Christmas time rolled around at Hogwarts. Harry and the other
members of the D.A. were still feeling good about stopping Voldemort at
Halloween. However, now that holidays had come, it would be interesting to
see what would happen. Harry had seen on the list that Draco and some of
the other Slytherins were staying at Hogwarts during Christmas. This led
Harry to ask for volunteers to stay at Hogwarts. It turned out that only
he, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Luna were staying. The rest had already made
plans to head home. And even Luna ended up having to go home.
On Christmas Eve, the four of them stayed up late until all of the students had gone to bed. Then, Harry pulled out his Invisibility Cloak, and all four snuck underneath it. They hurried downstairs, and across the snowy lawn. They prodded the knot to the Whomping Willow, and went down the passage to the Shrieking Shack.
They burst into the room, and saw the members of the Order of the Phoenix having a Christmas party. Lupin, Tonks, Kinsgley, Moody, the Weasleys, Tony, Chang, Miguel, Linda, Brenda, and Fleur were all there, along with Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Rasbutinoff, and Hagrid. They were greeted by one and all, and the party continued.
Harry and the others spent the next day at the Shrieking Shack. He had received some wonderful gifts. Hermione had given him a refill for his Broom Servicing Kit, and Ron had given him a wand "sheath", to keep his wand in. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had given him homemade mince pies and a new sweater. Lupin and Tonks had given him a pocket Foe Glass. However, his best gift was from Ginny. She had bought him a new set of dress robes that matched his eyes. They were dark green, like the ones he had had in his fourth year. However, wrapped inside the robes was a small picture frame, and inside was a picture of Ginny and Harry right after the Halloween ball.
Harry had given Hermione a set of books that helped you study for the N.E.W.T.S., and he had given Ron a Broom Servicing Kit. He had bought Ginny a large assortment of candy, and a small teddy bear riding a broom. It was a great Christmas.
Harry and the other three had to return to school. However, when they got there, they received a shock. Draco had locked the teachers in their offices, and he and his gang were now terrorizing the other students. Ron and Hermione went after Draco and Pansy, while Harry and Ginny started sorting out the rest. When they had finally gathered all of the Slytherins, and had locked them in one of the dungeons, they went about freeing the teachers and students. Several of the students were directly escorted to the hospital wing.
Harry headed back to the Shrieking Shack when he saw a fire going in the village of Hogsmeade. Quickly, he summoned Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and the Order of the Phoenix. They all ran towards the fire. There, they saw Voldemort and the Death Eaters, along with his army of Dark creatures, terrorizing the village. Hagrid had managed to disappear, but now he was back, and Grawp was following him. The sight of Grawp caused several of Voldemort's army to run away. However, the ones who were true to Voldemort did not leave. Instead, they watched their master.
Voldemort was no longer wearing just a black robe with hood. He wore a suit of black armor, with a silver snake emblazoned on the breastplate. He held a black shield with the snake emblem, and also a black sword, which was surrounded by pulsating green sparks. He lowered his sword, and shot green sparks at Grawp. It did not kill Grawp, but it did cause him to run away. Dumbledore turned to face Voldemort, but Harry was faster. He brandished his wand, and yelled out "Accio Sword!" Instantaneously, Voldemort's sword was flying towards Harry. Harry caught it by the handle, and muttered "Reducto!" The sword shrank to the size of a toothpick. Then, Harry yelled again, "Accio Sword!" Suddenly, a sword was zooming from the castle. Harry knew that it was the sword of Godric Gryffindor. He caught it by the hilt, and turning, he pointed it at Voldemort. "You will leave now, or I will be forced to use this on your Death Eaters. You have harmed this village, and I will not allow any more terror. Leave!" Voldemort just gave a cackle. "Don't worry, Harry Potter. I will leave. However, you can be sure that we will meet again. We have to, and you know it." With a crack, he Disapparated, and his followers quickly did the same.
No one said a word as they headed back to Hogwarts, the Three Broomsticks crackling in the distance. Harry led them back upstairs, and slept that night. However, his dreams were restless. First, he was with Ginny. Suddenly, she was killed, just as Cedric had been killed. Then, Voldemort was stepping into the ring of Death Eaters. Harry had just finished him off when his face changed. Harry was staring down at himself. Only he was no longer Harry. He was Wormtail and he was giving a cold, high-pitched laugh. Just then, Wormtail was killed by Ron, who had chopped off his head, only to be killed by a gun, shot by Snape and Hermione together.
Harry woke up in a cold sweat. His scar was throbbing. He looked over to see Ron, whose head was still on his shoulders. What could all of this mean?
On Christmas Eve, the four of them stayed up late until all of the students had gone to bed. Then, Harry pulled out his Invisibility Cloak, and all four snuck underneath it. They hurried downstairs, and across the snowy lawn. They prodded the knot to the Whomping Willow, and went down the passage to the Shrieking Shack.
They burst into the room, and saw the members of the Order of the Phoenix having a Christmas party. Lupin, Tonks, Kinsgley, Moody, the Weasleys, Tony, Chang, Miguel, Linda, Brenda, and Fleur were all there, along with Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Rasbutinoff, and Hagrid. They were greeted by one and all, and the party continued.
Harry and the others spent the next day at the Shrieking Shack. He had received some wonderful gifts. Hermione had given him a refill for his Broom Servicing Kit, and Ron had given him a wand "sheath", to keep his wand in. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had given him homemade mince pies and a new sweater. Lupin and Tonks had given him a pocket Foe Glass. However, his best gift was from Ginny. She had bought him a new set of dress robes that matched his eyes. They were dark green, like the ones he had had in his fourth year. However, wrapped inside the robes was a small picture frame, and inside was a picture of Ginny and Harry right after the Halloween ball.
Harry had given Hermione a set of books that helped you study for the N.E.W.T.S., and he had given Ron a Broom Servicing Kit. He had bought Ginny a large assortment of candy, and a small teddy bear riding a broom. It was a great Christmas.
Harry and the other three had to return to school. However, when they got there, they received a shock. Draco had locked the teachers in their offices, and he and his gang were now terrorizing the other students. Ron and Hermione went after Draco and Pansy, while Harry and Ginny started sorting out the rest. When they had finally gathered all of the Slytherins, and had locked them in one of the dungeons, they went about freeing the teachers and students. Several of the students were directly escorted to the hospital wing.
Harry headed back to the Shrieking Shack when he saw a fire going in the village of Hogsmeade. Quickly, he summoned Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and the Order of the Phoenix. They all ran towards the fire. There, they saw Voldemort and the Death Eaters, along with his army of Dark creatures, terrorizing the village. Hagrid had managed to disappear, but now he was back, and Grawp was following him. The sight of Grawp caused several of Voldemort's army to run away. However, the ones who were true to Voldemort did not leave. Instead, they watched their master.
Voldemort was no longer wearing just a black robe with hood. He wore a suit of black armor, with a silver snake emblazoned on the breastplate. He held a black shield with the snake emblem, and also a black sword, which was surrounded by pulsating green sparks. He lowered his sword, and shot green sparks at Grawp. It did not kill Grawp, but it did cause him to run away. Dumbledore turned to face Voldemort, but Harry was faster. He brandished his wand, and yelled out "Accio Sword!" Instantaneously, Voldemort's sword was flying towards Harry. Harry caught it by the handle, and muttered "Reducto!" The sword shrank to the size of a toothpick. Then, Harry yelled again, "Accio Sword!" Suddenly, a sword was zooming from the castle. Harry knew that it was the sword of Godric Gryffindor. He caught it by the hilt, and turning, he pointed it at Voldemort. "You will leave now, or I will be forced to use this on your Death Eaters. You have harmed this village, and I will not allow any more terror. Leave!" Voldemort just gave a cackle. "Don't worry, Harry Potter. I will leave. However, you can be sure that we will meet again. We have to, and you know it." With a crack, he Disapparated, and his followers quickly did the same.
No one said a word as they headed back to Hogwarts, the Three Broomsticks crackling in the distance. Harry led them back upstairs, and slept that night. However, his dreams were restless. First, he was with Ginny. Suddenly, she was killed, just as Cedric had been killed. Then, Voldemort was stepping into the ring of Death Eaters. Harry had just finished him off when his face changed. Harry was staring down at himself. Only he was no longer Harry. He was Wormtail and he was giving a cold, high-pitched laugh. Just then, Wormtail was killed by Ron, who had chopped off his head, only to be killed by a gun, shot by Snape and Hermione together.
Harry woke up in a cold sweat. His scar was throbbing. He looked over to see Ron, whose head was still on his shoulders. What could all of this mean?
