A/N: This will be a series of drabbles/oneshots for a challenge on the Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges forum... All the pairings in this one will be Severus/Hermione and they will not always follow in order of the chapter before hand... There are a series of prompts for each chapter and there will be 31 chapters total... This is for the Harry Potter Christmas Collection on the forum above...
Disclaimer: I don't own HP!
Prompts: 1: (word) Celebration
23: (object) Mistletoe
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Hermione sighed as she looked around at all the people that were present for the celebration of her best friend's wedding. She was not one who liked parties and even though this was the reception for said best friend's wedding. She didn't understand why he had wanted to be married this close to Christmas. She looked around again and when her eyes landed on a certain dark haired man she couldn't help but smile.
She made her way through the crowds and over to where he was standing. "You look like I feel, Severus."
Severus looked up at the sound of her voice and smiled slightly. "Do we have to stay the whole night here?"
Hermione laughed. "It would be the polite thing but I don't think that I'm going to be able to make it. I don't like parties. Are you coming to mine afterwards?"
Severus nodded curtly. "Yes, I am."
Hermione grinned. "Good." She knew that they had been keeping their relationship under wraps for a reason but sometimes she hated it. She smiled at him once more and started to walk away but even before he could take a step she was held in place. She frowned and then looked around before finally looking up. She blushed when she saw a mistletoe hanging above her and Severus. "Bloody hell!"
Severus chuckled darkly and then in a move that surprised Hermione he pulled her into his arms, bent his head, and kissed the breath right out of both of them. When he pulled back he looked down at her with a smirk. "Now everyone knows we're together."
Hermione gaped at him. Bloody hell, Severus! Give a girl some warning next time!"
Severus laughed and wrapped an arm around Hermione's waist pulling her back into his chest as he watched everyone looking at them. He knew then that it was the right move for both himself and Hermione. He was tired of keeping their relationship hidden and he knew that she was starting to think he never wanted to tell anyone about them. He kissed her head and bowed his head to Harry who was looking at them with a grin and thumbs up.
A/N 2: *snorts* Well only the first two paragraphs went the way I wanted it too... My muse ran off with what it wanted to do for this story... Click the button and let me know what you think!