Thanks to reviewers, I love the word ginormouse also. Sorry for taking so long with this but my GCSEs are really making life hard for me I have so much coursework I need to be doing but hey, hope you enjoy this. x x x x x

Six days 'til Christmas.

Hermione gazed dreamily at nothing in particular, she had had a heavy sleep and was still not quite fully conscious. The owls had come with early Christmas presents for the students from their families, the gifts were now stored safely in an enchanted room to stop any peekers trying to get a glance at their presents, none of the students had managed to buy any presents themselves because the huge snowfall had prevented any way of Christmas shopping. Hermione was delighted to see that today there were more decorations than there had been the previous morning. She finished her cereal and rose to leave.

'Where you off to Hermione?' asked Harry, his mouth full of toast

'I was just on my way back to my room, I have a book I'm nearly at the end of' Hermione smiled at Harry who knew the importance of finishing a great book.

'Don't forget, Griffindoor common room at ten o'clock for a massive game of sharads' Said Ron beaming, Christmas always had this effect on him he was in constant relaxed, happy mood, Hermione hadn't tried but she knew she could say pretty much anything offensive to Ron at that moment and he wouldn't even bat an eyelid.

Hermione skipped up the steps of the hall and sauntered out of the huge doors. The halls were fairly quiet as she walked up to her room, as she turned the corner she heard people, she looked and saw poor old Collin Creavy and Crabbe looking dazed at each other. Simultaneously they leaned in and kissed very quickly on the lips.

Hermione couldn't help laughing, it wasn't until she heard more laughter that she realised the presence of Malfoy who was currently on his arse roaring his head off. She caught his eye and his laughter prevented his sneer from showing although Hermione was sure it was there. Collin and Crabbe looked confusedly at Draco and Hermione who were now in tears, the looks on their faces only added to her funniness of the whole situation.

Collin walked off and Crabbe went off in the opposite direction. Hermione stared at the floor to subside her giggles, eventually she managed to reduce them to mere whimpers.

She took her eyes off the ground and looked at Malfoy who was in the same state. Malfoy took a deep breath and leaned against the wall, still looking at her after about a second they both started again.

Later on, after finishing her book and after playing sharads with the over excited Ron, Hermione lay in the bath letting her mind wander.

Her mind wandered to Draco sat in the next room, she had never seen him smile like that before, his whole face changed when he did, his eyes became warmer, his cheekbones softer and Hermione was shocked to see that he had dimples.

Draco had looked like a very ordinary person and a good-looking one at that. Hermione shook all thoughts of her archenemy being fit out of her head.

Draco Malfoy sat alone on his bed looking out of the castle windows and trying to count the stars in the sky. Every time her thought of her laughing face his heart warmed and then broke straight after.

He should have been proud of himself, he might not have said anything but he had managed to maintain some kind of friendly eye contact although it seemed small it was a huge step to achieving his goal, he screwed up his face in annoyance when he remembered he only had five days left.

He wandered down the stairs to the common room he shared with Hermione. She was sat in the armchair next to the fire and when she noticed him she looked up from her muggle magazine, Draco offered a smile and she gave him one back.

He casually walked past her and picked up his own magazine and sat on the sofa opposite her. He strained his eyes to read one of the headings of the front of her magazine. 'How to work off the Christmas binge' he read one of them aloud then looked up at her, 'put on a bit of weight have we?' he teased.

Hermione looked up meaning to frown but somehow smiling instead, there was just something in his voice that night that made it impossible to be mad at him.

'What do you mean by that?' She feigned Indignance. 'Are you calling me fat?'

Draco held up his hands in mock defence, 'not at all' he said before boldly adding, 'you always look good to me'

Hermione blushed and looked back down at her book, humiliated that her heart was beating, she had a boyfriend for god's sake.

Later that night they both dreamed of each other, Hermione dreamed of promises, friendship and love, Draco of betrayal longing and death…

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