This year Hermione invited the group from last and some of the friends she'd reconnected with over the year. She even persuaded Harry to let Lolly and Kreacher babysit. Neville asked to bring Hannah Abbott, which Hermione allowed. The veterans helped the newcomers navigate the food. In the rec room, Hermione addressed them, "Reminder, making fun of the low animation quality will result in banishment from movie nights. Reasonable questions will be answered." She used the remote to start the movies. First up the adventures of a red-nosed reindeer. Then a blind drummer boy. They finished with a Santa Claus movie. Groans and grumbles met her announcement that the movies were over. "Blame the Clearwaters! Their fault we have to have a Boxing Day party," she defended.