Snow Flakes in Winter By: blizzard08

Author's Note: This is my first fan fiction. Hope you like it. R&R please..R&R...

Summary: ...my first fan fic....It's nearing Christmas and Hogwarts decided to make a Christmas Ball before the term ends. Hermione and Ginny had been friends with Draco for four years already but secretly. Draco is having feelings towards Hermione. Every insult and evil things Draco did to Hermione and her friends were just acting to live by his father's pride. Of course Hermione and Ginny know it. They were the only ones who befriended the real Malfoy behind the acting one. Draco asks Hermione to a date on their last Hogsmeade, same day as the Ball. Harry had feelings for Hermione for ages but not a soul knows it. Harry asks Hermione to the Ball. Harry has to show Hermione that he loves her before she falls all over Draco.

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"Harry, hey Harry!" Hermione called through the cold wind in the air at a corridor in Hogwarts.

He turned to face her but found himself nose to nose with her. He cleared his throat in embarrassment being so near her face and said "Yeah, what's up?"

"What are you doing here, Harry? Charms is through the left and you just went on. Oh come on, we are going to be late." she said very fast and held his hand and led the way to the room. They sat at the back together with Ron who waited for them looking a bit confused.

"What's been going on mate? Lost in mind?" Ron asked as Harry placed himself in the middle of Ron and Hermione.

"Uh yeah. Been lost in my thoughts. I can't believe this is our last year on Hogwarts. Haven't got much time to do the things we used to since we have the N.E.W.T.s. coming up." Harry said.

Hermione then said, "Yeah, I wish they would give us a year more. I am surely going to miss this school."

"Especially when you met Vicky here, huh?" Ron sniggered

"Ron, shut up. Besides he has always been too old for me. But it's nice to have a friend abroad." Hermione said precisely.

Harry saw Ron make an annoyingly immature face to Hermione but she didn't see it. She has her eyes on Professor Flitwick who seemed to have immerged unnoticing. He then followed her example and decided to listen as well. Professor Flitwick is teaching them how to do the Dulcet Charm where sweet melody would be playing at the tip of your wand. Hermione managed to do it for her first try and received 20 points for Gryffindor at once. She was asked to help Neville whose sound form the squeal of a pig.

Ron is still glaring at Hermione with a mockery look. "Ron, would you stop doing that to her!" Harry said when could stand it no longer.

"Sorry sir." He said immediately.

"Why do you do that? Did you two got in a fight I don't know about?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"No, it's just that, I don't really know.....I think I am jealous of Krum being so close to her. I don't know. It's stupid really. I don't really like her, like her. I just think of her as my sister." Ron said uncertainly.

Harry frowned at him. He didn't really understand Ron regarding these types of matter with Hermione. He doesn't really know what's going on with him. He kept on being out of focus these days. But when Ron said that he didn't like like Hermione, he felt some kind of comfortable. "Mr. Potter...." squealed a voice way back on Harry's head. "Mr. Potter...." Is said again. "Excuse me Mr. Potter but I'll like to see your progress in the Dulcet Charm."

"What?" Harry asked confusedly. He seemed to have been staring blankly at Parvati and Lavander who managed to produce the Charm properly. "Oh, yes..." Harry said. He held is wand and swayed and pronounced properly, "Melodoucia". Uneven music came from the end of his wand which is ear splitting, it wasn't much load but it gave an annoyingly shrieking sound.

"Tut tut." Professor Flitwick remarked. "It seemed to have a desire to work with a female voice since none of the boys was able to produce it. Boys, I suggest that you ask your lady classmates to help you with this charm. I kinda remember that when I was young, I couldn't do it myself neither. Have to ask as girl to teach me. Ah yes, that is the bell. I need you to give me a foot long essay on the use of this spell. Although this is not Defense Against the Dark Art, you'll find it very protective."

They left the classroom in crowds. The boys seemed to have been approaching the girls they favor to teach them the charm. "I think Dulcet Charm is very important, don't you think? It could calm down creatures like Fluffy, you know, things Hagrid likes." Hermione said.

"Guess you're right. Listen, Hermione, could you teach it to me?" Harry asked.

"Of course. We could do it right now. We still have 2 hours before Potions, and it's not all that hard." Hermione said.

"Alright. That is what I love about our N.E.W.T.s.. We only take four subjects, you know, taking Auror only takes four subjects but it is supposed to be the hardest. We are the only ones taking Auror in Gryffindor, better yet, the whole seventh year. Hermione, could you teach me also?" Ron asked impatiently. He seemed to have gained a lot of pride on himself passing the four O.W.L.s. he needed and bravely taking up Auror.

"I supposed. I have to, don't I? Our every movement should be outstanding or else we should forget our chance on being Auror." They have reached the portrait of the fat lady and Hermione said "Pink Pixies".

The portrait swung open revealing a hole where they crawled up to. The common room is a bit deserted except for some fifth years working immensely on their pile of homework. Hermione placed her bag on the chair. She took her wand from the pocket of her robes and waited for Harry and Ron to do the same. When they understood her hint, they rapidly followed.

"Okay, just hold your wand as the way you used to and follow my wave." She swayed her wand through the length of her left shoulder and directly straight in front of her and said "Melodoucia". A soul of sweet music from a piano and a violin flew out of her wand. She swayed her wand as of a conductor leading an orchestra. "You should say it gently and add a bit of tone as if you are singing."

They followed her advice and found out that she was right it was easy. Before they knew it, the whole common room is filled with the soothing aroma of the melody. "This thing is filling you know. It makes you feel all comfortable and carefree." Ron said in humorous tone.

"Right, but don't forget to still O you studies alright? This may make you feel carefree but you should still care." Harry said.

"I know that," he answered still acting a bit childish. Harry looked out of the window, "Oh yeah, better take caution on Quidditch practice." he exclaimed.

"Forget Quidditch for once and concentrate on you studies. We have 2 essays each subject. Bet you Snape will add one more later." Hermione said fixing her bag.

"Chill out Hermione. Harry would love to play Quidditch once more after we flattened Slytherin last October." Ron furiously said.

"You know I'd love us to win Quidditch again and forever but outstanding is more important, isn't it? It is not like you'll be playing Quidditch forever but then you could be an Auror forever. The ministry will recruit you at once. They are running out of Auror you know?" Hermione said certainly.

Ron cast a disgusted look at her and said "Are you like praying that we don't succeed. You know you are like telling us that we can never be Auror unless we do the 'Hermione'. We could do it, right Harry?" he asked. Before Harry could tell his point Ron added "We're not dumb, you know? We managed to get 12 O.W.L.s. without you bugging us and I bet we could past the N.E.W.T.s. too."

Hermione was redding with anger. "Fine, but let me tell you I did not say that you can never be Aurors. I'm just warning you!" she said angrily. She took her bag hastily and went out of the portrait hole.

Ron followed her with his eyes, his ears both red as his hair. "Could you believe her?" he asked Harry who was silent between their arguments. "She's unbelievable! All she wants us to do is study, study, and study!"

"Well you know Ron, she came from a muggle family. She is a muggle-born and all she'll want to do is tell the world that when you are muggle-born, you could be better than pure bloods. She does her best to prove that we are all equal." Harry told Ron as a matter-of-factly.

"Yeah? She could do it by herself and not count us in." Ron said also fixing his bag as Hermione did.

"She could but we are her friends, so she expects us to support her." Harry said. Ron didn't say anything. He continued glaring at the window.

Harry looked at his watch and suddenly exclaimed, "Damn it Ron! We are going to be late in five minutes. The dungeons are very far of."

Ron looked at his watch and said "Oh yeah, come on."

They both stood and hurried out of the portrait hole. They ran very fast passing a group of third years emerging from Transfiguration, causing them a lot of time to wait. They finally reached the entrance hall where it unusually empty, across the dungeon stairs and at last in front of Snape's classroom. They walked inside lucky to find that Snape was not yet there. They turned to sit at their usual at the very back of the class to find Hermione sitting there, but not alone. She was talking with...... "Malfoy!" Harry whispered to Ron as they approached the table.

Hermione and Malfoy who were talking to each other caught sight of Harry and Ron approaching. "Alright, tomorrow okay?" Malfoy said when he was about to go.

"Yes, very well." Hermione answered.

As Harry sat beside her and Ron on the other side of Harry, Harry asked, "What's all that about? Are the two of you suddenly friends?" frowning at her.

Hermione then answered, "Not really," "What do you mean 'not really'? Do you mean to say you are friends with that git even in a way?" Harry asked. He doesn't understand what he feels at the moment. He feels angry at Hermione for being friend with Draco Malfoy, at the same time jealous with Malfoy for being friends with Hermione.

"I mean to say, we aren't friends." Hermione said coolly. "He was just asking me whether I could teach him how to do the Dulcet Charm."

"What did you say?" Harry asked slowly not really knowing whether he wanted to know the answer. "I said yes, I would teach him." Hermione said with no sign of embarrassment at his eyes. Ron didn't say anything although he understood perfectly what they were talking about.

"What? You said 'yes' to Malfoy? Why doesn't he ask any girls in his house?" Harry asked outraged.

"Because none of them could do the charms and no one else wanted to teach him because of being a son of a Death Eater. He reckoned that he doesn't want to be in his family anymore. And does he care that I'm a muggle-born. He also apologized for every horrible he did." she said.

"Okay then, well it's Malfoy. Where would you be doing it?" Harry agreed feeling defeated on what Hermione said. He doesn't control Hermione nor does he have the right to choose who she should be acquainted with.

"In the seventh year prefects' room." Hermione said opening her book. Snape came bursting out of the room's door as he entered.

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That's it...R&R pleas..very much..thanks..the next chapter should be up...