Chapter 24- Christmas
Hermione's POV
I awoke on Christmas Day with a feeling of someone watching me. I opened my eyes and found myself staring right into Draco's blue-gray ones. I yawned, then sat up, stretching. I smiled at him. "Happy Christmas," I said softly.
"Happy Christmas, Mione," he whispered, before leaning in to give me a soft, gentle kiss. He pulled away and grinned, then pulled me up. "Come on, let's open presents. You were sleeping long enough!" I laughed as he pulled me down the stairs in my pajamas, arguing that he was still in his, and I didn't need to change. He was acting just like a little kid.
In my earlier school years, I hadn't really thought about how the presents got there, but now I assumed it was the house elves. No matter what, every Christmas, the people who stayed at Hogwarts had their presents awaiting them when they woke up in the morning. As the common room came into sight I saw my presents stacked neatly on my couch and Draco's on his.
I ran over and plopped down, causing one of the presents to tumble onto the floor. I reached for a big one in front of me, and saw that it was from my parents. I glanced over at Draco to see him tearing the paper off his gifts and smiled. He really was just like a kid. I slid my finger under a piece of tape and slowly unwrapped the present, finally revealing a box with some new clothes packed in tightly, including two pairs of jeans, three sweaters, a denim miniskirt, and a halter top.
After I opened a few more gifts, Draco, being done with his, came to join me. I opened the last ones, and when I was done, he asked, "So, what did you get?"
I showed Draco all my gifts I'd gotten, which included the clothes from my parents, a sweater from Mrs. Weasley, and some books from Harry and Ron. He'd gotten some new sweaters and a broom from his father, along with a note he hadn't read yet, and some other various things from some other Slytherins.
"Ready for your present?" he asked quietly, drawing a small, shiny package from the floor beside the couch.
"Oh! I have yours too!" I held out my hand and called the small gift into my palm. "Open yours first," I said, holding out the gift to him.
"No," he protested, passing mine on to me. "At the same time."
I smiled at him and started carefully unwrapping the present. What I found underneath the silver paper was a deep red, soft velvet box. I looked at Draco and saw that he had already unwrapped his and was holding the chain in his palm, examining it. "This is great! Thank you, Mione," he murmured softly before kissing me gently on the lips.
"Well, there's more to it," I explained. "I'll tell you more about it later." He nodded, and gestured for me to open my gift, grinning.
Slowly, I opened the box, and gasped when I saw what was inside. A pair of earrings, the deep red rubies glittering gently against the velvet. They were Gryffindor colors, with the deep red jewel set in gold. "Draco," I breathed. "They're beautiful!" I hugged him around his neck, then sat up. "Where did you get them?" I asked incredulously.
He was grinning, pleased that I liked his gift to me. "I ordered them to be made, while we were in London," he explained. "Then I went back to get them later."
"They're beautiful," I told him once again, looking him in the eye. "Thank you," I whispered.
He leaned over for another kiss. When he pulled back, he asked, "Okay, now tell me about my gift." He leaned against the back of the couch and I propped my legs up on his lap.
I held out my hand for him to pass me the silver chain necklace, and he did. I held it up in one hand, and, passing the other over it, muttered "Reveler," and a green serpent medallion appeared where there was nothing a moment ago. Draco stared, intrigued, and I continued. "I got it from an old man with a small shop in Diagon Alley. It looked like an old, dusty store, and had mostly antiques. I wasn't really looking for anything, but when I found it I thought I could use it as a regular chain for a charm or something. I asked the man how much it was, and he was reluctant to give it up. He said he'd been looking for it for years. I asked him why he wanted so much for it, and he showed me what it could do. He was mumbling something about it belonging to Salazar Slytherin and having some kind of power or something, but I convinced him it was a knockoff and got it for a reasonable price." I passed my hand over it again, murmuring "Voile," and the medallion disappeared once more. I passed the chain back to Draco, who was still looking at it in awe. "I thought you might like it."
"I do!" he assured me, fastening it around his neck and tucking the chain under his shirt. "I'll see if that legend is true or not about it having some kind of power. Thanks, Hermione."
I smiled, then got up from the couch, stretching. "I'm going to go get dressed, I'll be back down in a bit, okay?" Draco nodded, and I slipped away and up the stairs, carrying my large pile of gifts with me, my earrings safe in the pocket of my pajama pants.
A/N: I'm so sorry!!!!! OMG OMG OMG!! I don't blame you if you hate me for not updating in so long, I owe everybody the hugest apology. I had major writer's block, and I just hope I can get over it now. Look forward to the next chapter soon, but probably not as soon as you or I would like. Just to let you know, I've not yet given up on this story, and I want to finish it.
Hermione's POV
I awoke on Christmas Day with a feeling of someone watching me. I opened my eyes and found myself staring right into Draco's blue-gray ones. I yawned, then sat up, stretching. I smiled at him. "Happy Christmas," I said softly.
"Happy Christmas, Mione," he whispered, before leaning in to give me a soft, gentle kiss. He pulled away and grinned, then pulled me up. "Come on, let's open presents. You were sleeping long enough!" I laughed as he pulled me down the stairs in my pajamas, arguing that he was still in his, and I didn't need to change. He was acting just like a little kid.
In my earlier school years, I hadn't really thought about how the presents got there, but now I assumed it was the house elves. No matter what, every Christmas, the people who stayed at Hogwarts had their presents awaiting them when they woke up in the morning. As the common room came into sight I saw my presents stacked neatly on my couch and Draco's on his.
I ran over and plopped down, causing one of the presents to tumble onto the floor. I reached for a big one in front of me, and saw that it was from my parents. I glanced over at Draco to see him tearing the paper off his gifts and smiled. He really was just like a kid. I slid my finger under a piece of tape and slowly unwrapped the present, finally revealing a box with some new clothes packed in tightly, including two pairs of jeans, three sweaters, a denim miniskirt, and a halter top.
After I opened a few more gifts, Draco, being done with his, came to join me. I opened the last ones, and when I was done, he asked, "So, what did you get?"
I showed Draco all my gifts I'd gotten, which included the clothes from my parents, a sweater from Mrs. Weasley, and some books from Harry and Ron. He'd gotten some new sweaters and a broom from his father, along with a note he hadn't read yet, and some other various things from some other Slytherins.
"Ready for your present?" he asked quietly, drawing a small, shiny package from the floor beside the couch.
"Oh! I have yours too!" I held out my hand and called the small gift into my palm. "Open yours first," I said, holding out the gift to him.
"No," he protested, passing mine on to me. "At the same time."
I smiled at him and started carefully unwrapping the present. What I found underneath the silver paper was a deep red, soft velvet box. I looked at Draco and saw that he had already unwrapped his and was holding the chain in his palm, examining it. "This is great! Thank you, Mione," he murmured softly before kissing me gently on the lips.
"Well, there's more to it," I explained. "I'll tell you more about it later." He nodded, and gestured for me to open my gift, grinning.
Slowly, I opened the box, and gasped when I saw what was inside. A pair of earrings, the deep red rubies glittering gently against the velvet. They were Gryffindor colors, with the deep red jewel set in gold. "Draco," I breathed. "They're beautiful!" I hugged him around his neck, then sat up. "Where did you get them?" I asked incredulously.
He was grinning, pleased that I liked his gift to me. "I ordered them to be made, while we were in London," he explained. "Then I went back to get them later."
"They're beautiful," I told him once again, looking him in the eye. "Thank you," I whispered.
He leaned over for another kiss. When he pulled back, he asked, "Okay, now tell me about my gift." He leaned against the back of the couch and I propped my legs up on his lap.
I held out my hand for him to pass me the silver chain necklace, and he did. I held it up in one hand, and, passing the other over it, muttered "Reveler," and a green serpent medallion appeared where there was nothing a moment ago. Draco stared, intrigued, and I continued. "I got it from an old man with a small shop in Diagon Alley. It looked like an old, dusty store, and had mostly antiques. I wasn't really looking for anything, but when I found it I thought I could use it as a regular chain for a charm or something. I asked the man how much it was, and he was reluctant to give it up. He said he'd been looking for it for years. I asked him why he wanted so much for it, and he showed me what it could do. He was mumbling something about it belonging to Salazar Slytherin and having some kind of power or something, but I convinced him it was a knockoff and got it for a reasonable price." I passed my hand over it again, murmuring "Voile," and the medallion disappeared once more. I passed the chain back to Draco, who was still looking at it in awe. "I thought you might like it."
"I do!" he assured me, fastening it around his neck and tucking the chain under his shirt. "I'll see if that legend is true or not about it having some kind of power. Thanks, Hermione."
I smiled, then got up from the couch, stretching. "I'm going to go get dressed, I'll be back down in a bit, okay?" Draco nodded, and I slipped away and up the stairs, carrying my large pile of gifts with me, my earrings safe in the pocket of my pajama pants.
A/N: I'm so sorry!!!!! OMG OMG OMG!! I don't blame you if you hate me for not updating in so long, I owe everybody the hugest apology. I had major writer's block, and I just hope I can get over it now. Look forward to the next chapter soon, but probably not as soon as you or I would like. Just to let you know, I've not yet given up on this story, and I want to finish it.