Skyler lay in bed. The sun had long set and the moon was shining brightly
through the open window. She didn't fully believe in Santa Claus anymore
but it was still a nice idea.
She was tired, she knew she was, but no matter how tired, she couldn't fall asleep due to the excitement bubbling in her stomach.
Lucius had kept her out all day. It almost seemed like he feared coming back. When they had returned, he'd told Skyler to run ahead and ring the doorbell a lot, 'since she loved it so much'.
Skyler turned over in the pink king-size bed she had there. She was fighting the urge to run into her parents' room and jump all over them, then go and open her presents. She looked at the clock; it read 4:25am.
Skyler watched the clock, never remembering when a minute had taken so long to go by.
'C'mon,' she whispered harshly under her breath. She rolled over in frustration, wishing the time would just pass and trying to remember a spell that might work. Just as she was drifting off, there was a light knocking at the door, Skyler sat up quickly, now wide-awake again.
She whispered, "Come in"
Skyler watched with baited breath as the door opened slowly, a part of her was silently hoping that it would be Santa, even though the sensible part was laughing at it.
Lucius walked in, his presence filling the room the second he stepped over the threshold.
"Why are you still awake, young lady?" Lucius scolded playfully,
"I couldn't sleep," Skyler answered truthfully, "But why are you awake, grandpa?"
Lucius chuckled. "I guess I was excited, too. How about you and I go downstairs and have some hot chocolate?" At the mention of her favourite drink, Skyler's face lit up and she hopped out of bed and followed Lucius downstairs, now desperate for Hot Chocolate as only her grandpa could make.
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As usual, Draco was up before Harry.
In fact, today, Draco was up, showered, dressed and ready to go downstairs without Harry. Had it been a normal day, he would, but it being Christmas he knew Skyler would be highly disappointed if he went down, so they had to wait longer for Harry.
So, Draco convinced himself, waking his husband up was a completely selfless act and he would take no pleasure in it at all.
So, Draco continued to take no pleasure in crawling up on top of Harry, wiping the messy black hair to the side of his face, straddling his hips and leaning down and placing a soft kiss on Harry's lips.
Harry groaned and reached for a pillow, which he then placed over his face.
Draco's mouth dropped open in shock.
'Nobody ignores a Malfoy,' Draco chided in his own mind.
With a quick whistle, there was a house-elf standing next to him with a pitcher of ice-cold water. Draco looked at the water, at Harry's pillow- covered head and then at the house-elf who was looking at him disapprovingly.
"It's for Skyler," Draco explained. The house-elf arched an eyebrow and shook its head silently.
Draco counted to three and then proceeded to empty the pitcher's contents onto Harry's side of the bed. As the cold water soaked through the thin silk sheets, Harry's eyes shot open and, in a move to get away from the offending coldness, Draco was thrown off Harry and onto the floor.
Harry stood at the side of the bed, teeth chattering, arms wrapped around himself and his eyes fixed in a death glare aimed at Draco. Draco sat on the floor, some of his blonde hair un-gelled and falling loose around his face and shoulders. Grey eyes looked up innocently at Harry.
"Merry Christmas," Draco offered. Harry growled and stormed off into the bathroom leaving a half putout, half hysterical Draco sat on the bedroom floor.
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It was almost another hour before Draco and Harry managed to get downstairs. When they got there, they found Skyler crouched by the Christmas tree, wand in her hand, trying desperately to figure out what was in the boxes.
"What do you think you're doing, young lady?!" Draco asked before sweeping his daughter up into his arms and carrying her away from the 8 foot Christmas tree.
"Dadddddddddddddddy!!!" Skyler screamed, giggling, hugging Draco as tightly as she could. After that, she jumped down and gave Harry the same greeting. The two men laughed and Draco hugged his parents, wishing them a Merry Christmas.
The family was soon all around the extravagant tree, Skyler practically begging to open her presents.
As she opened them one by one, Narcrissa, Lucius, Harry and Draco all watched and smiled as the house-elves ran around, trying desperately to keep the wrapping paper in the bins, 'where it belonged'.
Skyler rapidly made her way through the hundreds of presents with her names on them. Harry started to wonder if maybe she was a little spoiled.
Soon, there were no more presents and Skyler started to say her thank yous to her family, hugging them all in turn.
When she got to Harry, he smiled and pushed her away slightly, she looked at him questioningly as did Draco and Lucius. Narcissa just smiled; she knew the secret.
Skyler was about to ask when a house elf carried a surprisingly large box in. Skyler squeaked happily and bounded over to it. She grasped the box and shook it lightly. Draco watched his mother and his husband wince at exactly the same time and realisation dawned over his face.
Skyler lifted the lid expertly and a blonde Labrador puppy leapt out.
Skyler's jaw dropped to the floor as her eyes filled with a smile that could light up the entire United Kingdom. Draco shot an approving look at Harry, who blew a quick kiss at him in return.
"So, you like?" Harry asked his daughter, moving closer to the puppy and Skyler.
"He's sooooooooooo cute!" Skyler squealed.
"He needs a name." Draco suggested. Skyler looked at her parents who both prompted her with their eyes.
"How about." Skyler thought some, "Gizmo?" Skyler asked. Harry nodded approvingly, as did Draco. Skyler looked at Lucius, who was trying to remain cold in front of Harry, but failing under his granddaughter's stare.
"I like it," was all he said.
"It's a beautiful name," Narcissa offered and Draco smiled at her.
"But Dad," Skyler looked worried, "I don't think he can come to Hogwarts, Professor Snape won't allow any animals except cats, owls, rats and snakes- "
"Doesn't surprise me," Draco cut in. Harry smiled knowingly.
"Don't worry, honey, I'm sure the headmaster won't mind a couple of exceptions to that rule."
Skyler looked up at him naively. "How do you know?"
"Because," Harry looked at Draco who nodded, "As of next term, I'm the Headmaster!"
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There you go people! Only a few more chapters 'till we're back at Hogwarts! How will the staff and students at Hogwarts cope with the-boy-who-lived as their boss?
How long before the stuffy old pictures in the Headmaster's office get to see some hardcore Harry/Draco action?
I don't know, it's up to you lot; the faster you review, the faster I type.
Akasha xxxxxxx P.S PLEASE REVIEW!
Also if anyone like Lord Of The Rings fiction I have a new story in that called Lost In Middle Earth, it's only one chapter at the moment, but if you could read and review that I'd be one happy bunny!!!!
TNT.
She was tired, she knew she was, but no matter how tired, she couldn't fall asleep due to the excitement bubbling in her stomach.
Lucius had kept her out all day. It almost seemed like he feared coming back. When they had returned, he'd told Skyler to run ahead and ring the doorbell a lot, 'since she loved it so much'.
Skyler turned over in the pink king-size bed she had there. She was fighting the urge to run into her parents' room and jump all over them, then go and open her presents. She looked at the clock; it read 4:25am.
Skyler watched the clock, never remembering when a minute had taken so long to go by.
'C'mon,' she whispered harshly under her breath. She rolled over in frustration, wishing the time would just pass and trying to remember a spell that might work. Just as she was drifting off, there was a light knocking at the door, Skyler sat up quickly, now wide-awake again.
She whispered, "Come in"
Skyler watched with baited breath as the door opened slowly, a part of her was silently hoping that it would be Santa, even though the sensible part was laughing at it.
Lucius walked in, his presence filling the room the second he stepped over the threshold.
"Why are you still awake, young lady?" Lucius scolded playfully,
"I couldn't sleep," Skyler answered truthfully, "But why are you awake, grandpa?"
Lucius chuckled. "I guess I was excited, too. How about you and I go downstairs and have some hot chocolate?" At the mention of her favourite drink, Skyler's face lit up and she hopped out of bed and followed Lucius downstairs, now desperate for Hot Chocolate as only her grandpa could make.
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As usual, Draco was up before Harry.
In fact, today, Draco was up, showered, dressed and ready to go downstairs without Harry. Had it been a normal day, he would, but it being Christmas he knew Skyler would be highly disappointed if he went down, so they had to wait longer for Harry.
So, Draco convinced himself, waking his husband up was a completely selfless act and he would take no pleasure in it at all.
So, Draco continued to take no pleasure in crawling up on top of Harry, wiping the messy black hair to the side of his face, straddling his hips and leaning down and placing a soft kiss on Harry's lips.
Harry groaned and reached for a pillow, which he then placed over his face.
Draco's mouth dropped open in shock.
'Nobody ignores a Malfoy,' Draco chided in his own mind.
With a quick whistle, there was a house-elf standing next to him with a pitcher of ice-cold water. Draco looked at the water, at Harry's pillow- covered head and then at the house-elf who was looking at him disapprovingly.
"It's for Skyler," Draco explained. The house-elf arched an eyebrow and shook its head silently.
Draco counted to three and then proceeded to empty the pitcher's contents onto Harry's side of the bed. As the cold water soaked through the thin silk sheets, Harry's eyes shot open and, in a move to get away from the offending coldness, Draco was thrown off Harry and onto the floor.
Harry stood at the side of the bed, teeth chattering, arms wrapped around himself and his eyes fixed in a death glare aimed at Draco. Draco sat on the floor, some of his blonde hair un-gelled and falling loose around his face and shoulders. Grey eyes looked up innocently at Harry.
"Merry Christmas," Draco offered. Harry growled and stormed off into the bathroom leaving a half putout, half hysterical Draco sat on the bedroom floor.
__________________________________________________________________
It was almost another hour before Draco and Harry managed to get downstairs. When they got there, they found Skyler crouched by the Christmas tree, wand in her hand, trying desperately to figure out what was in the boxes.
"What do you think you're doing, young lady?!" Draco asked before sweeping his daughter up into his arms and carrying her away from the 8 foot Christmas tree.
"Dadddddddddddddddy!!!" Skyler screamed, giggling, hugging Draco as tightly as she could. After that, she jumped down and gave Harry the same greeting. The two men laughed and Draco hugged his parents, wishing them a Merry Christmas.
The family was soon all around the extravagant tree, Skyler practically begging to open her presents.
As she opened them one by one, Narcrissa, Lucius, Harry and Draco all watched and smiled as the house-elves ran around, trying desperately to keep the wrapping paper in the bins, 'where it belonged'.
Skyler rapidly made her way through the hundreds of presents with her names on them. Harry started to wonder if maybe she was a little spoiled.
Soon, there were no more presents and Skyler started to say her thank yous to her family, hugging them all in turn.
When she got to Harry, he smiled and pushed her away slightly, she looked at him questioningly as did Draco and Lucius. Narcissa just smiled; she knew the secret.
Skyler was about to ask when a house elf carried a surprisingly large box in. Skyler squeaked happily and bounded over to it. She grasped the box and shook it lightly. Draco watched his mother and his husband wince at exactly the same time and realisation dawned over his face.
Skyler lifted the lid expertly and a blonde Labrador puppy leapt out.
Skyler's jaw dropped to the floor as her eyes filled with a smile that could light up the entire United Kingdom. Draco shot an approving look at Harry, who blew a quick kiss at him in return.
"So, you like?" Harry asked his daughter, moving closer to the puppy and Skyler.
"He's sooooooooooo cute!" Skyler squealed.
"He needs a name." Draco suggested. Skyler looked at her parents who both prompted her with their eyes.
"How about." Skyler thought some, "Gizmo?" Skyler asked. Harry nodded approvingly, as did Draco. Skyler looked at Lucius, who was trying to remain cold in front of Harry, but failing under his granddaughter's stare.
"I like it," was all he said.
"It's a beautiful name," Narcissa offered and Draco smiled at her.
"But Dad," Skyler looked worried, "I don't think he can come to Hogwarts, Professor Snape won't allow any animals except cats, owls, rats and snakes- "
"Doesn't surprise me," Draco cut in. Harry smiled knowingly.
"Don't worry, honey, I'm sure the headmaster won't mind a couple of exceptions to that rule."
Skyler looked up at him naively. "How do you know?"
"Because," Harry looked at Draco who nodded, "As of next term, I'm the Headmaster!"
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There you go people! Only a few more chapters 'till we're back at Hogwarts! How will the staff and students at Hogwarts cope with the-boy-who-lived as their boss?
How long before the stuffy old pictures in the Headmaster's office get to see some hardcore Harry/Draco action?
I don't know, it's up to you lot; the faster you review, the faster I type.
Akasha xxxxxxx P.S PLEASE REVIEW!
Also if anyone like Lord Of The Rings fiction I have a new story in that called Lost In Middle Earth, it's only one chapter at the moment, but if you could read and review that I'd be one happy bunny!!!!
TNT.