A/N: This chapter isn't too exciting. Fluffy and cute though. Someone demanded that they have sex already lol and I can assure you it is on the horizon, but you must be patient because I have a plan and it shall be brilliant. Hope you enjoy this one!

Chapter 16: Snowball Fights are Cold

"So it's official? You and Harry are like boyfriends?" Pansy asked her tone gushing with excitement.

"Yeah, we are," Draco responded quietly with a shrug.

Pansy looked at him in confusion. "I would think you'd be shouting it from the roof tops. Come on, sound a bit more excited!" she exclaimed.

Draco shrugged again. "It's just, I basically had to force him to ask me, you know? He didn't ask me on his own. I don't know, I think our feelings are not on the same level. I'm madly in love with him and I think he just likes me and getting a piece of ass," he responded with a frown.

Pansy shook her head. "Draco, I don't think that's true. I think that Potter is, well, he can be rather daft at times so I would imagine that it would take him awhile to realize that he wanted to ask you to be his boyfriend and that he's madly in love with you as well. Just be patient," she told him.

He shrugged again and looked sadly down at his breakfast. Pansy shook her head again and went back to her breakfast as well. They heard the Great Hall doors open and both looked up to see who had come in. By the grin that erupted on Draco's face, Pansy didn't have to spend much time looking. She chuckled and went back to eating her breakfast as Draco completely gave up because he was too busy staring at Harry. He watched him turn to look at him and he received a brilliant smile in return.

Harry stopped before his table and looked at Draco thoughtfully. He grinned again and motioned for him to come over. Draco stared at him in confusion. Pansy looked between the two. "Well, are you going to go over there?" she questioned.

"Do you think that's a good idea? I mean that's the Gryffindor table and I'm a Slytherin and well… is that a good idea?" Draco questioned nervously.

"Yes to all of that. You are also his boyfriend so why don't you go sit with him. Besides, you know that we only sit at our house tables out of habit. We can sit anywhere we want and a lot of the other houses intermingle so what's the problem?" she questioned.

Draco turned to look at her and then turned back to Harry who was still watching him. "Alright, but if anything happens while I'm over there…" he trailed off because Pansy was clearly done listening to his excuses. He sighed and got up to make his way over to Harry. When he got there he looked around nervously. Harry gave him a reassuring smile.

"Come have breakfast with me?" he asked.

Draco nodded and followed him. They arrived at the table and Harry took a seat across from Hermione and Ron. Draco looked up and down the table as everyone had stopped eating to stare at him. He gulped nervously and sat down next to Harry. He looked down at the plate in front of him, his cheeks coloring. He felt Harry slip his hand into his and give a reassuring squeeze. He relaxed some at the reassuring touch.

Ron and Hermione were watching him curiously. He looked up at them and smiled slightly. "So this is what it looks like on the other side of the Great Hall. Interesting," he commented.

Harry chuckled next to him. "Yes, but I'll admit that the view was always nice, well, one part of the view anyway even if they were sneering at me," he teased.

Draco blushed. "Yes, well, it's not my fault that we didn't get along," he responded.

Harry looked over at him with a lifted eyebrow. Draco returned his gaze and then grinned. "Alright, so it was mostly my fault, but you didn't take my hand in first year so that didn't make me happy," he relented.

Harry smiled at him and took his hand underneath the table. "How about I take it now?" he asked quietly so that only Draco could hear.

He nodded as he smiled at him and allowed Harry to take his hand. He looked up at Hermione and Ron and they were both giving him different looks. Hermione was a pink shade and was looking as if she was watching some intimate moment that she shouldn't be seeing and Ron looked confused and a little disturbed, but then his cheeks colored slightly and he smiled a little.

"So, what are all of your plans for the holidays?" Draco asked trying to break up the awkwardness of the moment.

Hermione's eyes lit up and she smiled. "I'm going to France with my parents! It will be our first trip as a family again after the war and all," she said excitedly.

Draco grinned at her. "What part of France? I've been all over there," he replied with almost as much enthusiasm.

"Oh, we're going to be all over the country. It's going to be brilliant," she responded with a big smile.

Draco smiled back at her which only made Hermione beam even more. He had a nice smile when it wasn't covered with a sneer. "How about you, Weasley?" Draco asked.

Ron looked slightly surprised at being asked. It took him a moment to respond. "Um, well, part of it we're going to Romania to visit Charlie, and then the rest will be at my brother, Bill's, place," he replied.

Draco nodded. "A very Weasley Christmas?" he said sincerely.

Ron nodded unsurely.

"Harry, are you going with them?" Draco asked as he turned to look at him.

"Um, no, I'll be staying here," he replied.

Draco looked at him in confusion. "Why?" he asked.

Harry blushed. "Well, my first real Christmas was here and I want to spend my last Christmas here at Hogwarts. Besides the Weasley's need this time to be with just their family even though I am an adopted part of their family. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it actually. What about you, Draco?" he asked.

Draco frowned slightly at him and glanced over at Ron and Hermione who were looking at Harry sadly. He looked back at him and could see a sadness in his eyes, but he could also see that he didn't want him to pursue things just now.

"Um, well, my mother wants me to come home for at least part of the break. She's kind of lonely so I said I would come home," he said quietly.

Harry nodded knowingly. "That sounds like it'll be nice," he said as he looked away. A part of him hoped that Draco would be staying at Hogwarts, but he understood the need to be home with his mother. It reminded Harry of what he was missing and he looked down at his plate sadly. Draco looked over at him with a frown and glanced over at Hermione and Ron who were looking at him with pity. Harry looked up and the sadness almost completely left his eyes. Hermione and Ron looked away, but Draco maintained looking at him.

"Hey, are you okay?" he asked as he gave Harry's hand a squeeze.

Harry nodded and shrugged at the same time. "Yeah, I'm used to it. Um, so anyone up for a snowball fight?" he asked changing the subject and unlinking their hands as he stood up from the table.

All three of them looked up at him in confusion and concern, but nodded as they too stood up. They all headed out the doors of the Great Hall and out the main doors of the school. There were already several battles going on. Harry smiled out as he watched the younger years build up forts and snowball piles. He jogged over to a group of first years and started helping them build up their fort. It looked like they were going against some Slytherin first years. Draco watched Harry for a moment fondly as Hermione and Ron went over to join Harry. He glanced over at the Slytherin first years and jogged over to start helping them. When he first arrived they looked at him in confusion and surprise. He just smiled genuinely at them and started helping them.

After a few moments they were all finished and ready to battle. Harry stood up to face Draco from several yards away. "You're going down, Malfoy!" he called across the way as he grinned.

"I don't think so, Potter. I will kick your Gryffindor butt!" he yelled back.

Harry gave him a sly grin. "I thought you liked my butt?" he commented.

Draco's mouth dropped open in surprise. Harry grinned again and raised his arm. "Fire!" he yelled. Draco's eyes widened as several snowballs were launched at him. He took shelter behind the fort they had made and they all landed around them.

"Alright, Slytherins, let's take these Gryffindors down," Draco whispered harshly. The kids nodded enthusiastically and grabbed a snowball. They waited before they stood up and launched their snowballs over. This went back and forth for several minutes until the only two that were left were Harry and Draco. They stood up to face each other, hands open to show that they were not armed.

"So it's just you and me, Draco," Harry taunted.

"Me and you," Draco repeated.

"Alright you two, on the count of three," Hermione called out. Harry and Draco bent over and picked up some snow, never taking their eyes off of one another. They faced each other as Hermione began her countdown. Draco and Harry were both smiling at each other and didn't even make it to three before they launched their snowballs at each other. Neither one got hit and they reloaded as they started moving closer to each other. Finally they were within a couple of feet from each other.

"Come on, Potter. Can you take it?" he questioned.

"Oh I can, but can you?" he returned.

Draco nodded. They raised their arms, snowball ready. Harry grinned. He dropped his snowball as if giving Draco the win. Draco didn't believe him so he didn't drop his snowball. He watched Harry carefully. Harry's smile broadened as he gestured for Draco to throw the snowball. Draco brought his arm back and launched the snowball. Harry ducked and went forward. He connected with Draco and tackled him to the ground. He grabbed a clump of snow and pushed it into Draco's hair, white washing him. Draco spluttered snow from his mouth and looked up at Harry as he blinked several times.

His gaze narrowed and Harry only smiled more before he leaned forward and pressed his lips to Draco's. Draco sighed into the kiss and brought his arms up and wrapped them around Harry's waist. It was like they were in their own world and there was no one around. Draco and Harry broke their kiss and looked at each other.

"I win," Harry teased.

"No, I did," Draco replied as he pulled him down for another kiss.

Someone cleared their throat nearby and it took awhile for the noise to penetrate the bubble around them, but they broke apart again and looked over at them. Hermione was smiling fondly at them while the first years looked very confused and Ron just looked disturbed.

Harry and Draco blushed as Harry stood up off of Draco and put his hand down to help him up. He took his hand and stood. Harry went around him and brushed the snow off his back and pants. Draco shuddered with the cold.

"It looks like you two could use some warming up," Hermione commented slyly. Draco and Harry both looked over at her with lifted eyebrows.

She stepped closer to Harry and looked up at him. "The password is honesty," she said. She stepped back from him and walked away. The first years had abandoned their forts and ran off to join other kids. Ron looked at Draco and Harry again with confusion and followed after Hermione.

"What is she talking about?" Draco asked as he watched them leave.

Harry grinned. "The prefect bathroom. Care to join me?" he asked.

Draco gulped and looked over at him. He nodded and Harry smiled bigger and took a hold of his hand as he dragged him back towards the castle. The anticipation was already building.