After all, redditgifts is just one big ongoing contest to find the most awesome, generous and thoughtful gifter, right? Well, we found them.

When I recieved the box and started unpacking the gifts, I couldn't quite believe how many little bits there were. And so nicely wrapped, I very much regret that I wasn't able to take pictures as I unpacked.

My Santa got me a beautiful notebook adorned with my (in fact our, it turns out we're both sneaky Slytherins) house colours and emblem. A magnet with a quote about Severus Snape, the bravest and most heroic wizard there ever was. A quill (of sorts) for writing in my spiffy new notebook. A set of coasters depicting the Deathly Hallows story from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (I explained that, despite Order of the Phoenix being my favourite book entry, DHP1 is my favourite of the films; I just love how dark and gritty it is with all the real-world allusions - come at me Hogwarts loyalists).

But best of all my Santa got me a stuffed owl. Whom I named paste. Because it sounds a little bit like, and shares a lot of letters with, Snape. And also he is white. Like paste. However, Paste is no ordinary owl. As well as being the proud owner of a hat and scarf in the regal silver and green of the best house at Hogwarts, knitted by my Santa herself, my Santa also took my new buddy on an adventure and took pictures.

First to the school that inspired Hogwarts, then to Tom Riddle's grave and finally for a coffee at the Elephant House, where J.K. Rowling would write Harry Potter. And she sent snaps from their grand quest!

Thank you Santa. This is genuinely the best gift I have recieved since I signed up 2 years ago. You're awesome!