26- Christmas again at hogwarts

I woke up and I immediately got excited. It was Christmas Day. I ran into the boys dorm as it was only Harry and Ron who were still here. Hermione had gone home for Christmas to be with her family. I gave her her present before she left, it was a feather quill set which had her initials on. She loved them but she didn't let me open my presents until today so I don't know what she got me yet.

I burst through the boys door but both of them were still asleep. I grabbed a pillow and jumped onto Harry's bed hitting him with the pillow. He grunted as he put his glasses on his face.

"Harry wake up it's Christmas!"

"You know Holly, you act like a toddler on Christmas morning." I just laughed and rolled my eyes as I ran over to Ron's bed. He just pushed me off his bed as I landed on the floor. They both got out of bed as I ran down to the common room. There were loads of presents wrapped under the tree. Three different wrapping paper so we could tell them apart. Harry's was snowmen, Ron's was presents and mine was blue snowflakes. I grabbed a pumpkin pastie from the table as I grabbed my presents for the boys. They were both now downstairs sat on the sofa. I handed them both my presents for them, Ron opened his first, it was a new wizards chess set. He got up and hugged me as he handed me his present. Harry then did the same. I got him a broom care package. I had also got him something else but I wasn't going to give it to him now. Harry then handed me a small box. The looked at me to open them, I held up Ron's first. It was a strange shaped box so I was excited to see what was inside. It was a jumper that had my name and my wolf animagus on it. It was beautiful. I loved it. I got up and hugged Ron as he smirked as I put it on. I then held up Harry's, it was a necklace. It had four charms on it, a hippogriff, a wolf, a holly leaf and a half moon. I immediately put it on, I couldn't get the clasp to go round my neck.

"Hey Harry could you help?"

"Oh Um yeah sure coming." He immediately stood up and nearly fell over the boxes on the floor. Ron was now laughing in the corner as Harry came over to me.

"I saw the chain and then i brought the charms separate, I knew you'd love it." He went bright red as he sat down with Ron.

"I really do thank you, I got up and have Harry a kiss on the cheek. He blushed so much as Ron hit him with a pillow. We all then reached for separate presents. I found the one from Remus. It was a picture of my father Remus and I drinking hot chocolate sitting by the fire. As the picture moved you could see my father fall asleep and me and Remus draw moustaches on his face. I just laughed as I put the gift down. I then immediately reached for Bills. It was a new quidditch jumper. It had Black on the back written in gold writing. It had the number 13 on it. It was the day Bill and I met. I hugged the jumper as I laid it over a chair. I then found Hermione's. She had brought me a muggle book called Alice in wonderland. I remember reading this when I used to live in London. I was so excited it used to be my favourite book in the entire world. Ron and Harry were now stuffing their faces with chocolate as I put my Weasley jumper on. I noticed that there were two more presents under the tree. They both had my name on, I reached for the smaller one, it was from my father. He had given me a blanket from when I was a baby. It had my initials in it and a picture of a black dog. The other gift, I was confused about, I didn't recognise the handwriting. I picked it up and it just had my name, no note. I opened it whilst Harry and Ron came over to me. As I opened the box a big pile of letters came out to the box. They were all addressed to me. I picked up one of the letters and it wasn't signed by anyone. It just read,

Holly Black,

I have heard of your great powers, I have noticed you have not been seeing me as often as I would like. But just so you know there is always a place for you in our family, come join us.

Although it wasn't signed I immediately knew who it was from, death eaters. I ripped up the letter.

"Hey Holly you alright?" Harry came over with a worried Ron by the side of him.

"Yeah I'm fine just stupid notes. Anyway I'm hungry do you guys want breakfast?" I nodded as I threw the rest of the letters into the fireplace. Ron and Harry didn't look amused with my answer but they left it.

I remembered that the second task was coming up and Harry had figured out that he needed to breathe under water for an hour. We were all currently trying to find ways for him to breathe. I knew I had to tell someone about my nightmares as they were getting worse, I wanted to tell Harry and Ron so bad but they were both so worried right now with their own problems.

"Holly come on why are you just staring into the fireplace I'm starving." Ron complains. I hadn't realised that I was just staring into the fireplace trapped in my mind.

"Oh sorry just thinking I'm coming." I just slowly laughed as I made my way over to them. Harry stepped in-front of me and looked kind of worried,

"Hey hols u ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine don't worry come on i want Christmas breakfast." Harry didn't seem convinced but just left it.

As we walked into the hall, the professors all said hello as we sat down at the Gryffindor table. There were waffles, eggs, bacon, pancakes, and so much more. I piled a few pieces of bacon onto my plate with pancakes and maple syrup. My favourite breakfast. I felt eyes glaring at me so I looked around it turns out the eyes were from the teachers table. It was Professor Moody. He had a hard glare on his face and his eye look straight at me, his other glass eye darting around the room. I looked away and just went back to my breakfast, Harry and Ron were playing a game of wizards chess. I admired how calm Harry was and that he wasn't scared for the next task, or he was just very good at hiding it. I remembered I brought my book down that Hermione had given me for Christmas so I started reading it. I always admired Alice and how she had her own world that didn't have to worry about things being wrong as it was her own.

"Holly are you seriously reading on Christmas." Ron sighed as he looked up from his chess set.

"It's a good book Ronald."

"Oh well, I wouldn't read if I had the choice, you're kind of a weirdo."

"That's because you have no imagination Ronald." We al just laughed as we finished breakfast and went outside to play in the snow. I wrapped my Gryffindor scarf around my neck as I looked at Harry's necklace, I ran my fingers over the charms as I caught Harry's eye.

"It really is beautiful thank you Harry." He just smiled as he went red as we all went outside. I took the sleeves of my jumper over my hand as I was stupid and forgot my gloves. I had my hair in a messy bun as I wanted it to stay out of the way. I followed Ron and Harry out as I put my arms round both of their shoulders as I walked outside. It was freezing outside as the snow was still falling. I went to pick up a piece of snow to throw at the boys when I realised that snow was pretty cold and pulled my hands back. Harry noticed and ran up to me. He took of his gloves and handed me them.

"Harry you need gloves yourself you know."

"My hands will be fine, yours won't." I blushed as I put on the gloves but turned away to hide my cheeks. I picked up a piece of snow and threw it at both of the boys. This was a mistake as both of the boys picked up big piles of snow and hit me directly. This ended in a big snowball fight that lasted for a while. When we were all soaking wet and cold we walked back into the castle. Dobby ran up to us and asked to talk to Harry alone, we just shrugged as Harry walked off with Dobby, I had never really met dobby as I wasn't allowed at school for my second year, but from what I've heard he is the sweetest house elf ever. Ron and I just walked back up to the common room. Ron and I have gotten really close and I think of him as a brother and I'm really glad I have him. I was taking off Harry's gloves as I put them in my pocket. Ron smirked at me and started talking,

"Harry so has a crush on you." I just laughed as i went bright red,

"No he doesn't Ron that's just stupid." He just shook his head.

"If you say so Hols." When we got to the common room I went straight up to my dorm to get changed. I put my new quidditch jumper as it was nice and soft from Bill. I did a drying spell on my hair and Harry's gloves so I could give them back.

I went back downstairs into the common room. Ron was sat downstairs in his Weasley jumper eating a chocolate frog. He had his feet on the sofa so I pushed them off. He grunted but I sat down anyway.

"Hey do you have any more sweets I'm starving."

"We literally just had breakfast." He laughed as he looked through his bag,

"Says you, look who's eating chocolate." We both just burst out laughing as he chucked me a chocolate frog.

After a while Harry comes back through the portrait smiling. I stood up and quickly went over wondering why he was so happy.

"I found a way to breathe underwater, dobby found a way."

"What is it Harry?" I said now excited on that Harry found a way,

"Gillyweed, it helps you breathe underwater." I smiled as I hugged him as we were all excited now. I reached my hands in my pocket and found the gloves that I needed to give back to Harry. I put them in his hands and said thanks. He took them back as our hands brushed against eachothers, we looked eachother in the eye and I could feel the heat coming to my cheeks. His green eyes looking into my grey ones. Ron cleared his throat as we both jumped apart.

"Um I'm going to write Hermione about her Christmas I'll see you guys later." I said awkwardly as I made my way upstairs.

-Harry's pov-

Dobby had found a way for me to breathe underwater for an hour and I was so glad, but now I just had to find what the task actually was. I made my way back to the common room when i realised that my hands were freezing, I reached into my pockets to find my gloves missing, I then remembered that I gave them to Holly. I really like her, I'm not really sure why I gave her my gloves but she appreciated it so I didn't mind. I walked through the portrait with a big smile on my face as i knew half of the challenge now, Holly ran straight up to me and had a confused look on her face. I told them about the Gillyweed and they were both excited. Holly then pulled something out of her pockets and walked over to me, they were my gloves. She handed me them and said thanks, our hands brushed against each other and we both just stared into the other persons eyes. My green ones looking into her grey ones. She has really beautiful eyes. I was interrupted when Ron cleared his throat and me and Holly jumped apart.

"Um I'm gonna go and write to Hermione, I'll see you guys later." Holly said awkwardly as she went up the stairs. Ron smirked at me as we sat back down on the sofa.

"Dude, do you actually have a crush on Holly." Ron said suddenly as we were playing wizards chess,

"Um no , why would you even think that." Ron just burst out laughing as I went bright red.

"Anyway Ron, don't you have a thing for Hermione?" It was now my time to laugh and Ron's turn to go bright red. We realised that it was quite late and that the rest of Hogwarts were coming back to school tomorrow, that means the task is in 3 days. Am I ready, no. Will I be ok, I hope so. Anyway if I have my friends then I'll be perfectly fine.