Chapter Nine: Chirstmas At The Burrow

We were on the train for nearly five hours before we reached Kings cross Station. Me Harry Draco and Rob shared a compartment and we spoke about what we were going to do over the holidays. As we got off Hogwarts Express, we found the Weasley family. Honestly they aren't that hard to miss, they all have bright ginger hair and they are a big family, Arthur, Molly, Fred and George were waiting on the platform. We gave hugs and walked through the barrier between platforn 9 and 10 and into the muggle world.

We had at least ten people staying at the burrow and a few were staying at Grimeald Place, we had to go out into a feild were the car was parked and our broomsticks were. Mr Weasley drove Luna Neville Dean and Seamus in the Ford Angela. The rest of us got on brooms,
although the rest of the Weasleys went together we stayed back with Sirius. Me Harry Draco and Sirius didn't fly at a fast speed casually ducking out of the sight of unaware muggles. Harrys broom was nothing compared to his old firebolt it was probably one of the oldest brooms i've ever seen, probably mad-eyes.

Cedric and Katie were arriving tomorrow as they decided to go home first and get a few things. It was nearly dark when we all arrived at the burrow,
Mrs Weasley was first and the ford was last. Luna and Katie shared Ginnys room with me and Ginny. Fred and George would share with poor Cedric. Ron Harry and Draco would stay in Rons room, Dean Seamus and Neville would stay in Percy's old room. Percy was off with Bill and Charlie at Shell Island with their families.

Me and Ginny helped Luna unpack, it took what seemed FOREVER, her suitcase had a undetectable extendable charm and she had thrown everything in.
We headed out to the garden to help de-gnome. It needs doing every three weeks or more will arrive in your garden and they are hard to get rid of once theres more then twenty. We had finished de-gnoming the garden Fred suggested we play Exploding snap, so we did. It was quiet good actually until three exploded on me. We soon got bored after that and decided to do something else.

"Broomsticks?" Fred asked.

Everyone agreed it was good, us girls didn't bother getting our brooms. It wasn't until half-eight when Mrs Weasley called us all in for dinner. She seemed happy to have more people round, she always said the more the merrier. I thought she was brilliant in everyway. I thought it was odd for Mr Weasley not to question about Draco's apparence at the Burrow, but I'd soon realised he hadn't noticed at the table, his face dropped and he seemed to quieten a lot.

I sat by Fred and Draco opposite Seamus. I looked round and saw Ron and Harry smirk at each other I gave a grin and they smiled back. It was half nine when we finished I went straight to bed I wanted an early morning as me Ginny and Luna were planning to go to Diagon alley. They followed me up and we all fell asleep pretty fast.

Me Luna and Ginny woke up to the familiar sound of Fred and George singing and opening curtains.

"Why on earth do you do this everytime?" Luna asked rubbing her eyes.

"Honestly even I never thought you could be this annoying" Ginny said pulling her duvet over her face to sheild it from the beaming sunlight.

I starred at Fred, he seemed more beautiful then ever. His hair was shining in the sun, I had a sudden rush of love for him. It was then he looked at me. He smiled. He came over to me and started to jump on my bed.

"Thats for jumping on my bed!" he said to which I pulled him over and replied

"Thats for pulling me over." There was a blast of awkwardness and I could just her Luna giggling in the background. Fred kissed my check.

"Come on Freddie," George called, "Seamus still hasn't got up yet, even though we san the irish anthem to him."

"Right Georgie, who's stealing his lucky charms today." Fred replied getting off my bed and walking out the door.

I got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom. I knocked the door, there was no answer. I knocked again and Draco opened with just half a towel around him.
I couldn't help but stare, he moved out and I walked into the bathroom.

"Do you ever keep you clothes on?" I asked him smiling and looking at his perfectly toned body, his six pack all wet his hair slicked back.

"Do you ever stop starring?" He replied he ran his fingers through his hair, and winked.

"Touche , now if you don't mind, I want a shower and you to leave me alone." I said.

"Mind if I watch Granger?" he whispered and winked again.

"Yes I do actually," I said closing the door and turning the shower on.

When I got out the shower, I walked out the door and headed for Ginnys room. It was then Draco grabbed my hand, he was still half naked and just a towel around him.
He pulled me close, and tugged me into the empty room. I felt neveous, I didn't know what to do. He pushed me on his bed and whispered a charm to lock the door,
before he could do anything else I grabbed him and kissed him. He immdeatly respond and kissed me back, I changed my position and lay on top of him. It felt weird and I've never done anything like this before, but it was enjoyable. I kissed him harder, He kissed back it was then I felt his hand slide up the towel I was wearing and on to my waist he moved his hand higher and tounge plunged further into my mouth I moved my hand down and under his towel. Before we knew it our hands had wandered further and our towels were on the floor. It was a while before we calmed down, although I still wanted more, and I knew he did too.

"Hey, Mione, wait for a while, We'll go further when we are more alone and safer away from prying eyes," he replied and he kissed me more passionatly then he ever has and picked his towel up and moved away. I picked mine up and walked towards the door, I turned and look him in the eye his eyes were watering but he winked at me.

I hurried and got ready and ran down stairs. I meet Ginny and Luna who were waiting for me by the fireplace, we travelled using Floo Powder as usual. We headed towards Gringotts to get the money out, we shopped for what seemed like several hours but we had bought everyone something including everyone who was at Grimeald I must have spent over 200 Galleons on presents and christmas stuff down Diagon Alley. When we got back Mrs Weasley told us to go to the den as they were all planning what they were going to do for the rest of the holidays, she said Katie Bell and Cedric had arrived whilst we were at Diagon Alley.

We hid all the stuff we had bought in Ginnys room then headed up to the den. When we got there they were all sprawled around George and Fred who were playing exploding snap, they stopped.

"Hey, Hermione, Ginny, Luna," they chorused but at different times.

"Hey," I replied sitting down next to Draco. He put his arm round me, I lay my head on his shoulders. I watched Fred frown and he got up and left, Ginny followed him.

Ginny came up to me later that night and told me what had happened how Fred cried when he sae me and Draco. I felt bad, but I couldn't control my feelings for Draco, and Fred was much more of a best friend then anything else.

I spent the next few days trying to make him happy and his usual self again, it was hard but finally on Christmas eve night I got him to speak to me properly. We went down to the hut,where the owls used to be until they sat on the red couch and locked the door, we spoke for a few hours before I fell asleep on him.
I felt him move my body so I was more comfortable. I was lying next to him on this huge red couch with my head on his shoulder and his arms round me. It had just turned one o clock on christmas when I woke up I put my ear close to his chest and listened to his heartbeat, I could tell we were going to be best friends for ever, the way he spoke to me like I was a princess and he'd always treated me right. I knew he wanted to be more then friends, but I decided to stay on his good side. I fell back to sleep.

Christmas had came sooner then ever me and Fred woke up really early and ran towards the house so no one would know. We sat down and pretended to just have woken up. Draco was the first to wake up and come down stairs, but he was soon followed by Mrs Wealsey Ginny and Luna.

"Happy Christmas," I told them all.

"Happy Christmas Hermione," Harry said as he and Neville walked in the room, he kissed my check and gave me a hug and went on to Luna and then Ginny. I Knew for a fact Ron, George and Seamus were going to be the last a wak again.

"Hermione, Fred?" Mrs Weasley called, "go wake the others up for me, else nobody will get there presents."

So I followed Fred upstairs and went into Seamus' room, he was already awake.

"Top o the morning to ya Seamus," I joked. He laughed and said "Hi Hermione, fancy helping me take the presents down stairs?"

"Sure." I grabbed the top five and headed down the spiral stair case. "Seamus, fancy helping me bring down all mine?" I asked him, and to which he walked up stairs and grabbed a few, I made quiet a few trips up and down the stairs that day, after Seamus helped bring down mine, I help Harry and Ron and Ginny and Luna bring all theirs down.

After breakfast we stayed round the table for abit exchanging gifts, I had bought everyone something. I think Harry enjoyed the sight of his new broom that we all put something towards. I bough Seamus Fred George Ron Harry Ginny Neville and Katie all a Diagon Alley Gryffindor was quiet expensive it had loads of things to do with Gryffindor. I bought Cedric a Hufflepuff Giftset. Draco A Slytherin Giftset and Luna a Ravenclaw Giftset. It contained a cup, a book on the founder,
a handmade pillow, a mascot teddy, a badge, a poster, a scarf and Honeydukes sweets(I bought them before we left Hogsmead.) I secretly bought Mrs Weasley and Mr Weasley Flowers and some muggle items for Mr Weasley to look at. I got Ginny Katie and Luna bracelets with the house on and names on. All in all it was a really good day.
I think Harry got the most though, even his aunt and uncle had sent him something for a change, I didn't get a glimpse of it. It made Harry smile and thats all that counts. I got A scarf with a H on off Mrs Weasley. Fudge off Hagrid, three books off Dumbledore, bracelets and a new Nargle charm off Luna, lots of other stuff including Gryffindor giftset off Ginny, Harry and Ron put towards a huge scrapbook which was filled with all our memories and quotes, pictures, signatures, my hogwarts tickets hogsmead stuff and a beautiful knitted teddy with a H and on the bottom of his foot in silver the words 'best friends'. I loved everything i got but my most treasured items were the Scrapbook off Ron and Harry and the beautiful Ruby and emerald heart ring that Draco handmade himself. He told me the ruby represents Gryffindor and the Emerald represents Slytherin e.g. you and me. Inscribed round the inner of the ring were the words 'Amabo te semper.'

I didn't realise what it said until I looked up a few words in Latin in my books, they meant, I love you, always. I was lying on my bed facing away from the door when someone lay on top of me. I rolled over and saw it was Dobby.

"Come on Granger, the others are playing a game of Exploding snap while me and Molly gets the food ready?" He asked.

"Urm, no, I think I'll help you and Molly I'm not into Exploding snap this early," I said "I'll play after we've eaten, Oh and Dobby me and Luna have got you something."
I reached under my bed and pulled out a blue and silver large package and handed it over to the elf.

"It's not much," I warned. Dobby began to unwrap his present and as he got to the last little but, his eyes lit up.

"Miss Granger, it's beautiful, how ever can I repay you?" He asked "Where is Miss Lovegood? I need to thank her." He said holding the masses of clothes and shoes up to examine.

"It's the least we could do Dobby, you have been extremely loyal and an exceptional friend," I said "She's downstairs, have you been down, I believe you have more awaiting for you!"

The free happy elf jumped off my bed and hurried out downstairs, I followed behind him, I got to the top of the stairs when I heard shrieks. "DOBBY"

We watched Dobby open up his presents off Harry and the Weasleys. Dobbys eyes fell upon Draco at once and he took a few step backwards away from him.
Draco pulled from his pocket a small little white package with a black ribbon and black bow and handed it to dobby who first read the small paragraph.
Dobby pulled the ribbon. Out fell a beautiful small round ball Dobby's eyes examined the silver ball. He smiled.

"Thank you, after all these years, you remembered?"

"of course I did Dobby, how could I not forget? you always wanted it, and it wasn't my fault you had to work for my father, and I decided that when#
everything was better I'd give it to you." Draco replied.

The clock chimed 5 o clock, and Mrs Weasley called us in for christmas dinner. Everyone was here, Lupin, Tonks, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Sirius, there was many people who I didn't even recognise. It was 6 o clock when we finished we all headed out side and played exploding snap and other wizardy games George came up with.

At 10 o clock we all went inside and up to the den. George suggested we play Wizard dares. Not many people knew what it was but we explained. We went round in a circle, Starting off with Harry then Ron followed by George Ginny and Fred and so on. The first dares were choosen by Seamus. Harry had to kiss Lunas cheek as did Ron George and Draco, Fred had to kiss me I told Draco it was only a dare and walked outside as the agreed rules were.

Once outside, Fred grabbed my hand and told me I didn't have to do it I replied and told him I didn't want to be seen as weak, and that it was only a silly game.

He pulled me close, and kissed me, I instantly kissed him back, my hands on his shoulders his hands round my waist we kissed for at least three minutes. Then we walked back in. Sat down and carried on, Cedric and katie kissed and the next dares were given by me and Harry. Fred didn't play much,we decided to play a different game. Spin the bottle, whoever it landed on spun it and had to snog the person it landed on. We played long into the night, it was probably about 4 o clock we finally stopped. Possibly because everyone had fell asleep and I was the last one awake. I suddenly felt someones hand on my shoulder, I turned to see Draco's blonde hair he grabbed my hand and pulled me up off the floor. We climbed over the bodies and he tugged me into a different room. We sat on the double bed.

"Did you kiss him?" he asked "Fred"

"Yes, it was only a dare Draco," I replied.

"I know, but it's clear it would have meant more to him, I know how he feels about you." I looked at him he starred at me back.

He held on to my head and lifted it. He kissed me, I kissed back without thinking, I knew how much he meant to me. He lay ontop of me and we were soon undressing each other. His hand slid up and down my body, messing with it. He kissed my neck and before I knew it we were under the covers, He kept kissing me, to stop me waking everyone up, we had to be super careful about that. We were at it for ages, I pushed him on his back and proceeded with kissing and licking his body.
I got down so far I began to feel uneasy, but I carried on. I was giving him pleasure, he grabbed my hair,and he told me to carry on. After a few minutes of that,
he moved me onto my back and he carried on giving us both pleasure. It was my first time, and it went on for at least 15 minutes. We slowed down, he began to do one single motion with his fingers and then he stopped. Out of breath, I kissed him again, he plunged his tongue deeper and deeper, it felt good. After half an hour we both fell asleep I lay on his chest and my hand on his body he had his arms round me.

We both got up first the next morning, I got dressed and was brushing my hair in the mirror when I saw a love bite.

I covered it up with a simply spell I had learnt. A week past and it was time to get back to Hogwarts.
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