Chapter 18:: The Dragon Charm
Harry suddenly sat up completely straight when he awoke. He looked over at the clock. 5:18am. Harry couldn't contain his excitement and looked over at Draco. He was sleeping on his side with his back to Harry. Harry got up on his knees and kneeled over Draco. Harry smiled widely as he watched Draco breath silently. He placed a kiss on his lover's upper arm, and eventually trailed the kisses across his shoulders and to his neck. Draco rolled so that he was on his stomach. Harry bit his bottom lip as he smiled and leaned over to kiss Draco. He kissed his cheeks and lips before he leaned down and licked his ear. "Wake up!"
"Huh...?"
"Happy Christmas!"
Draco made a face and tried to roll over. Harry moved so that he was straddling Draco and pinned his shoulders to the mattress. Harry smiled brightly into Draco's eyes and leaned down to kiss his lips "Come on..." Harry kissed him. "Oh Draco..." He kissed him again. "Please wake up." Draco started to smile against the kisses and eventually broke out into a laugh.
"You're like a child, Harry."
Harry sat up and crossed his arms as he smiled, still straddling Draco. "You only say that because you like the idea of statutory rape."
Draco broke out into laughter and pulled Harry down. Draco wrapped his arms around him and Harry folded his arms underneath his own chest so that his head rested on Draco's shoulder. Draco sprinkled Harry's forehead with kisses before sitting up with Harry still in his arms. "Why are we wasting time here? Presents await us!" Harry broke into a wide smile and his eyes went wide to go with it before he hopped off of Draco and stood beside him waiting for Draco to get up.
Draco took Harry's outstretched hand and walked over to the mini tree they had set up in Draco's room the night before. There were presents all around it, covered in bright colors and ribbons. Harry clapped gleefully as he sat down infront of the presents. Draco took a place beside him and rubbed his ear. Harry looked over smiling when he noticed Draco's ear.
"What happened...? What did you do?" Harry furrowed his eyes and his smile faded.
"Oh... after... the fight I err... I ripped out the earring and threw it across the room..."
Harry tilted his head to the side and reached for Draco's ear. "Oh Draco..."
"It's alright. It'll heal and I found the earring, I can get it re-pierced after it heals." Draco smiled at Harry and kissed him. "It didn't hurt that much at the time... I felt really numb..."
"Draco..." Harry leaned over and took Draco in his arms. "I'm so sorry... I hate that I made you feel that way..."
Draco hugged him tightly before he released him. "Harry... it's okay. Stop apologizing – it was my fault too... now before you get blubbery on me, open this."
Harry smiled and took the small box. He unwrapped the present carefully, saving the paper. Once he had gotten the wrapping off a small black box sat in his hand. Harry's eyes widened as he looked at Draco.
"Open it." Draco nodded towards the small box.
Harry looked at the box and his heart started to race. He opened it and it revealed a small, silver ring. Before Harry could speak, Draco took the ring out of the box and slipped it on to Harry's ring finger.
"A promise ring." Harry's eyes filled with tears as he took Draco in his arms.
"Oh thank-you, thank-you so much Draco..."
Draco smiled and kissed Harry. "You're beautiful when you cry."
"Ahhh... Be quiet and open this." Harry blushed and shoved a large box at Draco.
"Oooo!" Draco lifted it to his ear and shook it around. "Hmmm... What could it be I wonder?"
"Well dearest – you'll have to open it and see won't you?"
"Don't mock me, Harry James Potter."
Harry stuck out his tongue as Draco took off the wrapping. When he lifted the lid of the box it revealed a long black trench coat. "Oh my god!" Draco stood up immediately and took the jacket out of the box. "This is amazing! I've wanted this jacket for so long!" Draco unfolded the jacket and put it on. Once he had the jacket on he swung his arms to the side. "How does it look?"
"Absolutely stunning!"
Draco knelt down and hugged Harry. "Thank-you so much! It's so... wow! Thank-you!!" Draco covered Harry in kisses and wrapped his arms around him.
"You're welcome. Here!" Harry gave him another box without looking at whom it was from. "Open this!"
Draco moved and sat beside Harry and took the present. Draco moved the delicate silver bow to read who had given it to him. The smile faded from Draco's lips and he went whiter than he had been before. Harry turned to him with a large smile spread across his lips and immediately lost the smile once he saw the look on Draco's face.
"What's wrong...?"
"It... It's from my..." Draco's voice had fallen to a whisper; tears filled his eyes as he stared at the present.
"From who?"
"My mother..."
"But... she's..."
"I know... I-I don't know how I got it..." Draco started to open the gift and a small tag fell out of the box.
'Draco,
Treasure this gift as I treasured you. I will love you always, my sweet dragon.
Mum'
Draco looked expectantly at the back of the card as though he thought there would be something written. He placed the card at his side when nothing appeared. He reached for the box again and opened it. Inside lay a silver necklace with a small dragon charm. The dragon had emerald encrusted eyes, and a few choice scales had a green tinge to them.
"Wow... that's beautiful..." Harry looked down at the necklace and smiled.
"How did she give it to me? She's..."
"Maybe it was in her will?"
"...Yeah..." Draco took the necklace out of the box and put it on. "How does it look?"
"It looks absolutely smashing with your new jacket."
"Thanks..." Draco smiled and passed Harry another box that was addressed to him.
The boys spent the next hour opening presents. They then got dressed and headed to the hall for breakfast, and were warmly greeted by Dumbledore.
"I trust you had an enjoyable morning?"
Harry nodded. "Absolutely!"
"Wonderful! Would you care to join the other teachers and myself for Christmas breakfast? You two seem to be the only students left in the school this year."
"Err... Sure." Draco nodded his head and took Harry's hand.
As they sat down to a giant feast of every kind of breakfast food imaginable, Harry put his hand on Draco's thigh and whispered in his ear. "Thank-you for making this my most wonderful Christmas yet." He kissed a place close to Draco's ear and received a smile in return.
Harry suddenly sat up completely straight when he awoke. He looked over at the clock. 5:18am. Harry couldn't contain his excitement and looked over at Draco. He was sleeping on his side with his back to Harry. Harry got up on his knees and kneeled over Draco. Harry smiled widely as he watched Draco breath silently. He placed a kiss on his lover's upper arm, and eventually trailed the kisses across his shoulders and to his neck. Draco rolled so that he was on his stomach. Harry bit his bottom lip as he smiled and leaned over to kiss Draco. He kissed his cheeks and lips before he leaned down and licked his ear. "Wake up!"
"Huh...?"
"Happy Christmas!"
Draco made a face and tried to roll over. Harry moved so that he was straddling Draco and pinned his shoulders to the mattress. Harry smiled brightly into Draco's eyes and leaned down to kiss his lips "Come on..." Harry kissed him. "Oh Draco..." He kissed him again. "Please wake up." Draco started to smile against the kisses and eventually broke out into a laugh.
"You're like a child, Harry."
Harry sat up and crossed his arms as he smiled, still straddling Draco. "You only say that because you like the idea of statutory rape."
Draco broke out into laughter and pulled Harry down. Draco wrapped his arms around him and Harry folded his arms underneath his own chest so that his head rested on Draco's shoulder. Draco sprinkled Harry's forehead with kisses before sitting up with Harry still in his arms. "Why are we wasting time here? Presents await us!" Harry broke into a wide smile and his eyes went wide to go with it before he hopped off of Draco and stood beside him waiting for Draco to get up.
Draco took Harry's outstretched hand and walked over to the mini tree they had set up in Draco's room the night before. There were presents all around it, covered in bright colors and ribbons. Harry clapped gleefully as he sat down infront of the presents. Draco took a place beside him and rubbed his ear. Harry looked over smiling when he noticed Draco's ear.
"What happened...? What did you do?" Harry furrowed his eyes and his smile faded.
"Oh... after... the fight I err... I ripped out the earring and threw it across the room..."
Harry tilted his head to the side and reached for Draco's ear. "Oh Draco..."
"It's alright. It'll heal and I found the earring, I can get it re-pierced after it heals." Draco smiled at Harry and kissed him. "It didn't hurt that much at the time... I felt really numb..."
"Draco..." Harry leaned over and took Draco in his arms. "I'm so sorry... I hate that I made you feel that way..."
Draco hugged him tightly before he released him. "Harry... it's okay. Stop apologizing – it was my fault too... now before you get blubbery on me, open this."
Harry smiled and took the small box. He unwrapped the present carefully, saving the paper. Once he had gotten the wrapping off a small black box sat in his hand. Harry's eyes widened as he looked at Draco.
"Open it." Draco nodded towards the small box.
Harry looked at the box and his heart started to race. He opened it and it revealed a small, silver ring. Before Harry could speak, Draco took the ring out of the box and slipped it on to Harry's ring finger.
"A promise ring." Harry's eyes filled with tears as he took Draco in his arms.
"Oh thank-you, thank-you so much Draco..."
Draco smiled and kissed Harry. "You're beautiful when you cry."
"Ahhh... Be quiet and open this." Harry blushed and shoved a large box at Draco.
"Oooo!" Draco lifted it to his ear and shook it around. "Hmmm... What could it be I wonder?"
"Well dearest – you'll have to open it and see won't you?"
"Don't mock me, Harry James Potter."
Harry stuck out his tongue as Draco took off the wrapping. When he lifted the lid of the box it revealed a long black trench coat. "Oh my god!" Draco stood up immediately and took the jacket out of the box. "This is amazing! I've wanted this jacket for so long!" Draco unfolded the jacket and put it on. Once he had the jacket on he swung his arms to the side. "How does it look?"
"Absolutely stunning!"
Draco knelt down and hugged Harry. "Thank-you so much! It's so... wow! Thank-you!!" Draco covered Harry in kisses and wrapped his arms around him.
"You're welcome. Here!" Harry gave him another box without looking at whom it was from. "Open this!"
Draco moved and sat beside Harry and took the present. Draco moved the delicate silver bow to read who had given it to him. The smile faded from Draco's lips and he went whiter than he had been before. Harry turned to him with a large smile spread across his lips and immediately lost the smile once he saw the look on Draco's face.
"What's wrong...?"
"It... It's from my..." Draco's voice had fallen to a whisper; tears filled his eyes as he stared at the present.
"From who?"
"My mother..."
"But... she's..."
"I know... I-I don't know how I got it..." Draco started to open the gift and a small tag fell out of the box.
'Draco,
Treasure this gift as I treasured you. I will love you always, my sweet dragon.
Mum'
Draco looked expectantly at the back of the card as though he thought there would be something written. He placed the card at his side when nothing appeared. He reached for the box again and opened it. Inside lay a silver necklace with a small dragon charm. The dragon had emerald encrusted eyes, and a few choice scales had a green tinge to them.
"Wow... that's beautiful..." Harry looked down at the necklace and smiled.
"How did she give it to me? She's..."
"Maybe it was in her will?"
"...Yeah..." Draco took the necklace out of the box and put it on. "How does it look?"
"It looks absolutely smashing with your new jacket."
"Thanks..." Draco smiled and passed Harry another box that was addressed to him.
The boys spent the next hour opening presents. They then got dressed and headed to the hall for breakfast, and were warmly greeted by Dumbledore.
"I trust you had an enjoyable morning?"
Harry nodded. "Absolutely!"
"Wonderful! Would you care to join the other teachers and myself for Christmas breakfast? You two seem to be the only students left in the school this year."
"Err... Sure." Draco nodded his head and took Harry's hand.
As they sat down to a giant feast of every kind of breakfast food imaginable, Harry put his hand on Draco's thigh and whispered in his ear. "Thank-you for making this my most wonderful Christmas yet." He kissed a place close to Draco's ear and received a smile in return.