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the castle is so different with most of the students gone. boot gets to sleep as late as he likes instead of getting up early to put the props out for class. boot can walk down the center of the corridors without worrying about being in anyone's way, instead of sidling along the walls or waiting for the time when students in class. there are a few students staying, like always. Some of the older ones are spending a lot of time in the library, studying for NEWTs or OWLs, maybe. but not all of them. so quiet, but thats nice. And the castle is so beautiful, with holly and pine cones and juniper and pine branches up everywhere for the holiday.
Yesterday Mr Fred and George Weasley convinced some of the house elves into letting them borrow some of the big trays from the kitchen. (boot is sure the Messrs Weasley could talk anyone into anything.) They were using them to slide down the hill behind the Owlry! They even talked boot into going down the hill with them a time or two. it was so much fun! Surprised at how fast the trays got going. ended up in a snowdrift, laughing hard. And then there was a snowball fight afterwards. boot hasn't laughed that hard for a long time. When they said it was time to go back in for hot chocolate, boot thought they'd leave him alone, but they made boot come back with them tothe Gryffindor com have hot chocolate with them, too.
have spent a lot of time with Hermione, although she's still working on that copying project. thats all right because we just sit together while she works. havent seen much of master. heard he's going with his sister to London directly after the Christmas feast, so he wont be here for Boxing Day. he wont be taking boot with him.
There are feasts both tonight and tomorrow for Christmas. Even mudbloods will be allowed to be in the Great Hall. boot remembers the crackers at the Christmas feast last year. he'd never even seen a cracker before coming to Hogwarts, and remembers how the 'bang' when one is pulled apart made him jump.
boot is glad to be at Hogwarts for Christmas.
Yesterday Mr Fred and George Weasley convinced some of the house elves into letting them borrow some of the big trays from the kitchen. (boot is sure the Messrs Weasley could talk anyone into anything.) They were using them to slide down the hill behind the Owlry! They even talked boot into going down the hill with them a time or two. it was so much fun! Surprised at how fast the trays got going. ended up in a snowdrift, laughing hard. And then there was a snowball fight afterwards. boot hasn't laughed that hard for a long time. When they said it was time to go back in for hot chocolate, boot thought they'd leave him alone, but they made boot come back with them to
have spent a lot of time with Hermione, although she's still working on that copying project. thats all right because we just sit together while she works. havent seen much of master. heard he's going with his sister to London directly after the Christmas feast, so he wont be here for Boxing Day. he wont be taking boot with him.
There are feasts both tonight and tomorrow for Christmas. Even mudbloods will be allowed to be in the Great Hall. boot remembers the crackers at the Christmas feast last year. he'd never even seen a cracker before coming to Hogwarts, and remembers how the 'bang' when one is pulled apart made him jump.
boot is glad to be at Hogwarts for Christmas.