I would jus like to thank lotte-smotti for loading the previous chappeh up when my Fanfic was beign eval! thanx lotte! hugs lol in a crazeh hugging mood at teh mo...

Chapter twenty-one: Forgotten Anniversaries and New Pets

The next few weeks sped by and soon the Gryffindors - and Jub - found it was that time of year again; McGonagall was taking names down for who was going to spend Christmas at Hogwarts. So everyone was in the Christmas spirit; Lemo and Andy could be heard singing Christmas carols off-key; Cheesy and Banana were bewitching mistletoes to follow people; Andrew and Barry were seen wearing Santa hats and Reindeer antlers; Emo was always wrapping tinsel around her and Jack; Mione kept disappearing, humming the last carol she heard Andy and Lemo singing; and Don and Jub were constantly feeding each other christmas cake. There was regular snowball fights between the large group, as they tried to make the most of their last few days before most of them went home to their families. Barry, of course not being one of them, but Mrs. Weasel wouldn't hear of not seeing Don for the holidays, but comprimised by saying Jub could stay with them. Cheesy and Banana were also forced to leave by their parents, ("I sent you off to magic school, and I only get this oppertunity to see you before the summer, England is too far away! Your both coming home to open presents, eat Christmas roast and have fun, dammit!" Mrs. Kentson screeched in a howler.)

Lemo propped up her feet on Barry's stomach as he lay on the ground in front of the fire, and Andy made herself comfortable on Andrew's knee.

"Look at her over there..." Lemo commented, they all turned to see her she was talking about, "She must get so lonely." Lemo was talking about Lotte Tegan, Gryffindors resident loner. She never seemed to be with anyone nor did she ever leave Gryffindor tower, "I'm going to go talk to her."

"Why?" Barry asked raising an eyebrow.

"Why not?" Lemo argued, she rose from her seat and walked over to Tegan, "So, you're stuck here for the holidays too?"

Tegan looked up with a bored look, then looked back at the ground; effectively ignoring Lemo. Lemo wrinkled her nose and walked back to the couch,

"She ignored me! She looked right at me, then snobbed me!"

Andy gasped,

"Let me try!" Andy walked over to Tegan tapped her on the shoulder, "Hey, do you want to come and join us?" Tegan didn't even give Andy a glance, Andy stomped back over to Andrews lap, "What a bitch!"

Before Andy sat down, Andrew stood up,

"Stand back, I'll show you how it's done..."

Barry rolled his eyes,

"And you would know 'how it's done'?"
Andrew cracked his knuckles and walked confidently over to Tegan,

"The names Andrew, my friends and I were wondering if you wanted to come have a snowball fight with us?"

Tegan looked up,

"No thank-you, Andrew."

"Um, okay see you around..." Andrew turned around with a triumphant grin on his face, walked back to the couch, and allowed Andy to sit back down on him, "Told you I could handle those people."

"Drew, yes she spoke to you, but she wasn't exactly thrilled to have you in her face."

"Actually, I beg to differ..." Barry disagreed, nodding in Lotte Tegan's dirrection, who was smiling to herself.

"You know, she scares me," Andy commented, "Her make-up's cool though."

"Looks like someone gave her two black eyes."

"It's called eyeliner, Drew," Lemo informed him.

"You know Drew, I think Tegan's got a liking for you. You better look out Andy." Barry joked. Little did he know...

Andrew woke with a start. Something had woken him but he wasn't sure what. Looking around he tried to find the culprit, the only other person in the room was Barry who had obviously fallen off his bed as he was sleeping on the floor. Andrew looked at the foot of his bed, there were no presents there yet so it must be early. He lay back down and took a deep breath. This Christmas was a big Christmas for Lemo and Barry, and Barry was shitting himself with it being their two year anniversary. He had finally decided (unselfishly I might add.) to buy Lemo a snake - even though her previous pet, Winston often got more attention than Barry but he knew it'd make her happy. Andrew sighed, then froze. It was a well known fact that him and Andy was the first pair in the group to go out, that meant that their anniversary had been and gone. He hadn't even noticed! Andrew gulped,

"Shit...I'm in the crap!" Andrew jumped out of bed, if he got Andy something even better than the collar he got that changed colors for her dog, (She loves that dog) and some chocolate frogs. Andrew cursed, he was so screwed. He snapped his fingers, he could use Barry's map and go to Hogsmeade, Barry wouldn't mind - he'd understand he was using it save his arse.

After he had finally found Barry's map and invisibility cloak, he began walking down the dorm stairs. He heard a stair creak behind him, he spun around. No one was there,

"That's weird..." He muttered to himself.

He continued his journey and crept through the common room. All was silent, until there was a large crash behind him, Andrew screamed and dropped to the floor, covering his hair,

"Who's there?" Andrew called out from under the cloak. There was a squeal, then an odd fluttering noise and all was silent, "Hello?" Andrew shook himself, "There's some freaky shit going on..."

The next day Andy and Lemo woke to presents at the end of the bed,

"PRESENTS!" Lemo dived for them screaming excitedly.

Andy looked around as she reached for her presents,

"Hey, shouldn't Tegan be here?"

Lemo was about to reply when she screamed long and loud,

"OH MY FUCKING GOD! SAUCEY GOT ME A SNAKE!"

Andy screamed,

"Why!"

Lemo read the card attached to the cage,

"'Dear Lemo, as you're probably aware...It's our two year anniversary, so I decided to get you something extra special...Barry.' Awwww! He got me a snake! I always wanted a snake!"

Andy gasped.

"What Andy?"

Andy began screaming happily,

"Look!" She held up a pretty silver ring that had a stone that flashed different colors, "'Dear Andy, I'm going to be honest. I forgot until last night that our anniversary had been and gone. I know it must have been very upsetting that I was that careless. I'm sorry. Drew.' Awww!" Andy grinned and collasped on her bed. A second later she jumped up,

"Oh my god, when was our anniversary!"

Lemo dropped her Berty Blotts Every Flavor Beans,

"You're not saying you forgot too did you!"

"Wow, Lemo got me a new broom!"

Andrew's mouth dropped open as Barry opened an identical broom to the broom in the Quidditch magazine open in front of him,

"An expensive broom!"

Barry let out a low whistle,

"I can't believe she did this! This is way to much, she really shouldn't have..."

"Who shouldn't have?" Lemo asked as she barged in.

"This!" Barry held up the his new broom, which was sleek with the word Firebolt down the side.

Lemo's mouth dropped,

"Barry...I didn't get you that..."

Barry frowned,

"Then who did?"

Lemo shrugged,

"I have no idea, I don't have that kind of money! I got you contacts lenses, a huge stash of firewhisky."

"Firewhisky? Mean!" Barry said, he then shook his head, "Yea but who got me this!"

"Dunno, but thank-you so much for getting me Steve. He's so cute..."

"No prob-"

"Uhh...Guys...Barry's not the only one who's got a mystery gift..." Andrew interrupted, he held up a dead rat.

"Oh my god is that Don's rat?"

Andrew squinted at the rat, who he was holding at arms length,

"I don't know...They all look the same, I mean a rat is a rat! But listen to this 'This Rat is a symbol of my love for you. One day we shall be united in the eternal bonds of life and love'..."

Andy shivered,

"That's just creepy!"

Barry cleared his throat,

"Okay, so Drew has a freaky admirer who sends him dead rats...But someone sent me a good present!"

Lemo gasped,

"You know it could be sent from Keller! Barry! It could bewitched, we should give it to McGongall."

"What!" Barry, Andy and Andrew all exclaimed.

"Why the hell should I do that? Lemo, this is a wicked broom, why hand it in?"

"Yea, he may as well hand in his cloak and the map while he's at it!"

Lemo rolled her eyes,

"Please Barry, hand it in. It could be dangerous."

Barry bit his lip,

"Okay I will...Only to keep you from worrying..." Lemo grinned and ran to hug him, with her Steve still around her neck. Barry backed away, "Maybe another time..."

Overa spectacular Christmas breakfast Andrew told the others about the odd happenings the night before,

"And then suddenly it was silent and the thing was gone..."

Barry shook his head,

"It was probably just a stray owl."

"A stray owl doesn't walk down stairs, Barry," Lemo pointed out.

Andy blushed,

"Drew, I have to tell you something..."

Andrew snapped to attention,

"Yes?"

"You didn't have to rush out and get me an amazing gift, I forgot about our anniversary too."

"You did! You mean I was stalked by some weirdo in the dark for nothing!"

Andy looked at her plate,

"Well I love the ring, so it wasn't a complete waste of time..."

Lemo and Barry looked from Andy to Andrew.

Andrew grabbed Andy into a hug,

"Why are we being so serious! It's Christmas day, we all got amazing gifts, we're eating amazing food, this hole season is fucking amazing!" he kissed her.

Lemo looked at Barry expectantly.

Barry shrugged, he wasn't going to argue, he pulled Lemo closer.

"I love you, you know Andy. More than Quidditch," Andrew whispered. Little did they notice the sound of fluttering wings as Andy responded,

"Me too."

Lemo giggled,

"I won, Barry's told me first! You owe me ten gallons!"

Andy moaned,

"I'll pay you later..."

Andrew and Barry exchanged a glance.