The sun rises on the cold winter day as snow trickles down from the sky bringing on the winter. Another two months pass for the students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Jared and Hermione have grown closer by each passing day as well as Abby and Ron. Eve has met secretly with Draco countless times as they both continue this passionate and forbidden love affair. The group excluding Draco has grown closer as well, including Nelissa as part of the gang and becoming a secure network of friends who are their for each other no matter what the problem is. Hermione and Ron have receive many letters from Harry explaining what is going on and how happy he is and ready to meet the new friends they have made. Unfortunately Jared's dream or nightmares have continued with countless burn marks appearing almost everywhere on Jared's now scarred and fragile body.
Jared slowly arises from his bed waking up early as usual and looks out the window actually relived to see something to ease his burn. He smiles as he takes a cold shower and runs down into the common room trying to get to the couch first. Jared enters the common room to see Eve stretched out on the couch sleeping. Hermione looks up from her books and smiles going back to it quickly, some how knowing Jared is up to mischief. He tiptoes over to Eve and rests his head on the arm rest of the couch whispering into Eve's ear. He continues to whisper and makes a loud "BANG" into her ear. Eve jumps falling out of the couch and looking at Jared with evil eyes. Jared smiles as Eve stands up and slaps him in the face before storming off to her bed.
Hermione's eye quickly shoot up as Eve stomps up the stairs. Jared slowly lays down on the couch as the burns on his back begin to send pain throughout his whole body. He clenches his fist as his body settles on the couch easing the pain slightly. Hermione looks back down to her book then closes it marking the page. She stands up and walks over to Jared smiling. Jared sits up as Hermione unexpectedly lifts the back of Jared's shirt up. Her eyes widen as she sees the burns and bruises that inhabit his back. "Where the bloody hell did you het these" she says lowering his shirt still shocked at what she saw. Jared sighs "Well actually I'm not sure...I keeps having these weird dreams...where I'm fighting and I always get burned...well they keep appearing like where I got hit in the dream" he says gently laying back down. Hermione frowns lightly hugging him as she gets up and gets back to her book.
Jared slowly rises up again and waves to Hermione before leaving the common room and heading towards the Great Hall. He heads down the stairs and enters the Great Hall walking quickly out the doors. Jared sighs in relief as he sees the specks of white falling from the sky. Jared looks around as the snow falls onto his skin easing his pain. Taking off his shirt, Jared free falls backwards landing in a cushion of the white powder that eases his pain. Jared lies their letting the cold enlighten his body, absorbing its pure energy to use as his own. His eyes close as the hypnotic power of the snow drifts Jared into a deep sleep.
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However, off in the distance Abby walking through the snow twirling around as it falls to the thriving earth. She smiles as a snow covered squirrel shakes rapidly and runs up a tree looking for shelter. Abby laughs slightly and smiles unaware Ron and her make a head on collision. She falls to the ground hard as the snow crawls up her back freezing her skin. Ron jumps up quickly helping Abby up "I'm sorry...Should've been watching where I was going" Ron says looking at the ground. Abby smiles as he pulls her up with alittle too much strength. She comes flying into his body as they grow close smiling at each other. Ron gazes into Abby's eyes getting lost in them almost instantly.
Abby smiles running her hand against Ron's chest that she is only an inch or so away from. Ron smiles as he leans in and passionately kisses her holding it long before pulling away again. Abby's eyes widen as she realizes what is happening and wraps her arms around him smothering him with kisses. They continue to kiss each other as Abby walks backwards posting her self against a tree as Ron softly holds onto her hips. Abby jumps up wrapping her legs around his waist leaning against the tree so she won't fall. Ron continues to kiss Abby passionately running his hands up the sides of her shirt feeling the warmth of her body under her jacket. Abby smiles as she kisses him hard and long and squirming slightly as his cold fingers touch her skin. Ron continues to run his hands rubbing the sides of her body as he kisses her long and hard before pulling back to catch his breathe.
Abby meets her forehead with Ron's as they stare into each others eyes smiling brightly. Abby continues to smiles and kisses Ron's cheek and moves back kissing to his earlobe and covering it with her mouth playing with it with her tongue. Ron smiles with pleasure as Abby continues, he begins to lightly rub Abby's sides alittle faster making her warmer. Abby whispers softly into Ron's ear as he lowers to the ground. Abby unlocks her legs from his waist as she cuddles up in Ron's arms laying in the soft pillow of snow that had been under them. Ron pulls Abby closer stroking his hand through her hair as they lie on the snow cuddling with each other.
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Meanwhile, Hermione still sitting up in the Gryffindor common room closes her book sighing. She walks to the window gazing into the horizon as the snow continues to fall to the earth gently touching with the objects it collides with. She looks down to see Jared without his shirt on laying in the snow sleeping. Hermione smiles and sighs turning away from the window and heading towards the exit of the common room. Hermione exits the common room and walks down the stairs to the Great Hall and stands there thinking about where to go next. She thinks to herself, Okay three choices, Go outside and see if Jared is okay, Head for the dungeon and check the potions homework I forgot to write down, or go back into the common room and spend the rest of my day anti-social. Hermione turns towards the dungeon and enters the hall leading to the potions classroom.
She walks slowly and quietly not wanting to alert any nearby Slytherins that want to cause trouble. Hermione walks to the potions door opening it. She stands there in complete shock as the door slowly opens revealing the secrets behind that it hides. Draco continues to kiss Eve and pulls away quick as Hermione enters the room. Eve's eyes widen as she tries to run after Hermione but it too late as Hermione has already fled quicker than ever. She runs out into the Great Hall almost blind and appalled from what she saw. Hermione tries to think about what to do but can't and runs out the doors of the Great Hall zooming past Jared's sleeping body. She continues to run and doesn't stop until she reaches the frozen edge of the Hogwarts lake.
Hermione falls to the ground trying to comprehend what she has just witnessed. Eve and Draco thats impossible, she says in her heads unable to piece everything together. Even with her book knowledge Hermione is unable to understand how much of those two opposites could attract at all. She stares out into the frozen lake as the snow falls down around her entrancing her in its glory. Hermione becomes calm and lets the snow around her take over as she leans up against a nearby rock resting hr head. She continues to stare out into the horizon and comes back to earth realizing what has happened and that she cannot tell anyone for Eve's sake.
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Eve stares at Draco as he begins to become nervous about Hermione finding out about himself and Eve. "This isn't good" he says holding Eve from behind in his arms as his head rests on her shoulder. Eve smiles and lightly kisses him "Everything will be ok, Hermione will never tell anyone about this...I think she doesn't believe what she saw" Eve says holding onto Draco's hands. Draco smiles kissing Eve's neck as Eve gives into Draco's hypnotic spell and turns around in his arms kissing him. Draco smiles against her lips rubbing her legs that lay on top of his. The continue to kiss each other passionately as the world around them slows as if they are in their own universe. Eve smiles running her hand up Draco's shirt rubbing his chest softly never wanting to leave his side. Draco smiles as he continues to kiss Eve and miss kisses accidently but recovers and kisses down her neck. Eve hold on running her hand up and down his chest in as the two opposites attract once more. Draco kisses up her neck and pulls her to the ground with him as the cuddle together behind a group of desks in the potions classroom. They continue to passionately kiss as they stay cuddled never wanting to leave each other.
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The snow continues to fall as the day continues enlightening everyone it makes contact with. Jared slowly arises as the burns on his body have healed and vanished. He sees footsteps in the snow and decides to follow them seeing who they were left by. Jared looks to his left and can see at the distance Ron and Abby cuddling together under the tree in the snow. Jared continues forward towards the frozen lake passing Hermione as her eyes dart towards Jared. Jared looks out into the horizon and sighs turning around to see Hermione up against the rock only in jeans and a t-shirt. He runs over quickly as she begins to shiver from the cold that surrounds them. Hermione tries to smile but is too numb to make it happen. Jared sits down next to Hermione and pulls her into his arms trying to warm her as much as he can.
Hermione wraps around Jared as she begins to notice his burns has disappeared. She smiles resting her head against his chest as Jared runs his hands up the back of Hermione's shirt rubbing her back to warm her up. Jared looks down at her and smiles as the snow continues to fall around them . The hypnotic powers of the snow take effect once more as Jared's cold lips meet Hermione's lips passionately kissing them. Hermione's eyes widen with shock but then return to normal as she sits up wrapping her arms around Jared. Jared smiles as there foreheads meet gazing into each others eyes. Jared slowly rises up from the snow with Hermione in his arms walking into the castle to warm up. The snow continues to fall enlightening all its victims thats it grabs hold of during the day.