Yep, they sure do

Another short update, but an update nonetheless.
And I looked up the June birthstone and they had too many different options, like pearl and something else and alexandrite, so I used the alexandrite (you'll see what I mean).
This is even shorter than the last update I'm sure, so I'll update within the next two days cause the chapter after this is SUPER long... I'm gonna split it in half (it's not like I'm going to post one part and then hold off for days and days, it's just to break it up; I'll be posting both parts on the same day)
Enjoy =)
~Sarah

Chapter 17
Hermione’s Christmas Surprise

Things were silent between Draco and Hermione up until the start of Christmas break. Hermione went back to the Burrow for the first half of Christmas. On Christmas Eve, she left the Burrow for her parents to stay for the remaining holiday.

On Christmas Day, an owl woke her up with a gift and a letter. She untied both, and the owl sat on the desk in her bedroom. Opening the envelope, a funny Christmas card fell out. It read:

Merry Christmas, Hermione.

She looked for a signature, but saw nothing. The owl hooted lightly and looked at her pensively. She opened the envelope and saw a letter inside as well. She opened it and started reading.

I would’ve delivered this myself if I could’ve – my parents would’ve killed me if I wasn’t at home. Either way, have a happy Christmas and... I’ll see you back at Hogwarts. I hope you like your gift.
D.M

Hermione read the short letter over again, but then put it aside and opened the small box. She pulled out a silver necklace with a diamond heart pendant. Inside the heart were two gems – a sapphire and alexandrite. She recognized the two gems as birthstones, her birth stone and one for the month of June, which, after a few moments of thought, was the month Draco was born in. She smiled as she held the pendant of the necklace in her hand – she had never known him to be so thoughtful. She clipped it around her neck, letting the pendant droop down just over her shirt enough that if she needed to hide it from her parents, she could.

She heard a soft hoot and looked at the owl now sitting on her windowsill. After a moment, she realized she probably should write a response. She wrote a short response, and quickly scrawled ‘Mione’ when she heard one of her parents coming down her hall. As she was tying the message to the owl’s leg, her bedroom door opened. Hermione heard her mom, Jane, squeal in surprise at seeing an owl on Hermione’s windowsill. Hermione’s parents were still getting used to owls, even after 7 years of using them.

Draco’s barn owl flew off as soon as the letter was securely tied to his leg.

“Whose owl was that? Haven’t seen it before,” Hermione mom commented.

“A... a friend of mine. Just acquaintances, we don’t really talk too much,” Hermione lied as she put her new necklace underneath her shirt.

Her mom looked suspicious, but didn’t say anything other than, “Well, dad’s waiting, and you know how he can be...”

Hermione’s eyes widened and she walked out of her room with her mom, holding the heart pendant through her shirt, feeling the cold diamonds and silver against her skin.