"Over here is the- Ron? Ron? Where are you? Where'd you go?" Harry looked around in the dark, trying to find his lost friend.
Footsteps were heard.
Harry panicked and into the nearest corridor.
He kept running until he found a door.
Harry opened the door up and expected a classroom.
But it wasn't.
The only thing in that whole room was a piece of large, tall furniture, covered up by a sheet.
Harry's curiosity got the better of him.
He pulled the sheet down.
In front of him stood a tall mirror.
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Ron looked around, "Harry?"
Harry was gone.
But someone was still with him.
"Out after hours, Mr. Weasley?" Filch asked, holding his lantern up.
"Oh no." Ron's eyes were wide.
"Oh no, indeed." Filch smiled his twisted smile.
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Harry gasped as he saw the mirror.
More specifically, what was IN the mirror.
"Mom? Dad?" Harry's eyes started to water.
His parents were smiling back at him.
Tears fell down his cheeks.
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Harry was back in the Gryffindor common room.
It was early morning, almost breakfast time.
"Hermione, Ron! I have to show you something!" Harry said, excited.
"Harry, I can't. It's almost time for me to leave. Christmas Break, remember?" Hermione said, her trunk in hand.
"Oh...I'll show you when you get back, okay?" Harry asked.
"Okay, sure!" Hermione smiled.
"Where's Ron?" Harry asked, looking around.
"Here." Ron said, coming through the door.
"Where did you go? Filch caught me last night!" Ron frowned.
"We got split up. I tried to find you, but I heard footsteps, so I ran. I found the most amazing thing though!" Harry smiled widely.
"Well, you can tell me over breakfast. I'm starved!" Ron complained.
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"And finally, we say goodbye to our friends who shall be spending Christmas with their families. May you all have a very merry Christmas though!" Dumbledore concluded his speech.
"You have a good time, Hermione." Harry nodded to her.
"Thank you. You try not to get into too much trouble. And remember our plan." Hermione whispered the last part.
"Plan?" Fred and George overheard, "What plan?"
"Nothing!" Ron frowned at them.
"We're ganna find out, sooner or later!" The twins said together.
"Sure, just like how Snape will hand out presents this year." Lee rolled his eyes.
"I don't know. I've heard that a certain Slytherin is changing the grumpy Potion Master's ways." Fred said.
