"Draco, perhaps this should be more adequately hidden." Snape sneered, but even I could see the amusement he was attempting to hide beneath that sneer.

"Why hide who you truly are, Professor?" I asked cheekily.

"Perhaps because who I truly am, as you so kindly put it, isn't widely accepted, Hermione." Draco snapped, sulking from his perch on the arm of the large couch.

"Draco, you are the most popular male in Hogwarts, and a poster boy for the entire Wizarding world. If you came out, do you realize how easy it would make it for OTHERS to do so?"

"I fear I am misunderstanding…this gift was not a joke?" our dear Potions Professor appeared shocked and appalled.

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Damn Granger. Damn, Damn, Damn.

"Er….no, Professor it was a joke, but I am …gay." I supplied, flashing what I hoped to be a cheery smile, but came off as more of a horrified grimace.

"Well, Mr. Malfoy. I suggest you…come out as Miss Granger worded it. You cannot keep a secret in this castle for long." my Godfather rose to leave, and I flashed Hermione a half-hearted glare as I followed him. She gave me a pout look of apology. Impossible to stay mad at that insufferable girl.

Before he reached the door, my Severus doubled over in pain. I rushed to his side, and heard a sharp gasp from behind as Hermione did the same.

"Professor, are you alright?" she asked concernedly.

Severus Snape stepped back with a look of disdain on his face. "Miss Granger, could you please come here?" Hermione stepped forward cautiously, and my Godfather grabbed her, assaulting her mouth with his own. I stood in numb disgusted shock.

Bloody Hell, can't they get a room?

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Warm, soft lips covered my own, and my eyes shut of their own accord. Severus Snape, the most feared Professor in all of Hogwarts, was kissing me.

Again.

And I liked it.

Perhaps a little too much.

I felt his arms snake their way around my waist and tighten, pulling me closer. A soft moan escaped me. Professor Snape jerked back suddenly, as if burned. A look of shock on his pale, darkly chiseled face.

"Five points, Miss Granger." he snapped, and exited the room.

As soon as the door had closed behind him, I exploded.

"THAT BLOODY PRICK!" I screeched. "HOW CAN HE TAKE POINTS OFF OF ME WHEN HE INITIATED THE CONTACT! WHO THE HELL EVER INVENTED THIS BLOODY MISTLETOE ANYWAY?" I snatched the offending foliage quickly from the doorframe and turned to shove it into the fire, only to find Draco smirking openly at me.

"What?"

He silently pointed to the large tapestry behind him.

On it, the mascots of the four Hogwarts houses were shown, along with several numbers. As I watched the crimson figures next to the roaring lion shimmered and changed.

Gryffindor was up five points.

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I watched in amusement as Granger's expression shifted from indignant annoyance to mild embarrassment.

"Oh." she gasped, her mouth forming a replica of the letter, pouting slightly and her cheeks flushing.

"You know Granger, if I didn't bat for the other team, you'd almost be attractive right now." I smirked.

The flush of humiliation turned to one of irritation and I ducked another hurtling feather filled missile.

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What in the hell was I thinking?

I clearly had not been thinking, otherwise I would not have found myself wrapped in the arms of Hogwarts brightest mind in a century yet again. Not that I would admit that aloud.

I marched swiftly to the Headmaster's Office. I had awarded points to Gryffindor! Have I lost my bloody mind? Am I really that starved for female company?

"Headmaster, I wish to speak with you." I hissed upon entering the office.

"Ah, yes Severus I just heard the most amusing story about you and a certain female student." damn that bloody twinkle, "Lemon Drop?"

"No, I do not want a blasted Lemon Drop." I snapped angrily, settling myself in an armchair. "Albus I demand you take that ridiculous foliage down at once. I have been forced with the attentions of one Miss Granger not once, but twice."

"Why, Severus, where else would you run into Miss Granger? I didn't decorate the library, Madam Pince is allergic to pine, you see. And there are no classes this week." Albus' twinkle grew.

Damn.

"I was visiting the Head Dorm." I mumbled.

"Ah, yes." Albus' twinkle diminished, but only slightly. "And why would you do that, Severus?"

"I was thanking my Godson for his bloody Christmas gift!" I snarled, angry at the implied accusation.

"Well, that all seems to be in order then. You merely walked into a trick set for Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy."

"I mean it Albus, students shouldn't be encouraged, and they already paw at each other like rabbits as it is."

"Severus, it's all in the name of Christmas spirit!" Albus grinned.

I glared.

Albus twinkled.

I smirked as the door slammed behind me.

It was time to find a wayward Gryffindor from whom to remove several House Points.