"Happy Christmas Dad." said Draco, kneeling in the snow at his father's grave. There was a little graveyard in the forest behind his house.
"Draco. Draco come inside, it's freezing. They'll be here pretty soon and I haven't given you your gift yet." said a voice from the house.
Draco stood up and turned to the house, "I told you not to get me a gift, Mione." He started back toward the house and Hermione ran out and wrapped her arms around him. Draco put his arm around her shoulders and they walked in the house. Hermione handed Draco a present and Draco unwrapped it. Inside, was a pair of earmuffs.
"Well, I got something for you too, but you have to close your eyes." Draco said and Hermione obediently did so. He got down on one knee and took a ring out of his pocket. He slipped it on her finger. "Will you marry me Mione?" Draco asked.
Hermione opened her eyes and looked at the ring on her hand. "Of course I will. I was just waiting for you to ask." Hermione said kissing Draco.
Draco pulled away. "Can I ask you one question? What are the earmuffs for?" Draco asked.
"Well, seeing as how Ron and Harry don't even know I was dating you, or that we moved in together, or now, we're engaged, you might need them." Hermione said with a laugh.
A/N: Before we go any further. Hermione and the others are all 23, except Ginny who's 22. Nobody knows Malfoy and Hermione were even on speaking terms. They started talking at an after graduation party and Hermione realized Malfoy wasn't that bad. So after a few years, they moved in together. Nothing has happened except for your basic making out, but they haven't gone all the way yet. It is Christmas Eve. As to Malfoy's dad, he got killed by anti-death eaters and his mom went crazy and is St. Mungo's now. I just thought I'd make a few things clear because my story could seem a bit confusing and I hate it when I don't understand what's going on. You're welcome.
There was a knock at the door. "Okay. You go in the kitchen, and I'll whistle when it's safe." Hermione kissed Draco's cheek and went to answer the door.
She opened it and found Ron, Harry, Ginny, and Lavender on her doorstep. She hugged them all and stepped back so they could come in. They entered and were carrying presents.
"Guys, you didn't have to do that." said Hermione.
"So, where is he?" asked Ron.
"Yeah. Where is your dream man?" added Ginny.
"Sit down. Please. Ron you here." Hermione said.
Ron sat down and Hermione strapped him to the chair. "Hey!" Ron exclaimed.
Hermione whistled. Malfoy walked into the living room, walked over to Hermione, and draped his arms over her shoulders.
Ron immediately started thrashing and trying to get out of the chair. "What is he doing here!" Ron screamed.
"I love him Ron. I really do." Hermione said quietly.
"Oh. Okay. That's cool. Now let me go." Ron said calmly.
"Ron. Are you okay?" asked Hermione as she untied him.
But as soon as Ron was loose, he dove at Draco. Hermione pulled out her wand and put Ron in a full body bind. Harry and Draco picked him up and laid him on the couch.
"Sorry for being a jackass in school." Draco said and held out his hand.
Harry shook his hand and said, "It's okay. You were raised to hate me. I just wished we could have become friends sooner."
"Friends, Potter? Who ever said we were friends?" Draco asked, but everyone knew he was joking. They all laughed, except for Ron, who was still frozen.
"If you can behave, I'll undo the curse." Hermione said.
Ron grunted and Hermione did as promised. Draco offered Ron his hand, and Ron shook it, reluctantly though.
"Can we eat anytime soon? I'm starving." Ron asked and everyone laughed again.
They had a nice ham for dinner, with all the side dishes.
"How long will you be staying?" Draco asked.
"Well, Hermione said we could stay as long as we wanted but we'll probably leave on the second or third. I don't have to be back at practice until the fifth." Harry said.
"Yeah, Harry what team are you on again?" Draco asked.
"Ireland." Harry said. "Don't you watch quidditch anymore?"
Draco shook his head, "Not with all the ministry wants done. They wanted me to work tonight and Christmas Day as well, but I told them I hadn't had a day off in weeks, and I was staying home until the sixth. Really, Harry don't you work in the ministry too?"
"Yeah. Me and Ron are working under Ludo Bagman and his careful watch. No, you don't have to say it. We know his head isn't screwed on tightly." Harry said.
They finished their dessert and went back to the living room.
They talked for awhile about how Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender, and Draco and Hermione came to be together.
"So Malfoy, I mean Draco, where are you living now?" Ron asked.
Draco glanced at Hermione and replied, "Here."
Ron looked like he could explode at any minute.
"Well, judging by the size of that rock on your finger Hermione, I'd say he's been living here for awhile?" Harry presumed.
Hermione nodded, and replied, "Don't worry Ron, we've been in entirely separate rooms since Draco came to live with me."
Ron got up casually, went outside, and screamed. He came back in looking completely normal.
"So, are there going to be any little Malfoy's running around any time soon?" Ron asked, very sincerely.
"Eventually. But Ron, you know how I feel about that, don't you?" Hermione sarcastically asked.
Ron knew all too well why she said that. They had gone out for a year or so, until Ron started getting a little too close. She kneed him where it counts, and they broke up.
Afterward, Ron apologized over and over until Hermione forgave him. Ron agreed that they should see other people and they should still be friends. But, unlike most 'let's be friends' promises, they actually kept it.
After they talked for awhile longer, Hermione went to bed. Draco followed soon after, but instead of going to his room, he went to Hermione's.
"Draco." Hermione said as she was getting into bed, "I told you. Not until I'm married."
"I know. I just wanted to say I love you and goodnight." Draco said and went to his room.
The guys were staying in his room, and the girls were staying in Hermione's. Ginny and Lavender stayed downstairs for awhile and talked, while the guys headed to bed. Harry and Malfoy talked for almost an hour, while Ron laid on the floor, listening.
"Draco. Draco come inside, it's freezing. They'll be here pretty soon and I haven't given you your gift yet." said a voice from the house.
Draco stood up and turned to the house, "I told you not to get me a gift, Mione." He started back toward the house and Hermione ran out and wrapped her arms around him. Draco put his arm around her shoulders and they walked in the house. Hermione handed Draco a present and Draco unwrapped it. Inside, was a pair of earmuffs.
"Well, I got something for you too, but you have to close your eyes." Draco said and Hermione obediently did so. He got down on one knee and took a ring out of his pocket. He slipped it on her finger. "Will you marry me Mione?" Draco asked.
Hermione opened her eyes and looked at the ring on her hand. "Of course I will. I was just waiting for you to ask." Hermione said kissing Draco.
Draco pulled away. "Can I ask you one question? What are the earmuffs for?" Draco asked.
"Well, seeing as how Ron and Harry don't even know I was dating you, or that we moved in together, or now, we're engaged, you might need them." Hermione said with a laugh.
A/N: Before we go any further. Hermione and the others are all 23, except Ginny who's 22. Nobody knows Malfoy and Hermione were even on speaking terms. They started talking at an after graduation party and Hermione realized Malfoy wasn't that bad. So after a few years, they moved in together. Nothing has happened except for your basic making out, but they haven't gone all the way yet. It is Christmas Eve. As to Malfoy's dad, he got killed by anti-death eaters and his mom went crazy and is St. Mungo's now. I just thought I'd make a few things clear because my story could seem a bit confusing and I hate it when I don't understand what's going on. You're welcome.
There was a knock at the door. "Okay. You go in the kitchen, and I'll whistle when it's safe." Hermione kissed Draco's cheek and went to answer the door.
She opened it and found Ron, Harry, Ginny, and Lavender on her doorstep. She hugged them all and stepped back so they could come in. They entered and were carrying presents.
"Guys, you didn't have to do that." said Hermione.
"So, where is he?" asked Ron.
"Yeah. Where is your dream man?" added Ginny.
"Sit down. Please. Ron you here." Hermione said.
Ron sat down and Hermione strapped him to the chair. "Hey!" Ron exclaimed.
Hermione whistled. Malfoy walked into the living room, walked over to Hermione, and draped his arms over her shoulders.
Ron immediately started thrashing and trying to get out of the chair. "What is he doing here!" Ron screamed.
"I love him Ron. I really do." Hermione said quietly.
"Oh. Okay. That's cool. Now let me go." Ron said calmly.
"Ron. Are you okay?" asked Hermione as she untied him.
But as soon as Ron was loose, he dove at Draco. Hermione pulled out her wand and put Ron in a full body bind. Harry and Draco picked him up and laid him on the couch.
"Sorry for being a jackass in school." Draco said and held out his hand.
Harry shook his hand and said, "It's okay. You were raised to hate me. I just wished we could have become friends sooner."
"Friends, Potter? Who ever said we were friends?" Draco asked, but everyone knew he was joking. They all laughed, except for Ron, who was still frozen.
"If you can behave, I'll undo the curse." Hermione said.
Ron grunted and Hermione did as promised. Draco offered Ron his hand, and Ron shook it, reluctantly though.
"Can we eat anytime soon? I'm starving." Ron asked and everyone laughed again.
They had a nice ham for dinner, with all the side dishes.
"How long will you be staying?" Draco asked.
"Well, Hermione said we could stay as long as we wanted but we'll probably leave on the second or third. I don't have to be back at practice until the fifth." Harry said.
"Yeah, Harry what team are you on again?" Draco asked.
"Ireland." Harry said. "Don't you watch quidditch anymore?"
Draco shook his head, "Not with all the ministry wants done. They wanted me to work tonight and Christmas Day as well, but I told them I hadn't had a day off in weeks, and I was staying home until the sixth. Really, Harry don't you work in the ministry too?"
"Yeah. Me and Ron are working under Ludo Bagman and his careful watch. No, you don't have to say it. We know his head isn't screwed on tightly." Harry said.
They finished their dessert and went back to the living room.
They talked for awhile about how Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender, and Draco and Hermione came to be together.
"So Malfoy, I mean Draco, where are you living now?" Ron asked.
Draco glanced at Hermione and replied, "Here."
Ron looked like he could explode at any minute.
"Well, judging by the size of that rock on your finger Hermione, I'd say he's been living here for awhile?" Harry presumed.
Hermione nodded, and replied, "Don't worry Ron, we've been in entirely separate rooms since Draco came to live with me."
Ron got up casually, went outside, and screamed. He came back in looking completely normal.
"So, are there going to be any little Malfoy's running around any time soon?" Ron asked, very sincerely.
"Eventually. But Ron, you know how I feel about that, don't you?" Hermione sarcastically asked.
Ron knew all too well why she said that. They had gone out for a year or so, until Ron started getting a little too close. She kneed him where it counts, and they broke up.
Afterward, Ron apologized over and over until Hermione forgave him. Ron agreed that they should see other people and they should still be friends. But, unlike most 'let's be friends' promises, they actually kept it.
After they talked for awhile longer, Hermione went to bed. Draco followed soon after, but instead of going to his room, he went to Hermione's.
"Draco." Hermione said as she was getting into bed, "I told you. Not until I'm married."
"I know. I just wanted to say I love you and goodnight." Draco said and went to his room.
The guys were staying in his room, and the girls were staying in Hermione's. Ginny and Lavender stayed downstairs for awhile and talked, while the guys headed to bed. Harry and Malfoy talked for almost an hour, while Ron laid on the floor, listening.