A/N: This is a sort story just for x-mas. I will only contused if a lot of ppl as me too.

Draco's Christmas Story

Draco sat alone in the Head's Common Room. Tomorrow was the start of Christmas break. It was also Draco's 18th birthday. Any teen would be so excited about this. Turning the legal age and getting all those presents and spending it with your family and friends.

So why were Draco Malfoy's things not packed, and why was he fighting back tears? The answer was simple, but only to him. Draco's parents had been killed last summer, by Death Eaters. Everyone tried to tell him his father's death was expected and his mother had committed suicide when she couldn't deal with the loss of her husband. Draco however knew the truth and he blamed himself everyday.

The Dark Lord had told Draco if he betrayed him or failed him his parents would pay the price. He had done both, and his parents had paid the price. It had been really hard for Draco after that. He soon found out he was alone in the world. His parents' friends were all Death Eaters who just wanted to kill him. The rest were business associates who didn't even know his name. He had one friend once, but he was a Death Eater now. So he had to go though his parents' funeral and everything that came with it, alone.

So why wasn't he dead? The Dark Lord knew it would be much worse if Draco had to go through the rest of the war alone. Both sides hated him and wanted to do him in. He could tell his problems to no one, because no one would listen and would just think he was trying to help the other side win.

Why didn't he just kill himself? He wanted to do one thing his parents had always wanted him to do. 'Be something more then a thief.' He didn't know what it would be, everywhere he turned dirty looks and hatred were shot his way. Draco was detested again everywhere he went. So, here Draco sat alone and empty hearted, he had always loved Christmas.

Not because of the presents, but because it was the only time of year that his parents had time to be with him. Draco's heart weighed heavy in his chest. At this point in his life, he would give anything, just to be a part of Christmas. Just then the portrait door swung open. He wiped his face, taking a deep breath and trying to look as if nothing in the world could ever bother him. Hermione walked through the door and saw him.

"What are you still doing here?" She had stopped and snapped at him.

"If you have forgotten mudblood, this is my dorm too." Draco snarled at her. She rolled her eyes at him.

"I meant why you are still here? Aren't you going home for the holiday?" She said with a snarl.

"I'm staying here this year." He said simply and walked to the Head Boy's dorm room.

"Well there goes that idea." She mumbled to herself as she went to the bathroom.

"What idea?" Draco asked half heartily. Not realizing he was kind of happy that he wouldn't be alone on Christmas day after all.

"I was going to have my friends here for Christmas. But with you here that's so not going to happen. I wouldn't want them to have to put up with a git like you on the happiest day of the year." She snapped and went into the bathroom. Draco's heart sunk as deep as it could.

He had planned to buy at least one person a gift so he wasn't completely left out. That's what he was thinking about when he had headed for his room, but after that he knew there was no point in even trying. "Besides, who would I have gotten it for anyway?" Draco was about to walk into his room once more, when Hermione came back out of the bathroom.

"Malfoy?" She asked sparingly soft. He looked over his shoulder at her.

"Yes, Granger what is it?" He asked

"I am sorry I snapped at you just now. I just got a letter this morning that my parents have decided to go on a second honeymoon… Anyways that's no excuse." She looked down at her feet. "Anyway, because we are going to be here together this holiday; I just wanted you to know, I would be getting you a gift, don't let it go to your head, I just like holidays." With that she went back into the bathroom. Which was too bad because she missed seeing the rarest thing in the world? 'A Malfoy with a true smile.'

"That's who…" He walked in his room a little more light hearted than before.