Hidden Wings - Part I

Christmas Eve

Happy new year everyone!
I wish you all the best for 2021 🎉 🎉
By the way, the cover of this story looks a little different now. The new one was made by @RyeraReyr and I think it looks really cool.

"I think your cookie looks a little like a melted snowman", said Ginny.

Mioha cocked her head and narrowed her eyes at her gingerbread cookie.
"Really? I thought the white sprinkles looked nice."

Ginny snorted and took another gingerbread man.
"Yeah, but would you like some cookie with those sprinkles?"

"Hey, I've worked hard on that cookie", Mioha huffed, pretending to be hurt.

Esma fluttered onto Mioha's shoulder and inspected the white gingerbread man from up there.
"What's that supposed to be?", she chirped questioningly.

Mioha playfully swatted at her friend.
"Not you too! Honestly, you guys have no sense for culinary art."

"I beg your pardon?" said Fred's voice as the twins entered the kitchen.
"Aaah, George, look at this. Our little sister and our second-almost-related-to-us-sister are baking. They're using sprinkles and everything. Bless them."

Ginny narrowed her eyes at them.
"I could use magic", she said. "Dumbledore's put a shield around the house for our training. So you'd better watch out!"
She pulled out her wand.

"You'd better not cry", Mioha mumbled. "You'd better not pout I'm telling you why."

"'Cause the Weasley twins have come into tooooown", sang the two redheads and flopped down on chairs, putting their feet up on the kitchen table.

Mioha grinned and broke a piece off her cookie to hand to Esma. The blackbird pecked at it curiously.
"Tastes weird", she commented. "Maybe Swift will like it though."
She grabbed the little cookie chunk with her talon and fluttered off Mioha's shoulder, soaring out of the kitchen to her mate. Swift was most likely outside in the vegetable patch at the back of the Burrow, taking his gnome-watching duty very seriously.

Ron came into the kitchen, whistling happily.

"Ronald!", said George, "what is this we heard from Harry about you and a young lady called-unless our information is faulty-Hermione Granger?"

Ron turned a little pink, but did not look displeased as he walked up to their little cookie station. "Mind your own business. Hey, Mia, what's that supposed to be?"
He pointed at her gingerbread man.

Mioha frowned.
"A snowman."

"He's missing a foot."

"I know he his, Esma just flew away with it."

Ginny snickered and handed Mioha a new gingerbread cookie.

"Come on, Ronaldsy", said George. "How's it happened that a smart girl Hermione got together with you?"

Ouch, Mioha thought.

"Beat it", said Ron annoyed and helped himself to a handful of green sprinkles.

"What a snappy retort," said Fred and put a hand to his heart. "I really don't know what we have done to you. No, what we wanted to know was... how did it happen?"

"What d'you mean?"

"Did she have an accident or something?"

"What?"