You'll Never Understand So Don't Try
Chapter 1: There is Something Different About You
Draco Malfoy walked into the Great Hall after the long and boring train ride. He was glad to be back at Hogwarts. He stopped and looked around the Great Hall realizing that this was going to be the last time he would see the Grand Feast at the beginning of the year.
He made his way over to the Slytherin table when he saw Potter and Weasley, but no Granger.
Odd, he thought with his trademark smirk. He walked up to two thirds of the Golden Trio.
"Potter, Weasley, where's that Mudblood friend of yours? Did she die in a freak accident? This would probably mean she looked in the mirror and realized that she was ugly."
"What was that Malfoy?" a pretty girl with golden wavy hair and chocolate eyes said.
"Are you new here?" Draco asked after a short pause, "because I don't believe I've seen you here before."
"Hey, Malfoy," Potter said, "I didn't think you fell for Muggleborns."
"I don't Potter," Malfoy answered.
"Well," Weasley added, "I love to tell you that that is Hermione."
Draco's mouth dropped. Who would have thought that Granger could look so good? he thought.
He watched as the Golden Trio walked off to the Gryffindor table, Potter and Weasley laughing, and Hermione not. There was something different about her this year, he just couldn't put a finger on it. She looked good but, there was something else. Draco shrugged it off, and made his way to the Slytherin table.
The feast began shortly afterwards. The Sorting Hat sang its song and the First Years got sorted. Slytherin got ten new students.
The food appeared and Draco ate his fill.
After the food had been eaten Professor Dumbledore stood up and said, "As another year begins, I believe it is time to announce the Head Boy and Girl of this year." As usual Dumbledore liked to keep things a surprise.
"The Head Boy of this year is Mr. Draco Malfoy from Slytherin." The whole Slytherin table burst into cheers, while all the other tables made a disappointed groan. "And the Head girl is…" Dumbledore continued when the cheering died down, "Miss Hermione Granger from Gryffindor." This time everyone except the Slytherins broke into cheers.
Hermione and Draco made their way up to Dumbledore to accept their badges and retuned to their seats.
"Everyone may return to their dorms. Prefects, would you please escorts the first years to their dorms? And will Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy please stay behind? Thank you and good night!"
With that the Great Hall emptied, leaving Hermione, Draco, and Professor Dumbledore.
"I hope that you two will behave yourselves in your dorm."
"What?" Draco exploded. "We have to share a dorm?"
"Yes, Mr. Malfoy, all heads have always shared a dorm. If this is a problem then I will appoint this position to the next in line. Will this be an issue, Mr. Malfoy?"
"No, Professor."
"Good. Let's go."
Draco stood up and followed Dumbledore, while Hermione followed silently.
They walked down the hall and went up two flights of stairs and down another hall and stopped in front of a statue of a snake and a lion. The snake looked up at the tall lion while the lion had its mouth open in a roar.
"The password is 'Razzle-Dazzle'." Dumbledore said, and the lion's mouth dropped slowly to reveal a door. "You will find all of your belonging in your rooms. Good night, and no fighting."
With that Dumbledore left.
Draco stormed in and lay on the couch. Hermione made her way to the staircase located in the back of the room. Going up the stairs she heard a voice behind her. She turned around and asked, "What was the Malfoy?"
"Have you gone deaf or something? I said 'What is with you?' You haven't said anything all night. Don't think I didn't notice."
"Were you watching me?"
"No, why would I waste my time looking at you."
"Oh, well, I don't want talk about it especially with you. Good night, Ferret Boy." With that Hermione went up the stairs to find her room and went to bed. Malfoy soon followed.
The sun rose starting a new day. As Draco Malfoy climbed out of bed, he looked around and saw the dark greens and silvers in his room He liked the silver most of all because unlike the green fabric the silver would sparkle every time the light hit it. He also noticed a desk and a dresser. He was enjoying his room when he heard a scream coming from Hermione's room.
He ran into her room wand out and ready when he looked around he noticed that there was nothing there. He looked over to Hermione's bed and saw she still sleeping. Draco smirked as he walked over to her bed.
He got right next to her ear and yelled, "Wake up, Mudblood, you're having a nightmare!"
Hermione bolted up, looking like she would cry. Draco was inches from her face and saw that something had scared her, and it was not him. It was her nightmare.
He started to wonder what was going on inside her dream when she started to cry.
Draco was about to move to get out of her face when she wrapped her arms around him and started to cry. Draco who was feeling a bit confused just sat on her bed and wrapped his arms around her.
They sat there for a few seconds when Hermione noticed who she was hugging she stopped and said, "Sorry."
And she ran to the bathroom. Draco sat there in shock.
I just hugged that bloody Mudblood. Draco thought to himself. How could I? I am so stupid. It's her new looks' fault. Yeah, that's it.
No, what are you thinking, Draco? You cannot change the fact that you hugged her.
Yeah, but she hugged me first and I hugged her back.
What the heck is going on here? Have I gone psycho arguing with myself?
He walked back to his room and got his stuff to shower. He walked to the bathroom door and waited for Hermione to come out.
After ten minutes had gone by, he walked into Hermione's room and looked at the time. Her clock said 7:00 am.
He walked back and stood in front of the bathroom door, knocked, and yelled, "Hurry up, Granger, other people have to shower too!"
He paused and backed up just in case the door opened. When it didn't, he walked back up to it and knocked again and yelled, "Other people have to shower too! And there better still be hot water, Mudblood!"
This time Hermione came out wrapped in a towel.
"Finally, Granger." Draco said. He looked over Hermione and stopped at a spot in the upper middle of her chest.
"Granger," Draco asked as he pointed to a big bruise on her skin, what the hell happened to you?"
"Nothing," Hermione answered, "I just fell the other day…getting off the train."
"You fell." Draco said, obviously holding back a laugh.
"Yes, Malfoy, I fell." With that, Hermione pushed past him and walked to her room and closed the door. Draco watched he walked away and walked in to the bathroom to shower.
After Draco's shower he headed downstairs to breakfast. He entered the great hall, head high, with that famous Malfoy smirk, and walked over to the Slytherin table where he sat down next to Crabbe and Pansy.
As soon as he sat down Pansy grabbed his arm and held him, and said, "Oh, Drakie, its not the same without you in the Slytherin dorm at night. There is no one to boss the new 1st years around..."
"Restraining order. Don't make me do it."
"But Drakie..."
"No buts, Pansy, now get off."
Draco sat up now that he didn't have Pansy hanging on him. He found it much easier to eat his food. He ate his food quite fast in order to get away from the lovesick girl sitting next to him. He got up and walked to the library until it was time to go to class.
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