It was Christmas morning. Haylee could feel someone shaking her but she didn't want to get up. Ron wasn't speaking to her and she felt awful.
"Haylee get up. Ron's looking for you." Haylee rolled over and saw Hermione standing over her.
"Why? He's not talking to me." Haylee answered rolling back over.
"Well he wants to now so get up. Besides it's Christmas. You've got presents to open!" Hermione said in a cheerful voice. "Oh and Sirius is here." she added.
"What? Who's Sirius?"
"Harry's godfather. He was killed last year by Voldemort's Death Eaters."
"Sirius Black? The guy who killed all those people?"
"Er...yes but no. He didn't really. It's a long story. Just get up."
"But if he died..."
"He's a ghost. He still works for the order."
"Oh." she said, then added quietly to herself, " This place gets weirder every day." She decided to get up when Ron started screaming up the stairs. She didn't want him to try to get up the stairs and end up flying down back down them and getting hurt again.
"I'm coming!" she yelled angrily down the stairs. She got dressed as quickly as she could and almost tripped over Crookshanks on her way down the stairs. The first thing she noticed when she got to the common room was the big black semi-transparent dog.
"Er....who's dog?"
"Haylee!" Ron yelled running over to her and hugging her. Haylee pushed him off.
"I came to meet Harry's godfather. Not to talk to you." she said turning to Harry, "So where is he?" Harry just pointed at the dog, who Haylee had already forgotten about.
"Er...the dog is your..." but she stopped as the dog turned into a tall handsome semi-transparent man, "Godfather." Haylee just starred at the man standing in front of her.
"Hi." The man said. Haylee was thinking about how handsome he really was. She shook herself out of her thoughts thinking about how he was a ghost and at least 20 years older than her.
"Hi." was all she could say.
"Never seen a ghost before?"
"Er... yes."
"I don't think she's ever seen a ghost that can change into a dog before." Hermione said looking at Haylee's shocked expression. Haylee shook her head in agreement. Ron walked over and put his arm around her. This time she didn't push him away, she was still in shock.
"Er...anyways Merry Christmas. You're Haylee right?" Sirius said. Haylee shook her head again.
"Haylee" Ron whispered in her ear. She jumped and just realized he was there. She tried to push him away but he wouldn't budge.
"Ron get off me." She said struggling to get him off.
"No Haylee listen to me. I'm sorry okay? I wasn't trying to kill you with the stupid snowball."
"Get off."
"Haylee it's Christmas. Can't you just forgive him for today? This is suppose to be a happy day." Hermione interrupted their arguing. Then she added in a whisper, "Please. Don't ruin today for Harry. This is the first time he's seen his godfather in over a year."
"Fine. I'll pretend I forgive you. But only for today." she said and went to sit in the chair by the fire. She watched miserably while everyone happily opened presents. She looked over in Sirius's direction. He didn't seem very happy. He was hovering in the corner watching Harry. Haylee got up and walked over to him.
"Er... hi. Is something wrong?"
"Oh hi. No, not really. Dumbledore warned me this might happen."
"What might happen?"
"Seeing Harry. He just seems so happy without me."
"Without you? From what I've heard he was miserable after you died. He's probably really happy today because you're here." Haylee said trying to comfort him. It seemed hopeless. She turned to look at Harry. He was happily opening a present that looked like it was from Hagrid. She looked back at Sirius, but he was gone.
Haylee decided she'd really forgive Ron. He seemed really gloomy sitting in the corner all alone. She walked over to him and sat next to him. "I'm sorry." she said and a tear trickled down her face. He smiled slightly and hugged her. She wished he'd never stop hugging her. The only time she felt complete was in his arms. She closed her eyes and let her head fall to his shoulder. They sat there together watching everyone else open their Christmas gifts. Neither opened anything themselves.
"Are you two coming to breakfast?" Hermione said breaking the silence that was holding Haylee and Ron together. Ron looked at Haylee and she nodded. They got up and followed Harry and Hermione out the portrait hole.
Harry and Hermione had decided to go down to Hagrid's cabin to wish him a Merry Christmas. Haylee and Ron were left alone in the common room. Ron grabbed Haylee's hand and pulled her towards the boys dormitory. He put a charm on the door locking it so Alohomora wouldn't work. Ron sat on the bed and Haylee looked out the window. She could see Harry and Hermione walking towards Hagrid's. They'd be gone for hours. She looked over to Ron, walked over to him and sat next to him on the bed. He put his arm around her and they starred into each other's eyes.
"Haylee get up. Ron's looking for you." Haylee rolled over and saw Hermione standing over her.
"Why? He's not talking to me." Haylee answered rolling back over.
"Well he wants to now so get up. Besides it's Christmas. You've got presents to open!" Hermione said in a cheerful voice. "Oh and Sirius is here." she added.
"What? Who's Sirius?"
"Harry's godfather. He was killed last year by Voldemort's Death Eaters."
"Sirius Black? The guy who killed all those people?"
"Er...yes but no. He didn't really. It's a long story. Just get up."
"But if he died..."
"He's a ghost. He still works for the order."
"Oh." she said, then added quietly to herself, " This place gets weirder every day." She decided to get up when Ron started screaming up the stairs. She didn't want him to try to get up the stairs and end up flying down back down them and getting hurt again.
"I'm coming!" she yelled angrily down the stairs. She got dressed as quickly as she could and almost tripped over Crookshanks on her way down the stairs. The first thing she noticed when she got to the common room was the big black semi-transparent dog.
"Er....who's dog?"
"Haylee!" Ron yelled running over to her and hugging her. Haylee pushed him off.
"I came to meet Harry's godfather. Not to talk to you." she said turning to Harry, "So where is he?" Harry just pointed at the dog, who Haylee had already forgotten about.
"Er...the dog is your..." but she stopped as the dog turned into a tall handsome semi-transparent man, "Godfather." Haylee just starred at the man standing in front of her.
"Hi." The man said. Haylee was thinking about how handsome he really was. She shook herself out of her thoughts thinking about how he was a ghost and at least 20 years older than her.
"Hi." was all she could say.
"Never seen a ghost before?"
"Er... yes."
"I don't think she's ever seen a ghost that can change into a dog before." Hermione said looking at Haylee's shocked expression. Haylee shook her head in agreement. Ron walked over and put his arm around her. This time she didn't push him away, she was still in shock.
"Er...anyways Merry Christmas. You're Haylee right?" Sirius said. Haylee shook her head again.
"Haylee" Ron whispered in her ear. She jumped and just realized he was there. She tried to push him away but he wouldn't budge.
"Ron get off me." She said struggling to get him off.
"No Haylee listen to me. I'm sorry okay? I wasn't trying to kill you with the stupid snowball."
"Get off."
"Haylee it's Christmas. Can't you just forgive him for today? This is suppose to be a happy day." Hermione interrupted their arguing. Then she added in a whisper, "Please. Don't ruin today for Harry. This is the first time he's seen his godfather in over a year."
"Fine. I'll pretend I forgive you. But only for today." she said and went to sit in the chair by the fire. She watched miserably while everyone happily opened presents. She looked over in Sirius's direction. He didn't seem very happy. He was hovering in the corner watching Harry. Haylee got up and walked over to him.
"Er... hi. Is something wrong?"
"Oh hi. No, not really. Dumbledore warned me this might happen."
"What might happen?"
"Seeing Harry. He just seems so happy without me."
"Without you? From what I've heard he was miserable after you died. He's probably really happy today because you're here." Haylee said trying to comfort him. It seemed hopeless. She turned to look at Harry. He was happily opening a present that looked like it was from Hagrid. She looked back at Sirius, but he was gone.
Haylee decided she'd really forgive Ron. He seemed really gloomy sitting in the corner all alone. She walked over to him and sat next to him. "I'm sorry." she said and a tear trickled down her face. He smiled slightly and hugged her. She wished he'd never stop hugging her. The only time she felt complete was in his arms. She closed her eyes and let her head fall to his shoulder. They sat there together watching everyone else open their Christmas gifts. Neither opened anything themselves.
"Are you two coming to breakfast?" Hermione said breaking the silence that was holding Haylee and Ron together. Ron looked at Haylee and she nodded. They got up and followed Harry and Hermione out the portrait hole.
Harry and Hermione had decided to go down to Hagrid's cabin to wish him a Merry Christmas. Haylee and Ron were left alone in the common room. Ron grabbed Haylee's hand and pulled her towards the boys dormitory. He put a charm on the door locking it so Alohomora wouldn't work. Ron sat on the bed and Haylee looked out the window. She could see Harry and Hermione walking towards Hagrid's. They'd be gone for hours. She looked over to Ron, walked over to him and sat next to him on the bed. He put his arm around her and they starred into each other's eyes.