Chapter eleven: A Furry Merry Christmas!

All wearing their new shirts, Andy, Andrew, Don and Barry went down to Christmas breakfast in the Great Hall. On their way there they went past a large suit of armour, they could hear snoring coming from inside.

"What the fuck is in there?" Barry asked watching the armour.

"Oh my god! I thought she went home..."

"Andy, what you on about?" Don asked.

Andy didn't reply, instead she pulled her wand from her back pocket, opened the visor of the armour and peeked inside.

"Lumos," she muttered poking her wand into the armour, she jumped back in surprise.

"Am, what's u- what the hell!" Andrew said peeking inside too. Barry pushed between them and looked inside, expecting to see someone jammed into the armour, but instead he saw a large room. The room was rather plain and had a single bed in the center of the room. Lying on the bed was Lemo snoring rather loudly.

"Lemo?" Barry cried out in surprise. Lemo jerked awake,

What? Where? GET IT OFF ME!" she screamed jumping out of bed.

"She's awake, aye? Not having a sleeping fit or something?" Andrew asked unsure.

"Yea, she awake...Lemo what you doing here?"

"I'm not quite sure..."

"Tell us what you know."

"Well...I missed the train, can't remember much after that, except I woke up here. I'm stuck Andy! So I cast an enlargement spell - as you do - and made meself comfy. Would you care to join me? Or perhaps GET ME OUT!"

"Talking to armour, now are we?" drawled Malfoy from behind them. They all spun around,

"Well better them, than you!" Andy replied glaring.

"Oh, how touching..."

"Why are you here anyway? I thought you would've gone to the hell you call home for the holidays..."

"Fathers away on important ministry business," Malfoy replied superiorly.

"Ministry?" Andrew asked confused.

"Oh I forgot there was a mudblood amongst us..."

"I knew you meant the-" Andrew began, but Andy interrupted him, wand raised and shooting daggers at Malfoy,

"Say that again, Malfoy."

"Guys...? What's going on out there?" Lemo asked from inside the suit of armour.

"I said, I forgot there was a mudblood amongst us," Malfoy said sneering, knowing he had hit a nerve as several fists were formed and Andy's eyes flashed.

"Bastard," Andy muttered before raising her wand.

With a bang Malfoy disappeared and in his place stood a small ferret.

"Am! Shit! Note to self: never piss you off..." Andrew said staring at the ferret, trying not to laugh.

"I second that," Don said eyeing Andy with fear and awe.

"Guys...? Hello? What happened?"

Andy casually waved her wand in the direction of the armour, Lemo appeared beside them.

"Thanks Andy!" Lemo spotted the ferret, "Aw! It's so cute!"

"That's Dracola..." Andrew said smiling.

"Argh! Not so cute..." Lemo said gently nudging the ferret with her foot.

"What is a mudblood, Am?" Andrew asked.

"Tell you later, don't want Malfoy the Ferret, dead do we?"

"Perhaps..." Lemo replied thoughtfully.

"No," Andy replied firmly.

"Uh...Am so how long is he going to be a ferret?" Andrew asked.

"Only an hour, then he'll be his usual bastard of a self. Off to brekkie me thinks..." she said, linking arms with Andrew and Barry, while Lemo linked arms with Barry and Don.

"Yes me thinks too!" agreed Lemo.

"A furry merry Christmas to you too, Malfoy!" Andy said with a laugh, saluting to the ferret, which then scurried off in fright.