Yeah, I have a thing against slutty shallow girls as well, lol.

"What?" Ron was nervous.

"You don't seriously want to go with him do you?" One of Eliza's friends cackled. All of them started cackling and Ron's hurt look set Maggie off.

"Shut up bitch!" Maggie yelled. Everything suddenly got quiet, and a few people, including Ron, gasped.

"Ron's one of the nicest guys in the whole world," Maggie continued, "and since you dated him last year I think you should know that. Of course, I don't see why he would ever want to date the likes of you. You're too concerned with popularity and social status to see the amazing person he truly is."

"Ok I get it." Eliza rolled her eyes.

"No I don't think you do! Any girl would be incredibly lucky to have a boyfriend like Ron. Lucky for him you bitches have your heads too far up your snotty little asses to notice!" Maggie stormed off, and left pretty much everyone with their mouths hanging open.

Maggie stormed into the great hall and sat down next to Annie.

"How did it go?" Annie whispered.

"It didn't, but in a matter of minutes all of Hogwarts is going to think I'm a psycho." Maggie held her face in her hands.

"Why?"

"I told Eliza Doolittle off."

"You what?"

"Maggie that was brilliant!" Ron exclaimed running up to the table.

"What was?" Hermione asked.

"She completely told off Eliza Doolittle. After you left Eliza was trying to keep from crying in front of all of her stupid friends."

"Are you serious?" Harry asked.

"Yeah. It was quite the show. Thanks Maggie."

"Anytime." Maggie said surprised at her feat. Maggie sat up straight in her chair with pride. The look Ron was giving her made her beam and gave her a new confidence.

After dinner everyone was busy studying in the common room. Maggie and Ron stayed up later then everyone else (even Hermione) to get some astronomy studying in.

"What were you going to ask me earlier? Before you told off Eliza." Ron asked Maggie, hoping that she would give him the answer he was hoping for.

"Oh, that. Um, I just wanted to ask you if maybe you would ever possibly consider being my boyfriend. I'd ask you out on a proper date first, but I think the Halloween dance counted for that." Maggie said without looking him in the eye.

"You…you…what?" Ron was shocked.

"Forget it." Maggie started gathering her things to leave.

"No! Wait! I didn't think you wanted to go out with me."

"Why did you think that?" She looked surprised.

"I don't know. I guess I never thought someone like you would want to go out with me."

"Ron."

"Yeah?"

"Shut up." Maggie leaned forward and kissed him, and needless to say he kissed her back.

There were many students at Club Hogwarts on Friday. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Maggie, Annie, and surprisingly to all, Draco shared a table while waiting for their chance at Karaoke. Well, Annie and Maggie's chance anyway.

Things were going great until Eliza walked in with her herd of cows. She walked sexily over to Ron, leaned down to his ear, and whispered, "You could be here with me you know."

"Eliza give it a rest already. There's no way I would ever want to date you again." Ron said confidently.

"Next up is Maggie Bruce, singing Avril Lavigne's 'S8er Boi.'" The emcee said. Maggie jumped out of her seat and walked up to the stage. As she sang she mostly sang to Eliza and Ron. She had so much energy that she pumped up the crowd, and she got people dancing. Afterwards Eliza just huffed off, and that was the last time Ron ever had to put up with Eliza.

Most of the students decided to stay at Hogwarts during Christmas vacation so they could go to the Christmas formal that Dumbledore announced in November. Maggie, Ron, Hermione, Harry, Draco, and Annie strolled through Hogsmeade doing Christmas shopping. They eventually decided to split up to do Christmas shopping so the girls went one way and the guys went the other.

"I wonder what I should get Harry for Christmas." Annie said out loud.

"I know what you mean," Hermione agreed, "I have no idea what I'm getting Draco."

"Why are boyfriends so hard to buy for? You'd think it'd be easy." Maggie said, looking on the shelves for something for Ron., "Of course," She continued, "I also have to shop for my six adopted sisters, you two, Harry, and my adopted parents."

"Oh my goodness! I forgot about the Smiths! What should I get them?" Annie said with sudden fear.

"How about we pick out something, we each pay for half, and we'll put both of our names of the tag?"

"Good idea, but you're getting Harry your own gift."

"Fine by me. Don't forget that we also have to find dresses for the dance."

"Oh my word! How are we supposed to carry all of this stuff?" Hermione sighed.

"I know! I don't think I'll be able to carry everything back to Hogwarts." Annie agreed.

"Ladies, that's what boyfriends are for." Maggie said.

"But I don't want to use him." Annie sighed.

"Trust me, if he's smart then he'll offer before you even think to ask."

After all of the shopping was done the girls met the guys in Three Broomsticks. Just like Maggie said, all three guys offered to help their girlfriends carry their bags. It was then that Hermione and Draco decided to tell Harry and Ron about their relationship. Since Draco had been warming up to Harry and Ron, the guys took the news rather well.

Maggie woke up on her own on Christmas morning. She jumped up and saw Hermione and Annie stuffing their pillowcases with their presents. Maggie said good morning and started doing the same. The girls rushed downstairs into the common room where the guys were already waiting with their own presents.

"Open my gift last." Ron whispered to Maggie. She did as asked and put his gift aside. Her first one was clothes from her parents, and they gave Annie the same. Next was perfume from Nancy, candy from Fred and George's shop from Emily and Elsie, nail polish from Allie, a makeup kit from Hallie, and a scarf from Kristy. Annie and Harry gave her a candle, and Mrs. Weasley even gave her some fudge with a note that told her she was "too skinny."

Finally she got to Ron's present. He gave her a beautiful charm bracelet that had a heart and "M" already on it. She leaned into Ron and gave him a grateful kiss. She had given him a big box of Honeyduke's (sp?) candy and a picture of the two of them in front of the lake.

After breakfast everyone ran outside and held a giant snowball fight which was boys versus girls that lasted until lunch. After lunch everyone retreated to the common room to enjoy their new presents. Naturally, the girls all disappeared at four o'clock to ready themselves for the dance.

Maggie looked stunning in a beautiful dark purple gown the reached the floor. Her long brown hair was all on top of her head in a twist, and she used her new makeup kit and perfume. She was also wearing her new favorite piece of jewelry, the charm bracelet Ron gave her.

Annie was in a light pink dress and her hair was in a beautiful bun. She had on white pearls and she, as well as Hermione, borrowed Maggie's new perfume. Hermione was in a blue gown with her hair up in a not on her head. All three of the girls looked and felt magnificent.

"Wow," Was all Harry and Ron could say when the girls descended from the staircase. Draco, who was waiting outside the Gryffindor common room said the same thing when he saw Hermione.

The great hall looked elegantly romantic for the dance, and the evening was spent dancing, laughing, and enjoying the holiday. The dace was fun, yes, but afterwards students dressed in winter clothes and went of romantic sled rides through the grounds.

"This evening has been so much fun." Maggie whispered into Ron's ear as he held her next to him in the sleigh.

"It's been the best Christmas I ever had." Ron agreed.

"Well, it's funny, because I'm so used to being with the Smith's on Christmas. Now, I couldn't be happier that I stayed here during the holiday."

"Neither could I."

Harry and Annie

"What are you're Christmas's usually like?" Harry asked.

"I would watch a Christmas movie with my aunt and uncle and have a big Christmas dinner. This is my first Christmas without them." Annie couldn't help but let a few tears escape from her eyes. She missed her aunt and uncle dearly, but what pained her even more was the thought that Maggie never even knew them. They were such wonderful people, and it was a shame that they died the way they did.

"But this year you have a sister to spend it with. You should tell her about them. I think she would like to know what they were like." Harry suggested.

"That's a brilliant idea."

Hermione and Draco

"It feels so good to be out of the 'non-gay closet' as Maggie put it." Hermione laughed.

"Yes, it does. What feels even better is that I'm here with you." Draco smiled.

"That's such a cheesy line."

"But it worked. You're blushing."

"What? No…no I'm not! It's cold out here." Hermione touched her cheeks with her hands.

"Shut up and kiss me Granger."

Everyone had gone to bed except Annie and Maggie. They stayed up late in the common room telling each other stories from past Christmases they had experienced. There were tears and laughter, but all in all, it was truly a Christmas that everyone would remember for the rest of their lives.

In the next chapter the rest of the school year goes by really quickly for the group, but something interesting happens once everyone has graduated and gone back home! I guarantee!