Christmas
It was the worst Christmas ever. For Draco and Harry. Ron had to drag him to the Great Hall to open presents. Harry opened his gifts one by one. The same sweat shirt from Mrs. Weasley. Hermoine's gift. Ron's. And so on.
Draco didn't care much for Christmas in the first place. But he went. He knew that Harry would be there. And he wanted to apologize. He wanted to get him alone. For one second. One minute. Show him how sorry he was. He want to caress his face and run his fingers through his hair. He wanted to seduce him. He wanted to be Harry's once more. Just once.
Draco started opening his gifts. Same old things. But, there was a small gift. It simply said "Draco" on it. He wondered who it was from. What it was. He carefully unwrapped it. Inside was a beautiful silver pocket watch. He opened it. Inside he found a little engraving. Draco's heart sank to the floor. He wanted to shout to Harry " I will always be there! I will always be yours!" but instead he only got Harry's eye. He looked so sad. So heartbroken. Draco caused it. And he knew it. He left the Great Hall. Went to his room. And cried.
Harry was about to leave as well when he noticed Kairi sitting alone in the corner. Watching everyone. With her cold stare. There were no presents by her. Harry wondered if she already opened them and just came back to watch.
"Happy Christmas Kairi."
"Happy Christmas Harry."
"So. Did Santa bring you any gifts?" Harry tried to joke. Keyword being tried. He just wanted to start up a conversation that Draco wasn't the first topic.
"No."
The answer startled Harry. The flatness in her voice. It was so. so.. sad.
"No? None, from...from..."
"Harry. Dear. I have no family. I'm not Ms. Popular. Honestly. Why would any one get ME a gift. I'm used to it. When I was in the orphanage I didn't get any gifts. At my old school I didn't get any. I'm not disappointed."
Harry felt like a complete jerk. After all Kairi had done for him. The least he could have done is get her a gift. A card. ANYTHING! Once again Kairi read him.
"You're not a jerk Harry. It's okay. I'm not angry with you. Now, Draco on the other hand. You're angry with him. Care to tell me?"
Harry had no choice. She knew everything else. Hell. Why shouldn't she k now about this. Kairi just listened in silence. And when Harry was done rambling she said the two most unexpected words. " Feeling better?" **Feeling better?** Harry thought ** Feeling better? I was hoping more along the lines of "Screw the bastard!" or "Forget him!" but "feeling better?".**
Well now that he was thinking about it. Harry WAS feeling better. " Yes I am actually. But. what do I now?"
"Don't worry I'll take care of it. Consider it you Christmas present from me."
Then she disappeared.
**Strange** Harry thought. You can't just Apparate or Disapparate. Hermoine had told him enough times for him to remember. Harry couldn't dwell on it any longer. Ron and Hermoine were beckoning him to eat breakfast with them.
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Draco was in his room crying. He felt so disgusted with himself. He didn't want to marry THAT GIRL. Whoever she was. He just wanted to be with Harry. He started to think that Harry was right. That it wasn't love. It was just a simple crush. A crush. It was just a little crush.
He was soon visited by an unexpected visitor.
Draco was startled by a laugh coming from a chair in the fire place.
"Who...Who's there? And how in the bloody hell did you get into my room?" Draco demanded.
"Relax Malfoy. Draco Malfoy. It's me. Kairi. Now why don't you just come over here and talk to me for a bit. It's Christmas."
"I don't need to talk to you or.." with a snap of her finger Draco was pulled to the chair. He didn't even have a chance to finish his statement.
"Please. All you Malfoy's are the same. So secretive. Or you at least try to be."
"You can do wand less magic!!"
"Very good." She looked into his eyes " Now is there anything else you would like to point out before we begin?"
"How did you get into my room. You couldn't have App.."
" You family practices the Dark Arts. Can't you be a little more creative then that?"
Draco stopped to think for a moment. Kairi just couldn't imagine how Harry fell for someone like Draco. But she was doing as she was suppose to.
"YOU'RE A TRANSPARAGUS!! AREN'T YOU!?"
"Yes. Very good Draco."
"Wow. My father never mastered that. He always tried to get me to do it but I never could. Where did you learn? Is it cool to be invislible and walk through stuff?? Oh have you ever."
"Zip it Malfoy." Draco fell silent as he used to do when he was little and his father would tell him to be quiet. "Let's talk about Harry. Shall we?"
"What is there to talk about? I'm engaged. Harry was just a little fling."
"Look me in the eye and tell me that. Tell me you don't love him. Tell me it was all a game to make him jealous. Tell me you did not love it when he kissed you. When he poured his heart out to you. Tell me Draco Malfoy. Tell me you do not love Harry Potter."
He couldn't.
"Then Draco. You know what to do."
Kairi stared back into the fire. Smiled her famous devilish smile. Looked at Draco. And vanished.
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Harry went back to the common room after breakfast. He couldn't eat much. He was too worried. He didn't know what to do with himself. He had Draco on the mind. Just then Hedwig showed up with a letter.
It said:
MEET ME AT THE DRAGON'S LAIR.
I HOPE IT'S NOT TO LATE.
It was the worst Christmas ever. For Draco and Harry. Ron had to drag him to the Great Hall to open presents. Harry opened his gifts one by one. The same sweat shirt from Mrs. Weasley. Hermoine's gift. Ron's. And so on.
Draco didn't care much for Christmas in the first place. But he went. He knew that Harry would be there. And he wanted to apologize. He wanted to get him alone. For one second. One minute. Show him how sorry he was. He want to caress his face and run his fingers through his hair. He wanted to seduce him. He wanted to be Harry's once more. Just once.
Draco started opening his gifts. Same old things. But, there was a small gift. It simply said "Draco" on it. He wondered who it was from. What it was. He carefully unwrapped it. Inside was a beautiful silver pocket watch. He opened it. Inside he found a little engraving. Draco's heart sank to the floor. He wanted to shout to Harry " I will always be there! I will always be yours!" but instead he only got Harry's eye. He looked so sad. So heartbroken. Draco caused it. And he knew it. He left the Great Hall. Went to his room. And cried.
Harry was about to leave as well when he noticed Kairi sitting alone in the corner. Watching everyone. With her cold stare. There were no presents by her. Harry wondered if she already opened them and just came back to watch.
"Happy Christmas Kairi."
"Happy Christmas Harry."
"So. Did Santa bring you any gifts?" Harry tried to joke. Keyword being tried. He just wanted to start up a conversation that Draco wasn't the first topic.
"No."
The answer startled Harry. The flatness in her voice. It was so. so.. sad.
"No? None, from...from..."
"Harry. Dear. I have no family. I'm not Ms. Popular. Honestly. Why would any one get ME a gift. I'm used to it. When I was in the orphanage I didn't get any gifts. At my old school I didn't get any. I'm not disappointed."
Harry felt like a complete jerk. After all Kairi had done for him. The least he could have done is get her a gift. A card. ANYTHING! Once again Kairi read him.
"You're not a jerk Harry. It's okay. I'm not angry with you. Now, Draco on the other hand. You're angry with him. Care to tell me?"
Harry had no choice. She knew everything else. Hell. Why shouldn't she k now about this. Kairi just listened in silence. And when Harry was done rambling she said the two most unexpected words. " Feeling better?" **Feeling better?** Harry thought ** Feeling better? I was hoping more along the lines of "Screw the bastard!" or "Forget him!" but "feeling better?".**
Well now that he was thinking about it. Harry WAS feeling better. " Yes I am actually. But. what do I now?"
"Don't worry I'll take care of it. Consider it you Christmas present from me."
Then she disappeared.
**Strange** Harry thought. You can't just Apparate or Disapparate. Hermoine had told him enough times for him to remember. Harry couldn't dwell on it any longer. Ron and Hermoine were beckoning him to eat breakfast with them.
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Draco was in his room crying. He felt so disgusted with himself. He didn't want to marry THAT GIRL. Whoever she was. He just wanted to be with Harry. He started to think that Harry was right. That it wasn't love. It was just a simple crush. A crush. It was just a little crush.
He was soon visited by an unexpected visitor.
Draco was startled by a laugh coming from a chair in the fire place.
"Who...Who's there? And how in the bloody hell did you get into my room?" Draco demanded.
"Relax Malfoy. Draco Malfoy. It's me. Kairi. Now why don't you just come over here and talk to me for a bit. It's Christmas."
"I don't need to talk to you or.." with a snap of her finger Draco was pulled to the chair. He didn't even have a chance to finish his statement.
"Please. All you Malfoy's are the same. So secretive. Or you at least try to be."
"You can do wand less magic!!"
"Very good." She looked into his eyes " Now is there anything else you would like to point out before we begin?"
"How did you get into my room. You couldn't have App.."
" You family practices the Dark Arts. Can't you be a little more creative then that?"
Draco stopped to think for a moment. Kairi just couldn't imagine how Harry fell for someone like Draco. But she was doing as she was suppose to.
"YOU'RE A TRANSPARAGUS!! AREN'T YOU!?"
"Yes. Very good Draco."
"Wow. My father never mastered that. He always tried to get me to do it but I never could. Where did you learn? Is it cool to be invislible and walk through stuff?? Oh have you ever."
"Zip it Malfoy." Draco fell silent as he used to do when he was little and his father would tell him to be quiet. "Let's talk about Harry. Shall we?"
"What is there to talk about? I'm engaged. Harry was just a little fling."
"Look me in the eye and tell me that. Tell me you don't love him. Tell me it was all a game to make him jealous. Tell me you did not love it when he kissed you. When he poured his heart out to you. Tell me Draco Malfoy. Tell me you do not love Harry Potter."
He couldn't.
"Then Draco. You know what to do."
Kairi stared back into the fire. Smiled her famous devilish smile. Looked at Draco. And vanished.
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Harry went back to the common room after breakfast. He couldn't eat much. He was too worried. He didn't know what to do with himself. He had Draco on the mind. Just then Hedwig showed up with a letter.
It said:
MEET ME AT THE DRAGON'S LAIR.
I HOPE IT'S NOT TO LATE.
