Stephan resembles Anthony Tyler Quinn
Joan resembles Jane Leeves
Rebecca resembles Olivia Munn
Derek resembles Adam Hicks
Patricia resembles Jane Fonda
Eugene resembles
WC: 1,370
It was finally Christmas, Marnie woke up to Nixie meowing loudly. She opened her eyes and glanced at the magical clock it was '9:30am'. She got up and started getting dressed. She chose a dress. She wasn't that into dresses but she only wore them for holidays. This was actually one of her favorite dresses with red and white squares. She put the finishing touches on her outfit and walked downstairs.
"Happy Christmas, sweetie." Martin greeted kissing his oldest daughter's cheek.
"Happy Christmas."
He quickly surveyed his oldest daughter's Christmas outfit. "Are you trying to impress someone?"
"Gran seems to love this dress on me so I decided to wear it."
Martin raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure you're not trying to impress Clancy's nephew?"
"Dad, I don't even know the boy," Marnie said trying to hide a blush but failing.
Martin chuckled at his daughter as there was a knock on the door. It was the older Jacobs brother Stephan. He had inherited the slightly lighter skin tone and facial features of his father with the hazel eyes of his mother.
"Hey Uncle Stephan." Marnie greeted her uncle.
He hugged his oldest niece. "You look nice, there must be a boy or something."
"Can't I look nice for Christmas without there being a boy." Marnie groaned.
"I suggested the same thing, Stephan. There is a boy coming over he's my old teammate's nephew."
"I don't even know the boy." Marnie repeated.
"Leave her alone, boys," Joan, Stephan's wife scolded her husband and brother-in-law.
She had chestnut brown hair with blue eyes.
"Hey Aunt Joan," Marnie said hugging her aunt.
"You do look really pretty, dear."
"Thanks."
Next to arrive was their daughter Rebecca, she was a Cursebreaker in Egypt with her best friend Bill Weasley. She had almost identical hazel eyes to Marnie only a shade lighter and her maternal grandma's toffee coloured curls and her dad's skin tone.
"Becky!" Marnie running to greet her cousin and god sister excitedly. The older girl had baby sat her a lot when she was younger so they were extra close.
"Hey Mar Mar," she greeted hugging her cousin.
Marnie blushed at the nickname that only her cousin could get away with calling her.
"That's a pretty dress, I know Gran likes that on you. I also think it looks good on you."
"Thanks."
The next to arrive were Maureen's parents Eugene and Patricia Richards. Martin greeted his in-laws. Patricia had never liked Marnie much for some reason while her husband tolerated her at best.
Marnie chatted with her cousin.
"How's school going? You're a fourth year, right?" Rebecca asked her.
"I am. As always we have a new Defense Professor."
"Professor Lockhart is so attractive." Madison said joining her cousin and sister.
Marnie rolled her eyes.
"Isn't he an author as well?"
"Yes, all his books were on the reading list this year."
The three girls continued talking. Their grandparents arrived a few minutes later. They greeted their grandparents warmly.
"Is everyone here?" Rose asked.
"Just about mum, my old teammate Clancy and his nephew should be here soon."
Rose nodded.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Martin got up and answered the door.
"Hey mate," Clancy greeted him.
"Hey Clancy."
The other man said. "This is my nephew Derek."
Martin said. "It's nice to meet you."
"You too."
He invited them in and escorted them to the living room.
"Derek?" Marnie asked immediately noticing the familiar boy.
The strawberry blonde boy turned to her. "Marnie?"
"Yes, it's me." Marnie said getting up and greeting him much to her father's and his uncle's confusion.
"Are you as lost as I am, Martin?" Clancy asked.
Martin nodded.
Rose clued them in. "He used to live down the street from us. Marnie and him met the summer of her third year."
Martin and Clancy nodded.
"Are you a wizard?" Marnie asked hopefully.
"I am. I go to Beauxbatons where I'm a fourth year."
"I go to Hogwarts, I'm a fourth year Ravenclaw."
Derek nodded. "Ravenclaw, that's an interesting name."
"It's for the nerds, Gryffindor is the best house." Madison boasted.
"Don't hate on Ravenclaw, I was also a Ravenclaw but my best friend was a Gryffindor." Rebecca said glaring slightly at her cousin.
"I hope to be a Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw," Marley smiled at her father and sister.
"Hufflepuff is for duffers." Madison said waving her hand dismissively.
Rose, Joan and Martin bristled they were all former Hufflepuffs.
"I'm glad Beauxbatons doesn't have houses," Derek said in relief.
"That's enough." Maureen said.
The argument fizzled out and they began opening presents.
"I'm starving, let's eat." Martin exclaimed.
They all walked to the dining room and sat down and started to eat.
"So, Nixon isn't an Irish last name, is it?" Marnie asked.
"It's an English name but my dad was English while my mum was Irish."
Marnie nodded.
"My mum died when I was a baby, I was raised by my dad until he died right before I started my third year." Derek explained even further.
"Is that why I didn't see you this summer?"
"Yeah, I moved in with Uncle Clancy that Christmas."
Marnie smiled sadly at him as she glanced at her dad who was deep in conversation with Uncle Stephan.
"So, Marnie has your fourth year been going well?" Patricia asked formally.
"Yes, it has. Although, there's been drama at school because of the Chamber of Secrets was opened." Marnie answered as she turned towards the older woman.
"The Chamber of Secrets is just a legend," she insisted.
"It's not. There's been multiple petrifications."
"That's what they get for being idiots."
Marnie sighed. "It's not their fault they got petrified."
"I have to agree Gran, they are idiots especially the first year."
Marnie glared between her little sister and her step-grandmum. She was getting frustrated.
It was now after dinner, Marnie was still cooling down from dinner. She was sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Did you say the Chamber of Secrets was opened?" her grandmother asked as she walked in and sat next to her still distraught granddaughter.
"Yes, it was opened a few days after I met you and grandpa in Hogsmeade."
Rose nodded. "I was a sixth year when it was opened. It was a lot worse back then a poor third year was killed."
"Killed by what?"
Rose shrugged. "I never found out."
"Alright."
"So, you're still not getting along with Madison?"
Marnie sighed. "We were but when you throw in Patricia. She's never liked me."
Rose pulled her granddaughter into a hug.
"Did I interrupt something?" Maureen asked walking into the room.
Marnie pulled out of her grandmother's hug wiping her tears.
"Is this about what my mum said?"
Marnie nodded.
"I hate the way she seems to favor Madison, she should love you and treat you like you're her biological granddaughter."
"Thanks mum." Marnie said.
The three women got up and walked back to where everyone was.
"Look who's under the mistletoe," Rose smirked as she nudged her granddaughter.
Marnie looked over at the mistletoe that was hanging over the door and saw Derek.
"Go over, sweetie." Rose encouraged her granddaughter.
Marnie walked nervously towards the boy.
"Hey Marnie."
She smiled. "You realize you're under the mistletoe, right?"
"Oh, am I?" He asked.
"You are."
"Well this is awkward," he said rubbing the back of his head nervously.
Marnie said. "It is."
"I don't want to have our first kiss in front of everyone."
Marnie's heart skipped a beat.
"I would offer to go outside but it's below freezing out there," he smirked.
Marnie nodded.
It was time for everyone to leave. Marnie was saying goodbye to Derek.
"It was a really nice seeing you," he smiled.
She smiled back. "It was."
"You look really nice in that dress, I know you didn't know that it was me that was coming but were you trying to impress whoever it would've been?"
She groaned. "Do I only need to get dressed up to impress a boy?"
He held up his hands defensively. "Of course not."
She calmed down.
"You're kind of adorable when you're upset." he smiled at her.
She smiled back at him.
"Do you think I could kiss you?" He asked.
Marnie nodded and he leaned into kiss her but when their lips were inches apart their father and uncle respectively interrupted. They jumped apart and stared at each other awkwardly.
"Did we interrupt something?" Clancy smirked at his nephew.
Derek looked up at his uncle blushing.
"We'll see you guys soon." Clancy said.
"Bye!" Martin called after his friend and his nephew.
They left.
