The Tabby, the Phoenix and the kitten

Chapter nineteen

The Christmas holidays had started, Hermione was home spendnig it with her parents, and Harry, Ron and Arianna were spending the holiday at Hogwarts. 

Arianna had spent her holidays mostly reading, owling Hermione, and trying to find information about Nicholas Flamel, but with no luck, and having no idea on how to get into the restricted section of the library. 

She woke up the next morning, on christmas morning alone in her dormitory. All the other girls had gone home for chirstmas. Rubbing her eyes sleepily, she sat up in her four poster bed. She gasped as she saw a pile of gifts sitting at the end of her bed. She hadn't really ever gotten gifts before. Mr. and Mrs. Winters would never had gotten her a gift, she sometimes got a small treat from Mrs. Hutchenson, the teacher she would often meet when she went into town, when she was still with the Winters. 

Cautiously reaching to one gift she read the tag, seeing that it had her name on it, she took a breath and slowly began to tear the paper off. Inside was a knitted sweater with the letter A stitched into it, and a note attached.

Happy Christmas Arianna!

I hope you like it and that it keeps you warm. Enjoy the rest of your first year at Hogwarts! 

Hoping to see you soon,

Mrs. Weasley.

Arianna smiled and put on the sweater. She reached over to continue opening her gifts. She had gotten an assortment of candies from Ron, a new muggle book from Hermione, and a new quill from Harry. She was about to get out of her bed and get ready for the day when she saw an envlelope sitting on her bed. Opening it, she found a note.

Dear Miss Winters, 

Happy Christmas, come to my office toady after breakfast.

Professor McGonagall

Suddenly Arianna was worried. What if the Professor knew that she was trying to find information about Nicholas Flamel, and about what Fluffy was guarding. 'But then again, maybe she doesn't, and maybe I could ask her if I could go into the restricted section.' she thought, trying to muster the courage to actually do that. 

After getting ready for the day she headed down to the common room to go throught the protrait hole, and down to the Great Hall for breakfast. As she came into the common room she saw Harry and Ron entering it as well.

"Happy Christmas Arianna" Harry said as he saw her.

"Happy Christmas!" She replied, "Thank you both for my gifts, I love them! I'm sorry I didn't get you anything." She said 

"It's alright!"Harry said

"We understand!" Ron said the two boys flashing her a smile.

"Harry! Tell her what you got!" Ron said excitedily and Arianna looked at him curiosity in her eyes.

Harry looked around before telling her, "I got an invisablility cloak." Arianna's was shocked! She had read about them, but she never thought she would actually be able to see one, then it came to her!

"Harry! We could use your cloak to get into the restricted section in the library! If you don't mind of course." 

"That's a really good idea!" Harry said and the three made their way to the Great Hall.

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"Hey! Arianna!" Elizabeth, a third year student came running up to her.