Christmas Delight

Draco woke up and went into his private bathroom to shower. Hermione invaded his thoughts, what will they do today? Draco thought about his plans for Christmas Day and how he would incorporate Hermione into those plans. For the first time in his life, he felt happy that his mother was dead. The Malfoy family will normally go on a hunt and kill Muggles. Since the death of his wife, Lucius Malfoy had all but given up hope, he still detested Muggles and found them annoying, however he realised that he would have to hide for the rest of his life if he still kept on hunting them. Draco followed this example and dropped his allegiance to the Death Eaters, if you can’t beat them, join them’ thus the reason he stayed at Hogwarts during Christmas.
As Draco pondered his thoughts, Hermione entered the room and spoke
“Morning” said Hermione
“Morning, Granger. Slept well?” shouted Draco
“Great, listen can I use the bath?” asked Hermione
“Go ahead. Don’t use to many herbs, you’ll have a headache all morning” said Draco
“Thanks for the tip”.
Draco finished his shower and saw Hermione wearing one of Draco’s robe. Draco covered himself up quickly.
“We’re stranded” said Hermione
“What?” asked Draco
“The snow, we can’t leave the castle” said Hermione
Draco shrugged “Doesn’t matter, you have me for company”
Hermione smiled “I’m beginning to appreciate that”
“You better sweetie, your lucky it’s Christmas” said Draco with a smirk
“Well you can start being charitable by leaving me to take my bath” said Hermione
“I was hoping that I can watch you take a bath” smiled Draco
“If you do, I’ll have to hex you to the next world” said Hermione who smirked
“Well I’ll die happy with the image of your body in my mind” said Draco who smirked and left the room.
The water was ready, Hermione stripped and went in to the bath. Once in she started to think about Draco.
‘Oh, his voice is so sexy. His arrogance is irresistible. Forget about reason Hermione, let him seduce you. It’s Christmas after all’
Draco went back to bed and thought about Hermione
‘Merlin Malfoy what has she done to you. This is the third time today that you are thinking about her. She clearly wants you’ Draco smirked at his thoughts he would seduce her all day and by night he will have her in his bed.

Draco waited for Hermione she came down from her dorm in a fresh pair of clothes and shoes. Draco smiled at her as she was going down,
“I cannot believe we are stranded” said Hermione
“I can just imagine it now, Hogwarts will turn into the ‘Overlook Hotel’” laughed Draco
Hermione scoffed at the thought “I can imagine it, Snape turning into Jack Nicholson”
“Hey Granger, who will I be?” asked Draco
“The little kid on the tricycle” laughed Hermione
“I don’t want to be a brat” laughed Draco.
Once they reached the Great Hall, they saw Dumbledore and McGonagall eating breakfast. Both of them stopped in their tracks and they exchanged curious looks. Draco and Hermione nodded and went to their respective tables. Food magically appeared and they started to eat. Hermione and Draco exchanged many glances and most of them were friendly and warm. Hermione would have never thought that she would be receiving warm looks from Malfoy. When they finished eating, McGonagall approached Hermione
“Ms. Granger why weren’t you in your dorm last night?” asked McGonagall
“I slept somewhere else” answered Hermione
“Where?” asked McGonagall
“Well if you must know, I slept in the Head Girl’s room. Pavarti and Draco Malfoy both gave me permission to sleep there” answered Hermione
“Very well” McGonagall stood up and left. Draco looked worried but when Hermione smiled, he relaxed.

Draco left the Hall first and after five minutes, Hermione left. They met in a corridor
“Want to do something really fun?” asked Draco
“Sure” responded Hermione. Draco took her hand lightly and they both walked to the cellars.
“What are we doing here Malfoy?” asked Hermione.
“You’ll see” Hermione and Draco stopped in front of a cellar door “Now, you’ve been to the Room of Requirement?” asked Draco
“Of course” responded Hermione
“Well you know what to do” said Draco. Hermione and Draco closed their eyes and opened the door. In there they saw a park. Hermione closed the door and was awed
“Oh my God, this is impossible”
“You like it?” asked a smiling Draco. Hermione cried with joy “It’s beautiful. Want to skate?” asked Hermione.
Draco magically changed his and Hermione shoes, and they both went onto the frozen pond. “I didn’t know you skated?” asked Hermione
“There’s a lot you don’t know” said Draco as he and Hermione swirled around the pond. Hermione went a bit too fast and smashed right into Draco they both collapsed laughing “Sorry” said Hermione
“Did you break anything?” asked Draco
“Don’t know” said Hermione, as they both sat on a bench. Hermione rolled up her right sleeve. Draco looked at her arm,
“Forgive the freckles. A curse in my family that and bad teeth”
“No, you have nice teeth. Its just these freckles if you join them together, you get Apus. It’s a constellation of stars”.
Hermione looked intrigued “What does Apus mean?”
Draco slowly looked up at her and their gazes met “The bird of paradise” whispered Draco. Hermione at him and saw the love and truth in them,
‘Come on Malfoy, you’ve got her. Kiss her and take her to bed. Add another notch.’ For the first time in his life Draco’s judgement was clouded. Sure he wanted her, however before he could make a move he felt a warning in his heart, something he had been feeling in the last twenty four hours. Hermione moved in and kissed Draco on the lips, Draco couldn’t help but smile like a child who got his first Christmas present, he had wanted this since he first saw her six years previously.
“Wow!” said Draco, Hermione smiled “That was er…”
“Beautiful, crap?” asked Draco hopelessly
“It was beautiful Draco” whispered Hermione as she cuddled up to Draco.

The two just lay there for the next few hours. Content just being close together was enough for the two teens. They spoke about a variety of subjects, however the three simple words they wanted to tell each other were always on the tip of their tongues, yet they did not speak it.
‘I love you! I want you! I want to be with you!’ thought Draco
‘I don’t know what you’re thinking Draco. But I love you. Please say it. Please!’ though Hermione desperately

Draco and Hermione went up to his room and watched Some Like It Hot. Hermione lay on her stomach on the floor whilst Draco was on the sofa looking at Hermione. Hermione was laughing and couldn’t stop. Draco gave the occasional laugh but he kept his eyes on Hermione, she noticed this and gave Draco a few stolen glances. The movie ended and Draco headed to the showers.

‘What’s the matter with me, I’m supposed to be in bed with her now. Why am I letting her get to me’
‘Because you like her’ thought Draco. He cleaned up and went back outside to find Hermione in her robe.
“I went back to my dorm and took a shower there” said Hermione nervously
“Oh, right” said Draco ‘Why am I so fucking nervous’
“Want to go to bed?” asked Draco quickly
“What!?” asked Hermione
“Oh I’m sorry Granger, forget I said it” stammered Draco
“No! Malfoy, I thought you didn’t want to. But yeah lets go” whispered Hermione
“Are you sure?” asked Draco
“I have no one to hold onto. I bet you have many notches?” asked Hermione
“I do. But I’m just like you lonely. We don’t have to do anything but…”
“But what?” asked Hermione
“Let’s just comfort each other. We both need it” said Draco
Hermione approached Draco and intertwined her hand into his. They walked into his bedroom and closed the door.