Title: Christmas Wishes

Author: Larkin

Rating: R for future chapters - contains slash, if you don't like slash, that is male/male relationships do not read. Do not flame me because it is slash, you were warned.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Harry and all his friends and enemies belong to J.K.Rowling I'm just borrowing.

Note: I don't have a Beta reader, thanks to the reviewers who pointed out my heinous spelling error - spell check bad, very very bad - I have gone back and corrected.



Chapter three - dealing with the House elves

Draco entered the kitchen to find Harry Potter already there and having some sort of argument with Dobby. He wondered what that was about, Dobby doted on Harry and all the rest of the House Elves treated him like a hero who could do no wrong.

While we was wondering one of the elves came over to Draco to inquire as to what he wanted. Draco explained that he had missed dinner and would like some food to take back to his room. The elf left Draco's side, went over to Dobby and had a quick conference. Then Dobby and several of the elves came back to Draco pulling Harry along with them.

Dobby fixed both Harry and Draco with a firm look and stated. "It is not right that you should eat alone in your rooms on Christmas Eve." We will give you dinner in the private dining room.

Draco shook his head; "All I want is something to take back to the dorm with me he said." Harry looked over at him "That's exactly what I told them, but they seem to think to-night is special and they want to serve a special dinner."

"Yes, yes" said Dobby, "We will set dinner up for you in a private dining room, you will see, it will be very festive."

Harry looked over at Draco with a confused look in his eyes. "You mean both of us, having dinner together?" he asked Dobby. Dobby nodded "It is suitable, you are the only two seventh years here for the holidays from either one of your houses, you will eat together."

Draco shrugged and turned to Harry. "Looks like it's the only way were going to get fed and I'm hungry. I can do it if you can?" Harry nodded mutely; he did not trust himself to say anything. He was finding the thought of dinner alone with Draco across the table from him was making him hungry for more than food.

Dobby turned his head and gave quiet orders to the rest of the elves than bowing towards both Draco and Harry said, if you will follow me.

He lead the boys through the painting out into the main part of the castle, then turned down a corridor they were not familiar with. Stopping before a painting of a Shepherdess with fat fluffy sheep he said, "Tranquillity" The painting opened and he lead them into a very pleasant room. It was fitted out as a private parlour with a round table set for two loaded with a holiday feast, a fire was blazing in a fire place with a comfortable looking sofa drawn up in front. Dobby nodded to a doorway off to one side of the room, "Water closet, through there so you don't need to leave until you are ready to go back to you dorms, have a lovely dinner. If there is anything you want just ask for it, the serving cart, he nodded to a cart sitting under the window, is charmed."

With that he walked over to the doorway, the painting swung open and he left the room.

Harry looked at Draco and then at the table. He had to admit the food looked wonderful.

Draco moved over to one of the seats and said, shall we eat? Harry nodded and moved to join him.

The elves had outdone themselves. The food was as good as what they would have had at the feast in the Great Hall and that was saying something! Even more amazing the elves seemed to be aware of all of Harry and Draco's very favorite dishes. The boy's kept taking covers off serving dishes and staring in delight as their favorite foods were revealed. There were even a couple of bottles of Butterbeer. What the hell thought Harry as he reached for a bottle, Draco did the same.

Very carefully Harry looked at Draco and said, "nice weather were having for the holidays." Draco looked hard and Harry and replied "the snow makes it very pretty, but I don't like getting cold and wet, I prefer to be in front of a warm fire in such weather" he nodded to the fireplace.

Harry hoped his face did not get too red as a mental picture of Draco stretched. out before the fire popped into his mind. Nope, the weather wasn't a safe topic of conversation.

Harry drained his butterbeer and set the bottle back on the table. Magically it was replaced with another bottle. Harry raised his eyebrows but said nothing. Draco looked at him and drained his bottle of butterbeer and set it down. It to was immediately replaced with a full one.

"This isn't so bad" Draco commented. Harry had to agree. After a couple of butterbeers the boys found it easier to talk to each other. Some of their usual attitude drained away and they had a pleasant time talking about professors, quidditch and even the art of magic.

Finally more than an hour later, stuffed and feeling in harmony with the world Harry and Draco stood up about the return to their respective dorms for the night.

They walked over to the door but it did not open for them. Draco turned to Harry, "what was the password, he asked?" "Tranquillity" Harry replied, but the door did not open, Both Harry and Draco tried speaking the password but still the door did not open.

Slowly the truth dawned on them. The door was not opening and they did not know the password! They were locked in together. "This isn't right" Harry said, "Dobby can't have known this would happen, he spoke about us going back to our dorms later" "Agreed" Draco said "but it seems to have happened anyway, at least we seem to have gotten ourselves locked into a pleasant place". With that Draco walked over and threw himself down on the sofa in front of the fire.