A/N: Hello! Guess what? I was in Music last Friday and we had to listen to Hedwig's tune and answer questions about it! YAY! This isn't the longest chapter but it isn't the shortest. Oh well. I think it's a bit all over the place because it's a filler chapter. Oh well. It's CHRISTMAS coming up soon! YAY! For the story I mean and not the real world in case you were wondering. Anyway, ENJOY! AND REVIEW!

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DISCLAIMER: YEAH, SO I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER. J. DOES.

-CONVERSATION OF THE CHAPTER-

ME: *Puts earmuffs on* HI! CAN YOU HEAR ME?

MANDRAKE: *CRIES REALLY, REALLY LOUDLY*

ME: WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU! SAY IT AGAIN PLEASE?

MANDRAKE:*CRIES*

ME: WAIT, IF I CAN'T HEAR YOU... THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T HEAR ME! NOW THAT ISN'T GOOD...

MANDRAKE: *CRIES*

ME: OH! LET'S WRITE IT DOWN! *I pick up a piece of paper and a pen* (Writes "HI!" on it.) *Gives paper and pen to Mandrake*

MANDRAKE: *CRIES AND DOESN'T WRITE ANYTHING DOWN*

ME: WRITE SOMETHING DOWN! NOW! YOU LITTLE- WAIT. YOU'RE A BABY. YOU CAN'T READ OR WRITE.

MANDRAKE: *CRIES*

ME; WELL, HOW ARE WE MEANT TO TALK NOW? I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. COME BACK LATER AND WE'LL TALK! OR COME BACK WHEN YOU CAN READ AND WRITE! BYE!

*Mandrake disappears*

ME: Well, there was no point having that conversation was there? *Sigh* I just wasted some precious, precious time just then. ON WITH THE STORY!

16

Remus disappeared again with the excuse that his mother was 'ill' for a few days later in the month.

When he came back, he looked even more scarred, beaten up and tired than he was before he left.

James couldn't shake off the feeling that the howl he heard one night was something to do with it.

'Slippers into rabbits?' Gracie asked Professor McGonagall in their next Transfiguration lesson.

'No Miss Prewett,' Professor McGonagall sighed. 'Rabbits into slippers.'

'Wait what? You're turning poor, innoncent rabbits into slippers that we're not even going to use! You're a rabbit killer!'

'Miss Prewett I will turn back the rabbits later!'

'But what happens to the rabbits when they're slippers?' Gracie asked.

'I- they- I-'

'AHA! You do not know!'

'I refuse to stay in this lesson any longer!'

'Miss Prewett! Sit back down!'

'No! I refuse! You're a murderer!'

'MISS PREWETT!' Professor McGonagall yelled.

'Yes?'

'DETENTION! 10 POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR!'

'I'm leaving!'

'Miss Prewett! Get-'

'Oh and,' Gracie pulled out a letter in he rpocket and mad eit into a paper aeroplane. 'This is off your mum.'

she threw it towards James who caught it.

'Peace out suckers.'

Gracie slammed the door behind.

James looked at the letter confused.

Then he jumped again when Gracie came back in and picked up a rabbit.

'Can I keep this rabbit and name it Floppy? Really? Thanks!'

She slammed the door shut again.

'Carry on class.' Professor McGonagall said sternly, eyeing the door Gracie had just slammed. 'The spell and movement is on the board.'

'Cover me.' James whispered to Sirius and un folded the letter.

Dear James,

He smoothed the parchment out.

We sent this letter with Grace as she had previously sent us a letter so we replied to her and gave the owl this letter as well to deliver.

Yesterday, your father and I went and paid a small visit to Mr and Mrs Black. I'll tell you now that we went very welcome but came out un harmed. As you know, my maiden is Black and Walburga (Sirius's mother) is actually my neice so I did have some authority over her and Orion (Sirius's father).

Anyway, onto the point. We were there to speak about arrangements for the Christmas holidays. We of course, want you and Sirius to come to home for Christmas as you didn't last year. We had to ask them James, to be polite. Hower, to our surprise they didn't care where Sirius stayed for Christmas.

To be honest, I think they just wanted us out of their 'beloved' house. But we aren't complaining.

So we would be delighted if you and Sirius would come and stay over for Christmas. You never know how much time we might have left together as a family.

I don't mean to scare you James, and you Sirius, if you're reading this but there has been whispers of some big attack going on over Christmas. We do not know what this is and the Auror's have no leads. Please could home so we know you are safe. The Death Eaters could attack Hogwarts for all we know. I know Hogwarts is the most safest place on Earth but please James, for my sake, could home.

On a lighter note, how has school been? How have you, Sirius, Remus and Peter been? Good I hope? I trust you are trying you hardest in your studies James and that you are behaving and not giving any of the Porfessors any grief.

Look after yourself James and keep an eye out. Death Eaters kids (even though we don't have any deffinte names) will be in the school. Even though I was a Slytherin, please keep an eye on them. Keep your ears peeled for answers or information.

Hopefully, I'll see you at Christmas.

Reply with an answer soon, I love you.

Mum.

(Dad sends his regards. He's working at the moment. Being Head of the Auror offices sometimes doesn't have any perks.)

James stared at the letter. Come home for Christmas? Okay. Some big attack over Christmas? Not okay.

'Read this.' He muttered to Sirius, who's Rabbits ears had vanished.

Sirius quickly scanned the letter.

'That's not good. About the supposedly attack I mean.' Sirius frowned.

'It's not.' James agreed.

'I'd love to come to yours for Christmas though.' Sirius said.

'Awesome. I'll write back and tell mum that we're coming.'

James tucked the letter in his pocket and turned back to his rabbit that he had to turn into a slipper.

James quickly wrote a reply to his mum at lunch and went up to the Owlery to mail it.

They had Herbology next, and they hurried down to the greenhouses.

'Come in, come in. Lesson's about to start.' Professor Sprout ushered them in. 'Gather around!'

Everyone gathered around the work desks.

'Today we will be learning about Mandrake also known as Mandragora. Please write this down. A Mandrake is a plant which has a root that looks like a human. It is like a baby when the plant is young, but matures as the plant grows. When mature, its cry can be fatal to any person who hears it. Whenever unearthed, the root screams. The scream of a mature Mandrake when it is unearthed will kill any person who hears it, but a young Mandrake's screams will usually only knock a person out for several hours.

'Mandrakes not only resemble humans, but also have similar behaviours to them. The Mandrakes, at one point of time, will become moody and secretive, which will indicate that they are reaching adolescence. Later on, they will have a loud party, which is comparable to humans when they are teenagers. Mandrakes will also have acne. Mandrakes are fully matured when they start moving into each others pots. When matured, Mandrakes can be cut up to serve as a prime ingredient for the Mandrake Restorative Draught, which is used to cure those who have been Petrified. Additionally, the Mandrake forms an essential part of most antidotes. The Dugbog's favourite food is Mandrakes, which leads to Mandrake-growers finding nothing but a bloody mess when pulling their plants out. Flesh-Eating Slugs are known to favour Mandrakes.

'Now, everyone needs to put on some earmuffs. I will now demonstrate what we are doing today.'

James picked up a bright blue pair of ear muffs and snickered at Sirius as he put on a pink pair that were fluffy.

Professor Sprout demonstrated.

She picked up the mandrake and my, did it look like an ugly baby. She re-planted it.

She gestured for all of them to have a go.

Half the class had already started when James saw the greenhouse doors swing open. He didn't hear them, obviously because he had his bright blue ear muffs on but he happened to be opposite the doors.

Fabian and Gideon came in, Fabian holding a note in the air excitedly when they both feel to the floor in adead faint.

James couldn't help laughing at them.

Professor Sprout must've noticed as well because she went round and tapped people on their shoulders to put their mandrakes back in their pots.

Everyone removed their earmuffs, when she took her off.

'This is what happens after hearing a baby Mandrake's scream. Mr and Mr Prewett should wake up in a few hours. Ahh, they have a note,' Professor Sprout took the note from Fabian. 'It explains why they came here in the first place.' she muttered.

She read the note.

'Miss Prewett,' she said. 'It seems that you have permission to leave and go to Professor McGonagall's office to floo to St. Mungo's. Your sister Molly has gone into labour and she wants you there at the birth.'

Gracie squealed excitedly.

'Oh my Godric! I'm going to be an aunt!'

'Yes, yes, Miss Prewett. Hurry now.'

Gracie picked up her stuff and went to leave.

'Send my brothers when they wake yeah Miss?' Gracie asked, leaning down and poking Gideon.

'Of course.'

Gracie grinned and pulled out a marker pen.

She quickly drew a mustaches and glasses on their faces.

'Okay, I'm going now! Bye!'

Gracie came back 2 days later with a picture of her new nephew in her hands.

'He's so adorable!' she said to Mary, Lily, Alice and Marlene in the Gryffindor Common Room as soon as she returned from leaving.

She also sort of said it to James, Remus, Peter and Remus who were ears dropping on the conversation.

'He was born on the 29th of November at 11:32 pm. I was got to hold him as well. They named him William, Bill for short, Arthur Weasley. I was Maid of Honour at the Wedding so Molly said I couldn't be Godmother for Bill so Arthur's brother, his other one not Bilius is Godfather and I think one of Molly's friends. I'm not sure, they haven't really decided yet. But I'm still an Auntie! It's so exciting! Look at the picture of him.'

The picture of baby William "Bill" Arthur Weasley was passed around the girls who all made aweing and cooing noises at it.

'Naturally, I said that I was Godmother on their next child, no exceptions. Luckily they agreed.' Gracie grinned.

'The funny part was though when an hour or so after Bill was born Fabian and Gideon ran in asking if they had missed the birth and when they found out they did they got all upset. But, they hadn't noticed they still had the glasses and moustaches that I drew on them still on so everyone started laughing at them. When they found out about it they got really embrassed. No one's aloud to tell them it was me or,' Gracie ran a finger over her neck. 'Will happen to me. And we all don't want that do we?'

'No we don't, do we?' Gracie froze and turned around to see Fabian and Gideon behind her, arms crossed and narrowed eyes.

'Erh- oh hey guys.' Gracie chuckled nervously.

'You completely embrassed us! When we woke up and went to Prfessor McGonagall's office to floo to the hospital people were laughing at us and we didn't even know why! McGonagall was even laughing at us! Then all the patients at St. Mungo's were laughing at us! All the hot nurses were laughing tus there! Then you embrass you in front of the whole family and I bet baby Bill was laughing inside of his head! And it's all your fault!'

'Hot nurses?' Gracie snorted. 'Like you could get "hot" nurses to go out with you.'

Fabian and Gideon tackled her.

'Noooooooooooooo!'