Christmas Holidays
Sophie shivered. The time had passed quickly between Halloween and Christmas. It was December 21'st and Sirius, James, Sophie, and Peter were all getting packed to go back home for the holidays.
Remus however was staying at Hogwarts for... other purposes.
"Happy Christmas Remus!" the four of them wished him as they hauled their trunks out of the great hall and towards the door. "Be sure to write us a bit of mail!"
"This Christmas is going to suck big time." Sirius grumbled. "On Christmas Eve we're going to my cousin's house and since I'm in Gryffindor, I know they'll all shun me out of everything, though it shouldn't be much different than past Christmases! Only a bit more hate towards me instead of neglect." Sirius snorted.
"Well if you like I could come visit you over break! I could meet your family! Oh I know you say they're bad but how awful could they be?" Sophie chimed in.
Sirius gave her an apprehensive look, but then nodded. "That'd be nice, to see someone other than my so called family. But I just hope that you don't want to run away the second you get there."
Sophie laughed at this, but she wasn't sure if he was joking or not.
A few days later, The bright shining sun blazed through Sophie's window. She slowly opened her eyes. There were presents everywhere! They covered the floor and climbed up the walls.
Three owls were perched on her dresser, all holding oddly shaped packages. There was a scruffy black owl, a well groomed brown owl, and a tiny gray owl. She recognized them as Sirius', James', and Remus' owls.
She ripped open the first owls' package. A bag of fizzing whizbees and the book A Quidditch Professional's Guide fell out. A note floated out of the bottom of the package. It read, "Now you don't need to be scolded by Madame Pince if you 'turn a page too fast'-Sirius"
Sophie laughed at this remark and recalled the many times she had been reprimanded for 'mishandling the library's books' last term. She ripped open the next package from James. It contained 3 cd's by the Macbeths which happened to be one of Sophie's favorite bands.
The last package was from Remus. It was large and long. She tore it open and gasped. It was a brand new broom. A card inside the package said, "Had it lying around. Thought you might like it. By the way... thanks again for not saying anything to anyone about my... you know. Tell your brothers you don't have to steal theirs now! See you at school. –Remus" Sophie threw her cloak on over her pajamas and took her new broom out for a spin around her yard as her brothers gawked from their windows.
Sophie shivered. The time had passed quickly between Halloween and Christmas. It was December 21'st and Sirius, James, Sophie, and Peter were all getting packed to go back home for the holidays.
Remus however was staying at Hogwarts for... other purposes.
"Happy Christmas Remus!" the four of them wished him as they hauled their trunks out of the great hall and towards the door. "Be sure to write us a bit of mail!"
"This Christmas is going to suck big time." Sirius grumbled. "On Christmas Eve we're going to my cousin's house and since I'm in Gryffindor, I know they'll all shun me out of everything, though it shouldn't be much different than past Christmases! Only a bit more hate towards me instead of neglect." Sirius snorted.
"Well if you like I could come visit you over break! I could meet your family! Oh I know you say they're bad but how awful could they be?" Sophie chimed in.
Sirius gave her an apprehensive look, but then nodded. "That'd be nice, to see someone other than my so called family. But I just hope that you don't want to run away the second you get there."
Sophie laughed at this, but she wasn't sure if he was joking or not.
A few days later, The bright shining sun blazed through Sophie's window. She slowly opened her eyes. There were presents everywhere! They covered the floor and climbed up the walls.
Three owls were perched on her dresser, all holding oddly shaped packages. There was a scruffy black owl, a well groomed brown owl, and a tiny gray owl. She recognized them as Sirius', James', and Remus' owls.
She ripped open the first owls' package. A bag of fizzing whizbees and the book A Quidditch Professional's Guide fell out. A note floated out of the bottom of the package. It read, "Now you don't need to be scolded by Madame Pince if you 'turn a page too fast'-Sirius"
Sophie laughed at this remark and recalled the many times she had been reprimanded for 'mishandling the library's books' last term. She ripped open the next package from James. It contained 3 cd's by the Macbeths which happened to be one of Sophie's favorite bands.
The last package was from Remus. It was large and long. She tore it open and gasped. It was a brand new broom. A card inside the package said, "Had it lying around. Thought you might like it. By the way... thanks again for not saying anything to anyone about my... you know. Tell your brothers you don't have to steal theirs now! See you at school. –Remus" Sophie threw her cloak on over her pajamas and took her new broom out for a spin around her yard as her brothers gawked from their windows.