Chapter 11

"So come on! I want to know what you got me!" Draco laughed at Ginny who was bouncing up and down in her seat.

"It's not that great ... but I didn't want to get you something generic." Draco smiled sheepishly and looked at the table. Ginny reached out and took his had from across the table.

"I'll be happy with whatever it is ... I'm just dying to know is all!"

"Okay, okay. I suppose I've tortured you long enough." Ginny smiled excitedly as Draco reached into his coat pocket. He produced a small, burgundy, and square box. It had a silver bow on top; Draco set it on the table and pushed it over to Ginny. "Like I said, it's not much." Ginny rolled her eyes, but smiled, as she grabbed the box. She untied the ribbon and gingerly lifted the top off of the box. When she looked inside, her breath caught in her throat.

Inside on a pillow of tissue paper, was a golden Snitch. She looked up at Draco with a confused smile. "Read what it says." Ginny turned back to the box and gently lifted the Snitch out. Engraved on the top of it were these words:

GMW,

The most enchanting,

but the hardest one to catch.

Love,

DLM

"The first Snitch I ever caught." Ginny looked up at him with an 'oh my god you are the sweetest thing ever' expression on her face.

"Draco ... oh my god this is ... awww!" At a loss for words, Ginny got up and walked to the other side of the table. She slid in next to Draco and kissed him thoroughly.

"Well I'm glad you like it!"

"Are you kidding me? This is like ... the best gift ever!" Draco smiled against Ginny's lips as she kissed him again.

"I'm sure your family, who's known you a lot longer and better than I do –" Draco stopped as Ginny giggled; her eyes were locked on the tiny Snitch, but she was still apparently listening to what Draco said.

"The only one in my family that knows me at all is Charlie and he's horrible with gifts." Draco could hear the hurt in her voice, but she attempted to cover it up by smiling.

Deciding that a change of subject was in order, Draco asked, "So what did you get me?"

"Like I'm going to tell you! You'll just have to open it." Draco gave her a confused look as she produced a small, square box from inside her coat pocket. "Don't let size fool you ... it's an Engorgio box." Draco raised an eyebrow as he turned to the box that was sitting on the table in front of him.

It was a little bit bigger than the box that had held the Snitch, but very similar. It was dark green in color with a gold ribbon; Draco laughed that both of them had come up with blending the House Colors, but a little differently. He tugged at the ribbon, which fell onto the table with ease. He glanced at Ginny before removing the cover of the box. Inside was a bit of shiny fabric; Draco reached in and pulled it out. But as he did, it started to grow; it enlarged until it was roughly the size of a small blanket.

As the fabric rolled around in his fingers, Draco knew immediately what it was: an Invisibility Cloak. He gasped involuntarily; Invisibility Cloaks were rare ... no that was and understatement. He stared down at it in shock; Lucius hadn't even been able to get his hands on one in all of Knockturn Alley.

Draco continued to look the Cloak over, glancing at Ginny several times. Then he noticed the embroidery:

DLM,

Out of sight, out of mind,

but never out of my heart.

Love,

GMW

"Wow." That hardly seemed adequate, but it was all Draco could manage.

"I guess you like –" Ginny was cut off by Draco leaning over and kissing her soundly on the lips. Ginny moaned and smiled inwardly as she allowed Draco's tongue into her mouth. She wrapped one arm around his neck and the other found its way up to his hair and started playing with it. Draco lay the Cloak on the table and wrapped his arms around Ginny; one hand pressing into the small of her back and the other wandering aimlessly across her back. Ginny smiled as Draco pulled out of the kiss, but remained holding her rather closely.

"Thank you." Ginny laughed and put a hand on his chest.

"I'm glad you liked it ... I wasn't sure if you would." Draco laughed heartily.

"Ginny you know me almost as well as my own Mum." Ginny smiled and kissed him lightly before pulling back and returning to the other side of the booth.

The time passed quickly; they spent their time much like they had on the train. Draco simply loved Ginny's company; her presence was calming for some unknown reason. Ginny couldn't help but smile when Draco was there; he made her feel like a princess. When they were about 45 minutes away from leaving, Ginny dragged Draco back out to the little clearing they had gone to earlier that day.

"So what's this all about?"

"Dance with me?" Ginny smiled sheepishly at Draco, who simply stared at her confused.

"Huh?"

"Please?"

"Umm ... okay, but we don't have any music." Ginny waved her hand dismissively and, pulling out her wand, conjured a muggle stereo. She pushed a button and soft music started to flow from the speakers.

Draco caught Ginny up in his arms and they started to sway slightly. She shivered as she felt his warm breath on her ear and kissed his neck.

I had no choice but to hear you You stated your case time and again

I thought about it

You treat me like I'm a princess

I'm not used to liking that

You ask how my day was

Ginny almost laughed at how well the song was describing what she felt at that moment. She pulled Draco closer, not wanting this moment to end.

You've already won me over in spite of me

Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet

Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are

I couldn't help it

It's all your fault

"Draco, you know that I would never ever even dream of leaving you because of something your father did, right?" Ginny asked in a whisper. Draco's previous statement was still bothering her a little bit. "I love you ... as corny as this sounds, I love you for you."

"I know Gin, I love you."

Your love is think and it swallowed me whole

You're so much braver than I gave you credit for

That's not lip service

"Promise you won't hide anything from me?" Ginny shivered as the cold started to chill her and snuggled closer to Draco.

"As long as you promise not to block me out. Tell me what's going on with your family ... what's going on in that beautiful little head of yours." Ginny smiled and blushed.

You've already won me over in spite of me

Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet

Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are

I couldn't help it

It's all your fault

"Okay ... Charlie's the only one that really notices ... anything. Mum tries but she's really busy keeping the twins in line and Dad's too enchanted by his wonderful boys to notice." Ginny sighed sadly and Draco rubbed her back as they continued to dance.

You are the bearer of unconditional things

You held your breath and the door for me

Thanks for you patience

You're the best listener that I've ever met

You're my best friend

Best friend with benefits

What took me so long

"Quidditch wouldn't matter because everyone's done that ... grades don't matter because Percy and Bill have done all that ... and music wouldn't matter because it's too far out of the spectrum."

"But you're brilliant at all of those things! You're better at every one of them than all your brothers combined!" Ginny blushed against Draco's neck and smiled.

I've never felt this healthy before

I've never wanted something rational

I am aware now

I am aware now

"But I don't really mind ... I like my privacy and I love my relationship with Charlie. And ... if they noticed my change in mood, I'd have to explain everything about us to them." Ginny laughed, "As Charlie so eloquently put it, Mum would shit Frisbess if she knew I was sneaking out to see you." Draco chuckled.

You've already won me over in spite of me

Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet

Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are

I couldn't help it

It's all your fault

They slowed and finally stopped dancing as the song ended, but didn't pull apart. "Your perfect you know?" Ginny laughed at Draco's statement. "No, I'm serious. You're always there for your friends and me, even when your own family is being shit-heads. You get me the most perfect Christmas present and don't let it faze you at all when I tell you my Dad wants me to become a Death Eater. You have the best marks in your year, are brilliant on a broom, drop dead gorgeous, play and sing like an angel and yet still remain modest." Ginny's mouth fell open as she blushed a deep shade of crimson. "You make me want to be the best person I can possibly be ... you make me honestly believe that maybe I'm not so bad after all." Ginny pulled her head back and looked Draco in the eyes.

"You're not so bad! You're wonderful!" Ginny smiled warmly and ran a hand through Draco's hair, making him shiver pleasantly.

Outside the Leaky Cauldron

"You're late, little one." Charlie attempted to sound reprimanding, but his warm smile gave him away. Ginny rolled her eyes and turned to Draco to say goodbye.

"I'll see you in two weeks then." Draco smiled and cupped Ginny's face in his hands, stroking her cheek with his thumb. "Don't get into too much trouble." Ginny laughed and Draco smirked at her. He leaned down and kissed her; it was definitely a snog, but they kept it relatively short and clean considering the fact that Narcissa and Charlie were standing right behind them.

"Happy Christmas." Ginny smiled and waved as she swung her leg over the motorcycle and donned her helmet. "Nice to meet you, Narcissa."

"You too, dear." Narcissa waved.

"Happy Chrismas!" Draco dug his hands into his pockets and nodded at Ginny. He sighed as she and Charlie rode out of sight. Narcissa squeezed her son's shoulder and smiled down at him.

"Let's get back for dinner, Draco." He nodded and followed his mother.

A/N: So??? What did you think?! It took me forever to come up with the right gifts. Mucho thanko to Mikki who was a great help with that! I've been sick so that's why it took so long to post this chapter, sorry! Hope you all liked it! BTW, I know you all hate Lucius, and your going to hate him all in coming chapters, just a warning. I'm fully expecting death threats, so just keep it clean enough for a PG13 rating, that's all I ask, LOL!

PaintedSecrets: Yes, Lucius is a very bad person! So glad you liked it so much! How did you like this chapter? More of Lucius and his issues in the next chappie!

MoonlightPrincess: Haha! That was actually inspired by the fact that my dad took his motorcycle out of storage for the winter! Yay! Charlie is the most awesome character; he'll be there a lot in coming chapters!

TheEvillBugger: I'm flattered that you think it's smooth! D/G is the best! I did read your fic and I left you a review, so I won't comment here, but people read her story!!!!! It's awesome! I hope the presents weren't too big of a let down?

Inukaino: Well, this chapter was mostly fluff ... not too much humor, sry! Hope you liked it anywho! Speaking of which, how did you like it?

MasterHarperMenolly: OMG, so flattered! beams like an idiot I'm so glad that you think that! I hope this chapter lived up to and above whatever expectations you had for it. How did you like?

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