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Chapter 25

Hermione

The next morning I stretched and smiled. If the day before had really happened then I was the luckiest girl on the face of the earth. Slowly slipping out of bed and into the crisp December morning I slid my feet into my slippers and tiptoed out of my room and down the stairs, so as not to wake Draco up incase he was still sleeping. When I reached the common room I found that a fire was already going, and that my favorite blonde haired Slytherin was already up, and eating his breakfast.

I smiled as I stepped into his line of vision. Now was the test. Would he completely ignore me and act like nothing happened, or would he actually acknowledge my presence without a glare.

"Good morning, Hermione," Draco greeted glancing up from his breakfast.

My smile grew wider, "Good morning, Draco." I began to get out the things necessary for my breakfast of scrambled eggs.

"Here let me." Draco said coming up behind me and taking the spoon from my hands.

"I'm perfectly capable of doing this by myself." I said trying to pry his fingers away from the spoon. Draco gave me a look, and I relented, finally realizing why he wanted to do this so badly. He was trying to do it right.

A few moments later he set the plate in front of me. I took a bite of it, and was pleasantly surprised to find they tasted quite good. "I can actually cook you know." he smirked. I rolled my eyes, "Just don't ask me to make anything other than this or a sandwich."

I laughed, "Then let's leave the cooking to either me or the house elves, shall we?"

Draco nodded, "That sounds like a plan. Speaking of plans, what does a certain Head Girl have planned for today?"

I shrugged as I chewed another forkful of eggs. "Mostly catch up on my reading, and possibly work out a few details for the next dance. What about you?"

"Nothing I suppose. I hadn't really thought about it. I may go fly for a while, or read like you suggested." Draco said straddling his chair, and resting his arms across the top. "Or we could do something." Draco grinned.

I smiled at him, "That would be nice. What would we do?"

His smile fell, "Let me get back to you on that," He said standing. "I suppose I'll be seeing you in a little while?"

I shrugged, "It's a date." Draco smirked as he departed from our common room to do what ever it is that Slytherin boys do. I opted instead to sort through some of our ideas for the next dance.

So far the only thing all five of us could agree on was that it would be girl's choice, and be held sometime in February. I had to make a decision on the theme. It was between a Valentine's Day centered dance, a Muggle theme, or randomness. I personally was leaning closer to either the Muggle theme or the randomness one. Valentine's Day just didn't have much appeal to me, but I was the only one who knew very much about a Muggles life style, and I knew that we could all find something to enjoy if we did the randomness theme. It would sure give everyone a good laugh, I thought as I scratched out the Muggle idea on my parchment.

With that settled I put away my dance committee things and curled up on the couch with my favorite book. I wasn't sure how much time had passed when Draco came back in and told me it was time for lunch. He held out his arm for me and I took it grinning.

"What?" he asked when I let out a small giggle halfway down our hall.

"Oh nothing." I said reaching up and taking a small flower that had taken roost in his windswept hair.

"I was wondering where that had gone to." He smirked taking the flower from me, and placing it in my own hair.

"Clever." I told him as he led me down a secret passageway that placed us two halls from the Great Hall.

"I know." he shrugged. I rolled my eyes as we entered the Great Hall. The single table was back in place, and we were the last to arrive for lunch. I caught Professor McGonagall's small smile as we walked in, and a few questioning looks from the other students and teachers who had stayed for the holiday. I personally hoped she would keep our sleeping arrangements the same. I quiet liked the idea of waking up and the first person I would see being Draco.

Lunch was relatively quiet, and after Draco and I spent the rest of the afternoon in each others company. Dinner was much the same as lunch, and after I left Draco to his own devices while I went back up to the common room to meet the House Elves.

I had cornered one of them while it was cleaning my room, and asked it (because it wouldn't let me help) to bring up the Christmas decorations used in the Heads dorm. It had agreed with a sad smile when I told it the reason why I wanted to so badly.

When I reached the portrait door she grinned, "I've got the new password for you!" she said excitedly. I smiled sweetly and awaited her latest version of a couple name for Draco and I. "Dramione! Isn't it cute? I was inspired when you two finally got together!" I paused before entering; it actually was one of her better concoctions. So I decided that it would be suitable for the moment.

As I entered I discovered that the House Elves had already brought what I had asked for up here. The tree was in the corner by the fireplace, and there was a fire going. A box of ornaments was sitting on the gold couch in-between two boxes of lights and garlands. I smiled, and took out the Muggle radio I had charmed and put it on my favorite Christmas station.

That was how Draco found me. Dancing to 'Jingle Bell Rock' and wrapping the lights around the bottom of the large tree. "What are you doing?" he asked after overcoming his initial shock.

"What? Oh! I'm decoration the Christmas tree." I smiled, "Want to help?"

Draco licked his lips uncertainly, "Sure," he said at last.

"It's alright if you don't want to." I told him sincerely.

"No! It's fine. The thing is," Draco paused uncomfortably, "The thing is I don't know how to decorate a Christmas tree." I smiled kindly at him, but Draco seemed to need to explain himself further, "The reason is that Mother always had the House Elves do it, and I never got the chance."

"It's easy." I told him. "I'll teach you all the ends and outs of it." He nodded gratefully. "It used to be a tradition in my family. My mother and I would always turn up the Christmas music, and as my father was putting the lights up at the very top of the tree he'd begin to sing. Then he'd climb down off the later and begin to dance with my mother, and then with me." I shook my head to draw myself back to reality, and noticed Draco giving me a quizzical look. "Anyways," I amended, "I need help getting the lights up to the top of the tree, any ideas how?"

"I could always levitate you." Draco said pulling out his wand. I thought for a moment, but then couldn't figure out a better way to it so I let him levitate me close to the top, to wrap the remaining strands around the tree. Once that was done we took out the gold and silver garlands, and I showed him how to wrap them around the tree much like the lights.

I came back from behind the tree to get another strand to find Draco tangled in them. I laughed as I helped him untangle himself. "This is much harder than it looks," he grumbled. "I thought you said it was easy."

"It is easy." I giggled, "Putting on the ornaments is the second best part I think."

"What's the first?"

"Turning off all the lights except for the ones on the tree, and seeing our finished product," I said smiling up at him.

"I suppose I'll just help with the ornaments then?"

"That would probably be best." I admitted.

Draco sighed dramatically, "Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to sit here and watch you then." He flopped down on the silver couch grinning.

"Oh no you don't." I said smirking when I saw the grin wipe clean off his face. "You get to go down to the kitchens, and get some snacks for us to eat after all our hard work. Or rather, all my hard work."

"I suppose I could." Draco said slowly. I rolled my eyes as he reluctantly got up off the couch to fetch us some food.

He came back about twenty minutes later, just as I finished with the garlands, with two plates of cookies. One was of festively decorated Christmas cookies, and the other was a plate of my favorite, cookies and cream.

"Kreacher said to give these too you. Said you had run out, and he knew you'd like some more. I didn't know you were on good terms with the House Elves again." he joked, "What are they exactly?" he asked referring to the other plate of cookies in his hand

I smiled, "I'll defiantly have to thank him later." I said to myself, "Their something my mother used to make. We've had the chocolate chip cookie recipe in our family for generations, and my mother used to make this special homemade whipped cream that she would put on top. Whenever I would come home from school she would have some ready for me, and she would always send some back with me." I smiled at the memory. "Kreacher has taken it upon himself to make these for me now that…" I trailed off sadly. "Anyways, I've finished with the garlands. So it's time for the ornaments."

After Draco set the cookies down I handed him a few ornaments and together we decorated the Christmas tree. He would jokingly hang them in my hair from time to time just to get a rise out of me, and I would conjure up tinsel to throw on him. He would of course take as much as he could off of himself and sprinkle it in my hair along with the ornaments, and then make tiny little lights appear in my hair.

"You're like a miniature Christmas tree," he joked. I rolled my eyes at his antic, and took the ornaments out of my hair. "Hey! I quite liked you that way."

"Oops." I grinned as I placed the last few ornaments on the tree. Last of all was the angel. "Would you like to do the honors?" I asked holding the delicate tree topper.

"Are you sure?" he asked glancing at the angel I was holding in my hands. I nodded and he took it very carefully and levitated it up to the top setting it down very gently. As soon as the Angel was resting in its place it lit up. I grinned and glanced at Draco who was staring at it in wonder. I took out my wand and extinguished all the lights except for those on the tree.

Draco hugged me tightly as we gazed upon our creation. I rested my head against his chest and sighed contentedly, "Merry Christmas Draco." I murmured.

Draco glanced down at me and kissed the top of my head, "Merry Christmas Hermione."

Sorry if it was a little boring. The next few chapters are mostly going to be fluff until the others get back from school. It will get a little bit more interesting =) I can promise you that.

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