(A/N): Hey Guys! So, this chapter is also so, so fluffy, with lot's of Eleo! This chapter will be chapter sixy-six. When the chapter reach 68, I will have broken my promise to keep the second year shorter than the first, seeing as the first was thirty-four chapters in total. And it will pass 68, seeing as it's only like, a third of the way, if that, through the school year.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Leo, Elaine, Shari, Nicholai and Mia.

Leo

Almost a week had passed since the Marauders, Lily and Elaine had arrived for the holidays, and it was now Christmas day.

"Christmas, Christmas, wake up Leo, it's Christmas!" Sirius screamed into my ear, bouncing on my bed. I had heard him come in with the others, but hadn't cared much until Sirius started yelling. I raised a hand and quickly shoved him from my bed, lightly enough to not cause injury, but hard enough to. Get. Him. Off.

"Aw, don't be like that." Sirius said, wheezing slightly as he did so, clambering off the ground again.

"Screw you." I murmured, rolling over and covering myself with the sheet again.

"Don't worry, I'll wake him up." I heard Shari say, and I jumped out of my bed. I didn't sit up, and climb out, I was laying down, and then I was standing up. I had used vampire speed. In front of Lily.

Thank god she wasn't paying attention! Actually, no one really was.

"Ah, I see you're already up." Shari said smugly, and I rolled my eyes, grumbling under my breath while I pulled on a pair of pants. Pants are essential, you know?

I settled on a pair of jeans, and a white tank top under a light blue knit sweater. I wasn't wearing shoes, because I was still half asleep, and I had noticed that no one else was anyway.

"Christmas, Christmas!" Sirius chirped again, and I rolled my eyes, running a hand through my hair absentmindedly to get it off my face.

"Okay, I get it. It's Christmas, now will you please stop yelling?" I was so tired. I don't get it! I slept fine, what was this?! Of course, I glanced at the clock for the first time and realised why I was so tired.

"Really Sirius? Four a.m?" Sirius looked a little sheepish, and Elaine rested a hand on my shoulder.

"Well..." He trailed off, and I stared at him, waiting for a reason.

"He and James wanted to see the sunrise. But, what with the time they take to do everything, we had to wake up extra early, otherwise we'd miss it." Elaine explained, and Sirius nodded. I glanced behind me, to where Elaine was standing, before back at Sirius.

"Whatever. As long as I get to curl up on the couch under a blanket, I'll be fine." He beamed at me and raced out, and I could feel Elaine grinning at me as everyone else followed him.

"You won't regret it!" Sirius called back down the hallway, and I rolled my eyes. I already was!

"Thanks." Elaine said quietly, and I turned around to stare at her, confused.

"What for?" She smiled softly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"For everything." Then, she leaned in, and kissed me on the cheek. I stood stunned, while she walked out.

What did this mean?

Did she like me?

Or was it just a friend thing?

I shook my head, clearing the thoughts, and exited my bedroom, making my way to the lounge room.

"We'll be going outside after breakfast." Lily told me as I sat down next to her, and I could hear Shari cooking. I was supremely glad that I didn't have to be the one to cook this morning, I could barely see straight, let alone cook!

"Cool." I told her, rather dully, wrapping myself in the blanket hung over the back of the small couch, huddling in the corner, resting my head on the armrest.

"Ha, you look so young when you do that." Lily told me, giggling, and I glared at her half-heartedly.

"You look young." Her face screwed up as she tried to figure it out.

"That doesn't make sense as an insult." I shrugged, gnawing lightly on my lip out of habit.

"Who said it was an insult?" This left her completely confused.

"Here you go." Shari announced as she entered the room, along with my father, our various breakfast dishes in their arms. She handed the others theirs, either pancakes or eggs, and my father handed me mine.

Bacon, sausages, hot chips, two fried eggs, and a fried slice of tomato.

"You spoil me." I whimpered, staring down at the food, before digging in with the fork he had presented me with.

"Well, that made him happier." I heard James say, and the others giggling quietly, but I ignored them in favour of my breakfast.

"Yeah, we could never make him that happy." Remus said, and I rolled my eyes.

"That's because you're not food." I told him, and Elaine grinned at him.

"Though, if the phrase 'you are what you eat' is true, you'll soon turn into a giant chocolate bar." Remus raised his eyebrows, pretending to look shocked.

"Oh, oh! They tag-teamed me!" He exclaimed, sounding outraged, though the grin on his face said otherwise.

"Don't worry Remmy, I'll protect you!" Sirius claimed, pushing Remus back slightly with his hand, leaning in front of him as if to ward off attack.

"I doubt you'd do any good, Sirius." Lily said, rolling her eyes, and James grinned.

"Oh I don't know, we might be able to stun them with our good looks!" James suggested, and Lily rolled her eyes, glaring at him, arms crossed over her chest.

"You wish! The only thing you can stun people with is your face, because you are ug-ly." She enunciated, and James pouted, looking a little put out.

"You can be so cruel in the morning." I noted, and she grinned back at me.

"Yeah, but it's worth it." I glanced at Elaine, who was currently watching James and Sirius wrestle over, and I quote, 'Who had the most "charmiest good looks"'. I mean, charmiest isn't even a word!

She was wearing a dark red, almost burgundy, long sleeve shirt, a pair of loose sweat pants, her dark brown hair in a loose bun. Her fringe- no longer dyed red- was hanging free though, and the small gap between her two front teeth was closing, but still freakishly adorable. Her pale skin practically glowed, and even in a casual setting like this, she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

...

Did I really just think that?

I rolled my eyes at myself, and caught Lily staring at me like I was a weirdo, so I shrugged at her. I guess I was a little bit of a weirdo, so it was deserved.

"Finished!" Sirius yelled, being the last one to finish, for once, and we all reluctantly stood up, making our way outside.

We sat there, for more than an hour, all wrapped in blankets, and the sun started to rise. Elaine rested her head on my shoulder, and I stared at the rising sun.

She was still the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

(A/N): So what did you think?

All I want for Christmas this year is for an excitable twelve-year old Sirius to jump on my bed, screaming, "Christmas, it's Christmas, wake up Kelly, it's Christmas!"

If you can get me this, I don't care what gender, I will marry you and love you unconditionally.

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This chapter has had minor edits made to it on 29/12/22 - Originally I said Elaine still had her red fringe here, when later in the story Leo states that she got rid of the red fringe the summer before second year, and this is the Christmas of second year, which would mean she'd already gotten rid of it.