Disclaimer I don't own Harry Potter

So the next weekend Snape took me to Hogsmead to look for presents for my friends, we left early to avoid questions from the other students and certain members of the staff. Snape showed me the majority of the shops where I looked around until I either decided not to get anything or I bought something for a friend.

One of my favourite shops is Honeydukes sweet shop and I wandered around in there for ages looking at the weird and wonderful wizard sweets, but I noticed Snape looking at me with a twinkle of sadness in his eyes and I couldn't help but wonder why?

'Are you alright, Professor?' I asked.

'Yes Miss Partridge.' He replied.

'Why don't you call me Rose?' I suggested.

'Very well, Rose.' He agreed smiling. That same day he took me to the Ministry of Magic and we got my name legally changed to Rose Ebony Snape. I can honestly say that I have never seen so much paperwork in my life! We sat there filling out all the forms for hours until we finally finished and handed them in at the desk.

By the time we returned to Hogwarts I was completely rundown, in fact I was so tired that I skipped dinner and went straight to bed.

I spent Sunday with Draco and we talked underneath the weeping willow, I shared the sweets that I got yesterday while we chatted.

'So when did you get the charm taken off?' Draco asked.

'Not long before dinner.'

'I hardly recognised you when you came into the Great Hall the other night.'

'How did you recognise me?'

'Your eyes, even with the tinge of green, they're still yours.' He smiled staring into my eyes as I stared back into his.

'Right.' I smiled back.

'Uh anyway, what should we do this holiday? Seeing as I'm not going home.' He asked glancing away awkwardly.

'Well, I could see if Snape would take us to Hogsmead.' I suggested. 'We could try and get Drooble's Best Blowing Gum.'

'Sounds good, I've heard that the bubbles float around and don't pop for days , but what about Potter, Weasley and Granger?' Draco asked.

'I'll probably invite them too.' I noticed the grumpy look on his face. 'Oh Draco, I don't expect you to become best friends with them, but just be civilised towards them.'

'I can't; father said I-' He stopped short. 'I can't tell anyone.'

'Come on Draco, you can tell me.'

'No I can't, my father said that I can't tell anyone. Not even you.' He said sadly.

'I see.' I replied disappointed.

'Anyway how have things been with Snape?' He asked while eating a liquorice wand.

'Good, I got my name changed yesterday so now you have to call me Rose.' I grinned.

'Alright, you know I think that Rose suits you because roses have thorns.' He laughed. I then leaped forward on to him and tickled him to the ground, laughing hysterically, he started rolling around on the ground trying to get away from me.

'Is that thorns enough?' I asked giggling.

'Ok, ok!' He cried and I stopped.

'Anyway what are you doing for Christmas?' I asked picking up a Berty Botts every flavour bean.

'No idea, probably staying down in the Slytherin common room.' He shrugged.

'No way.' I shook my head. 'You have to come and hang out with me, after all no one deserves to be alone on Christmas.'

'Thanks, what's it like here during the holidays anyway?'

'Quieter than normal, but last year Harry and I started a snowball fight in the courtyard and almost everyone that was staying for the holidays joined in. I knocked a ton of snow off one of the roofs and it buried Goyle, it took Harry, Wood and I almost an hour to dig him up.' I laughed. 'The teachers make the Great Hall look amazing and there's dancing and music. It's great.' I grinned remembering the Christmas feast last year.

'Sounds like fun.'

'It is and last year Hagrid started dancing with us, we looked ridiculous.'

We continued to talk for ages until a chill started to creep in, then we both walked back towards the castle, on the way we stopped as it started to snow. We ran the rest of the way and I went up into the Gryffindor Tower to get my red cloak before going back to find Draco in the entrance hall.

'Where'd you get that?' He asked.

'Snape bought it last year and the teachers gave it to me on Christmas.' I replied.

'It looks great on you.'

'Thanks.'

We went back outside and caught snowflakes on our tongues and I laughed as a large white snowflake landed on my nose. Then Draco and I built a snowman together, conjuring his hat, eyes, mouth, nose and I gave him my scarf before we flopped onto the ground and making snow angels, I couldn't deny I was excited for the holidays ahead.