Chapter 3
Day Three: Three French Hens
Draco was running late today and he was so upset. He didn't know how he was going to get Hermione's gift to her. He was stressing about it and running around the bedroom, finding something to wear. He really wanted to see her face today with his gift he had gotten her. He was so proud of it. He'd had Potter help him pick out a dress. Well, Ginny Potter that is. He had told her she was his secret Santa and she squealed. His ears still rang from it. Draco stopped and thought for a minute about that.
"So Potter, I need to borrow your wife." Draco had said.
They both looked at him funny.
"And why is that?" Harry had asked him
"Well you see…..um the thing is. Igotgrangerformysecretsanta." Draco rushed out.
"What was that?" Ginny had said, smiling
"I got Granger for my Secret Santa." Draco said. "And I want to go pick out a dress for her to have."
"Why are going to all this effort?" Ginny asked, thinking she knew the answer to it.
"Because I have been in love with her for a long time." Draco admitted. "And I am hoping to woo her with these gifts."
Ginny squealed and got up and gave Draco a hug. Draco was shocked by this and still was to tell you the truth.
"I knew it!" She almost yelled.
"Yes, I know. Please just keep it a secret until Christmas day." Draco said.
"We will." Both Potters said
Draco was brought back to reality when he heard a knock at his door.
Opening it up, he saw Blaise standing there.
"Just coming to see if you were sick or something." Blaise said.
"No, just running late." Draco replied.
"Well, Granger was asking after you and we couldn't find you" He said to him.
"I'm ready now so let's go." Draco said, flooing into work.
"Malfoy," was the first thing he heard when he got out the fire place.
He turned and smirked. Granger was standing in his doorway.
"Granger," He said as he walked towards his office.
"Did you forget we had a meeting today?" She asked with her hands on her hips.
Draco couldn't help but think what he wouldn't do to grab her by those hips and kiss her.
"No I was just running late." He said. "I will be right there, just need to talk to Blaise for a second."
Hermione turned and went back into his office and Draco turned to Blaise.
"You think you could put this on her desk for her to find, so when she goes back and I walk her to her office I see her open it?" Draco asked him
"Sure, mate." He said and headed to Granger's office.
Once Draco was back in his office he and Granger had their weekly meeting of all the finances and how the business was doing and what not. Once they were done, Hermione stood really fast.
"In a hurry there, Granger?" Draco asked her
"ust wanting to see if my Secret Santa has left anything for me today." She said shyly.
"Oh," was all Draco could say
Hermione got up and left to go. Draco just let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He was going mad just being around her. He was going to blurt it out sooner, or later.
He looked down and saw that Granger had left her scarf he had given her yesterday on the chair she had just sat in. Grabbing it and heading down her office. He heard a loud gasp and he ran. There she was standing holding up the beautiful dress that he had got her. He couldn't help but smile.
"That secret santa of yours sure must like you." He said, making her jump "Sorry didn't mean to scare you, Granger." He replied.
"It really is a beautiful dress. That is for sure." She said, eyeing the emerald green silk dress in her hands and spinning around to admire it.
Draco couldn't help but smile at this. He knew he and Ginny had done well.
"Did you need something?" She asked him
Draco was pulled out of his thoughts. "Hummm?" He asked stupidly
"Did you need something?"
"Oh yeah, you left this in my office." He said, handing her the scarf
"Oh, thank you. This is what I got yesterday." She said with a smile. "They really are nice what they do for me." She said, grabbing today's ornament from her desk.
"See they put the gift in here and it all looks hand done." She replied, showing him today's that had thre calling birds on the outside and inside the same birds.
Draco knew this but replied, "That is some magic they do on it." He replied.
"I go home and put them on my tree every day I get one. I love watching them at night." She said with a smile.
"Well, whoever it is, they are special for sure. " He replied, heading out her door.
"Hey, Malfoy," She said.
"Yes, Granger?" He asked her.
"Thanks for bringing my scarf back." She said with a smile
"Welcome." He said with a nod to her as he left.
Once Draco was back in his office he shut and locked the door for the rest of the day. He sat and thought about her reaction to the dress. Yes he couldn't wait till tomorrow's gift where it was going to be the best one yet he thought as he sat at his desk waiting for time to go. He couldn't help but think of Granger in that dress and what she would look like dancing on his arm at a ball or something. He started to get a pain in his chest he knew all too well when thinking of Hermione. He just couldn't help but smile.