A/N This is a sequel to "Things can Change" So if you're smart you will read that first. Please Read and Review :)

A year had passed since the summer when both Draco and Hermoine started having the dreams about each other. They spent their previous year avoiding each other if they came close to contact, and even when they did come in verbal contact they backed of their "pet names" of mudblood and ferret boy and just stuck with the last names.

Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, and Severus Snape saw what was going on between the two of them and how they had became somewhat warmer to one another. All three of them sat in Dumbledore's office, watching the two come in contact in a clear crystal ball. This moment had been at the end of the year and the two hadn't even fought. It was more of a casual conversation that ended up happening because of patrol duties for prefects.

The three professors smiled slyly at each other and continued watching. After they had finished, Dumbledore took hold of the crystal ball and set in on a shelf next to the sorting hat and his pensieve, then went back to sitting down with the two Professors.

"Do you think it could actually work?" Minerva asked, biting her lip and tucking a long piece of graying hair behind her ear.

"Well it did work for James and Lily, although James always loved Lily. But then again, Lily always despised James. This is the only way we'll be able to tell" Dumbledore said.

"I still don't like the idea of getting a Slytherin involved in this" Severus said getting to his feat, a bit frustrated that Draco would have to be getting involved.

"It will bring the houses close together Severus. If people from other houses see a Gryffindor and a Slytherin dating then maybe everyone would be able to get together and we'd have more people on our side and not with Voldemort. It wouldn't work if it was two from the same house or one of the other houses. Everyone looks up to one or the other, plus they both deserve the position, they're smartest in their year" Minerva said.

Snape sighed. He realized he wasn't going to win this argument and just gave in. "You're right. All we can do is try our best" he said, worrying slightly that the plan wouldn't work out.

Dumbledore reach into his desk and pulled out two sheets of parchment, in and a quill. He pressed his quill to the first sheet of paper and wrote "Dear Miss Granger…" After finishing the first letter he took the second piece of parchment and wrote "Dear Mr. Malfoy…" After both letters were finished, he rolled them up and tied them to two barn owls who took off in separate directions across the Hogwarts grounds.

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Hermoine's parents rushed in at the sound of thumping and screaming coming from her room. They rushed up the stairs to see what was wrong, only to find that Hermoine was screaming from excitement and jumping up and down because she couldn't contain herself at all. It was quite the sight to be seen.

"Honey, what's wrong? Why are you screaming and jumping up and down?" Mr. Granger asked his ecstatic daughter.

She grinned and ran over to hug her parents. "I made head girl!" she exclaimed.

"Oh Honey" her mother said and stroked her hair. "This deserves an award. This really proves to us that you put your studies first and you deserve something to be rewarded with. Is there anything in particular that you want?"

Hermoine thought back to the dream that she had been having the past year. Maybe this was the time to bring on a make-over. She grinned to herself and hugged her parents tighter.

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Draco smirked as he read the letter over again. It was no surprise to him that he got the head boy position. Who else was going to get it? Saint Potter? Yeh, the day Potter made head boy would be the day that Draco proposed to Pansy Parkinson. He shuddered at the thought of that. She was nothing but a good shag.

But back to Head Boy business. He was supposed to meet Granger in a private compartment as soon as he got on the train. That was going to be so much fun. He rolled his eyes. Actually, Granger wasn't as bad as he thought she was. He noticed all last year that when he had to do rounds around the school he was always paired up with her. He found it somewhat suspicious but shrugged it off.

He took the letter downstairs for his mother to see whenever she got in from her new job. He headed back upstairs. Only a week left until school would start so he took his school list and apparated to Diagon Alley. Might as well do something to amuse himself now while he was almost bored to tears.

After getting his things, he returned to the empty Malfoy manor and went to the shower. He stripped his clothes and stood under the hot water jet for what seemed like hours before deciding to get out.

He put on some boxers and lay down on his bed and slowly drifted back to the dream that he thought he would never get rid of. Seeing Hermoine, touching her, kissing her, caressing her and protecting her. He sighed in his dream and snuggled deeper into the covers of his bed, never wanting the dream to end.

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It was September first, and Kings Cross was full of Hogwarts students trying to get the Platform 9 ¾ as soon as they possibly could. The Platform itself was swarming with many students trying to get their trunks onto the scarlet train.

Hermoine, with her new look that her mother had helped her accomplish over the remainder of the summer, headed towards the compartment that was completely enclosed, no windows only a door. She found this compartment larger than the rest and it even had a table with a list of sweets that the trolley was bringing around so that you could get them whenever one wished.

She sat down and waited for whoever the new head boy was supposed to be. She took out her favorite book, Hogwarts: A History, and started to reread it for the seventeenth time. She didn't hear the door slide open and shut.

Draco opened the door carelessly and saw a girl with lose curls that fell halfway down her back, beautiful complexion, and the perfect curls. She was wearing a very short plaid pink and black skirt with a white blouse that was buttoned so that it showed quite an amount of cleavage.

Draco recognized her as Hermoine Granger, just by the way she furrowed her brow when she read the book she had in her hands. Plus her eyes were the same deep chestnut brown that he could always depict from a crowd. Her hair had changed though. It was no longer in tangles and just plain brown, but hung in loose curls and had blonde highlights in them.

Draco cleared his throat and Hermoine looked up to his cold, ice blue eyes. "So you're the new head boy?" Hermoine asked as she put her book down, amusement flashing in her eyes and voice at the thought of it.

Draco nodded and took a seat across from her. "What are we supposed to do?" he drawled.

Hermoine pointed to the list that was hanging against the windowless wall and continued to put her book away.

"We're sharing a common room?" he asked.

Hermoine nodded. "They do every year."

Draco's eyes were filled wide in shock. "But I have to share it with you, of all people!"

Hermoine narrowed her eyes slightly. "You know what?" she spat. "I thought you were half decent, but I guess I was wrong."

She moved to the compartment door but it wouldn't open. She twisted the handle several times but it wouldn't budge.

"What the hell…?" Hermoine started when a note appeared out of thin air.

Hermoine took hold of it and the color drained from her face.

"What's wrong?" Draco asked, truly unconcerned.

Hermoine handed the note and dropped the seat, muttering the words 'Why me? Why him?' over and over again. It was bad enough she would have to share a down with him.

Draco read the note through several times before sitting down in shock. The note had explained that the door would not unlock until they reached Hogwarts.

"Well this is just peachy" Draco said, his voice filled with sarcasm, and ran a hand through his hair.

Hermoine watched it fall back into place perfectly in awe. After watching his hair for a moment, Hermoine scanned over the rest of him. Malfoy had certainly gained some muscles over the summer. She went back up to his face and saw his eyes looking her over. Hermoine smirked.

"Like what you see Malfoy?" she asked.

"I should be asking you the same question" he replied calmly while smirking at Hermoine who started to blush, but covered it with a book.

He chuckled to himself. "Typical" he muttered.

Hermoine dropped the book. "What do you mean 'Typical'?" she spat.

Malfoy moved in so that he was merely centimeters away from Hermoine's face. He took her chin in his hand and caressed it lightly.

"Poor Hermoine" he whispered. She could feel his breath on her face and wished he would close the space between them but she wasn't that lucky. "Always running away from your feelings. It's a shame no one wants you" he said grinning menacingly.

She pushed him away and back onto his seat and he cocked an eyebrow.

"Oooo someone's a feisty devil today, maybe people actually would like you if you showed your attitude more often. I know I sure would" Draco said coming closer and sliding a hand up her thigh.

It sent chills up her spine but she knew she couldn't give into him. He moved in close enough that she could once again feel his hot breath on her own face, but just as he was about to lean in she ducked away.

"Calm your bloody hormones Malfoy" she growled. "We both know you'd only be in it for a piece of ass, a piece of ass that I'm not willing to give to you so why don't you go crawling back to Pansy?" she snarled.

He looked at her in disbelief, after all he was Draco Malfoy. Every girl at Hogwarts wanted him, every girl that he knew of anyways. What was it that Granger detested? Well he'd get her one of these days. Draco loved a challenge and would NEVER turn one down.

"Well Granger, I would go find Pansy, but seeing as we're locked in here together then I figured I'd picture her face on your body and shag you senseless. What do you say?" he said with a smirk.

"What a way to charm a lady" she said and rolled her eyes.

"So I'll take it that's a no?" Draco questioned.

Hermoine nodded and started reading the list posted on the wall. "Considering we detest each other and we have too much stuff to do as it is, I don't think so."

Draco had never been rejected before and sneered in Hermoine's direction. He would definitely be getting to her one day. He'd make sure of it. His mind was collapsing from the rejection. Any other girl would have jumped him right there on the train, but would Hermoine fulfill his needs? NO! She had made that quite clear.

Just then Draco's stomach emitted a low pitched growl. "Bloody Hell" he muttered. "How are we supposed to eat if we can't leave?" he asked Hermoine.

She pointed to the menu on the table. Seeing as their conversations weren't going to well she decided to talk as little as possible, but she knew it wouldn't hold out for long.

After getting almost everything on the menu Draco smiled contently at it all.

"Ah were to begin?" He asked himself looking at everything eagerly.

Hermoine sighed. "How about you help me schedule meetings with the Prefects?" she asked.

Draco didn't take his eyes off of the food sitting in front of him. "Shhh food first" he held up a hand to silence Hermoine.

After watching Draco scarf his food down in less than what seemed to be five minutes, and feeling quite sick Hermoine finally got Draco to work out the schedule for meetings.

After arguing about when the best dates would be to try and avoid quidditch practices and games, they finally finished it.

A few minutes after they completed their goal the lock on the door clicked and an announcement was made that they would be arriving at Hogwarts in no more than ten minutes.

Hermoine took the chance to grab her robes and scramble out of the compartment, Draco's eyes burning into the back of her head.

"Just wait Granger" he said to himself. "I'll have my moment, even if I have to fight for it."

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After the welcoming feast, Professor McGonagall walked down a hallway on the second floor with Draco and Hermoine following behind. They stopped at a portrait of Sir Cardogan.

"Oh no, we have to put up with him all year?" Draco moaned.

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and nodded. "Your password is Friendship. You each have your own dorms and the one common room. The dorms are connected by a bathroom."

They walked into the common room which was decorated in both house colors. Two doors were at opposite ends of a wall with another door in the middle which Hermoine guessed was the bathroom.

"Anyways I'll leave you both to get things settled. Tomorrow at two o'clock Professor Dumbledore, Professor Snape and myself would like to see you in his office. His password is Chocolate Frog. Do not be late."

And with that, she turned on her heal and left the two seventeen year olds alone in their new dorm.

A/N> Please review and let me know what you think of this and if I should continue.

Riley