Harry and Ron were not-very-patiently waiting for Hedwig in the Gryffindor Common Room. Harry had sent her the previous evening with a pouch of money to Flourish & Blotts to buy an interesting book.

"When do you think she will arrive?" asked Ron.

"Don't know." said Harry. "Should be soon."

As if he knew, Hedwig arrived at that moment with a heavy package and landed on the table in front of them.

"Brilliant!" said Ron. Both friends helped the Snowy Owl get rid of her payload before allowing her to go back to the Owlery. Harry and Ron looked at the book.

"Do you think she will like it?" asked Ron.

Harry took the book in his hands to inspect the quality. "I hope so." he said. "It's a very rare book and we know that she had been looking at it when we were in Diagon Alley last summer."

That book had been pretty expensive. Both Harry and Ron had pooled their money together to buy their Christmas gift to Hermione. That book had been the result.

"Should I do the packaging or do you?"

Harry snorted. "You better leave it to me Ron, yours never exactly look good."

"Fine but don't forget to put my name there as well..."

"Hi guys!" suddenly said the very familiar voice of Hermione Granger.

"AAAAAAH!" shrieked both friends in surprise. Harry quickly threw the books behind his back and out of view of Hermione. "What are you doing here?"

Hermione raised an eyebrow. "I could ask you the same." she said. "What are you hiding?"

"Nothing." said Ron, moving his body to further hide what was behind Harry's back.

"Ron." growled Hermione.

"Hermione," said Harry. "It's nothing."

"Then why are you trying to hide something?" she asked and before either boy could react, Hermione walked around them and snatched the book from Harry's hands.

"Hermione!" cried both boys.

"Where did you get that?" she asked incredulously once she had taken a good look at the book. "It is really rare!"

Harry and Ron looked at each other before they sighed. "Fine." said Harry. "We bought it because we wanted to give it to you for Christmas..."

Hermione squeaked happily and said "THANK YOU!" before giving them a quick hug and running upstairs to her dorm, leaving both confused boys downstairs.

"Well..." said Harry. "I guess she liked it..."

"What are we going to get her for Christmas then?"

He shrugged. "I guess we will have to find something new..."

"Great..."