Title: My Secret Santa
Author: Mikayla Syaora Yakaishi Winner
Disclaimer: I own nothing that is of likeliness to what J. K. Rowling owns.
Claimer: I own this plot and various other things that you may stumble upon.
Rating: PG-13 because Draco tends to swear quite a bit and the occasional word comes from other people.
Summary of the Chapter: What do you give to the girl you start having feelings for? If you want to be clichéd and all, flowers of course!
Author's Notes:
Chapter 2 – Multi-Colored RosesDecember 1st - Sunday
The next morning, owls swooped down and dropped letters, packages and other assorted items in front of the female population at Hogwarts. Some opened their mail with excitement, some saved it for later and there were a couple who were disappointed that nothing had arrived for them.
Ginny glanced up at the fluttering owl, waiting for her to untie her note. She took the note and fed the owl some food for his reward. The owl landed on her shoulder and waited patiently.
"Waiting for a reply, are we?"
The owl hooted as if in agreement. Ginny unfolded her note and a tiny, miniature flower fell into her hand. The heat of her palm warmed the flower and it grew until reaching life-size before stopping. It was a red rose, yet it was different. It looked like a normal rose but it shimmered in the light. The odd thing about it was that the flower wasn't in bloom, the petals still clustered together in a bud.
Picking up the forgotten note, Ginny examined the sheet. The letter itself was unusual in an impressive way. The writer had written in silverish-white ink on black parchment. Finally, her eyes ran over the page, reading the words:
Dear Ginny,
I hope you like this gift. Keep the flower in water and in due time, you'll get a surprise.
Your Secret Santa
Taking a pale blue piece of parchment from her bag, Ginny scrawled a quick reply in purple ink:
To My Secret Santa
Thanks for the present. It's so pretty. How did you get it to shrink and grow like that? Thanks again!
Ginny
Rolling up the parchment, Ginny tied it to the owl's leg. The owl swooped away and disappeared from sight. Still fascinated by the rose, Ginny didn't notice the stare from across the room that followed her every reaction.
~ * Draco's Point of View * ~
Draco watched as his owl landed on Ginny's shoulder. Thoughts tumbled over each other in his head. Would she like it? If she did, would she still like it if she knew he was the one who had sent it to her?
When he saw the smile on Ginny's face, he let out a breath he hadn't even known he was holding. She liked it. Thank Merlin for that!
And so for the next couple of weeks, the routine was the same.
December 2 – Monday
Gift: A glittering blue rose.
Note:
Dear Ginny,
It's actually a simple charm. If you're that interested, there's a book in the library you can borrow. It's called, 'Light Charms and Happy Hexes.' Enjoy!
Your Secret Santa
Response:
My Secret Santa,
Thanks for the tip. You know, we're going to have to give you a name. 'Your Secret Santa' and 'My Secret Santa' is getting a bit tiresome. What do you think?
Results: One smiling female Gryffindor, and one smiling male Slytherin.
Clue to Ginny's Secret Santa: Ginny borrowed the book from the library. The librarian commented that a certain Slytherin had been looking through it a couple of days ago.
Clue #1, ignored and forgotten.
December 3 – Tuesday
Gift: A glowing yellow rose.
Note:
Dear Ginny,
A name? Well, I'll leave that up to you then. I can't come up with any.
Without A Name
Response:
Without A Name
Hmm…it would be easier to give you a name if I knew you better. Tell me about yourself; things you like, stuff like that.
Ginny
Results: Two students at Hogwarts in deep thought.
Clue to Ginny's Secret Santa: While looking through the charms and hexes book, she found some tiny script at the bottom of page 229, the Shrinking Charm. The writing? Some letters grouped together: VWM, Mrs. DM.
Clue #2, Confusing and therefore forgotten.
December 4 – Wednesday
Gift: A shining purple rose.
Note:
Dear Ginny,
I don't really know how to start telling you about myself. Can't you just ask me questions?
Clueless
Response:
Clueless,
Questions…what kinds of animals do you like?
Ginny
Results: Nothing, you can tell nothing happened.
Clue: Ginny was walking towards the Potions classroom and reading a book when she tripped over Draco. That's right, she tripped over him. It seems that Draco wears contact lenses! Who would've thought? Oh, and he was on the floor because he lost one. And what typically happens when someone loses a contact lens on the floor? That's right, someone steps on it. Who stepped on it? Let's just say, it wasn't Ginny. Anyway, back to the clue, after Draco left, Ginny found a piece of black parchment on the floor.
Clue #3, picked up and forgotten at the bottom of Ginny's bag.
December 5 – Thursday
Gift: A glimmering orange rose.
Note:
Dear Ginny,
I like a lot of animals, but I'm particularly fond of dragons (A.N: Don't tell me you didn't see that coming.) and unicorns.
Animal Lover
Response:
Animal Lover
Dragons and unicorns? Aren't unicorns a little girly for a guy? I'm just joking! I'll come up with something soon, I hope…
Ginny
Ginny received a different colored rose that glimmered or shimmered or shined or glowed or something each day up til the twelfth of December. She now had a dozen multi-colored roses occupying a corner of her room.
Through the different notes, Draco and Ginny had gotten closer. Ginny started to anxiously wait for her mail deliveries and Draco fell for Ginny harder. Although, he would never admit to it, Draco liked the whole Secret Santa idea. But like I said, Draco would never admit it.
On the 13th day however, Ginny met with disappointment. As all the owls swooped down to deliver mail, the space in front of Ginny remained empty. She tried to suppress it, but disappointment rose in her chest and she couldn't stop the stinging of tears behind her eyes.
Author's Notes: Yupz! I'm stopping it there! I know it's past Christmas and all that but you still have Christmas spirit right? Well, we'll see. Let's just say, the next chapter involves singing and we'll leave it at that. Byez! Remember, review too! Reviews make me happy which puts Draco in a bad mood, which means more funny antics from him. (Yes, I'm bribing you, actually, not really. He's gonna be doing funny stuff regardless of whether or not I get reviews, but it's nice all the same.)