AN: I just want to thank everyone for your support and encoragment. The popularity and postive feedback for this story is what inspired to write even more Danny Phantom stories.

Christmas Visit

In the weeks that followed King Phantom's memorable visit, life had improved greatly for Harry. Many of his classmates came up to apologize for not believing him before and wrote letters home to try and convince their families of the truth. Umbridge tried to make Harry's life miserable, but nothing she put him through could permanently dampen Harry's mood. Reports of strange sounds and lots of green lights began to flood the ministry. And when the ministry investigated those sites, they were shocked to find what appeared to be a battle ground along with one or two unconscious Death Eaters. The wizarding world was angered at the ministry for trying to cover up the fact that Voldemort had returned and with each newly captured death eater, Umbridge's grasp on the school slipped more and more. The Death Eaters were surprisingly corporative with the ministry, giving lots of information willingly and often rambling in fear about glowing monsters that might seek revenge on them if they refused to give in. Though the ministry was confused about such reports, the students all knew who was behind it.

The best news of all came when Dumbledore announced that King Phantom would return on the last day of school before winter break. Apparently, he would be throwing the school an early Christmas party as a way to apologize for his abrupt departure last time. The students were excited and rumors spread quickly on what King Phantom would be doing for the party. The rumors ranged everywhere from him brining the ghost of Santa Claus to give everyone gifts to him taking the entire school on a private tour of the ghost world. Hermione was eager to ask the King about ghosts and to learn more about where ghost like him dwelled. Ron was hoping to hear about how he defeated so many Death Eaters. Harry himself just wanted to be able to thank King Phantom for all he had done for him.

Soon the day came and students eagerly gathered outside the great hall. The doors had been kept shut after students had finished lunch and no one had been able to get in since, though several students reported hearing noises and seeing flashes of light. The crowd became suddenly silent as the doors began to creak open. The students entered slowly, taking in the amazing site all around them. Two of the tables had been removed with the other two moved to the sides and filled with food. Where the head table used to be was a band. A few smaller tables were at the front of the hall for students to sit around, leaving a wide space in the center of the hall for dancing. The twelve Christmas trees lining the hall were cover in a fine layer of snow with crystal ornaments attached to them. Floating among the candles were large crystal snowflakes, reflecting small rainbows around the room.

But most interesting of all were the ghosts. Mingling among the transparent residents of Hogwarts were ghosts of all shapes and colors. King Phantom stood in front of the band with his arm wrapped around a beautiful female ghost next to him. She had long black hair and glowing green eyes. She wore an elegant black dress with real vines and purple roses wrapping around it in an intricate design. One her head was a purple crown shaped in the form of woven vines with a black gemstone in the center. This was obviously the Queen and King Phantom's wife.

"Hello everyone," King Phantom greeted with a warm smile. "I'm glad I was able to visit you again and thank you Headmaster Dumbledore for allowing me to throw you this party."

"The pleasure was all mine," Dumbledore replied. "I'll admit I was curious to see how this would turn out and I'm impressed with the results so far."

"Glad you like it. Now in this hall, we will be dancing and Lunch Lady will be serving everyone dinner," King Phantom informed, gesturing to the plump grandmotherly looking ghost behind the tables with food. "Just accept everything she gives you, trust me it's just easier that way. But for those of you who don't care for dancing or want to take a break from it, we have various winter activities outside for you to enjoy. My good friend and mentor Frostbite even set up an ice skating rink and you can go to him for a pair of ice-skates. And don't be afraid of him, he might look like a snow monster but he's really just a big teddy bear. But don't tell him I said that!"

That comment got quite a few snickers and a lot of students relaxed, getting used to the strange ghosts floating around.

"As per Ghost Zone tradition," King Phantom continued. "My wife, Queen Sam Phantom, and I will perform the first dance to begin this ball. If you will Ember…"

"If I must Dipstick," the punk looking teenage girl ghost replied, getting her guitar ready. A few people were taken aback by the insult, but Ember had a teasing grin on that eased the tension. "I'll play the boring stuff quickly so we can move onto the real fun."

"That's King Dipstick to you," King Phantom bantered back, leading Queen Sam into the center of the dance floor."

"Whatever you say Babypop," Ember rolled her eyes and began playing a slow song, the rest of the band soon joining in. The King and Queen began gliding around the dance floor in a beautiful dance, seeming to get lost in their own world. They began to speak to each other quietly and the crowd became silent so they could hear what was being said.

"You've certainly improved a lot," Queen Sam said with a sly smile.

"I would hope so," King Phantom replied with a small snort. "All those lessons Dora drilled into me after that disaster during my first ball as the king had to do some good. But you already knew how to dance beautiful my lovely Queen Phantom."

"I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing you say that."

"And I'll never tire of saying that. I will always be amazed that you became mine. Of course being the Queen of the Ghost Zone could have been appealing to you enough to put up with me."

"Oh Danny, I would be yours no matter what. The ghost powers are just a nice bonus. Even if you were just the same kind dorky teenager as before I would still be with you. It is the real you that I love and always will be."

"As I love you," King Phantom murmured, looking at Queen Sam with such love and passion a lot of girls swooned. As the song came to an end, King Phantom dipped Queen Sam slightly and leaned forward to kiss her.

"Danny," Sam interrupted with a blush, making King Phantom pause. "People are watching."

"Since when did you care about what people think," King Phantom replied with a smirk.

"You're right," Queen Sam grinned back. She then surprised everyone by grabbing onto Phantom and reversing their positions so she was now the one holding him in a dip. "I've never been one to care about traditions either."

She then kissed him and several guys snickered while all the girls giggled and awed at the adorable sight.

"That's enough you lovebirds," Ember rolled her eyes as the King and Queen broke apart and stood up. "Let's get this party started!"

She began to play a loud upbeat song and several students excitedly moved onto the dance floor while the King and Queen maneuvered off of it. Harry meant to make his way over to the king to thank him but ended up swept up in the group heading for the food. After an hour or so of enjoying the party, Harry finally made it over to the King and Queen with his two friends.

"Hi Harry," King Phantom greeted. "How are you doing? No left over side effects from having that parasite on you?"

"No," Harry assured. "I've felt great ever since you took it from me. Thank you for that and everything else you've done for me."

"It was no problem," King Phantom waved it off. "It's what I do."

"His hero-complex wouldn't let him do otherwise," Queen Sam teased.

"I don't have a hero-complex," King Phantom grumbled, but then he continued. "Anyway, I have gifts for you Harry and your friends. It is Christmas time after all. For Hermione, Sir Nicolaus told me you love to read so for you: a copy of The History Between Ghosts and Wizard Kind."

"Oh thank you!" Hermione squealed as she took the book and opened it eagerly.

"It's designed so only you and ghosts can read it. Some of the things in there is sensitive information and could be dangerous in the wrong hands, but I think I can trust you with it," King Phantom said with a wink. He then pulled out two simple green amulets and gave them to Harry and Ron. "I was told you two love to fly. And as one who loves to fly, I understand some of the dangers that come with it. These will repel rain from you and even protect you from lightning strikes."

"This awesome," Ron said, holding his amulet like it was the most precious thing in the world. I can't wait to try it out next time I play quidditch."

"That's some kind of wizard sports right?" King Phantom questioned. Ron happily began explaining quidditch to the King and the five of them easily chatted with each other. Hermione loved asking about the Ghost Zone and how things ran there and telling them about her own ideas to improve the wizarding world. Queen Sam gladly gave her some pointers, especially when it came to house-elves and other magical creature's rights. Harry liked learning more about the King and Queen themselves. It was surprising how much he and the King had in common. Both of them were bullied when they were younger and were forced to face a lot of danger and responsibility at a young age.

Around midnight, Dumbledore announced it was time to turn in, much to the students' disappointment. But before anyone could leave, King Phantom announced he had one last gift to give to them all. He let out a loud whistle and everyone immediately backed up, having a pretty good idea what was coming. And as expected, the large glowing form of Cujo came through the wall and sat in the center of the hall. While the dog was still impressive, what he was carrying drew everyone's attention. For in his mouth was none other than You-Know-Who himself.

Now normally, the sight of Voldemort, even unconscious as he was, would be enough to put the students in a panic. But he looked more comical than frightening. His hands and mouth were tied with a glowing green substance and a very large bright pink bow was wrapped around his middle. Add in the fact he was covered in dog drool and the Dark Lord looked like a complete joke.

"I easily defeated and captured him when I went to destroy the last of his soul pieces," King Phantom explained. "Why he put it in a snake is beyond me. Unfortunately, I don't have the authority to punish him for his crimes, but I figured you guys would know what to do with him."

"Don't worry, we'll make sure he's handed over to the proper authorities," Dumbledore replied. "Though I am curious, was he much of a challenge for you."

"Not really," King Phantom shrugged. "I think he tried to use the killing curse on me, I'm already dead so it couldn't affect me. It did remind of an ectoblast though, although an incredibly weak one. And really, most of the opponents I faced as a teenager were far stronger than he ever could be. And I only got stronger since then"

"Then I'm grateful you are on the side of good."

"Always will be. I've got my family to keep me in line."

"I'm more than willingly to knock this numbskull down a beg or two when he lets his ego get the better of him," Queen Sam smirked, giving King Phantom a playful nudge. "Not that I have to worry about that very often, he's grown up a lot from when he first started. Responsibilities can do that to a person."

"Speaking of responsibilities, we better head home and make sure Tucker and Dani haven't destroyed the castle while we were gone," King Phantom concluded, having Wulf open a portal for the ghosts to leave through. "I'm glad I was able to come back and spend more time with everyone. Maybe we could do this again in the future."

"I look forward to it," Dumbledore replied.

"Bye King Phantom," Harry called. "Thanks again for everything!"

King Phantom just waved at Harry and stepped through the portal with his wife, the portal closing shut behind them. The students began to make their way to their dorms, happy but extremely tired. As Harry climbed the stairs to Gryffindor tower, he couldn't help but think this had been the best Christmas ever.

The End

AN: Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you enjoyed my gift to you! But this truly all I will do with this story. I just don't have any more ideas, but if one of you has an idea feel free to run with it. I would love to see what you come up with. That's what this site is about, after all, sharing ideas and help each other explore with the fandoms we love.

PS: I drew the cover picture myself.