Ch 14 "Christmas"

A/N: I know I already wrote this chapter for this ff site, but since I'm trying to update on but its not working, I update with the updated chapter 14 that I just wrote. I think its better written for that site, and I just wanted to delete the old one here and use the approved chapter for this site too. Hope u enjoy. I'll redo chapter 15 soon too! Hope u enjoy this chapter. Please R&R!

The next morning, Hermione and Draco got ready in their separate rooms before opening up their presents for each other. They brought their presents for each other down from their rooms to the common room, where they were going to open up their presents.

Hermione opened Draco's present first. Draco had given her a 24 k. golden chain with a rose pendant at the end of it. It was so beautiful in Hermione's opinion; it was too great of a present since they had only been great friends, and only a day dating each other. Since she loved the necklace so much, but she felt she couldn't accept it. As she looked up at Draco's face, he had a smile on his face. Hermione smiled and then hugged him.

"Thanks so much Draco. I love it so much! But don't you think it's too nice of a present for me since we've only been dating for a day? I know we've been really close friends, but I still don't know I can accept it, Draco."

"Please Hermione, it would mean a lot if you chose to keep it. I know we've not been dating at all really yet. I just thought it was a great necklace for you. If we weren't dating and just friends, I would have had still given you the necklace."

"Ok Draco, I'll keep it. Thanks again," Hermione said, while giving Draco a light kiss on the lips.

Draco then opened up his present from Hermione. It was a picture of a Hungarian Horntail dragon. Since 'Draco' meant dragon in Latin, Hermione liked the idea of getting him a picture of a dragon. In the picture, the dragon flew by every few seconds.

"Thank you Hermione. It's a really cool picture. I love it."

After saying 'thank you', he kissed her on the lips lightly.

"I think I'm going to go up to my room to hang up this picture."

"Ok Draco. I'm glad you like it. I'll put on the necklace while I'm waiting for you to come down."

"Ok great."

So as Draco went upstairs, Hermione put the necklace around her neck, then clasped it. It looked so nice around her neck, she just had to smile. But she still felt bad she hadn't bought something nicer for Draco. He seemed to really like the picture, but she still felt bad.

A few moments later, Draco was back down in the common room, so the two of them left the Heads' common room to go to the Great Hall for breakfast. As they walked down the corridors toward the Great Hall, they held each other's hands until they got inside the doors of the Great Hall. They said bye to each other before going to their separate house tables.

"Hi Hermione," Ginny said to Hermione as Hermione sat across from Ginny.

"Hey Ginny. And you two also," Hermione said with a sympathetic smile. She knew how they must be feeling, especially Ron. She knew lately that he seemed to be liking her more than a friend. Since last year, they became so close as friends. Even though she knew it was probably true that he wanted to be more than friends, she of course didn't feel that way about him. She just still always felt more like brother and sister most of the time. She might have seemed to like him last year, but that was out of jealousy. The time had passed since last year.

Hermione didn't get any response from Harry or Ron. They just stared at her with upset faces.

"I'm sorry you two that I'm dating Draco, but you have to believe me he's not lying."

They still didn't say anything. "I have your presents to give you three."

"Yeah I have yours too Hermione," Ginny replied.

"Whatever," Ron and Harry responded at the same time.

Hermione acted hurt that they didn't try to be more civil with the idea that she and Draco were dating. But it was Draco she was talking about here- their enemy for the past like 6 or 7 years. She would just let them have more time to comprehend that she and Draco really were dating.

They had eaten breakfast. Hermione left the Great Hall to go back to the Heads dorms to get her presents for her friends.

When she got to the common room, she saw Draco sitting on one of the couches by the fire. Hermione walked up to the couch and sat by Draco. She gave him a peck on the lips before saying hi to him.

"Hello to you too," Draco said.

"I have to get my presents for my friends from my room. Then I'm going to the Gryffindor common room to give them out."

"Ok I'll see you later."

So Hermione went upstairs to her dormitory to receive the presents for her friends. She left her dorm, down the stairs, said a quick goodbye to Draco from where she stood, then left the common room and went to the Gryffindor common room.

She found Ginny sitting with Harry and Ron together on a long couch in the common room. Ginny smiled toward Hermione once she saw her. But Harry just stared at her without a smile. Ron began to get up from the couch and walk toward the boys' dormitories.

Before he got too far, Hermione took his arm to stop him.

"I know you don't want to see me right now Ron. But please just take my present to you."

"Fine," Ron replied while grabbing the present from her. After grabbing the present, he stormed up to the boys' dormitories.

It was a few hours later, as Hermione was finishing up some last minute homework that was due when the holidays ended, and term was back in session.

Ginny seemed to have really enjoyed the bracelet Hermione has bought her. It had a silver chain with small, blue star charms on it.

Then Harry allowed himself to open his present up. Hermione had given him a new book about Quiddich. Even though he seemed reluctant to want to really talk to Hermione, he told her thanks anyways. Hermione could tell he seemed to really enjoy the book.

Now she just hoped Ron enjoyed his present from her, even though he was angry with her. She wasn't sure if he had opened it up earlier, or if he was opening it up later; but whenever he opened it, she hoped he enjoyed it.

A few moments later, Draco came down to sit by Hermione at the table she was working on her homework.

"Do you need any help?"

"Do I ever Draco?" Hermione asked with a grin on her face. "But you can still sit here with me if you want."

"Of course I'll stay. But I think I'll get my homework from my room. Then we can work on it together."

"Fine with me."

Draco was gone only a few movements. Then he came back to the table and sat across from Hermione. They worked on their homework for an hour or two. Then they left to go to dinner in the Great Hall.