Winter Holiday

By: Iris Ixchel

Summary: Loosely based on the movie The Holiday. HG and GW are getting bored with their lives so they decide to switch houses and lives for the holiday break. But when HG finds out who her neighbor is and when GW gets another shot at HP, this Christmas will be interesting. Fluffy and sweet! HGDM GWHP a little RWLL


Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Harry Potter brand


Hermione Granger sighed as she tapped her quill against her desk. As per usual she had already finished her paperwork well in advance and once again had nothing to do. Looking around, she realized that she had been doing the same thing for a month and a half. Hermione had opted for a job as a professor for higher education of gifted wizards and witches at the newly built university and thought it would be a bit more exciting than the ministry. (She had worked there for three years and found it incredibly dull.) Instead her classes consisted of stuck up kids who had daddy get them in with their money. Not the fresh crop of eager to learn students who would make her proud that she had expected. She almost fainted when she saw a student who actually cared about learning the previous day. It was yet another dead end job that in no way challenged her, which considering this was Hermione Granger was a must. Thankfully the winter break was coming up and she wouldn't have to think about any work for a glorious two week period.

As she was leaving the university, she felt her cell phone vibrate. Pressing the talk button she heard her best friend Ginny Weasely say hello on the other line.

"What's up?" Hermione asked as she walked quickly down the crowded street.

"Can we meet up at the Three Broomsticks in say thirty minutes?"

"Uh, sure. Why?"

"Because I have an idea." Ginny said simply and Hermione rolled her eyes. Ginny having an idea usually ended up with one of them in trouble.

"What kind of idea?" she asked suspiciously.

"You'll see!" Ginny said cheerfully and then promptly hung up.


Ginny was already waiting for Hermione at a table when she entered the Three Broomsticks. Hermione sat down and asked immediately,

"Now what is this idea of yours?" Ginny grinned and said.

"You and I have gone on for years about how we hate our jobs and how boring our lives have become right?"

"Yes."

"And the holiday break is coming up for both of us if I checked my calendar correctly." she continued.

"Yeah, what are you getting at?" Hermione asked.

"I purpose we switch houses for the holiday break. Instead of you living in your normal city house you would live in my rural house. Instead of living my rural house, I would live your city house. We would get to meet different people and it sure beats the hell out of the ordinary Christmas." Hermione pondered the offer. She had been meaning to take a vacation outside of the city for months but never found the time for actually plan it out. And Ginny was forever going on about it was so nice to live there too...

"I guess we could give it a go." she said. "I mean, it's only two weeks." Ginny smiled.

"Excellent! We'll just get each other caught up on anything important about the houses and then we'll floo to each others on Friday." Hermione nodded.

"Sounds like a plan."


Hermione looked in her suitcase for the millionth time to make sure she had packed enough things for two weeks.

"Toothpaste? Check. Brush? Check." she started to tick off to herself before she zipped up the suitcase and dragged it in front of the fire place. She reached up to a pot on the mantle and took a pinch of the powder inside and threw it into the fire.

"Ginny Weasley's house!" Hermione called and proceded to walk through the fire. When she arrived in her destination, she was amazed by what she saw. The house was small but it was cozy. The living room was what she assumed she had landed in. The living room lead directly to the kitchen on the right and there was a hall straight ahead that led to the front door. Also in the hall was a set a stairs. The house had a rustic homey feel that only a Weasely could create. There was no doubt in Hermione's mind that Ginny's mother had had a hand in designing the inside of the house. Hermione decided to go unpack and then explore the rest of the house. Poorly dragging her suitcase up the stairs, she heard someone open a door in the back of the house. Frozen, her mind started to turn into a panic type state. The person could be a robber or a escaped convict for all she knew! Yet she remembered she could use magic if she needed, she could beat him in a fight. Quickly grabbing her wand from the top pocket of her suitcase, she mustered her courage and headed down the stairs and headed to where she could hear foot steps. She opened a door and instantly shot out her arm, wand in front of her, ready to attack.

"AHHH!" came the noise from someone who was on the ground, holding their nose. "Bloody hell Red, no need to go mental-" the person stopped when he opened his eyes and realized he wasn't talking to Ginny. "Granger?! What the hell are you doing here?" Hermione's jaw wanted to drop to the floor. In front of her was Draco Malfoy, he arch rival in school. Her rival whom she hadn't seen in three years.

"I should be asking the same to you Malfoy."

"I live next door." he explained.

"Draco Malfoy, the richest wizard in Europe lives in the country? I think not." Draco, seeing that Hermione wasn't going to up him at all, stood up.

"Still have that right hook you had in third year I see." he muttered and he rubbed his nose. "Yes Granger, I do live next door. It's one of my many houses. If anything you are the one breaking in." Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Ginny and I have switched houses for the holiday break." she said.

"Really now. Seems like something Red would cook up." Draco said to no one in particular.

"Ginny. Her name isn't 'Red'. Her name is Ginny." she corrected.

"Red doesn't mind it." Draco retorted. Hermione gave him a questioning look.

"You and Ginny aren't together are you?" Draco laughed.

"No, she's a nice girl but not my type." Hermione was relieved instantly. Draco smirked. "What? Happy that you think you might actually have a shot at me?"

"Never, Malfoy. Why would Ginny let you come in her house anyway?"

"She usually doesn't mind me coming over here for odds and ends. Just looking for a cup of sugar." he said and held up a measuring cup.

"You cooking? It's a miracle! Draco Malfoy doing muggle chores!" she said sarcastically. Draco rolled his eyes.

"It's been three years Granger, grow up a little won't you? People change." Hermione was somewhat shocked by the retort that when he tried to make his way to the kitchen, she didn't stop him. She actually stayed where she was. It was a couple minutes but when he came back, cup full of sugar in hand. When he saw she was still standing there he once again smirked at her.

"Guess it'll be an interesting holiday won't it Granger?"


Ginny was relaxing comfortably on Hermione's couch on the other hand. Hermione's house seemed huge to Ginny compared to hers. Yet Hermione always did get the high paying jobs so it didn't completely surprise Ginny. She was about to drift off to sleep when she heard a knock at the door. Groaning she got up and opened the door. Who she saw, completely surprised her.

"Harry?"


There you have it! Chapter One! Love it? Hate it? Let me know!