The Magic Within

Chapter 8: Christmas and the Carson Family Party

As soon as the clock rang 8 Abbie was awoken by her little brother jumping on her bed yelling, "Wake up Abbie! It's Christmas! It's Christmas!" Abbie's eyes snapped open and she looked over at the clock and said, "Seriously Michael? I have to wake up at this time for school."

"But Abbie its Christmas."

"Yeah I know. Go wake up Mum and I'll meet you down."

Michael ran down the steps to get their mother up and Abbie groaned before getting up and walking downstairs with a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Abbie sat down on the couch and waited for her mother and Michael to walk in.

Michael then walked in and said, "You actually are eating Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. I tried them and thought they were gross."

"To each there own little brother. Let's get started with the unwrapping so I can take a shower."

Michelle then said, "Alright then," she grabbed two presents and handed one to each of them and they tore through the wrapping paper. Abbie said, "Awesome." She had just unwrapped a gold jumper with a black A on it. While Michael had opened a box with a couple of games for the PlayStation and he was talking about the games.

By the time they had finished unwrapping the presents Abbie had a couple of different jumpers, a box of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, a book about Quidditch, half a necklace from Dana who had the other half, and a video game for the PlayStation.

Abbie walked over to her mother and said, "Thanks Mum. Thanks Mikey. I'm going to go shower so I'm ready for when the family comes."

Michelle said, "Good idea."

Abbie then walked upstairs and grabbed her outfit for the party and then walked into her bathroom and took a shower. Abbie quickly braided her hair as she got ready. Abbie was walking downstairs with her school bag when the doorbell went off.

Her mother opened the door and said, "Hey Tommy. Hey Charlotte."

They walked in and Tommy said, "Where's my favorite niece?"

Abbie laughed and walked in and said, "I'm right here Uncle Tommy. And I'm your only niece."

"Which is why you are my favorite. How's school going?"

Abbie replied, "It's going really good. I love it. It so cool to be going to a place where everything is so different from the world that you know. I've got to go do homework though."

"That's fine go ahead."

Abbie walked over to the couch and brought out her Defense Against the Dark Arts book, parchment, a quill, and ink. She started the essay that was on the topic they had been recently studying.

Abbie was so into the essay she didn't notice that her family was there and she heard her mother saying, "You're going to have to excuse Abbie working on her school work. It's due the first day back on the next term and she wants to get it done."

Abbie's grandmother Sophia said, "Don't worry about it Michelle. I'm just excited to see her since she has been away at boarding school since the beginning of September. She really has grown up but is still the same girl that we all know. Does she have many friends?"

"Yeah. She's always telling me about her friends, classes, and everything that has been going on since she started going to Hogwarts."

Grant then said, "We've got a couple of letter's from her and each one she seems even more excited about Hogwarts then the last one."

"I know we get a letter at least one a week so that we can know what has been happening at her school. Her favorite classes are Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions. But her Defense teacher has not been the best one. He has a stutter so the students have a hard time understanding what he is teaching."

Abbie then went back to her essay before she done and then rolled it up and put that and her Defense book away and then grabbed her Transfiguration book and a clean piece of parchment. Abbie read the title of what she had to write an essay on and then wrote Describe the Concept of Changing a Snail into a Teapot. She then underlined it and started her essay.

Her Uncle Lucas then walked over and said, "Why aren't you playing a videogame with Mike?"

"Uncle Lucas. I really need to get these Essay done or I won't do them to the last day and there due the first day that term begins."

Lucas then said, "I would take a break Abbie. I heard from your mother that you're at the top of the class. You and one of your best friends."

Abbie then said, "I wish it was that simple but the stuff that you learn is so complicated that you don't know what you are trying to learn half the time especially when your teacher's are very strict."

Lucas put his hand over Abbie's and stopped the scratching of the quill and sad, "Abbie. Are you doing okay at the boarding school? Is there something that you aren't telling us?"

"There's nothing wrong Uncle Lucas I promise. I'm just want to get all my work down before I get back to school."

Uncle Lucas nodded and said, "I like your jumper. What's with the gold and black?"

"It's the house colors for Hufflepuff. It's the house that I am in at Hogwarts and I love it. It may only be my first year but it's so exciting. I can't wait for the second term to begin."

Lucas laughed, "I've never seen you this excited for school before Abbie. That school must be really something if you want to do your homework ahead of time."

"It's more like I'm afraid of what Professor Snape would do to me if I didn't do his essay on time. I'd probably be in detention for a month or maybe more knowing him."

Lucas then said, "Well I'll leave you alone then so I can you can finish."

He then left and Abbie continued to work on her essay.

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As Abbie finished her potions essay she checked off what essay's that she had left and her mother said, "Dinner's ready everyone."

Abbie moved her school bag out of the way and then walked over to the kitchen and said,
"It smells amazing Mum." Michelle laughed and said, "Well you haven't been home for a while so I bet it's better then it's your school food."

Abbie chose not to say anything about the food that they had at school because she was afraid of what her mother would say when she found out what an everyday meal was like at Hogwarts.

Sitting next to her brother and Uncle Mason she waited for everybody to sit down and her Grandfather said, "Before Christmas dinner let me do the thing we do every year."

He then cleared his voice and everybody quieted down and he said, "Thank you for all the food on our table and for everybody sitting here in good help. And that Abbie is home for the Holiday and that we are excited that she is doing good in school. And that we have our family surrounding us."

As everybody started eating Aunt Lucy then said, "So Abigail why are you going to boarding school? Did you mother tell you that you had to? Wouldn't be the first time she kicked somebody out for no reason."

"No it's a school for talented you men and ladies and my mother didn't kick me out. I choice to go to the boarding school that I'm going to. And my mother didn't kick you out for no reason there was a good reason but you won't accept it."

Lucy then said, "I didn't nothing wrong it was your mother who was wrong."

Abbie stayed quiet and Lucas said, "You were the one who was wrong Lucy. You told Michelle right after her husband died that when he was away she probably cheated on him with other men in Ireland. And then you said, "That Abbie and Michael probably aren't even his kids. So she was right to kick you out of her house. You're lucky that she invites you every year even though it always ends the same way."

Lucy then got up and left the house and slammed the door. Abbie and Michael looked over at each other and then started eating again.

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After finishing eating Abbie was finishing up her Astronomy essay and eating Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Her mother then walked in and said, "Alright we're going to open presents now."

Abbie put everything away and her brother sat down next to her and Abbie said, "How are you doing in the game you're playing?"

"I'm doing good I just beat the first boss battle so I'm doing good."

They two of them high fived and Abbie said, "That's my little brother."

Sophia then walked over and sat next to the two and Abbie said, "Grandma!"

She then hugged her and Sophia said, "It's so good to see you to Abbie. Excited for another term?"

"Yeah. It should be great. I can't wait to see my friends again. We have so much fun together and even though it's magic and not math and English but it couldn't be more exciting than it already is. Are you okay with how Aunt Lucy was acting before?"

Sophia replied, "She was bang out of order. But I should be used to it by now she has been like that since your mother and father got married. I think that she had a crush on your father and when announced that they were getting married and then a year later they announced that she was having you your Aunt was crushed because she would never get a change to be with your father."

Abbie nodded and then everybody started to unwrap their presents and they didn't have time to talk anymore. Abbie had got a book about a witch, some candy, and some movies.

"Thanks for everything guys."

Uncle Lucas then said, "When does school get off?"

"Sometime in June. The next time I'm going to see you is in the June and I'll be 12 by then."

Mason said, "Its fine. We'll see you at the end of school then."

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When the final person left Abbie went to go help her mother in the kitchen and said, "Why do we have to do this every year? Somebody always has a fight with Aunt Lucy and not to mention the fact that I was controlling the urge to go and deck her in the face."

"Because it's what families do Abbie. Have you finished all your essay?"

Abbie said, "Just about I have one left to do."

Michelle nodded and said, "Go up to bed Abbie I know your tired. We're supposed to have a blizzard so if you hear anything strange just come downstairs."

Abbie nodded and said, "Good night Mum."

Abbie walked up to bed and put on her pajamas and then took her braids out and took the tinsel she had braided in her hair. She laid down on her bed and automatically fell asleep.

A/N Alright down with the final chapter for today read and review. I have an idea for a story so tell what you think in the reviews. Basically Ron is the only one of the trio sorted into Gryffindor. Harry is in Slytherin and Hermione is in Ravenclaw but they are still best friends and do all the adventures that they go on together. It will be a really cool story at least that's what I think. But tell me what you think and if you think it's a good idea if you don't, don't read because I'll be doing it anyway. Peace out

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