When Belle, Ron W, Hermione, and the team and I went inside we saw fire pokers, mini log containers, and an ax heavy at work. The ax, who I'm gonna name Ax, prepared to chop a log that was resting on the cutting block.

"*Ahh!*" Ax cried as he got himself stuck on the cutting block.

Fortunately he managed to free himself…for a few seconds at least.

"Oy!" He groaned as he landed in a pile of logs.

Following Belle, the rest of the team and I started walking towards the boiler, though we didn't even know what Belle was doing down here.

"Hey, hey, hey! Come on get outta the way!" A red oilcan riding a wheelbarrow full of logs snapped from behind us. "We're workin' here!"

"Oh, excuse us." Belle gasped as we moved out of the way.

"Let's go, let's go!" The oilcan ordered some more small containers of logs.

"All right you guys," Ax ordered. "Now get back to work! The castle doesn't heat itself you know!"

Belle went towards the log pile behind Ax.

"Oy gevalt." Ax, apparently Jewish, sighed before talking to Belle. "So what can I do you for lady?" He axed (couldn't resist).

"I'm looking for a log." Belle said.

"All right, logs we got." Ax smiled as he started digging through the pile. "What do you want? Hardwood; softwood? We got it all. We got birch, maple, pine, oak…."

Suddenly, we heard a clang, which caused Belle and the rest of the team and I to immediately flinch.

"Doi! Concrete!" Ax moaned, coming back up with a jagged mouth (where the blade of the ax is). "My head, don't worry it'll pass." He said, dazed, before he shook his head clear and his mouth straight. "So make up your mind already."

"Is it all right if I just browse?" Belle asked.

"Suit yourself, take your time." Ax replied before going back to the chopping block. "Me, I got work to do."

Belle started searching among the logs, but we suddenly had to prepare our ears for a loud noise: the boiler was having a banging and hissing fit as it started overheating! The whistle then blared loudly as the boiler blew steam out of its mouth and cooled down. The workers just stood still, having been waiting for the boiler to cool down earlier.

"Hey!" Ax snapped, waking up the other workers. "What am I paying you for, being boring? Do that on your own time, get outta here!"

The workers started chattering for a few seconds as they got back to work. Meanwhile, Belle managed to find the right log.

"Yes." She said before sliding down the log pile; she then looked over the log and blew the dust off.

Suddenly, Beast stormed in with Harry following behind. Belle quickly hid the log behind her back.

"What are you hiding?" Beast growled.

Belle just shrugged, so Beast went around her and picked up the log before she had a chance to respond. Beast then tapped the log as he looked at it in a confused way.

"It's a Yule log." Belle explained.

Beast still looked confused.

"A Yule log." Belle repeated. "It's a wonderful tradition, one log is chosen and everyone in the house touches it and makes a Christmas wish."

"Wishes are stupid." Beast replied bitterly, causing Cosmo and Wanda to look insulted. "You made a Christmas wish last year, IS THIS WHAT YOU WISHED FOR?" He roared, causing some bats to screech as they flew away.

"No." Belle replied sadly before retorting determinedly: "But I will keep wishing. And when the log is burned on Christmas morning…."

"There will be no Christmas." Beast interrupted.

"But…." Belle and I protested…though my tone was more of an argue than a protest.

"NOOOO!" The beast roared. "I am the master here!"

"How can you be so selfish?" Belle and I asked sternly.

"Neither of you can possibly understand," The beast growled. "You have no idea what it's like to lose everything, to be trapped in your own castle, to be a…a…a…."

"Prisoner?" Belle and I finished before retorting: "The only one holding us prisoner here is you. Well I'm not giving up!"

Belle and I left the boiler room, not even bothering to pick up the Yule log on our way out, and the rest of the team soon followed with an angry shun at the beast.

"Prisoner." The beast said to himself sadly, looking guilty.

Belle went back to watch Beast as he started walking sadly towards the boiler. The rest of the team and I didn't join her, we were already too mad at the beast. After Belle left to catch up with us, Harry started to leave and the beast soon noticed.

"Where do you think you're going?" The beast growled.

"I'm going to celebrate Christmas with my friends and family." Harry replied sternly. "And before you say anything I'll have you know that this is my first Christmas with my parents since I was a baby and I'm not going to let anything or anyone ruin it. Especially not you, YOU'VE ALREADY RUINED EVERYTHING ELSE!"

At that, Harry charged out of the boiler room, leaving the beast looking even guiltier. Harry didn't catch up with us though, he wanted to calm down first. He went to the kitchen to get a snack and then decided to head back to the West Wing. On the way there the beast caught up with him but they said nothing to each other.