DISCLAIMER: I own Emma
Draco woke up, got changed and went downstairs the next morning. He walked into the living room and there were Dominic and Kyle, each on a sofa watching a game of football. (Football as in soccer.) They looked up at the sound of him walking into the room. Kyle turned off the T.V. and sat up. Dominic sat up as well.
"Good morning. We have to talk to you."
"Hermione is our little sister." Kyle said to him.
"And we love her to death." Said Dominic after him.
"You've made her happy again..." Kyle started.
"But if you screw up..." Dominic continued.
"We'll beat you." They finished together. Just then, Hermione came down the stairs, hair held back with two pens.
"Morning gentlemen!" She said, cheerfully. Dominic and Kyle both lounged again and looked relaxed.
"Morning Hermione!" The three called to her. Draco jumped up and went over to her. Hermione saw her brothers give a little laugh and she shot them a look. They stopped laughing immediately and their focus returned to the T.V. Draco followed Hermione into the kitchen. She poured him and herself a cup of coffee and they sat down on the table.
"Never mind them," she said encouragingly. "They're just worried about me." Draco looked at Hermione with wide eyes.
"Alright. Just, make sure I don't make you upset." He said, grinning. The two finished their coffee in silence and got dressed to go outside.
The dogs bounded around the field and Hermione and Draco paced slowly. He took a hold of her hand, which was now buried in a mitten. She stopped for a moment to tie her laces, and Draco walked ahead a few paces. Suddenly, he felt a snowball hit the back of his head and drip down his back. He whirled around and there was Hermione, with another in her hand. This time she hit him square in the chest. Draco grinned and picked up a handful of snow. He chucked it at her, but he missed. She started to run the other way, laughing. Draco chased after her. She ran faster, but he caught up to her. He tackled her to the ground and landed beside her. She rolled on top of him and pinned him down.
"What?" He asked her.
"You're hair matches the snow." She said, still laughing. This time, he rolled on top of her. This was it. He bent down and kissed her. When she didn't resist, he kept going. He felt his heart pounding in his chest. She couldn't believe what was happening. Was she kissing Draco? Not that she hadn't kissed him before, but nothing this serious. She put her hands around his neck and kissed him harder. Draco was on the verge of a heart attack. He was making out with the one girl he had been absolutely bonkers about for the last five years. They kissed each other for a while until Hermione looked at her watch. She pulled away and looked at Draco. His hair was an absolute mess, and he had lippy all over his face. She gave Draco a spit wash, and helped him up.
"Come on, Dom's leaving in 15 minutes." Hermione said, taking Draco's hand.
"Way to kill the romance." Said Draco in return, taking her hand and getting up.
"I'm sorry." She said, looking up at him. He kissed her again and put his arm around her shoulders.
They walked into the house and through to the kitchen.
"Talk about hat head Draco." Kyle said to him.
"Yeah. Looks more like he's been electrocuted." Dominic said, also looking at him. Draco grinned and walked over to Hermione, who was now making tea on the counter. He put her hands on her hips and peered over her shoulder.
"I can't wait to give you your gift tomorrow." He whispered in her ear.
"I still have to wrap yours." She said to him. She put the kettle on the stove to let the water boil. She turned around and there he was. She tilted her head to the side and looked at him for a moment. He almost had nicer then eyes than Harry. Almost.
"What?" He asked a puzzled look on his face.
"I'm just looking at your eyes." She said to him.
"And do you like what you see?" He asked her.
"Yes. I do." She said. He grinned and kissed her before he remembered her brothers were in the room. He pulled away and grimaced. Hermione laughed and took his hand. She let go as the kettle started to whistle. Draco saw the brothers staring at him and turned around. He took the steaming cup Hermione held out to him as she wrapped hers in her cold hands. They walked into the living room.
"They have a death wish for me." Draco said, warming his hands in the fire.
"They do not, they just don't know you yet." She said, sipping her tea delicately.
"That makes me feel better." He said sarcastically.
That afternoon, Dominic drove the two of them to village for some of Hermione's last-minute shopping.
"I'll pick you up at 8:00 alright?"
"Alright, see you Dom." Hermione said, climbing out of the car.
The two walked through the village, shop after shop, picking a few things up here and there. They were sitting in a coffee shop when a blond girl walked in and bee-lined to Hermione.
"OHMIGOD HERMIONE! How are you? I haven't seen you in the longest time! What have you been up to?" The girl said in one breath, throwing her arms around Hermione. Hermione greeted her, and after the girl finally let go, Hermione introduced her to Draco.
"Emma, this is Draco, Draco, this is Emma." Draco gave her a polite smile and turned back to Hermione.
"What time are you out till?" Hermione asked Emma.
"Oh, I have till 9:00, you?"
"Oh, Dom's coming in, five minutes. SOO sorry we don't have time to catch up." She said, sarcasm in her voice. Clearly, Draco was the only one that caught this, because the girl gave Hermione another hug and left.
"She is so bloody annoying." Hermione said, walking back out onto the street to wait for Dominic.
"I thought she was rather nice." Draco said in response. "Very happy person."
"Yes, and can you imagine that happy of a person on your soccer team all summer, thinking she was your friend and calling you non-stop?" She asked. Draco chuckled and put his arm around her.
"You know you love the attention." He said to her. She gave him a playful punch and Dominic drove up to them. They climbed in and when they got home, sat in front of the fire for a while, with the two dogs and three cats.
They went to bed early that night. Tomorrow was Christmas morning.
Dominic was the first up in the morning. He was the kid in the family. He was the one jumping on people, waking them all up. They all gathered downstairs at 7:00 in the morning. Mr. Granger was sitting in the chair, Hermione and Draco on one sofa, Kyle on other and Dominic on the floor, handing out the gifts. From Draco, Hermione received a picture of the two of them at the ball in a jewel encrusted picture frame. From her parents, she received a ring, with her name engraved on the inside. From Dominic, she received a copy of her favorite book in hard cover, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Kyle gave her a book of inspiring quotes from famous people. To Draco, she gave a silver chain that he put over his head immediately. She bought Dominic a new CD player. She gave Kyle a new DVD player, and to her parents she gave a blender. Mr. and Mrs. Granger walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner. The other four started cleaning up the mountains of paper and ribbon from the gifts, that the animals were now playing in.
After dinner, Draco and Hermione went up to her room and sat with each other for a while. He was lying down, back on the floor, Hermione lying at the foot of her bed, belly down and her arms folded under her chin. "Do you miss your family?" She asked him. "No. I hate it at that house." "Why?" "It's always cold. And, I hate my father." "Do you want to talk about it?" She asked. Draco thought about his answer for a moment before he answered. "It's just that, he's so forceful, and pessimistic. Nothing good happens when he's around." "Why do you go back?" She asked him after a few moments silence. "Because my mother ends up getting hurt when he doesn't know where I am." The two sat in silence for a while, and finally went to bed. They were going back to Hogwarts the next morning.
Draco woke up, got changed and went downstairs the next morning. He walked into the living room and there were Dominic and Kyle, each on a sofa watching a game of football. (Football as in soccer.) They looked up at the sound of him walking into the room. Kyle turned off the T.V. and sat up. Dominic sat up as well.
"Good morning. We have to talk to you."
"Hermione is our little sister." Kyle said to him.
"And we love her to death." Said Dominic after him.
"You've made her happy again..." Kyle started.
"But if you screw up..." Dominic continued.
"We'll beat you." They finished together. Just then, Hermione came down the stairs, hair held back with two pens.
"Morning gentlemen!" She said, cheerfully. Dominic and Kyle both lounged again and looked relaxed.
"Morning Hermione!" The three called to her. Draco jumped up and went over to her. Hermione saw her brothers give a little laugh and she shot them a look. They stopped laughing immediately and their focus returned to the T.V. Draco followed Hermione into the kitchen. She poured him and herself a cup of coffee and they sat down on the table.
"Never mind them," she said encouragingly. "They're just worried about me." Draco looked at Hermione with wide eyes.
"Alright. Just, make sure I don't make you upset." He said, grinning. The two finished their coffee in silence and got dressed to go outside.
The dogs bounded around the field and Hermione and Draco paced slowly. He took a hold of her hand, which was now buried in a mitten. She stopped for a moment to tie her laces, and Draco walked ahead a few paces. Suddenly, he felt a snowball hit the back of his head and drip down his back. He whirled around and there was Hermione, with another in her hand. This time she hit him square in the chest. Draco grinned and picked up a handful of snow. He chucked it at her, but he missed. She started to run the other way, laughing. Draco chased after her. She ran faster, but he caught up to her. He tackled her to the ground and landed beside her. She rolled on top of him and pinned him down.
"What?" He asked her.
"You're hair matches the snow." She said, still laughing. This time, he rolled on top of her. This was it. He bent down and kissed her. When she didn't resist, he kept going. He felt his heart pounding in his chest. She couldn't believe what was happening. Was she kissing Draco? Not that she hadn't kissed him before, but nothing this serious. She put her hands around his neck and kissed him harder. Draco was on the verge of a heart attack. He was making out with the one girl he had been absolutely bonkers about for the last five years. They kissed each other for a while until Hermione looked at her watch. She pulled away and looked at Draco. His hair was an absolute mess, and he had lippy all over his face. She gave Draco a spit wash, and helped him up.
"Come on, Dom's leaving in 15 minutes." Hermione said, taking Draco's hand.
"Way to kill the romance." Said Draco in return, taking her hand and getting up.
"I'm sorry." She said, looking up at him. He kissed her again and put his arm around her shoulders.
They walked into the house and through to the kitchen.
"Talk about hat head Draco." Kyle said to him.
"Yeah. Looks more like he's been electrocuted." Dominic said, also looking at him. Draco grinned and walked over to Hermione, who was now making tea on the counter. He put her hands on her hips and peered over her shoulder.
"I can't wait to give you your gift tomorrow." He whispered in her ear.
"I still have to wrap yours." She said to him. She put the kettle on the stove to let the water boil. She turned around and there he was. She tilted her head to the side and looked at him for a moment. He almost had nicer then eyes than Harry. Almost.
"What?" He asked a puzzled look on his face.
"I'm just looking at your eyes." She said to him.
"And do you like what you see?" He asked her.
"Yes. I do." She said. He grinned and kissed her before he remembered her brothers were in the room. He pulled away and grimaced. Hermione laughed and took his hand. She let go as the kettle started to whistle. Draco saw the brothers staring at him and turned around. He took the steaming cup Hermione held out to him as she wrapped hers in her cold hands. They walked into the living room.
"They have a death wish for me." Draco said, warming his hands in the fire.
"They do not, they just don't know you yet." She said, sipping her tea delicately.
"That makes me feel better." He said sarcastically.
That afternoon, Dominic drove the two of them to village for some of Hermione's last-minute shopping.
"I'll pick you up at 8:00 alright?"
"Alright, see you Dom." Hermione said, climbing out of the car.
The two walked through the village, shop after shop, picking a few things up here and there. They were sitting in a coffee shop when a blond girl walked in and bee-lined to Hermione.
"OHMIGOD HERMIONE! How are you? I haven't seen you in the longest time! What have you been up to?" The girl said in one breath, throwing her arms around Hermione. Hermione greeted her, and after the girl finally let go, Hermione introduced her to Draco.
"Emma, this is Draco, Draco, this is Emma." Draco gave her a polite smile and turned back to Hermione.
"What time are you out till?" Hermione asked Emma.
"Oh, I have till 9:00, you?"
"Oh, Dom's coming in, five minutes. SOO sorry we don't have time to catch up." She said, sarcasm in her voice. Clearly, Draco was the only one that caught this, because the girl gave Hermione another hug and left.
"She is so bloody annoying." Hermione said, walking back out onto the street to wait for Dominic.
"I thought she was rather nice." Draco said in response. "Very happy person."
"Yes, and can you imagine that happy of a person on your soccer team all summer, thinking she was your friend and calling you non-stop?" She asked. Draco chuckled and put his arm around her.
"You know you love the attention." He said to her. She gave him a playful punch and Dominic drove up to them. They climbed in and when they got home, sat in front of the fire for a while, with the two dogs and three cats.
They went to bed early that night. Tomorrow was Christmas morning.
Dominic was the first up in the morning. He was the kid in the family. He was the one jumping on people, waking them all up. They all gathered downstairs at 7:00 in the morning. Mr. Granger was sitting in the chair, Hermione and Draco on one sofa, Kyle on other and Dominic on the floor, handing out the gifts. From Draco, Hermione received a picture of the two of them at the ball in a jewel encrusted picture frame. From her parents, she received a ring, with her name engraved on the inside. From Dominic, she received a copy of her favorite book in hard cover, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Kyle gave her a book of inspiring quotes from famous people. To Draco, she gave a silver chain that he put over his head immediately. She bought Dominic a new CD player. She gave Kyle a new DVD player, and to her parents she gave a blender. Mr. and Mrs. Granger walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner. The other four started cleaning up the mountains of paper and ribbon from the gifts, that the animals were now playing in.
After dinner, Draco and Hermione went up to her room and sat with each other for a while. He was lying down, back on the floor, Hermione lying at the foot of her bed, belly down and her arms folded under her chin. "Do you miss your family?" She asked him. "No. I hate it at that house." "Why?" "It's always cold. And, I hate my father." "Do you want to talk about it?" She asked. Draco thought about his answer for a moment before he answered. "It's just that, he's so forceful, and pessimistic. Nothing good happens when he's around." "Why do you go back?" She asked him after a few moments silence. "Because my mother ends up getting hurt when he doesn't know where I am." The two sat in silence for a while, and finally went to bed. They were going back to Hogwarts the next morning.