From Beauxbaton to Hogwarts

Chapter 12: Christmas Tears

Chapter 12: Christmas Tears

A/N This is the chapter you have all almost been waiting for. That's all I will say for now. Enjoy my wonderful readers. 😊

Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter characters or anything Harry Potter related. I do own the OC Jasmine and the plot of this story.

Before any of them knew it, it was the last week of classes. The term finished without incident really. Nothing big really happened.

The term finished, and the Marauders plus Lily were in the carriages heading toward the train that would take them back to Platform 9 ¾. The plan for the train was that since Lily still didn't like James or Sirius very much, she would come find them when they were almost at the station. Otherwise, Jasmine would be sitting with the Marauders for the whole train ride. It would be a new thing for them. Once they got to the train station and said their goodbyes, James and Sirius would lead the girls to wherever Mr. and Mrs. Potter were waiting for them. From there, James told them they would probably take the Knight Bus or something to Potter Manor. Side-along apparation wouldn't be the best with so many of them.

The train ride was very uneventful. The boys and Jaz just discussed random stuff. They even talked about some pranks they might pull after they come back. Lily did come and join them when they were about 5 minutes from the station. She took a seat next to her cousin and ignored the other people in the compartment. She could tolerate them, but that didn't mean that she had to acknowledge them.

Soon enough, Jasmine, Lily, James, and Sirius had arrived outside of Potter Manor. Unlike the Potters and Sirius, the girls were not unfazed by Potter Manor. Lily and Jasmine were standing right out front frozen as the others forged ahead. They hadn't noticed that the girls weren't with them until they got to the door. James went to say something to them but noticed that they weren't with them anymore. He turned around as saw that they were frozen, gaping at the Manor. They amazed at the size of the place. It was huge.

James rolled his eyes before telling his parents, "Go on in. Sirius and I will grab them." His parents nodded and went it. James turned to his best friend/honorary brother with a smirk on his face. Sirius knew that smirk meant James had a plan. "Come on Pads, let's go scare them." And Sirius was right. Of course, he didn't necessarily agree with the plan, but it would be funny so why not.

The boys sneaked up around the still frozen girls. Then in unison jumped on them (James on Lily and Sirius on Jaz) and yelled, "Boo!" The girls immediately became unfrozen and screamed. The boys successfully scared them. Which is why they were currently laughing after getting off of the girls. The laughing stopped when the girls got their bearings back and started hitting them. All that could be heard now was "Ouch!"

Once the girls felt like the boys had suffered enough, they grabbed their bags that they had dropped and headed inside. The boys followed soon after them. Inside the manor, the girls were almost frozen in shock again. The whole house, inside and out, was decorated for Christmas. There were a lot of Christmas decorations, probably more than Jasmine had ever seen in her life, and her favorite holiday was Christmas. It was like a winter wonderland of sorts inside Potter Manor. And Jasmine couldn't help but look around with glee written all over her face. This is the kind of Christmas she had dreamed of. Last year's Christmas with Lily was great, but Jasmine had a feeling that this Christmas would be magical. Plus, Jasmine was so excited to be able to spend Christmas with her best friends James and Sirius, as well as her cousin.

While Jasmine was admiring the Christmas decorations, Sirius couldn't help but admire Jasmine. He loved seeing her so happy. The look of pure glee on her face made a smile creep itself onto his own face. The smile didn't go unnoticed by James who nudged Sirius. Instead of acknowledging James, though, Sirius just ignored him and continued to watch Jasmine.