It's the date Chappie... You've all been anxiously awaiting this one ;)
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Two Weeks. They had two weeks until Christmas and it was starting to show around Hogwarts as the snow settled down and Hagrid was seen carrying in the traditional Christmas trees. Lexa had since returned to class and Clarke's mood had lifted slightly but her dreams were starting to take a turn for the worse with the constant return to that door. Though she would end up waking to the familiar shaking and sweat before that happened. Some nights Raven or Octavia were sitting up in their beds watching her fearfully. She chose to ignore them in favour of pretending nothing was wrong because it was almost Christmas and she didn't want to cause anymore worry than necessary. That and she was pretty sure Dumbledore was ignoring her.
Still with the last two weeks of term came the last D.A meetings and they had finally moved away from disarming to try stunning, levitating and summoning charms. Clarke was thrilled with the progress everyone was making and Lexa was constantly reminding her of how well she was doing. The second to last Monday brought a new notice of the latest Hogsmead trip and Clarke arrived downstairs to see Raven and Octavia beaming at her beside the notice board. Once she had read it they pulled her aside.
"You know what this means right?"
"Hogsmead" She said slowly looking at them as though they were stupid.
Raven scoffed, "Okay one, you are the most forgetful person I know besides Octavia-"
"Hey!"
"And two, your official date with Lexa!" She squealed ignoring Octavia.
Clarke gaped. After everything that had happened she had completely forgotten about their promise of the next Hogsmead trip. Raven started laughing with Octavia at the look on her face.
"You honestly forgot didn't you?"
"I've been a bit busy" She snapped back but she was smiling and when they walked down to breakfast Clarke just couldn't shake the smile from her face… Not that she wanted to.
Lexa smirked at her when she approached and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek, "Good morning. Someone's happy"
"I know you've seen it"
She continued staring at Clarke with a smug look, "I don't know what you're talking about Miss Griffin"
"Shut up" Clarke laughed.
"Alright" Lexa paused and tapped her chin thoughtfully, "May I take you out for our official first date this Saturday?"
"You may" Clarke laughed as the brunette beamed at her and kissed her full on the mouth before leaning back and taking a large bite of her breakfast.
Echo was humming a Christmas song across from them with the paper open in front of her and Lincoln was reading it over her shoulder with his arm wrapped around Octavia. Clarke reached out and began spreading butter across her toast whilst Raven took a sip of pumpkin juice and looked over to Echo.
"Anything of interest?"
"Nope" She sighed, "I wish they would just post something that's even half true"
Octavia shook her head, "I don't understand why you're even reading it still. Fudge isn't going to post anything of consequence"
They all looked at her and Raven's jaw was slack as she stared at the girl. Octavia stopped biting into the sausage on her fork and looked around at them all in confusion.
"What?"
"Since when do you use words like 'consequence'?"
She glared at Raven, "What I can't use 'big words' or sound smart?"
"I didn't say that"
They began bickering with one another and Clarke just shook her head with a small laugh whilst leaning back into Lexa. Those two were almost always arguing and Clarke had learnt that if they didn't argue at least once a week then something was seriously wrong.
"When do you play Gryffindor?" Clarke asked Lexa.
She bit her lip, "Sunday… We have practice Friday night and Saturday night after the Hogsmead trip"
Clarke looked at her, "Did you organize your practice sessions around the trip"
"I said I'd take you on our first date" Lexa just shrugged.
"That might be one of the sweetest things…" Clarke grinned at her and pulled her round so she could kiss her on the lips again, "You really are adorable aren't you?"
"Don't tell anyone" Lexa smiled into the kiss, "I have a reputation to maintain"
Clarke laughed and pressed her lips gently over Lexa's again as a gagging sound drew her from the moment to open her eyes and watch Octavia mime gagging beside Lincoln and Echo who were grinning at them. Clarke rolled her eyes at Octavia.
"Do you know how disgusting you and Lincoln are?"
"Yeah but we don't do at breakfast"
"No you just giggle whilst we're trying to study" Sniggered Lexa.
She wrapped her arms around Clarke's middle and leant her head on the blonde's shoulder who then turned her head to kiss the brunette's brow. Lexa hummed and closed her eyes.
"Like I said" Octavia chuckled, "Disgusting"
"You're just jealous because we're going to wipe the floor with Gryffindor on Sunday"
"Not a chance Woods" Bellamy sat down opposite Lexa and pointed his fork at her.
Clarke smirked at him, "Why is it that you're always passing when we're talking about Quidditch"
"You aren't going to beat us" He laughed, "Slytherin suck"
"Bite me" Lexa poked her tongue out at him.
"Very mature"
Clarke shared a look with Raven who just rolled her eyes, "This sets the mood for Christmas doesn't it? They're sharing a room you know"
Lincoln and Octavia shared a look, "I'm not going easy on you babe"
"Neither am I" She warned.
Clarke remembered that they were both beaters for their teams and smirked wondering how that was going to go down. She looked to Bellamy who was staring down Echo trying to intimidate the Slytherin seeker.
"Don't worry Lexa" Octavia smiled at her, "I'll go easy on your ribs"
"Thank you Octavia"
Clarke laughed and kissed Lexa's cheek, "You'll be fine"
"So Clarke… Who will you be cheering for?"
Everyone turned to the blonde. She just smiled and shook her head, "Nope… No way. I'm staying impartial"
The week passed slowly for everyone as they became increasingly aware of how close it was until the end of term and with that came the reminder of Christmas. Clarke still couldn't think of what to buy Lexa for Christmas and she was just praying to god that she thought of something whilst they were in Hogsmead.
The D.A meeting that week saw Clarke nodding in approval as Jasper, who was furthest behind, perfected a stunning spell. She decided to spend the last week overviewing what they had learnt so far but promised them all that they would move onto more advanced spells after Christmas which earned her an excited burst of chatter as everyone left the room.
By the time Friday rolled around Clarke was incredibly anxious for her date with Lexa and didn't see the brunette at dinner because she had Quidditch practice so she was left with the hint to meet her by the great hall doors. When Clarke peaked out of the window on Saturday morning she was unsurprised to see a layer of snow against the ground. Octavia crouched next to her and yawned.
"Good weather for an adorable Christmas date" She winked, "Not so good for Quidditch tomorrow"
"You'll be fine… Now what do I wear?"
"Clothes"
Clarke gave her a look, "Right. Why did I ask you? You're the unhelpful one"
"Helpful one has gone down to breakfast so you're stuck with me"
After she finally decided to wear a pair of black skinny jeans and a white leather jacket with a hood she made her way downstairs to see Lexa waiting for her at the bottom of the steps. Her hands were shoved inside the pockets of her black denim jacket and Clarke could see the grey hood from a hoodie poking out. Lexa smiled when she spotted Clarke and kissed her cheek once she was close enough.
"Ready?"
"Sure" She said warily, "Are you going to tell me what we're doing?"
Lexa allowed Clarke to loop her arm within hers and they began the walk down to Hogsmead village.
"It's a surprise"
"I don't even get a hint?"
"No"
Clarke sighed and bit her lip curiously but Lexa wasn't giving anything away so she just allowed herself to be led without any idea where they were heading. Once they came to the entrance to Hogsmead village Lexa veered off from the main path and rather chose to lead Clarke away and into a patch of woodland nearby.
"Okay now I'm curious" She laughed.
Lexa smiled at her, "I discovered this place during one of my first visits to Hogsmead in our third year… Don't worry it's not the shrieking shack"
Clarke tightened her arm and walked closer to Lexa, "I wasn't worried"
"Good"
Lexa walked them through a clearing to a small pond that was frozen over. Clarke stepped up to the edge and smiled at the sight because it really was beautiful and when she turned back to Lexa she was surprised to see her holding two pairs of ice skates.
"What?" She laughed.
"I went skating with Lincoln a few years ago and at first I didn't understand why on earth muggles would be interested in it but it really was fun… Have you ever gone?"
She handed Clarke a pair and they sat together on the rock to pull on the shoes. Clarke shook her head, "I've never been but it's always intrigued me"
"Don't worry" Lexa smirked, "I won't drop you"
"You couldn't just take me for a meal could you?"
She shot her a grin as they stood carefully in the snow and walked over to the pond holding hands, "I'm not conventional Clarke. I thought you knew that?"
"Oh I do"
Clarke let out a squeak as she slipped on the ice with her first step. Lexa caught her gently and took Clarke's hands in her own once she was safely balanced on the ice.
"Careful" Lexa smiled and watched Clarke's feet, "Now follow my steps"
She pushed her feet into a glide and Clarke attempted to mimic her but in the end it just turned into her being pulled along by Lexa in a circle. The brunette laughed as Clarke let go of her hand and tried to keep her balance by waving it around manically. She shot her a glare but it didn't reach her eyes once she caught the sight of Lexa beaming at her with snowflakes littering her hair and the blanket of white behind her. Clarke swung her body around so she was facing Lexa and attempted to steady her feet for a moment as she became unsteady.
"Clarke" Lexa said warningly, "You'll fall"
She shrugged and linked her arms around the girl's neck as hers came to rest on the blonde's waist, "Keep me upright then"
Lexa shook her head and pulled Clarke closer to her body, "That's easier said than done"
"Looks as though I'll need more practice"
"Indeed"
Clarke bit her lip and blushed lightly at the sight of Lexa's intense gaze looking back at her. The green eyes closed when they both moved at the same time to link their lips together in a gentle embrace. She sighed into the kiss as they slid over one another and enjoyed the feel of Lexa pressed against her.
They stood like that for a while enjoying the warmth of their bodies. Soon Clarke began to feel her feet slide further along the ice and her eyes opened wide in surprise.
"Errr Lexa… I think I'm going to-"
She didn't get to finish her sentence as her leg went from under her and caught with Lexa's spinning their bodies so Lexa landed first on the ice with Clarke's body lying on top of her. The brunette groaned quietly at the collision but when she looked up Clarke was gazing down at her with a gentle expression and the cold left her body.
"Sorry" Clarke whispered.
Lexa's eyes flickered, "That's okay"
She raised her hand to tuck a lose strand of brown hair back into the braid and gazed down at Lexa making no move to get off of her, "You're beautiful"
Lexa's cheeks flushed as she sucked in a breath. Clarke smiled and lowered her face down to brush her lips gently against Lexa's.
The two only moved when the cold became too much for their heated bodies to ignore and Lexa helped Clarke to walk from the ice. They sat back down and changed their shoes before walking back down the path to Hogsmead to head straight for the three broomsticks to warm up. The two huddled together with two butter-beers waiting to warm up and giggled together as they recounted the events at the pond. Clarke told Lexa of her love for painting which she took a great interest in and she promised to one day show her the canvas' currently sitting in her bedroom at home. Lexa listened to her with rapt attention and they began sharing stories of their childhood but it made Clarke smiled that Lexa did have some happier memories. Though they were definitely overshadowed by Costia's death maybe Clarke's own memories were shadowed by her father's.
After the three-broomsticks they walked around the shops, sometimes window shopping and other times going inside. Clarke learnt that despite Lexa's serious nature she did have a playful side when it came to Zonko's joke shop and Lexa took notice of Clarke's love of sweet things. She bought some sugar mice without Lexa seeing and hid it away amongst the bags she was already carrying but suspected that Lexa was off doing something secretive anyway. They dropped into the post office to watch the owls until Lexa was almost shat on then they moved on.
When they moved into the emptier stores Clarke watched Lexa for any ideas for what to buy her. She didn't seem to take an interest in anything until they passed a jeweller. Lexa faltered at the window and Clarke couldn't miss the look of awe on her face as she gazed down at something in the window. When she reached the brunette Clarke saw what it was and smiled. A golden chain necklace was wrapped around the stand and hanging on the end was a gorgeous emerald loop ring. Except the looped ring had a golden dragon wrapped around the top half as its tail snaked around the bottom half.
Lexa looked up at her, "My family's house insignia was a dragon when my grandmother was my age. My father dropped it in favour of the dark mark and my grandmother disowned him"
Clarke raised her eyebrow, "Your grandmother disowned him?"
"She said if he joined You Know Who then he was no son of hers. Anyway he did and so he lost the right to be recognised as a family member"
"Where's your grandmother now?"
"Dead" Lexa sighed, "But she cared about me until her last breath and that's all I needed to know"
She nodded and watched as Lexa gave one last lingering look at the necklace before moving on to the next store. Clarke looked up to see the store owner watching her. Turning back to make sure Lexa was busy she slipped inside and handed over the money for the necklace quickly whilst receiving the package. She hid it inside her coat pocket and ran from the store catching up with Lexa before she noticed Clarke was gone.
"I found it" She sang once she was back in the Gryffindor common room and found her friends sat around the fire.
Raven looked up and beamed at her, "You found the present?"
Clarke nodded and pulled the necklace from her pocket, "Lexa was looking at it when we passed the store so I snuck inside and bought it before we left"
Octavia and Raven leant forward to have a look as she opened it up. Raven gasped, "Oh my god Clarke"
"What is it bad?"
"No. It's gorgeous…" She trailed off and lifted her hand to touch it but Clarke pulled it back.
"Nobody is touching this until Lexa has it in her hand"
"You're panicking?"
Octavia smirked, "Clarke. She's going to love it… You saw she wanted it"
Raven nodded, "It'll be fine Clarke"
"Right… At least that's one thing sorted out"
"What's the other thing?"
"My mother"
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The Quidditch game Slytherin v Gryffindor was as brutal as Octavia predicted with the snow and frost covering the ground. They were forced to wear goggles due to the conditions and both sides were barely making any goals so it looked as though the only hope they had was for the snitch to be caught. Clarke cheered when Lexa scored and it earned her glares from the Gryffindor's around her but she didn't care because she cheered equally when Gryffindor scored.
Ultimately Gryffindor won because Slytherin chasers might be better but Bellamy could outfly Echo even on a good day let alone one where she couldn't see. Lexa had brought the score to 140 when he caught the snitch so Gryffindor won by a narrow 10 points but ultimately they won and Clarke knew Bellamy wouldn't let Lexa forget it over Christmas.
Clarke celebrated with the Gryffindor's but didn't walk back up to the castle with them and instead made her way to the Slytherin changing tent where Lexa sat alone. She blushed upon entering because Lexa stood in black jeans without a shirt on and Clarke could see the large tattoo spread up her back then through her spine. There was also one twisted around her right arm.
"Wow" She whistled, "You never mentioned having a tattoo"
Lexa sighed and dropped her shirt onto the bench. She gave Clarke a weak smile, "No. I wanted you to find them on your own"
Clarke walked over and placed her hand on Lexa's shoulder, "You know it wasn't your fault right?"
"I know" She nodded, "But that doesn't make it any easier"
She turned around so she was facing Clarke and kissed her forehead, "Thank you though"
"Lexa…" Clarke wrapped her arms around the chaser, "This won't be the last time you play them. Kick their arse next time. Besides you said so yourself that you didn't need to beat them to win the cup"
Lexa groaned, "I'm not going to be able to stand sharing a room with Bellamy over Christmas am I?"
"No but I'll make it worth your while" Clarke leant forward and tightened her arms around Lexa's neck as she in turn held Clarke's waist tightly.
"Clarke. We're in separate rooms"
She rolled her eyes, "If I know Octavia, and I do, she's going to be sneaking her way into Lincoln's bed so I'll climb in through the window or something"
"So you're going to be my knight in shining armour or something"
"Or something" Clarke snorted and kissed Lexa on the lips then removed her arms, "Right. You get dressed then meet me up there for dinner and just think, we have one week and then you get to spend Christmas with me"
"I'm feeling better already"
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