After visiting Albus in the Hospital Wing time flew and before I knew it I traveling home on the Hogwarts express for Christmas.

Abby, Jane and I were lucky enough to get a compartment to ourselves.

"I'm going to miss Hogwarts," I said as I watched from the window castle growing smaller and smaller until it eventually disappeared into the distance.

Abby laughed.

"What?" I asked.

"I just never thought I would actually miss school," Abby said with a sigh.

"Hogwarts is different to muggle schools, Abby." said Jane.

"Yeah, it 100% better in every single way." said Abby smiling.

Jane and I agreed even though I was homed school before I came to Hogwarts I had read tales in books about muggle schools, boring places compared to Hogwarts.

"You guy have to write to me," I said. "I want to hear about what you think of your presents."

I had sent a list to my mom of what presents I wanted to buy my friends since I wasn't old enough to go to Hogsmeade yet. I had gotten Jane a massive book on Astronomy packed full of beautiful goblin painted pictures of the stars and planets that I knew she would just adore. She absolutely loves Astronomy and is Professor Sinistra favourite student, whereas Abby and I are probably her least. For some reason being forced to go to class in the early hours of the morning on a Wednesday makes Abby and me beyond hyper, we spend half the time laughing at funny looking planets with funny names and the other half making up songs about wanting to go back to bed, much to Jane's disprovable.

I had gotten Abby a book on famous quidditch players, she really likes quidditch (for some strange reason) and is now rooting for the team the Chudley Cannons after being introduced to the team by Fred. Just a reminder, I really don't care about quidditch.

"You too, Rose," Abby said. "I have something in store for you that will rock your world!"

"I hope it's not another one of your light show t-shirts, I still see red and gold when I close my eyes." I joked.

"Same here." added Jane.

"Well, you have to wait and see." said Abby in a sing-song voice.

"Enough on presents, let's have a game of good old fashioned Wizard's Chess," I said pulling my Wizard's Chess board out of my bag.

"No way," Jane said pulling her book to her face. "That board is jinxed or something you always win, Rose."

Abby leaned forward in her seat eagerly.

"I will beat you, Rose," Abby said darkly. "I can feel it, today is the day you will sacrifice your Wizard's Chess crown to me."

"In my nightmares, Abby," I stated darkly.

We played Wizard's Chess but Abby didn't beat me even with Jane's attempts to distract me. Then we switch to a loud outrageous game of Exploding Snap that had Trolley lady looking at us funny when she stopped by our compartment. She saw probably the strangest site she's ever seen on the Hogwarts express. Abby doing her victory dance and I cheering her on almost doing it myself (didn't give into the powerful temptation).

When we arrived at Kings Cross Station I didn't want to leave my friends we were having too much fun. I but quickly changed my mind when I saw my family waiting outside for on the platform. I then realised I how much I really missed them. I ran off the train with Jane and Abby and hugged them goodbye as they went to find their families.

I ran over to my parents and hugged them. Hugo quickly said hi to me before I could hug him and ran to hide behind Lily who was standing nearby with the Potter family.

"I will hug you, Hugo, even if it's the last I do!" I called after him in mock anger shaking my fist.

"I'll get you trunk, Rosie." said my dad heading over to do it with Uncle Harry.

"How are you, Rose?" said my mom hugging me tightly again. "Were those your friends you came off the train with? They seem friendly. You should've written more, you have to tell me everything."

Slightly overwhelmed with all the affection and questions all I could manage to say was "Yes, mom."

"I missed having you around, Rose." My mom said finally letting go of me. "You must be starving I bet all you have to eat on that train were sweets."

"I missed you too, mom," I said noticing that I was really hungry, which wasn't much of a surprise. "I really am starving. We were too busy playing exploding snap to get anything from the trolley."

My mom smiled. "It's good to see that you're having fun. I have dinner ready at home it just needs to be heated up. Get your brother will you? And try not to scare him off with more hugs."

I looked past the stream of the train to see Hugo talking to Lily. They were a great deal away from the Potter family. I crept up behind Hugo giving him a hug scaring the patronus out of him.

"You need to stop that, Rose," said Hugo angrily as I hugged the Lily. "I hate hugs. I'm too old for them."

"You wish," I said laughing.

I could see a couple of metres away the Potter family more clearly, James was refusing to face Albus his back turned to him showing his shoulder to his parents. Albus had an ugly snarl on his face directing it at James' back. Wow, it going to be a fun Christmas at the Potter's this year! I thought.

I could see concerned expressions on Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny faces.

A bit of Uncle Harry calm words reached my ears. "Look, you need to get over whatever it is you're feuding about. I guarantee you it not worth it, you're brothers."

The boys seem unaffected by his words.

I could hear Aunt Ginny speaking next sterner than Uncle Harry. "If you boys continue acting like this you'll ruin Christmas for us all."

I felt someone hand on my shoulder, I looked up to see my dad with my trunk. He was watching the Potter's too.

"It's time to go, Rosie." He said leading me back to mom. Hugo was already there and Lily was talking to another girl nearby.

The car ride home was filled with my mom trying to get me to tell her everything and I mean everything I did at Hogwarts. All in a 40-minute car ride home. My dad was eager to hear me tell him all about me beating Eric Longford at Wizard's chess and me using the slug-vomiting charm on Malfoy which was clearly his favourite story. All through me telling the story he made remarks about how proud he was of me and how I had truly done the Weasley family justice. Dad had told everyone at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes about it and he said that the tale had somehow gotten around to Mr. Malfoy who didn't seem so proud of his own son.

As soon as we got to our two story home just outside London we all hurried inside to eat the dinner mom had promised would be ready. I loved my mom's cooking, but not as much as Grandma Molly's cooking. I've been looking forward to the Christmas Eve and Christmas day dinners she makes for the whole Weasley- Potter clan, the dinners are just awesome. Mom helps out every year desperately trying to get some of Grandma Molly's cooking magic to rub off on her.

After dinner, I was exhausted and so I headed to my room. It was untouched and just the way I had left it. I was really happy about that as I had received numerous threats from Hugo during the summer that when I leave for Hogwarts he was going to turn my room into his very own 'man cave', whatever that is. He watches too much muggle t.v and he's not even a man in my eyes, he's still a large toddler.

My room had a wooden floor and pretty flowery wallpaper full of colour. I had a bed with pink and purple covers and a matching pillow. I had a desk stacked with books I didn't take to Hogwarts as well as a bookcase filled with books. I had plenty of family photos hanging up as well as some vacation photos when we went to visit Uncle Charlie.

My dad had already bought up my trunk so I began to put my clothes back into my wardrobe. There were actually a lot of clothes in my wardrobe already but I didn't bother taking them to Hogwarts, I was never really liked fashion. I usually wore the first thing I pulled out that looked comfortable and wasn't stained.

It felt so strange being back in my own room. The Ravenclaw dorm at Hogwarts felt like more of my room to me than this. I missed it, but I was happy to see my family again even if it meant I couldn't use my wand, which felt like cutting off an arm for me.

When I finished unpacking I changed into my pyjamas I settled down in my bed with a book, but I really didn't need it, the minute I laid down with it I fell straight away into a deep sleep.