Draco hung the last bauble on the tree and stepped back. He'd left the decorating a little late this year, Narcissa Malfoy would have brought her army of flower arrangers to decorate the Manor according to her chosen theme on the first day of December.
Draco remembered the year she did Winter Wonderland – he could feel the snow crunching under his feet and was able to make a snowman to stand guard at the main entrance.
His own tree was slightly crooked with no colour scheme in sight.
When Hermione came through the door, dropping her keys in the bowl, Draco was frantically trying to reorganize the tree.
He flushed and nearly dropped the bauble he was holding when he saw her.
"I didn't expect you back so soon," he said looking round sheepishly. He fingered the string of the bauble he was holding. It was a deep green star, he'd made it the year before he'd gone to Hogwarts.
"I know its not very big or grand, my mother used to have several trees but I just didn't think-"
Hermione took the bauble from his hand, "we don't need a fancy tree" she said wrapping her arms around Draco.
She took his hand and together they put the bauble on the tree.
"For us, this is perfect.