Twelve Days of Christmas
Chapter One: A Delivery
December 14th
His life was dedicated to bringing joy to others. He was stuck in a house --for that sole purpose-- during the first half of his life. Then he was pulled up out of his roots, where he had grown up, and put on display. Though his life wasn't all that pleasant and he lived it to please others, though they would only think about him during one time of the year. Even though he was poisonous his kind was a symbol of joy and hope. He in particular would be a sign of hope. After he said goodbye to his shop he was placed in the back seat of a car, and brought to secretary of healers' desk.
"Delivery for Ms. Granger," The man who was holding him announced to elderly lady sitting behind the desk.
The lady smiled at him, and took him in her hands. "Alright I will take it to her," She said to the delivery boy. She walked down the long white hall, to a wooden door, and knocked lightly before walking in. She set him on Hermione's desk, and smiled at her before walking out.
Hermione looked up from her paperwork and a small smile came to her face when she sat him sitting on her desk. Her eyes filled with tears, and reflected the poinsettia's image back to him. (Note: The 'him' is the poinsettia) Her parents had given her a poinsettia each year for the holidays. A few months ago, after their death, she thought she wouldn't ever get another one.
She noticed a green card attached to it, and her long fingers opened it. The smile reappeared on her face, despite her glossy eyes, when she recognized the lengthy scribbles on the page. Ron was the best, she thought to herself.
The card only had three words on it: Open the box.
The box hadn't caught her attention until after she read the card. Reaching for the novel sized box, she looked at the Christmas wrapping, and neatly tore it off where the tape met the paper. Inside was a letter, and a Christmas ornament of a red poinsettia. Since they didn't have a tree she knew the ornament was for next year.
The letter was much longer then the card had been, and of course was on larger paper. Her chocolate eyes moved across the page.
December 14th
Dear Hermione,
Ever since we were young, you spoke of Christmas spirit and how much you enjoyed this time of the year, and mostly of how important it was to you. I know that your family made it such a grand time of year. This year with your parents gone, and your family out of town it hasn't been something you have been looking forward to.
I am making it my mission to make this Christmas a good one. One that you will remember. Even if it is bitter-sweet, it will be better then a sad one. So, to establish the "sweet" half I am going to need more then just the 24 hours we call Christmas. I will also need a little bit of magic- but I'm not doing it the wizard way, since you always had a muggle Christmas as a kid, we will continue with that tradition.
That being said, or better yet written, welcome to the Twelve Days of Christmas. Today is, clearly, the first. Each day you will receive a letter, and a gift or an activity we do together, and an ornament. None of the gifts and activities will last all that long, so the ornaments will hold our memories for many years to come.
I hope this will be something exciting for you, and a good gift. Merry First Day of Christmas! I love you!
Love,
Ron
PS: Mum helped a little with the idea of the ornaments. She said that flowers that die aren't always the most comforting thing.
Hermione laughed to herself when she read the last part. For any other women it might take the romance out. However, it was so like Ron to admit to his help that it pleased her. After all, her boyfriend of two years was the one she loved.
After giving the plant some water, and grabbing her coat, she hurried home, not caring that it was early. She wanted to see him, and thank him. This had made her day, and she was sure it would also make her Christmas something worth remembering.
Authors Note:
I hope you enjoyed this! Sorry if there are mistakes, I came up with the idea today (December 20th) and want to get a few chapters out before Christmas. I really wish I would have done this starting on the 14th (The day it takes place). However, I did.
Please review! I'm hoping to get the next chapter written and up on the 21st, but I need some feed back. Tell me if you like the idea!
Please check out my other stories, and if you want to contact me my email is on my profile! Happy Holidays! And Merry Christmas!
~Addison~
