur.

"We Must be on our way." Said Arthur.

"Mom can Serius visit?" Asked Lewis.

"We want to know him better." Said the Potter Twins.

"Sure, will talk to him." Said Arthur.

Then all the nonstudent Weasleys left the common room.

"Fred and George thank you for helping try and save Harry,
you two are awesome and your part of our group now."
Said Lewis. "You're the only two who would understand how munch bad this loss would be." He walked up and hugged them,
whispering in their ear, "I got some stuff I need to teach you two but tomorrow not tonight."

"Rob, do you want to see our room." Said Lewis.

"Yes." Said Rob.

"Good because you will be sleep there tonight." Said Lewis.

They walked up to the first-year dorm.
Rob walked around seeing Lewis, Ron, and Harry bed.
"Come and set here Rob," Said Lewis, Rob ran over and sat on Lewis's window seat, "Great view, right?"

"Yes, it is." Said Rob.

"Want to see something neat, but you must swear to secrecy,
was going to add you to the Brotherhood next year anyway."
Said Lewis.

"Yes, I agree." Said Ron.

"First I got to train you how to secure your mind."
Said Lewis, and Lewis trained Rob how to secure his throughs,
then Lewis contracted for a few minutes and added Rob to the Gryffindors shields, lastly then he Made a Room for Rob.

"Rob, do you see that shield by the door?" Asked Lewis.

"Yes." Said Rob.

"Put you hand flat in it." Said Lewis.

HE did and disappeared, then Lewis, Ron, and Harry followed through the portal. "What do you think of the HQ of the
Brotherhood of the Owl." Asked Lewis, "and your room?"

"This is awesome." Said Rob. "My room?"

"See your name there? That you room. Go look at it."
Said Lewis.

"Ron, can you check out my room with me and Lewis?
can I see your rooms?" Asked Rob.

Lewis, Ron and Harry followed Rob into his room.
The bookcase was full of Dark Arts, Charms,
Care of Magical Creatures, supplies for journalism, books on journalism, transfiguration. There was a magical computer and a printer on bookcase. There was also a perch for
his companion Lilly, and a bed and a couch.

Rob followed them to Lewis's and Ron's room,
where Merlin and James where setting on there perch.
He looked at the bookcases then the pickers,
but went back to the bookcase where the secured book
where and asked, "What with these books?"

"There are books I need but no one else needs to see them.
It is very dark magic, outlawed for very good reasons,
but I got to understand it to defeat Voldemort." Said Lewis.

Then they went to Harry and Neville room.
Rob went around and looked at the shelfs of books,
"This is brilliant, must be Neville side." Said Rob.

"Yes." Said Harry.

"How do you like your boyfriend?" Asked Rob.

"He is sweet and caring. We have become close." Said Harry.
"But how did you know."

"Hope to find some one nice to." Said Rob.

"When you come next year there be five boys in your dorm.
You just need to get to know them." Said Lewis.

Rob looked at Lewis with a pissed off expression,
"Rob you know the hole Brotherhood is gay right,
and The secrets of the Brotherhood stay with the it."

"George and Fred are gay?" Asked Rob.

"Yes." Said Lewis. "but we will find you someone."

While Rob was exploring the HQ,
Lewis added a Wizard Chess Tables in one corner,
finished setting up the study hall in another,
and a Movie Theater in another corner.

"Guys want to play wizards chess on our new tables?"
Asked Lewis, and they spent the next three hours playing chess. They played mutable wizard games through the night.
Rob fell asleep at midnight in Lewis's bed,
while Lewis and Ron got in Ron's bed and fell asleep together,
and Harry in his bed.

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