COOKIE

"Don't touch that!"

"Why not?"

"Because if you do, we're both going to be covered in flour for days. Seriously, Chasealoo. Why don't you come over here instead? I'll show you how to roll out cookies."

The older boy made a space for Chase on the counter nearest him before he used his magic to send the canister of flour back into its proper place in the cupboard. He moved a mound of dough and settled it in front of the younger boy, lifted the rolling pin and showed him how to use flour to keep the dough from sticking.

They spent hours cutting out cookies, decorating, and then eating them. It was one of the only things Paul Muller knew to do to keep Chase Harper out of trouble. Not that a sugar buzz would help much, but at least they'd been out of the way. Besides, he liked spending time with his friend and when he got the opportunity to do so, he took it.

"Oh," he remarked after taking a long look at a plate of cookies they'd wrapped to take up to Theo in the Gryffindor common room. "Is that a lion?"

Chase grinned hugely, nodding and flexing his fingers in a display of what he thought was creative genius. "YES. It's Aslan. You know, because she got lost in Narnia?"

Paul just shook his head and stole a dinosaur from beneath the wrap, content at the day's events.