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When Harry woke up, he found that it was morning. Sunlight was streaming into the room, and a ray of sunshine fell right across Harry's bed, making him fell warm and confortable. Harry heard birds singing outside of the window, and got out of bed. He checked his watch, and found that it was 8:00. Shuddering at the touch of the cold floor on his feet, Harry went over to Ron's bed, intending to ask his friend whether or not he wanted to play quidditch, but when he opened the curtains to Ron's bed, he found that Ron wasn't there. Then he remembered. It was the first day of Christmas vacation, which meant that he and Mark were the only students currently at Hogwarts.
Harry went over to his trunk and got dressed. Then he went over to the first year boys' dorm, where he found Mark still asleep. Harry went down to the Gryffindor common room to wait for Mark to wake up.
While Harry was waiting for Mark, he started to work on his Potions homework, which was how to make a Polyjuice Potion, what the effects were of it, and the good and bad thing that someone could do while in the disguise of someone else. Harry got out some parchment, his quill, and an ink bottle, and set to work.
A couple of hours later, Harry finished his Potions homework. He put that away in his dorm, and went again to check on Mark, who had just finished getting dressed when Harry arrived.
"Hey cousin," said Harry grinning. "What do you want to do today?"
"I dunno," Mark replied. "Do you have any ideas?"
"Well, first I was thinking we could go down to the Great Hall and get breakfast, and then I was thinking we could fly around for a bit on our brooms, maybe play a little quidditch. Well, as well we can with only two people, and after that I was thinking we could get some lunch, and then maybe I could show you some of the secret passages around the school."
"That sounds like fun! I can't wait to see the secret passages!" Mark said excitedly.
"Also, I know a secret passage that leads to the villiage of Hogsmeade, but I don't know if we should go there, what with everything that's been going on," said Harry.
"But I really want to!" said Mark. "I've heard some of the other students talking about it, and it sounds like a lot of fun!"
"Well..."
"Please?"
"Oh, all right, we'll go, but we're bringing my invisibility cloak, in case we run into any teachers."
"All right."
"Is there anything else you want to do after that?"
"Well..."
"How about after we go to Hogsmeade we come back here for a little while, then we go down to dinner. After that we can come back up here and get started on some homework," said Harry.
"All right," said Mark.
Harry and Mark walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast, all the while Harry telling Mark stories of his first year at Hogwarts. When they entered the Great Hall, Harry wasn't very surprised to find that the house tables had vanished. Instead, there was a smaller, circular table in the middle of the Great Hall, where Tonks, Lupin, Dumbledore, and Professor Trelawney sat.
"Harry, Mark!" said Dumbledore as Harry and Mark came into the Great Hall, "Since we are the only ones who are staying here at Hogwarts over Christmas, I've decided that we don't need all those other tables."
Harry smiled, and sat down between Mark and Professor Lupin, and Mark sat down next to Harry and Dumbledore.
Food appeared on the table where they all sat, and everyone began dishing food onto their plates. Dumbledore engaged Mark into a discussion about Quidditch, and Lupin and Harry talked about what Harry's plans for the day were.
"So, Harry," said Lupin as he dished some mashed potatoes onto his plate, "what are you planning to do today?"
"Oh, I dunno," Harry replied. "After breakfast, Mark and I were going to play a little Quidditch, then we're going to have lunch, and after that I don't know what we're going to do."
"Quidditch, hm? Well, there's only six people here, so after breakfast, why don't we play Quidditch three on three?"
Harry raised his eyebrows. "What about Dumbledore?"
"What about him?"
"Well, he's a little..." Harry trailed off.
"Don't let his age fool you, Harry," said Lupin. "So how about it?"
Harry smiled. "All right. You can suggest that after we're done eating."
"Will do," said Lupin.
"So, Harry," said Lupin again after everyone was done eating, "you up for a little game of Quidditch?"
"Sure, but it won't be much fun with just the two of us," Harry replied, looking at Mark and Dumbledore.
Dumbledore seemed to have taken Harry's hint, because he said, "Why don't we all have a game of Quidditch? I haven't played it since my school days."
"How about the rest of you?" Lupin said to Tonks and Professor Trelawney.
"Sure, I'd love to!" said Tonks excitedly.
Harry looked at Professor Trelawney. "Professor?"
"Well, I suppose I should," Professor Trelawney said, not using her misty voice. "After all, it was foretold that I would play Quidditch today."
"All right, then!" said Dumbledore, clapping his hands together. "Let's get going!"
Harry, Mark, and the rest of the people sitting at the table all got up as the remains of breakfast disappeared from the table to the kitchen below. Dumbledore led the group, carrying a Nimbus 2000. Harry, with his Firebolt, was talking to Tonks, who had her Comet Two-Sixty over her shoulder. The rest of the group followed behind: Lupin, with his Comet Two-Seventy; Professor Trelawney, who had her Starshooter; and Mark, who had to borrow a school broom, which was surprisingly a brand new Nimbus 2001.
When they all got to the Quidditch pitch, Lupin and Dumbledore went and got the case that held the Quidditch balls. Lupin and Dumbledore set it on the ground.
"Ok," said Lupin, "We should split into two groups, which gives three to a team. Harry, you'll be with me and Tonks, and Mark, you'll be on a team with Professor Dumbledore and Professor Trelawney."
The group of six split into two groups of three. Harry was chosen to be Seeker for his team, Tonks was chosen to be a Chaser, and Lupin decided to be the Keeper. Dumbledore was Seeker for the other team, Mark was Chaser (he had a very good aim), and Professor Trelawney was cosen to be the Keeper. They all rose in the air on their brooms, Lupin let the balls (not the Bludgers, though) out of the crate, flew up to join his team, and the game began.
Harry immediatley started searching for the Snitch, mainly because he didn't know how good Dumbldedore was at Quidditch. Harry watched Tonks score a goal, and another. He saw a glint of gold, but then realized that it had been the sun reflecting off of Dumbledore's half-moon glasses. Harry watched Mark score a goal, then caught a glimpse of the Snitch, which was about twenty feet below Dumbledore. He immediatley dived, and Dumbledore, seeing what Harry was doing, dived down also to get the Snitch, but it flew away to a different position. Harry looked around for it, caught a quick glance of Lupin blocking the Quaffle that Mark had thrown, and then saw that Dumbledore had entered a steep dive.
Harry's eyes followed the path of the Headmaster's dive, and saw the golden Snitch fluttering around about a foot off of the ground. He immediatley entered a steeper dive, willing his broom to go as fast as possible.
Dumbledore was twenty feet from the Snitch when Harry entered his dive. Harry flew so fast past Dumbledore that he was a blur. Harry was ten feet from the ground...eight feet...six feet...four feet...two feet...Harry was a foot from the ground when he fell off of his broom, but he got up, waving the Snitch clutched triumphantly in his fist.
"Well, I must say Harry," said Dumbledore, as he and everyone else dismounted their brooms, "Out of all the games of Quidditch I've ever played in my life time, you are the first person who actually beat me! That was a game very well played!"
Harry smiled.
"What say we celebrate?" Lupin said, "Let's all go down to Hogsmeade, and have some drinks at the Three Broomsticks!"
"I'm afraid I can't," said Professor Trelawney.
No one questioned her, and she walked back up to the castle.
"Well," Lupin said, "How about it? Losing team has to buy the drinks."
"Hey! No one said anything about that before the game!" Mark said, smiling.
"Well..."
"The drinks are on me!" Dumbledore said happily.
"Can we hang out around Hogsmeade for a little Christmas shopping afterwards?" Harry suggested.
"Good idea, Harry," said Tonks, "I haven't even gotten anything for anyone yet."
"Well, then," said Dumbledore, "let's get going!"
So Dumbledore, Tonks, Harry, Lupin, and Mark all went down to Hogsmeade. When they arrived in the villiage, it had started to snow, so they headed straight for the Three Broomsticks. When they got there, it was snowing even harder, so they hurried inside and got a table at the far end of the room, near the fireplace, where there was a roaring fire.
They all sat down, and when the Butterbeers that Dumbledore had ordered for them arrived, the group started talking about the Christmas shopping that they planned to do.
"So, Harry," said Tonks, taking a sip of her Butterbeer, "What are you planning on getting Ron and Hermione for Christmas?"
"Well, I was thinking of getting Ron a new broom, and I was thinking of getting Hermione a set of books called The Complete History of the Wizarding World," Harry replied, as he too, took a swig of Butterbeer.
"I bet Hermione'll love that," Tonks replied, sipping some more of her Butterbeer. "What kind of broom are you going to get Ron?"
"The kind that flies," replied Harry with a smile.
"I meant the kind of broom that you play Quidditch on," said Tonks.
"Yeah, I knew what kind of broom you were referring to," said Harry. "I'm going to get him a Firebolt."
"A Firebolt?! But those are really expensive!"
"I know."
"But I'm guessing that you can afford a hundred of them if you really wanted to get them."
"That's true."
Soon, Harry's and Tonks's conversation morphed into a conversation about Quidditch, and when everyone had finished their Butterbeers, Dumbledore spoke up.
"Well, everyone, it's time we all do some Christmas shopping. We'll meet back here at 3:00, which is in four hours. Have fun!"
The group dispersed, each person on their own, and the first thing that Harry did was head to a jewelry store nearby so that he could get Luna a Christmas present.
Harry went to a shop called Spriggs's Jewelry Shoppe. It was small, and cases of jewelry ran all along the walls. In the middle of the shop was a desk on which a cash register stood, and behind the register sat a kindly looking old witch.
"Hello, dear," said the witch in a kind voice. "My name is Elizabeth Spriggs. How can I help you?"
"Um..." said Harry. "I'm looking for a diamond necklace and earrings for...someone."
"Your girlfriend?"
"Yeah."
"Well," said Mrs. Spriggs, going over to a case near the entrance, "I have some beatiful diamond necklace and earring sets over here."
Harry went over to where Mrs. Spriggs was standing, and indeed, the glass case that she was standing next to had some very beautiful diamond necklace and earring sets.
Harry pondered over which one to get for Luna, and after fifteen minutes, he finally settled on a necklace with diamonds, and had a small diamond pendant on it in the shape of a moon. Each of the earrings had three diamonds connected to eachother with a small diamond moon at the end. Harry paid for the necklace and earrings, and Mrs. Spriggs put them in a black velvet box.
"Would you like me to send these to your girfriend for you?" Mrs. Spriggs said.
"Yes, please," said Harry. "Her name is Luna. Luna Lovegood. And my name is Harry Potter."
Mrs. Spriggs didn't make any sign of recognizing him, for which he was very greatful. He thanked Mrs. Spriggs and left.
Harry then headed towards a new store that had just been opened, called Quality Quidditch Supplies, where he bought a Firebolt for Ron, and had it sent to him. After buying the Firebolt for Ron, Harry left Quality Quidditch Supplies, and headed for a small book store which he knew was right next to Zonko's.
Harry entered the book store, and went over to an isle that had books all about wizarding history. He picked out the set of books for Hermione, The Complete History of the Wizarding World. Then Harry noticed a section that was reserved for muggle fiction books. He looked at these for a while, a picked out a set of books for Mark. He bought them, and had the history books sent to Hermione, and Mark's set of books sent to Mark.
By the time 3:00 had arrived, Harry had bought presents for everyone else on his list (Mark, a set of Lord of the Rings; Dumbledore, a pair of red and gold socks; Tonks, a book of household spells; and Lupin, a Wizard Polaroid Camera). He headed towards the Three Broomsitcks. When he had arrived there, Harry found that he was the only one there, so he went to the table where they were all supposed to meet and sat down. Soon afterwards, everyone else arrived.
"Well," said Dumbledore, who had been the third to arrive after Harry, "I hope you have all had a nice time this afternoon. Now, I think it is fitting that we return back to the school. We can have an early dinner, and then you all can do whatever you want."
At this, Harry remembered the Secret Room (or, the Portkey Room). He made a mental note to go and check it out after the early dinner, with, of course, his invisibility cloak.
"Let's get going," said Dumbledore with a smile.
The group then walked out of the Three Broomsticks, and went on their way back to Hogwarts. On the way there, Harry walked next to Tonks and Lupin, while Mark walked next to Dumbledore, talking to the Headmaster enthusiastically.
"So, Harry," said Lupin, "Did you have a good time Christmas shopping?"
"I sure did," said Harry happily. "I found this really nice jewelry store, called Spriggs's Jewelry Shoppe, and I bought a really nice necklace, and earrings for Luna there."
"Oh, I'm sure she'll love them," said Tonks.
"Yeah, I sure hope so," Harry replied.
After that, there was silence, and they stayed silent for the rest of the way to Hogwarts, all the while Mark was talking to Dumbledore.
They finally reached the front doors of the school, and they went into the entrance hall. Dumbledore, Harry, Mark, Lupin, and Tonks walked into the Great Hall and sat down at the small table. The House-Elfs seemed to know that Harry, Mark, and everyone else would be having an early dinny, for, right as they sat down, everyone's favorite meal appeared in front of them.
"Where's Professor Trelawney?" said Harry, cutting into his chicken and broccoli crepe.
"She's probably up in her tower," said Lupin. "You know how she is...doesn't like to leave it."
"Yeah," laughed Harry, as he took a bite of his chicken and broccoli crepe and swallowed it. Then he caught Dumbledore's eye, and fell silent.
When everyone was done eating, the leftover food vanished from the table. Late afternoon sunlight was streaming in through the windows, casting a very relaxed atmosphere over every one.
"Well," said Lupin, "I should probably go back to my office. There are still some papers that need grading."
"And I need to plan all my lessons for next semester," said Tonks, also getting up.
"Bye," said Harry and Mark.
Tonks and Lupin left the Great Hall. Then Harry, Mark, and Dumbledore got up, and Dumbledore went to his office, and Harry and Mark to the Gryffindor Common room. Mark thought he'd get started on his homework, so Harry left him to that, and went to get his invisibility cloak.
He put his cloak into his bag, and went back down to the common room, and headed towards the exit.
"Where are you going?" Marked asked.
"Oh, um...the library. I'm going to the library to look for a book that I need for my homework," lied Harry.
"Oh. See you later, then," said Mark.
"Yeah, later," said Harry. He left the common room, and went down the corridor where the tapestry hid the entrance to the hidden hallway, which led to the Portkey Room.
Harry pulled his invisibilty cloak out of his bag, put it on, and crept silently towards the tapestry. He lifted it, and opened the door and entered the hallway, and closed the door behind him. He didnÕt light up his wand, because he didnÕt want anyone to know he was there, if there was anyone, that is.
Harry walked silently up the hall, and when he reached the door that led to the Portkey Room, he looked around to see if anyone was there. There wasn't, so Harry opened the door, and stepped in.
The Portkey Room was very plain. At the wall opposite Harry, there sat a low, stone table. In the middle of the Room, there was a large circle, and inside of it, all the stone was blue. There was only a small, rectangular window, which only a little sliver of sunlight crept through. Other than this, the Room held nothing, so Harry left the way he came in, meeting no one along the way back to the Gryffindor common room.
When Harry reached the entrance to the common room, he put his cloak back into his bag, and entered. He found Mark sitting in front of the fire place, working on an essay.
"Hey, Mark," said Harry.
"Did you find what you needed?" asked Mark.
"Um, yeah," lied Harry yet again. "Listen, I'm going to run up to my dormitory for a minute, and then I'll be back, and we can do our homework together, OK?"
Mark smiled. "All right."
So Harry went up, put away his cloak, went back down to the common room, and started on his homework infront of a roaring fire.
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Danny-DaWriter= I'm not going to do anything with Harry/Star Wars.
Disclaimer: I'm very sorry, but I don't own Harry Potter. *sniff* :-D
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When Harry woke up, he found that it was morning. Sunlight was streaming into the room, and a ray of sunshine fell right across Harry's bed, making him fell warm and confortable. Harry heard birds singing outside of the window, and got out of bed. He checked his watch, and found that it was 8:00. Shuddering at the touch of the cold floor on his feet, Harry went over to Ron's bed, intending to ask his friend whether or not he wanted to play quidditch, but when he opened the curtains to Ron's bed, he found that Ron wasn't there. Then he remembered. It was the first day of Christmas vacation, which meant that he and Mark were the only students currently at Hogwarts.
Harry went over to his trunk and got dressed. Then he went over to the first year boys' dorm, where he found Mark still asleep. Harry went down to the Gryffindor common room to wait for Mark to wake up.
While Harry was waiting for Mark, he started to work on his Potions homework, which was how to make a Polyjuice Potion, what the effects were of it, and the good and bad thing that someone could do while in the disguise of someone else. Harry got out some parchment, his quill, and an ink bottle, and set to work.
A couple of hours later, Harry finished his Potions homework. He put that away in his dorm, and went again to check on Mark, who had just finished getting dressed when Harry arrived.
"Hey cousin," said Harry grinning. "What do you want to do today?"
"I dunno," Mark replied. "Do you have any ideas?"
"Well, first I was thinking we could go down to the Great Hall and get breakfast, and then I was thinking we could fly around for a bit on our brooms, maybe play a little quidditch. Well, as well we can with only two people, and after that I was thinking we could get some lunch, and then maybe I could show you some of the secret passages around the school."
"That sounds like fun! I can't wait to see the secret passages!" Mark said excitedly.
"Also, I know a secret passage that leads to the villiage of Hogsmeade, but I don't know if we should go there, what with everything that's been going on," said Harry.
"But I really want to!" said Mark. "I've heard some of the other students talking about it, and it sounds like a lot of fun!"
"Well..."
"Please?"
"Oh, all right, we'll go, but we're bringing my invisibility cloak, in case we run into any teachers."
"All right."
"Is there anything else you want to do after that?"
"Well..."
"How about after we go to Hogsmeade we come back here for a little while, then we go down to dinner. After that we can come back up here and get started on some homework," said Harry.
"All right," said Mark.
Harry and Mark walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast, all the while Harry telling Mark stories of his first year at Hogwarts. When they entered the Great Hall, Harry wasn't very surprised to find that the house tables had vanished. Instead, there was a smaller, circular table in the middle of the Great Hall, where Tonks, Lupin, Dumbledore, and Professor Trelawney sat.
"Harry, Mark!" said Dumbledore as Harry and Mark came into the Great Hall, "Since we are the only ones who are staying here at Hogwarts over Christmas, I've decided that we don't need all those other tables."
Harry smiled, and sat down between Mark and Professor Lupin, and Mark sat down next to Harry and Dumbledore.
Food appeared on the table where they all sat, and everyone began dishing food onto their plates. Dumbledore engaged Mark into a discussion about Quidditch, and Lupin and Harry talked about what Harry's plans for the day were.
"So, Harry," said Lupin as he dished some mashed potatoes onto his plate, "what are you planning to do today?"
"Oh, I dunno," Harry replied. "After breakfast, Mark and I were going to play a little Quidditch, then we're going to have lunch, and after that I don't know what we're going to do."
"Quidditch, hm? Well, there's only six people here, so after breakfast, why don't we play Quidditch three on three?"
Harry raised his eyebrows. "What about Dumbledore?"
"What about him?"
"Well, he's a little..." Harry trailed off.
"Don't let his age fool you, Harry," said Lupin. "So how about it?"
Harry smiled. "All right. You can suggest that after we're done eating."
"Will do," said Lupin.
"So, Harry," said Lupin again after everyone was done eating, "you up for a little game of Quidditch?"
"Sure, but it won't be much fun with just the two of us," Harry replied, looking at Mark and Dumbledore.
Dumbledore seemed to have taken Harry's hint, because he said, "Why don't we all have a game of Quidditch? I haven't played it since my school days."
"How about the rest of you?" Lupin said to Tonks and Professor Trelawney.
"Sure, I'd love to!" said Tonks excitedly.
Harry looked at Professor Trelawney. "Professor?"
"Well, I suppose I should," Professor Trelawney said, not using her misty voice. "After all, it was foretold that I would play Quidditch today."
"All right, then!" said Dumbledore, clapping his hands together. "Let's get going!"
Harry, Mark, and the rest of the people sitting at the table all got up as the remains of breakfast disappeared from the table to the kitchen below. Dumbledore led the group, carrying a Nimbus 2000. Harry, with his Firebolt, was talking to Tonks, who had her Comet Two-Sixty over her shoulder. The rest of the group followed behind: Lupin, with his Comet Two-Seventy; Professor Trelawney, who had her Starshooter; and Mark, who had to borrow a school broom, which was surprisingly a brand new Nimbus 2001.
When they all got to the Quidditch pitch, Lupin and Dumbledore went and got the case that held the Quidditch balls. Lupin and Dumbledore set it on the ground.
"Ok," said Lupin, "We should split into two groups, which gives three to a team. Harry, you'll be with me and Tonks, and Mark, you'll be on a team with Professor Dumbledore and Professor Trelawney."
The group of six split into two groups of three. Harry was chosen to be Seeker for his team, Tonks was chosen to be a Chaser, and Lupin decided to be the Keeper. Dumbledore was Seeker for the other team, Mark was Chaser (he had a very good aim), and Professor Trelawney was cosen to be the Keeper. They all rose in the air on their brooms, Lupin let the balls (not the Bludgers, though) out of the crate, flew up to join his team, and the game began.
Harry immediatley started searching for the Snitch, mainly because he didn't know how good Dumbldedore was at Quidditch. Harry watched Tonks score a goal, and another. He saw a glint of gold, but then realized that it had been the sun reflecting off of Dumbledore's half-moon glasses. Harry watched Mark score a goal, then caught a glimpse of the Snitch, which was about twenty feet below Dumbledore. He immediatley dived, and Dumbledore, seeing what Harry was doing, dived down also to get the Snitch, but it flew away to a different position. Harry looked around for it, caught a quick glance of Lupin blocking the Quaffle that Mark had thrown, and then saw that Dumbledore had entered a steep dive.
Harry's eyes followed the path of the Headmaster's dive, and saw the golden Snitch fluttering around about a foot off of the ground. He immediatley entered a steeper dive, willing his broom to go as fast as possible.
Dumbledore was twenty feet from the Snitch when Harry entered his dive. Harry flew so fast past Dumbledore that he was a blur. Harry was ten feet from the ground...eight feet...six feet...four feet...two feet...Harry was a foot from the ground when he fell off of his broom, but he got up, waving the Snitch clutched triumphantly in his fist.
"Well, I must say Harry," said Dumbledore, as he and everyone else dismounted their brooms, "Out of all the games of Quidditch I've ever played in my life time, you are the first person who actually beat me! That was a game very well played!"
Harry smiled.
"What say we celebrate?" Lupin said, "Let's all go down to Hogsmeade, and have some drinks at the Three Broomsticks!"
"I'm afraid I can't," said Professor Trelawney.
No one questioned her, and she walked back up to the castle.
"Well," Lupin said, "How about it? Losing team has to buy the drinks."
"Hey! No one said anything about that before the game!" Mark said, smiling.
"Well..."
"The drinks are on me!" Dumbledore said happily.
"Can we hang out around Hogsmeade for a little Christmas shopping afterwards?" Harry suggested.
"Good idea, Harry," said Tonks, "I haven't even gotten anything for anyone yet."
"Well, then," said Dumbledore, "let's get going!"
So Dumbledore, Tonks, Harry, Lupin, and Mark all went down to Hogsmeade. When they arrived in the villiage, it had started to snow, so they headed straight for the Three Broomsticks. When they got there, it was snowing even harder, so they hurried inside and got a table at the far end of the room, near the fireplace, where there was a roaring fire.
They all sat down, and when the Butterbeers that Dumbledore had ordered for them arrived, the group started talking about the Christmas shopping that they planned to do.
"So, Harry," said Tonks, taking a sip of her Butterbeer, "What are you planning on getting Ron and Hermione for Christmas?"
"Well, I was thinking of getting Ron a new broom, and I was thinking of getting Hermione a set of books called The Complete History of the Wizarding World," Harry replied, as he too, took a swig of Butterbeer.
"I bet Hermione'll love that," Tonks replied, sipping some more of her Butterbeer. "What kind of broom are you going to get Ron?"
"The kind that flies," replied Harry with a smile.
"I meant the kind of broom that you play Quidditch on," said Tonks.
"Yeah, I knew what kind of broom you were referring to," said Harry. "I'm going to get him a Firebolt."
"A Firebolt?! But those are really expensive!"
"I know."
"But I'm guessing that you can afford a hundred of them if you really wanted to get them."
"That's true."
Soon, Harry's and Tonks's conversation morphed into a conversation about Quidditch, and when everyone had finished their Butterbeers, Dumbledore spoke up.
"Well, everyone, it's time we all do some Christmas shopping. We'll meet back here at 3:00, which is in four hours. Have fun!"
The group dispersed, each person on their own, and the first thing that Harry did was head to a jewelry store nearby so that he could get Luna a Christmas present.
Harry went to a shop called Spriggs's Jewelry Shoppe. It was small, and cases of jewelry ran all along the walls. In the middle of the shop was a desk on which a cash register stood, and behind the register sat a kindly looking old witch.
"Hello, dear," said the witch in a kind voice. "My name is Elizabeth Spriggs. How can I help you?"
"Um..." said Harry. "I'm looking for a diamond necklace and earrings for...someone."
"Your girlfriend?"
"Yeah."
"Well," said Mrs. Spriggs, going over to a case near the entrance, "I have some beatiful diamond necklace and earring sets over here."
Harry went over to where Mrs. Spriggs was standing, and indeed, the glass case that she was standing next to had some very beautiful diamond necklace and earring sets.
Harry pondered over which one to get for Luna, and after fifteen minutes, he finally settled on a necklace with diamonds, and had a small diamond pendant on it in the shape of a moon. Each of the earrings had three diamonds connected to eachother with a small diamond moon at the end. Harry paid for the necklace and earrings, and Mrs. Spriggs put them in a black velvet box.
"Would you like me to send these to your girfriend for you?" Mrs. Spriggs said.
"Yes, please," said Harry. "Her name is Luna. Luna Lovegood. And my name is Harry Potter."
Mrs. Spriggs didn't make any sign of recognizing him, for which he was very greatful. He thanked Mrs. Spriggs and left.
Harry then headed towards a new store that had just been opened, called Quality Quidditch Supplies, where he bought a Firebolt for Ron, and had it sent to him. After buying the Firebolt for Ron, Harry left Quality Quidditch Supplies, and headed for a small book store which he knew was right next to Zonko's.
Harry entered the book store, and went over to an isle that had books all about wizarding history. He picked out the set of books for Hermione, The Complete History of the Wizarding World. Then Harry noticed a section that was reserved for muggle fiction books. He looked at these for a while, a picked out a set of books for Mark. He bought them, and had the history books sent to Hermione, and Mark's set of books sent to Mark.
By the time 3:00 had arrived, Harry had bought presents for everyone else on his list (Mark, a set of Lord of the Rings; Dumbledore, a pair of red and gold socks; Tonks, a book of household spells; and Lupin, a Wizard Polaroid Camera). He headed towards the Three Broomsitcks. When he had arrived there, Harry found that he was the only one there, so he went to the table where they were all supposed to meet and sat down. Soon afterwards, everyone else arrived.
"Well," said Dumbledore, who had been the third to arrive after Harry, "I hope you have all had a nice time this afternoon. Now, I think it is fitting that we return back to the school. We can have an early dinner, and then you all can do whatever you want."
At this, Harry remembered the Secret Room (or, the Portkey Room). He made a mental note to go and check it out after the early dinner, with, of course, his invisibility cloak.
"Let's get going," said Dumbledore with a smile.
The group then walked out of the Three Broomsticks, and went on their way back to Hogwarts. On the way there, Harry walked next to Tonks and Lupin, while Mark walked next to Dumbledore, talking to the Headmaster enthusiastically.
"So, Harry," said Lupin, "Did you have a good time Christmas shopping?"
"I sure did," said Harry happily. "I found this really nice jewelry store, called Spriggs's Jewelry Shoppe, and I bought a really nice necklace, and earrings for Luna there."
"Oh, I'm sure she'll love them," said Tonks.
"Yeah, I sure hope so," Harry replied.
After that, there was silence, and they stayed silent for the rest of the way to Hogwarts, all the while Mark was talking to Dumbledore.
They finally reached the front doors of the school, and they went into the entrance hall. Dumbledore, Harry, Mark, Lupin, and Tonks walked into the Great Hall and sat down at the small table. The House-Elfs seemed to know that Harry, Mark, and everyone else would be having an early dinny, for, right as they sat down, everyone's favorite meal appeared in front of them.
"Where's Professor Trelawney?" said Harry, cutting into his chicken and broccoli crepe.
"She's probably up in her tower," said Lupin. "You know how she is...doesn't like to leave it."
"Yeah," laughed Harry, as he took a bite of his chicken and broccoli crepe and swallowed it. Then he caught Dumbledore's eye, and fell silent.
When everyone was done eating, the leftover food vanished from the table. Late afternoon sunlight was streaming in through the windows, casting a very relaxed atmosphere over every one.
"Well," said Lupin, "I should probably go back to my office. There are still some papers that need grading."
"And I need to plan all my lessons for next semester," said Tonks, also getting up.
"Bye," said Harry and Mark.
Tonks and Lupin left the Great Hall. Then Harry, Mark, and Dumbledore got up, and Dumbledore went to his office, and Harry and Mark to the Gryffindor Common room. Mark thought he'd get started on his homework, so Harry left him to that, and went to get his invisibility cloak.
He put his cloak into his bag, and went back down to the common room, and headed towards the exit.
"Where are you going?" Marked asked.
"Oh, um...the library. I'm going to the library to look for a book that I need for my homework," lied Harry.
"Oh. See you later, then," said Mark.
"Yeah, later," said Harry. He left the common room, and went down the corridor where the tapestry hid the entrance to the hidden hallway, which led to the Portkey Room.
Harry pulled his invisibilty cloak out of his bag, put it on, and crept silently towards the tapestry. He lifted it, and opened the door and entered the hallway, and closed the door behind him. He didnÕt light up his wand, because he didnÕt want anyone to know he was there, if there was anyone, that is.
Harry walked silently up the hall, and when he reached the door that led to the Portkey Room, he looked around to see if anyone was there. There wasn't, so Harry opened the door, and stepped in.
The Portkey Room was very plain. At the wall opposite Harry, there sat a low, stone table. In the middle of the Room, there was a large circle, and inside of it, all the stone was blue. There was only a small, rectangular window, which only a little sliver of sunlight crept through. Other than this, the Room held nothing, so Harry left the way he came in, meeting no one along the way back to the Gryffindor common room.
When Harry reached the entrance to the common room, he put his cloak back into his bag, and entered. He found Mark sitting in front of the fire place, working on an essay.
"Hey, Mark," said Harry.
"Did you find what you needed?" asked Mark.
"Um, yeah," lied Harry yet again. "Listen, I'm going to run up to my dormitory for a minute, and then I'll be back, and we can do our homework together, OK?"
Mark smiled. "All right."
So Harry went up, put away his cloak, went back down to the common room, and started on his homework infront of a roaring fire.
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