A/N: Sorry if I that I didn't update sooner. I had a science exam, English exam, French exam, geograpghy exam, a geography project due in, a music exam (For those wondering I got an A in music when we had to write about Hedwig's theme tune) and a history exam. So I'v ebeen busy and that's my excuse. This chapter is really a filler and is quite rushed. Sorry in advance.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER. J.K. ROWLING DOES.

-CONVERSATION OF THE CHAPTER-

ME: HI!

NEARLY HEADLESS NICK: Hello!

ME: So how have you been recently?

NEARLY HEADLESS NICK: I've been good! Really good! Of course it's a shame that I still can't eat food after being dead for nearly 500 years.

ME: I feel for you. Food os awesome.

NEARLY HEADLESS NICK: I do agree. But Peeves keeps me busy.

ME: Ahh… Peeves. I don't believe me or… James has met him yet.

NEARLY HEADLESS NICK: I'm surprised you haven't with all the noise and messs he makes around the castle. I must admit though, he has been a bit quieter than usual later.

ME: I'll have tp meet him sometime.

NEARLY HEADLASS NICK: Yes.

ME: Well you must be off, got some first years to scare!

NEARLY HEADLESS NICK: Actually, I do not-

ME: Bye!

*Nearly head;ess Nicl disappears*

ME: Anddddd…. ON WITH THE STORY!

17

Ravenclaw lost to Hufflepuff in the next Hogwarts Quiddtich match.

Oh and Remus disappeared. Again.

'Where do you reckon he goes?' Sirius asked.

They had decided that Remus didn't visit his mother and went somewhere else.

James shrugged.

At that moment in time James, Remus, Peter and Sirius were doing 'homework' in the common room.

A crack of thuder rang out.

They jumped.

'Why is it raining?'

'I don't know Sirius. Why don't you go and ask?' Remus replied sarcastically.

'Alright.'

And then Sirius stupidly opened a window and stuck his head out.

'Hey1 Why- Shit! Never mind!'

Sirius pulled his head back in and sl;ammed the window shut.

'What happened?'James questioned.

'There was lightening!'

'So?'

'So? So? Peter, I could've got electrocuted!'

'And?' James smirked.

Sirius pouted.

'Oh!' He cried dramatically. 'How my dear friends wouldn't be saddened at all if I was struck by lightening and I died! They wouldn't of cared at all about their friend! Their best friend! Their brother!'

'My dear friend, I know how you fell.'

A ghost they had seen but never met before floated over to them.

'You do?'

'Yes, when I died ,my driends didn't even attend my buriel!'

'They didn't?'

'Oh no… shows you who your real friends are doesn't it? No… they didn't even come to my beheading!'

'Oh… can you redmove your head?' James asked excitecdly.

'Urgh… actually my dear man, I can not fully remove my head from my body.' The ghost said.

#What do you mean?' They asked/

The ghost sighed.

'Look.'

The ghost pulled his head off his shoulders except for a tiny bit that was still attached.

'Woah…'

'Hmm…'

The ghost connected his head back into place.

'That's why some young ones call me Nealry Headless Nick.'

'Cool.' James and Sirius said enthustically.

'Of course my real name is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington but no one calls me that.'

'Well it's quite long isn't it.'

The ghost narrowed his eyes.

'I wouldn't mind Sir Nicholas.'

'Yes but that's boring.' Sirius said.

'Yeah,' James added in. 'Who else can say that they aren't fully Headless? Not many.'

'Actually, Edward Island is exactly the same.'

'Well how many times did the axe go in Edward's head?' James asked.

'21 times.'

'What about you? How many times did the axe go into your head?'

'More than double that.'

'See? You're better than Eddie Ireland! You survived longer!' Sirius pointed out.

'I did!' Shouted Nearly Headless Nick. 'And it wans't my fault the executinour had a blunt axe! Mine must've been blunted thasn his!'

'Exactly!'

'If you don't mind me asking...' Remus said timidly.

'Ask away my dear boy.' Nealy Headless Nick said far more happier than any other time they had seen him.

'Why were you sent to die?'

Nealry Headless Nick expressioned turned sour.

'I met Lady Grieve while strolling in the park on eve of the 30th of October 1492. She was certain I could put her crooked teeth straight. My attempt sadly backfired and she grown a tusk.'

'A tusk? What's a tusk?'

'When we go to the zoo in the holidays, I'll show you. It's on an animal called an Elephant.' Rmeus said to him.

'Ohh! We're still going to the zoo in the summer? Yay!'

'Hem, hem,' Nearly Headless Nick coughed. 'May I contuine now?'

'Sure.'

'I was immediately taken into custody and sentenced to death because of my mistake. Before being locked in a dungeon, my wand was taken from me, thus preventing me from doing magic from getting out of the cell.

A priest came to my cell to comfort me and escort me to the execution site at dawn the following day. I admit I became a "gibbering wreck" when the executioner told me to kneel before the block. However, the executioner's axe was blunt, as the grindstone used to sharpen it had been misplaced. Thus, it took forty-five hacks to kill me, and even then my head was only partially severed.'

'Awesome.'

'Yes you lot my think so but it wasn't that awesome for me. I'm going noe, I have a meeting with the Fat Friar, the ghost of Hufflepuff house in 10 minutes. If you lot having nothing to do, I heard that some girls that looked to be in the same year as you are setting up some Muggle game called 'Twister'. Go ask and play.'

And Nearly Headless Nick floated off.

When they looked, they spotted Gracie, Mary, Marlene, Lily and Alice all opening a box with the name 'TWISTER!' printed acroos it.

Taking Nealry Headless Nick's advice, they went over to join in.

12 and 13 year olds could still play games.

(A/N: Conserning 'TWISTER!' it's a game you may or may not have heard of. Most importantly it is not mine and I do not own it. Also, I do not know if it was around in the 1970's or not but for the story's sake lets pretend it was if it wasn't. Thanks!)

'What ya doin'?' (A/N; Isabella form Phineas and Ferb.)

'Playing a game.'

'Can we play?'

They sounded like 5 year olds.

'Yes.'

'How do you play then?' Sirius asked as Lily and Marlene played a white mat with different coloured spots on it on the floor.

'Basically someone spins a spinner and then they for exsample might have to put there right foot on a red circle. You take it in turns to move somewhere and the last person that hasn't fell wins.' Mary explained.

'Sounds easy enough.' James said rubbing his hands together.

'I think we should have 2 separate games. The boys can go against each other and us girls all against each other. The final 2 from each game goes to the final to play the other 2 wins from the other game.' Alice suggested.

'Problem Alice. There's 5 girl and 4 boys.' Lily pointed out.

'Well I'll have to join in then.' Frank grinned at them.

'Alright. Shall we go first because we've played it before?' Marlene asked.

'Alright. Remus you spin.'

'Okay, Alice you first, right hand, blue spot.'

Alice placed her right hand on a random blue spot.

'Lily, green spot, left foot.'

'Mary, yellow spot, right foot.'

'Gracie, red spot, left hand.'

'Marlene, blue spot, right hand.'

All of the girls were now on the mat, trying not to fall.

'Alice, left hand red spot.'

'Lily, yellow spot, right foot.'

'Mary, blue spot, right foot.'

'Mary's already using her right foot though.' Sirius pointed out.

'Yes but she still has to move it.' Lily said.

Mary lifted her leg to place her foot over Lily but she couldn't reach and fell crashing down, taking Lily with her.

'Mary! I fell because of you!' Lily said.

'Sorry.'

Mary and Lily removed themselves from the mat.

'THe game contuines on.' Remus announced.

'Gracie blue spot, left foot.'

Gracie moved his left foot to a blue spot.

'Marlene, yellow spot, right foot.'

After a few more goes, Marlene fell and Gracie and Alice were sent into the final.

'Boys, it's your go. I'll spin.' Marlene said.

'Remus, blue spot, right hand.'

'Peter, yellow spot, right hand.'

'James, red spot, left foot.'

'Sirius, green spot, left foot.'

'Frank, red spot, right foot.'

All 5 of them now hand on body part of the mat.

James's hand was on a red spot over Remus's head and it was beginning to get very uncomfortable.

'Remus, green spot, right hand.'

'Peter, red spot, left hand.'

'James-'

It was him again. Noooo!

'Blue spot, right foot.'

And now he was doing a strange splits move.

'Sirius, yellow spot, right hand.'

'Frank, green spot, right hand.'

'Remus, yellow spot, right foot.'

'Peter, red spot, right hand.'

Peter crashed to the ground and was the first one out.

He was lucky, James decided. His legs were killing him.

'James, blue spot, right hand.'

And now he lay half under Remus.

'Sirius, red spot, right foot.'

Sirius moved his foot but he fell to the floor before he could reach the red spot.

'Nooooo!'

'Move it Sirius.' Lily demanded.

Sirius left the mat and the game dejectedly.

It was now only James, Frank and Remus were left. Only 2 could make it to the final...

Who would it be?

Apparently it was James and Frank because Remus fell to the floor not so long after.

'Now, it's Alice, Gracie, Frank and James playing against each other for the title.

Peter span the spinner.

'James, blue spot, left hand.'

'Gracie, red spot, right hand.'

'Frank, yellow spot, right foot.'

'Alice, green spot, left foot.'

The game carried on for a little while until James went out and got to admire with the others (Okay, so they were snickering and aweing) at Frank and Alice.

Alice was directly under Frank and their faces were millimetres apart.

Both of them were blushing bright red.

'Frank, red spot, left hand.'

Frank and Alice fell to the ground. Frank were on top of Alice and everyone was full out laughing at them.

Especially Gracie because this meant she had won.

'YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSS!'

Alice and Frank got up and everyone started laughing at Gracie's crazy victory dance instead.

'A great start to the holidays!' she declared.

'What?' James asked.

'Didn't you know?'

'No. What?'

'We leave Hogwarts for Christmas tomorrow.'