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BUT! I do own this :

Summary: First off .. Happy New Year to everyone! OK, well .. This is just something I thought of for New Years .. I guess my first story of 2008 : Of course I sailed the DraMione ship.

ENJOY!

December 31 finally came. Every young witch and wizard who didn't go home for the holidays are stuck at Hogwarts. Butterbeers everywhere! Professor's on the other hand ...

Well, let's just say; Dumbledore sat in his office chugging his third bottle of Firewiskey, McGonagall slumped on the couch in front of him, Snape brewing his own concoction of who-knows-what, Hagrid giggling with his brother in the Forbidden Forest, and Filtch holding Mrs. Norris by her front paws and swaying her in the air.

'Hogwarts had gone mad!' A certain bushy-haired Gryffindor thought to herself as she strolled down the halls, not knowing where to go.

It would've been common to think that Hermione would be at The Burrow celebrating the holidays with Harry and the Weasleys. But this year, she passed. She figured she would take a look at how Hogwarts is during the holidays. Oh boy, did she regret it.

She walked through the Quidditch field towards the lake, hoping she would run into someone sober. Unfortunately for her, everyone she knew – or thought she knew – was either boozed or high. Except for one familiar Slytherin who stood at the foot of the lake, his platinum blonde hair blowing from his face. Hermione hesitated but took the chance for she was desperate for company. She stood next to him silently, curious if he would notice.

Draco glanced to his side and stumbled back, shielding his face as if he was about to be jinxed.

"I'm not going to do anything, Malfoy." Hermione looked at him, amused.

He straightened up and started, "well then what do you want Mud--"

"Although," Hermione said, cutting him off. "if you start to insult me, I have my wand very close."

Draco scoffed at her statement. "OK, then what are you doing here, Granger? Shouldn't you be with Pot-head and Weasel-bee?"

"Well obviously, I'm not." She answered, not taking her eyes off the glistening water.

"I ca --"

"Wanna swim?" She said, cutting him in mid-sentence.

Draco was shocked at what she asked. Especially coming from the girl he hated for 5 years now. He didn't know what to say. Or actually, he couldn't say what he wanted to say. He simply nodded in bewilderment.

Hermione smiled up at him and took him by the sleeve. She pulled him, until they were deep in the water. Draco watched as Hermione plunged out of the water, her bushy hair now wet and silky. He couldn't quite figure out the feelings he's getting in the pit of his stomach, and why he liked them.

"What are you looking at, Malfoy?" Hermione looked at him with a questioning look on her face.

"What?" He asked, snapping out of his trance. "Oh, nothing." And with that, he swam away before she could see his cheeks turn a shade of pink.

The night went by fast. Draco and Hermione stopped circling the lake as they heard the chimes ring. The new year is coming.

From far, they could hear the drunken students slurring the count down.

"5 ... !"

Draco looked around and swam by Hermione.

"4 ... !"

Fireworks could be seen shooting from nothingness, creating various colors. Hermione smiled as she noticed that some were property of Weasley's Wizarding Weezes.

"3 ... !"

More students run out to the fields.

"2 ... !"

Draco turns to Hermione, who didn't notice him at all.

"1 ... !"

He takes a deep breath, takes Hermione by the shoulders, and spins her towards him. She looks up at his eyes, looking for an answer.

"Happy New Year!!!"

Draco pulls Hermione into soft kiss. In shock, it took Hermione a second but quickly loosened ups and deepened the kiss.

It took them a while to pull away, but as soon as they did, Draco looked at her and smirked.

"Happy new year, Hermione." Draco whispered before swimming to the shore and walking to the castle.

Hermione stood in the water, her face filled with amazement. Then, as she swam out of the water, a silent whisper escaped her lips.

'Happy new year, Draco.'

REViEW! REViEW ! REViEW!

Guys, tell me how it is. Be brutal. Mmmm ... Cause if you guys like it then I'm gonna write chapters for it every holiday. So tell me if I'm worthy of continuing, k? Like ... if I do continue, the next one would be on Valentines Day. : REViEW!