Gwen woke up to find that she was in the common room, sitting at a table
with Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Allysa, Rosalia, Aimee, and Jeremiah were
sitting at a table beside theirs (Cleo had went back to Italy to spend
Christmas with her father). It was unusually quiet, and then Gwen realized
that it was the start of Christmas break. Gwen was staying, as was
Hermione, Harry, her cousins, Jeremiah, Aimee, and the Weasleys. Both Fred
and George were sleeping on the couch, and Ginny was sleeping in a chair by
the fire.
The reason they had all been in the common room was that they were discussing what had happened over two weeks ago. They found it odd that Wormtail had kept Voldemort from killing any of them, and the fact that Gwen hadn't been expelled. Since Dumbeldore was the minister, he simply said that Gwen was acting out in order to save her friends, so all she got was a week of detention. Snape was being an over protective bat in Ron's opinion, but they all reluctantly agreed that it was for the best. Gwen jumped as she heard someone yawn.
" Good morning." George said as he stretched and moved over to where Gwen was.
" Good morning." Gwen smiled.
After they had told everyone what happened, Oliver asked Gwen why she kept the fact that her and George were dating from him.
" Because you would be a bloody pest about it and would scare him to death." Gwen answered.
" Well, in the future tell me these things." he said gruffly, before walking off.
Gwen missed Oliver, since he had went back to the manor. Of course she wasn't the only one. Not only was his admirers' upset, but also Katie cried for nearly a week after he was gone. Gwen ended up spoiling a surprise by telling Katie that she was invited to a Christmas party that was going to take place at their aunt's manor, but told her that she couldn't tell anyone else.
" Do you want to go and get some breakfast?" Gwen asked.
" Yea, I'm starving." George said.
They walked towards the portrait, but stopped when Ginny came up to them.
" Can I come, too?"
" When did you wake up?" Gwen asked, startled.
" Just a minute ago."
" Well, you can come." George said.
The trio walked down to the Great Hall, where they met with Crabbe and Goyle.
" Sucking up to Wood so you can get rich, eh?" Crabbe said.
" You can do something besides grunt?" George countered.
Crabbe cracked his knuckles, while Goyle snarled.
" Leave them alone." Malfoy said as he drew closer.
" They started it." Crabbe said.
" I don't bloody care. I said to leave them alone." Malfoy said raising his voice slightly.
The two of them scowled before they started walking off towards Slytherin's common room.
" So what time is the Christmas party?" Malfoy asked Gwen.
" What party?" both George and Ginny asked.
" Draco!" Gwen looked at her friends. " I wasn't going to tell you until tomorrow, but my Aunt Dori's having a party on Christmas Day, and she said I could invite all of my friends, if I wanted. So would you like to come?"
" Really?" Ginny squealed.
" But doesn't your aunt own that manor near the edge of Hogsmeade?" George interrupted.
" Well, yes, but don't worry about that. I already wrote to your mum, and I told Harry and Hermione about it last summer." Gwen explained. " I figured that you guys would rather have something besides sweaters for Christmas, so you get to see what you get to wear on Christmas morning." Gwen finished.
Ginny looked like she was about to burst with excitement, and George looked pleased with the thought of not having to have another sweater.
" Shall we eat breakfast?" Draco asked.
" Oh, yes." Gwen said. " Hey, since it's Christmas break, would you like to eat at our table?"
Draco thought for a moment, " But what about the rest of your House?"
" I'm sure Harry, Hermione, Ron, my cousins, Aimee, and Jeremy won't mind."
" But what about Fred?" Draco said seriously.
" He'll be nice if he knows what's good for him." George said simply.
" Okay. I'll sit at your table." Draco agreed.
They walked into the Hall, and were just starting on their pancakes when the rest of Gryfinndor House joined them. Fred sat down next to George, while Harry sat beside him, then Hermione and Ron. Allysa and Rosalia sat in front of Draco and Ginny, Aimee sat in front of Gwen, and Jeremiah sat in front of George.
" So what will we do today?" Allysa said, with sparkling eyes.
" Oh, I'm sure the twins have something planned." Aimee said off-handedly.
" You bet." George said with a mischievous look.
" That reminds me, we have to go back up to the tower." Fred said in a serious voice that as usual, deceived anybody.
" Okay, see you later." Gwen said.
" Make sure when you guys come out onto the grounds, you have your cloaks." George said with a wink.
No sooner than they had left the Hall, Harry Ron, and Hermione had scooted down to where the others were.
" What are they up to?" Harry asked.
" Knowing Fred and George, they are up to no good." Ginny said, finishing her orange juice. " Shall we go get our cloaks, and find out?"
They all agreed, except Draco, who went back to Slytherin House.
After gathering their cloaks and bundling up, they went outside.
" Where are they?" Hermione asked.
" I don't know." Harry said stepping out onto the grounds, looking around for the twins.
But no sooner had he done this, he was under the heavy fire of snowballs.
" Oh, blimey." Harry moaned before running behind the shelter of some bushes.
" It's another snowball fight." Hermione squealed, as she too ran for cover.
" Not again." Ron ran after her.
" What are they groaning about?" Aimee asked Gwen, while Ginny ran off for some shelter.
" I don't have a clue, I never stay at Hogwarts during Christmas." Gwen said.
They watched the others a few minutes, before joining in.
" Aren't they tired, yet?" Rosalia asked twenty cold, drenched to the bone minutes later.
" Who, the twins?" Harry asked as he threw another snowball, which Fred dodged.
" They never get tired, and they only quit when the rest of us quit." Ron said as he threw a snowball at George, which missed.
" This is getting ridiculous." Allysa said. " Come on Rosa, let's go in."
" No, you go in. I want to stay out here." Rosalia said. She threw a snowball, which almost hit Fred.
" I'm coming in with you." Aimee said.
The two of them ran into the castle.
" This is fun." Rosalia said as a snowball hit her.
" You're right." Gwen said as she threw one at Fred, which hit him on the head.
" That hurt." he called as he threw one at her, which hit her on the elbow.
" I take offense to that." Gwen said, throwing one back at him.
" I do, too." George said throwing one at Fred.
" This means war!" Fred said.
Thirty minutes later, they walked back up to the castle, wet, cold, and sore, but in high spirits.
They collapsed in the chairs around the common room fire, not even moving.
" Are you guys through?" Allysa said from a table over by the corner.
" Yes." they all moaned.
" Who won?" Aimee asked.
They all looked at each other.
" We don't know." Rosa said.
" What do you mean ' you don't know'?" Allysa asked, thunder-strucked.
" Well," Gwen started.
" It looked like the twins were winning," Jeremiah continued.
" But then Fred hit Gwen," Ginny added.
" The Gwen hit Fred with a snowball," Ron furthered.
" So George hit him with a snowball," Harry said with a laugh.
" The Fred declared it was war," George said, while holding back a laugh.
" Then everybody started throwing snowballs at everybody," Rosa said while giggling.
" Then we decided to call it quits, and came back in." Fred finished.
" I think you all need psychiatric help." Aimee said exasperatedly.
" Maybe." Gwen said, with a yawn. " I don't know about the rest of you, but I need a nap."
" I'll come with you." Hermione said.
They climbed the stairs to their dormitory, and collapsed onto their beds.
" I told George and Ginny about the party." Gwen said while pulling her hangings back.
" I figured you would end up telling somebody before then." Hermione said before going off into a slumber.
" Yea." Gwen said before going to sleep herself.
A.N.- Here it is, the last chapter of this year. Of course, there will be more chapters in 2003, but I won't be able to update until then. So have a safe and Happy New Year!
The reason they had all been in the common room was that they were discussing what had happened over two weeks ago. They found it odd that Wormtail had kept Voldemort from killing any of them, and the fact that Gwen hadn't been expelled. Since Dumbeldore was the minister, he simply said that Gwen was acting out in order to save her friends, so all she got was a week of detention. Snape was being an over protective bat in Ron's opinion, but they all reluctantly agreed that it was for the best. Gwen jumped as she heard someone yawn.
" Good morning." George said as he stretched and moved over to where Gwen was.
" Good morning." Gwen smiled.
After they had told everyone what happened, Oliver asked Gwen why she kept the fact that her and George were dating from him.
" Because you would be a bloody pest about it and would scare him to death." Gwen answered.
" Well, in the future tell me these things." he said gruffly, before walking off.
Gwen missed Oliver, since he had went back to the manor. Of course she wasn't the only one. Not only was his admirers' upset, but also Katie cried for nearly a week after he was gone. Gwen ended up spoiling a surprise by telling Katie that she was invited to a Christmas party that was going to take place at their aunt's manor, but told her that she couldn't tell anyone else.
" Do you want to go and get some breakfast?" Gwen asked.
" Yea, I'm starving." George said.
They walked towards the portrait, but stopped when Ginny came up to them.
" Can I come, too?"
" When did you wake up?" Gwen asked, startled.
" Just a minute ago."
" Well, you can come." George said.
The trio walked down to the Great Hall, where they met with Crabbe and Goyle.
" Sucking up to Wood so you can get rich, eh?" Crabbe said.
" You can do something besides grunt?" George countered.
Crabbe cracked his knuckles, while Goyle snarled.
" Leave them alone." Malfoy said as he drew closer.
" They started it." Crabbe said.
" I don't bloody care. I said to leave them alone." Malfoy said raising his voice slightly.
The two of them scowled before they started walking off towards Slytherin's common room.
" So what time is the Christmas party?" Malfoy asked Gwen.
" What party?" both George and Ginny asked.
" Draco!" Gwen looked at her friends. " I wasn't going to tell you until tomorrow, but my Aunt Dori's having a party on Christmas Day, and she said I could invite all of my friends, if I wanted. So would you like to come?"
" Really?" Ginny squealed.
" But doesn't your aunt own that manor near the edge of Hogsmeade?" George interrupted.
" Well, yes, but don't worry about that. I already wrote to your mum, and I told Harry and Hermione about it last summer." Gwen explained. " I figured that you guys would rather have something besides sweaters for Christmas, so you get to see what you get to wear on Christmas morning." Gwen finished.
Ginny looked like she was about to burst with excitement, and George looked pleased with the thought of not having to have another sweater.
" Shall we eat breakfast?" Draco asked.
" Oh, yes." Gwen said. " Hey, since it's Christmas break, would you like to eat at our table?"
Draco thought for a moment, " But what about the rest of your House?"
" I'm sure Harry, Hermione, Ron, my cousins, Aimee, and Jeremy won't mind."
" But what about Fred?" Draco said seriously.
" He'll be nice if he knows what's good for him." George said simply.
" Okay. I'll sit at your table." Draco agreed.
They walked into the Hall, and were just starting on their pancakes when the rest of Gryfinndor House joined them. Fred sat down next to George, while Harry sat beside him, then Hermione and Ron. Allysa and Rosalia sat in front of Draco and Ginny, Aimee sat in front of Gwen, and Jeremiah sat in front of George.
" So what will we do today?" Allysa said, with sparkling eyes.
" Oh, I'm sure the twins have something planned." Aimee said off-handedly.
" You bet." George said with a mischievous look.
" That reminds me, we have to go back up to the tower." Fred said in a serious voice that as usual, deceived anybody.
" Okay, see you later." Gwen said.
" Make sure when you guys come out onto the grounds, you have your cloaks." George said with a wink.
No sooner than they had left the Hall, Harry Ron, and Hermione had scooted down to where the others were.
" What are they up to?" Harry asked.
" Knowing Fred and George, they are up to no good." Ginny said, finishing her orange juice. " Shall we go get our cloaks, and find out?"
They all agreed, except Draco, who went back to Slytherin House.
After gathering their cloaks and bundling up, they went outside.
" Where are they?" Hermione asked.
" I don't know." Harry said stepping out onto the grounds, looking around for the twins.
But no sooner had he done this, he was under the heavy fire of snowballs.
" Oh, blimey." Harry moaned before running behind the shelter of some bushes.
" It's another snowball fight." Hermione squealed, as she too ran for cover.
" Not again." Ron ran after her.
" What are they groaning about?" Aimee asked Gwen, while Ginny ran off for some shelter.
" I don't have a clue, I never stay at Hogwarts during Christmas." Gwen said.
They watched the others a few minutes, before joining in.
" Aren't they tired, yet?" Rosalia asked twenty cold, drenched to the bone minutes later.
" Who, the twins?" Harry asked as he threw another snowball, which Fred dodged.
" They never get tired, and they only quit when the rest of us quit." Ron said as he threw a snowball at George, which missed.
" This is getting ridiculous." Allysa said. " Come on Rosa, let's go in."
" No, you go in. I want to stay out here." Rosalia said. She threw a snowball, which almost hit Fred.
" I'm coming in with you." Aimee said.
The two of them ran into the castle.
" This is fun." Rosalia said as a snowball hit her.
" You're right." Gwen said as she threw one at Fred, which hit him on the head.
" That hurt." he called as he threw one at her, which hit her on the elbow.
" I take offense to that." Gwen said, throwing one back at him.
" I do, too." George said throwing one at Fred.
" This means war!" Fred said.
Thirty minutes later, they walked back up to the castle, wet, cold, and sore, but in high spirits.
They collapsed in the chairs around the common room fire, not even moving.
" Are you guys through?" Allysa said from a table over by the corner.
" Yes." they all moaned.
" Who won?" Aimee asked.
They all looked at each other.
" We don't know." Rosa said.
" What do you mean ' you don't know'?" Allysa asked, thunder-strucked.
" Well," Gwen started.
" It looked like the twins were winning," Jeremiah continued.
" But then Fred hit Gwen," Ginny added.
" The Gwen hit Fred with a snowball," Ron furthered.
" So George hit him with a snowball," Harry said with a laugh.
" The Fred declared it was war," George said, while holding back a laugh.
" Then everybody started throwing snowballs at everybody," Rosa said while giggling.
" Then we decided to call it quits, and came back in." Fred finished.
" I think you all need psychiatric help." Aimee said exasperatedly.
" Maybe." Gwen said, with a yawn. " I don't know about the rest of you, but I need a nap."
" I'll come with you." Hermione said.
They climbed the stairs to their dormitory, and collapsed onto their beds.
" I told George and Ginny about the party." Gwen said while pulling her hangings back.
" I figured you would end up telling somebody before then." Hermione said before going off into a slumber.
" Yea." Gwen said before going to sleep herself.
A.N.- Here it is, the last chapter of this year. Of course, there will be more chapters in 2003, but I won't be able to update until then. So have a safe and Happy New Year!