Chapter 67
The Gift Exchange
A/N: Ok this is a warning to you all about what is going to happen between this chapter and chapter 81. This is going to basically be filler chapters, but it will show Christmas through the eyes of 12 different Witches and Wizards. This chapter will be them getting together before they leave for Christmas holidays, and then it gets going on chapter 68. Sixty-eight and sixty-nine will show Christmas at the Grangers. It will first be in Harry's Point of view on a Muggle Christmas, then it will be Hermoine's point of view on what Harry goes through. Seventy and seventy-one will be Ron and Luna, seventy-two and seventy-three, Draco and Pansy. Seventy-four and seventy-five, will be Neville and Ginny, seventy-six and seventy-seven will be Dudley and Pavartti. Eighty will be New Years at the Burrow. If you don't feel like reading all these points' of view on Christmas, you can skip to eighty-one. Please read and review. —Donald
The group decided to get together on the last Hogsmeade trip before they left for the Christmas holidays. They decided that they were going to have a gift exchange between the friends and family. The group included Harry and Hermoine, who were going to be spending the holidays with Hermoine's parents. Draco and Pansy who were staying with the Malfoy's for the holiday. Dudley and Pavarti, who were staying with the Patil's for the holidays. Ron and Luna, who were going to be staying at the Burrow. Ginny and Neville who were staying at his Grandmothers house for Christmas.
They all went down to the village to get their shopping done for the exchange and for all the other shopping they were going to do also. Unbeknownst to Hermoine, Harry had already made one of his purchases before that day. He didn't want her to know where he was going to be shopping for this gift, and he wouldn't be bringing it with him. He had stopped by the Owl shop in Hogsmeade, and bought two owls, one for Hermoine's parents, so that they could do posts of their own to Hermoine or whoever in the wizardring world, and he also got Hermoine her own Owl for posts. The one he got for Hermoine was almost the exact same coloring as Hedwig, in fact they looked like they could be twins, except that hers was a male. He got her parents one like Pig, small and inconspicious, but theirs isn't so flighty.
They decided that each couple would get the others something as a couple. Harry and Hermoine were off shopping in different Book Stores and Honey dukes along through the day. They had decided to get everyone something that fit their personalities, at least from what they thought that they were. For Dudley and Pavarti, they got a couple of books, one on Charms of the past, and one of famous muggle raised Wizards of the twentieth century. For Draco and Pansy they got a figurine of a flying Dragon, and a mirror that showed what the proper look for any occasion would be. For Ginny and Neville, they got an assortment of Zonkos Prank Products, and a Book on advanced Herbology and the different types of plants of the world, from common to the rarest. For Ron and Luna they got an assortment of Chudley Cannon's merchandise, including Tickets to one of their matches over the next summer, and a book on the different types of fabled and real magical creatures of the world. "Well I think that is everyone for the gift exchange, and I have all my shopping done for everyone else." Harry kissed Hermoine lightly, and they walked to meet everyone at the three broomsticks for a butter beer.
Hermoine just smiled at Harry, and thought that this was going to be one of her best Christmases ever. "I love you Harry. I am also done with my shopping, and all we have to do now is go meet up with everyone." She kissed him back, and they held hands on their way to the three broomsticks.
When they got to the Three Broomsticks, they found that everyone else was done, and waiting for them. When they walked in, they found that they had gotten a back room for the small party that they were having. They walked in, and found that everyone was there, and there were decorations all over the place. They walked in and hugged their friends, and sat at one of the tables.
The party went quite well, and they found that they were also given some interesting gifts. The exchange lasted for a few hours with a lot of fun and Harry bringing out his guitar to help with singing of Christmas Carols. The rest of the Weasley family had shown up along with Aunt Marge to exchange their gifts also, since most of the children weren't going to be home for the holidays. It was a fun time for all. Some of the funniest times, were when people were caught under Fred and George's enchanted mistle toe. The people that were caught under it, weren't able to leave before kissing, even just a kiss on the cheek worked. One of the cuter ones was when Professor McGonagall was caught under it with the Headmaster, they looked at each other and everyone could have sworn there was a blush on McGonagall's face before Albus kissed her on the cheek.
"Ah, ain't that cute, Professor McGonagall was actually blushing. Do you think that there is actually something going on between them Harry?" Hermoine asked with a small smile, not knowing that she was at least partly correct in her assumption.
"I don't know Moine, but wouldn't it be great if there was? Who knows, there might be something going on between them, look at the headmasters face, he is also blushing, but hiding it well." Harry grinned as he saw this.
A/N two: Ok that is the beginning of the Christmas chapters. I have a question for all you readers. When should I bring back James and Lily? As you know, in an earlier chapter I said that they were going to be coming back, but when should I bring them back? I was going to do it around 5th or 6th year, but since my guideline has been shot with how I got into this story, it can happen any time now. I will be taking a poll on this until Sunday May 1st, then I will make my decision. Thank you and please keep on reading and reviewing. —Donald
A/N three: I am thinking about, and understand only thinking about, not bringing Voldemort back, and just having Fudge be the next Dark Lord. Please give me your opinion, you have until I get toward's the end of year four to give me your opinion on that. —Donald