There was snow everywhere on the ground the next morning, it was a winter wonderland. A blizzard kicked in and you couldn't see more than 10 feet in front of you if you were walking outside. The blizzard was so bad that the teachers called it a snow day. Everyone was happy since the winter break started tomorrow and they were off to see their families. Ava's friends took this opportunity to pack so they all went upstairs to pack their suitcases. Ava was already packed so she and Donna sat in front of the fire reading. Later the door to the common room opened and Seamus and Ben walked in.
" Hey girls" They said. Ava and Donna looked up and smiled " Hey"
" What have you guys been doing?" Donna asked. The boys just shrugged "oh just wandering around, pranking some Slytherins, you know the usual." Ava and Donna laughed and rolled their eyes " obviously" Ava said. Seamus narrowed his eyes at her " I better watch what you were saying if I were you, you don't know what could end up in your bed tonight" Ava squeaked, Donna and Ben and Seamus laughed. Donna then looked at Ava " I have to go upstairs and finish packing, I will meet you on the 4th floor in about 1 hour" Ava nodded and Donna ran up the stairs. Ben and Seamus looked at Ava " where are you girls going?" Ava shrugged " oh just pranking Pansy and her gang of Slytherins, you know the usual" She eyed them.
Ben chuckled " very funny" he said. All of a sudden black smoke appeared around Ben's head. Ava could hear coughing and sputtering, she closed her eyes and she could hear Seamus yell. When the smoke cleared up she looked and saw a glimpse of Dean running away. Ben looked furious " OI! Dean get your scrawny arse back her" Ben took off after Dean. Ava laughed and then noticed that Seamus sat down beside her.
" Hey" she said. Seamus just smiled " we need to start with a new way to start our conversations" Ava laughed, She snuggled even closer to the fire, the warm surrounded her. " So" he started, Ava looked at him and saw him turn around to get something out of his pocket. Ava watched as he held a green box in his hands. He then turned to Ava " So I know this might seem a little sudden and weird, but I found this in the school yard when Ben and I were hanging around and right when I saw it, I thought it suited you, so here"
Seamus handed her the green box. Ava just looked back at him in shock, Seamus Finnigan actually gave her a present? Ava took the box and shook it, there was defiantly something inside it. How did she know that it was actually real though? I could just be some sort of prank, Seamus must of saw the look on her face and laughed " I promise, it isn't a surprise of any sort" Ava looked back down at the box and slowly opened it, she was so sure something was going to blow in front of her face, but instead there was a little necklace in the box. She took it out, it was beautiful. It was a little oval shaped and it had a bright light blue colour to it, the same colour as her eyes. Even though it was beautiful it had a fun side to the necklace, it had many swirls and markings on it, and she had to admit the necklace did suit her.
" Th – thank you Seamus" she stammered. " your welcome" He smiled. " She looked at him. " I cant believe that you got me a Christmas present, I mean I didn't get you anything" She felt bad when she said this, because now she felt that she should of got him something.
The look on his face told her that he knew that she was going to say this and he chuckled " I wasn't going to get you anything either but I just found this, so it is no big deal, and the reason why I didn't give it to you right away is so that you didn't have time to get me a Christmas present, I didn't want you to think that just because I gave you something doesn't mean you have to give me anything"
Ava just stared at him in shock as he kept on talking , then before she could stop herself she gave him a kiss on the cheek. The kiss stopped his sentence short and he seemed frozen to the spot. " Thank you" she said again. He slowly looked at her, his face was as red as a beet, she thought it was cute. " Um do you want me to help you put it on?" he said awkwardly. Ava nodded and turned around, she felt him move her hair and clasp the necklace in place. When his fingers brushed against her skin, she got Goosebumps and the butterflies in her stomach kept growing. How could her make her this nervous. After the necklace was on she looked down at herself, she thought it looked good, she turned and saw him looking at it too, and she saw his ears now go red.
She was so nervous that she didn't even smell the smoke. All of a sudden she heard " Ava, you're on fire!"
Ava turned and it was true that her bottom was covered in flames " awe man" she yelled and did a belly flop on the carpet, she stayed perfectly still as Seamus grabbed a pillow and hit the fire until it went out, when it was gone he fell on his ass and sat there looking at her. Ava sat up and looked at him and then turned around to inspect her jeans, they were black on the bottom. She sighed " not again"
Seamus raised an eyebrow " this has happened before?", Ava moaned " yes, I love sitting close to the fire because I love being warm but I tend to sit to close to it sometimes"
Seamus then laughed out loud and floppedon his back laughing " you idiot" he cried out, tears forming on his eyes. Ava huffed and looked back at her pants " oh well" she said " these pants were getting a bit to small anyway" Seamus laughed even harder, and Ava slapped him on the arm. Seamus smiled " want to grab some lunch" Ava nodded and ran up the stairs to go change her pants. She threw her old jeans out and changed into a pair of skinny jeans and a sweater, she then ran down the stairs where she saw Seamus and some other kid their age wrestling on the floor. " I can't leave for 2 minutes and he is fighting" she thought to herself. She then flicked him in the head, which got his attention
" ow!" he looked up surprised, "what was that for?"
" for you being an idiot" and she walked off, he soon caught up and walked beside her. On the way to the Great Hall, she felt like someone was watching her, she turned and she saw Draco glaring at her, then his eyes turned to Seamus and they turned darker. The look that he was giving them freaked her out and she walked a tad bit faster. " Woah, calm down the foods not going anywhere" Seamus laughed, Ava chuckled but she couldn't help but still look behind her every now and then.
When they reached the great hall, Harry, Ron and Hermione were there eating, Seamus and Ava took seats next to them. " I can't believe that tomorrow's the Christmas holidays" Hermione said " I can't wait to see my parents" Ava said
" Well I am sure going to miss my friends" said Elaine who appeared behind them and hugged Harry and Ron,
Donna, Ben and Dean were right behind her and sat down. " I have no clue what to get my parents for Christma-
Her sentence was caught short as Malfoy walked up behind them " I am sure going to miss your ugly faces for a few weeks" he said. Dean scowled at him, Draco ignored him and instead wrapped his arms around Donna, who froze in place, " and I am sure as hell going to miss you two" he said to Donna and looked at Ava. Ben's face went red at Draco's action towards Donna, Malfoy let go of Donna and winked at Ava and turned around and walked away. Seamus stood up and started after him but Ava caught his arm
" Don't he's not worth it" She smiled at him, Seamus growled " Your sure as hell right he's not worth it, hell he isn't worth anything"
Ava looked over at Ben, his expression was pure anger. Ava looked nervously at him but soon turned away.
" I really hate that guy" Elaine said,
All of a sudden Donna stood up " I think I am going to head to the Common room now" Ava stood up as well " Good idea I will come too"
Ben stood up " Do you guys want me to walk you there or something?"
Donna smiled and put a hand on his shoulder to sit him back down " Its alright, we will be fine"
Ben gave her a " Are you sure look" and Donna smiled again and nodded, Ava quickly gathered up her books, just as she was walking away, Seamus grabbed her wrist, she looked at him curiously and he opened his mouth to say something but at the last second, he decided that he didn't want to say it and he let go and nodded that she should be on her way.
Ava looked at him but when he refused to look at her she turned and they headed back to the Common room.
Ava noticed that Donna was walking rather fast and when they got to the fat lady, she said that password kind of harsh, The fat lady looked at her with a hard expression but opened up anyway.
Instead of sitting on the couches Donna half ran half walked upstairs to their bedrooms, Ava reluctantly followed.
When they got in the dorm, Donna kicked her trunk and yelled something that wasn't particularly english.
" I hate him!, I hate him I hate him I HATE HIM!" she screamed, Ava just sat on her bed and let her get it all out " How could he embarrass me like that? And in front of Ben as well!"
Ava just looked at her " Its kinda something you have to get use to" she said
" Well I have no pleasure in getting use to this! We have to do something Ava, we can't just let him get away with this!"
Ava stood up and grabbed her hands " I promise we won't let him get away with this, we will do something. but for now I think we deserve a little break, Donna sighed into her hands " I think your right, we both deserve a break, especially you Ava, here I am complaining about one little incident when you have been dealing with him your whole School life"
Ava just shrugged " Its alright, I remember how I felt at the beginning of his teasing, I used go to the girls bathroom in the middle of the night and cry"
Donna gasped " I didn't know you did that. I am so sorry for not being there for you" Ava smiled, " its alright, Its not your fault, i kept it a secret for a reason."
Donna didnt look to pleased with her answer so Ava changed the subject
but about this Friday lets meet on the third floor around 6 30 after the Quidditch game on Friday we sneak down to the Baths , I heard they are like hot tubs but as deep and as big as a swimming pool"
Donna smiled " that sounds amazing, i could sure use that" she said, " I could to" Ava agreed, " so you will meet me there at 6 30?"
Donna smiled 'I will be there"