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Confessions of a Potter Princess VI

Its Christmas my absolute favorite holiday; I loved snow and nutcrackers and winter clothes and holiday meals and ornaments and tinsel and everything to do with Christmas. I nudge Rainier awake next to me. When that doesn't work I kiss each of his eyelids. He's soon awake.

"Happy Christmas" I whisper into his ear. I grab his arm and drag him out of bed. Quite a feat considering he's like 6'4". I push open the glass doors that lead out onto the balcony connecting to his room.

"Bloody hell it's freezing out here", he says shivering in his pajama bottoms.

I laugh "But come on don't you love it, isn't it magical. It's snowing!" I say as I dance around him twirling in the falling snow dressed in only a thin white t-shirt and black lacy panties.

He looks at me amused and shivering, "you look like a deranged snow angel" he says softly.

I run into his arms and hit him playfully. He places his hand on my face gently caressing my now rosy cheeks I look into his blue grey eyes and he bends down to kiss my pouty wind-chapped lips. I can't help but think this the most romantic moment of my life.

I love spontaneous romance. That's the only true romance there is I think. I mean I've had romantic gestures made to me before but they don't seem as sincere when they're all planned out. That's why I don't really like Valentine's Day. When you can be romantic just because it's Wednesday or just because you get caught up in the moment then it's truly the best feeling in the world.

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That night everyone: Draco, Vestina, Narcissa, Rainier and I all sat in the opulent living room opening gifts. All of the packages from my family had arrived early that morning. The only present I hadn't yet opened was the one from Rainier. When he handed me the small silver box my heart pounded in apprehension. I had given him a gold framed clipping of the Daily Prophet picture from the night we met and two tickets to a Gracious Banshees concert courtesy of my brother Jude.

I undid the burgundy ribbon on the silver box and carefully unfolded the delicate tissue paper. I gasped when I saw that inside it was an antique looking gold necklace with princess cut diamonds dangling off the strand and smaller pink diamonds set in between the dangling diamonds. As an antique I'm sure it must have been priceless.

I looked up at Rainier speechless but it was Narcissa who spoke. "It was my mother's" she said "A Black family heirloom". I looked at her as she continued to speak. "I know it might be hypocritical considering how horrible my mother was but I owe it to you and your family. Please be sure to tell your father, I know he'll appreciate it." I nodded and got up to hug her. "I gave it to Rainier when he came of age and told him to give it to his first love, it's really very ironic how it turned out to be you", she said softly.

I got up to kiss Rainier when I noticed his mother staring at me with a strange expression that I couldn't read.

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Everyone was soon tired and we all started to make our way to bed.

"Rainier, darling I've vould like a quick vord", said Vestina

"You go ahead" he said to me and I started up the stairs.

It wasn't till I was heading down the hall that I realized I forgot the necklace I had been wearing before Rainier put on my new one in the living room. I turned back and was heading down the stairs when I stopped on the middle landing trying to remain as quiet as possible upon hearing my name come up in Rainier and his mother's rather loud conversation.

"Yes, okay I get eet you love her now but she iz not going to marry you"

"Who said anything about marriage, besides you don't know that"

"I see ze way you look at her, you vant to marry her I know eet."

"Of course I do mother she's amazing and yes I was planning on proposing soon but-"

"But vhat, she von't do it. That iz vhy isn't eet. You deserve better anyway."

"Like Svetlana, mother"

"Yes, she can give you everyzing and she adores you. She vould make a vonderful muzzer and you did have something together before you left."

"We were friends that is all, I hated all of the rumors about a relationship"

"But vhat does Charlotte have to offer you, vhat do you have to offer her? She alveady has everything and she's still young. She'll be bored eventually and she'll break your heart. I know her reputation and you need a commitment!"

"You barely know her!"

"But I know her vell enough. Do not zink me so naïve about your relationship. Svetlana vas perfect for you. She vas everyzing you need. She still vaits for you why you'll having a fling wiz zis Briteesh princess!"

I had heard enough. I dashed back up the stairs not caring if my footsteps made noise, my silky black dress and red hair flying out behind me I pushed through the French doors at the back of the upper landing that lead onto the vast second floor veranda. I grabbed onto the balustrade and looked across at the never ending snowy scenery.

What was I doing here? Was Vestina right, will I never be able to commit? Most of all did Rainier really want to marry me?

I heard footsteps in the distance. "Charlotte! Charlotte!" I whirled around and saw Rainier walking towards me. The blustery weather blew my dress up around my knees and whipped my hair in my face but I was oblivious to the cold. I bit my lip as he snaked his arms around my waist and pulled me too him. Could I really be in these arms for the rest of my life? A part of me already knew the answer to that question. He kissed the back of my neck.

"I love you" he whispered into my skin. I turned to look at him.

"I love you too", I said

"So how much of that little exchange did you hear?" he said softly

"More than I wanted too" I said

"I love you so much and I won't let anyone let you think different" he said his eyes dark and serious our foreheads touching.

"Do you swear?" I said

"I swear, I'll swear by anything. I'll swear by the moon."

I turned so my back was against his chest and he stood hugging me from behind.

"Don't swear by the moon," I said "it's always changing. Don't swear by the moon when we have the stars!" He laughed at me as I twirled out of his arms. It didn't matter right then to me about the future. I'm a spur-of-the-moment kind of girl anyway.

"So, do you want to dance?" I said smiling. He laughed and took my hand. And we stood on the veranda dancing in the snow, whirling under the stars.

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