A/N: Harry learns about the star atop the Christmas tree. young!Harry at the Dursleys.

Submission for:

Countdown to Christmas Drabble/Oneshot Competition!: Day 15 - star

Greek Mythology Mega Prompt Challenge: Eris - Write about the Dursleys

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New Years Millionaire Fanfiction Resolutions & Goals Competition!: Harry & Dudley, set during the holidays

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Harry sat in the corner as he watched Dudley open yet another large present from his Aunt Marge. Colourful wrapping paper littered the floor and all Harry could think about was the fact that he would have to clean all this up afterwards.

"A book!" Dudley complained, taking the large book out of the box and flipping it back and forth. He flipped through the pages quickly and said, "There's no pictures in this book!"

Aunt Petunia tutted as she took the book from her precious son, "I'll tell Marge never to give you a book like that again. She should have known my Dudders loves his pictures."

Harry rolled his eyes. Dudley hated reading no matter what, he just needed to find a problem with his presents, just like the others. The firetruck was the wrong colour, his jumper too tight (which was his own fault really), his remote controlled car didn't have any batteries.

Suddenly Dudley got up and grabbed the remote for the car. "Dad, I need batteries."

Uncle Vernon looked up from his paper and said, "They're in the drawer."

Dudley ran, faster than Harry had ever seen him, and then returned with the batteries and the remote. "Come watch me drive it."

Everyone rose from their seat in the living room but Aunt Petunia pushed Harry back down. "Not you. Clean this place up by the time we get back."

Dudley smirked, tossing one of the empty boxes across the room, uncaring that it almost knocked the Christmas tree over, as they all left the house, Dudley rushing about still in a hurry.

Harry sighed after he heard the door lock and got to work. He began to bunch up all the papers into one of the empty boxes and piling Dudley's toys together, however, he paused when he came upon the book Dudley didn't was a picture of a large Christmas tree in the middle and an angel floating above it, with the title, "The Meaning of Christmas".

Harry took it up and flipped to the middle and began to read, "A star or an angel is placed atop the Christmas tree to represent the Star of Bethelem or the Angel Gabriel. The Angel visited Mary and told her that she would be the mother of the Saviour of the World. The wise men followed the North Star to see the promised Saviour, who lay in a stable with nothing to his name..."

Harry looked up at the top of the Dursleys' tree. The Dursleys were not religious but that wouldn't stop them from celebrating a holiday with presents, but they had chosen a star over an angel. Harry just stared at the glittering decoration and chuckled. A star that would lead to the Saviour of the World. What a silly notion.