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After dinner, desert was held in the living room where all the presents were.and the giant Christmas tree Katie had fallen in love with. While the four adults spoke of business matters and situations occuring in the Ministry of Magic. The four fifteen year olds however had much more interesting things to talk about. You knowplotting about how they would take over Hogwarts and get rid of Snape, or how they could pull the prank of all pranks on Fred and George, or things of that nature.
"--and we could plant blast ended skrewt all everywhere, and then when the boys would lie down in bed--" Angelina laughed hysterically, trying to explain her plans.
Alicia rolled her eyes, "You're idea really sucks, we should just draw the Slytherins out and trap 'em all in a bunch of green jello. That would be funny."
Katie shook her head, listening to the ridiculous ideas her friends threw out. Lee was next to share his plan, "How about we don't do any pranks because there is no possible way we could out do Fred and George. They're the masters, and they're even creating their own stuff."
"They are?" The girls chorused together. Lee nodded.
So, the boy went on to explain everything the Weasley twins had told him about their creation, and about their plans for opening a joke shop fresh out of Hogwarts. He grinned and shifted his weight slightly so that he was more comfortable with sitting on the hard wood floor, "And I'm going to join them after I get out and find a place of my own." He nodded confidently, knowing that his and Weasley twins' plan would one day come into exsistance.
There was momentary silence, then the girls exploded with laughter. Lee frowned, "What? What?"
Alicia wiped a tear from her eye, "Mrs. Weasley would never let them open up a joke shop! That's just ridiculous!" She giggled and waved the idea to the side and shook her head. "They're perfect for the job, don't get me wrong, but--"
"But do you really think they're mum would let go of her precious little boys for five minutes? It took Bill and Charlie six months to escape the clutches of Mrs. Weasley." Angelina cut in, her laughing subsiding a little bit. She waved off the idea, "And, if you haven't noticed, those two aren't married either. I think it might because Mrs. Weasley doesn't want some girl moving in on her little babies."
Katie giggled, "Wonder what she's going to do when little Ginny is ready to get married."
The four exploded with laughter, each of them imagining the look of horror that would be placed onto Mrs. Weasley's face the day Ginny brought her future husband home.
Once their laughter subsided, they fell into a strange silence, simply enjoying each other's company, but of course, the silence was short lived when Angelina all of a sudden jumped up and crawled over to the large tree, claiming the attention of adults and teens alike. "Presents!" She called out. Lee, Alicia and Katie all let out excited yelps and hurried over to Angelina's side. And instantly, gifts were being distribute.
Mrs. Jordan picked up her small parcel and smiled to her husband, "What ever it is, I'm sure it's wonderful." Mr. Jordan beamed as his wife opened the parcel. Instead of some elegant sort of jewlery residing within, there was a plain, black and white wand. Mrs. Jordan looked it over carefully, then eyed both her son and husband suspiciously. The moment her hand met the wand, it turned into a rubber chicken. She gasped loudly and clutched her heart, before glaring at any and all who were laughing. She ended up laughing herself.
"Compliments of Fred and George!" Lee laughed out.
Katie picked up a package from her parents and carefully unwrapped it. She smiled as she pulled out a book, not just any book, a photo album. The very first page was one of herself, her mother and her father. It was a picture of one of those rare happy moments. BeforeHogwarts, before Quidditch. She smiled and ran her fingers over the picture gently.
"Awwwwww.." Lee, Angelina and Alicia chorused together, looking over her shoulder at the page. "That's soo sweet!"
From Mr. Johnson, Alicia had recieved a collection of hard bound romance novels by her favorite author. Upon reciving the gift, Alicia let out a high pitched shrill of a scream, causing everyone to cover their ears. She jumped up and hugged Mr. Johnson tightly. "Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!"
Next was Angelina. She had recieved an autographed poster of the Chudley Cannons. It had been from Mrs. Spinnet. Her reaction had been more or less the same as Alicia's, and she hugged her step mother tightly with a series of thanks, and expressing her gratitude.
Lee ripped open his gift from his own parents, and frowned, pulling out a book entitled, Potions For Dummbies. He looked up to them with that same frown, "Are you guys trying to tell me something?"
"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison.
So the great gift exchange continued, and after some time, Lee pulled Katie away from the mess of wrapping paper and gift bags so he could present his gift for her, privately. He smiled awkwardly as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box and held it out for her to take, "Uhm.. Happy Christmas, Katie. I hope you like it."
The small box was poorly wrapped, but Katie ignored it and carefully opened the package. She smiled brightly as she pulled out a necklace. It was a lone, sapphire jewl on a silver chain. "Oh, wow, Lee! It's beautiful!" She launched herself at her friend and landed a kiss on his cheek. She pulled back, blushing a bit, "Uhm, thanks a lot."
They stood there for a moment in silence, "Uhm, go?" Lee suggested.
Katie nodded, "Everyone's--"
"Yeah."
As they prepared to take their leave, there was a small 'ahem' sound. For a fleeting moment, Katie thought it was Angelina's grandmother, but instead it was Angelina herself. Both she and Alicia peered in through the doorway, grinning from ear to ear.
"What?" Lee and Katie asked.
Simultaniously, the two girls pointed upward.
As they looked up, their faces fell all the way down to the floor and then some. Mistletoe. They faced each other, uncertain about how this whole thing was supposed to go.
"Pucker up!" Alicia cheered them on.
With a bit of hesitation, they prepared to kiss. Stupid holiday tradition. They leaned in closer.
Almost there...
Closer.
Just a few more mili-inches...
Closer.
"--and so Hermione told McGonagall about the Firebolt, and well, she's all obsessed about Harry being safe and all, not caring if we win the house cup or not--" Oliver had been explaining in great detail to Angelina and Katie about the whole Firebolt situation with their seeker and their head of house, when Alicia walked in with Fred and George.
"Oh don't tell me you're going on about that Firebolt again," Alicia sighed, setting her arm load of books on the floor and seating herself on the plush armchair of the common room. "You've been talking about that, non-stop, since the rest of us have set foot in this castle."
"But you should have seen it, 'Licia," Fred countered, "It was the most beautiful thing in the world! Besides, as long as Harry caught the snitch first, we couldn't have cared less if he would have been bucked off. We would be able to catch him. Right, Georgie?"
George nodded, plopping onto the same armchair, Alicia had taken refuge in. The girl grunted, but didn't bother to complain.
Katie shook her head and sighed, "You're really cruel, guys. Harry's safety is really important and--"
"Ah, you're being a girly, girl," Angelina interrupted, waving her hand. "For once in my life, I'm agreeing with Wood, here. McGonagall had no right to take Harry's Firebolt, and Hermione had no right to rat him out. Besides, it's not like he did anything illegal, he wouldn't have gone to Azkaban for it, or anything."
And what a reunion the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Alicia and Katie vs. Oliver, Fred, George and Angelina. Later on, as their arguement, or dispute, raged on, Harry even joined in on the arguement, as did Ron. Hermione was nowhere in sight, and finally Alicia and Katie had to retreat from the arguement since they were obviously outnumbered and denied the chance to get in a few words.
They sat in the library, where they were absolutely positive that no one from the Quidditch team would find them. For a moment, the two girls sat in silence, finishing up any holiday work they had neglected over the holidays. It was Alicia who broke the silence.
"Is he a good kisser?"
Katie's eyes widened to the size of the gold plates used during dinner in the Great Hall. She stuttered, "W-what?"
"Is Lee a good kisser? I mean, you did kiss him at The Pit and all, right smack dab on the lips and everything, and--"
"What possesed you to ask that question?" Katie tried to focus on her work, but it was of no use, her attention now rested elsewhere. On Christmas day when she and Lee..
Alicia laughed out loud, "You're thinking about it, aren't you? You should go out with him, you guys would make a really cute couple."
Maybe Katie should have stayed in the complany of the guys and Angelina. Alicia was doing that girly-girl thing Angelina always acused her of.
"How about this," Katie had decided to make a proposition with her friend, "Instead of worrying about me and Lee, you should worry about you and George. That would make a little bit more sense to me." She nodded and a sly grin covered her face as she took in Alicia's shocked expression.
"I-- You-- We-- G-George-- It's-- That's-- That's poposturous! W-what would make you think that--" She blushed all the way to the roots of her hair and fell silent. "Let's get this work done." She flipped a page in her charms book and encouraged the blonde across from her to do the same.
The name of Sirius Black was on everyone's lips as they walked through the corridors.
"...after Harry, he is.."
"..bloody Black is gonna..."
"...mum wants me home until..."
"...think it'll be a good time to transfer..."
"You really think Black is after, Harry?" George found himself asking his twin as they strode down the corridors, heading toward the kitchens after their last class. "I mean, if he served You-Know-Who and all, and really did do in his parents and all--"
Fred shrugged as they reached the portrait of the bowl of fruit, "Well, I mean, he might be after Harry. It wouldn't make any sense if he was ofter Scabbers or anything." He reched up and tickled the pear and the portrait swung open. The twins stepped inside and vanished into the kitchens.
"I don't think we should go anywhere alone," Katie announced to Angelina as they headed up toward Gryffindor Tower. "I mean, it isn't safe with Sirious Black out there and all."
Angelina rolled her eyes as they climbed a set of stairs, "And what, may I ask, brought this on? They're are three of us, and I don't see in mysterious murderers about just now. I'm sure the ministry will catch him."
"But he escaped Azkaban! He could get to any of us! At any time! And what if he gets us because we're in Gryffindor and on the team with Harry?"
There was a loud crack in the distance and both girls jumped high into the air before taking off, full speed and through the corridors. They didn't stop until they reached the portrait of the fat woman. Once in the common room, the girls collapsed on to the couch and tried to slow their heart beats to a normal pace.
Angelina looked over at Katie, her breath still quickend, "Groups of four or more, yeah?"
"That sounds good." Katie nodded her agreement.
"Alicia, we aren't going to find anything about the Goblin Rebellions, and why are we looking for stuff on that anyway? We studied that last year," Lee complained to Alicia, yet again, as the girl placed five more books infront of him on the very subject he was talking about.
Alicia's eyes narrowed in the direction of the boy, "You act as if everything is so predictable. It's important to obtain extra knowledge and especially in History of Magic where you know Professor Binns will test us on everything we've ever learned in his class!"
Lee sunk into his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, "Shouldn't we be brooding about Sirius Black or something?"
"This is so we won't worry about anything that has to deal with Sirius Black!" Alicia growled, still glaring at Lee. "Everyone's running around and they're all like 'Oh my! Sirius Black! Sirius Black!' And they're really starting to freak me out because there's a killer out there, looking for someone to kill and that someone is Harry and if anything happened to Harry that would like be really really bad and--" Her eyes had began to water and Lee instantly regretted mentioning the Azkaban escapee.
"Ok, then, Goblin Rebellions it is." Lee flipped through the book looking for the leader of the rebellions.
Because the author cannot find her third Harry Potter book and she can't exactly remember the way things are supposed to go, she's elected to just skip on over to the grand grand grandest of the grand Quidditch match. Yeah.
"GRYFFINDOR WINS! GrYFFINDOR WINS THE QUIDDITCH CUP!" Lee shouted excitedly, jumping up into the air and letting out a triumphant laugh and beating his fists into the air. McGonagall had attempted to stop him, but failed when she joined in on the celebration.
The victorious Quidditch team touched down to the Quidditch pitch and were greeted by numberous cheers and applause. They were instantly engulfed by a swarm of loyal house mates.
"We did it! We did it!" Katie jumped up and shouted excitedly. She randomly hugged someone dressed down in Gryffindor fight gear. The person responded by hugging her back and jumping up and down along with her. After they released each other, that random person continued to hug and jump with other Quidditch players and fellow Gryffindors. Katie ran through the crowd searching for her team.
Harry was at the center of all the attention, being lifted into the air and congratulated. Katie smiled up at all the excitement and was just about go over and congratulate Harry herself when she was scooped up from behind. She craned her neck around to see who had hugged and picked her up from behind.
Her heart lifted when her eyes landed on Wood.
"We got the cup!" He yelled triumphantly, setting Katie back down.
Once she was settled on her feet, she turned around and hugged him tightly around the neck. She smiled and grinned, "I know! It's great!" She released him and they engaged in a victory jig before parting ways.
Alright my precious kiddies! I uhm.. Yeah!
That last little bit was really fun to write.. Imagining Wood doing a little victory jig.. Shaking his bum bum and all that. Hehe.. I'm still laughing thinking about it.
But anyway.. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I am working on the next.. It's almost done! Can you believe it? I can hardly myself.. And since I do have a lot of free time you know.. no school and all that.. I should be able to finish up to most of it before I go to Ohio and all that greatness..
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