Chapter 28
Hermione's POV
On Christmas Eve, Hermione was so excited because of the Ball on the upcoming day that she could hardly sleep. She was just too excited.
In the morning, she woke up a couple of hours after dawn and tried to wake the sleeping Draco next to her. "Draco! Draco! Wake up!! It's Christmas!!" shouted Hermione, just like an excited little kid. He moaned and turned away. She grabbed his shoulder and started to shake him. "Come on! I want to open my presents!" she whined. "Later," he said into his pillow and waved his hand. She got out of the bed and ran around to his side. She grabbed his arm and started to pull. He was too lazy to reply or do anything. After a few tugs, he fell to the floor. Then came the muffled, "Owww..."
"Oh shit! I'm sorry!" she said. She dropped to her knees and kneeled beside him. "Are all right?" He rolled on to his back and sat up. He crossed his arms and pretended to look like a angry little kid. "You hurt me. I won't forgive you." She laughed. "Awww... come on... forgive me, please?" he shook his head. "What will make it up to you then?" He pretended to think really hard and said, "I want a kiss." "Okay then." She kissed him on the cheek. He shook his head. "Not good enough." "So, what is good enough then?" she asked, a little smile crawling on to her lips. "Like this," he said and leaned forward to close the gap between their lips before she could say a word. She closed her eyes and kissed him back. She pulled away. "Good enough?" he took a deep breath and nodded. "Good, time for the presents," she said. She got changed And lead him to the Christmas tree they had decorated the day before. Under the tree there was a stack of presents waiting to be opened. Each present was wrapped nicely and neatly.
Soon enough there was knocking on the door. "Perfect!" Hermione cried out. "What is?" he asked. "Ginny, Harry and Lavender and Ron are coming to open their presents. I asked the house-elves to bring their presents here. Now we can have Christmas together," she said happily. Draco wasn't too happy spending Christmas with them. She ran to the door and he stood up to leave. "If they're coming, I'm going to change into something decent." He just entered his bedroom as she let them in.
"Hi guys!" she said happily. She gave both Ginny and Lavender a hug and they all sat down at the couches. Draco had come down by then. He slumped down into a one-seater and avoided all eye contact with Ron. She sat down between Lavender and Ginny and stared nervously from one to another. Harry and Ron sat down quietly. Then very quietly, she whispered to Lavender and Ginny to follow her. She stood up and said awkwardly, "Um....... I've got to show Ginny and Lav my dress robes..... We'll be back in a bit."
Ginny and Lavender followed her upstairs and into her room. They sat down on her bed and finally Ginny said, "Any reason you brought us up here? I've already sen your dress robes." "But first," Lavender butted in, "... So Malfoy is officially yours now?" Lavender had one eyebrow raised and was looking at her. She felt weird. "I guess you could say that," she replied. Lavender's face changed from serious to happy and said gleefully, "Good for you!" Hermione smiled. "You've got to be the luckiest girl in school!" Lavender continued enviously. Ginny raised her eyebrows at her and then she added, "Not that there is anything wrong with Ron..." They all laughed.
"Well, I brought you guys up here so we could see what happens down there. I just want to see if they can get along," said Hermione. "Impossible," said Lavender, shaking her head. "It is possible!" insisted Hermione. "Fine, if you're so sure, I bet 5 galleons that they won't get along. Not with Ron, you guys know what he's like," said Lavender. Hermione stood up. "Deal!" They shook hands. Then Ginny said, "Let's see the progress so far." They all tip-toed up to the door and pressed their ears against it but couldn't hear a thing. "I can't hear a thing!" said Ginny. Then Hermione had an idea. She walked to her trunk and started rummaging through it. She pulled out a few strands of flesh coloured string. "Are they..?" said Ginny slowly, recognizing the string. "Extendable Ears? Yep, I confiscated them from Fred and George but didn't hand it in. I thought they'd be useful for future use." Ginny and Lavender grinned. She handed them each a strand of string and placed one end their ears. "Go," said Hermione. The other ends of the string wiggled under the door like worms. They waited for some noise but heard nothing. Just the ticking of the old Grandfather clock.
"They aren't talking to each other," concluded Lavender, "That 5 galleons is going t be mine." "Not so fast Lav," said Hermione. They stopped taking and listened closely.
"So...um..." came Draco's voice, "Umm... how are you guys?" Good, she thought, he's opening up. "Good," said Ron trying to keep it short. He obviously didn't want to talk to Draco. But he isn't! she thought hastily. Draco groaned loudly. They heard him stand up. "I'm trying to be nice you know! Can't you just open up? Why can't you just show a little respect??"
"RESPECT!?" yelled Ron, "You could've shown a little bit of that 7 years ago!" Complete silence. "Erm... Ron didn't mean anything by that Malfoy," said Harry. "Yes, I did," Ron said defiantly.
A/N: this only a little bit more than last time. I hope you guys are liking this story. It almost finished you know. I'm already starting another story. It'll be out soon. Please have a read, I'll tell you the title of the story in the next chapter of this story. PLEASE REVIEW!
Hermione's POV
On Christmas Eve, Hermione was so excited because of the Ball on the upcoming day that she could hardly sleep. She was just too excited.
In the morning, she woke up a couple of hours after dawn and tried to wake the sleeping Draco next to her. "Draco! Draco! Wake up!! It's Christmas!!" shouted Hermione, just like an excited little kid. He moaned and turned away. She grabbed his shoulder and started to shake him. "Come on! I want to open my presents!" she whined. "Later," he said into his pillow and waved his hand. She got out of the bed and ran around to his side. She grabbed his arm and started to pull. He was too lazy to reply or do anything. After a few tugs, he fell to the floor. Then came the muffled, "Owww..."
"Oh shit! I'm sorry!" she said. She dropped to her knees and kneeled beside him. "Are all right?" He rolled on to his back and sat up. He crossed his arms and pretended to look like a angry little kid. "You hurt me. I won't forgive you." She laughed. "Awww... come on... forgive me, please?" he shook his head. "What will make it up to you then?" He pretended to think really hard and said, "I want a kiss." "Okay then." She kissed him on the cheek. He shook his head. "Not good enough." "So, what is good enough then?" she asked, a little smile crawling on to her lips. "Like this," he said and leaned forward to close the gap between their lips before she could say a word. She closed her eyes and kissed him back. She pulled away. "Good enough?" he took a deep breath and nodded. "Good, time for the presents," she said. She got changed And lead him to the Christmas tree they had decorated the day before. Under the tree there was a stack of presents waiting to be opened. Each present was wrapped nicely and neatly.
Soon enough there was knocking on the door. "Perfect!" Hermione cried out. "What is?" he asked. "Ginny, Harry and Lavender and Ron are coming to open their presents. I asked the house-elves to bring their presents here. Now we can have Christmas together," she said happily. Draco wasn't too happy spending Christmas with them. She ran to the door and he stood up to leave. "If they're coming, I'm going to change into something decent." He just entered his bedroom as she let them in.
"Hi guys!" she said happily. She gave both Ginny and Lavender a hug and they all sat down at the couches. Draco had come down by then. He slumped down into a one-seater and avoided all eye contact with Ron. She sat down between Lavender and Ginny and stared nervously from one to another. Harry and Ron sat down quietly. Then very quietly, she whispered to Lavender and Ginny to follow her. She stood up and said awkwardly, "Um....... I've got to show Ginny and Lav my dress robes..... We'll be back in a bit."
Ginny and Lavender followed her upstairs and into her room. They sat down on her bed and finally Ginny said, "Any reason you brought us up here? I've already sen your dress robes." "But first," Lavender butted in, "... So Malfoy is officially yours now?" Lavender had one eyebrow raised and was looking at her. She felt weird. "I guess you could say that," she replied. Lavender's face changed from serious to happy and said gleefully, "Good for you!" Hermione smiled. "You've got to be the luckiest girl in school!" Lavender continued enviously. Ginny raised her eyebrows at her and then she added, "Not that there is anything wrong with Ron..." They all laughed.
"Well, I brought you guys up here so we could see what happens down there. I just want to see if they can get along," said Hermione. "Impossible," said Lavender, shaking her head. "It is possible!" insisted Hermione. "Fine, if you're so sure, I bet 5 galleons that they won't get along. Not with Ron, you guys know what he's like," said Lavender. Hermione stood up. "Deal!" They shook hands. Then Ginny said, "Let's see the progress so far." They all tip-toed up to the door and pressed their ears against it but couldn't hear a thing. "I can't hear a thing!" said Ginny. Then Hermione had an idea. She walked to her trunk and started rummaging through it. She pulled out a few strands of flesh coloured string. "Are they..?" said Ginny slowly, recognizing the string. "Extendable Ears? Yep, I confiscated them from Fred and George but didn't hand it in. I thought they'd be useful for future use." Ginny and Lavender grinned. She handed them each a strand of string and placed one end their ears. "Go," said Hermione. The other ends of the string wiggled under the door like worms. They waited for some noise but heard nothing. Just the ticking of the old Grandfather clock.
"They aren't talking to each other," concluded Lavender, "That 5 galleons is going t be mine." "Not so fast Lav," said Hermione. They stopped taking and listened closely.
"So...um..." came Draco's voice, "Umm... how are you guys?" Good, she thought, he's opening up. "Good," said Ron trying to keep it short. He obviously didn't want to talk to Draco. But he isn't! she thought hastily. Draco groaned loudly. They heard him stand up. "I'm trying to be nice you know! Can't you just open up? Why can't you just show a little respect??"
"RESPECT!?" yelled Ron, "You could've shown a little bit of that 7 years ago!" Complete silence. "Erm... Ron didn't mean anything by that Malfoy," said Harry. "Yes, I did," Ron said defiantly.
A/N: this only a little bit more than last time. I hope you guys are liking this story. It almost finished you know. I'm already starting another story. It'll be out soon. Please have a read, I'll tell you the title of the story in the next chapter of this story. PLEASE REVIEW!