10. Christmas

November started and with it the snow came, every morning the ground was covered in frost, nights were chilly, it was all going well but just one thing there was going to be a Quidditch match, Gryffindor Vs Slytherin, as my Brother is now Seeker it was going to be fun, Harry is going to be great our father was also a seeker when he was here and I know he was the best.

My brother almost swallowed the snitch in this game but he won the game for team, I still can't believe it, Snape was really trying to hurt my brother, thanks to Hermione he is safe, she kind of put Snape on fire, what he deserved.

After match Hagrid made us tea, We discussed about all of this, When we told him Snape was hexing Harry's broom, he didn't believe us but then Harry talked about Halloween with Hagrid, he told him about three headed dog, Snape trying sneaking in out-of-bound corridor, seeing his leg injured too, about the three-headed-dog, which is Hagrid's pet, that dog name is fluffy, in the end Hagrid accidentally slipped a name on which now everybody is stuck Nicolas Flamel.

"So, you want to join me??" asked Hermione hopefully

"When did you ask your parents??" I enquired, we were in great hall having our breakfast when Hermione asked me for going with a

"after Halloween, and I want you to come," Hermione requested

"Sorry Hermione but my brother will be here, I can't leave him here you know" I explained "it's so nice that you want me to visit your place- I'm sorry"

"But Ron is going to stay here," said Hermione

"Harry's not going to be alone just ask him once, please"

"he will respond with yes" I replied, still unsure of what to say,

"Who will respond with yes" my brother asked, while sitting beside me,

"nothing" I said, but Hermione was still looking at me so I asked him, "hermione is asking me for staying at her home this Christmas, but I already told her I can't but – forget it"

"if you want to, you can go" My brother responded

I looked at Hermione, she was giving me her I-told-you-so-look, of course I want to go, "don't you want me to stay"

"if you want to go, you can go" my brother replied with a smile.

Now you know where I spent my 1991 Christmas.

It was fun spending Christmas with Hermione and her parents, I sent my brother a wrist watch for Christmas, which I brought from Diagon alley which I and Hermione visited with her parents, her parents are cool just a bit strict with sweets.

It was a wonderful vacation, For the first in my life I was really happy and excited about everything, I got multiple gifts before I've received only tissue or toothpick or on a worse day old socks. My brother gifted me a chocolate Box, Hermione gave me a book "Modern charms by Elina kojjoriya " , Ron sent me some homemade sweets and a blue jumper with E on it (Ron's mum made it for me), Hermione's parents Gifted me a silver bracelet, which is beautiful..

Today we came back to Hogwarts, The moment I saw my brother he beamed at me, "how was your trip" He asked me,

"It was wonderful" I replied, how was your Christmas,"

"Great" he responded,

"You found anything about Flamel" I asked

"nothing" he replied "did you like your gift"

"I loved it" I said Cheerfully "Anything new??"

"Nothing" he responded with a smile

"if you find anything about Flamel you have to share it with me too??" I requested to Hermione

"Of course" Hermione replied, "Tomorrow, classes again, it's going to be fun"

"For you" I blurted out

"Hey, you just perform as well as I in every class, whether it's charm or DADA or potions, you do good too, so why hate classes" asked Hermione

"Maybe that's a bit of my dad in me" I replied with a smirk, Hermione sighed.

"what are you sure or you misheard" I asked my brother, he just nodded, "this is nightmare come true, Harry don't play next match"

"Yes she is right" Hermione agreed "just pretend you are leg is broken or something"

"or just really break your leg" Ron added

"I can't, if I back out we will lose, we don't have any back up, seeker" uttered Harry

At the very same moment Neville toppled , in the common room, how he managed to come through the portrait hole was just anyone's guess, because his legs looked like stuck together it must be a leg-locker curse, he must have hopped all the way here.

Everyone fell over laughing except Hermione even I giggled for which I felt bad, Hermione leapt up and performed the counter curse for Neville then asked "what happened to you??

"Malfoy happened" Neville replied " I met him outside the library, he said he'd been looking for someone to practice on"

"Go to professor McGonagall now" Hermione urged him "report him"

"Right you should not let him go with this" I agreed, but Neville shook his head "it will just bring me more trouble"

"No, Neville you can't Malfoy get away with this" said Ron "you've got to stand up against him"

"Yes, Neville otherwise he will always come after you" I added

"I'm not brave enough, I shouldn't be in Gryffindor even," Neville chocked out,

Harry gave him one of his chocolate frog card to Neville, who looked like he was going to break down

"you're worth of twelve Malfoy," said Harry "You are a Gryffindor, you are brave, the hat chose you and where is that Malfoy in stinking Slytherin"

Neville's lips formed a weak, smile as he opened the card "thanks Harry, I think I'll go to bed, you want the card, you collect them" he gave the card to Harry and went to his dorm.

As Neville walked away, Harry responded "Dumbledore again, he was the first one I ever- he gasped then he looked at me and the others, then said nothing.

"What was that gasp for??" I asked him,

"nothing I just remembered something, gotta go, coming Ron??" Ron nodded both left,

I looked at Hermione who just shrugged.