I only own what's new to you.

"Happy Christmas!" exclaimed Hermione as she entered the room with a pile if gifts. Everyone had decided to go to the head's dorm for Christmas after opening presents from family.

"So, who opens first?" asked Ron eagerly. Hermione shrugged.

"I don't want to go first so…everyone pick a number, one through ten." Harry was the first to choose.

"One."

"Six," said Ginny. Ron chose eight and Draco, three.

"Ron, you go first since you were closest. I was thinking of nine." Ron picked up the gift closest to him, which was wrapped in shiny purple paper.

"Okay, who thinks that is purple my favourite colour?" He was laughing as Ginny reluctantly raised her hand, admitting that while maybe he didn't like purple, she did. He opened the box to find a Chudley Cannons shirt and book, which he thanked Ginny for. They took turns opening gifts, going clockwise.

Hermione's turn came and she took the box-shaped gift, wrapped in vibrant blue paper. She read the tag and saw that it was from Harry and Ron. Carefully, she unwrapped the present to reveal a cedar hinged box, a scrawled note stuck atop it.


Our little girl is all grown up.
She smiled and glanced at Harry and Ron, who motioned for her to open it. She opened the lid to the hinged box and saw pictures.

As she delicately fingered through the labeled photos, she realized that they dated back to their first year, and went up through the current year. She had never expected such a thoughtful gift from Harry and Ron, and she found herself completely unprepared.

"I love it," she said with a smile. "Thank you so much."

"You'll have to thank Collin Creevy too. If it weren't for his somewhat creepy obsession with Harry a couple years back and his love of photography, we wouldn't have a lot of those pictures."

"Wait here for a bit," said Hermione suddenly, as she stood and went to her room, emerging a moment later with a camera. "Everyone get ready for a picture." Her friends, being who they were, quickly complied, leaving a space for her next to Ginny. She set the timer for twenty seconds, allowing herself time to get into position."

They posed with Harry, Ron and Draco in the back, arms draped over each others shoulders. Ginny was in the front, between Harry and Ron, Hermione beside her, between Ron and Draco.

"Everyone ready?" asked Hermione.

"You bet we are," replied Harry with a mischievous grin. Just as the camera clicked, Harry bent over and kissed Ginny on the cheek, just as Draco did the same with Hermione. Ron gave Draco a playful shove as Ginny and Hermione blushed, laughing.

Hermione then went to the camera, where the photo had printed out, and couldn't help but laugh. It had turned out well, and she took her wand out to copy it. Four more photos appeared under the one she held in her hand. She labeled them and handed them out.

"Aww, this is such a cute picture!" exclaimed Ginny.

"Cute?" asked Ron in mock hurt. "You're calling us guys 'cute'?"

"What about hot, sexy-"

Ginny cut Harry off. "No, it's cute. Don't give yourself too much credit."

"Oh, notice how she's only talking to you Potter," said Draco with a laugh.

"Don't give yourself so much credit Draco," said Hermione with a grin.

"Then that means all the credit is mine!" declared Ron proudly. A unanimous 'don't give yourself too much credit' followed.

"Don't be ridiculous," said Hermione. "We all know that Ginny and I deserve all the credit here.

"Can't argue with that."

"You'd better not Draco." A chorus of laughs echoed around the room.

"Why would I want to?" he asked with a shrug. "You're much nicer to me when I flatter you."

"It's not flattery if its true." This drew more laughs, as everyone continued to open their gifts. A while after they finished, everyone left for their own dorms, leaving Draco and Hermione alone together.

Draco left for his room and returned with the girt that he had gotten for Hermione. It was a long slender box, wrapped in beautifully red paper, a gold string tied elegantly around it. He sat down next to Hermione and handed it to her.

"Thank you Draco, but you really didn't have to."

"I wanted to. Go ahead, open it."

Hermione gently slid the gold string off the box and slipped her finger under the neatly taped paper, which came off easily. Draco took the paper from her and she opened the slender box.

"Draco, it's beautiful," she managed after a gasp. Sitting in the deep green velvet of the box was a single tear shaped gem, expertly cut, the colour of deepest scarlet. The beautiful gem was suspended from a chain of delicate gold, which sparkled when the light hit it just right.

Draco took the magnificent piece of jewelry from the velvet where it sat and unclasped it as Hermione held her hair up for him. He reached around her neck and clasped the necklace, allowing his fingers to linger for a moment before he withdrew.

"They say," he began, "that stones like this are supposed to protect the one who wears it. So I'm giving it to you, the person who matters most to me."

"Thank you Draco," she murmured softly. "I love it."

"Then I'm glad."

"Now," stated Hermione, "it's my turn." Her comment seemed to take Draco by surprise. "What, you thought you could get away with giving me a present and not getting one yourself? I think not."

"Well, I suppose that if it's from you, I could make an acception to my strict 'no present' policy." Hermione laughed and reached into her pocket, pulling out a very small hinged jewelry box.

"Hermione Granger," he said jokingly, "are you asking me to marry you?"

"Would you say yes?" He gaped at her.

"You're serious," he realized.

"I am."

"But Hermione, we're so young-and my parents- and Merlin, your parents! Will your mum kill me? I don't want your mum to kill me Mione. I mean, I would love to marry you. The idea of it is amazing, but, don't you think it's a bit early? I have to buy a house, and we still have yet to graduate. What would the professors think? And father would be furious, but I don't care anyway. Oh Merlin, I'm going to get married?"

"Relax Draco," she said with a laugh, "I'm not purposing to you. Your reaction was priceless though."

"Smile when you tell your lies!"

"That would defeat the purpose of the lie. Now open your gift."

He did as he was told, and laughed.

"At least I got the right category." Inside the box was a mens ring of white gold, a large stone in the center. The stone was light blue, flecks of purple and deeper blue inside. On the inside of the band, it read Forever in my heart~Hermione.

He slipped it out of its box and onto the ring finger of his right hand.

"Thank you," he murmured. "It's perfect."

"Forever in my heart Draco," she said meaningfully. "So don't crush it. Okay?"

"Never."

"And don't leave me. Ever."

"I couldn't if I wanted to. I'll always be yours."

Okay, so it's a little fluffy, but that's okay since it's the last chapter like this. Thank you for all the lovely reviews.