Kerry Yaxley

Chapter Six

HOGSMEADE

Diary:

Dear Diary,
We are going to Hogsmeade tomorrow. Christmas shopping. I think I'll get Sirius a present. I've seen him every other night since I left the hospital. Also, I would like to go with just Draco, that would be nice. Ill ask him later. But i wish i could tell him my true feelings. (Oh!) I really fancy him. What should I say?
Goodnight,
Kerry x

Kerry walked down to the common room. Draco was there! By himself!

"Hey Draco. Why are you in here alone?"

"Oh, hey. I was just thinking really. I wondered if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me tomorrow."

"I was going to ask the same thing! I would love to. I'm going Christmas shopping."

"Cool. Meet me at the entrance at 11 tomorrow. Crabbe and Blaise are coming too."

"Oh ok." The smile left her face slightly. "Crabbe and Blaise, great!" She thought.

Kerry got up as usual and dressed warm for Hogsmeade. She bundled down to the entrance at ten to eleven. Draco was there! Without Crabbe and Blaise! She walked to him.

"Hey, ready for Hogsmeade?" She smiled at him.

"Yeh, Crabbe and Blaise aren't coming though. They have detention! Lets go." They walked together to Hogsmeade. It was a great little town and Draco seemed to enjoy it, but obviously she lived there so had been many times.

"Ok. Well I want to go to zonkos, dervish and banges, honeydukes and Dominic maestros. What about you?" Draco started to pay attention.

"Oh me, yeh the same." They went to dervish and banges first to buy some presents. She came out with a sneakoscope and a remembral. Draco left with nothing.

After visiting all the shops and buying the presents, Draco and Kerry settled in the three broomsticks.

"Two butterbeers please."

"I'll pay" Draco muttered. He in fact had bought nothing all day, just followed Kerry around. They sat down at a hidden table and drank their butterbeer.

"So what are you planning over Christmas?" Kerry asked to start conversation.

"Nothing really. Staying at Hogwarts, mom and dad are doing business."

"Oh. Well I was planning on staying too." Draco had finally lifted his head.

"I didn't notice before but you look really nice today." Kerry blushed, she had tried harder to look better for Draco.

"Thank you. So do you." They smiled at each other. He held both of her hands.

"You look nice all of the time. I just have never said anything because I didn't think you liked me."

"Oh, I do like you. I kind of fancy you really." She blushed, embarrassed.

"I fancy you too." Draco let go of her hands. "Let's go to the shrieking shack, it's meant to be pretty cool." They both got up and Draco intertwined his hand with Kerry's.

It was only a ten minute walk and thy were at the shrieking shack.

"It's supposed to-" they had said it at the same time.

"Sorry." She giggled. "Carry on."

"It's meant to be the most haunted place in the UK." They looked at each other.

"Yeh. I know. Lets sit down over there." She pointed to a rock with no snow on.

"Ok." They went and sat down. Draco put his arm around her and looked at her intently. "I wish I had told you sooner that I liked you." He smiled.

"Don't worry about it." Draco let his forehead touch hers. Then leaned in for a kiss. It lasted a while and they broke apart. They both went red. The black dog was standing in front of them whining.

"Shoo dog! This is private! Shoo."

"Draco shush. It isn't a dog." Then he transformed. "Hey Sirius." Draco got up and pushed Kerry behind him.

"You leave us alone! Murderer!"he pushed Kerry back further. She stepped out from behind him to look him in the eyes.

"Draco it's ok. He isn't what you think. He is my father and he didn't kill anyone or betray the Potters." She held his hand.

"Your dad! Whatever, it's probably some mind trick. Lets go, now!" He pulled Kerry with him and she looked back.

"Sorry!" She mouthed.

"What a lunatic! I'm telling my father about this!" He didn't slow down until he got back to the castle. He marched up to Severus' office and dragged Kerry still.

"Stop! Draco stop! Just wait a minute. Please don't tell Severus! Sirius just wants people to know the truth. Peter Pettigrew did it." She yanked him to a halt and grabbed his face in her hands. "Believe me." Kissed him quickly on the lips.

"We could be in danger Kerry." She looked at him with soft eyes.

"Please." She hugged him and held his hand once more. "Let's go to the common room." Off they went.