Author's Note: Now I realise it might seem a bit early for a new year one but I really enjoyed writing it aha. Thought it was quite sweet!

Prompts: (dialogue) "Merry Christmas ya filthy animal, and a Happy New Year!"/(word) feast

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Ringing It In

"10!"

Hermione looked around her at the crowded party. The new year was imminent and she found herself all alone. Harry was off somewhere with Ginny and she could see Ron making some very bad decisions in the opposite corner of the room.

"9!"

A slightly creepy looking guy sporting a bad Christmas jumper leered at her. She could see the moment he decided he was going to kiss her at midnight click in his eyes and she turned and fled. No one wearing a jumper that said 'Merry Christmas ya filthy animal, and a Happy New Year' was going to be her new year's kiss.

"8!"

She hid beside the table laden with food. It had been quite a feast after all but she had chosen this end for the healthy bowl full of punch. Grabbing a plastic cup, she poured herself a glass full of alcoholic goodness and downed it in one go.

"7!"

God how depressing was this, two years ago she helped save the wizarding world from certain doom and now she couldn't even get a date for new year. How pathetic. She poured another glass.

"6!"

"Going a bit fast there aren't you Granger?" Hermione looked up to see an impeccably dressed very handsome Draco Malfoy standing in front of her with a somewhat superior smirk on his pretty face.

"I am not going fast enough!" she declared, slightly slurred. "What are you doing here?"

"5!"

"You invited me, remember? How much have you had to drink already?"

"No, I don't mean here at the party. Idiot. I mean here, in this corner, with me. I can see the gaggle of admirers you have over there panting to be kissed at midnight."

"4!"

"Notice that I'm hiding from them Granger," he chuckled. The sound was smooth and inviting and it made Hermione blush for no apparent reason.

"Yes, me too. Only creepy people want to kiss me at midnight."

"3!"

"Well that's certainly not true Granger."

"2!"

"What?" she shouted unable to hear him over the growing excitement of the packed apartment.

"1!"

"I said that isn't true Hermione!" he shouted back.

"What?"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

"Oh for fucks sake," Draco mumbled sweeping the bemused woman into his arms and planting a kiss firmly on her lips.

She looked delightfully shocked and confused when he drew back and her cheeks were tinged light pink as she gazed up at him.

"Happy New Year Hermione," he murmured to her brushing a kiss on her warm cheek before disappearing back into the crowd.

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