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The first two days of the holidays were spent relaxing, and sometimes helping out with various things. We didn't bother studying then; it was the beginning of the holidays, we needed a rest!

When the Christmas spirit really started to hit Hogwarts (Suits of armour singing carols, snow falling from the 'sky' in the great hall) everyone became cheerful. People that wouldn't normally get along started doing exactly that, people made friends with those they hadn't even noticed before, and the whole castle was bathed in a warm happiness, despite the harsh winter on the doorstep.

Most of mine and Draco's time was spent wrapping ourselves in tinsel and other decorations and taking pictures. We even got a picture with Snape with a tinsel crown on!

Christmas at Hogwarts was special. Yeah, at home you get to spend it with family and you get to go to special places, but Hogwarts just seemed that extra bit magical. The fairies flitting amongst the branches of the 12 tall Christmas trees around the great hall, and the carolling suits of armour, and even the dry, warm snow drifting from the enchanted ceiling of the great hall will tell you that. Granted I'd have loved to spend it with my parents, going to visit relatives, seeing their reactions when they open their presents, but they loved their ministry jobs and didn't want to lost them, so they worked as much and as often as they could, including giving up their Christmas, so they wouldn't have been there to look after me. I appreciated their hard work, but I wished they'd make time for me…

I awoke on Christmas morning to a mound of presents at the end of my bed. I decided to carry them to the common room to open them, and by the looks of it a few others did too. I levitated them, being too lazy to actually carry them, and put them on the sofa in my usual seat. Draco was sat on in his usual spot, and smiled at me as I knelt next to my seat.

"Merry Christmas, Toni," He grinned and reached out his hand.

"Merry Christmas, Dra," I ignored his hand and jumped on him, knocking all of my presents off the sofa. I ignored the soft thuds of parcels hitting the cold, stone floor, and hugged Draco. The hug must have lasted about 10 seconds before Draco pushed me away and laughed.

"Someone's eager today," He smirked, and pointed at my presents. "Open them then!"

"Have you opened yours yet?"

"Not yet, I was waiting for you…" He blushed a soft pink that looked bright against his pale skin.

I smiled, and turned to my presents.

"I assume this is from you?" I inspected a fairly small parcel very neatly wrapped in silver paper, with green ribbon and green bow on the front. I turned it in my hands, until I came across the label.

Antonia,

Merry Christmas

Love from,

Your best friend Draco

I smiled.

"That'll be a yes," I laughed. "Very nicely wrapped," I teased.

"I have standards you know," He said sternly. I laughed at him and he couldn't hold that stern face for long.

I took off the bow and ribbon gently and put them to one side. I carefully unwrapped the box, glancing up to see Draco smiling and looking hopeful. I finally got all of the paper off, to reveal a dark green leather box. Confused, I opened the box, and inside lay the most beautiful necklace. It was silver, with a bold 'T' pendant, with a few of the brightest emeralds I'd ever seen set into it.

"Draco… It's beautiful…" I was lost for words. How could he have found something so perfect?

"I know," He grinned "Pass it here and I'll help you put it on,"

I passed him the box carefully, and he gestured for me to turn around. I swivelled to face the fireplace, and after a second or two, he placed the necklace over my head. I shivered as the metal touched my skin. It was so cold. He moved my hair out of the way and fastened the necklace.

"There," He said triumphantly, "Now turn around and let me see!"

I turned and looked at him for approval. He smiled and nodded.

"It suits you," I could tell he'd realised what a sap he was being and was trying to cover up.

"I'm going to go change into a matching outfit," I beamed. He laughed and nodded.

I walked towards the dorm, but ran back realising I'd forgotten something.

I picked up the ribbon and bow from the floor by the pile of presents, and ran back off.

I dug through my clothes to find the green dress my mum had made for me. It was a beautiful shade of dark green, and was made of the softest velvet imaginable. It was knee-length, and the skirt puffed out slightly. The neckline was strangely shaped – It looked like an outwards-curved V – and was lined with white lace. The sleeves were short, and had white lace at the ends of them. I put it on, being very careful of the necklace, and picked up the ribbon and bow. I attached the bow to the ribbon, and tied it around my head so that my hair covered most of the ribbon except the topmost bit, but left the bow showing. I slipped on some green shoes, and walked back to the common room.

"Blimey, if you're dressing up, I may as well too. Heck, you lot, got any fancy clothes?" He called to the rest of the common room, indication me as an example. The majority of the few people that remained nodded, and ran off to get changed.

"I'm going to get changed too," Draco smiled. "Why not open the rest of your presents while you wait?"

I nodded and watched him walk off, before turning to the presents that remained on the floor. There was an oddly shaped parcel wrapped in blue. The label read:

Antonia,

Merry Christmas dear, we hope you're having fun at Hogwarts.

Jack tells me you're a Slytherin, well done!

Lots of love,

Mum, Dad and Georgie xxx

They'd always considered me another daughter; I'd always called them mum and dad. They were the kindest family one could wish for. They were always there when my parents couldn't be, which was quite a lot.

I set about opening the parcel. Inside, I found a variety of wizarding sweets, as well as some muggle ones. There were a few ingredients and recipes, since Jack had apparently told him mum that I was good at potions. And finally, a drawing from Georgie. It depicted me, dressed in green, stood in front of a pink Hogwarts castle. I laughed, and set these gifts aside.

The next parcel I picked up was wrapped in red and yellow. It was quite heavy and reasonably big compared to the other presents. I read the label and instantly recognised my mother's neat handwriting:

My dear Antonia,

Sorry you couldn't share Christmas with us this year.

We will try our best to make up for it when you do come home.

In the meantime, I made you a new dress and bought you some little things to go with it.

All our love,

Mummy and Daddy

xxx

Inside the parcel was a purple dress, with a mint green belt. It was beautiful. My mum had always been a good seamstress. There were a few other things in the parcel; A purple headband, some purple shoes, and some Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.

The rest of the parcels were just little things from friends, like sweets and stationary.

The remaining Slytherins began to filter back into the room, and eventually, I saw Draco. He'd decided to sport a white shirt with a jacket a similar colour to my dress. He was wearing black trousers, and looked absolutely adorable!