It was 9 at night. I was sitting on my bed, reading a book that Hermione had given me. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." I said, in a sing-song voice. "Cassie dear, the order members are downstairs. They want to speak to you." Said Molly, and I nodded in response.

I went downstairs to the hall, where we used to have the order meetings. In there was Molly, Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Sirius, Tonks, Remus, Moody and Snape. "Hey Everyone!" I said. There was a chorus of hellos. "We want to know what to do ahead. What should the order do?" asked Moody.

"I don't really know. It was never mentioned what the order did at the time. Just ignore the fact that Dumbledore is missing, and go on for a few months." I said.

"What do you mean by ignore the fact?" asked Moody. "The thing is, Dumbledore left earlier than he should have. I coming here is meddling enough. The Dumbledore's Army got caught earlier than it should have. Dumbledore left earlier than he should have." I said.

"So Arthur getting attacked is a consequence?" asked Mr. Walker.

"No. He does anyway. But Dumbledore was there at the time. I just did what he would do. I got late though. I had to ask Professor Snape to distract Umbridge." I said.

"Now that Albus isn't here. We have to do things on our own. Is there something we should look forward to this year?" asked Moody.

"I can't tell you the future." I said. "But there are some things to be done. First, we will be dropped to Hogwarts through the Knight Bus. A few order members will accompany us." The others nodded in response.

I then looked at Snape "Professor, you will be giving occlumency lessons to Harry." This followed by a what, from Sirius and Snape. "It is necessary. It was Dumbledore's orders. And now that he is not here to tell you that, I am." I said.

"But why him? Why not someone else teach Harry?" asked Sirius.

"Who else then? Dumbledore? Well he isn't here. Then there is Bellatrix, as far as I know. I don't think she is very keen in teaching Harry." I said.

The meeting went on. Moody said something about needing a spy to be stationed at some place (which I cannot remember), thus we met a new person named Christopher. He had already finished Hogwarts a few years back. He was about 5 feet tall, and had hazel brown eyes and hair of almost the same colour.

After the meeting, I went back to bed. My head hitting the soft pillow and my mind immediately calm; drifting off to sleep.

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"Fred! George!" I screamed, as the two red heads apparated to different spots in the kitchen. "What's all this shouting about?" asked Molly, as she cooked food with the swish of her wand. "Oh My! What happened to your hair?" asked Molly. "Ya Cass. It is Christmas alright-" said Fred. "But don't you think, that is a bit too much Christmas Spirit?" asked George.

"I look like a freaking Christmas merchandise." I said. "When will this come off?" I asked and the twins shrugged. It was Christmas morning, and I had taken a shower. The twins had somehow; spelled my hair products to make it red, and then they added streaks of green to it.

"I have a party to go to at 3! Why do you always spell my hair?" I asked. "You love your hair. And it's easier, seeing that you're now suspicious of anything we give you." Said Fred.

"Don't worry dear. I'll magic it back for you." Said Molly, and swished her wand. It made my hair back to black. "Thank you Molly." I said, and went over to the Christmas tree, with everyone.

"Present time!" said Ginny, and took a place next to me. I opened my gifts; slowly sipping on some hot coco that Molly had made. I got a small necklace from Terrance, a book from Hermione, chocolate from Ron and Harry, a few prank stuff from Fred, George and Ginny. I also got a book on some plant that looked interesting from Neville, a painting from Luna (she was getting really good at it).

And finally, a camera from Annalise. Her gift came with a note.

I remember how you mentioned once, that you wished you had a camera, to capture all the beautiful moments you had at Hogwarts. Hope you enjoy your present.
Love and Wishes,
Annalise

"Ooh! Is that a camera?" asked Hermione. "Yup! Come on. Let's all take some pictures." I said. I quickly wore my Weasley jumper; blue with a white C.

We took a couple of pictures, and then went to have our breakfast.

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"How do I look?" I said, twirling a bit in front of the mirror, as Hermione and Ginny sat on my bed. "You look great!" said Hermione. "I know something that'll make it a bit better." Said Ginny, and ran out the room.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a red dress (picture given above), with the sleeves off my shoulder. I had tied my hair in a half up half down style. I wore the rose necklace that Terrance gave me before, and waited for Ginny to be back.

"Try these on. I think they'll go better than the canvas shoes." Said Ginny, and handed me a pair of heels; the same I had worn for the Yule Ball. "Thank you Gin!" I said.

I heard talking from downstairs, and we decided to got downstairs. There was Terrance, talking to Sirius. "Hey!" I said, and walked towards him. "Like I said, return her by 8." Said Sirius. "Oh please Siri, I'm gonna be alright. I'll return back by 9. Ya?" I said. He gave me a look, which approved I think.

We stepped out the door. "You look stunning." Said Terrance. "Thanks. You too." I said. We would be travelling through side along apparatation, seeing that I can't apparate yet. "Ready?" asked Terrance. I nodded.

There was a feeling of something pulling me, and twisting and turning. My feet finally hit the ground, and I felt a bit of relief. I looked onto the sight before me.

There was a beautiful medium sized house. With white walls, and a brownish-orange roof, there were people coming in and out of the door. Around the house, was green grass, but a rock paved path, showed the way till the door. There were chairs and a bit of food, set up on the grass areas, and a few kids running around, playing tag.

"Come on in. I'll show you around." Said Terrance, and we went inside. As soon as I stepped in, the smell of cinnamon and chocolate hit my nose. "Mum made some hot coco. Come, let's get some before my cousins steal them all." Said Terrance.

"Hi Cassie" said Mrs. Terrance. We had met before during order meetings, but never talked much. "Hi Mrs. Walker." I said. "Call me Izzy. We're team after all." Said Izzy; the team, meaning the order. "How are you guys a team again?" said Terrance, his face showing confusion. "Nothing. We.... We are females. And we are a team?" I said, not knowing what else to say. Terrance shrugged, and we walked around the house, sipping on our coco.

"You wanna go outside? Roger is there. And 2 of my cousins." He said.

"Which Roger? There is Davis and McKay" I asked.

"Who do you think it is?" he asked.

"Roger McKay." I said.

"There they are." He said, and we went towards them. The place had a bunch of trees, all covered in frost, and I saw two unfamiliar faces, sitting on two rocks and where arguing about something. There was also Roger near them, leaning on a tree.

"Terrance. Who do you think is the better cousin? Me or her?" asked a boy. He looked about 14 years old, and had black hair just like Terrance. He was a medium height, and his blue orbs glinted in the sunlight, that passed through the small space between the trees. The other was a girl. She had a light brown hair, and the same blue eyes as the boy. She looked about the same age as Terrance. The girl rolled her eyes at the question and said, "Obviously me. We both are the same age, and hangout more often."

"Well you both are wrong. Everyone knows that Avery is my favourite cousin." Said Terrance. He then cleared his throat and said, "This is Cassie. My-"

"girlfriend. We know." said the boy.

"Cassie, this is Mia and Lucas; brother and sister. And that is Roger, as you already know." He said, pointing to each. I shook each of their hands. "Do you go to another wizarding school? I've never seen you around Hogwarts." I said, looking at the Mia and Lucas.

"Oh. We don't go to wizarding schools. We go to normal ones. We're... What was it that you called it again? Mugals?" said Mia.

"Mugals are a dynasty that ruled India, Mia. It is something else." Said Lucas.

"You answer then, if you're so smart." She said.

"I didn't say that I knew. Did I?" he said.

"Now, now both of you. You can stop the argument. It is a muggle." Terrance said, and then looked at me. "My mum's a muggle-born. Her sister is a muggle. Mia and Lucas are also muggles." He said.

We talked and danced a bit, and then went inside as it got dark. "Kids! Come downstairs, time for dinner." Said Izzy, and we all went downstairs to eat. We sat at the table. There were 3 cousins, 2 aunts, 2 uncles of Terrance and Terrance's parents. I had learnt that both of his parents had one sister each, and one of them had two kids (Mia and Lucas) and the other had one (Avery).

We had amazing, and delicious food, and pudding for desert. I and Terrance talked for a bit after, sharing a kiss or two. I let out a yawn. "Well someone is sleepy." Terrance said. "No." I said, though it was a complete lie. "Says the one whose eyes are trying to stay open. It's 9 now. I'll drop you back, or I'll have to hear from those Weasleys twins and Mr. Black." He said, and we walked outside.

I waved a goodbye to Mr. Terrance and received a hug from Izzy, then we apparated back to 12 Grimmauld place. We stood in between Grimmauld 11 and 13 and saw Grimmauld 12 appear. I opened the gate. "Merry Christmas Terrance. Good Night." I said, and gave a kiss on his cheek. "Good Night Cass. Merry Christmas." He then apparated back, once I reached the door.

I knocked on the door, and Molly opened the door. "Welcome back dear. How was the party?" she asked. "it was awesome." I replied.

An hour later, I was still awake; answering the questions of the twins and Ginny, who wanted to know about the party. I then fell asleep; a smile still etched on my face, from the wonderful day I had.