Memories of the Past, Secrets Revealed
Chapter 12: Christmas Celebrations
By Babmidnight
Disclaimers: This is soooo not mine. If it were, I'm sure many of us would be making characters do what we want more freely.....lol ( Author's notes: This is just to get me going. ( and I was getting into the last chapter, but decided to split them up so they weren't to long. ( Don't flame me, if I'm in the mood I will bitch back at you, and trust me you don't want to piss me off!!! You may ask the last person who flamed me, they didn't get a very nice response and ended up having their last question thrown back at them and used against them. Don't like, don't read! It's that easy.
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Ron, Harry, and Draco starred at Hermione. Her gown was beautiful. They couldn't help but stare at her.
"Well are you boys going to stop starring or am I going to have to escort myself down to the party?" commented Hermione.
Draco recovered first, and bowed to her, like a gentleman should. They linked arms and headed down the stairs, Ron and Harry starring after them still in shock. Draco looked behind him smirking at Harry and Ron. Harry and Ron followed them down the stairs, somewhat in a daze.
Hermione starred at who was standing in front of the fire place talking to her father. Her mother and step father had come to the Christmas party. Hermione smiled and walked over to her parents, dragging Draco with her.
"Hello mother, father" said Hermione giving her mother and step dad a hug.
"Hello Hermione, who's this handsome boy here?" asked Hermione's mother.
"Oh, this is Draco Malfoy, a school mate of mine. Draco, this is my mother and step father" said Hermione.
Draco shook their hands and stood their listening. Hermione looked around and noticed the Remus Lupin, and Molly and Arthur Weasley and a few of her dads, Kenneth's, friends were there. Hermione walked over to Ron and Harry.
"Ron, Harry, did you notice yet?"
"Notice what Hermione?"
"Lupin and your parents are here" said an excited Hermione.
"Where?" asked Ron and Harry at the same time. Hermione pointed in the direction of Ron's parents and Lupin. The three walked over to Molly, Arthur, and Lupin.
"Hello Mrs. and Mr. Weasley" said Hermione.
Mrs. Weasley turned with a warm smile on her face.
"Hello dears" said Molly who proceeded to give everyone a huge. Hermione's mother walked up to Molly, with Draco tagging behind her.
'I wonder why he's following my mother' thought Hermione.
Draco glared at Hermione than rolled his eyes when he heard Hermione's mother say something about him.
"Molly, have you met Hermione's new friend, I've never heard her talk about him, she must like him, especially since she let him escort her down the stairs. Have you met him? He's quit nice and such a gentleman."
'Well, I'll be, that's why...she must of dragged him along....' thought Hermione.
Molly looked over at Hermione and back at Draco. She walked over and put an arm around the two of them.
"Now come on, both you, tell me everything, when you started liking each other..."
'oh my, no no no no, I do not like him....why did my mother have to take things the wrong way???!!'
"Mrs. Weasley, Draco and I are just friends. No more than that, though I can't help it if he's being a gentleman for once. He just happened to be the first one able to recover when I opened my door to the three of them, Harry, Ron, and Draco that is, when they knocked."
'Leave it to her to say something like that' thought Draco.
"Well they were too busy starring at the dress you're wearing. Quit nice I must say" commented Draco.
"Is Draco Malfoy giving me a compliment? Why, Hell must have frozen over!" laughed Hermione. Draco smiled back.
"Well then, there must be a fire somewhere in hell, for such a beauty to still be burning strong" replied Draco.
Molly and Hermione's mother walked away, dragging Harry and Ron with them, leaving the two to flirt. Even though they didn't realize that they were flirting....instead thinking they were bickering.
"Wow two compliments in one day. Why someone please pinch me, I must be dreaming" smiled Hermione while laughing.
Draco leaned over and pinched Hermione.
"Oww! Why did you do that?" said an annoyed Hermione.
"Well you said 'why someone please pinch me....' so I pinched you, you asked for it" smirked Draco laughter in his eyes.
"Well I didn't mean it literally! At least I know I'm not dreaming" said Hermione.
Harry and Ron stood in a corner talking mildly, looking over at Hermione glaring at her. Music could be heard in the background.
"Come on, lets have some fun, would you like to dance with me?" asked Draco.
"Sure, why not" said Hermione, feeling giddy for some reason.
Draco and Hermione waltzed around the dance floor until Kenneth stopped the music.
"I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight, merry Christmas! Please everyone, food is on the table along with drinks and some deserts. Help your self, for the night is still young" said a joyful Kenneth.
Draco and Hermione headed towards the table and sat down and picked up some food from the center of the table. Ron and Harry headed towards the dinning room table, whispering on the way.
"How could she??!! I can't believe she danced with that git!" complained Ron.
"That is unlike her to do something like that, I wonder what has gotten into her" thought Harry out loud. Harry and Ron sat across from Draco and Hermione, enjoying their meal; Ron giving Hermione a jealous look. Hermione and Draco finished their meal and walked off.
"Would you like me to show you the gardens?" asked Draco.
"Why I would like that" said Hermione.
Draco and Hermione walked outside to the gardens.
"And here are the Rose bushes. Your father has one in every color" commented Draco as they walked by some flowers in bloom.
"Did my father cast a charm for them to bloom in winter?" asked Hermione.
"Perhaps, I'm not sure" said Draco.
"Let's sit on that bench over there" said Hermione.
"Beautiful isn't it?" asked Draco.
"Yes, it's very beautiful. I love it" said Hermione.
"You should see the garden at the Malfoy Manor, there are lots more. You should come see it someday" commented Draco.
"Maybe I will someday" smiled Hermione. Hermione shivered.
"Are you cold?" asked Draco.
"Just a little" commented Hermione.
"Shall we go in then?" asked Draco.
"No, maybe in a bit" said Hermione. Draco moved closer to Hermione and put his arm around her, pulling her into the warmth of his body. He moved his cloak around Hermione to give her some more warmth. (Author's notes: imagine the cloak is large like Harry's invisibility cloak, like in the chambers of secrets where Harry, Hermione, and Ron sneak out to Hagrids cabin....!) Hermione leaned her head on Draco's shoulder looked on at the scenery. Draco looked down at her thinking for a moment.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?"
"I wanted to apologize for all the years that I picked on you. I now realize I was wrong. I was brought up that way" said Hermione.
She closed her eyes, thinking of Draco's comment, but was soon fast asleep before she could mutter a response. Draco sat there for awhile, enjoying having Hermione in his arms, a dream he thought he would never live to come true. Seeing some of the lights go out at the house, he picked Hermione up, and walked back inside the house taking her up to her room. He put her on the bed and was about to walk away when Hermione pulled at his cloak for him to come closer. He laid down, and put his arms around her and fell asleep, his chin on the tip of Hermione's head.
Chapter 12: Christmas Celebrations
By Babmidnight
Disclaimers: This is soooo not mine. If it were, I'm sure many of us would be making characters do what we want more freely.....lol ( Author's notes: This is just to get me going. ( and I was getting into the last chapter, but decided to split them up so they weren't to long. ( Don't flame me, if I'm in the mood I will bitch back at you, and trust me you don't want to piss me off!!! You may ask the last person who flamed me, they didn't get a very nice response and ended up having their last question thrown back at them and used against them. Don't like, don't read! It's that easy.
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Ron, Harry, and Draco starred at Hermione. Her gown was beautiful. They couldn't help but stare at her.
"Well are you boys going to stop starring or am I going to have to escort myself down to the party?" commented Hermione.
Draco recovered first, and bowed to her, like a gentleman should. They linked arms and headed down the stairs, Ron and Harry starring after them still in shock. Draco looked behind him smirking at Harry and Ron. Harry and Ron followed them down the stairs, somewhat in a daze.
Hermione starred at who was standing in front of the fire place talking to her father. Her mother and step father had come to the Christmas party. Hermione smiled and walked over to her parents, dragging Draco with her.
"Hello mother, father" said Hermione giving her mother and step dad a hug.
"Hello Hermione, who's this handsome boy here?" asked Hermione's mother.
"Oh, this is Draco Malfoy, a school mate of mine. Draco, this is my mother and step father" said Hermione.
Draco shook their hands and stood their listening. Hermione looked around and noticed the Remus Lupin, and Molly and Arthur Weasley and a few of her dads, Kenneth's, friends were there. Hermione walked over to Ron and Harry.
"Ron, Harry, did you notice yet?"
"Notice what Hermione?"
"Lupin and your parents are here" said an excited Hermione.
"Where?" asked Ron and Harry at the same time. Hermione pointed in the direction of Ron's parents and Lupin. The three walked over to Molly, Arthur, and Lupin.
"Hello Mrs. and Mr. Weasley" said Hermione.
Mrs. Weasley turned with a warm smile on her face.
"Hello dears" said Molly who proceeded to give everyone a huge. Hermione's mother walked up to Molly, with Draco tagging behind her.
'I wonder why he's following my mother' thought Hermione.
Draco glared at Hermione than rolled his eyes when he heard Hermione's mother say something about him.
"Molly, have you met Hermione's new friend, I've never heard her talk about him, she must like him, especially since she let him escort her down the stairs. Have you met him? He's quit nice and such a gentleman."
'Well, I'll be, that's why...she must of dragged him along....' thought Hermione.
Molly looked over at Hermione and back at Draco. She walked over and put an arm around the two of them.
"Now come on, both you, tell me everything, when you started liking each other..."
'oh my, no no no no, I do not like him....why did my mother have to take things the wrong way???!!'
"Mrs. Weasley, Draco and I are just friends. No more than that, though I can't help it if he's being a gentleman for once. He just happened to be the first one able to recover when I opened my door to the three of them, Harry, Ron, and Draco that is, when they knocked."
'Leave it to her to say something like that' thought Draco.
"Well they were too busy starring at the dress you're wearing. Quit nice I must say" commented Draco.
"Is Draco Malfoy giving me a compliment? Why, Hell must have frozen over!" laughed Hermione. Draco smiled back.
"Well then, there must be a fire somewhere in hell, for such a beauty to still be burning strong" replied Draco.
Molly and Hermione's mother walked away, dragging Harry and Ron with them, leaving the two to flirt. Even though they didn't realize that they were flirting....instead thinking they were bickering.
"Wow two compliments in one day. Why someone please pinch me, I must be dreaming" smiled Hermione while laughing.
Draco leaned over and pinched Hermione.
"Oww! Why did you do that?" said an annoyed Hermione.
"Well you said 'why someone please pinch me....' so I pinched you, you asked for it" smirked Draco laughter in his eyes.
"Well I didn't mean it literally! At least I know I'm not dreaming" said Hermione.
Harry and Ron stood in a corner talking mildly, looking over at Hermione glaring at her. Music could be heard in the background.
"Come on, lets have some fun, would you like to dance with me?" asked Draco.
"Sure, why not" said Hermione, feeling giddy for some reason.
Draco and Hermione waltzed around the dance floor until Kenneth stopped the music.
"I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight, merry Christmas! Please everyone, food is on the table along with drinks and some deserts. Help your self, for the night is still young" said a joyful Kenneth.
Draco and Hermione headed towards the table and sat down and picked up some food from the center of the table. Ron and Harry headed towards the dinning room table, whispering on the way.
"How could she??!! I can't believe she danced with that git!" complained Ron.
"That is unlike her to do something like that, I wonder what has gotten into her" thought Harry out loud. Harry and Ron sat across from Draco and Hermione, enjoying their meal; Ron giving Hermione a jealous look. Hermione and Draco finished their meal and walked off.
"Would you like me to show you the gardens?" asked Draco.
"Why I would like that" said Hermione.
Draco and Hermione walked outside to the gardens.
"And here are the Rose bushes. Your father has one in every color" commented Draco as they walked by some flowers in bloom.
"Did my father cast a charm for them to bloom in winter?" asked Hermione.
"Perhaps, I'm not sure" said Draco.
"Let's sit on that bench over there" said Hermione.
"Beautiful isn't it?" asked Draco.
"Yes, it's very beautiful. I love it" said Hermione.
"You should see the garden at the Malfoy Manor, there are lots more. You should come see it someday" commented Draco.
"Maybe I will someday" smiled Hermione. Hermione shivered.
"Are you cold?" asked Draco.
"Just a little" commented Hermione.
"Shall we go in then?" asked Draco.
"No, maybe in a bit" said Hermione. Draco moved closer to Hermione and put his arm around her, pulling her into the warmth of his body. He moved his cloak around Hermione to give her some more warmth. (Author's notes: imagine the cloak is large like Harry's invisibility cloak, like in the chambers of secrets where Harry, Hermione, and Ron sneak out to Hagrids cabin....!) Hermione leaned her head on Draco's shoulder looked on at the scenery. Draco looked down at her thinking for a moment.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?"
"I wanted to apologize for all the years that I picked on you. I now realize I was wrong. I was brought up that way" said Hermione.
She closed her eyes, thinking of Draco's comment, but was soon fast asleep before she could mutter a response. Draco sat there for awhile, enjoying having Hermione in his arms, a dream he thought he would never live to come true. Seeing some of the lights go out at the house, he picked Hermione up, and walked back inside the house taking her up to her room. He put her on the bed and was about to walk away when Hermione pulled at his cloak for him to come closer. He laid down, and put his arms around her and fell asleep, his chin on the tip of Hermione's head.
