"Get up! Get up! It's Christmas! Get up!" I told Draco as I shook his bed Christmas morning. He grumbled and turned over a few times but sat up when he realized I wouldn't leave. Crabbe and Goyle were snoring loudly not being bothered in the slightest by the noise.

"What are you even doing here? And what time is it?" he complained rubbing his eyes

"That doesn't matter, it's Christmas, Draco! Merry Christmas!" I said and tackled him with a hug. He went stiff and I saw him blush when I let go. He tried to cover it up by getting out of bed and walking over to his clothes.

"It'll be Christmas all day so why are you here?" he demanded as he got his things. He paused and began to look between me and his clothes, trying to figure out what to do. I giggled a little and turned, sitting on his bed and facing the opposite way. Assuming he wouldn't start dressing himself if I could hear him I started talking

"Because, silly, it is part of my gift. Now before you ask I'm not telling you what part because it's a surprise. And yes I know you hate surprises but you'll like this one. So hurry up and get dressed already," I said and spun back around. With my eyes closed of course.

"Don't do that!" he cried and even though I couldn't see him I could tell he flushed. I couldn't help but laugh again. I got up and keeping my eyes closed I managed to find the door. I found it funny that even through all this Crabbe and Goyle were still sound asleep

"I'll wait for you in the common room, we can open presents there" I said before closing the door behind me

I rushed down the stairs, up some to my room for my present, then back down to the common room. I sat in front of the fireplace smiling at it, waiting for Draco to come down. I was really excited for this Christmas; it reminded me of my younger years at home. Back then my older brother still lived with us, keeping me company at home so it wouldn't be just me and our parents. Nikolai had fallen in love with a muggle and decided to leave the family to be with her. My parents had told others he had died and refused to talk about him, insisting that he was a disgrace to the family and I shouldn't bother with him. That was the reason I had started acting nice; they had enough on their plate with him. I still talked to Nikolai from time to time but it wasn't often; it wasn't a normal thing for a muggle to own an owl after all. My brother had forgotten his hatred for muggles when he met that girl and having been so influenced by him I never understood the why they were so bad. Unlike most purebloods, I didn't grow resentment for them. And if he was happy then I was happy for him.

"I'm here, so what's the big surprise" Draco said as he made his way down the stairs. He was carrying a small and a medium sized box in his hands and came to sit next to me in front of the fire. His eyes looked heavy and he yawned as he settled himself in his seat

"Na-ah, you first" I said and held out my hands for my gift. Slowly, he handed me my gift, looking at me carefully. He had told me once he didn't like giving me presents in person because of how I might react. Personally I thought that was silly.

"It's so cute!" I said pulling an adorable dragon plushie out of the box. It was soft and cuddly and stood on all fours. It was forest green with a silver belly, wings and horns. It had a tag on one of its legs with Draco's signature, so I would remember who it was from. I hugged it to find yet another adorable thing about it. "It lights up too!"

"Thought you'd like it" Draco chuckled next to me. I put my new plushie on my lap and gave him an envelope as my own present. Well, part of it

"Free tutoring lessons…" he said sounding disappointed as I smiled at him. I guessed this would be his reaction. "Thanks…"

"Relax, this isn't your entire gift," I said to his frowning face. "It's only so I wouldn't leave you without anything to open when you gave me your gift"

"Oh yeah, here" he said and handed me the small box.

"Deedee, you didn't have to get me two presents" I said as I unwrapped the gift. This one was much smaller than the other, about the size of my hand. Inside were four small mittens. "Oh"

"They're for your mutt. Figured you'd want him to have a present too," he said and turned his face avoiding my eyes. I put the gifts down and gave him a hug. I didn't understand how Draco could be so cruel to everyone yet so kind to me, going so far as to get a present for a dog he practically hates. I let go and he still wouldn't look at me. "Where is he by the way?"

"I'm pretty sure he's still sleeping"

"What?" he said outraged, turning over to me quickly. "You let him sleep?! He has all day to do that but you wake me up!" I laughed at his ability to take the most simple things personally.

"I imagined it would make a better present if he wasn't here barking at you every other minute."

"What could be better than free tutoring lessons" he said sarcastically. I made a face at him and he laughed. "So when are you going to tell me what my gift is?"

"Soon, for now go up and get your winter cloak while I put my stuff away, okay?" He agreed and made his way up the stairs. After getting all our things together we made our way out of the common room. Outside it had stopped snowing but the ground was still fluffy white.

"It's too cold out here" Draco complained breathing into his hands. I linked our arms together and walked the rest of the way to his present. A few feet ahead of us was a thick blanket on the ground with picnic stuff on top of it.

"Surprise!" I said making a big gesture with my arms. I pulled Draco the rest of the way to the blanket and served both of us hot chocolate.

"Your surprise is a picnic… In the snow… Where it's cold…"

"Not just a picnic. I thought we could spend the day together. Doesn't that sound fun? Besides, if you wanted something you could easily just buy it yourself, right?" I said smiling. I wanted him to have a day off from everything. He had been having such a hard time with the Heir of Slytherin and all the rumors going around that I hadn't seen him be actually happy in a rather long time. Longer than I would've liked. "Just you and me, okay?"

"Yeah…" he replied drinking from his cup. It was a short answer but I knew there was a bigger meaning behind it. We spent the rest of the morning doing nothing but spend time together. We had our picnic, played in the snow and, when it got too cold, we spent the rest of the day in the common room. It was a simple gift but I knew he had enjoyed it; he could be himself with me. But unfortunately, and much too soon, it was time for the Christmas dinner.