//------------------------------// // Last Christmas // Story: Magical Mysteries of Hogwarts // by Juliaa //------------------------------// It was winter break. Sunset and Twilight were going with Twilight's brother and his girlfriend to her parents' house and Shining Armor and Cadence have just told them Stacy will join and is their friend. This opens plenty of new questions? Do they know what Stacy has done? How can Shining Armor still be friends with her? Do they know about Twilight and her friends trying to save Mel? Are they working with Stacy? Does Twilight not know her brother after all? I mean, she didn't know he used to bully anyone. All of these questions were troubling Twilight the whole ride home. ---- Soon they arrived and her parents greeted them happily. They were thrilled to finally meet Sunset they've read about in Twilight's letters to them. Everything went well and later Twilight and Sunset went to her room. "This is BAD!" Twilight was in panic. "Yes but it could also be a perfect opportunity for us" Sunset tried to be positive. "What do you mean?" "Well we can maybe find out more about Stacy's plans and what Shining Armor and Cadence know." "You're right. I am just so worried. What if Shining is working with her?" "Look babe, I know it's hard but it's better to find out the truth than to believe a beautiful lie." "You're right. But that doesn't stop me from worrying." "Whatever happens know I'll be besides you all the time!" 'Thanks Sunset!" Twilight smiled and Sunset smiled back. ----- Few days have passed, Christmas has come. Everyone wished each other merry Christmas and exchanged gifts. They all joined together on family dinner. "So Sunset" Twilight's mum Velvet was excited, "tell us a bit about yourself! We want to get to know our daughter's girlfriend. What's your hobby? Which house are you at Hogwarts? Where are you from?" "Do you have a criminal record?" Twilight's dad was a bit strict and judgy which was weird since he usually was the most cheerful and welcoming person. Maybe he just wanted to make sure Sunset is good for Twilight. "DAD!" Twilight got angry. "What? I need to know she is good enough for you." "It's okay Twilight" Sunset cut in. "I am Griffindor. In my free time I like to ride and learn new tricks on my motorbike. I'm from Canterlot. And uh... criminal record... uhm.. right.... so the weather is really nice today." Everyone was shocked at Sunset avoiding replying. "Sunset it's snowing...." Twilight said. "Right." "So Shining", Twilight tried to change subject, "you brought a friend." "Yes. You see Stacy and I go way back, we are really close friends." "You never told me about her?" "Of course I did! She was that friend I have been writing letters to whole time." "Oh...." The whole talk was intense, Twilight was trying to get information and Shining knew that, he was being kinda mean in his replies. "You're really a great cook, miss Sparkle!" Sunset said. "Thank you, dear! I am glad at least someone here appreciates my cooking!" "Hey" Twilight said "we all like your cooking, mum!" "Speak for yourself" Shining cut in. "Shining!" Twilight got angry. "What? It is not the best." "I think it's perfect!" dad said. "Well thank you to you two too!" Velvet got happy both her husband and daughter liked it too. "So were you thinking about getting married soon?" dad asked Shining. "You two are both 20 and have been together for 7 years." "We first plan to finish Hogwarts." "Yes, we think that's for the best!" Cadence confirmed. "Yes, of course!" dad replied. "I really love the way you decorated the tree!" Stacy was amazed. "Oh thanks!" Velvet said. "We actually do this every year. Usually Twilight always helped before going to Hogwarts. We missed you." "You never miss me." Shining was jealous. "That's not true!" Velvet got angry. "I am sure your mum just meant to say it is different this year since Twilight is now gone too" Stacy tried to calm down the situation. "Exactly! Stacy you're wonderful!" Velvet was happy. "Yeah right..." Twilight mummured. Only Sunset heard her. "I'll go get the desserts!" Velvet got excited. The rest of the dinner went well. ------ Twilight was going back to her room where Sunset was already waiting for her when suddenly heard Shining calling her from nearby room. "Twily, we need to talk!" he was angry. When she entered the room, she saw him there, arms crossed, expression dark, he was angry and annoyed. She has never seen him like this. He was always her happy and kind older brother. This figure standing in front of her seemed like someone completely different. They started accusing each other. "You entered the Forbidden Forest. You entered the cave." "And you worked with Stacy! Maybe you still do!" "You joined Discord!" "You were a bully!" "I don't think you fully understand what is going on here." "Then explain me, Shining!" "Stacy and I are trying to erase Muggleborns, even Half Bloods!" "WHAT?! WHY?" Twilight was shocked, hurt and angry. "Because they are just an addition, lucky random ones who got powers but are just as equally lame as humans. They don't deserve to be among us!" "How can you even think that? Besides we both are Muggleborns?" "Oh, Twily. My dear Twily. Don't you know why our parents always favorize you? Because you are their kid! I was adopted! I am not a Muggleborn, I am Pureblood! You and your friends are messing around with my plans!" "You would erase your own sister??" "Not by blood. And no we would just take away your powers. The crystal has many possibilities when connected with other 6 magical stones!" Twilight was crying and yelling. "I thought you were nice! I trusted you! How could you do any of this to me? To everyone? Who are you even? Do I not know my own brother?" "No, you don't. You all don't know me, never tried to really." "I have been hanging out with you whole life!" "And being parents' favorite!" "Is this all because you are jealous?" "Partly revenge, yes." Twilight was hurt. But then something crossed her mind, what about her childhood friend Cadence? Has she been part of this all too? "What about Cadence?" "Oh, she has always been with us too!" Twilight felt her heart break into millions of pieces multiple times during this conversation. How could they do this? Have the people she knew from when she was a kid been so different than what she thought about them? She wasn't that close with them to begin with but was she so wrong about them? Twilight never really had true close friends before Hogwarts. "Stacy, Cadence and I were spending the past year working the plan on how we can bring all 7 rocks together. The one next to Hogwarts the rock of magic is the most powerful one. We need the rest too to be able to remove magic from the ones coming from humans." "The rocks remove magic?" "No. But they are said to be most powerful artifacts. Magic, empathy, loyalty, honesty, kindness, laughter and generosity. They could do it, maybe." "You don't even know if they can do it?" "But we will try it!" "And me and my friends will stop it!" "Ha! How? All you freshman and a guy who is just using you to save his love!" "Discord is our friend!" "You have really weak friends. I doubt they will be able to stop us!" "Well we have each other and are strong enough to defeat you!" "We will see about that." Shining said as he left. Twilight couldn't take it. She sat on the floor and started crying. It hurt that her own brother betrayed her like this. Luckily Sunset was looking for her and found her. Seeing her crying she hugged her.