Addy awoke early on Christmas Eve. Dumbledor had given her permission to not work over the vacation, so she didn't have anything to do. She put on a pair of jeans and her cloak before heading down to the common room to write letters to her friends.

Dear Lily,

I hope everything is good with you. It's been a lot of fun here. Yesterday we had a Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff snowball fight! There are only five Gryffindors who stayed; Mundagus and Kingsley are the others. We're going to force Kingsley to sit with us on Christmas morning rather than with his prefect friends. I've attached your present so I hope you like it! Don't open until Christmas!

Lots of Luv!

Addy Mae

Addy wrote three more identical letters, one for Remus, one for Maddi and one for Amelia. She grabbed their presents; homemade cooking that had a charm on them she learned to keep them warm like they had just come out of the oven!

Addy then climbed up to the owlery to mail the letter. She gave the packages to four different school owls and sent them on their way. She went over to the windowsill and sat down on it, watching the sunrise. A soft blanket of undisturbed snow lay on the ground.

Suddenly, Addy heard footsteps coming from the other direction. She turned and saw James, attaching a package to his tawny owl, Merlin. After the bird was on it's way, James went and sat next to Addy.

"You know," said James, "all that snow would be a pity to put to waste."

Addy looked up at him and smirked, "I'll go wake up Sirius!"

Fifteen minutes later, Addy, Sirius and James were outside flinging snowballs at each other. Suddenly the game transformed from a harmless snowball fight to a tackling games. Sirius was charging after Addy, who was jogging her way threw the knee deep snow attempting to get away from Sirius. Sirius lunged himself at Addy pinning her to the ground.

"Got'cha!" he said jumping off of her and running in the other direction.

Addy stood up to pursue him, running as fast as she could to keep up. She threw herself at Sirius, gripping onto his neck with both hands, but he continued to run.

"Hey! That's not fair you're bigger than me!"

"you would be my size if you didn't skip breakfast every morning!"

"I told you, I don't skip breakfast!"

"Then where are you every morning!"

"I just eat before you guys!"

"There is no way you eat before Lily, she's up at like 7!"

"Breakfast starts at 6:30!"

This had become a normal argument between Addy and Sirius. He always wanted to know where she went in the mornings. But she was determined to leave him in the dark.

Around lunch the three kids went over to Hagrid's to wish him a Merry Christmas. Hagrid gave them some of his infamous home cooking for lunch. The three kids forced it down, while complimenting it to make Hagrid feel better.

"Hagrid?" asked Addy, "You know a lot about magical creatures right?"

"Well, I suppose I do."

"So could you help me with something?"

"I suppose so."

"Do you know anything about werewolves?"

"Werewolves? Why do you want to know about werewolves?" he asked cautiously.

"It's for Defense Against the Dark Arts," James lied.

"Well, I suppose since it's for school…" Hagrid walked up to a small bookcase and pulled out a thick book labeled "Recognizing the Darker Arts". He handed the book to Addy and she read out loud.

"Werewolves are half man and half wolf creatures. Although they spend most of their lives as perfectly functional beings that can reason and work in a social situation. However, during the time of the full moon werewolves loose all control of their actions and ability to reason. Often a were-wolf is not aware of it's surrounding at all. A werewolf will attack its best friends. Becoming a werewolf is not affected through heredity. Becoming a werewolf is passed on through a werewolves bite. Although they are poisonous and can often lead to infection, a werewolf's claws will not transform someone into a werewolf. Werewolves cannot pass down to animals or humans in the animagus state."

The trio finished their lunch and said their goodbyes to Hagrid before heading up to the dormitories. James and Sirius lay sprawled on their beds absentmindedly flipping through books on werewolves. Addy had made herself comfortable on Remus's bed as she marked the full moons down on a hand drawn calendar.

"How are we ever going to figure this out?" asked Sirius, "There must be at least a thousand people at Hogwarts, how are we going to figure out who the wolf is?"

"We already have narrowed down some suspects!" protested Addy.

"Who?"

"Me, you and James," Addy answered and Sirius just rolled his eyes and returned to his Guide to Nocturnal Animals.

"This is pointless!" James yelled spastically jumping up from the bed, "This whole book is about werewolf rights! I'm going to dinner!"

"I concur!" yelled Sirius jumping up and running out the door, leaving Addy with no choice but to concur as well.

The diner feast was the most spectacular thing Addy had ever witnessed. Every different type of food you could possibly imagine was served. The hall was decorated with pine trees and baubles and tinsel. Addy's favorite dish was the chocolate pudding that she James and Sirius dared to see who could eat the most. In the end Sirius won.

Addy thought nothing could have ruined her festive mood. That was until it was time to leave. Just as she and Sirius and James stood up to exit, Snape made his way over to the Gryffindor table.

The trio just glared at him, not wanting to start up a fight right underneath the watchful eye of the teachers.

"I'm just here to wish you all a happy Christmas. I hope your families send you exactly what you wanted," he cocked his head to look directly at Addy, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there. I'm sure you're family would have gotten you something, but then again, if they gave you away, apparently you weren't worth that much to them."

Snape stalked off, a grin plastered onto his face.

"Don't listen to him Addy," started Sirius, but Addy just stalked off to her dorm.

James and Sirius went up to their dorm and changed into P.J's. The minute James's head hit the pillow he was asleep. Sirius, however, lay there looking at the ceiling listening to the silence in the dorm. A light singing voice echoed into the room. Sirius heard the high-pitched voice of a little girl singing he walked over to the window to hear it better. The voice sounded familiar but he wasn't sure where he had heard it.

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you

If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do

Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing

Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true

The song stopped and Sirius went back to his bed, falling instantly into a dreamless sleep.

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