Chapter 28
The Christmas holiday was fast approaching, and for the group of Gryffindors it was becoming harder to concentrate on anything that didn't have to do with presents. Lily, James, Sirius and Remus had all signed up to stay, because the four teens from the future would be remaining at the castle. They had all decided to take a trip into Hogsmeade, to shop for gifts.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione and I will get a sweater from my mum," Ginny told them. "She always makes them and she sends homemade fudge and treats like that." They walked out of the castle and started across the grounds.
"Your mum sounds great, Ginny," Remus told her.
Ginny giggled, "You should see how she fusses over you in our time. If mum could cure you by sheer force of will, you would have been well a long time ago."
"You should see her when I get there from the Dursley's," Harry said. "She keeps refilling my plate until I feel like I'm going to pop. I can't complain though, her cooking is better than the feasts at Hogwarts."
Sirius looked at them, his mouth hanging open. "Really?" he asked. He looked at Ron and Ginny, "Do you think that your mum would adopt me?"
Ron laughed, "She just might, she did have seven of us."
Remus pushed Sirius and stepped away from him, "Sometimes I think that your mind is always stuck on food."
"Think about it Moony, the food is better than one of the feasts," he sighed. "I didn't think that anyone could cook better than Hogwarts house elves."
The group arrived in Hogsmeade and Harry reached into his pocket for his bag of Galleons. "Alright Ginny, you take half of this."
She raised her hand, looking like she was going to argue.
"I don't want to hear it," he told her. "Take it and go buy presents. Make sure to get your mum and dad something nice." He handed her a large stack of Galleons. "It's my fault that you're here instead of at home for Christmas, so do it to make me feel better." He looked into her eyes, trying to make her take the money with sheer force of will.
"Alright, you know that I can't resist when you look at me like that," she told him. She stretched up and kissed him on his cheek. "But I'm using the money for a gift for you, too."
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They spent the day in Hogsmeade, only taking a break from shopping to eat lunch at the Three Broomsticks. It was right around dusk when they headed back toward the castle.
"Do you think that they've come up with anything yet?" Lily asked, a look of desperation on her face.
Hermione smiled at her, "If anyone can figure it out, Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape can." She winked, "And the older versions of the remaining Marauders are helping. I even have to admit that they are brilliant."
Lily laughed, "You wouldn't know it if you only knew them now."
Sirius stopped in front of them, "Hey! That wasn't very nice, Lily," he pouted.
She laughed and pulled a dung bomb out of her pocket, "Ginny suggested that I get this, she said that it would come in handy if you started bothering me." Sirius backed away from the three girls. "And it looks like she was right."
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"All we have to do is send this potion and the spell to them?" Sirius asked.
Severus looked at the three other men in the room, "They will have to adjust the spell to fit the situation, but I am sure that Lily is capable of doing that. I have also written the instructions for the potion, in case they need more."
Dumbledore looked at the potions master, "Who would they get to brew it?"
"I'm pretty sure that they get me to brew it, as I was making this batch I remembered brewing it while I was in school," Severus told them. "I'm pretty sure that three Gryffindor females came to me and asked me to brew it, and they explained to me why they needed it and what would happen if they failed."
"Leave it to the three of them to find the best person to do the job," Dumbledore laughed.
Severus smiled, "I seem to remember sitting in the Gryffindor common room on Christmas break, eating some of the best fudge I have ever tasted. I must talk to Molly Weasley about getting some of that for myself this year."
The group of men laughed, "I think that we can arrange that," Sirius told him. "I'm sure that she would be happy to hear that you enjoyed her fudge."
"There were at least nine packages of it, we ate it during the whole break," he said. "She should package it and sell it, she could make a fortune."
Dumbledore took the vial of potion and the recipe and headed toward his office to send them off to his young charges in the past.
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"There's a vial of potion and the recipe," Hermione told them. "Now we just have to find someone to brew it if we need it."
Lily looked at the group, "We'll go ask Severus," she told them. "He's the potions master in your time, so he should be able to brew this without a problem. He has the best grades in potions in our year."
"You will all treat him with respect, and maybe you'll make a new friend in the process," Ginny told the guys.
"We'll do what ever we can to make him feel like one of us," Remus told them. "I'm sure that even we can manage to make a Slytherin feel welcome."
A/N: I had some time on my hands this morning, so you get another chapter. The last until after the Holiday, so Merry Christmas (Happy Chanukah, Kwanza, or Yule. What ever you celebrate, have a wonderful holiday)
The Christmas holiday was fast approaching, and for the group of Gryffindors it was becoming harder to concentrate on anything that didn't have to do with presents. Lily, James, Sirius and Remus had all signed up to stay, because the four teens from the future would be remaining at the castle. They had all decided to take a trip into Hogsmeade, to shop for gifts.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione and I will get a sweater from my mum," Ginny told them. "She always makes them and she sends homemade fudge and treats like that." They walked out of the castle and started across the grounds.
"Your mum sounds great, Ginny," Remus told her.
Ginny giggled, "You should see how she fusses over you in our time. If mum could cure you by sheer force of will, you would have been well a long time ago."
"You should see her when I get there from the Dursley's," Harry said. "She keeps refilling my plate until I feel like I'm going to pop. I can't complain though, her cooking is better than the feasts at Hogwarts."
Sirius looked at them, his mouth hanging open. "Really?" he asked. He looked at Ron and Ginny, "Do you think that your mum would adopt me?"
Ron laughed, "She just might, she did have seven of us."
Remus pushed Sirius and stepped away from him, "Sometimes I think that your mind is always stuck on food."
"Think about it Moony, the food is better than one of the feasts," he sighed. "I didn't think that anyone could cook better than Hogwarts house elves."
The group arrived in Hogsmeade and Harry reached into his pocket for his bag of Galleons. "Alright Ginny, you take half of this."
She raised her hand, looking like she was going to argue.
"I don't want to hear it," he told her. "Take it and go buy presents. Make sure to get your mum and dad something nice." He handed her a large stack of Galleons. "It's my fault that you're here instead of at home for Christmas, so do it to make me feel better." He looked into her eyes, trying to make her take the money with sheer force of will.
"Alright, you know that I can't resist when you look at me like that," she told him. She stretched up and kissed him on his cheek. "But I'm using the money for a gift for you, too."
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They spent the day in Hogsmeade, only taking a break from shopping to eat lunch at the Three Broomsticks. It was right around dusk when they headed back toward the castle.
"Do you think that they've come up with anything yet?" Lily asked, a look of desperation on her face.
Hermione smiled at her, "If anyone can figure it out, Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape can." She winked, "And the older versions of the remaining Marauders are helping. I even have to admit that they are brilliant."
Lily laughed, "You wouldn't know it if you only knew them now."
Sirius stopped in front of them, "Hey! That wasn't very nice, Lily," he pouted.
She laughed and pulled a dung bomb out of her pocket, "Ginny suggested that I get this, she said that it would come in handy if you started bothering me." Sirius backed away from the three girls. "And it looks like she was right."
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"All we have to do is send this potion and the spell to them?" Sirius asked.
Severus looked at the three other men in the room, "They will have to adjust the spell to fit the situation, but I am sure that Lily is capable of doing that. I have also written the instructions for the potion, in case they need more."
Dumbledore looked at the potions master, "Who would they get to brew it?"
"I'm pretty sure that they get me to brew it, as I was making this batch I remembered brewing it while I was in school," Severus told them. "I'm pretty sure that three Gryffindor females came to me and asked me to brew it, and they explained to me why they needed it and what would happen if they failed."
"Leave it to the three of them to find the best person to do the job," Dumbledore laughed.
Severus smiled, "I seem to remember sitting in the Gryffindor common room on Christmas break, eating some of the best fudge I have ever tasted. I must talk to Molly Weasley about getting some of that for myself this year."
The group of men laughed, "I think that we can arrange that," Sirius told him. "I'm sure that she would be happy to hear that you enjoyed her fudge."
"There were at least nine packages of it, we ate it during the whole break," he said. "She should package it and sell it, she could make a fortune."
Dumbledore took the vial of potion and the recipe and headed toward his office to send them off to his young charges in the past.
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"There's a vial of potion and the recipe," Hermione told them. "Now we just have to find someone to brew it if we need it."
Lily looked at the group, "We'll go ask Severus," she told them. "He's the potions master in your time, so he should be able to brew this without a problem. He has the best grades in potions in our year."
"You will all treat him with respect, and maybe you'll make a new friend in the process," Ginny told the guys.
"We'll do what ever we can to make him feel like one of us," Remus told them. "I'm sure that even we can manage to make a Slytherin feel welcome."
A/N: I had some time on my hands this morning, so you get another chapter. The last until after the Holiday, so Merry Christmas (Happy Chanukah, Kwanza, or Yule. What ever you celebrate, have a wonderful holiday)