Christmas at the Manor

Violet Black

It's been a few weeks since Tom and I's fight. We had makeup sex obviously and got over the whole thing a lot faster than I thought. I was planning on asking Abraxas if Tom would be able to come to the Manor this Christmas with us.

I found myself sitting in front of the frosty Slytherin common room window, watching the snow fall down onto the grounds. I had memories of running in the snow with Druella, Cassie, Abraxas, and Cygnus when we just in our second year.

Snowballs were flying toward my head as I duck behind the fencing that lined the beautiful Malfoy Manor. "Brax could you stop throwing those darn snowballs for two seconds Cassie and I are trying to see the cute muggle boy across the street!" I yell at the tiny blonde boy as Cassie giggles beside me.

"Come on Violet are you scared of a little snow? Besides why would you have to look at muggles when a sexy pureblood is right here." Abraxas jokes as he begins rolling up several snowballs at once in his tiny pale hands.

Druella scoffs, "Sexy-? dont make me laugh Abraxas."

"Oh piss off Rosier, you love me" He spits back. Cygnus runs out from the Manor, almost tripping over all the snow on the ground breathing heavily as he comes to a stop in front of us.

"Momma Malfoy wants us all in, she made hot coco!!" Cyg says with a beaming smile on his pinked cheeks. Druella and Cygnus jokingly pushing each other into the door. We walk inside brushing our snow boots on the mat outside the front door.

We sit around the fire, sipping our hot coco and getting ready for the coming Christmas day. Times were good and fresh. No worries about anything.

My brother and I were planning on staying with Abraxas over Christmas break. I hadn't mentioned it to Tom yet because I just knew how he would react. But I wanted to ask if he could come with me.

It was the last day before break so I decided to stay in the common room awhile longer waiting for Cassie and Druella to get up. I moved to sit on the couch in front of the warm fire. I wrapped myself in a spare blanket, as I hear heavy footsteps coming down the stairs of the boys dormitories.

"Good morning Violet darling.. what are you doing up so early on this fine snowy day." Abraxas calls as I turn my head smiling up at him. He was still wearing his pajamas, dark blue striped pajama pants and a regular black t-shirt. His blonde hair messily displayed over his face.

"Good morning Abraxas- just admiring the view." I say in a sweet tone as he comes and sits on the table in front of where I was sitting, his back to the fire.

"Ahh, so you like the view." He flirts, smirking at me. I reach over punching his shoulder gently. We both laugh, he comes over and sits next to me on the large common room couch, placing his hands behind his head and leaning back.

I shift in my seat, facing toward Brax. "Hey uh- I wanted to ask you something- about Christmas.." I say as his eyes flutter open and closed as he looks at me.

"Of course love- what is it?" He says softly, his cold grey eyes piercing mine. "So- I was just wondering you know since I would basically be fifth wheeling with you and Cassie and my brother and Ella-" I say as kindly as I could to try and persuade him.

"What are you getting at-?" He questions, furrowing his brows as he still stares at me. "Can Tom come and stay? Just for a week- we- we could come back to Hogwarts after the first week." I say as I clasp my hands together pretending to beg.

He rolls his eyes, "Fine. But only for you and only for a week-" he says. I take a deep breathe of relief as a smile spreads across my face, "Ah! I love you I love you I love you Abraxas Malfoy!" I say in an excited tone as I wrap my arms around his neck pulling him into an embrace.

He wraps his arms around my back, "I love you too Violet Black- you owe me for this." He says as we pull away from our embrace.

I nod and stand up from my seat as soon as I get the news. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" He says as I begin to run up to the boys dormitories. "To tell Tom of course." I say as I turn my head around smiling at him.

I open the dormitory door to find it pitch black. I run over to Tom's bed and gently sit on the edge. I stroke his hair as I admire how peaceful he looks when he was asleep.

I was so excited to tell him that he could come stay at the Manor with me for Christmas. 

He flutters his eyes open, rubbing them to clear his vision. He sits up abruptly before realizing it was me. "Violet what- what are you doing-?" He asks in his rough morning voice that turned me on so easily. He wasn't wearing a shirt and his hair was messy.

I grip his face and place a kiss on his lips, "Would you be interested in spending Christmas with me at Malfoy Manor?" I ask smiling at him. 

"Yes Of course I would love to- But does Abraxas want me to?" He asks as he begins to play with my hair, twirling it around his finger as he looks intently into my eyes. I found myself getting incredibly lost in his dark green eyes.

"Yes, I have already talked to him about it and he said it would be fine." I whisper inching my face closer to his, our lips coming closer together. I couldn't resist him, I run my hands up his bare chest as I feel his hands wrap around my waist.

"Can you guys get a fucking room I am sleeping-" A deep voice sounds from Cygnus' bed. 

Tom and I laugh, "Yeah sorry Cygnus.. we were just leaving-" I say in between silent laughs. Tom gets out of bed tossing the duvet covers to the side. He walks over to his dresser, slipping on a plain t-shirt over his grey sweatpants. 

After he brushes out his hair, brushes his teeth, and sprays a few spritz of his Tom Ford cologne over his body, we walk out of the dormitory hand in hand and down into the common room.

We find Abraxas still sitting there, but two girls joined him. Druella sat on the arm chair beside the couch as Cassie was laying her head on his lap as he playfully ran his fingers through her scalp.

They all turn their heads as they hear us enter the common room. "We heard you will be joining us for Christmas, Riddle" Druella says, smiling at him. 

He nods as he walks over to the other arm chair beside the fire. I follow him as he pulls me on top of his lap. "Hey Violet- Ella and I were gonna have a little girls day before we go onto the train. Would you like to join us for some butterbeers?" Cassie asks as she plays with Abraxas rings in her small hands.

I look at Tom for assurance, afraid he might want me to stay with him. He looks back at me running his hand up my back and nodding. I turn back to Cassie and smile, "Yes I would love to."

"Alright good! we better get ready if want to go to Hogsmeade before the train leaves. Boys you can stay here and bond." Druella says as she stands up, running her fingers through her hair and straightening out her skirt. 

Abraxas gives an awkward smile towards Cassie, "Have fun babe.." She says giving him a smile and a small kiss on his cheek before her and Druella walk out of the portrait hole.

I turn toward the two of the boys, "Play nicely.." I say as I give both of them a hug, Tom slightly clenching his jaw at the sight of me hugging him, 

"You will be meeting us at the station correct?" He asks looking down at me. "Of course my love." I say running my hand along his cheek, smiling up at him. He smiled back at me leaning down and placing a soft kiss on my forehead

 I follow the girls out into the dungeons and into the empty corridors of the castle. We walk into the chilly air, the frost nipping at us as we walk down to Hogsmeade. 

The Village was mostly empty, "they better get along over this break." I say as we begin walking to The Three Broomsticks. "He is a little hard to get along with Vi- you have to admit." Cassie says as she rubs her arms with her gloved hands.

We walk into the pub as the bell hits the door behind us signifying a customer had come in. We were greeted by a pale dark haired witch in an apron and her arms filled with menus. "Good morning ladies may I bring you to a table?" She says in a sweet tone, smiling at us.

We follow her to a table beside a window, looking out on the other snow covered stores. I couldn't help but admire the beautiful land.

We all order a butterbeer along with a few pumpkin pasties, as she writes down our orders and struts away. She came back with our butterbeers and pumpkin pasties. "thank you!" Cassie says sweetly smiling at the waitress and passing her a few galleons. She smiles and walks away, leaving us to our food and drinks.

"Christmas should be fun" I say, breaking the awkward silence. "Yeah- we should get to know Tom more, considering I need to know him before he marries my dearest bestfriend." Druella says as she smiles at me.

I was happy they were willing to get to know him more. I know he had caused drama before but I wanted my friends to know him as I did. The sweet, caring, loving, sexy boy that I knew. 

Well maybe not sexy, I can save that for me. 

"So I was thinking.. If the boys are up to it, we could go out to the muggle city sometime over break." Cassie explains, taking a sip of her butterbeer. "That sounds wonderful, Tom and I are only staying for a week so we might need to do it within that week." I respond.

"A week? Why only a week?" Druella asks, cocking her head to the side looking at me. "I didnt want to over stay considering the history between Malfoy and Tom.." I respond looking down at my fingers, fiddling with them.

"Yeah- this should be interesting.." Druella jokes. 

We continue catching up and talking for almost an hour until we realize the train is about to leave to go back to King's Cross.

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Tom Riddle

Cygnus, Abraxas, and I finally made our way up to the dormitory after conversing about absolutely nothing for a few hours. I missed Violet and it was kind of stressful not having her here to see if I say the right things.

We gather our things, packing them into our trunks and beginning to head down to Hogsmeade Station.

"Where are the girls?" Cygnus asks, looking around for the three girls. "I'm not sure but they should get here soon before the train leaves.." Abraxas answers as he twists his rings around his fingers.

"Riddle, we might be staying in the same room. Unless you want to stay with Violet. I could convince mum to let you guys stay together." Abraxas speaks up, turning and looking at me. 

He was being oddly nice to me, surely it has something to do with Violet. "Yeah- uh- I'm okay with either. I dont mind staying with you guys." I respond awkwardly.

The steam engines blows as grey smoke fills the air.

Finally we see two brunettes, and a blonde running towards us with their trunks trailing behind them. "Sorry we are late.. we got carried away." Violet says as we began walking toward the Train.

We find an empty compartment to sit in. 

I began to think about the week to follow. I need to form a deeper bond with these people, hopefully Violet can help me. She knows I need to create alliances if I am going to rule.

I will find away for them to trust me. Even if  it means  using an unforgivable curse to get their loyalty to me. I need followers if I am going to execute this plan well. I will be all powerful ruler, with the love of my life by my side for eternity.

My thoughts were interrupted by the sweetest voice ever. "Tom love, are you okay? What are you thinking of?" She asks as I look out the window, daydreaming. She places her hand on my knee rubbing gently up and down.

I look at her in her beautiful eyes, "Yes baby I am okay- just excited to spend Christmas with you guys." I says as I look at the other two couples in the compartment, giving a subtle smile.

"Good." She says as she grips my hand in hers. 

"Look I have to say this Violet, as your twin brother.. no funny business with Tom- okay?" Cygnus jokingly says to the two of us. 

She scoffs, "Funny business?... Us?.. nahhh" she sarcastically responds. We all begin to laugh. "You two are the ones who need to worry about funny business." Violet says, looking back and forth between Cygnus and Druella. 

We talked for a few more minuets before we all started to get tired and eventually drifted off to sleep as the train sounded it horns as it neared the station.

It shall be an interesting Christmas break.