The Blood Traitor || Oc x Oc

A Depressing Christmas

"The Unbreakable Vow," Ron repeated when Sera and Harry had told everything that they heard Professor Snape and Draco Malfoy spoke about. "Are you sure that's what Snape said." 

"Positive," Sera answered. "Why? Is it supposed to be a big deal?" 

"It's supposed to be a big deal. But — Oh, bloody hell!" 

Everyone looked up to see Lavender Brown and Freya Halliwell coming up to the door. They both breathed mist on the door, drawing hearts. Lavender wrote hers and Ron's initials in the middle of the heart, and Freya did hers and Dante's initials in the middle of their heart. 

Sera felt jealousy beginning to form inside her guts. But when she glanced over at Dante, she noticed that he looked rather uncomfortable, especially as the two girls in front of them mouthed 'I love you' to the two boys before leaving. 

"Excuse me," Dante interrupted. He abruptly left his chair and quickly left after the two girls. 

Sera wondered what was up. She wondered if Freya and Dante really did have anything going on between the two of them. The three friends sat there, their silence uncomfortable. Harry finally spoke up. 

"So what happens when you break the Unbreakable Vow?" 

"You die," Ron answered in a simple voice. 

Christmas at the Burrow was always a plus during the holidays. The house was full of noise and Mrs. Weasley's favorite singer, Celestina Warbeck, belted out popular Christmas songs in the background. Sera watched with amusement as Fred and George got out one of the electric shock firecrackers. Once they were opened, electricity shot through both of their bodies, causing their hairs to stand up. Sera howled with laughter at the sight of the Weasley boys in front of her.

Ron was helping Mrs. Weasley in the kitchen after she caught him calling the Weasley twins something that Sera didn't dare repeat. In the meanwhile, Harry had gone outside with Mr. Weasley, talking to him about something. Sera had a feeling that it was about the cabinet that Draco Malfoy had been interested in this past year. 

In the meanwhile, Dante was sitting with Lupin and Tonks. But when they both saw the eldest Potter twin approaching them with a tray, they both had the nagging feeling of what she was trying to do. They immediately moved out of the way to give the duo some space. 

Sera sat down on the sagging, comfortable couch, and held a cookie up to Dante's mouth. He stared at her in surprise. Sera only smiled at him. 

"Open up, you," she laughed. 

Dante gave her a look before carefully biting into the Chocolate Chip cookie. He carefully chewed it in his mouth before looking surprised. He nodded in approval. 

"It's good." 

Sera smiled. "See? I wouldn't lie to you, would I?" 

Dante shook his head, looking a bit embarrassed. 

"No. I suppose you wouldn't." 

Sera was about to say something, but she was interrupted as Ron came over, edging his way in between Sera and Dante. Sera sat there, embarrassed, as Ron tried to pass her a mini mince pie. 

"Want one?" 

Sera shook her head. "I'm fine, thanks." 

"Ah, well. Do you want one, Dante?" 

Dante shook his head, looking a bit nauseated. After being in an uneasy silence, Dante finally got to his feet. When Sera got a closer look at Dante, she could see that his face was turning pink. 

"I — I guess that I'll go and take a quick shower, then. I suppose. . . ." 

And with that, he walked away. As he did, Sera suddenly remembered.