Title: Waking His Witch
Rating: G
Pairing: Draco/Hermione
Written for: luvlikerocketz: a Valentine's Day exchange fest
Warning: None
Word Count: 286
Prompt: Red socks (written for little_dollface)
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of JK Rowling. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
His new girlfriend is an unrepentant cover hog, who sleeps under a massive cocoon of thick bedcovers and pillows, leaving him to fend for himself on his corner of the bed.
But somehow Draco always manages.
He leans against the door frame and drinks from his glass of orange juice. It doesn't matter that he's seen this sight almost every morning since she started sleeping over last month, Draco can't help but chuckle into his cup.
"Wake up, Granger. Your freckled friend is in my Floo, and she's not taking 'go the hell away' for an answer."
Silence.
It's time to bring out the big wands. "Wake up…Hermione."
More silence.
He moves on to the theatrics. "Fire! Fire! The building is burning down! Run for your lives!"
The silence continues.
Draco scratches his head. "Well damn."
Even more silence.
He rolls his eyes, crosses the room, places his glass on the bedside table, and observes. Nothing is visible except for a few curls that peek out from beneath the cream pillows and a pair of old red sock that sticks out from the bottom of the cocoon.
Not one.
Both.
And when those red socks disappear from sight, and the mountain of covers starts to shift, he knows that she is finally awake.
Hermione slowly peers out of her cocoon. She's a mess of matted hair, flushed cheeks, and wrinkled pyjamas. Imperfect in the eyes of others, perhaps, but flawless in his. The sight alone makes the cold nights on the edge of his bed worth it. Hermione then offers him a contented smile and lifts the covers as an invitation.
Draco smirks.
The Weasley girl can wait.