A/N: hey! Just as I promised...I didn't take as long to get this chapter up! ...at least I don't think it's been that long... ne wayz...here's the next chapter!

Recap: Hermione and Draco floo to Malfoy Manner where Hermione finally got to meet Draco's mum, Narcissa. Narcissa takes Hermione shopping and buys her a new outfit. During a game of chess one night, Harry and Ron agree that they should be civil for Hermione's sake.

Dedication: now normally I don't do this but today is one of my best friends 16th birthday and she loves Draco and this chapter Draco is super sweet so I dedicate this chapter to my TAF buddy, Raquel! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Another A/N: just to let you know, becuz this chapter takes place in two separate places, it will be going back and forth between the Burrow and Malfoy Manner. And just so there are no confusions...this chapter takes place on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Ok, now you can read the story...

Yours Truly

Chapter 10: A Christmas Promise

"Come on now. Everyone gather 'round." Mrs. Weasley informed the rest of the Weasley clan and their guests. It was the night before Christmas and it was a tradition for everyone to gather around the tree and open one gift each.

Harry got his and read the note before opening it.

Harry,

This is from both myself and Lupin. Please enjoy. Happy Christmas.

Sirius

He held his gift and judging by the shape of it, he already knew what it was. And sure enough, he opened it and was now holding the latest broom model yet. The new Firebolt XL. Harry was thrilled to have such a great gift, but there was nothing wrong with the one he has now, he didn't want to just get rid of it. He then suddenly had an idea on how to put it to good use.

Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny opened their usual homemade sweaters from their good hearted mother. Morgan opened her gift from Ginny, which was one of her favorite muggle romance novel.

After everyone opened a gift, they stayed up, talking about anything and everything, when there was a knock on the door. Molly got up from her seat and headed towards the door. Everyone who was in the living room heard the door open, followed by the sound of china hitting the ground. They all stopped what they were doing and looked alarmed. They headed where the commotion was coming from and once they met up to where Mrs. Weasley was, they suddenly realized why she dropped her tea cup.

"Draco! How come you never told me about this?!" Narcissa asked while she whipped her eyes from the tears, trying not to smudge her eye make up, after laughing so hard.

"Because I knew how you would react, and I wasn't wrong."

"Aw, but Narcissa, he was the cutest ferret I ever saw!" Hermione said as she turned to Draco and started pinching his cheeks.

Draco winced in pain but shortly seized her hands and held them over her head with one of his hands. Hermione struggled to get free.

"No fair! Your stronger than me!" She whined.

"I'll let you go under one condition."

"And what would that be?"

"Do you even have to ask?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. She leaned forward, closing the whatever space was between them and pressed her lips against his. Before they knew it, they were quickly lost in the kiss. Draco absent mindedly let go of his grip on her hands, but still holding one. He interlocked his fingers with hers as he brought them back down and they rested on her lap. Draco used his free hand and brought it to Hermione's cheek, stroking it and bringing her closer to him.

Narcissa sat across from them, watching them in awe. They were in love. She could tell. She loved Hermione just as much as he did. Ok, well maybe in a different way and maybe not as much as he did, but she was so thankful for Hermione. She hasn't seen Draco so happy all his life. She sighed deeply to herself and it seemed to make Draco and Hermione suddenly aware of their surroundings and who was in the room with them.

"Well, I don't know about you two, but I'm off to bed. I'll see you in the morning." Narcissa got up from her arm chair and walked across to where Draco and Hermione were sitting. "Goodnight Hermione." She said as she hugged her.

"Pleasant dreams."

She turned to her one and only son. "Goodnight Draco. And not too late." She added a wink towards him before making her way up towards her room.

It wasn't too much longer after Narcissa had gone to bed that Draco and Hermione decided to turn in for the night themselves. They walked up the stairs, stood outside their rooms, said goodnight and went their separate ways.

Draco got undressed, wearing nothing but dark blue boxers. He got himself comfortable in his oversized bed when he heard a faint knock on his door.

"Yeah." He called.

The door opened and in the doorway was Hermione.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing. I was just wondering if I could spend the night with you?"

Draco smirked. 'She asked so innocently. Draco come on! How could you say no! That would be rude to just leave her standing there! Your mother taught you better than that!' He thought to himself and then nodded for her to come in. He moved to one side of the bed and pulled down the covers for her. Once she was in, he drew the covers over her and brought her closer to him. He had one arm around her waist and the other as holding her hand. She nuzzled her head in the crook of his neck, took a deep breath taking in his sent.

"Merlin Draco. Why do you have to smell so good?"

"Why do you have to be so beautiful?" He answered and question with a question.

Hermione sat up and looked at him.

"Do you really think I'm beautiful?"

He looked into her soft honey eyes and nodded. He cupped her face and kissed her lightly.

"Goodnight."

"What are you doing here?" Ron spat.

"I came to apologize and explain myself." The fairly young red head replied. "That is, if it's alright with the rest of the family."

No one said anything, so Ron took the liberty to do it for them.

"No! It's not alright! Not after the way you treated us and what you've said to us!"

"Ron..." Mr. Weasley spoke up. "Let him explain."

Ron looked flabbergasted. "Mum, your not really gonna let him in are you?"

"He's still my son and he has the right to explain, even if he did betray us."

"Fine!" He turned to Percy and pointed a finger at him. "You can fool them with your lies and excuses, but I'm not sticking around to here them! I'm going to bed, I'll see you all in the morning."

"Draaaacoooooo! Wake up!" Hermione straddled over him and shook him in an attempt to get him up. "It's Christmas!! Get your lazy bum out of bed!"

Hermione was just about to get off and leave the room when Draco grabbed her from around the waist, picked her up off him and turned her around on the bed so that she was laying on the bed and he was hovering over her.

She giggled. "Good morning."

He leaned down and gave her a kiss. "Happy Christmas."

"Come on, let's go down and open presents!"

"Actually Hermione, I was wondering if you and me could open each other's gifts in here, together."

"Ok, let me get your gift."

Draco moved off her and the bed so she could get up and get the present. She walked over to the door that connected his room with hers and into her room. While she was gone, Draco opened one of his draws and got out his gift for her. Five seconds later, Hermione came back into the room with a box and an envelope. Hermione handed him the box.

"Happy Christmas."

Draco unwrapped and opened up the box and took out what was in it. It was a green tree ornament with Draco written on it in white letters and a dragon sat on top of it.

"It isn't much, but I thought you'd like it." She confessed.

"I really do. And it's going on the tree as soon as we get down there. Here, this is for you."

He handed his gift to her. The box was smaller than the one that he just received from her. She unwrapped and opened the box as well, she was amazed at what was in it.

"Draco! How did you get something like this? I've never seen them before?" Draco had gotten her a belly ring, and at the bottom of the ring dangled Hermione written in silver, script letters.

"I got it custom made. You like?"

"Like? Draco I love it! It's amazing!"

They gave each other a kiss and a hug as to say thanks.

"Come on. Let's go meet my mother down stairs."

Meanwhile, back at the Burrow, everyone was up and they just finished opening up their gifts. Before they started eating breakfast, Harry asked Ron to follow him back to Ron's room.

"Are you alright?" Ron asked.

"Yeah, I just want to give you something." Harry walked over to his trunk and pulled out his old Firebolt. "I want you to have this." He said handing Ron the broom.

"Harry...are you sure?" Ron asked in total disbelief what Harry was handing him.

"Yeah, you could use it, it's still in good condition."

"I promise, I'll take excellent care of it. Thanks!"

Harry and Ron went back down stairs and Ron was pulled aside by one of his many older brothers, Bill.

"Listen. I know he's not exactly your favorite brother right now, but could you do us all a favor and talk to him? He's waiting for you in the family room."

Ron rolled his eyes and walked into the family room where he found Percy sitting on an arm chair. He closed the door and sat across from his brother. Ron opened his mouth to talk but before he could get a word in, Percy immediately cut him off.

"Ron I know your upset with me, but just hear me out." He looked at Ron and all he did was fold his arms across his chest. "I can understand why your mad at me and believe me, if I was you, I wouldn't want to talk to me either after how I treated you guys. I got caught up in being the best in the Ministry that I went against my own family, my own father. I realize now how stupid I've been. I guess I'm not as perfect as I wanted to be."

"Percy, do you have any idea how badly you hurt us for saying such things about your own family? Family means everything to me and you stabbed me when you turned your back to us. This house hasn't been the same anymore. Mum and Dad have been stressing thinking that it was something they did to make you do something like that to them! Do you have any idea what it's like seeing them day after day crying over you for being so stupid, and all you can do is sit a watch, knowing that nothing you say or do is gonna make you come back!? No, you don't! You don't because you haven't been here!" Ron panted, his face now the color of his hair.

"Ron, please calm down."

"No! Don't tell me to calm down!"

"Look, I said I was sorry! What more do you want from me?!" Percy said now raising his voice.

Ron stood up from his chair. "I want my old brother back." He said softly, looking his brother in the eye. After a moment of staring at each other, Ron left.

After dinner, Hermione went off to her room and started to put away her gifts that she received from her friends and parents. She walked out over to the window and stood there, watching the snow fall.

"You like the snow?" Draco asked as he wrapped his arms around her neck and kissed her on the cheek.

"Yeah. I love this time of the year. Everything looks so beautiful when it's covered in white."

"Wanna go out for a walk?"

"Sure. Let me just get ready and then I'll met you down stairs."

Draco walked into his room to put on warmer clothes. Just before he walked back out the door to meet Hermione, he opened up one of his dresser draws, grabbed the small box and pocked it.

Hermione and Draco walked out of the house and started talking about what they plan on doing once out of Hogwarts.

"I suppose I could be a healer. I mean, it could be quite rewarding helping people out. What do you think?" She asked, but got no answer. "Draco?" Sill no answer. She looked to where he was walking with her but he wasn't there. "Draco where are you?!" She started to panic.

SPLAT!

Right in the back of the leg, she got hit with a snowball. She turned around and saw Draco's head sticking out from the tree.

"MALFOY! YOUR GONNA PAY FOR THAT ONE!" She picked up a handful of snow, bunched it together and flung it at him. It got him right in the left shoulder. Draco leaped out from the tree and ran straight towards her. She screamed and ran the other way.

It didn't take long before Draco caught up with her and dragged her to the ground. They started laughing as they rolled around in the snow. When they stopped, they were laying side by side with each other and Hermione started moving her arms up and down and her legs in and out.

"What are you doing?" Draco asked, clearly never seeing this before.

"I'm making a snow angel." She replied simply.

"A what?"

"A snow angel."

Draco smiled to himself and climbed over her. She looked into those hypnotizing eyes of his and her heart started to race. Suddenly, she couldn't feel the cold anymore.

"You'll always be my snow angel." He leaned down and gave her a kiss. "Come with me."

He stood up and helped her up. Still holding her hand, he lead her to the gazebo in the back and they sat down.

"Last week I was reading a muggle book that was assigned for Muggle Studies and as much as I think their customs are bizarre, there's one that I really like." Draco held her hand in his and she was now paying close attention to what he was getting at. "Hermione, I know it hasn't been that long since we've been together, but we have a lot ahead of us, and there are going to be some dark times. I just want you to promise me that you won't give up on me no matter what happens and that you'll always be there for me, just as I promise to be there for you." He finished looking into her eyes.

"I promise Draco."

Draco reached into his pocket and took out the small black box and handed it to Hermione.

"What is this?"

"Open it and find out."

Hermione stared at the box for a while and then decided to open it.

"Draco..." She whispered in shock.

"It's a promise ring." He took the ring out of the box and slipped it on Hermione's finger. "Hermione, as long as you wear this, I'll know that nothing will tear us apart and that you'll keep your promise."

Hermione looked down at the ring that was on her finger. It was a simple silver ring with DM engraved in the front of it. She looked back up at Draco, gave him a thank you kiss and pulled him into a hug.

"I promise." She whispered in his ear.

A/N: there ya go! I know I know...so fluffy! But I said it in chapter one and I'm sayin it now...I love fluff and this story is gunna TONS of it! Reviews are much appreciated! So go on and tell me how it's going!

Thanks to...

Majohime: I know, I'm against abortions too, so Narcissa isn't gunna have one. Only becuz in most D/H's hermione is usually the one with the new baby sister or brother (usually it's a sister) so I thought it was Draco's turn. Ne wayz...my turn to review for ur story. I really like it, even though I hate it when they make Ron the bad guy, but it's still good all the same! And I think it's so funny the way Draco argues with himself in his head!

Applescm: here it is! Hoped you liked it! And update ur story soon!!

HPLM: thank you!

Karamel06: I hope this wasn't too long!

Mollywood: THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Kole17: thanks. No you didn't ask me yet, but I started reading it. It's good, but I think it would be better if you didn't bunch the POV's into a big paragraph. I like how u have the diff POV's, it would just be better to read if it was spaced out. But keep up the good work!

A/N: before I go, just want to let everyone know that I am working on a ONE SHOT story called Dance with Me. So be sure to look out for it cuz it should be out soon!!