ADMIRE YOU
CHAPTER 5
By: hermioneeeeeee
A/N: I made Dumbledore alive so...
"ONE WEEK UNITL CHRISTMAS!" Ginny shouted, throwing snow into the air. Harry aimed at her and knocked her to the ground.
"I'll get you for that one!" she smiled slyly.
"Gotcha!" Hermione said, hitting Ginny from behind.
"Why is everyone aiming for me?" she asked, throwing one at Harry. Luna and Neville watched from a distance and laughed. Cormac snuck up on Hermione and kissed her. Hermione lost her balance and sunk into the snow. Cormac laughed on top of her and wiped snow from her face. They snogged some more until Harry noticed that the two were gone.
"Oi! We're having a snowball fight!" he shouted, throwing one at Cormac's back. Hermione blushed and brushed the snow off. Ginny laughed at her and held Harry's cold hand.
"Let's go have some hot chocolate." Neville suggested. The others nodded and went inside.
"And...done!" Ginny said, adding the final touch to her Christmas card.
"I hope Malfoy likes sweets as much as Daphne says he does." Hermione wished as she sealed the envelope.
"Yeah, and I hope Seamus appreciates this Quidditch stuff." Ginny said, curling some ribbon.
"Tomorrow is Christmas Eve!"
"I know! It's going to be so much fun. Too bad there's no Yule Ball this year."
"Oh, I'm glad. I've never been much of a dancer."
"Yeah, but you've never had a real partner to dance with. Let's just say, Krum barely counts as a boyfriend."
"Ginny! We did actually date a little bit."
"You never kissed, though."
"Ummm..."
"Wait, you did?"
"Maybe?"
"You did!"
"Fine! We did."
"Well, alright then."
"It would've been better if Ron didn't ruin it."
"My brother the idiot. You do realize it was purely out of jealousy. He kept telling me that he would have taken you if you 'hadn't been so bloody proud' about it all. I don't think he wanted to admit that you actually did have an admirer."
"Oh, I never knew."
"You do now!" Ginny smiled. The girls went to drop off their presents at the Secret Santa drop-off along with their cards and high-fived.
"Phew! Now we just relax." Ginny sighed contentedly. They walked back to the Gryffindor Common room and talked late into the night until the fire died and they were the only ones in the castle still awake.
Hermione and Ginny stomped down the stairs and into the common room.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!" they shouted. All of the Gryffindors in their year started to wake up. The girls laughed. Everyone was in a festive mood and Hogwarts started to wake up slowly. The Gryffindor Christmas Tree was brightly decorated and stuffed with presents underneath. Ginny and Hermione impatiently waited until everyone was awake to start opening gifts.
"Alright everyone! Grab your presents!" Ginny yelled, standing on top of a table. Everyone dug in to the Christmas tree to find their presents. Wrapping was torn, bows were ripped, tape was teared, and presents were open.
"Just what I wanted!"
"They know me well!"
"Brilliant!"
"Amazing!"
"Woah!"
"I think I know who got me this."
"Best day ever!"
"Thank Merlin!"
"I think everyone is fairly happy." Ginny said, crawling back to Hermione.
"You think?" Hermione asked sarcastically.
"Do you know who got you your gift?" Ginny asked.
"I don't know. I got the new books I wanted and some new clothes. I'm guessing Luna but, I'm not sure." Hermione responded as she flipped through the books. Harry, Ron, and Neville came over to talk to the girls and look at gifts.
"I got some Quidditch stuff." Harry said happily.
"I got a whole volume on advanced Herbology." Neville smiled.
"I got a Chudley Cannons poster and some Honeydukes candy." Ron replied as he admired the moving picture on the poster.
"Too bad we have to wait until tomorrow to figure it out for real." Ginny told Hermione.
"More suspense!" she laughed. The girls ran up the dormitory stairs to put their things away.
It was lunch and everyone was in the Great Hall for the Christmas feast. Everybody was extra loud today.
"ATTENTION, STUDENTS! I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NO ONE HAS REVEALED PARTNERS YET. THIS SECRET SANTA WILL NOW BE A HOGWARTS TRADITION!" Professor Dumbledore announced. All of the years shouted their ascent towards the announcement and the chatter began again.
"It's too bad that we aren't allowed to sit with other houses; I want to know what Luna got!" Hermione said.
"We'll talk to her later." Ginny reassured her.
"Let's have another snowball fight after lunch!" Ron suggested.
"Good idea." Harry agreed. The two looked at the girls.
"Sure, let's do it with all of the years!" Ginny added.
"Yeah! It'll be so much fun." Hermione nodded. They waited until they were dismissed and immediately began spreading the word about the school-wide snowball fight.
"Albus, I know it's Christmas but, don't you think the school is louder than usual?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Yes, I do. I have a feeling that this noise is due to the existence of four of your students, Minerva." Professor Dumbledore said.
"Well, yes. Should we let them be?"
"They are still young, let them have fun."
"Alright."
The whole school was outside in the snow for the snowball fight.
"I can't believe it! Everyone turned up!" Ginny exclaimed as she threw a snowball at a fourth year.
"I've got an idea, Ginny." Hermione whispered. She cast the Sonorous charm and spoke:
"ATTENTION EVERYONE! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HOUSE COMPETITION! FIND YOUR HOUSE AND FIGURE OUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO WIN! MAY THE BEST HOUSE WIN!" Hermione said. People bustled around to find their house and then the competition began. Ravenclaw used their wands to catapult them across the field. Gryffindor hurled them as hard as possible. Slytherin made a fort and mass-produced snowballs. Hufflepuff worked on making three giant snowballs to throw at each of their competitors.
"Come on everyone!"
"Throw! Throw! Throw!"
"Almost ready!"
"Faster!"
The snowball fight ended up lasting an hour and then, finally, the winners were announced.
"I think we can agree that the house who caused the most damage and therefore wins the competition is: Slytherin!" Ginny and Hermione announced. Slytherin cheered and shouted loudly. The houses shook hands and congratulated one another.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Ginny asked Hermione with a twinkle in her eye. Hermione nodded with a smile and the two aimed their wands at an empty clearing.
"A hot chocolate tent!" they said in unison. Everyone who was about to go inside turned around and saw the massive tent with four large hot chocolate fountains. They gasped and ran towards them as Hermione and Ginny conjured up hundreds of cups and set them to float near the tent. They each took one and dipped it under a fountain.
"It tastes brilliant!" Ginny exclaimed.
"It really does!" Hermione beamed. Hundreds of feet pounded near the tent and hundreds of mouths sipped the rich chocolaty drink. Cormac found Hermione and congratulated her on a very successful event.
"You're amazing." he said, putting his arm around her. Hermione sipped her hot chocolate slowly and Cormac followed suit.
"You've got hot chocolate on your cheek." Hermione pointed out. She stood on her toes and kissed it off. Then, Cormac placed his hands delicately on her face and cupped it. Two mugs crashed to the ground as they kissed under the soft snow.