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Christmas Together
Christmas came before any of them knew it. For the first year ever, they were all leaving school. Hermione was headed home and at platform 9 3/4 she said goodbye to them.
"I'll miss you guys." She said as they pulled her in for a group hug.
"Take care of yourself." Danielle said sadly. They all knew what she meant. Hermione gave them all one last hug goodbye, kissed Harry and ran off to her waiting parents. The stood and watched her leave the station, hoping that it would not be the last they saw of their friend. When Hermione was gone they turned and found Mrs. Weasley and Sara waiting for them.
Sara looked very pale and very sad. There were tear streaks on her little face. It broke Danielle's heart to see her like that. Harry saw Danielle's expression had put his arm around her reassuringly.
"I've worked my entire life to keep her from pain, and it still comes." Danielle paused and took a deep breath. "And I'm the one that hurts her." Danielle said quietly so the Harry wouldn't hear.
She didn't say it softly enough because Harry did hear her. "This is not your fault." Harry said harshly to her. Ron noticed what was going on and joined in with Harry.
"Danielle we are all in danger simply because he is back in power. All of us; Hermione, Harry, and all my family; we all fight against him. Fighting against him is dangerous, but we must all do what we can." Ron said putting a hand under her chin and making her look at him.
"Voldemort is just trying, and succeeding, to scare you out of that fight. He knows that you can hurt him and he needs to get you out of the picture. Since he can't do this directly to you, he's threatening the people you love. But you still need to fight, you can't let him scare you into a corner. That's not like you, you always stand up for what is right." Harry told her and Danielle seemed to get what they were saying.
They walked over to Mrs. Weasley and Sara. Danielle knelt down in front of Sara and hugged her tightly. Fresh tears poured from Sara's eyes.
"Sweetie, Tim wouldn't want you to be sad, he'd want you to be happy and I'm sure he's glad you're safe. Those two things are all that ever mattered to him. I'm still here and I'll make sure nothing happens to you." Danielle whispered into Sara's ear. Sara wiped away the last tear and nodded.
Ginny came over soon and the six of them headed home talking about what they wanted to do over Christmas break. Soon it was Christmas Eve and most everyone went to bed early. Danielle couldn't sleep again, she kept having nightmares about Voldemort killing Tim or him coming after the people she loved.
Dumbledore had placed the secret keeper charm on everyone except her. Danielle knew that if he wanted to find her, he would find her. She was ready to face him, to stand up to him and end it. She didn't know who's end it would be, but it would be an end.
Danielle crept out of the small bedroom and quietly tip toed down the hall. She could hear Fred and George snoring in their room, they had just come home for the holidays. A few more doors she saw Bill and Charlie in their room, both sleeping peacefully.
She didn't pass any other room before she reached the stairs and slipped down into the kitchen. She walked in and almost jumped to see Mrs. Weasley sitting at the table.
"Danielle dear?" Mrs. Weasley said when she saw her, "What are you doing up at this hour?"
Danielle looked at the floor and said, "I couldn't sleep." Mrs. Weasley understood what Danielle meant.
"Of course, I should have known. How about a cup of some relaxing tea?" Danielle smiled and nodded her head. Mrs. Weasley stood up and went to the stove to boil the water.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Mrs. Weasley asked sitting back down at the table while the water was heated.
"You invite me into your house, you take Sara in, you treat me like your own daughter and this is how I repay you. And to top it all off, you still want to help me deal with it." Danielle said resting her head on her hands.
"Danielle remember when you told me that you were Sara's mother. That all you wanted was her safety and happiness." Danielle nodded but was confused as to where this conversation was going. "We'll I feel the same way about you. You are like a second Daughter to me. I'm worried about you after the murder of eight of your friends." Mrs. Weasley paused to see how Danielle was reacting to this conversation.
She was going to continue, but Danielle beat her to it. "Why would you be worried about the person who caused the murder of those eight friends? Especially since you and your family might well be next." Danielle said looking angrily at the wall away from Mrs. Weasley.
Mrs. Weasley just looked at Danielle for a minute. "Is that what you truly think?" Danielle nodded. "You are mistaken, my dear child." Mrs. Weasley said in a tone that made Danielle look her in the eye. "If Voldemort was to kill me or my family, it would not be your fault or even because of you."
Danielle just looked at Mrs. Weasley, everyone was telling her the same thing. She believed it when they said it, but as soon as she went to sleep and saw Tim's death, she forgot what they said.
"Danielle, I'm not going to tell you what to think. I know that you are going through a difficult time right now, so I won't pressure you. But don't push the people who love out of your life. You'll need us before this is over." With that Mrs. Weasley gave Danielle a hug goodnight and a kiss on the cheek.
Christmas was a lot of fun. Danielle even found herself smiling, something she hadn't done since Tim's death. Sara spent most of the day in Danielle's lap. By the end of the day both girls were laughing and smiling like old times. Everyone was so happy to see the two girls laughing that they had to join in.
Ron tried to tickle Danielle, but was hit with a pillow and soon Sara, Danielle, Ron and Harry were in a big pillow fight. Sara laughed as she threw a pillow at Fred and George making them join in the pillow fight.
Soon Bill and Charlie had joined in also. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were yelling at them to stop but gave up when Sara hit them both with a pillow. They pulled out their wands and moved the furniture to the way so nothing would get broken.
They proceeded to hit the others with the pillows. After a while they were all so tired that they had to stop. They all lay on the floor, with pillows and feathers all around them, laughing. Soon the adults pulled out their wands and put the room back the way it was before the pillow fight.
Sara jumped up and grabbed the new wooden sled that the Danielle and Harry had given her for Christmas. "Come on Danny and Ginny, let's go sledding." Sara ran out the door.
Ron and Harry followed the girls still smiling from their pillow fight. Suddenly they both fell down into the snow as the three girls speed past them on the sled. The girls slowed to a stop about twenty feet away from them and laughed. They saw the two boys pulled themselves out of the snow. All three laughed harder.
Ginny and Danielle looked at each other, then smiled seductively at them and waved. They were rewarded by two snowballs hitting them. Sara just laughed as the two girls wiped the snow out of their face and glared at the boys. The boys decided the didn't want to stick around to find out what the girls were going to do and they ran quickly back into the safety of the house.
"Wimps!" Danielle called after them and they both turned around and waved like the girls had done a second ago. Ginny and Danielle fell down laughing. When they got back up they noticed Sara was gone. But as soon as they started to get worried she reappeared holding the ice skates that Hermione had given her.
The little girl also had a pair for Danielle and one for Ginny. The three girls went to the little pond and Ginny taught Danielle and Sara how to ice skate. Sara was so young that she got it almost immediately, but Danielle just went in little circles around the edge.
When they came back in the house they were all soaking wet from the snow. They all took a quick shower and headed downstairs from dinner.
That night as Danielle fell asleep she was lost in thought. "Life goes on." Danielle told herself as she closed her eyes. She was asleep instantaneously and for the first time in a long time she didn't have a nightmare.
Before they knew it they were getting ready to leave for the Hogwarts Express. Bill, Charlie, Fred and George had already gone back to their own homes. Danielle knelt down in front of Sara to hug her goodbye.
"Terrific Tim is up there watching you and I know he wants you to be Happy and Safe. So you do that for him. Never let that smile fade." Danielle told her as she held her closely.
"Come on you two we don't want to miss the train." Mrs. Weasley called from the door. The four students along with Sara and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley piled into the car.
As Danielle hugged Mrs. Weasley goodbye at platform 9 3/4 she said, "Goodbye Mrs. Weasley, I'll see you this summer. You are like a mother to me and I thank you for that." Danielle hugged her again and walked threw the barrier to the train.
Danielle didn't see the tear that escaped Mrs. Weasley's eye, but neither did anyone else. Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley each took one of Sara hands and the three headed for home once again.
Christmas Together
Christmas came before any of them knew it. For the first year ever, they were all leaving school. Hermione was headed home and at platform 9 3/4 she said goodbye to them.
"I'll miss you guys." She said as they pulled her in for a group hug.
"Take care of yourself." Danielle said sadly. They all knew what she meant. Hermione gave them all one last hug goodbye, kissed Harry and ran off to her waiting parents. The stood and watched her leave the station, hoping that it would not be the last they saw of their friend. When Hermione was gone they turned and found Mrs. Weasley and Sara waiting for them.
Sara looked very pale and very sad. There were tear streaks on her little face. It broke Danielle's heart to see her like that. Harry saw Danielle's expression had put his arm around her reassuringly.
"I've worked my entire life to keep her from pain, and it still comes." Danielle paused and took a deep breath. "And I'm the one that hurts her." Danielle said quietly so the Harry wouldn't hear.
She didn't say it softly enough because Harry did hear her. "This is not your fault." Harry said harshly to her. Ron noticed what was going on and joined in with Harry.
"Danielle we are all in danger simply because he is back in power. All of us; Hermione, Harry, and all my family; we all fight against him. Fighting against him is dangerous, but we must all do what we can." Ron said putting a hand under her chin and making her look at him.
"Voldemort is just trying, and succeeding, to scare you out of that fight. He knows that you can hurt him and he needs to get you out of the picture. Since he can't do this directly to you, he's threatening the people you love. But you still need to fight, you can't let him scare you into a corner. That's not like you, you always stand up for what is right." Harry told her and Danielle seemed to get what they were saying.
They walked over to Mrs. Weasley and Sara. Danielle knelt down in front of Sara and hugged her tightly. Fresh tears poured from Sara's eyes.
"Sweetie, Tim wouldn't want you to be sad, he'd want you to be happy and I'm sure he's glad you're safe. Those two things are all that ever mattered to him. I'm still here and I'll make sure nothing happens to you." Danielle whispered into Sara's ear. Sara wiped away the last tear and nodded.
Ginny came over soon and the six of them headed home talking about what they wanted to do over Christmas break. Soon it was Christmas Eve and most everyone went to bed early. Danielle couldn't sleep again, she kept having nightmares about Voldemort killing Tim or him coming after the people she loved.
Dumbledore had placed the secret keeper charm on everyone except her. Danielle knew that if he wanted to find her, he would find her. She was ready to face him, to stand up to him and end it. She didn't know who's end it would be, but it would be an end.
Danielle crept out of the small bedroom and quietly tip toed down the hall. She could hear Fred and George snoring in their room, they had just come home for the holidays. A few more doors she saw Bill and Charlie in their room, both sleeping peacefully.
She didn't pass any other room before she reached the stairs and slipped down into the kitchen. She walked in and almost jumped to see Mrs. Weasley sitting at the table.
"Danielle dear?" Mrs. Weasley said when she saw her, "What are you doing up at this hour?"
Danielle looked at the floor and said, "I couldn't sleep." Mrs. Weasley understood what Danielle meant.
"Of course, I should have known. How about a cup of some relaxing tea?" Danielle smiled and nodded her head. Mrs. Weasley stood up and went to the stove to boil the water.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Mrs. Weasley asked sitting back down at the table while the water was heated.
"You invite me into your house, you take Sara in, you treat me like your own daughter and this is how I repay you. And to top it all off, you still want to help me deal with it." Danielle said resting her head on her hands.
"Danielle remember when you told me that you were Sara's mother. That all you wanted was her safety and happiness." Danielle nodded but was confused as to where this conversation was going. "We'll I feel the same way about you. You are like a second Daughter to me. I'm worried about you after the murder of eight of your friends." Mrs. Weasley paused to see how Danielle was reacting to this conversation.
She was going to continue, but Danielle beat her to it. "Why would you be worried about the person who caused the murder of those eight friends? Especially since you and your family might well be next." Danielle said looking angrily at the wall away from Mrs. Weasley.
Mrs. Weasley just looked at Danielle for a minute. "Is that what you truly think?" Danielle nodded. "You are mistaken, my dear child." Mrs. Weasley said in a tone that made Danielle look her in the eye. "If Voldemort was to kill me or my family, it would not be your fault or even because of you."
Danielle just looked at Mrs. Weasley, everyone was telling her the same thing. She believed it when they said it, but as soon as she went to sleep and saw Tim's death, she forgot what they said.
"Danielle, I'm not going to tell you what to think. I know that you are going through a difficult time right now, so I won't pressure you. But don't push the people who love out of your life. You'll need us before this is over." With that Mrs. Weasley gave Danielle a hug goodnight and a kiss on the cheek.
Christmas was a lot of fun. Danielle even found herself smiling, something she hadn't done since Tim's death. Sara spent most of the day in Danielle's lap. By the end of the day both girls were laughing and smiling like old times. Everyone was so happy to see the two girls laughing that they had to join in.
Ron tried to tickle Danielle, but was hit with a pillow and soon Sara, Danielle, Ron and Harry were in a big pillow fight. Sara laughed as she threw a pillow at Fred and George making them join in the pillow fight.
Soon Bill and Charlie had joined in also. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were yelling at them to stop but gave up when Sara hit them both with a pillow. They pulled out their wands and moved the furniture to the way so nothing would get broken.
They proceeded to hit the others with the pillows. After a while they were all so tired that they had to stop. They all lay on the floor, with pillows and feathers all around them, laughing. Soon the adults pulled out their wands and put the room back the way it was before the pillow fight.
Sara jumped up and grabbed the new wooden sled that the Danielle and Harry had given her for Christmas. "Come on Danny and Ginny, let's go sledding." Sara ran out the door.
Ron and Harry followed the girls still smiling from their pillow fight. Suddenly they both fell down into the snow as the three girls speed past them on the sled. The girls slowed to a stop about twenty feet away from them and laughed. They saw the two boys pulled themselves out of the snow. All three laughed harder.
Ginny and Danielle looked at each other, then smiled seductively at them and waved. They were rewarded by two snowballs hitting them. Sara just laughed as the two girls wiped the snow out of their face and glared at the boys. The boys decided the didn't want to stick around to find out what the girls were going to do and they ran quickly back into the safety of the house.
"Wimps!" Danielle called after them and they both turned around and waved like the girls had done a second ago. Ginny and Danielle fell down laughing. When they got back up they noticed Sara was gone. But as soon as they started to get worried she reappeared holding the ice skates that Hermione had given her.
The little girl also had a pair for Danielle and one for Ginny. The three girls went to the little pond and Ginny taught Danielle and Sara how to ice skate. Sara was so young that she got it almost immediately, but Danielle just went in little circles around the edge.
When they came back in the house they were all soaking wet from the snow. They all took a quick shower and headed downstairs from dinner.
That night as Danielle fell asleep she was lost in thought. "Life goes on." Danielle told herself as she closed her eyes. She was asleep instantaneously and for the first time in a long time she didn't have a nightmare.
Before they knew it they were getting ready to leave for the Hogwarts Express. Bill, Charlie, Fred and George had already gone back to their own homes. Danielle knelt down in front of Sara to hug her goodbye.
"Terrific Tim is up there watching you and I know he wants you to be Happy and Safe. So you do that for him. Never let that smile fade." Danielle told her as she held her closely.
"Come on you two we don't want to miss the train." Mrs. Weasley called from the door. The four students along with Sara and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley piled into the car.
As Danielle hugged Mrs. Weasley goodbye at platform 9 3/4 she said, "Goodbye Mrs. Weasley, I'll see you this summer. You are like a mother to me and I thank you for that." Danielle hugged her again and walked threw the barrier to the train.
Danielle didn't see the tear that escaped Mrs. Weasley's eye, but neither did anyone else. Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley each took one of Sara hands and the three headed for home once again.