Butterflies (Harry Potter x reader)

Happy Christmas

A little less than 2 months later, I am hanging out in Caroline and me's dorm room, for it is almost Christmas time!

"So Caroline, are you looking forward to Christmas?" I asked.

"Most definitely, I'm so excited to go back home and see my family. My sister will want to know ALL about Hogwarts. And we have a feast and play in the snow! It's amazing. You should come!" she responded.

"Wish I could, but I have to get back to my family too," I remarked.

She looked a little disappointed but ultimately understood.

"Well, since it's almost Christmas, and we'll both be home for the holidays... did you want to give each other our gifts?" I questioned.

"Early Christmas gifts? Sounds like a plan to me!" she exclaimed.

So we exchanged our gifts to each other.

Mine was in a little box with green wrapping paper and a white bow. Hers was a little white bag with red tissue paper.

She opened mine first. It was a collage of photos we had taken together, put in a pink heart frame that I painted myself.

"Aww Y/n! I love it," She said and hugged me. "Ok now open mine,"

I pulled out the tissue paper and reached in. I then poked myself on something sharp.

"Ow!" I yelped. 

"Oops, sorry, you need to put your hands to the very bottom and pull it out," She remarked.

So I put both my hands around where I got poked, all the way to the bottom, and pulled it out. 

It was a cactus!

"His name is Demetri," she commented.

The cactus then opened it's eyes, and started throwing spikes.

Caroline and I ducked.

"How do you make him stop doing that?" I asked in panic.

"Uh, you have to pet him!" 

"Pet him? but he's covered in spikes, the very ones he's shooting out!" I called.

"Trust me, just do it!"

So I leaned over to him still dodging the spikes, and pet him in between his spikes so they didn't poke me.

He suddenly stopped, then he faced me, smiled and seemed to pull his spikes back in.

"Aww well he's adorable at least, even though he almost impaled us." I remarked.

Caroline nodded in agreement.

"Thanks Caroline," 

We hugged once again.

"Oh by the way, Harry asked about you,"

"He-he did?" I asked, surprised.

"Yeah, um what did he say?" She said as she tried to remember. "Oh yeah, he was asking what you liked,"

"Huh?" 

"Yeah, said he wanted to get you something for Christmas and wanted to know what you might like to have,"

Wow, I just keep hearing Harry talk about me. It makes me feel good.

A little later I was roaming the halls, seeing all the decorations being put in place, When I saw Hermione and Harry.

"Oh, hey Harry! Hey Hermione!" I blurted.

They turned to face me.

"Hey!" they said together.