The Forgotten Witch (A Harry Potter Story) Part 1

Chapter 11 Holidays 1

Harry and Y/N wave goodbye as they watch Hermione and Ron take off in the carriage.

As they start heading back to the castle, Harry says. "You didn't have to stay, you know that right?"

"Yeah, but this will be way more fun. We have Hogwarts all to ourselves, and the teachers."

Harry laughs, "Okay then, what should we do first?"

"Well lunch is offered as of-." Y/N looks at her watch. "Ten minutes ago. So we can go eat and then we can go visit Hagrid."

"Sounds good."

The two of them walk back up to Hogwarts and walk to the great hall.

"It feels so weird to have this place be so empty." Y/N tells Harry as they sit down.

Harry smiles. "Yeah it is weird, I guess so. I've gotten used to it though, having spent two holidays here already."

Y/N remembers a question she's been wanting to ask Harry for a while. "Hey, who was that man talking with the pub owner and Professor McGonagall?"

"Oh, that was Cornelius Fudge. He's the minister of magic."

"The what?" Y/N asks.

"The minister of magic is like the prime minister of the wizard world." Harry explains.

"Oh, okay makes sense."

The sit silent for a moment before Y/N thinks. "Forgive me for bringing it up, but this doesn't make sense to me."

"What doesn't?" Harry asks her.

Y/N continues. "Sirius Black. He was your mom and dad's friend, so why would he betray them? It doesn't add up."

Harry goes a little distant. "I don't know."

"Sorry, I shouldn't have made you think about it during the holidays. Let's just go to Hagrid's now." Y/N says.

The two of them arrive at Hagrid's and find him sitting outside with Buckbeak. Y/N immediately goes to pet Buckbeak.

"When's the hearing?" Harry asks Hagrid.

Hagrid looks at the sky. "It's in two months."

Y/N looks over. "Two months?"

"Well the ministry is very busy. Getting any meeting there is like trying to meet with the queen." Hagrid explains.

"It'll be okay, Hagrid." Harry assures him.

Hagrid smiles faintly. "Thanks. So you stayed at Hogwarts, Y/N?"

She sits down. "Yeah, I have school stuff."

"Ah, okay then."

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                                                                                        Christmas

Silence fills the halls of Hogwarts when Y/N wakes up. She gets up and out of bed to get the common room ready for when Harry wakes up. She gets dressed and heads down the stairs.

Y/N waves her wand making a Christmas tree appear. The tree is eight feet tall and is covered with red, white, and green decorations. She continues waving her wand around the room, leaving garlands, ornaments, and other decorations as she goes. It only takes five minutes before the whole room is filled with Christmas spirit. For the finishing touches, she pulls out a holiday vinyl and puts it on the record player. She plugs the Christmas tree in, lighting what could easily be a thousand multi-colored lights. She conjures a fireball in her hand and throws it into the fireplace.