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Almost everyone booked seats to leave for the holidays.
Fred and George made the atmosphere slightly lighter by walking Harry down the halls whenever they saw him. "Make way for the Heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through..."
The Slytherins looked amused by this, a few going as far as helping them escort Harry.
Percy and Ginny did not find this as funny. Ron, too, looked very angry and tried to warn his brothers to stay away before they were attacked next. It was strange; he and Hermione seemed very keen on the Chamber and continued to sneak glances at him when they thought he didn't notice. And perhaps Harry wouldn't have noticed some of those stares if Azure didn't tell him.
On Christmas morning, Draco woke Harry up by excitedly jumping up and down on his bed. "Merry Christmas!"
Azure hissed as she was disturbed from her slumber. 'Who's there?' she demanded, rearing up. 'Show yourse— oh, it's the tiny, blonde one,' she added, relaxing when she saw it was just Draco.
"What did she say?" Draco said.
"She called you the 'tiny, blonde one,'" Harry answered.
"Tiny? I'm not tiny." Draco was actually a bit taller than Harry, so he was offended.
Down in the Great Hall, Harry was amazed by the snow that fell from the ceiling. Dumbledore led them into some of his favorite carols, and Fred secretly bewitched Percy's prefect badge to say "Pinhead."
Harry could feel Ron and Hermione casting furtive glances at him like they have been, and his puzzlement only grew when Hermione ushered Ron out of the hall.
Afterward, Harry and Draco went back to their common room. Crabbe and Goyle were unsurprisingly late, but when they still did not arrive, Draco stood up and go look for them.
When he came back, only Crabbe was with him. "Where's Goyle?" Harry asked.
"Knocked himself out," Draco said before Crabbe could answer.
That sounded strange, but Harry didn't say anything else on that.
Draco handed Crabbe a newspaper clipping.
INQUIRY AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC
Arthur Weasley, Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, was today fined fifty Galleons for bewitching a Muggle car.
Mr. Lucius Malfoy, a governor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, called today for Mr. Weasley's resignation.
"Weasley has brought the Ministry into disrepute," Mr. Malfoy told our reporter. "He is clearly unfit to draw up our laws and his ridiculous Muggle Protection Act should be scrapped immediately."
Mr. Weasley was unavailable for comment, although his wife told reporters to clear off or she'd set the family ghoul on them.
Crabbe laughed, though to Harry it sounded forced.
"Arthur Weasley loves Muggles so much he should snap his wand in half and go and join them," said Draco scornfully. "You'd never know the Weasleys were pure bloods, the way they behave."
"Draco, don't be mean," Harry said. "There's nothing wrong with Mr. Weasley's interest in Muggles."
"Right, sorry."
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