Hagrid gave her a candy box with Bertie Botts, Chocolate Frogs, Fizzing Whizbees and Drooble's Best Blowing Gum. Weasley gave her a green sweater with a dragon (possibly a Hungarian horsetail) and a large number of minced meat pies. The students at the Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Wizardry went on vacation for a few weeks during the holiday season, although some students (such as Harry Potter) decided to stay at Hogwarts. Harry liked to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas, as the alternative was to return to the Dursleys.
Christmas was often characterized by some kind of holiday. Eggnog was often served at or around Christmas. For those who stayed at Hogwarts during the Christmas vacation, charm and extravagance awaited them. Harry Potter had fond memories of spending Christmas at Hogwarts, as he never had fun with the Dursleys.
When he and Hermione visited Godric's Hollow in December 1997, the carols that came from the church reminded him of “Peeves shouting rude versions of carols in armor, of the twelve Christmas trees in the Great Hall, of Dumbledore with a hat he had won on a cookie, of Ron in one hand... knitted sweater. Harry Potter chose to spend his Christmas at Hogwarts in 1991. A notable time when most students stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas was in 1994, when Hogwarts organized the Three Wise Men's Tournament and the Christmas dance held on Christmas Day. At Harry Potter's first Christmas at Hogwarts in 1991, it was by far the best Christmas I've ever had.
On Christmas Day, Harry is surprised to find a small stack of gifts at the base of his bed. In addition to a fifty-penny Dursley piece, Harry receives a box of fudge candy and a hand-knitted sweater from Ron's mother, a large box of chocolate frogs from Hermione and a wooden flute from Hagrid. He also receives a rare invisibility cloak from an anonymous source; the package is only accompanied by a note telling him that the cape once belonged to Harry's father. Christmas is an important part of the Harry Potter movies, as are the gifts you receive, including those that only appear in books.
The Christmas party included roasted turkey, potatoes, chipolatas, peas, meat sauce, cranberry sauce and burning Christmas puddings. The most famous Christmas tradition is that Santa Claus flies around the world in a reindeer sleigh to deliver gifts to all the good children in the world. In fact, it's no different than a gift from Ron another year, and Ron is usually the friend who gives him the most “fun” gifts. A notable time when most students stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas was in 1994, when Hogwarts organized the Three Wise Men's Tournament and the Christmas dance held on Christmas Day.
In the first books, the Dursleys send Christmas presents to Harry while he stays at Hogwarts, but they're impressively bad, and Harry describes this as “an all-time low”. It's also one of the many times Harry gets candy gifts and, as a Christmas tradition, it's charming. In 1996, before the Christmas holidays officially began, Professor Slughorn organized a Christmas party for the members of the Slug Club and their guests. A single handkerchief, this is a gift designed to show Harry how little he cares, and it's also the last gift Harry gets from them.
