It's Christmas day. Not to many people decided to say at Hogwarts for the
holidays this year. Ron and Harry were the only Gryffindors, Draco and
Marie were the only Slytherins, there was only one Ravenclaw, and two
Hufflepuffs. The days went by fairly slow. Marie got Draco to be a little
nicer to Ron, Hermione, and Harry. Well, at least when she was around.
Draco woke up that day and ran down stairs to make sure he put the presents
for Marie under the tree.
Draco- Ok good.
He grabbed a long box, wrapped in red with a black bow, and ran upstairs to the girls dormitory. Knowing only Marie was in there he barged in. Then he went to her bed and sat at the end, smiling.
Draco- Sly... Sly?
Marie- 5 more minutes, Logan...
Draco- Who?
Marie- Huh...? Draco! You're not supposed to be in here.
Draco handed her the present.
Draco- Happy Christmas.
Marie- Wha...
Marie smiled.
Marie- Thanks Draco.
She opened the box and inside was a necklace with a heart-shaped locket. Engraved on the back on the locket was From: Dragon Lucius Malfoy To: Marie "Sly" Snape. Marie smiled and gave Draco a hug.
Marie- Thank you, I love it.
Draco helped her put it on.
Marie- I'll never take it off.
They smiled at each other, then Draco grabbed Marie's hand.
Draco- Come on, there's more downstairs in the common room!
Marie- Really?
Draco- Come on.
Draco smirked and pulled Marie almost all the way to the common room. They both sat by the tree and ripped all the presents open. They were laughing the whole time. The last thing Marie opened was a card. As she read it she started crying, but made sure Draco didn't see her. The card said(literally):
Logan- Hey Sweetie! Merry Christmas! Your mother has your gift. Hope you like it hun! See ya later tonight. Love Always, Logan P.S. Here's my favorite picture of us.
A picture fell out of the card. Marie grabbed it and couldn't help but to cry even harder. It was a picture of her in front of a guy, apparently Logan, and he had his arms around her. They were both smiling. She dropped the picture and card, and grabbed a note that had fallen out of the card when the picture fell. It read: Marie, Hello Marie. Your present is with me whenever you want it. It will be in the dungeon in my classroom. Sincerely, Severus Snape. Marie got up, forgetting that Draco was even there, and started walking toward the portrait hole, until Snape walked in.
Marie- Dad, I was just-
Professor Snape- I know, about to come and get your gift.
Marie- Yeah...
A tear went down Marie's cheek. Draco stood up looking very concerned.
Professor Snape- Here.
Snape handed Marie a baby rottweiler that was squirming in his hands. It looked about four months old.
Marie- A dog?
Professor Snape- He can shift, as I unfortunately found out while I was looking for him. He's like the bird you got for-
Marie- Ok. Thanks, I'll name him Logan.
Professor Snape- All right, I'll leave you alone. I'll be in my office if I'm needed.
On that note, Professor Snape left. Marie let the dog sit on the floor. Draco looked as confused as you can get.
Draco- What... who's-
Marie- My boyfriend, I mean, ex-boyfriend. He died in the car crash with my parents.
Draco- I'm sorry. I didn't-
Marie- It's ok. Torch?
Torch appeared next to Marie.
Marie- This is Logan. Logan? Oh, come here,
Logan, who was shaking, was hiding behind Draco.
Marie- Torch won't hurt you. I promise.
The little dog came closer, then sniffed Torch, who was sitting perfectly still, then started jumping all over Torch. Draco and Marie cracked up. About an hour later, Draco and Marie were walking to Hagrid's. Torch was following close behind, while Logan was running ahead happily. Marie was carrying a cage covered with a piece of black silk. Hagrid was out side playing his flute.
Hagrid- 'Ello Malfoy.
Draco- Hello Hagrid.
Marie- Hagrid?
Hagrid- Marie!
Hagrid gave Marie a huge hug until she was struggling to breathe. Fang was about to jump on Draco.
Marie- Fang stop right there.
He stopped and sat down.
Hagrid- Ya still got it.
Marie- Yeah.
Ron, Harry and Hermione were walking toward them.
Harry, Ron, Hermione- Hi Hagrid.
Hagrid- Hallo. I were just talkin' ta Marie here. She's very good with animals, ain't ya Marie. Why she just got Fang ter sit instead o' jumpin' on Malfoy there.
Harry- Really? To bad...
Harry whispered the 'to bad' to himself. Marie smiled at Harry, then winked. He could have sworn he heard her say 'That's not nice' but her lips didn't move.
Marie- Yeah. Animals just seem to trust me. I don't know why really.
Hagrid- I heard 'bout yer mother Marie. Very sorry indeed. A good lady she was.
Marie- Yeah.
Hagrid- An' Logan were a good boy.
Marie looked down. Logan jumped on Hagrid.
Hagrid- Hallo there!
Marie- That's Logan. I named him after, well you know. He gave him to my mother before they died as my Christmas gift. My father has been keeping him a secret until now.
Hagrid- Where's- oh, there yer are Torch. How yer been?
Torch nodded his head. Marie handed Hagrid the cage.
Hagrid- What's this 'bout?
Marie- Mer, er, Happy Christmas Hagrid.
Hagrid took the black silk off the cage, and inside was a beautiful snow owl.
Harry- He looks like Hedwig.
Marie- Well I wouldn't say that...
Hagrid took the bird out and it rubbed against him. Then it tuned into a red phoenix.
Marie- He's a shifter, like Logan. I always knew you liked weirder animals, Hagrid. I found him, well he found me actually. But he's yours now. He doesn't have a name yet.
Hagrid- Thanks Marie. I didn't know Logan were a shifter.
Marie- Yeah, except I haven't seen him shift yet, my father has though.
The bird flew onto Harry's shoulder, then changed into a brown barn owl. He started pecking passionately at Harry.
Harry- Hey...
Hagrid- I think I'll name 'em Peckers.
Harry- Hallo Peckers.
Harry rubbed Peckers stomach. Then it hooted and eventually sat on everyone's shoulder once, and in the end was on Hagrid's shoulder, as a phoenix again.
Marie- Hagrid, when do you think I can see Fluffy?
Hermione- Excuse me? Do you know what Fluffy is?
Marie- Yes, a three headed dog.
Ron- You're crazy!
Marie- Why do you say that?
Hagrid- He just don't know how ta handle Fluffy, that's all. Follow me and yer can see 'em. All of yer can, that is if yer want to.
Draco- Ok good.
He grabbed a long box, wrapped in red with a black bow, and ran upstairs to the girls dormitory. Knowing only Marie was in there he barged in. Then he went to her bed and sat at the end, smiling.
Draco- Sly... Sly?
Marie- 5 more minutes, Logan...
Draco- Who?
Marie- Huh...? Draco! You're not supposed to be in here.
Draco handed her the present.
Draco- Happy Christmas.
Marie- Wha...
Marie smiled.
Marie- Thanks Draco.
She opened the box and inside was a necklace with a heart-shaped locket. Engraved on the back on the locket was From: Dragon Lucius Malfoy To: Marie "Sly" Snape. Marie smiled and gave Draco a hug.
Marie- Thank you, I love it.
Draco helped her put it on.
Marie- I'll never take it off.
They smiled at each other, then Draco grabbed Marie's hand.
Draco- Come on, there's more downstairs in the common room!
Marie- Really?
Draco- Come on.
Draco smirked and pulled Marie almost all the way to the common room. They both sat by the tree and ripped all the presents open. They were laughing the whole time. The last thing Marie opened was a card. As she read it she started crying, but made sure Draco didn't see her. The card said(literally):
Logan- Hey Sweetie! Merry Christmas! Your mother has your gift. Hope you like it hun! See ya later tonight. Love Always, Logan P.S. Here's my favorite picture of us.
A picture fell out of the card. Marie grabbed it and couldn't help but to cry even harder. It was a picture of her in front of a guy, apparently Logan, and he had his arms around her. They were both smiling. She dropped the picture and card, and grabbed a note that had fallen out of the card when the picture fell. It read: Marie, Hello Marie. Your present is with me whenever you want it. It will be in the dungeon in my classroom. Sincerely, Severus Snape. Marie got up, forgetting that Draco was even there, and started walking toward the portrait hole, until Snape walked in.
Marie- Dad, I was just-
Professor Snape- I know, about to come and get your gift.
Marie- Yeah...
A tear went down Marie's cheek. Draco stood up looking very concerned.
Professor Snape- Here.
Snape handed Marie a baby rottweiler that was squirming in his hands. It looked about four months old.
Marie- A dog?
Professor Snape- He can shift, as I unfortunately found out while I was looking for him. He's like the bird you got for-
Marie- Ok. Thanks, I'll name him Logan.
Professor Snape- All right, I'll leave you alone. I'll be in my office if I'm needed.
On that note, Professor Snape left. Marie let the dog sit on the floor. Draco looked as confused as you can get.
Draco- What... who's-
Marie- My boyfriend, I mean, ex-boyfriend. He died in the car crash with my parents.
Draco- I'm sorry. I didn't-
Marie- It's ok. Torch?
Torch appeared next to Marie.
Marie- This is Logan. Logan? Oh, come here,
Logan, who was shaking, was hiding behind Draco.
Marie- Torch won't hurt you. I promise.
The little dog came closer, then sniffed Torch, who was sitting perfectly still, then started jumping all over Torch. Draco and Marie cracked up. About an hour later, Draco and Marie were walking to Hagrid's. Torch was following close behind, while Logan was running ahead happily. Marie was carrying a cage covered with a piece of black silk. Hagrid was out side playing his flute.
Hagrid- 'Ello Malfoy.
Draco- Hello Hagrid.
Marie- Hagrid?
Hagrid- Marie!
Hagrid gave Marie a huge hug until she was struggling to breathe. Fang was about to jump on Draco.
Marie- Fang stop right there.
He stopped and sat down.
Hagrid- Ya still got it.
Marie- Yeah.
Ron, Harry and Hermione were walking toward them.
Harry, Ron, Hermione- Hi Hagrid.
Hagrid- Hallo. I were just talkin' ta Marie here. She's very good with animals, ain't ya Marie. Why she just got Fang ter sit instead o' jumpin' on Malfoy there.
Harry- Really? To bad...
Harry whispered the 'to bad' to himself. Marie smiled at Harry, then winked. He could have sworn he heard her say 'That's not nice' but her lips didn't move.
Marie- Yeah. Animals just seem to trust me. I don't know why really.
Hagrid- I heard 'bout yer mother Marie. Very sorry indeed. A good lady she was.
Marie- Yeah.
Hagrid- An' Logan were a good boy.
Marie looked down. Logan jumped on Hagrid.
Hagrid- Hallo there!
Marie- That's Logan. I named him after, well you know. He gave him to my mother before they died as my Christmas gift. My father has been keeping him a secret until now.
Hagrid- Where's- oh, there yer are Torch. How yer been?
Torch nodded his head. Marie handed Hagrid the cage.
Hagrid- What's this 'bout?
Marie- Mer, er, Happy Christmas Hagrid.
Hagrid took the black silk off the cage, and inside was a beautiful snow owl.
Harry- He looks like Hedwig.
Marie- Well I wouldn't say that...
Hagrid took the bird out and it rubbed against him. Then it tuned into a red phoenix.
Marie- He's a shifter, like Logan. I always knew you liked weirder animals, Hagrid. I found him, well he found me actually. But he's yours now. He doesn't have a name yet.
Hagrid- Thanks Marie. I didn't know Logan were a shifter.
Marie- Yeah, except I haven't seen him shift yet, my father has though.
The bird flew onto Harry's shoulder, then changed into a brown barn owl. He started pecking passionately at Harry.
Harry- Hey...
Hagrid- I think I'll name 'em Peckers.
Harry- Hallo Peckers.
Harry rubbed Peckers stomach. Then it hooted and eventually sat on everyone's shoulder once, and in the end was on Hagrid's shoulder, as a phoenix again.
Marie- Hagrid, when do you think I can see Fluffy?
Hermione- Excuse me? Do you know what Fluffy is?
Marie- Yes, a three headed dog.
Ron- You're crazy!
Marie- Why do you say that?
Hagrid- He just don't know how ta handle Fluffy, that's all. Follow me and yer can see 'em. All of yer can, that is if yer want to.