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CHAPTER NINE: HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND THE MIRROR OF ERISED
IT WAS A DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, it was snowing a lot and was very cold outside. Lily and Atlas were supposed to go back home before their father, Romulus couldn't be home for Christmas, he had to go somewhere important with Newt Scamander. He apologized to them and mailed presents to Hogwarts for them and Harry for tomorrow. But Harry and the twins didn't know that.
Hermione walked into the Great Hall with a Ravenclaw robe and scarf on her, she carried her suitcase with her, she was going back home to her family for Christmas. There was a bunch of Christmas singing, she looked around for her friend group who was sitting at the table near Professor Flitwick who was decorating the huge Christmas tree. Her friends were watching Ron and Harry play chess, it showed clearly that Ron was winning. She walked towards them.
"Knight to E5", Harry said as the knight moved forward and then to the right. Ron stayed silent as he looked around the chess board wondering what move to make. Hermione finally reached them, Lily was the first to notice.
"Hey, Granger", Lily said as she grinned widely. Hermione smiled and gave her a nod, Ron smirked widely and said "Queen to E5". The Queen moved forward and stood up, grabbing her chair and hitting the knight. Ron smiled happily as Hermione looked at him in shock.
"That's totally barbaric!" Hermione exclaimed with her eyes widened as Lily and Atlas laughed, they swear that Hermione was so serious all the time about everything.
"That's wizard's chess. I see you've packed", Ron said, as he took Harry's chess pieces the twins and Harry sighed, here they go again. Ron and Hermione argued more than Lily and Hermione.
"I see you haven't", Hermione said back with a nod as Ron grinned.
"Change of plans, my parents decided to go to Romania to visit my brother, Charlie. He's studying dragons there". Ron explained to her, smiling, finally able to outsmart her. At least that's what he thought. Hermione looked at the twins and said "Why aren't you two packed either?" She asked as the twins looked at each other before talking.
"Dad couldn't come home for—"
"Christmas, simply because he off with—"
"Newt Scamander due to something important which is weird because—"
"Dad never misses Christmas with us, must have been super important", the twins finished the sentence as Ron and Hermione looked at them in shock.
"Whoa! He's with Newt Scamander?!" Ron exclaimed as the twins nodded, they were used to this by now. People are shocked that Newt Scamander is with Romulus Lupin or the other way around. Hermione changed the conversation to back what it was before.
