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OtterySt.Catchpole · 12-17-2010, 08:43 AM

Harry was walking down one corridor his golden egg in hand, when he turned a corner and from the other corner another Gryffindor turned. He looked up and saw the familiar pretty face of Ron's younger sister smiling at him. They walked next to each other down the hallway. Harry looked at her, and Ginny looked back. The boy ventured a smile and said, "Hi."

"What's up Harry?" Ginny asked politely.

Ginny's speaking to him, Harry saw as a good sign, and so thought to start a conversation. "Oh, just out and abouts. I was wondering where Ron and Hermione had gotten off to." Ginny shrugged her ignorance. They walked in further silence for a bit and before Harry could talk Ginny beat him to it.

"Seriously Harry, what's up with that gold egg?" Ginny asked.

"What? Oh, this? Yeah, uhm, its for the uh, you know ... uh Triwizard tournament and all. It's like a status symbol. This is a golden egg to show I'm cool."

Ginny laughed at that. "You're too funny, Harry," she said.

"Ottery gives me pointers," he said smiling. "So, I heard that you're going to the Yule Ball with Neville."

"I heard you weren't going with Cho," Ginny replied, a little defensively.

"Yeah, well, it's not as if I didn't ask her. Someone beat me to it." He answered.

"Look I didn't mean anything by it," Ginny said stopping him. Her hand on his shoulder gave Harry a kind of electric spark (static electricity children, no wait, I mean love, yes l-o-v-e LOVE!) Harry shivered a little as if someone had run a finger up his spine, and Ginny let go. "At least you've got a chance, right? I mean, she knows you're alive." She smiled weakly. "Look I've got to run, Harry. Homework and all that ... charms and spells and ..."

"Love potions?" Harry said unable to hide the snarkness of his remark.

"Yeah, something like that. How else did you think I landed a stud like Neville." She straightened her skirts and started away, "I've got to go."

"Ginny, wait!" Harry said, suddenly sorry for what he had said, and angry at himself for being angry at her and clearly unaware of why. "Ginny!" But the girl had walked down the hall and away from him, and likely taken some secret corridor because she was now where to be seen. "Great time not to have that dang map with me," Harry thought to himself of the Marauder's map.

Holly walked in, or rather stormed into Santa's office, safe in the knowledge as likely all children eventually are, that as bad as they are at least their parents will get them presents for Christmas ... even if for no other reason than to not let it go to the other kids heads.

"What the h--" a shrill whistle sounded just then, Santa's curse word detector, "has been going on, pops?! What's up with Christmas? What's this Momma's telling me there might not be a Christmas?"

Finn rolled his eyes at that and Moonshadow stifled a giggle. This was a yearly event really. Just last year, giant mecha had been employed in the defense of Christmas, and before that Norad had tried shooting Santa down when they'd gotten hacked by the League of Seriously Not Happy with their Christmas Presents kids.

"It's nice to see you too, Holly," the old fat man said looking up from his papers. "I see you've made the naughty list for what ... the 14th year in a row."

"Oh, daddy!" the girl said. Santa laughed and another one of Santa's helpers walked in with cups of hot chocolate.

Outside an abandoned Santa's warehouse, New Jersey

"Why can't we ever walk in anywhere and not end up rushing out getting shot at?!" Tiffany asked as she ducked from a couple of spells.

"Why are you looking at me?" Teddy asked.

Tiffany, Ottery, Neville, Ron, and Luna all looked at the brown haired boy as if he had said something completely inane. The boy threw a stick of dynamite over his shoulder and asked, "What?"

"As if we wouldn't be shooting at them anyways, they're Death Eaters!" Teddy yelled.

"What the devil are they doing in league with those annoying St. Lucifer kids?" Ottery asked.

"Who?" Ron and Neville asked.

"Students from St. Lucifer's Academy for Miscreant Wizards & Witches," Luna replied.

"They're a bunch of Durmstrang rejects who like to get up to mischief, but not really trouble. Doubtlessly this is their attempt at another big caper," Tiffany added. She stood up and started firing hexes from behind the fallen wall they were hiding behind. A St. Lucifer's student went down and another Death Eater lost his wand.

"Pretty good shootin' there, hot stuff," Teddy said. Tiffany rolled her eyes.

"So obviously they're the ones behind the attacks on Santa's workshops across the globe," Ottery remarked.

"That solves that mystery," Tiffany added.

"And the why," Luna reminded them. "So now what?"

"I guess we just have to put a stop to it," Ron added.

"Yes, but how?" Neville asked. "We can't be at every warehouse around the globe as they attack them. There's got to be soemthing we can do, or ..." The boy looked as if he were about to cry. Ron patted him on the shoulder, and Luna put an arm around him.

"Don't you worry Neville, Trevor will get his Christmas pressies," Ottery replied, then standing up, his hand a fist at his side he exclaimed, amidst rapid firing spells and his mates trying to pull him down, "As God is my witness, there will never not be a happy Christmas again!"

Ottery fell over, a brick to the back of his head as one of the St. Lucifer's kids beaned him.

"That's what you get for being sentimental in war, boy," Teddy replied conjuring a cannon and filling it with rabid gerbils. "This isn't time to be nice!" He aimed and fired. There was a dound of screeching and the hexes and spells stopped.

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OtterySt.Catchpole SS Featured Artist DA Poet Rupert is My Man! SS100 Triumphant Aethonan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Wicked House Posts: 18,910 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ottery St. Catchpole Gryffindor Third Year	This chappie is not a love song ... Paris & Kellybear r luv :Read Otty 's fics:Gone With the Wind:I♥Rupert Harry was walking down one corridor his golden egg in hand, when he turned a corner and from the other corner another Gryffindor turned. He looked up and saw the familiar pretty face of Ron's younger sister smiling at him. They walked next to each other down the hallway. Harry looked at her, and Ginny looked back. The boy ventured a smile and said, "Hi." "What's up Harry?" Ginny asked politely. Ginny's speaking to him, Harry saw as a good sign, and so thought to start a conversation. "Oh, just out and abouts. I was wondering where Ron and Hermione had gotten off to." Ginny shrugged her ignorance. They walked in further silence for a bit and before Harry could talk Ginny beat him to it. "Seriously Harry, what's up with that gold egg?" Ginny asked. "What? Oh, this? Yeah, uhm, its for the uh, you know ... uh Triwizard tournament and all. It's like a status symbol. This is a golden egg to show I'm cool." Ginny laughed at that. "You're too funny, Harry," she said. "Ottery gives me pointers," he said smiling. "So, I heard that you're going to the Yule Ball with Neville." "I heard you weren't going with Cho," Ginny replied, a little defensively. "Yeah, well, it's not as if I didn't ask her. Someone beat me to it." He answered. "Look I didn't mean anything by it," Ginny said stopping him. Her hand on his shoulder gave Harry a kind of electric spark (static electricity children, no wait, I mean love, yes l-o-v-e LOVE!) Harry shivered a little as if someone had run a finger up his spine, and Ginny let go. "At least you've got a chance, right? I mean, she knows you're alive." She smiled weakly. "Look I've got to run, Harry. Homework and all that ... charms and spells and ..." "Love potions?" Harry said unable to hide the snarkness of his remark. "Yeah, something like that. How else did you think I landed a stud like Neville." She straightened her skirts and started away, "I've got to go." "Ginny, wait!" Harry said, suddenly sorry for what he had said, and angry at himself for being angry at her and clearly unaware of why. "Ginny!" But the girl had walked down the hall and away from him, and likely taken some secret corridor because she was now where to be seen. "Great time not to have that dang map with me," Harry thought to himself of the Marauder's map. Holly walked in, or rather stormed into Santa's office, safe in the knowledge as likely all children eventually are, that as bad as they are at least their parents will get them presents for Christmas ... even if for no other reason than to not let it go to the other kids heads. "What the h--" a shrill whistle sounded just then, Santa's curse word detector, "has been going on, pops?! What's up with Christmas? What's this Momma's telling me there might not be a Christmas?" Finn rolled his eyes at that and Moonshadow stifled a giggle. This was a yearly event really. Just last year, giant mecha had been employed in the defense of Christmas, and before that Norad had tried shooting Santa down when they'd gotten hacked by the League of Seriously Not Happy with their Christmas Presents kids. "It's nice to see you too, Holly," the old fat man said looking up from his papers. "I see you've made the naughty list for what ... the 14th year in a row." "Oh, daddy!" the girl said. Santa laughed and another one of Santa's helpers walked in with cups of hot chocolate. Outside an abandoned Santa's warehouse, New Jersey "Why can't we ever walk in anywhere and not end up rushing out getting shot at?!" Tiffany asked as she ducked from a couple of spells. "Why are you looking at me?" Teddy asked. Tiffany, Ottery, Neville, Ron, and Luna all looked at the brown haired boy as if he had said something completely inane. The boy threw a stick of dynamite over his shoulder and asked, "What?" "As if we wouldn't be shooting at them anyways, they're Death Eaters!" Teddy yelled. "What the devil are they doing in league with those annoying St. Lucifer kids?" Ottery asked. "Who?" Ron and Neville asked. "Students from St. Lucifer's Academy for Miscreant Wizards & Witches," Luna replied. "They're a bunch of Durmstrang rejects who like to get up to mischief, but not really trouble. Doubtlessly this is their attempt at another big caper," Tiffany added. She stood up and started firing hexes from behind the fallen wall they were hiding behind. A St. Lucifer's student went down and another Death Eater lost his wand. "Pretty good shootin' there, hot stuff," Teddy said. Tiffany rolled her eyes. "So obviously they're the ones behind the attacks on Santa's workshops across the globe," Ottery remarked. "That solves that mystery," Tiffany added. "And the why," Luna reminded them. "So now what?" "I guess we just have to put a stop to it," Ron added. "Yes, but how?" Neville asked. "We can't be at every warehouse around the globe as they attack them. There's got to be soemthing we can do, or ..." The boy looked as if he were about to cry. Ron patted him on the shoulder, and Luna put an arm around him. "Don't you worry Neville, Trevor will get his Christmas pressies," Ottery replied, then standing up, his hand a fist at his side he exclaimed, amidst rapid firing spells and his mates trying to pull him down, "As God is my witness, there will never not be a happy Christmas again!" Ottery fell over, a brick to the back of his head as one of the St. Lucifer's kids beaned him. "That's what you get for being sentimental in war, boy," Teddy replied conjuring a cannon and filling it with rabid gerbils. "This isn't time to be nice!" He aimed and fired. There was a dound of screeching and the hexes and spells stopped. __________________