7 years

7

Harry's POV

It is now Christmas Eve at Hogwarts, with snow falling. Hagrid was dragging a massive Christmas tree to the castle. Hermione walks to the Great Hall entrance with her luggage and wearing a scarf as the ghosts are singing Christmas songs.

"Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Ring the Hogwart bell. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas..."

Hermione looks from the massive Christmas tree as Flitwick uses his wand to put another ornament on the tree to me and Ron as we play Wizards Chess and walks towards us.

"Knight to E5." I say as the Knight moves to its destination. Hermione walks up behind me.

Ron, with a smug face, says, "Queen to E5."

Hermione watches as Ron's queen goes over to my knight and whacks the knight with her chair. Ron grinned happily.

Hermione watched with a shocked face. "That's totally barbaric!"

"That's wizard's chess." Ron says as he looks over to Hermione. "I see you've packed."

"I see you haven't."

"Change of plans, my parents decided to go to Romania to visit my brother, Charlie. He's studying dragons there."

"Well, good. You can keep Harry company."

It is now Christmas morning. Ron woke me up while shouting at me from downstairs.

"Harry, wake up! Come on, Harry, wake up!"

I put on my glasses and runs out of bed. I then looks down at Ron from the balcony.

"Happy Christmas, Harry."

"Happy Christmas, Ron...what are you wearing?" I ask while smiling at Ron's sweater.

"Oh. My mum made it." He turned and looked at the tree in the common room. "It looks like you've got one too."

"I-I've got presents?"

"Yeah!"

I run down the staircase to see my presents. It's the first time I've seen anything with my name on it, specifically for me.

"There they are."

I looked around and noticed a note on one of the presents and opens it, reading it out.

"Your father left this in my possession before he died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well."

I looked over to Ron, who shrugs his shoulders. I then proceeds to open the remaining of my present. I pull out a blanket-like object.

"What is it?"

"It's some kind of cloak."

"Well, let's see, then. Put it on."

I then wrap the cloak around my shoulders, making my body invisible.

"Whoa!"

"My body's gone!"

"I know what that is. That's an invisibility cloak!"

"I'm invisible?"

"They're really rare." Ron looks down at the note. "I wonder who gave it to you."

"There was no name. It just said, "Use it well.""

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"Hi, Hedwig."

Hedwig has just flown down to the table where me, Ron and Hermoine were studying

"Look at you, playing with your cards. Pathetic! We've got final exams coming up soon."