Draco stormed out of the Great Hall. How did this happen to me? I just wanted to lie low and just get through this year… he thought. He went straight to McGonagall's office to discuss this Head Boy fiasco and turn it down, saint Harry Potter savior could be Head Boy because he certain did not want it.
Everyone else watched as Draco slammed the Great Hall's doors silently staring at where he left through. Hermione was dumbstruck by it all. After that performance he certainly does not deserve to be Head Boy she thought. After a few seconds everyone went back to eating.
Hermione could not believe McGonagall's news that she was going to be Head Girl this year. This was what she used to dream of. She ran over to the Eighth Year table to tell Harry and Ron the fantastic news!
"Harry! Ron!" Hermione shouted as she got close to wear they were sitting. Harry and Ron turned around from their conversation to look at Hermione. She was out of breath by the time she arrived at their table. She sat down puffing trying to get some more air.
"I…am…the…new…head…girl!" She cried while breathing heavily still.
"Hermione! That's amazing! So great for you!" Harry and Ron said shouting praise after praise to her. Hermione felt like she was glowing. She couldn't wait to go to McGonagall's office later to get all the details now to enjoy the feast so she could really dig into what her duties were later that night.
Hermione and McGonagall were heading up to her office to get the schedules and everything sorted for the year after the feast finished. While they reach her office they found the door was already open and sitting in a chair was Draco. He must have been waiting her for over an hour, Hermione thought.
Draco stood and started talking, "Professor, I do not want to be Head Boy, you don't understand no one is going to respect me. Let alone want to talk to me. I mean Granger alone – " He stopped abruptly when he saw her standing in the doorway.
"Granger, can we have some privacy please while we sort out who your new partner is going to be because it is surely not going to be me." Draco stated looking pointedly at McGonagall.
Just as Hermione was starting to turn, "No, Ms. Granger you may stay as Mr. Malfoy here isn't going to say anything that is going to change my mind. Come and take a seat both of you."
Hermione finally came into the office and sat in the chair beside Draco that he just sat down in again. "Professor, if I may," started Hermione "I don't think that Draco wants to be Head Boy and I don't want his hindrance to interfere with all of the Prefect duties."
"Ms. Granger, don't you worry, after we get all of the schedules figured out for the year I will have a chat with Mr. Malfoy about what his duties are." McGonagall smiled, "Now lets get started."
When the meeting finished McGonagall told them the big perk to having this new position, "By the way, each of you will be getting your own room in your dormitories! This is just to help with the late nights as you will be the last to patrol on most nights and we don't want you to have to wake up the other students when you come in."
Hermione and Draco both looked at each other, this was fantastic for both of them in their own way! Hermione headed out again to go find Harry and Ron because this day was just getting better and better. Draco stayed behind to talk to Professor McGonagall.
"Professor, again this perk doesn't really change the mindset of the other students, they are never going to do what I ask. The war was awful and I was awful in it. The other students know it especially the other eighth years."
"Draco, we have rebuilt Hogwarts and it almost looks like a battle never even happened here but all who were here do. You are one of the ones that will never forget. You may not be able to change how you acted during the war but you can change how act to everyone around you now. It may take some time to get the others to respect you again and being Head Boy is the right thing to help speed that along. You do not want to end your final year here with everyone thinking the same thing. You need people to talk to. And you can find that here, being Head Boy. Plus you are the best person for the job, I know it."
After McGonagall finished her speech she got up gave Draco a smile and left her office. Leaving Draco sitting there thinking about everything she just said. I guess I'm stuck with the Head Boy position. This is going to be loads of fun. he thought.