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"YOU HAVE TO PROMISE TO write to me every day. I don't care how boring things get around here without me, you have to." Dawn says as she's preparing to leave Hogwarts for the Christmas break. She hugs her best friends tightly, her owl hooting from it's cage. "Both of you."
"We will, as long as you do the same." Willow says, as she swings her arm around Willmur's shoulders. "You have to give us a full list of all the presents you got." He adds, which makes Dawn smile.
Dawn was headed home for Christmas to spend time with her family, while Willmur, like always, stayed at Hogwarts to get out of going to visit his mother's side of the family in France. He loved France, but not the people they were visiting. Willow on the other hand, had made the mistake of going back during Christmas in her first year, which lead to one of the most boring Christmases ever. It would have been a normal Christmas to anyone else, but after being at a magical school for wizards, it was hard to come back to the normal world. Plus, that was the peak of her father's shock about Willow being sorted into Slytherin. She stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas after that.
"I'm going to miss you." Willow says, giving her best friend one last tight hug.
"Don't worry, I'll be back. It's only Christmas break." Dawn replies, squeezing Willow tightly back. They eventually let go, and Dawn glances behind her, in the direction that the other students who were also leaving were going.
"Well, I better go. Don't die please, I need you guys here when I get back. I'm looking at you, Willmur." Dawn jokes, and Willmur replies with a small "hey!"
Willow and Willmur wave as Dawn makes her way down the halls. "I love you!" Willow shouts out. Dawn shouts back an inaudible response, but she can assume she was returning the love. Just a duo was left at the castle now. They turn to head to the Great Hall, Willow throwing her arm back around Willmur's shoulders and leaning on him.
"Well, it's just the 'Wills' left." Willow says, breaking the silence between the two. "What shall we do first?"
"Right, can we go get breakfast? I'm starving and if we don't hurry we're going to miss all the good stuff." Willmur says, and Willow laughs a little, nodding in agreement. "Of course, Mur."
The two head towards the Great Hall, ready to start their winter break the only way they know how. With food.
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The Weasleys were all staying at Hogwarts for the Christmas break, since their parents had taken a trip to Romania. Fred and George, as well as their brothers Ron and Percy were all sitting in the Great Hall when Willmur and Willow came bursting through the doors. Fred couldn't help but turn his head to watch them, talking and laughing as they sat next to each other at the Slytherin table. Willmur wasn't even in Slytherin.
