Closer to midnight, everyone gathered in the kitchen. The friends watched the Queen's address, joked and devoured what the girls had prepared. In conversations they tried to avoid the topic of the Magic War and felt relaxed.

Even if sometimes Harry and Ron looked askance at Prothero because of his strange jokes, everyone was very happy and calm.
At midnight, gifts were exchanged. Elena gave Lewis amulets and amulets, and he presented an elegant necklace with emeralds.

From Weasley, Lena received a sweater with the capital letter E, from Hermione - an encyclopedia about wendigos. Christian gave his sister a robe care kit, Ana samples of cosmetics from Lancome, Chanel and Dior...

Dinner was followed by dancing. Diana danced with Harry, Ron with Hermione, Valerie danced in turns with Draco, then with Anthony, then with Roger. Looking at this, Elena held Lewis s arm and smiled.

-The two sides of the force communicate quite calmly... Why the hell shouldn t it always be like this? Lincoln smiled.
Lewis sighed bitterly.

-Not all magicians are so understanding and patient. Understand, for many we are animals, wild insatiable creatures that are easier to kill than to begin to understand their behavior, Lewis sighed. Plus, many of us have Black Marks and this is double rejection from the magicians, Prothero chuckled. Besides, well...

On January 9, the fairy tale will become a horror film again, I remember, Elena sighed bitterly and hugged the cannibal. I don t want that. I want to know everything about you, you hear everything... I love you. I made my choice... No, not in captivity before. When I found out about your business. By the way, when will we save someone again?

Or you can sell Umbridge into sexual slavery to the centaurs, the girl grinned.

Lewis flicked her nose and kissed her tenderly.

January 1 passed quietly. The lovers slept, and then spent half the day walking like zombies from the kitchen to the living room and back. Elena was happy. In all 19 years of her life, this New Year was her happiest. She liked the regularity and certain laziness of the first day of the year, which she spent with her loved one.

However, on the morning of January 2, Lewis asked her to go down to the living room and wait for him. Puzzled by this, Lincoln quickly got dressed, drank coffee and salads that were left over from New Year's Eve and came into the living room to wait for Prothero.