AUTHOR'S NOTE: So there's a jump in the story, but I'm kind of following the book. That's all I have to say. This chapter might be a little fluffy, but it's cute.

DISCLAIMER: Don't own Harry Potter, still.

"Can you believe that it's almost Christmas?" Melanie squealed as she dressed to go to Hogsmeade. Adrienne pulled on a pair of black snow boots and shook her head. "Of course, you can't. But you must, I mean the lake is frozen over and it's negative ten degrees down here. That's so a sign of Christmas." Adrienne smiled at her best friend as she struggled to put her foot into her other boot. Finally, she succeeded in getting her left foot into her right shoe and groaned in annoyance as she pulled the boot off and slipped it easily on to the correct foot. "You really need to learn your left from right, Adrienne." Adrienne said nothing. "So what are you getting me for Christmas?"

"A muzzle," Adrienne joked as she wrapped her scarf around her neck. Melanie looked hurt and Adrienne laughed. "Kidding, let's go. You don't want to keep the boys waiting. They'll be upset." Melanie was out of the dormitory and in the common room before Adrienne even had a chance to pocket her wand. Melanie and her brother had become very close, since the beginning of the year. There were times that they were inseparable, and Adrienne had to remind her that she was still her best friend. Adrienne, however, didn't really mind. It was time that Blaise decided he wasn't too good for the entire population of the world. When Adrienne left the dorm, she saw that her brother and Mel were already gone, and Draco was leaning casually on the back of the sofa. When he looked up, something in his grey eyes sparkled. Sometimes, she would stand on the stairs, leaning against the railing and watch his face turn a little pink. However, not today, today, his eyes caught her off guard. She stopped short and looked at him. His grey eyes feel on the perfect specimen before him. He looked her up and down, starting with grey toboggan on the top of her head, down to her black coat- under which he could see a grey sweater and a jumper that was slightly too big for her- , to her black pant, and boots. She cleared her throat and smirked. "Cat got your tongue, Malfoy?" Adrienne asked as she descended the stairs.

"You're wearing my jumper, aren't you?" Draco asked before kissed her cold cheek. However, from Adrienne's side her cold cheek went from frozen to summer's day when Draco's lips caressed her cheek. Adrienne bit her lips and looked down as she pushed her hands into her pockets. A small smirk played on her lips. "You are, aren't you?"

"All of mine are in the wash," Adrienne lied.

"You're lying," Draco said. He offered his arm to her and she took it. Draco inhaled and the scent of strawberry that always seemed to accompany Adrienne. The question slipped before he could stop it, "Are you wearing something strawberry scented?"

Adrienne nodded. "I am, always have since first year."

Draco looked as if something had hit him square in the face, but said nothing. He simply, and quietly, escorted Adrienne out of the common room and to the doors of the school, where Filch stood check off people that had been cleared to leaving the building. Filch checked the two off without any incident and they were out in the frozen wasteland that was the Hogwarts Grounds. Adrienne snuggled closer to Draco as they walked, she felt something rather bulky in his inner pocket, but paid no attention to it. It seemed that the coldest person she knew turned out to be the best heater around. The wind was relentless and tossed her hair to and fro. However, she wasn't cold. Not with Draco's jumper pressed snugly against her skin.

The two entered the Three Broomsticks and exhaled in relief. Immediately, as if there was a spell on the entrance of the establishment, and there probably was, their noses were warmed and the snow on their clothes disappeared without leaving a trace. Draco selected a rather private booth in a corner. He took Adrienne's coat and draped it over the back of her bench, eyeing his jumper under her sweater.

"That was very sweet of you, sir," Adrienne said as she sat on her hand to keep them warm. Draco scoffed at her. He found her actions silly; however, they were also cute. He thought that she was beyond cute; he thought that she was beautiful. He held his hand out to her across the table and she took them quickly. Immediately, her fingers were warmed.

"How do you keep your hands so warm?" Adrienne asked.

However, Draco brushed the question away, and released her hands once he was sure that they were warm enough. He then waved the waiter over. "A butterbeer," Draco ordered and the turned his attention to Adrienne, who ordered a Peppermint Hot Chocolate. The waiter nodded and then walked off to fill the orders. "My treat today," Draco said, as if he'd taken her to some fancy place to eat dinner. "However, we can only stay a short while."

"I know, you told me that two days ago when you asked me to accompany you." Draco smirked at her and watched as she picked up the warm mug, which was just placed before her, and took a slow slip. Adrienne opened her brown eyes and looked at him curiously. "What?"

"What do you want for Christmas, Adrienne?"

The Zabini twin was taken aback by his question. No one had ever really asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she just kind of got stuff. The dark skinned girl shrugged. "I don't really know what about you?"

"Nothing you can provide," he said, nothing meaning to hurt her feelings, and because he knew the situation, it didn't. Draco was watching the door, and after a while his watching paid off. "Excuse me, will you?" he asked, and without waiting for an answer he stood from the table and walked towards the loos.

Adrienne looked down at her mug and when she looked up, the seat was occupied again. Not by Draco, but by Pansy Parkinson. Adrienne sighed and crossed her arms. "What?"

"I'm going to tell you one more time, to stay away from him," Pansy warned as she drew her wand. For some reason, she felt safe without having to draw her wand. She was mediocre at blocking spells nonverbally, but she was with someone that was excellent at the previously mentioned task. So for some reason, she wasn't worried about Pansy's empty threats.

"My fiancé, you mean?" Adrienne asked. "Yeah, I don't think engagements work like that."

"You are such a little prat," Pansy screeched, drawing the attention of other people in the establishment.

Adrienne simply drunk her hot chocolate and sighed. "Are you done?"

Pansy looked ready to shout a jinx Adrienne, but stopped and muttered, "Draco." Adrienne calmly sipped on her chocolate and sighed. That's why she felt safe. "Draco, it's not how it looks." Pansy started trying to make her pointing a wand at Adrienne's chest look like it wasn't that.

"Parkinson," Draco started calmly, but his eyes were panicked and stressed. "I'm going to say this, and I hope that you can understand it. There is nothing, I repeat, nothing going on between us. There never has been and there never will be." Pansy's eyes began to water. "You understand that?" he said so coldly that even Adrienne felt a little bad for the girl across from her. Without another word, Pansy stood and left the booth, crying, and walked out of the Three Broomsticks. Draco looked down at Adrienne, "Where's your wand?" he asked as if she were crazy. "She was going to jinx you, Adrienne."

The girl shrugged and finished off her chocolate, "I didn't need it. My knight in shining armor showed up just in time," she joked.

"Shall we leave?" Draco asked a pleased smirk on his lips. Adrienne nodded and slipped into her coat. Draco tossed a few gallons and a knut on the table and left. Draco held his arm out to her and again she took it.

To any person in the establishment it would have seemed that Adrienne and Draco were a very simple couple. He was gentlemanly, holding doors open for her and helping her into her coat, and she was very lady-like, laughing at all of his jokes, whenever he made them and being overall polite. Even Potter and his gang looked surprised when they saw Draco and Adrienne walking arm and arm in front of them as they made their way to the castle. Their outing, date, was almost romantic. On the occasion Draco would tell her she looked nice, or tease her about wearing his jumper, more of the latter than the previous.

"I'm glad you find this amusing," Adrienne pouted after another stab at her wearing his jumper.

"I do," Draco drawled. She shivered a little and he pulled her a little closer. She noted that his pocket was a little let bulky, but took no real notice to it. "It's-"

A loud scream cut him off. Startled, Adrienne stopped and drew her wand quickly. However, she wasn't completely prepared for what she saw. The seventh year Gryffindor chaser, Katie Bell, rose into the air gracefully. Her arms were spread wide, as though she thought she could fly. Her hair whipped around her by a fierce wind, a wind that only seemed to surround her, and her face was empty and expressionless. Then six feet above the ground, Katie let out at horrible scream. Her eyes flew open and everything about her face said anguish. Katie screamed and screamed and then her friend, stated to scream. Suddenly, and not so gracefully, Katie fell to the ground.

"Damn," Draco muttered under his breath. Adrienne turned to him and saw his face was very pale and his arm was trembling. Not knowing, Adrienne snuggled closer to him and tugged him so that he would walk to the castle with her. She assumed the change and skin tone, and the shivering were because of the cold.

Filch was running out of the castle as they walked in. He eyed them for a moment, surely debating on checking them for inappropriate goods, but raced past them. The two walked into the castle and Draco pulled Adrienne off his arm gently. Adrienne crossed her arms and her right eyebrow arched.

"Not now," he said shortly. He leaned forward to kiss her cheek and leave her, however, Adrienne who wasn't paying attention turned her head, and his lips felt on her. There was an initial shock of the moment. However, it passed soon. Her lips moved against his, before he could register the action, and shortly, after Adrienne pulled her lips away from his. Her fingers found the bottom button on his coat and she ran her finger along it. Draco stood silent for a moment and then looked up at the ceiling. A smirk played on his lips. "You're a sneaky one, aren't you?"

Adrienne smiled and looked up at the mistletoe that was sprouting magically. "Well, you know, I'm a Slytherin." she told him.

"Don't make a habit out of this," he said.

"Maybe, I will."

Draco scoffed and leaned to kiss her, this time an intentional kiss on her full lips. He needed a distraction after what happened in Hogsmeade. A failed attempt to kill off the Headmaster, now he had to think off another; but he needed something to distract him from that right now. Adrienne was an easy distraction. She was just there, and stunning. She'd do wonderfully as a distraction.