"My Heart Will Go On" Chapter 12: Special Gifts
*A/N: Well...this story is coming out pretty good...at least i think. lol =) do you think this story is going at a rapid pace? At least when I'm out of ideas, I'll be done for a bit...but I'm not out of ideas yet. hehehe ;) lol =) i have this new kick ass story line in mind, & i don't know if i should base it in the Harry Potter world thingy, but it's a cool idea. i mean, it'll kick ass...literally. lol =) well I'm out for now. see ya! =)*
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Those next two weeks before the ball were hectic, since this ball was really important, & classes were coming to an end soon. Hermione couldn't wait until the ball. She was going with Dean, & recently, Ron apologized for everything he did to her & Dean ever since the beginning of the year, so she forgave him & they were friends again. Ever since Seamus & Lavender found out about them, they told Parvati, Ron, Harry, & Ginny the good news. They were all happy for her & him, but she couldn't help but feel some jealously from Ron. Overall, she was happier than she had been in a long time.
Finally, it was the last day of classes before break. Everyone was excited, since that meant tomorrow was going to be Christmas Eve. Once again, they were going to have the ball on Christmas night. Hermione was anxious for classes to end so she could go to the Gryfinddor common room for the first time this year. Lavender, Dean, & her decided to hang out with their buddies there, since everyone that was going home for the holidays was leaving later on, after classes had ended. Not a lot of people were leaving, but that was only because of the ball being on Christmas. At last, classes were over. All of them went running to dinner, laughing & jumping around, excited that classes were finally over. Right after dinner was over, all of them headed to the common room for a game of Exploding Snap.
After playing 3 games of Exploding Snap, everyone lounge around the Gryfinddor common room, the couples grouped together. Seamus & Lavender were sitting by the window, looking out at the stars close together, Harry & Ginny were sitting on one of the squishy chairs, Ginny sitting on Harry's lap, by the fire, Ron & Parvati were playing a game of Wizard Chess, & Hermione & Dean were sitting on the bridge that separated the boys' dorms from the girls' dorms, with Hermione leaning onto Dean & his arms around her waist. "This Christmas is going to be the best," Hermione thought to herself, but out loud. "Why is that?" he asked, giving her a curious look. "Because I'm spending it with you." She smiled as he blushed, & replied, "How sweet of you." "I know, I'm sweet." They just laughed, Dean tightening his grip on Hermione. They sat like that for a while, thinking & enjoying each others' company. Hermione was thinking of what she could get him for Christmas. 'Hmmm.....since he's a great artist, maybe I should get him...something artistic.' She laughed at herself, causing Dean to ask, "What are you thinking about 'Mione?" "What to get you for Christmas," she smirked back. "What are you getting me?" "I can't tell." She put a finger up to his lips, then finished, "It's a surprise." "Awwwwww please?" he begged, giving her a puppy dog pout. She laughed & said, "Not the puppy dog pout! Ahhhhhh it burns!" "Puuuuuulease?" "I can't! It'll ruin the surprise!" He took his arms off of her & exclaimed, "You're no fun." He crossed his arms & gave her a sad look. "Awwwwww don't be mad. You'll find out eventually." "But I wanna find out nooooooowa." She just kissed him, & he wrapped his arms around her waist again as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Nice apology," he smirked, giving her a sexy smile. "Hey! Get a room!" Parvati yelled up to them. They all cracked up laughing. Pretty soon, it was time for Lavender, Dean, & Hermione to head back to their rooms. They all agreed to meet at the gates so they could all go to Hogsmeade together, then they all went to bed. Well, Hermione & Dean went to bed after going on the balcony, looking at the stars, & kissing.
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The next morning, Dean woke with a start. He was wide awake, ready for a trip to Hogsmeade. First he got dressed & cleaned up. Then, he dug into his trunk, found his sack of Gallons, Sickles, & Knuts, & ran up to Hermione's room to wake her up.
When he got to her room, he saw her getting her stuff together. Luckily she was already dressed, so he snuck in & hugged her from behind. "Hey sweetheart," he whispered into her hair sexily, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Hey," she whispered back, giving him a peck on the cheek back. "Whatcha doing?" "Getting ready." "Good. I was waiting for you to be ready." She turned to him & said, "Oh really? That's...sweet...of you." She smirked & before he could say anything, gave him a peck on the lips. He watched as she quickly grabbed her sack of wizard money & said, "Come on. Let's go meet Lavender." They ran down the staircase, hand-in-hand, & met Lavender at the portal. They all left together, going to meet the others.
"Hey guys!" Parvati greeted them cheerfully. They ran over to her, where Seamus, Harry, Ginny, & Ron were standing. Hermione gave all of them a hug like she hadn't seen them for months. Only Ron seemed to blush under her touch, which caused Dean to get really jealous, so he went over to Hermione & hugged her from behind. She smiled up at him & gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Well, let's get going!" Dean said enthusiastically. Everyone agreed & they were off to Hogsmeade, heading to the Three Broomsticks first to get a bite to eat before shopping.
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Hermione was having a splendid time at Hogsmeade. It was good to have Ron as her friend again. 'At least he apologized to me about the awful, stupid stuff he did to me', she thought to herself as she headed to the newest robe store at Hogsmeade. She & the others were going to stop by there to find new dress robes for their selves...well, if they needed a new pair. Hermione still had her turquoise one from last year & wanted a new one for the Christmas Ball. So far, they went to the Three Broomsticks & had butter beers & a pastry each for breakfast. They then went to the Shrieking Shack, Zonko's, & Hermione got Dean his Christmas present, which Ginny accompanied her to, so she could get Harry's Christmas present. She also got Christmas presents for her other friends & parents. For her mom, she got her a pretty sterling silver necklace with a pearl, which shone rainbows every time you touched it, dangling from it, & for her dad, she got him a gold & silver watch that told him the time & reminded him about important things, since he was very forgetful about certain things. For Harry, Seamus, & Ron, she got them their favorite candy each, for Lavender, Parvati, & Ginny, she got them each a necklace, Lavender's having a white gold chain with a lavender heart charm, Parvati's having a 14kt gold chain with a rosy pink rose charm, & Ginny's having a white gold chain with a jade green heart charm *the color of Harry's eyes*. Last, but not least, she got Dean something he would love. It was specially made for him, & she made sure it was made that way. Finally, the entered the robe shop, called Madam Rosaline's Robe Shop.
Hermione couldn't believe the selection of robes that were in this store. It was almost more than the one at Diagon Alley! She, followed by Ginny, Lavender, & Parvati, made a beeline for the dress robes while the guys relucently followed them. "So many cute dress robes, so little time!" Parvati exclaimed in a happy sigh. That caused everyone to laugh. Hermione noticed Dean standing behind everyone, glaring at Ron, & as she looked at Ron, she saw him looking at her. She went over to Dean worriedly, but trying not to show it, & gave him a hug. "Come on Dean, why don't you look at the dress robes with me? I saw a really nice one that you might like." He didn't answer. "Please?" She gave him a pleading look. He finally looked down at her & smiled. "You're so pretty Hermione. Of course I'll look at the dress robes with you." She was happy that he wasn't mad at her, so she linked arms with him & they marched back over the dress robes with pride. Hermione then saw the most beautiful dress robe. It was a deep sky blue, the color of her room, with bright white trimmings, & a V-neck with no sleeves. It looked a bit like a dress than a robe. She also noticed that it had a nice, thin sweater, that was bright white, which went with the dress robe. It was long, so it was her style. She really liked it, but didn't want Dean to see it until the dance the next day. Instead, she whispered to Ginny about it & slipped her money to buy it for her when they were looking for dress robes for the guys.
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Dean couldn't believe he was shopping for a new dress robe. He still didn't understand why girls loved shopping so much. It was an obsession! At least he was with Hermione. He was getting really mad at Ron. He kept staring at her like she was a piece of steak waiting to be eaten. 'He must of forgotten that I'm her boyfriend,' she thought angrily as he caught Ron looking at her again. At least he got distracted when Hermione found a great dress robe for him. It was a deep red, & he had to admit, it would look good on him, so they bought it.
When they got out of the store, Hermione & Ginny stayed in there to look at some other robes, so this gave Dean an edge to finally get Hermione's gift. He already got Harry & Seamus a couple of jokes each, Lavender, Parvati, & Ginny each a stoned bracelet, Lavender's lavender, Parvati's rosy pink, & Ginny's jade green *the color of Harry's eyes*. Hermione helped him out with the color choices. He didn't get Ron anything since he still didn't trust him. He also got his parents gifts. For his mom, he got her pretty white gold earrings, & his dad a sterling silver watch that told time, but told him things that he should remember. Now, he could get Hermione's present. After exiting the jewelry store, Dean was proud that he now had Hermione's gift in his pocket to keep it safe from harm, until Christmas morning.
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The whole time at Hogsmeade, Ron had been staring at Hermione. Even though she was going out with Dean now, he couldn't help but not like her anymore. Ever since that day...oh well, hopefully every thing would work out the way he planned it would. Until then, he would remain friends with Hermione & wait 'till the time came for action. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After the day at Hogsmeade, the friends talked some more & went to bed early. Hermione quickly went up to the Owlery to owl all of her presents to her friends. Quite ironically, after she was finished in there, Dean went up & owled all of his presents to his friends. Everyone else did that at different times, then all of the school was quite. During the night, it started to snow lightly, like a magical snow. It would be perfect for the ball.
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Hermione woke with a start on Christmas morning. She was so excited! She looked down at the end of her bed & saw a lot of presents waiting for her to open them. Of course, she couldn't open them without her friends. Everyone decided to open their presents together, so Hermione ran down to Dean's room, ran in, & jumped on his bed. "Dean, wake up!" she exclaimed, jumping on his bed. He got up, rubbed his eyes, & said, "Oh, that was a great way to wake me up." "Awwww don't be sad. Its Christmas!" Dean soon got up, & they headed to Lavender's room & woke her up. After waking her up, they all got their presents & ran to the Gryfinddor common room, where Seamus & Ginny were waiting. "There are you guys!" Ginny exclaimed happily as she hugged Hermione & went to hug Lavender but Seamus was busy hugging her. "Alright, let's get in!" Ginny said, this breaking up the couple of Seamus & Lavender. They all headed into the Gryfinddor common room to see all of their friends around the Christmas tree in there. "Alright, we decided to have everyone open their presents at once going to the person's left in our little circle," Parvati announced to her friends. They all took seats, Hermione sitting in between Dean & Harry. They decided to start with Harry. 'This is going to take a while,' she thought to herself as he opened up his first gift.
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Dean was happy that his friends liked his presents, but as Seamus was opening his last present from Lavender, he was happy that he was finally going to open his presents. He was really looking forward to Hermione's present, since she never told him what she was going to get him. Now, it was his turn. The first present he opened was Seamus'. It was a wizarding book on how to draw moving cartoons...that actually moved. 'Just like Seamus to get me that,' he thought to himself as he grabbed another present. It was from Harry; he got him a soccer ball that was scarlet & gold: Gryfinddor colors. He figured that Hermione told him that his ball was busted as he started to open Parvati's gift. It was a miniature set of the British football team, or soccer in American terms. Next was Ginny's gift, which was a set of different color paints, from pink to spring green. Then, it was Lavender's gift. She got him a journal that was a deep red & bronze. Inside it said: 'You should write down everything you & Hermione do in here. Hehe. Love, Lavender'. He gave Lavender a smirk as he opened his presents from his parents: one from his mom & one from his dad. His mom got him football goalie gloves in the British colors & his dad got him a football goalie jersey in the British colors. Finally, he could open Hermione' s present. He was deeply shocked as he opened an oak wood case to reveal a truly magnificent present.
It was a paintbrush, but not any ordinary paintbrush. It was a fine oak wood with rare, thin bristles just right to paint with, & deep rubies forming a sun in the middle of it. On the back of it had an engraving; it said: Property of Dean Thomas. It also said, on the middle ruby in the sun shape: Dean & Hermione forever. He was so happy that he hugged her & whispered into her hair, "Thank you Hermione. This is the best gift I ever received." "Happy Christmas," she whispered back. She gave him a loving smile as he looked at her. She was so beautiful to him. He couldn't believe that she got him that. "Now, its your turn to open your gifts," he smiled, still holding onto his paintbrush.
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Hermione was so happy that Dean loved his gift. It made her heart flutter as she saw the look on his face when he laid eyes on it. Now, it was her turn to open her presents. The first gift she picked up was from Harry & Ron; it was a ring from each of them. The one from Harry had a white gold band with a jade gem & Ron's had a white gold band with a vivid orange gem. She made a note to give them both a peak on the cheek later as she put the rings on each of her ring fingers, Ron's on the left hand & Harry's on the right, & picked up the present from her parents. They got her a new outfit; it was a violet tank top with bronze clouds scattered on it & bronze colored jeans. Her mum had gotten her the shirt & her dad the pants. She smiled as she grabbed Seamus' gift; it was a set of quills that wrote in deep sky blue & were a bright white color. 'Must of got the color idea from either Lav or Dean,' she thought to herself as she picked up Parvati's gift. 'Typical Parvati,' Hermione thought pleasantly to herself as she set eyes on a bright white bobby pin with a deep sky blue rose embroidered in a bright silver. She set that aside as she picked up Ginny's gift; it was a white gold band with sapphires & diamonds set in it. 'It'll go perfect with my dress robe,' she thought as she picked up Lavender's present; it was a journal, similar to Dean's, but was bright white & deep sky blue. It said: Now you can write down everything you & Dean do. Haha. Love, Lavender. She laughed to herself as she finally took of a hold of Dean's present. She, like Dean, was shocked as she opened a long, but thin, black case & looked at what was in it.
It was the most beautiful necklace Hermione ever set eyes on. Actually, it was kind of like a choker, but laid perfectly on the neck line. It was on a white gold band, & the pendant was truly breath-taking. It was a rose made out of sapphires outlined in white gold. In the middle sapphire, it had an engraving. It said: Dean & Hermione forever. She turned it over & found that on the back of the band, it said: Property of Hermione Granger. She was so shocked, & so happy that she hugged Dean tightly & exclaimed, "Oh Dean! Its beautiful!" "Specially made for a beautiful girl," he smiled back, with a loving gaze. Hermione never knew how she could have someone as special as him in her life. She quickly put it on, now having on the necklace from Dean, the rings from Harry & Ron, the band from Ginny, & the bobby pin from Parvati on her as they decided to go have a snow fight. She, Lavender, & Dean quickly ran to the prefect common room & went to their rooms to put their presents away & dress for the snow fight. Hermione didn't remove the rings or her very special necklace as she ran down the stairs to meet up with Dean & Lavender. Hermione glanced at Dean's pocket as she saw the paintbrush she got him for Christmas in it. 'Guess I'm not the only one letting go of something,' she smiled to herself as she grabbed Dean's waiting hand & ran outside with Lav & Dean to meet up with their other friends.
*A/N: Well...this story is coming out pretty good...at least i think. lol =) do you think this story is going at a rapid pace? At least when I'm out of ideas, I'll be done for a bit...but I'm not out of ideas yet. hehehe ;) lol =) i have this new kick ass story line in mind, & i don't know if i should base it in the Harry Potter world thingy, but it's a cool idea. i mean, it'll kick ass...literally. lol =) well I'm out for now. see ya! =)*
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Those next two weeks before the ball were hectic, since this ball was really important, & classes were coming to an end soon. Hermione couldn't wait until the ball. She was going with Dean, & recently, Ron apologized for everything he did to her & Dean ever since the beginning of the year, so she forgave him & they were friends again. Ever since Seamus & Lavender found out about them, they told Parvati, Ron, Harry, & Ginny the good news. They were all happy for her & him, but she couldn't help but feel some jealously from Ron. Overall, she was happier than she had been in a long time.
Finally, it was the last day of classes before break. Everyone was excited, since that meant tomorrow was going to be Christmas Eve. Once again, they were going to have the ball on Christmas night. Hermione was anxious for classes to end so she could go to the Gryfinddor common room for the first time this year. Lavender, Dean, & her decided to hang out with their buddies there, since everyone that was going home for the holidays was leaving later on, after classes had ended. Not a lot of people were leaving, but that was only because of the ball being on Christmas. At last, classes were over. All of them went running to dinner, laughing & jumping around, excited that classes were finally over. Right after dinner was over, all of them headed to the common room for a game of Exploding Snap.
After playing 3 games of Exploding Snap, everyone lounge around the Gryfinddor common room, the couples grouped together. Seamus & Lavender were sitting by the window, looking out at the stars close together, Harry & Ginny were sitting on one of the squishy chairs, Ginny sitting on Harry's lap, by the fire, Ron & Parvati were playing a game of Wizard Chess, & Hermione & Dean were sitting on the bridge that separated the boys' dorms from the girls' dorms, with Hermione leaning onto Dean & his arms around her waist. "This Christmas is going to be the best," Hermione thought to herself, but out loud. "Why is that?" he asked, giving her a curious look. "Because I'm spending it with you." She smiled as he blushed, & replied, "How sweet of you." "I know, I'm sweet." They just laughed, Dean tightening his grip on Hermione. They sat like that for a while, thinking & enjoying each others' company. Hermione was thinking of what she could get him for Christmas. 'Hmmm.....since he's a great artist, maybe I should get him...something artistic.' She laughed at herself, causing Dean to ask, "What are you thinking about 'Mione?" "What to get you for Christmas," she smirked back. "What are you getting me?" "I can't tell." She put a finger up to his lips, then finished, "It's a surprise." "Awwwwww please?" he begged, giving her a puppy dog pout. She laughed & said, "Not the puppy dog pout! Ahhhhhh it burns!" "Puuuuuulease?" "I can't! It'll ruin the surprise!" He took his arms off of her & exclaimed, "You're no fun." He crossed his arms & gave her a sad look. "Awwwwww don't be mad. You'll find out eventually." "But I wanna find out nooooooowa." She just kissed him, & he wrapped his arms around her waist again as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Nice apology," he smirked, giving her a sexy smile. "Hey! Get a room!" Parvati yelled up to them. They all cracked up laughing. Pretty soon, it was time for Lavender, Dean, & Hermione to head back to their rooms. They all agreed to meet at the gates so they could all go to Hogsmeade together, then they all went to bed. Well, Hermione & Dean went to bed after going on the balcony, looking at the stars, & kissing.
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The next morning, Dean woke with a start. He was wide awake, ready for a trip to Hogsmeade. First he got dressed & cleaned up. Then, he dug into his trunk, found his sack of Gallons, Sickles, & Knuts, & ran up to Hermione's room to wake her up.
When he got to her room, he saw her getting her stuff together. Luckily she was already dressed, so he snuck in & hugged her from behind. "Hey sweetheart," he whispered into her hair sexily, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Hey," she whispered back, giving him a peck on the cheek back. "Whatcha doing?" "Getting ready." "Good. I was waiting for you to be ready." She turned to him & said, "Oh really? That's...sweet...of you." She smirked & before he could say anything, gave him a peck on the lips. He watched as she quickly grabbed her sack of wizard money & said, "Come on. Let's go meet Lavender." They ran down the staircase, hand-in-hand, & met Lavender at the portal. They all left together, going to meet the others.
"Hey guys!" Parvati greeted them cheerfully. They ran over to her, where Seamus, Harry, Ginny, & Ron were standing. Hermione gave all of them a hug like she hadn't seen them for months. Only Ron seemed to blush under her touch, which caused Dean to get really jealous, so he went over to Hermione & hugged her from behind. She smiled up at him & gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Well, let's get going!" Dean said enthusiastically. Everyone agreed & they were off to Hogsmeade, heading to the Three Broomsticks first to get a bite to eat before shopping.
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Hermione was having a splendid time at Hogsmeade. It was good to have Ron as her friend again. 'At least he apologized to me about the awful, stupid stuff he did to me', she thought to herself as she headed to the newest robe store at Hogsmeade. She & the others were going to stop by there to find new dress robes for their selves...well, if they needed a new pair. Hermione still had her turquoise one from last year & wanted a new one for the Christmas Ball. So far, they went to the Three Broomsticks & had butter beers & a pastry each for breakfast. They then went to the Shrieking Shack, Zonko's, & Hermione got Dean his Christmas present, which Ginny accompanied her to, so she could get Harry's Christmas present. She also got Christmas presents for her other friends & parents. For her mom, she got her a pretty sterling silver necklace with a pearl, which shone rainbows every time you touched it, dangling from it, & for her dad, she got him a gold & silver watch that told him the time & reminded him about important things, since he was very forgetful about certain things. For Harry, Seamus, & Ron, she got them their favorite candy each, for Lavender, Parvati, & Ginny, she got them each a necklace, Lavender's having a white gold chain with a lavender heart charm, Parvati's having a 14kt gold chain with a rosy pink rose charm, & Ginny's having a white gold chain with a jade green heart charm *the color of Harry's eyes*. Last, but not least, she got Dean something he would love. It was specially made for him, & she made sure it was made that way. Finally, the entered the robe shop, called Madam Rosaline's Robe Shop.
Hermione couldn't believe the selection of robes that were in this store. It was almost more than the one at Diagon Alley! She, followed by Ginny, Lavender, & Parvati, made a beeline for the dress robes while the guys relucently followed them. "So many cute dress robes, so little time!" Parvati exclaimed in a happy sigh. That caused everyone to laugh. Hermione noticed Dean standing behind everyone, glaring at Ron, & as she looked at Ron, she saw him looking at her. She went over to Dean worriedly, but trying not to show it, & gave him a hug. "Come on Dean, why don't you look at the dress robes with me? I saw a really nice one that you might like." He didn't answer. "Please?" She gave him a pleading look. He finally looked down at her & smiled. "You're so pretty Hermione. Of course I'll look at the dress robes with you." She was happy that he wasn't mad at her, so she linked arms with him & they marched back over the dress robes with pride. Hermione then saw the most beautiful dress robe. It was a deep sky blue, the color of her room, with bright white trimmings, & a V-neck with no sleeves. It looked a bit like a dress than a robe. She also noticed that it had a nice, thin sweater, that was bright white, which went with the dress robe. It was long, so it was her style. She really liked it, but didn't want Dean to see it until the dance the next day. Instead, she whispered to Ginny about it & slipped her money to buy it for her when they were looking for dress robes for the guys.
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Dean couldn't believe he was shopping for a new dress robe. He still didn't understand why girls loved shopping so much. It was an obsession! At least he was with Hermione. He was getting really mad at Ron. He kept staring at her like she was a piece of steak waiting to be eaten. 'He must of forgotten that I'm her boyfriend,' she thought angrily as he caught Ron looking at her again. At least he got distracted when Hermione found a great dress robe for him. It was a deep red, & he had to admit, it would look good on him, so they bought it.
When they got out of the store, Hermione & Ginny stayed in there to look at some other robes, so this gave Dean an edge to finally get Hermione's gift. He already got Harry & Seamus a couple of jokes each, Lavender, Parvati, & Ginny each a stoned bracelet, Lavender's lavender, Parvati's rosy pink, & Ginny's jade green *the color of Harry's eyes*. Hermione helped him out with the color choices. He didn't get Ron anything since he still didn't trust him. He also got his parents gifts. For his mom, he got her pretty white gold earrings, & his dad a sterling silver watch that told time, but told him things that he should remember. Now, he could get Hermione's present. After exiting the jewelry store, Dean was proud that he now had Hermione's gift in his pocket to keep it safe from harm, until Christmas morning.
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The whole time at Hogsmeade, Ron had been staring at Hermione. Even though she was going out with Dean now, he couldn't help but not like her anymore. Ever since that day...oh well, hopefully every thing would work out the way he planned it would. Until then, he would remain friends with Hermione & wait 'till the time came for action. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After the day at Hogsmeade, the friends talked some more & went to bed early. Hermione quickly went up to the Owlery to owl all of her presents to her friends. Quite ironically, after she was finished in there, Dean went up & owled all of his presents to his friends. Everyone else did that at different times, then all of the school was quite. During the night, it started to snow lightly, like a magical snow. It would be perfect for the ball.
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Hermione woke with a start on Christmas morning. She was so excited! She looked down at the end of her bed & saw a lot of presents waiting for her to open them. Of course, she couldn't open them without her friends. Everyone decided to open their presents together, so Hermione ran down to Dean's room, ran in, & jumped on his bed. "Dean, wake up!" she exclaimed, jumping on his bed. He got up, rubbed his eyes, & said, "Oh, that was a great way to wake me up." "Awwww don't be sad. Its Christmas!" Dean soon got up, & they headed to Lavender's room & woke her up. After waking her up, they all got their presents & ran to the Gryfinddor common room, where Seamus & Ginny were waiting. "There are you guys!" Ginny exclaimed happily as she hugged Hermione & went to hug Lavender but Seamus was busy hugging her. "Alright, let's get in!" Ginny said, this breaking up the couple of Seamus & Lavender. They all headed into the Gryfinddor common room to see all of their friends around the Christmas tree in there. "Alright, we decided to have everyone open their presents at once going to the person's left in our little circle," Parvati announced to her friends. They all took seats, Hermione sitting in between Dean & Harry. They decided to start with Harry. 'This is going to take a while,' she thought to herself as he opened up his first gift.
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Dean was happy that his friends liked his presents, but as Seamus was opening his last present from Lavender, he was happy that he was finally going to open his presents. He was really looking forward to Hermione's present, since she never told him what she was going to get him. Now, it was his turn. The first present he opened was Seamus'. It was a wizarding book on how to draw moving cartoons...that actually moved. 'Just like Seamus to get me that,' he thought to himself as he grabbed another present. It was from Harry; he got him a soccer ball that was scarlet & gold: Gryfinddor colors. He figured that Hermione told him that his ball was busted as he started to open Parvati's gift. It was a miniature set of the British football team, or soccer in American terms. Next was Ginny's gift, which was a set of different color paints, from pink to spring green. Then, it was Lavender's gift. She got him a journal that was a deep red & bronze. Inside it said: 'You should write down everything you & Hermione do in here. Hehe. Love, Lavender'. He gave Lavender a smirk as he opened his presents from his parents: one from his mom & one from his dad. His mom got him football goalie gloves in the British colors & his dad got him a football goalie jersey in the British colors. Finally, he could open Hermione' s present. He was deeply shocked as he opened an oak wood case to reveal a truly magnificent present.
It was a paintbrush, but not any ordinary paintbrush. It was a fine oak wood with rare, thin bristles just right to paint with, & deep rubies forming a sun in the middle of it. On the back of it had an engraving; it said: Property of Dean Thomas. It also said, on the middle ruby in the sun shape: Dean & Hermione forever. He was so happy that he hugged her & whispered into her hair, "Thank you Hermione. This is the best gift I ever received." "Happy Christmas," she whispered back. She gave him a loving smile as he looked at her. She was so beautiful to him. He couldn't believe that she got him that. "Now, its your turn to open your gifts," he smiled, still holding onto his paintbrush.
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Hermione was so happy that Dean loved his gift. It made her heart flutter as she saw the look on his face when he laid eyes on it. Now, it was her turn to open her presents. The first gift she picked up was from Harry & Ron; it was a ring from each of them. The one from Harry had a white gold band with a jade gem & Ron's had a white gold band with a vivid orange gem. She made a note to give them both a peak on the cheek later as she put the rings on each of her ring fingers, Ron's on the left hand & Harry's on the right, & picked up the present from her parents. They got her a new outfit; it was a violet tank top with bronze clouds scattered on it & bronze colored jeans. Her mum had gotten her the shirt & her dad the pants. She smiled as she grabbed Seamus' gift; it was a set of quills that wrote in deep sky blue & were a bright white color. 'Must of got the color idea from either Lav or Dean,' she thought to herself as she picked up Parvati's gift. 'Typical Parvati,' Hermione thought pleasantly to herself as she set eyes on a bright white bobby pin with a deep sky blue rose embroidered in a bright silver. She set that aside as she picked up Ginny's gift; it was a white gold band with sapphires & diamonds set in it. 'It'll go perfect with my dress robe,' she thought as she picked up Lavender's present; it was a journal, similar to Dean's, but was bright white & deep sky blue. It said: Now you can write down everything you & Dean do. Haha. Love, Lavender. She laughed to herself as she finally took of a hold of Dean's present. She, like Dean, was shocked as she opened a long, but thin, black case & looked at what was in it.
It was the most beautiful necklace Hermione ever set eyes on. Actually, it was kind of like a choker, but laid perfectly on the neck line. It was on a white gold band, & the pendant was truly breath-taking. It was a rose made out of sapphires outlined in white gold. In the middle sapphire, it had an engraving. It said: Dean & Hermione forever. She turned it over & found that on the back of the band, it said: Property of Hermione Granger. She was so shocked, & so happy that she hugged Dean tightly & exclaimed, "Oh Dean! Its beautiful!" "Specially made for a beautiful girl," he smiled back, with a loving gaze. Hermione never knew how she could have someone as special as him in her life. She quickly put it on, now having on the necklace from Dean, the rings from Harry & Ron, the band from Ginny, & the bobby pin from Parvati on her as they decided to go have a snow fight. She, Lavender, & Dean quickly ran to the prefect common room & went to their rooms to put their presents away & dress for the snow fight. Hermione didn't remove the rings or her very special necklace as she ran down the stairs to meet up with Dean & Lavender. Hermione glanced at Dean's pocket as she saw the paintbrush she got him for Christmas in it. 'Guess I'm not the only one letting go of something,' she smiled to herself as she grabbed Dean's waiting hand & ran outside with Lav & Dean to meet up with their other friends.