"Severus, do you wish to come to the Three Broomsticks with Minerva and I tonight?" asked Albus Dumbledore. It was dinner in the Great Hall and Severus Snape was picking at his food not really hungry.

"No thank you, Headmaster. I have other plans." Snape took a bite out of his chicken.

"Suit yourself." Said Dumbledore, and he continued to eat. "Madam Rosmerta makes and exelent eggnog this time of year."

"I'm sure…" Snape muttered then looked out the window behind the staff table then seemed to release something. "I must be going Headmaster. I have something I need to do."

As Snape walked out of the great hall he was pulled into the memory of his 9 year old self:

Severus Snape sat on the park bench in the cold December air. A young red hair girl turned the corner and ran up to him holding a box in bright paper in her arms.

"Merry Christmas Sev!" she cried holding out the box to him. He smiled and handed her the box that was on his lap, though it wasn't wrapped.

But Lily smiled anyway, and opened it. Inside was a book all about Hogwarts Sev and convinced his mother to buy.

"Oh Sev this is great. It's the best gift ever." She through her arms around him in a big hug. "Open yours."

He did inside his box was a nice new sweat shirt. "Thanks Lily, I love it." He pulled it over his head, it was nice and warm.

"What is your family doing for Christmas?" asked Lily.

"We don't really celebrate Christmas." Said Sev awkwardly

Lily looked shocked "What do you do?"

"We celebrate Hanukah…" said Sev

"Oh that cool. I didn't know your family was Jewish." Said Lily with a smile and Sev relaxed.

Severus Snape gave a small smile and went to go light his Menorah.

Pavarti Patil sat in the compartment of the Hogwarts Express alone, Lavender was staying at the school for Christmas because her little brother had dragon pox. Her twin sister was sitting with her Ravenclaw friends but had promised to come and visit her.

There was a knock at the door of the compartment. Pavarti looked up and to her surprise there was Hermione Granger.

"Can I sit here?" she asked.

"Sure." Said Pavarti.

Hermione sat down across from her room mate. "What are you doing for the holidays?" she asked.

"Putting up the tree, exchanging presents, the usual. I can't wait until we can go to Hogsmede so I can buy nice gifts." Pavarti said.

"You celebrate Christmas? I thought since you were Hindu…" said Hermione looking rather embarrassed.

"Oh trust me you're not the first person to be surprised by that. Even Lavender was confused. No most Hindu here in Britain and in American celebrate Christmas." Said Pavarti laughing.

Hermione laughed and the two girls spent the rest of the train ride talking out Christmas traditions.

Hey readers I told you I would write a longer chapter. I'm out for break which is awesome because it's only a week until I go to the Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter!