Malinda walked into the Great Hall with two mugs of hot chocolate in her hands, and as soon as Merula saw her, she walked towards the tall Slytherin with a stern glare.

Merula: ( to Malinda: ) Where were you? I have been searching the entire castle for you!!

Malinda: ( to Merula, with a nervous smile: ) Sorry, I was helping out in the kitchen. ( hands Merula one of the mugs of hot chocolate ) I got you a cup of hot chocolate.

Merula glared at Malinda with her arms crossed, before sighing in defeat and took the mug Malinda offered her.

Merula: Just don't do it again. Or I'm throwing you at the dragon myself.

Malinda just chuckled in response, making Merula look at her with another glare.

Merula: What's so funny?

Malinda: ( chuckles ) Nothing, nothing, Merula, you just make this adorable face whenever you're upset.

Merula: What?! I do not!

Some of the students in the Great Hall had confused looks in response to the moment the two slytherin girls were having.

Malinda: ( laughs slightly ) You just made the face!

( Slight Time Skip, at moonrise )

Malinda was standing in the courtyard, looking at the sky as snow fell and the moon rose into the sky. Whenever a snowflake landed on the tall slytherin, it melted seconds after.

Malinda: ( sighs ) ( to herself: ) I wish you were here Jacob... I really need you....

Malinda then closed her eyes and started to silently sing a song to herself while imagining that Jacob was there.

Malinda: ( silently sings: ) I'm wishing on a star, and trying to believe. Even though when you're far, you'll find me Christmas Eve. I guess everyone's busy, cause they never come around. I think of you, when Christmas comes to town...

Jacob: ( sings happily: ) The best time of the year, when I come home. With all this Christmas cheer, you shouldn't have to be alone. Putting up the christmas tree, with you who's always around. It's so much fun, when we have Christmas together.

Merula walked in the courtyard with a angry look on her face, but it went away when she saw what Malinda was doing, and listened as Malinda continued to sing silently and Malinda continued to imagine her brother being there.

Jacob: ( sings happily: ) Presents for the children wrapped in red and green.

Malinda: ( sings silently: ) All the things about but hadn't done for so long.-

Malinda then stopped singing and snapped out of her imagination, after she caught wiff of the scent of confidence with a mix of mean spirit, which made her turn around and see Merula.

Malinda: Oh, sorry, Merula, I, uh... Didn't see you there. I didn't mean to cause a ruckus. Did you need anything?

Merula: ( lies halfly: ) Yes, I wanted to know your progress with finding the vanish stairs.

Malinda: ( sighs ) ( honestly, not realizing what she is telling Merula: ) Not much, it's hard to track down a scent without knowing what kind of a certain scent you are trying to track down- ( realizes what she's saying ) I mean, nothing. ( lies terribly: ) I said nothing about tracking down scents-

Merula: Don't try to lie, Burns, you're terrible at it as expected. ( to Malinda with a serious expression: ) You can tracks scents? Is that how you found me and that room of cursed ice?

Malinda: Um.... ( lies: ) No....

Merula looked at Malinda with her arms crossed and she raised her brow.

Malinda: ( sighs in defeat ) Yes, it's another thing I inherited from my Grandfather-

Merula: Maybe we can use that to find the vanished stairs if we get a shard of the cursed ice.

Malinda: I don't think you should be risking yourself by getting a ice shard or finding a cursed vault.-

Merula: Says the girl that risked her life going near the mystery dragon of Hogwarts.

Malinda: ( laughs nervously ) Let's get you inside before you get a cold, Merula.

Merula: Please, I'm the most powerful witch at Hogwarts, the common cold knows better.

( the next morning, in the Slytherin common room )

Malinda and Merula were sitting on the couch together, a certain purple eyed slytherin now had a cold.

Merula: Not. A. Word. Burns.

Malinda: ( chuckles ) ( to Merula, with a soft smile: ) Merry Christmas, Merula.

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That's it for this chapter, I hope you like the Christmas special.

Till next time my agents of mischief 😜