『𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘~𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑒』

𝟖|𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒*

[CHRISTMAS TIME SADNESS]

NORA'S POV~

THROUGH OUT THE next few months;the sun had lessened and the cold winters air presented itself every morning,evening and night. The usual thick green vegetation that was hogwarts grounds was now covered with a deep pearly white bed of snow. Laughter presented itself through each hallway and bright Christmas lights decorated each monument. Even some of the portraits had taken to stringing a few lights around one another,hell-even the fat lady had done it!

The work became harsher and so did the punishments for turning it in late. Most of our days were spent studying at the library or practising in the common room (on the very rare occasions where we'd have it to ourselves).

The weeks seemed to slide by rapidly,tests passed and the winters non existent sun kissed at our cheeks,a bitter reminder that the year would soon end and with that came a period of time where we'd go home.

As usual,Enzo and Draco would return back to Malfoy Manor together,Blaise would return to his parents,Elizabeth to hers also and Anna and Alfie were scheduled to return to her house since Alfie didn't have any parents.

Professor dumbledore had arrived at a small muggle orphanage in a little town in west Scotland. Unfortunately when Alfie turned 1,his parents died when associating in a very unfortunate mishap with voldermort themselves and as always,he killed them. Mrs.Robertson had briefly given birth to Alfie a few days before so he'd never really met either of them properly,he certainly didn't remember them. The professor turned up and brought him to hogwarts where he met us. Having nowhere to stay other than hogwarts;Anna kindly offered to take him with her to hers since she was the only one of us that had mildly supportive parents. Mrs.Mayberry fell in love with Alfie and adopted him.

As the days passed and the final day came closer,the familiar sick feeling returned for the first time in months,I was going home. If you could call it that even. A dark,gloomy old mansion containing the most haunting of memories. Ones I wished to forget.

And hogwarts helped,it really did. It had been a safe haven for me since I was 12,here inside these thick stone walls bounced memories,ones I wished to treasure and never let go.

From the first time I met Enzo when our hands bumped as we both reached for the soup ladle to that time when professor umbridge caught Enzo,Blaise,Alfie and Draco smoking in the middle of their OWL's test.

All good memories.

A stark contrast from the ridiculing ones that stuck to every room at the manor like little floating reminders that no matter where I went,they were still there with me.