You walked into the Ravenclaw Common Room and gasped in surprise. It was decorated beautifully with tinsel and lights and a large Christmas tree was set up in the corner. You were also surprised to see the entire place was deserted except for three third year girls in the far corner chitchatting away in front of the fireplace.
"Hey guys, what is today's date?" you inquired the three girls curiously.
The girls looked at you like you had three heads for a second, but then the one with long blonde hair spoke up, "It is December the twenty-sixth" she answered.
"The twenty-sixth? You mean Christmas was yesterday?" you gasped.
"Erm- yeah it was" another said raising an eyebrow at you like you were mental.
"Bloody hell! I missed Christmas..." you said sadly as you walked away from the girls and up the stairs to your dorm. That explained why the Common Room was so deserted, everyone had gone home for the holidays. 'Well at least I won't have to answer any questions about what happened' you thought trying to look on the bright side as you entered your room.
You were pretty excited to see Padma, Stacey, Abby, and Jane's trunks were all absent from their normal spots. You walked over to your own trunk still sitting in the same spot. There was a large pile of colorfully wrapped presents stacked next to it addressed to you; you decided to open them later on. You pulled out a change of clothes before taking your shower. After you showered you dried your hair and threw on a pair of semi-baggy black pants, a long sleeve gray shirt, and then your winter coat... it was pretty cold outside during winter in England. Then before you left you grabbed up a bag of gifts sitting by your bed that you had bought before Christmas, your friends were going to receive them a little late, but you were pretty sure they wouldn't mind.
You ambled down the stairs feeling a little depressed about missing Christmas and out of the portrait hole to meet Draco, but you stopped short when you saw him waiting right outside the portrait hole.
"Hey there! How long have you been waiting?" you asked.
"Oh not long, don't worry" he replied, "You get ready a lot quicker than most girls".
"Aye, that is probably because I don't bother with make up" you chuckled.
"You don't need any make up" he responded, "You look beautiful just the way you are" he finished brushing a loose strand of your hair behind your ear before wrapping his arms securely around your waist. You felt yourself blush slightly at his comment; he always seemed to know what to say.
"Can we go to the Owlery first? I need to send these presents out" you said as you walked down the hall.
"Yeah, of course. So you figured out you missed Christmas, huh?" he inquired.
"Yeah I asked some of the girls in the Common Room. Did they all go to the Burrow?" you asked curiously referring to your group of best friends.
"Yeah, they did. They wanted to stay and wait for you to wake up, but Dumbledore said it would be safer for them at the Burrow, because he had to do some business in Scotland over the break. He wanted me to go too, but I kind of tied myself down in the chair" he laughed, "I wasn't about to leave you" he whispered kissing you ever so lightly on the neck, but it was enough to make goose bumps break out on your skin.
For some reason the Owlery had always made you kind of nervous. It was filled with at least three hundred owls all hooting loudly and buzzing around the room at high speeds. You made your way through the maze of bird poop on the ground and picked out three of the Hogwarts barn owls to deliver your gifts for you. "Thanks guys" you cooed before the owls hooted and flew out the windows above.
You walked back over to Draco; now only holding one present in your hand. "Here this one is for you" you said holding it out to him. "I was going to get you something else to go with it, but you know- I didn't really get the chance" you said feeling a little bad it was such a small gift.
"Being with you is great enough, you didn't need to get me anything" he replied sweetly as he unwrapped the red wrapping paper. He crumpled the paper up and threw it over his shoulder before looking down at the present. It was a small, brown book with gold writing across the cover. It was called 'Danger and Dragons: The Autobiography of a Gringott's Curse Breaker' by Medullas Caesar. He had told you a long time ago that he wanted to become a Curse Breaker for Gringotts after he got out of Hogwarts, so you figured that he might like it.
"You remembered..." he whispered more to himself than to you as a smile spread across his face. "Thank you so much Anna, I'll start reading it tonight" he said wrapping his strong arms around you in a warm, thank you hug.
"No problem, I thought you might like it" you said with a bright smile.
"Here... I have your present right here" he said pulling a long, rectangular box out of his pocket. "Blaise helped me sneak out to Hogsmeade; I was looking for a long time. I thought you might like this" he said handing it to you.
"Aw thank you Draco! I'm sure that I will love it" you said ripping the shiny silver paper off excitedly to reveal a long velvet box, it was definitely jewelry of some sort. You opened it slowly to reveal an absolutely breathtaking silver necklace inside. It had a stunning silver chain that seemed to sparkle and a lovely silver quaffle charm on the end. "Oh Draco... its beautiful" you whispered holding up the necklace in front of your face and admiring its beauty.
"You really like it?" he asked hopefully. "I thought you would like the quaffle charm".
"I love it" you said earnestly leaning in to kiss him gently on the lips. "Put it on me?" you asked and he nodded taking the necklace out your hands. You turned around and he brushed the hair off of your neck to clasp the necklace on. You shivered a little as his hands touched your bare skin.
You looked down and smiled at the necklace now gleaming from around your neck. You intertwined your fingers with Draco and led him down the hall, "So what has happened while I have been out of it?" you asked.
"A lot" Draco answered.
"Well thanks for the detailed explanation there Draco" you said sarcastically and he laughed.
"Well they were going to expel Pansy from Hogwarts, because Snape came in right after she performed that Dark Blade spell on you" Draco began, "She was locked in the Charms classroom with McGonagall guarding her, while they waited for Fudge to arrive from the Ministry. Well when Fudge finally arrived they all went down the classroom to find McGonagall unconscious on the floor and Pansy gone. They know she could not have done it by herself, because her wand was under a temporary disabling spell at the time, so someone must have come and helped her break out" Draco explained further.
"Oh bugger! So that stupid prat is on the loose now? Here I was hoping she got her arse thrown into Azkaban" you muttered angrily as you and Draco walked out the door into the cold, crisp air of that December day. "Is McGonagall alright?" you asked concerned; McGonagall though strong was in fact a very old woman.
"Yeah she's fine now; she was in St. Mungo's for awhile though" Draco replied, "She is fortunate they didn't kill her..." he commented.
"She really is, Death Eaters hardly ever leave people alive. They must have been amateurs, we have plenty of little Death Eaters in training walking around this school" you said.
"Yeah, we do. Anyways nothing much else has really happened... Gryffindor beat Hufflepuff in the match last weekend and we are going over Patronuses again during the DA meetings" Draco updated you.
"Sure, the one week Harry teaches something that doesn't involve shooting dangerous spells at me I am in the bloody hospital!" you exclaimed.
Draco laughed, "Don't have the best luck do you my dear?" he said teasingly.
"Well it isn't too bad, I got you didn't I?" you responded flirtatiously.
"Well that is true" Draco joked with that all too famous smirk on his face.
"Augh... I have really got to stop inflating that ego of yours or you might float away one of these days" you teased nudging him playfully in the side.
But you nudged him a little harder than you thought and sent him right into the snow. "Oh woops!" you giggled as he brushed himself off.
"Oh- you are going to pay for that one Darcy" he threatened playfully.
"Oh really? What are you going to about it, huh Malfoy?" you challenged him.
"This" he said simply before literally charging at you. You yelped a little in surprise before bolting away down the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Luckily you were light and fast, so you were able to avoid getting caught right away. "I will get you!" you heard him call from behind you making you laugh and continue running faster. But then suddenly you stopped dead in your tracks, catching Draco off guard who ran right into you knocking you both over to the ground.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Look..." you whispered looking up at the creature in front of you in awe.