Chapter two: What is your Favorite Christmas Song…But Here's The Catch

Twas the night before Christmas

And all through the castle

Not a student was stirring…well almost.

In the Gryffindor Common room seven students were stirring. Lily, James, Marie, Remus, Molly, Sirius and Peter were all sitting by the fire talking amongst themselves.

James, Sirius, Remus and Peter had decided to make themselves s'mores and were currently roasting marshmallows over the merrily crackling flames of the fire, as Lily, Marie and Molly watched.

Sirius placed another marshmallow on the stick he was holding and lowered it to the fire. Lily was giggling with Marie and Molly and telling them, him a hushed voice what she had gotten James. Marie and Molly already knew of course, but Lily liked to make James squirm and wonder what it could be. James was staring a little too intently at his slowly browning marshmallow, listening as stealthily as he could to catch Lily's every word. Remus sat munching happily on a piece of chocolate that he was supposed to be using for his s'more and stealing quick glances at Marie that were becoming increasingly longer and longer. Peter was gobbling a triple-decker s'more that he had just made, and was making a complete sticky mess of himself.

Another night among friends. No worries, no cares, no…letters.

That's when the knock to the window came…

Everyone looked over to the window. Outside, on the windowsill, it's back hunched against the blistering wind and flurry of snow, sat an owl. And on it's leg was tied….a letter.

Molly got up and walked to the window.

"Don't do it!" said James, jumping up. "Maybe if we ignore them they'll stop coming."

"Aw. But the last one was fun!" said Marie, playfully pouting and looking toward Remus. Remus had been looking at her lat moment too and both blushed as their eyes met and looked away.

"And why would they stop sending them?" asked Lily. "You didn't respond. For all the writer's know, you could have chucked it into the fire."

"The woman's got a point Prongsie," smiled Sirius.

Molly retrieved the note and walked back over to the group. She flopped down into an empty spot on the couch, well what would have been an empty spot, had Sirius not jumped in the way. Molly just sat on him instead, which was, after all, what he had wanted. Molly looked to Sirius and shook her head. Sirius grinned toothily and handed her a smore that he had just made for her. She took it and bit into it, smiling.

Molly opened the envelope, pulled out the letter, cleared her throat and read:

"Dear the great ones: James, Sirius, Remus and Peter,

We, your faithful fan following, would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas on behalf of our little group."

Molly looked up at Marie and Lily, who both snorted, and then she continued.

"All 663 of us would like you to know that the only thing we would like for Christmas is…"

Molly paused, scrunching her nose. "These people are complete and utter twits!" she said. "I can't read this anymore," and she passed the letter to Sirius, who continued reading.

"All we want for Christmas is…" he paused too, looking at the letter and blanched. "Are you."

Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter all shared a dark look, the girls were in hysterics, and Sirius continued. "But since we cannot seem to locate you at this time…but it will only be a matter of time…we would like to ask you: What are your favorite Christmas Songs."

"Well that's not very thought provoking," said Peter.

"But wait there's more," continued Sirius.

"There's more!" everyone minus Sirius asked.

"Yes. There's a catch. We have to say the name of the song without…naming the song. For example. One of their favorites is 'Oh Yuletide tall woody plant'" Sirius grinned. "Any guesses as to what song that is."

"Oh Yuletide tall woody plant'?" mouthed Lily in disbelief. "That is completely mental!"

"No it's not!" said Remus. "It's a game, a word puzzle."

"Oh no! But we're on break!" cried Marie.

"Yea!" Peter.

"Oh Christmas Tree!" shouted Molly, surprising everyone with her outburst.

"Huh?" asked James. "What are you on about."

" The song! The song is Oh Christmas Tree!" Molly repeated, looking from James to Sirius to see if she was right. Sirius looked down at the paper and nodded.

"Yup. Oh Christmas tree it is."

"Ok so I'll go first," said Remus, thoroughly enjoying this game so far. He thought for a second and then a smile spread slowly across his face and his eyes lit up. "Castanea seed desiccated in the conflagration." He said.

Lily, James, Sirius, Molly, Marie, and Peter's faces dropped.

"Eh?" asked Marie.

"Castanea seed desiccated in the conflagration, that's my favorite Christmas song. So what's the real title?" Asked Remus, grinned ever more broadly.

James was mouthing 'Castanea seed desiccated in the conflagration' then he shook his head.

"Oh you! You cwazy!' said Peter, shaking his head too.

Molly giggled.

Marie really wanted to sort this out. Her brow was furrowed and she was thinking hard, and then…the thought hit her!

"Chestnuts roasting on an open FIRE!" she said jumping up and down.

"YEA!" cried Remus spring up too. Marie ran to him and hugged him, both of them jumping up and down.

"Well if you're going to be all technical about it, why don't we discuss the Tranquility on the Terrestrial Sphere?" asked James, grinning.

Lily looked at him, so did Sirius, Molly and Peter. Marie and Remus were still jumping about.

"That's your song?" asked Lily.

"Yes," replied James.

"Peace on Earth is your favorite Christmas song?" she asked, grinning from ear to ear.

"Yup!" said James. "That one was too easy."

"I would have thought it would have been Embellish the Interior passageways!"

"DECK THE HALLS!" shrieked Molly and Sirius together.

Lily grinned and nodded.

Peter looked up, "Ok I've got one! Frozen Precipitation commence!" he looked at everyone in the room.

Then Remus said, from behind Marie in a muffled voice, "Let it snow!"

Marie looked over at Molly and said, "Ok get this one. Antlered quadruped Valentino namesake with the Vermillion Proboscis…" She grinned in a very self-satisfied way.

"Hmmmmmmm……" Molly thought. "Rudolf the red-nose reindeer?" she asked.

"YES!" shrieked Marie, running to Molly, pulling her up from on top of Sirius and tackling her in a hug.

"Ok ok ok!" said Sirius, pulling Marie off of Molly, helping Molly up and then pulling her back toward him. "My turn! Jovial Yuletide desired for the second person or plural, by us." he said, nuzzling Molly's shoulder.

Everyone gaped at Sirius.

"woah…" said Lily.

"Who knew Sirius knew those words?" asked Marie, astounded.

"HEY!' cried Sirius indignantly. "I only pretend to be dumb so Molly with help me."

"Oh ho! The truth comes out!" said Molly, looking coyly over her shoulder at Sirius. Sirius reddened slightly.

"it all fits now…" said Lily and Marie.

"ooops. Sirius you just dug yourself into a hole," said Peter, grinning.

Remus and James were laughing.

"Have yourself a Merry little Christmas!" said Molly.

"yesh," said Sirius.

"So that means Mollykins is the only one left! What be your favorite Christmas song, me dear?" asked Marie.

"Aye! Do tell!" agreed Lily.

"In a distant location, the existence of an impoverished unit of newborn children's slumber furniture,' said Molly quickly.

"In a distant location?" asked Marie, raising her eyebrows and looking quizzically to Lily.

"The existence of an impoverished unit of newborn children's slumber furniture?" asked Lily, exchanging the look of incredulity with Marie.

Remus and Sirius were grinning madly. Sirius because he thought Moly's song was a brilliant twister and Remus because he knew what it was.

"Away in a Manger!" he said.

"Yep," grinned Molly.

"Ah that was a brilliant game, and now I believe that it is time for bed." Said Lily.

Yes well it is Christmas Eve everyone! YAY! And I got the idea for this in school with my friends. So I just had to do something with it.

I hope you liked It! I thought it was cute.

Ok well please review, as it is Christmas and that would be an awesome present. Ok, well until next time,

Keep a sharp eye ;)

Pupparoux