Christmas morning was always the one morning I was the first one awake. I remembered that as I opened my eyes before the sun is even up. I jump up, rushing over and jumping on Hannah's bed. "CHRISTMAS!!!!!" I yell and narrowly avoid a punch to the throat. "Rude" I mumble, getting up and jumping on Susan. "CHRISTMAS!!!!!" I yell and Susan sighs. "Good morning, Shay. Happy Christmas" she says. I hug her before jumping up and running downstairs. I see all of our stockings filled to the brim with homemade candies and small trinkets. "Its so pretty" I say happily as I grab mine and go through it. I find a gold necklace with my initials and smile. "Minnie made this" I say softly as the girls finally make it downstairs. They open their own stockings and they each have their own necklaces but nothing as personal. I smile, loving knowing McGonagall put thought into this. "Present time" Susan says happily, handing me a neatly wrapped parcel. I open it and gasp. I see 2 notebooks. One is hot pink with rainbow hearts and a unicorn with my name on the top. The other is lavender with a pink tulip. "My aunt told me that whenever she was having memory problems after her car accident she kept a dream journal. It helped her remember things so I thought maybe it could help you too" she says. I hug her. "Thanks, Susan. You're the best" I say, smiling. Hannah shoves a gift at me. "It's not as cool as Susan's but I still think you'll love it" she says. I open it and smile. There's a scrapbook of all of our memories so far this year. There's even a few pictures of me and Fred and I blush. "You're a creep. I love it" I giggle. She shrugs and I hug her before handing both girls their gifts from me. I had kept it simple this year, getting everyone stuffed animals. I gave Susan a bunny and she loved it, immediately snuggling it and I smile, happy she loved it. Hannah got a tiger and wasn't as immediately thrilled. "Why a tiger? Are you saying I'm mean and tough?" she asks and I shake my head. "No. I'm saying you're fierce and sleek like a tiger" I say and she smiles. "In that case I love it" she says and I laugh. We put our things in our rooms and head to breakfast. I see Pyper and yell "CHRISTMAS!!!!!" at the same time she does. "Oh boy" Hannah sighs and I giggle, running to hug my sister. I hand her a bag and smile. "Happy Christmas" I say and she hands me a box. I open it and gasp. She gave me a gold necklace with a diamond encrusted 8th note. "It's so preety" I say and she smiles. "I'm glad you like it" she says and I smile. "Open yours" I say and she opens it. "It's so fluffy! I'm gonna die!" she yells, pulling out the unicorn. "Unicorns I love them, Unicorns I love them, Unicornsss I love themmmm" she sings and then Peeves starts singing too. I groan. "Now that's stuck in my head" I sigh. I hear a laugh behind me and turn around. "Morning, Fred! Happy Christmas" I say happily, handing him a gift bag. he hands me a small gift bag and smiles nervously. "Open yours first" I say and he nods, opening the bag. He smiles softly. "This is adorable! How did you know I wanted a kitten that looked like this? I always asked mum for one and she said we couldn't afford one" he says and I shrug, blushing. "Just a lucky guess. I seen it and thought it was cute and since you're cute I figured it'd match" I say then get wide eyed. "I didn't mean that" I say as he smirks. "It's ok, kitten. You're cute too" he teases and I blush, turning my attention to my present. I open it and am immediately speechless. It's a silver charm bracelet with Quidditch themed charms. "It's so pretty, Fred. Thank you" I say, hugging him. He hugs me back and smiles. "I'm glad you like it. I wasn't sure what to get for girls I consider my best friend so I asked mum and she said jewelry" he says and I nod, hiding my disappointment. "I will wear it always. Except during Quidditch cuz I don't wanna break it" I say and he looks at me. "Maybe it could be your good luck charm though. Could help you win against me" he teases and I smirk. "Like I need luck to beat you" I tease and he laughs. "Watch out, kitten. I may think you're flirting with me" he says, winking as he leaves. "Nuh-uh! YOU'RE flirting with ME" I say and he laughs. "Smooth" George teases and I frown. "I wasn't trying to be smooth, I was being honest" I say and he rolls his eyes. "Is that why you got my brother a gift and not me?" he teases. "I got you a present too" I say innocently, handing him a bag. He looks inside and laughs. "Chocolate coal. Good choice" he says, giving me a gift bag. I look inside and see a stuffed sea otter. "What is this?" I ask and he laughs. "It was Fred's first pick. But he told me it was lame so I took it instead and gave it to you. Secondhand gifts still count, right?" he says and I smile. "Thanks, George" I say and he narrows his eyes at me. "You actually like it?" he asks and I nod. "I love soft things. It's a little known fact about me. Probably why I got everyone but you stuffed animals" I admit. He laughs. "Good to know I'm special. But I'm off to eat, I'm starving" he says and I roll my eyes. "Typical boy" I tease, going to get my own food and joining everyone to eat Christmas breakfast.
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Reality Bites Harry Potter
FanficPyper and Shay turn up in London. How did they get there? No one knows, not even themselves. Follow them as they turn Hogwarts on its head and no body knows what to do with them.
