Kagome knocked on the door to Malfoy Manor, feeling out of place in the shadow of the giant building as she huddled into her winter clothes.
The door creaked open slowly, an old house elf peering at her in between the crack. "Yes?"
"Um… hi. Is Draco here?" Kagome asked, kneeling down to the elf's level.
"Young master Malfoy is home, come." The house elf swung the door open more, allowing Kagome to follow him into the foyer.
The house elf bowed before snapping and disapparating, leaving Kagome in the dark room.
Pulling the blue and bronze scarf from her neck, Kagome unzipped her coat and draped the scarf over her arms.
"What are you doing here? Finished with your replacement?" Draco called as he stepped into the room, his shoes clicking loudly on the marble.
Kagome turned ignoring the jab with a sigh, "I wanted to give you your Christmas gift, since Healer Smethwyck gave us both a small vacation for the holiday I'm going to the Burrow and didn't want to wait until after. Merry Christmas."
Draco looked at the small box she held out held together with green paper and a silver bow he glanced up unsure. "Is this a joke from your boyfriend?"
"I don't have one… thanks to Voldemort… and I'm getting tired of you constantly pointing that out." Kagome growled.
Draco frowned and took the box carefully. "You and his doppelgänger looked pretty cozy, having sleepovers now."
"It's called having a friend and someone to talk to that's mourning with you, something you clearly don't know anything about." Kagome hissed, her face going blank.
"You could have been put in Slytherin, with that icy response." Draco smirked. He pushed aside the image of Crabbe falling into the flames in the Room of Requirement, guilt and sadness filling his chest at the loss of one of his best friends.
Kagome zipped her coat and wrapped the scarf around her neck briskly, "thankfully I wasn't. I at least have the decency not to rub it in someone's face when they lose a loved one, you Slytherin's don't have any boundaries and it's sickening. Anyway… Happy Christmas."
With that, Kagome turned on her heel and started for the front door, leaving Draco in her wake.
Draco pulled the ribbon and tore the paper off carefully, lifting the lid and found a small silver dragon with bright green eyes glittering in the light.