Chapter Nine- Christmas

"I'd like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and New Year!" Dumbledore said to the Great Hall, "You will be leaving tomorrow morning and I won't have another chance…"

"Are you staying for Christmas?" Andrea asked Snape.

"I always do." he replied.

"Oh," Andrea said, sounding disappointed.

"What"

"Nothing" she muttered.

"BRILLIANCE!" Carmen blurted.

"What?"

"I have a brilliant idea." Carmen grinned.

"No! The last one of your 'brilliant ides' started off I a muggle nightclub and ended up with you in a muggle prison." Andrea reminded.

"You know what alcohol does to me! Besides, this ides isn't about me!" Carmen snapped.

"Muggle prison?" Snape smirked.

"Don't ask. What I sit, Car?" Andrea sighed.

"Why don't you two spend Christmas together ?"

"Because he always stays here." Andrea mumbled.

"First time for everything…" Carmen prompted.

"Why not?" Snape asked.

"Really?"

"Unless you'd rather be alone…" Snape said seriously.

"Oh, shut it! You're stuck with me for Christmas!" Andrea grinned.

"My house. I haven't been home in ages." Snape mused.

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Andrea and Snape left for his house the next morning. They walked into Hogsmeade and then Apparated. When they arrived, Snape was knocked over by a small moving blur.

"Master has returned!" The house elf squeaked.

"Hello, Libby." Snape was smiling…at a house elf.

"Umm…" Andrea muttered.

"Libby, this is Andrea, she'll be staying for Christmas."

"Hello, Libby" Andrea said.

The house elf suddenly burst into tears. Andrea was shocked, but Snape was still smiling. He shook his head at the elf when he saw Andrea's face.

"Libby raised me from infancy" he explained, but Andrea still didn't understand.

"Master is all growled up! Master is marrying Miss!" Libby sobbed.

"Er…actually we hadn't discussed it." Snape was blushing.

"Master has never brought a woman home before…" Libby pushed, she was no longer sobbing and was now smiling mischievously at Snape.

"Come off it, Libby!" He mumbled.