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CHAPTER 25.
Christmas eve found hermione and Ginny hold up in their room, wrapping gifts. Hermione had finished all her shopping before leaving School.
For Ginny She had gotten a gold necklace, with a heart Shaped pendant. For fleur a wedding planner, and a kymeera hide wand holster for Bill. She had given Fred and George a note book filled with her own personal spells to use for their Joke Shop, and a DA galleon each, so that they could easily contact her with further questions.
Harry was getting a new broomstick servicing kit, along with broom compass for long flights, and She had chocolates filled with fire wiskey for Sirius and Lupin, and for Tonks, she had bought a dress that the metamorphmagus had admired whilst out shopping, but hand't been able to condone spending so much money on. A muggle train set for Arthur, and Some soft shlippers, bubble bath and a new book for Molly left her with only Charlie's gift to wrap.
She had though long and hard over this gift. Ending up with a few different things. firstly was a leather journal, one of a pair -She had the other -that would Send messages directly to each other, this would eliminate the need for owls between them, and make talking quicker and easier.
The second half of Charlie's gift was a beautiful Wristwatch, made from finest goblin wrought silver, forged in dragon's breath, and was extreemly rare and virtually indestructible. Hermione had remembered Charlie saying that he couldn't make a watch last. Because the baby dragons kept destroying them. She hoped he liked it.
Hermione awoke on Christmas Morning with a large pile of gifts at the for of her bed. Ginny was already wide awake, and half way through her own pile.
"Morning." Ginny greeted "Merry Christmas! Thanks for the necklace, it's gorgeous." She said, fingering the pendandt around her neck.
"Merry Christmas, no problem Gin." She yawned in response, sitting up and grabbing the nearest gift.
Good hall this year, She thought in a very Harryesqe moment. She had gotten books from Harry, Sirius and Lupin all on wandless magic. The usual Christmas jumper -this year a deep sea blue- which she pulled on, and mince pies from Mrs Weasley.
A stunning red winter coat from Bill and Fleur, and new invention by the twins themselves, a quill that self inked, Something that had always irked her about the magical world, and took notes when dictated: this would be brilliant for revising She thought Swattily. Her perants had sent her some black opal stud earings, that matched her pendant.
She was reaching for her final package, from Charlie, when the dragon tamer in question appeared in her doorway.
"Merry Christmas Princess." she noticed he had the watch she had given him on, and was Sporting a weasly Jumper the Same Colour as hers, she had a hunch that She would also find Bill and fleur matching.
"Merry Christmas Char." She said, as he kissed her on the cheek, sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Thank you for the watch, It's brilliant," he whispered into her ear, making her blush and smile happily. "And the diary's are brilliant too, how long did they take to make?"
"I researched the theory for a while, after that it was easy." she said modestly.
Hermione then, under Charlie's watchful eyes, went back to opening the box in her lap. She gasped. It was in two parts like his had been.
First was a golden band, Studded with Small diamonds, like an eternity band. Inside there were runes inscribed, It was perfect. It slotted next to her promise ring. She slid it on, eyes glazing. "I'm forever yours." he translated.
Hermione kissed him Soundly on the month."Thank you." her heartfelt whisper.
"Always Princess, Always."
Looking down, she saw the second part to her gift, a piece of parchment. Confused, She picked it up, Seeing another Runic inscription, "Protection." Hermione nodded, she'd seen them before, they afforded basic protection from darker spells, It Couldn't stop them, but Could Weaken them. They would be Sown into clothing, or soldered into metal, this one was designed as a tattoo: Hermione grinned. Magical tattoos weren't like muggle one's they were charmed on, and were permenant until you said the counter curse, there was also no pain involved.
"I've always wanted a tattoo." She admitted, grinning shyly at Charlie, who smirked in response.
She got off the bed, moving to stand before charlie, handing him the rune and turning her back, baring her right shoulder blade. Charlie pulled out his wand, and said the incantaion, hermione felt a slight heat brush over her skin, and it was done.
"Do you have one?" she questioned, he shook his head. Pulling out her wand, Hermione waited for him to chose a spot, he bared his right shoulder blade, grinning at her, blushing, she performed the spell, watching the ink blossom onto Charlie's skin. When it was finished she ran her hand over the mark, the skin feeling exactly as it did before.
She went to examine her reflection in the mirror, grinning, that was awesome, thought the childish part of her mind. She threw herself at charlie, who cought her easily, chuckling deeply, "You're welcome." He said.
Hermione took advantage of her new posission wrapped around Charlie, and kissed him passionatley. His tounge ran across her bottom lip, requesting entrance, which she gave only to readily. Hermione only pulled back when she needed to breathe, but charlie's lips never left her, kissing along her jaw line, up to the shell of her ear.
"Thats incredibly sexy." He rubmled deeply into her ear, making her flush and shiver with plesure. She kissed him again, more calmly this time, exploring eachother thoroughly. They only broke appart when Fred and Goerge apparated nearly on top of them, causing all four of them to land in an a tangle on Ginny's vacated bed...when had she left? Hermione honestly hadn't noticed.
"Morning boys, Merry Christmas." Hermione said wryly, as she climed off of Charlie, who pouted slightly before winking at her.
"Merry Christmas Mya." they sang.
"The note book was brilliant, there's enough stuff in there to keep us going for years." Fred enthused, getting to his feet and kissing Hermione on the top of her head.
"Yeah, and the galleon, brilliant." George said, stooping to kiss her also.
"No problem boys, that quill is great, it will save me loads of time revising." The twins chuckled fondly. "We thought you'd like it."
The four made their way downstairs, calling season's greetings to the others throughout the house as they went. When they reached the kitchen, they were greeted by a harassed looking Molly, who appeared to be doing battle with a turkey the size of a small hippogryph.
"Merry christmas dears." She called, finally managing to stuff the winged beast into the oven, shutting the door with a resounding clang.
"Merry christmas." They sang together, taking it in turns to kiss the weasly matriarch.
"Hermione dear, thank you for the gifts, it was very kind of you. I can't remeber the last time i recieved something so thoughtfull." Molly patted her cheek, smiling tearfully.
"No problem Mrs Weasly, and thank you for the jumper." She said, indicating the blue jumper she was now waring over her pajamas. She grinned at Charlie, neither of them had failed to notice that they matched, judjing by the snickering coming from the twins, they had also noticed. "Of course dear."
The kitchen door opening heralded the arrival of Bill and Fleur, who were indeed waring matching jumpers, in dark green, this seemed to be too much for the twins, who incidednlty were both sporting matching yellow jumers, they broke into laughter. Hermione and Charlie both fought laughter themselves, Bill and Fleur looked confused for a moment, untill Fleur noticed that everybody seemed to match, nudging Bill, and ponting to the weasly christmas staple.
All their attempts to hide their laughter was for nought however, for at that moment, Harry and Ginny, both in matching Red jumbers, and sirius and Lupin both in black, walked in. The occupants of the kitchen, bar Mrs Weasley, who wasnt paying attention, howled with laughter, much to the bemusement of the new arrivals.
"Did we do something funny?" Asked a confused looking Ginny. Pointing out the jumpers, the new comers, chuckling, greeted everyone a merry christmas, and then everyone went about thanking eachother for their gifts.
"Where's Dad?" Asked Bill.
"In the living room, playing with a muggle train set." Molly said dispairingly, everyone looked accusingly at eachother, until Harry turned to Hermione, silently raising an eyebrow in question. Hermione covered her mouth with her hand, sliffling giggles as she nodded her guilt. Everyone laughed.
"Where did you dissapear to this morning?" Hermione asked Ginny quietly.
"I went to thank Harry for my Christmas presant." she said blushing.
"Oh yeah?" Hermione asked, grinning, and raising an eyebrow at harry who blushed, and looked away. Hermione threw her head back and laughed, as Ginny threw an elbow in her direction, muttering, "Shut it you." Only making Hermione laugh harder.
After breakfast they went to get dressed, which consisted of everyone, pulling of their jumpers, changing their pajamas, and putting their jumpers back on again.
Hermione was half way through this process, musing over how much better the bruising had gotten in a week, it was now only slightly yellow, when Ginny screamed. Hermione jumped, looking around for danger, there was none. Hermione stood there, clad in jeans and her Bra, looking confused, "What?" she asked.
"Was that a tattoo?" she questioned a little too loudly.
"Shhhhhhh. I don't think everyone in Wales heared you." she muttered, annoyed.
"Sorry." Ginny whispered, just as Fred and George burst into their room, wands drawn, only to dive back out again after seeing a shirtless Hermione.
"We thought we heared a scream." They said sheepishly.
"You did." Said an excited Ginny. "Hermione's got a .." Hermione clapped a hand over Ginny's mouth, halting her in her tracks.
Unfortunatley, the twins were now intrigued.
"A what?" they asked eagerly, barging into the room once more, determinatley not looking at hermione, but focusing on their little sister. Ginny simply spun Hermione around, showing the sorce of her excitement.
The twins whistled, Hermione quickly pulled on a white t shirt and her weasly jumper, before turning to the three red heads, she sighed, she new those looks, this wasn't going to end well.
"When?" asked George.
"Where?" questioned Fred.
"What?" intoned Ginny.
"This morning, Here, Charlie." she gave as an explination, before running quickly from the room, cackling madly as the others chased after her.
On the first floor landing she ran head long into something hard, looking up she saw Bill, Charlie, Sirius and Lupin, the hard thing she'd hit had been Sirius, who reached out to steady her. Still laughing, she hid behind him, as the three red heads burst into the corridor behind her, still in persute.
"No fair Mi." Ginny weased, leaning forward on her thighs, breathing heavily, the twins who weren't capable of words yet just jesticulated wildly, causing hermione to cry with laughter from her hiding spot behind Sirius.
"She's a fast little thing." george finally managed to gasp.
The four men were now looking at her as if she were mental.
"Nice bra by the way." Ginny got momentarilly sidetracked.
"Thanks." Hermione called from behind Sirius, "This is the one Tonks sent me, that arrived during breakfast in the great hall." That got mingled chocking and laughter from the men around her.
"What's going on?" questioned a thoroughly amused Bill.
"Ginny noticed my back whilst I was changing." Hermione supplied cryptically, causing Charlie to start laughing with her, finally understanding.
"C'mon Mi. We just want to know where the tattoo came from." Fred winged.
"TATTOO?" Sirius, Lupin, Bill and now Harry, who had come out of his room to investigate the noise, exclaimed, staring at Hermione incredulously.
Still laughing, Hermione nodded, turning her back, and lifting her jumper, showing them.
Someone, Bill? whistled lowly, whilst Fred and George catcalled. Whiping tears of mirth from her eyes, Hermione lowered her clothes, turning to face them again. A still giggling Charlie wrapped an arm around her waist, kissing the top of her head.
"Thats a protection Rune." Bill said knowledgably, after a moment, Hermione and Charlie nodded.
"It was from Charlie?" Ginny questioned, when the pair nodded again, she 'awwwwwed'.
"I have the matching one." Charlie explained, showing them, they all smiled.
"You've gone soft mate." Bill said, clapping his brother on the back, making the others laugh, Charlie just nodded happily, and kissed Hermione once more.