Moin Moin ^^

Yes, here is another short story from me ... (which I actually really like) ^^ "Since it was actually intended for a competition, I couldn't publish it earlier ^. ~

To have said it again: This story hasnothingto do with the previous one ^^ so Draco is a bit more or less OOC ^^ "- So, I hope you enjoy reading it; foreword shouldn't be longer than the rest ^^ "

Christmas, "meow"!

At last it was time. It was Christmas, to be precise: December 24th and there was a lot of activity among the students, because everyone was in a spirit of optimism to be able to celebrate the festival of love with their family. Each of the students had already packed their things and was ready to go.
Only the few exceptions that existed every year were still here - and this time, Draco Malfoy was one of those exceptions.
Unfortunately, he didn't know where his mother was hiding and his father was still sitting in Azkaban - and since no one was waiting for him at home, he decided - more or less voluntarily to spend his vacation at Hogwarts ...Because of the heavy snowstorm, Dumbledore had imposed a ban prohibiting students from roaming the Hogwarts grounds; however, Draco did it anyway - he had never cared much for Dumbledore's words.

The Malfoy heir had just had a verbal argument with Harry Potter, who was also spending his vacation here, and had fled outside through a secret passage near the dungeons to cool his hot temper a bit.
He had barely gone ten steps when a noise made him stop. He looked around, but he could hardly see or hear anything through the many wildly swirling white flakes and the whistling wind. Maybe he was wrong and there was really nothing but the sounds of the wind ... But then, suddenly he heard it again, weakly, but he heard it. He looked around once more and his gaze was now fixed on a small, dense undergrowth. As he approached, he saw more and more clearly the desperate meow of a little kitten.Draco pushed the tangle of small branches apart and now had a clear view of the little cat that was hidden underneath.
She looked so lost and helpless that even young Malfoy couldn't just let her sit there. The fur was white like the snow that had now covered the land, only her paws were jet black and her nose was a delicate pink.
He reached out both hands to her and tried to hold her tight. However, the petite creature hit him weakly with his paws in his panic, which Draco did not back down. The blonde remained calm and took the frightened kitten out from under the undergrowth and picked it up safely. He wanted to calm it down, but the little cat didn't want to make it that easy for him.
He was only able to hide it under his cloak with great difficulty and disappeared back into the secret passage.

He pulled his wand out from under his cloak and cleared any visible traces that indicated that he had broken Dumbbledore's ban and walked briskly the last few meters to the Slytherin common room.He stopped in front of a bare wall, mumbled something that sounded like "Snake King" and she gave way to the common room.
Besides him, there were only two other Slytherins left; a third grader and someone from the final year. He paid no further attention to her, however, but purposefully headed for the dormitory of this year's prefect - his dormitory. The fur ball under his cloak was slowly getting even more restless and meanwhile tried to crawl into his sleeve.
As soon as he had closed the door behind him, he took the wriggling something from under his cloak and set it down on his bed. The kitten sniffed the new surroundings with curiosity and settled back on Draco Malfoy's bed after a quick exploration.
However, this first took care of the small scratches on his hands, which he owed this walking furball. For those tiny scratches it only required low healing magic, which even he could do.After these insignificant little things were also done away with, he devoted his attention completely to the new roommate, how it looked. Because the kitten did not have to give up the warm, cozy place here again. The naughty thing was placed in the middle of his bed.
Draco thought out loud about where the little white cat with the black paws was actually coming from and stared at her, realizing that she couldn't give him an answer.
In addition, the question of the owner was still buzzing around in his head ...
The cat had neither a collar nor any other identifying feature that could indicate its owner.
Maybe I could keep it, thought the blonde. Absentmindedly, he sat down on the bed with the little kitten and stroked her soft, white fur.
However, he already had an owl, Zeus, which didn't necessarily speak for another pet - but he couldn't bring himself to just sit this cute little kitten in front of the door, because somehow he felt sorry for her.He would probably sit there for another half an hour, considering whether he should really suspend it or keep it, and after a long time decided on the second option: he kept it.

When he saw her sleeping so peacefully, he didn't know whether it was right to keep her to himself, but at the latest when he looked into her bright green-gold eyes when she raised her eyelids, this decision was astonishingly easy for him. ..
He picked up the white ball of fur and looked directly at it as he said his decision aloud: "Today is Christmas ... and that's why I'll keep you ...! And you know what? I'll even give you a name ... Flakes ... "

~ Owari ~

Well ... Draco can just be nice * grin * ^^ - So, if you liked it, please write me a bit of feedback - even if you have something to criticize, always give it out ^^

Otherwise, have a nice Christmas week until New Year's Eve ^. ~