A/N: SECOND CHAPTER! Warning: random acts of silliness and fluff ahead!
Chapter Two
By: Ehren Hatten
~*Priestess of HP Doujinshi*~
Astra woke up to the sun shining on her face. She had won the fight in who got the bed on the fact that she was longer. She looked over to Nevaeh sleeping on the small sofa in the room and Avalon was on the floor. She smiled. She often felt they were her anchors to the Earth, they kept her from going into her own world.
She stepped over Avalon and walked quietly out the door. She was wearing nothing more than a spaghetti strap shirt and shorts. She had forgotten that England was cooler than Texas in the summer, so she now wished she had on a pair of actual pants. Or was it the air conditioner.
She walked down the stairs to where she had hoped that she could find the thermostat. She crossed her arms in front of her and shivered. "Is it just me or is it getting colder in here…" she chattered to herself.
"You n-n-noti-c-ced I-it as w-well, eh?" came a quivering voice.
Astra turned around to see Harry shivering in his pajamas. He was at least smart enough to wear pants. Astra stared at him. "What's going on? Why is it so cold in this place."
"D-Do y-y-you think I k-know… I woke up to find the thermostat… It's bloody c-cold here." Growled Harry.
Astra bit her lip and grimaced. She went to the coat closet or what she hoped would be the coat closet, and found a blanket. "Well… I guess that was a linen closet…. But why was it in the living room hall?" She said as she wrapped the blanket around a protesting Harry and herself.
"N-no… I d-don't want to steal it from y-you…" he stammered out.
"Oh hush… Ya won't steal it from me… Only my cousin Detrik has ever actually been able to do that to me." She sighed. Harry obliged and they both sat down on the nearest sofa. Astra sat cross-legged and huddled herself underneath the blanket.
"Ack! I think I'm sitting on something!" Harry yelped. He lifted himself up and pulled a small rectangular object from underneath his rump. "A television controller?" He glanced up and saw a television in front of them. "I don't think I saw this here, before…" He trailed off.
"Well… turn it on! Let's see what ya'll have for entertainment, here." Said an Impatient Astra. Harry smirked at her.
He turned on the TV and it came on some news program. "Ick… I don't feel like watching the news." Said Harry.
"My turn!" Astra grabbed the controller and hit the channel button. On came a comedy show. "Father Ted….? I'll have to remember this one when I get back home."
"Having fun with my boyfriend?" came a sweet voice. Harry smelled the scent that seemed to waft over towards him. Tiger Lilies.
Astra turned around and saw Ginny standing behind the couch with a wide smirk on her face. "Yes, actually… would you like to sit here. He's getting as bit lonely. I'll get my own blanket."
Ginny smiled sweetly and walked over to the linen closet. She got out a blanket and came back. "No need. Here you go."
Astra took the blanket and walked over to the chair next to the couch. She sat down as she had before and wrapped the blanket around herself and on her head as well. "I feel like I look like some weird Indian." She laughed.
"You do." Laughed Harry as he wrapped the other portion of the blanket he had around Ginny and brought her closer to his body. She felt good leaning against him like that, like she and he were meant to fit like this.
"Hello, lover birds…." Grinned Nevaeh as she walked in. She sat beside Astra in another chair. Astra brought Nevaeh over to her chair and made her sit next to her. It was amazing how they both fit. She then threw the blanket around her. "Thanks, Astra…"
"No problem…"
"What about me?" came a tired voice. Harry turned to see Avalon looking like she was just dug from a grave. Her tanned skin was slightly pale, making her dark eyes and hair stand out.
Astra sighed and walked over to another sofa and sat down. "First… bring me my wand…"
Avalon ran out of the room and came back with Astra's wand. "Maple, phoenix feather, twelve inches…. Quite whippy…" said Avalon sounding as if she were imitating Mr. Olivander.
"Do you have an Olivanders in Texas?" asked Harry.
"No… we have Mr. Unik's Wand Eporium…" said Nevaeh.
"Mr. Uniks?"
"The ghetto Olivander." Said Astra flatly.
"Uh…. Does it generally snow in July in England?" said Avalon who had seemingly materialized over at the window.
"Of course not…. Why?" asked Harry.
"Because it looks like we have three feet of snow outside and it's still falling." She said looking somewhat concerned.
"Geezus… yer kiddin' me! It's the middle of SUMMER fer cryin' out loud!" Astra exclaimed. She seemingly materialized next to her sister and stared with her jaw wide open. "Good God… what the hell is goin' on!"
Harry rushed over to the window just as Ron and Hermione came in. "What's going on, Harry? Why is it so cold?" Ron asked.
Harry looked out the window. Sure enough, there was still snow falling and there were several inches of snow on the ground. "It's snowing. I don't believe it."
"Believe it, Harry…" came a familiar voice. Harry turned to see Remus standing with his wand out and smiling. "It seems that we have a Japanese Snow Demon that has found itself over here. It's making a nice snow day for itself. I figured that you would like to have a nice day to have your birthday on, that's why it's still snowing."
Harry had almost forgotten that it was his birthday that day. Hermione came up behind him and gave him a kiss on his cheek. "Happy birthday, Harry! I asked Remus about letting this happen last night."
"Oh wow! This is so cool!" cried Astra. She held her wand in her right hand and jumped up and down in excitement. "I loooooove snow!"
"Calm down, Astra! Yer going to break something!" snapped Avalon.
"Oh hush, leprechaun!"
After breakfast, Harry got dressed and ran outside to meet everyone in the snow. He smirked at Ginny, who in turn looked as if she were about to go into battle. She got up on a tree stump and waved her arms. "Will everyone PLEASE SHUT IT!" she shouted. Harry was surprised by her voice. It sounded as if she amplified it.
"Today…. We have a snow day… no telling how long it's going to last. Also… It's Harry's Birthday and we need to treat him like he's special! SO! Everyone ready your arsenal!"
Harry saw everyone pick up a few snowballs and smile mischievously at him. Harry started getting worried. Ginny continued. "Ready! Set! Begin the HUNT!"
Harry dodged a few snowballs as he ran straight for the forest ahead of him. He was glad that Remus had a house in the middle of no where. He remembered that Remus had told him that he had inherited it from his parents. Harry ran through trees and shrubs, all of which were snow covered.
"Let's get him! I think I saw him run through there!" Laughed Ron.
"Yer brain has been jogged loose from yer head! Even more so than it usually does! He's down THAT way! I can hear him breathing!" giggled Astra. She sounded out of breath from laughing so hard. Harry inwardly cursed Astra's hearing.
Harry climbed a tree and hid in its branches. He wished he had his invisibility cloak with him so he could set a trap for his friends. A large snowdrift right on his best friend's head was an appealing thought to him.
Harry quickly made a few snowballs for his defense. He heard someone coming and saw a glint of red pass through some trees. He positioned himself over the target, snowballs in his hands ready to be let loose.
Suddenly, a large snow clump landed on his head and made him drop prematurely. He fell to the ground and landed on the soft target. "AAH!" his target yelped in surprise.
They were covered in snow and Harry could feel the back on his head begin to grow numb. He saw whom he had landed on. Ginny gazed in his emerald eyes and smiled. Harry glanced up and saw what had caused the snow to fall on him. Hedwig and Skywise sat on a branch just above his.
"Nice to see you, Harry." Said Ginny, bringing Harry back from his grimacing state.
He gazed into her chocolate eyes and smiled. "You know… this is getting a bit comfortable."
"Ooo… I kind of like it as well." She giggled.
Harry pressed his lips to hers and felt her smile. She deepened the kiss as he caressed her cheek. He pulled away and smiled. Her cheeks were flushed an attractive pink, making her look like a snow angel.
Harry shook some snow out of his hair and it fell lightly on her fiery hair. He smiled and stood up. He reached down and offered his hand to help her up. "Thank you… I was starting to lose the feeling in my back from the cold." She smiled gratefully.
"Your welcome." He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and brought her closer to him. She held onto him as they walked through the snow.
"You know…"
"What?" Harry said through his mindless haze.
"I found you… so…" Harry turned to see Ginny grinning up at him evilly. Suddenly, she pelted him with a snowball and ran away. "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"
"Owwie… that hurt!" Harry brushed snow out of his face and glared blearily at the general direction he heard her go. "I'm going to get you VIRGINIA WEASLEY!"
Harry ran towards the house and was met with a half dozen snowballs thrown at him. He felt like he was in the middle of Braveheart. "You can never take my FREEEEDOOOM!!!!" He shouted.
"SAYS YOU!" Astra pounced on Harry and he fell down into the snow. "I got him down!"
"No you haven't!" Harry threw her off and she went flying into a snowdrift. He stood up and threw his snowballs at everyone visible. "Bombs away!"
"Release the SUPER SNOWBALLS!" shouted Ginny. She and Ron lifted a large white thing that reminded Harry of a boulder.
Harry paused to stare at it. "Uh-oh…"
It flew over him and came down. Harry dashed away from it and landed in the snow. He lifted his head and glared at the two Weasleys. "You could've KILLED me!"
"How many points is that, Sirius!" shouted Ron.
"I think the cute redhead wins!" Grinned Sirius.
"Which one?! There are two!" shouted Hermione.
Ron and Ginny blushed to the roots of their hair. "Harry's little girlfriend, then!" Sirius laughed. He leaned against a post that was holding up part of the porch roof. Harry blushed redder than Ginny, if that was even possible.
"Okay, guys… I think we ought to come inside, so the widdle birthday boy doesn't get a cold!" giggled Nevaeh. Harry noticed that she had been inside for a while. She was wiping her hands on a towel and had an apron wrapped around her waist and front.
They all went inside the house and got dressed for lunch. Harry walked down the steps and toward the living room. He could smell ice cream and cake coming from the kitchen. He could smell the lunch that had been prepared.
When he walked into the dining room, everyone that was in there shouted at once. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARRY!" Harry was taken aback and staggered into the wall behind him.
Astra came forth and sat him next to Ginny. Ginny kissed him on the corner of his mouth and straightened her napkin in her lap. Remus walked into the dining room and set down a large platter full of steak. Nevaeh came up behind him with a large bowl of salad and a bowl of mashed potatoes that smelled faintly of garlic. Avalon came in after her and set down a bowl of green peas.
"Should we say grace or dig in?" asked Hermione.
"Why don't we just dig in." smirked Ron who had already started piling food on his plate.
Lunch was going wonderfully. Harry had never had steak this good before and the garlic-mashed potatoes were excellent. Harry swallowed and glanced over at Sirius, who was eating like he hadn't eaten in a long time, and smiled. "This is wonderful! Who made it!"
"Remus! He's awfully grand at cooking." Said Nevaeh. "Me and Vee helped him prepare the food."
"I'm not that good… I just remembered the stuff my mother taught me." Said Remus. He had a slight pink twinge in his cheeks.
When everyone finished eating lunch, Nevaeh, Avalon and Remus went into the kitchen and disappeared. When they came out, they set down a large chocolate cake with a picture of a flying snitch on it and "Happy Birthday, Harry" in green writing.
Remus lit the candles and smiled at Harry. "Make a wish and blow them out." He said cheerily.
Harry couldn't think of anything to wish for. He was glad to have everyone with him on his birthday. He blew out the candles and smiled happily at everyone. "Thank you!"
Sirius cut the cake and Remus scooped some ice cream onto their plates. Harry bit into the cake and smiled. "This is great cake!"
"I made it, myself!" smiled Nevaeh. "Plus, I wouldn't let Sirius into the kitchen for anything!" she grinned.
Sirius whimpered. "I wanted to help.. he IS my GODSON." He growled. Nevaeh shot him a look and he seemed to scoot down in his seat to avoid her glare. Harry laughed even harder.
After lunch, Harry went back outside. He watched Remus make the snow demon shovel snow away from the walkway. The snow demon looked a bit like a woman with long blue hair and white skin. It wore white robes and had fangs. Remus smiled as it did its duty.
"That's good…! Keep it up! I want to be able to walk down this path with out crunching in snow up to the middle of my calves." Smiled Remus.
After dinner, Harry got to open his presents. He opened the present Hermione got him. It was a book on defense spells. "Thank you, Hermione."
Harry then opened Ron's present and it was a Chuddly Cannons T-shirt. "Ron… Give me a shirt with a decent team on it next time." Harry grinned.
"Bloomin' insane, you are. The Chuddly Cannons are the greatest team in Quidditch history!" grimaced Ron. After a moment, Ron grinned back.
Astra, Nevaeh and Avalon had one present from all three of them. Harry opened it and it was a book of stories that were about great heroes in history. "Thank you!"
After opening Sirius and Remus' presents and opening the present Mrs. Weasley had sent over, Harry's eyes fell on Ginny. She blushed and handed him her present to him. He opened it and smiled at the gift. They were drawings she had done of him and everyone else.
Harry smiled at her and pulled her into a hug. "Thank you, Gin. This is a great present."
"Only because SHE gave it to you." Giggled Astra. Harry's cheeks went pink as did Ginny's.
Harry felt good after all that had happened that day. He went upstairs to his room and sat down on his bed. He dressed in his pajamas and lay down on his bed. "Another year ahead of us…" he sighed as he drifted off to sleep.
Chapter Two
By: Ehren Hatten
~*Priestess of HP Doujinshi*~
Astra woke up to the sun shining on her face. She had won the fight in who got the bed on the fact that she was longer. She looked over to Nevaeh sleeping on the small sofa in the room and Avalon was on the floor. She smiled. She often felt they were her anchors to the Earth, they kept her from going into her own world.
She stepped over Avalon and walked quietly out the door. She was wearing nothing more than a spaghetti strap shirt and shorts. She had forgotten that England was cooler than Texas in the summer, so she now wished she had on a pair of actual pants. Or was it the air conditioner.
She walked down the stairs to where she had hoped that she could find the thermostat. She crossed her arms in front of her and shivered. "Is it just me or is it getting colder in here…" she chattered to herself.
"You n-n-noti-c-ced I-it as w-well, eh?" came a quivering voice.
Astra turned around to see Harry shivering in his pajamas. He was at least smart enough to wear pants. Astra stared at him. "What's going on? Why is it so cold in this place."
"D-Do y-y-you think I k-know… I woke up to find the thermostat… It's bloody c-cold here." Growled Harry.
Astra bit her lip and grimaced. She went to the coat closet or what she hoped would be the coat closet, and found a blanket. "Well… I guess that was a linen closet…. But why was it in the living room hall?" She said as she wrapped the blanket around a protesting Harry and herself.
"N-no… I d-don't want to steal it from y-you…" he stammered out.
"Oh hush… Ya won't steal it from me… Only my cousin Detrik has ever actually been able to do that to me." She sighed. Harry obliged and they both sat down on the nearest sofa. Astra sat cross-legged and huddled herself underneath the blanket.
"Ack! I think I'm sitting on something!" Harry yelped. He lifted himself up and pulled a small rectangular object from underneath his rump. "A television controller?" He glanced up and saw a television in front of them. "I don't think I saw this here, before…" He trailed off.
"Well… turn it on! Let's see what ya'll have for entertainment, here." Said an Impatient Astra. Harry smirked at her.
He turned on the TV and it came on some news program. "Ick… I don't feel like watching the news." Said Harry.
"My turn!" Astra grabbed the controller and hit the channel button. On came a comedy show. "Father Ted….? I'll have to remember this one when I get back home."
"Having fun with my boyfriend?" came a sweet voice. Harry smelled the scent that seemed to waft over towards him. Tiger Lilies.
Astra turned around and saw Ginny standing behind the couch with a wide smirk on her face. "Yes, actually… would you like to sit here. He's getting as bit lonely. I'll get my own blanket."
Ginny smiled sweetly and walked over to the linen closet. She got out a blanket and came back. "No need. Here you go."
Astra took the blanket and walked over to the chair next to the couch. She sat down as she had before and wrapped the blanket around herself and on her head as well. "I feel like I look like some weird Indian." She laughed.
"You do." Laughed Harry as he wrapped the other portion of the blanket he had around Ginny and brought her closer to his body. She felt good leaning against him like that, like she and he were meant to fit like this.
"Hello, lover birds…." Grinned Nevaeh as she walked in. She sat beside Astra in another chair. Astra brought Nevaeh over to her chair and made her sit next to her. It was amazing how they both fit. She then threw the blanket around her. "Thanks, Astra…"
"No problem…"
"What about me?" came a tired voice. Harry turned to see Avalon looking like she was just dug from a grave. Her tanned skin was slightly pale, making her dark eyes and hair stand out.
Astra sighed and walked over to another sofa and sat down. "First… bring me my wand…"
Avalon ran out of the room and came back with Astra's wand. "Maple, phoenix feather, twelve inches…. Quite whippy…" said Avalon sounding as if she were imitating Mr. Olivander.
"Do you have an Olivanders in Texas?" asked Harry.
"No… we have Mr. Unik's Wand Eporium…" said Nevaeh.
"Mr. Uniks?"
"The ghetto Olivander." Said Astra flatly.
"Uh…. Does it generally snow in July in England?" said Avalon who had seemingly materialized over at the window.
"Of course not…. Why?" asked Harry.
"Because it looks like we have three feet of snow outside and it's still falling." She said looking somewhat concerned.
"Geezus… yer kiddin' me! It's the middle of SUMMER fer cryin' out loud!" Astra exclaimed. She seemingly materialized next to her sister and stared with her jaw wide open. "Good God… what the hell is goin' on!"
Harry rushed over to the window just as Ron and Hermione came in. "What's going on, Harry? Why is it so cold?" Ron asked.
Harry looked out the window. Sure enough, there was still snow falling and there were several inches of snow on the ground. "It's snowing. I don't believe it."
"Believe it, Harry…" came a familiar voice. Harry turned to see Remus standing with his wand out and smiling. "It seems that we have a Japanese Snow Demon that has found itself over here. It's making a nice snow day for itself. I figured that you would like to have a nice day to have your birthday on, that's why it's still snowing."
Harry had almost forgotten that it was his birthday that day. Hermione came up behind him and gave him a kiss on his cheek. "Happy birthday, Harry! I asked Remus about letting this happen last night."
"Oh wow! This is so cool!" cried Astra. She held her wand in her right hand and jumped up and down in excitement. "I loooooove snow!"
"Calm down, Astra! Yer going to break something!" snapped Avalon.
"Oh hush, leprechaun!"
After breakfast, Harry got dressed and ran outside to meet everyone in the snow. He smirked at Ginny, who in turn looked as if she were about to go into battle. She got up on a tree stump and waved her arms. "Will everyone PLEASE SHUT IT!" she shouted. Harry was surprised by her voice. It sounded as if she amplified it.
"Today…. We have a snow day… no telling how long it's going to last. Also… It's Harry's Birthday and we need to treat him like he's special! SO! Everyone ready your arsenal!"
Harry saw everyone pick up a few snowballs and smile mischievously at him. Harry started getting worried. Ginny continued. "Ready! Set! Begin the HUNT!"
Harry dodged a few snowballs as he ran straight for the forest ahead of him. He was glad that Remus had a house in the middle of no where. He remembered that Remus had told him that he had inherited it from his parents. Harry ran through trees and shrubs, all of which were snow covered.
"Let's get him! I think I saw him run through there!" Laughed Ron.
"Yer brain has been jogged loose from yer head! Even more so than it usually does! He's down THAT way! I can hear him breathing!" giggled Astra. She sounded out of breath from laughing so hard. Harry inwardly cursed Astra's hearing.
Harry climbed a tree and hid in its branches. He wished he had his invisibility cloak with him so he could set a trap for his friends. A large snowdrift right on his best friend's head was an appealing thought to him.
Harry quickly made a few snowballs for his defense. He heard someone coming and saw a glint of red pass through some trees. He positioned himself over the target, snowballs in his hands ready to be let loose.
Suddenly, a large snow clump landed on his head and made him drop prematurely. He fell to the ground and landed on the soft target. "AAH!" his target yelped in surprise.
They were covered in snow and Harry could feel the back on his head begin to grow numb. He saw whom he had landed on. Ginny gazed in his emerald eyes and smiled. Harry glanced up and saw what had caused the snow to fall on him. Hedwig and Skywise sat on a branch just above his.
"Nice to see you, Harry." Said Ginny, bringing Harry back from his grimacing state.
He gazed into her chocolate eyes and smiled. "You know… this is getting a bit comfortable."
"Ooo… I kind of like it as well." She giggled.
Harry pressed his lips to hers and felt her smile. She deepened the kiss as he caressed her cheek. He pulled away and smiled. Her cheeks were flushed an attractive pink, making her look like a snow angel.
Harry shook some snow out of his hair and it fell lightly on her fiery hair. He smiled and stood up. He reached down and offered his hand to help her up. "Thank you… I was starting to lose the feeling in my back from the cold." She smiled gratefully.
"Your welcome." He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and brought her closer to him. She held onto him as they walked through the snow.
"You know…"
"What?" Harry said through his mindless haze.
"I found you… so…" Harry turned to see Ginny grinning up at him evilly. Suddenly, she pelted him with a snowball and ran away. "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"
"Owwie… that hurt!" Harry brushed snow out of his face and glared blearily at the general direction he heard her go. "I'm going to get you VIRGINIA WEASLEY!"
Harry ran towards the house and was met with a half dozen snowballs thrown at him. He felt like he was in the middle of Braveheart. "You can never take my FREEEEDOOOM!!!!" He shouted.
"SAYS YOU!" Astra pounced on Harry and he fell down into the snow. "I got him down!"
"No you haven't!" Harry threw her off and she went flying into a snowdrift. He stood up and threw his snowballs at everyone visible. "Bombs away!"
"Release the SUPER SNOWBALLS!" shouted Ginny. She and Ron lifted a large white thing that reminded Harry of a boulder.
Harry paused to stare at it. "Uh-oh…"
It flew over him and came down. Harry dashed away from it and landed in the snow. He lifted his head and glared at the two Weasleys. "You could've KILLED me!"
"How many points is that, Sirius!" shouted Ron.
"I think the cute redhead wins!" Grinned Sirius.
"Which one?! There are two!" shouted Hermione.
Ron and Ginny blushed to the roots of their hair. "Harry's little girlfriend, then!" Sirius laughed. He leaned against a post that was holding up part of the porch roof. Harry blushed redder than Ginny, if that was even possible.
"Okay, guys… I think we ought to come inside, so the widdle birthday boy doesn't get a cold!" giggled Nevaeh. Harry noticed that she had been inside for a while. She was wiping her hands on a towel and had an apron wrapped around her waist and front.
They all went inside the house and got dressed for lunch. Harry walked down the steps and toward the living room. He could smell ice cream and cake coming from the kitchen. He could smell the lunch that had been prepared.
When he walked into the dining room, everyone that was in there shouted at once. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARRY!" Harry was taken aback and staggered into the wall behind him.
Astra came forth and sat him next to Ginny. Ginny kissed him on the corner of his mouth and straightened her napkin in her lap. Remus walked into the dining room and set down a large platter full of steak. Nevaeh came up behind him with a large bowl of salad and a bowl of mashed potatoes that smelled faintly of garlic. Avalon came in after her and set down a bowl of green peas.
"Should we say grace or dig in?" asked Hermione.
"Why don't we just dig in." smirked Ron who had already started piling food on his plate.
Lunch was going wonderfully. Harry had never had steak this good before and the garlic-mashed potatoes were excellent. Harry swallowed and glanced over at Sirius, who was eating like he hadn't eaten in a long time, and smiled. "This is wonderful! Who made it!"
"Remus! He's awfully grand at cooking." Said Nevaeh. "Me and Vee helped him prepare the food."
"I'm not that good… I just remembered the stuff my mother taught me." Said Remus. He had a slight pink twinge in his cheeks.
When everyone finished eating lunch, Nevaeh, Avalon and Remus went into the kitchen and disappeared. When they came out, they set down a large chocolate cake with a picture of a flying snitch on it and "Happy Birthday, Harry" in green writing.
Remus lit the candles and smiled at Harry. "Make a wish and blow them out." He said cheerily.
Harry couldn't think of anything to wish for. He was glad to have everyone with him on his birthday. He blew out the candles and smiled happily at everyone. "Thank you!"
Sirius cut the cake and Remus scooped some ice cream onto their plates. Harry bit into the cake and smiled. "This is great cake!"
"I made it, myself!" smiled Nevaeh. "Plus, I wouldn't let Sirius into the kitchen for anything!" she grinned.
Sirius whimpered. "I wanted to help.. he IS my GODSON." He growled. Nevaeh shot him a look and he seemed to scoot down in his seat to avoid her glare. Harry laughed even harder.
After lunch, Harry went back outside. He watched Remus make the snow demon shovel snow away from the walkway. The snow demon looked a bit like a woman with long blue hair and white skin. It wore white robes and had fangs. Remus smiled as it did its duty.
"That's good…! Keep it up! I want to be able to walk down this path with out crunching in snow up to the middle of my calves." Smiled Remus.
After dinner, Harry got to open his presents. He opened the present Hermione got him. It was a book on defense spells. "Thank you, Hermione."
Harry then opened Ron's present and it was a Chuddly Cannons T-shirt. "Ron… Give me a shirt with a decent team on it next time." Harry grinned.
"Bloomin' insane, you are. The Chuddly Cannons are the greatest team in Quidditch history!" grimaced Ron. After a moment, Ron grinned back.
Astra, Nevaeh and Avalon had one present from all three of them. Harry opened it and it was a book of stories that were about great heroes in history. "Thank you!"
After opening Sirius and Remus' presents and opening the present Mrs. Weasley had sent over, Harry's eyes fell on Ginny. She blushed and handed him her present to him. He opened it and smiled at the gift. They were drawings she had done of him and everyone else.
Harry smiled at her and pulled her into a hug. "Thank you, Gin. This is a great present."
"Only because SHE gave it to you." Giggled Astra. Harry's cheeks went pink as did Ginny's.
Harry felt good after all that had happened that day. He went upstairs to his room and sat down on his bed. He dressed in his pajamas and lay down on his bed. "Another year ahead of us…" he sighed as he drifted off to sleep.
