~chapter 2 - why the tree is different this year~
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"AH!" A shriek came from outside the halls. The sound woke up many of the Hogwart students, especially the prefects who had fallen asleep against the cold walls of Hogwarts.
McGonagall grabbed the shrieking student. "What's is wrong m'dear?"
"Look!" The Hufflepuff student said, pointing towards a burned bush.
"Maybe Professor Sprout brought her accidents inside. tsk tsk. We'll clean this up—"
"No! It's the Christmas tree!" The student cried. "All my hard work wasted..."
"Well, dear, we'll find a replacement tree... and it'll be better than this one. Much better, exactly. Now students, please return to your classrooms."
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"No Christmas Tree? There's no such thing as Christmas without a Christmas Tree." Ron said sadly.
"They'll find a tree. After all it's just a tree and after all there's a forest outside of Hogwarts and AFTER ALL there's a bunch of trees in that forest." Hermione said.
"It's too late to go out there, Hermione. Even you know that. Ms. Goody-Goody." Ron responded.
Hermione smacked Ron and rushed to the Common Room.
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"Gryfindors, please follow me." A Head Boy called, disrupting potions class. "It's time to pick your Secret Santas."
"Well, it wouldn't be a secret if you just told us they're picking their Secret Santas." Malfoy laughed.
"5 points from Slytherin. Now Gryfindors, please follow me."
The Gryfindors did follow the Head Boy towards the Trelawney's classroom. Her classroom was filled with Fortune Cookies and their crumbs and, of course, her so-called fortune telling "stuff." The students wowed in excitement. Never had they seen so many fortune cookies.
"Please do not eat the cookies, or else..." The Head Boy said with anger in his eyes. He raised his eyebrows. Suddenly the Gryffindors with hunger-filled thoughts had their lips glued together. "Hermione, please pick a fortune cookie and leave the classroom. Ginny, you're next."
Hermione nodded. She walked around the pile of fortune cookies and stopped in front of a cookie with "A+" scratched on its surface. She smiled, grabbed the cookie, and left the room.
"Ginny, it's your turn."
Ginny quickly grabbed a fortune cookie directly in front of her and ran out of the classroom.
"Wow, full of enthusiasm!"
~
Hermione munched on her cookie. "Ih goft Mifchaefl Cornerf."
"What?" Ginny questioned, breaking her cookie and munching on the pieces.
"I got Michael Corner; who did you get?"
"I don't know," Ginny munched on the last pieces of her cookie. She looked at the name on the piece of paper, "Uh... Hermione... I think I got poisoned." Ginny pretended to faint, but Harry frightened her.
"Poisoned? Why do you say that?" Harry asked. He looked at the name on Ginny's piece of parchment:
Draco Malfoy
6th year, Slytherin
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Dumbledore stood up in front of the crowd of students who were busily eating their dinner and talking about their Secret Santas.
"We have decorated a miniature tree to replace the burned tree found earlier this morning." He held up a brown tree with small ornaments.
Silence filled the Hall. "That's the Sorting Hat!" A first year yelled.
"This is the only Christmas tree-like shape we could find in Hogwart's grounds. Don't worry, it'll be temporary. Professor Sprout will grow a new Christmas tree, which will hopefully be much bigger than the old one." Dumbledore announced.
"You guys, Hogwarts killed Christmas—well not really yet." An anonymous student whispered to Ginny.
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A/N:I need to make the chapters a little longer or so... but at a certain length where it's not too long not too short =D anyways, i'm really happy with how many reviews i got for chapter 1! i got 4 reviews =D thanks to:
Lil Twinkie Butt
swimfan
MuzE
liveandletlive
you guys rock! hope the other ff.net readers will review this chapter =D of course with no flames =p
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"AH!" A shriek came from outside the halls. The sound woke up many of the Hogwart students, especially the prefects who had fallen asleep against the cold walls of Hogwarts.
McGonagall grabbed the shrieking student. "What's is wrong m'dear?"
"Look!" The Hufflepuff student said, pointing towards a burned bush.
"Maybe Professor Sprout brought her accidents inside. tsk tsk. We'll clean this up—"
"No! It's the Christmas tree!" The student cried. "All my hard work wasted..."
"Well, dear, we'll find a replacement tree... and it'll be better than this one. Much better, exactly. Now students, please return to your classrooms."
~
"No Christmas Tree? There's no such thing as Christmas without a Christmas Tree." Ron said sadly.
"They'll find a tree. After all it's just a tree and after all there's a forest outside of Hogwarts and AFTER ALL there's a bunch of trees in that forest." Hermione said.
"It's too late to go out there, Hermione. Even you know that. Ms. Goody-Goody." Ron responded.
Hermione smacked Ron and rushed to the Common Room.
~
"Gryfindors, please follow me." A Head Boy called, disrupting potions class. "It's time to pick your Secret Santas."
"Well, it wouldn't be a secret if you just told us they're picking their Secret Santas." Malfoy laughed.
"5 points from Slytherin. Now Gryfindors, please follow me."
The Gryfindors did follow the Head Boy towards the Trelawney's classroom. Her classroom was filled with Fortune Cookies and their crumbs and, of course, her so-called fortune telling "stuff." The students wowed in excitement. Never had they seen so many fortune cookies.
"Please do not eat the cookies, or else..." The Head Boy said with anger in his eyes. He raised his eyebrows. Suddenly the Gryffindors with hunger-filled thoughts had their lips glued together. "Hermione, please pick a fortune cookie and leave the classroom. Ginny, you're next."
Hermione nodded. She walked around the pile of fortune cookies and stopped in front of a cookie with "A+" scratched on its surface. She smiled, grabbed the cookie, and left the room.
"Ginny, it's your turn."
Ginny quickly grabbed a fortune cookie directly in front of her and ran out of the classroom.
"Wow, full of enthusiasm!"
~
Hermione munched on her cookie. "Ih goft Mifchaefl Cornerf."
"What?" Ginny questioned, breaking her cookie and munching on the pieces.
"I got Michael Corner; who did you get?"
"I don't know," Ginny munched on the last pieces of her cookie. She looked at the name on the piece of paper, "Uh... Hermione... I think I got poisoned." Ginny pretended to faint, but Harry frightened her.
"Poisoned? Why do you say that?" Harry asked. He looked at the name on Ginny's piece of parchment:
Draco Malfoy
6th year, Slytherin
~
Dumbledore stood up in front of the crowd of students who were busily eating their dinner and talking about their Secret Santas.
"We have decorated a miniature tree to replace the burned tree found earlier this morning." He held up a brown tree with small ornaments.
Silence filled the Hall. "That's the Sorting Hat!" A first year yelled.
"This is the only Christmas tree-like shape we could find in Hogwart's grounds. Don't worry, it'll be temporary. Professor Sprout will grow a new Christmas tree, which will hopefully be much bigger than the old one." Dumbledore announced.
"You guys, Hogwarts killed Christmas—well not really yet." An anonymous student whispered to Ginny.
~~
A/N:I need to make the chapters a little longer or so... but at a certain length where it's not too long not too short =D anyways, i'm really happy with how many reviews i got for chapter 1! i got 4 reviews =D thanks to:
Lil Twinkie Butt
swimfan
MuzE
liveandletlive
you guys rock! hope the other ff.net readers will review this chapter =D of course with no flames =p