𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 || Harry J. Potter [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 9 ✎

"Your wish is my command chosen one."
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Third Persons POV

Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow.

The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were being punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.

The few owls that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky to deliver mail had been nursed back to health by Hagrid and Jilly before they could fly off again.

No one could wait for the holidays to start. While the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall had roaring fires, the drafty corridors had become icy, and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms.

Worst of all were Professor Snape's classes down in the dungeons, where their breath rose in a mist before them and they kept as close as possible to their hot cauldrons.

"I do feel so sorry," said Draco Malfoy, one Potions class, "for all those people who have to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas because they're not wanted at home."

He was looking over at Harry as he spoke. Crabbe and Goyle chuckled.

Harry, who was measuring out the powdered spine of lionfish, ignored them, but Jilly hadn't.

"I do feel so sorry." She fake pouted. "For the condition you're going to be in after class."

Malfoy glared at her and went back to his potion.

Malfoy had been even more unpleasant than usual since the Quidditch match. Disgusted that the Slytherins had lost, he had tried to get everyone laughing at how a wide-mouthed tree frog would be replacing Harry as Seeker next.

Then he'd realized that nobody found this funny, because they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick.

So Malfoy, jealous and angry, had gone back to taunting Harry about having no proper family.

It was true that Harry wasn't going back to Privet Drive for Christmas. Professor McGonagall had come around the week before, making a list of students who would be staying for the holidays, and Harry had signed up at once.

He didn't feel sorry for himself at all, this would probably be the best Christmas he'd ever had. Jilly was staying along with Ron and his brothers because Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were going to Romania to visit Charlie.

Jilly had stayed because her parents were visiting her Aunt Stacy, who gives so many kisses to Jilly, her face would always be completely covered in red lipstick by the time she had escaped.

When they left the dungeons at the end of Potions, they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead. Two enormous feet stick out at the bottom and a loud puffing sound told them that Hagrid was behind it.

"Hi, Hagrid, want any help?" Ron asked, sticking his head through the branches.

"Nah, I'm all right, thanks, Ron."

"Would you mind moving out of the way?" Came Malfoy's cold drawl from behind them.

"Would you mind shutting up??" Jilly rolled her eyes.