You have been friends with Ron and the twins ever since you were very little, and after a while, you pretty much just became a part of the family. You stayed over very often, since your parents would go on business trips for weeks on end. Eventually, Molly just turned one of the guest rooms into your own room!

It was Christmas. Snow piled outside, snowflakes falling slowly, each one delicate and different. You sat on the couch, sipping on a milkshake. Ron and Ginny were playing Gobstones on the living room floor, laughing. The twins were in their room, testing one of their prank inventions, small explosions coming from their room every now and then (Molly was bound to go up there and scold them any second now). Bill and Charlie, who both came over for the holidays, were in the kitchen with Molly, helping her make dinner. Arthur was reading a magazine, sitting in the old armchair beside the living room fire, and Percy was in his room working.. Like always.