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Chapter One: Welcome back to Hogwarts
Hogwart's newest Head Girl, Hermione Granger, came through the doors of the Great Hall after her first meeting with the Headmaster about her Head duties. Her hair clung to her head and was dripping from the tips of her hair from the rain and a heavy messenger bag firmly placed on her shoulder, she made her way to her seat next to one of her best friend's, Harry Potter. Slumping down in her seat, her other best friend Ron Weasley snickered at her rather ragged appearance, to which she grumpily responded to by throwing a spoon at his head. Both boys exchanged looks, neither not knowing why she had brought in her bookbag (which they knew was almost as heavy as she was) or why she hadn't bothered to perform a drying spell on herself before entering the Hall let alone once she was inside the school walls.
"Herms? We just got here, are you trying to get yourself sent to Madam Pomfrey already?" Ron asked.
Hermione didn't bother to face her red haired friend. "No Ron, why?" she replied.
Before he could open his mouth to speak, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore appeared at the center of the staff table. "Welcome students to another year at Hogwarts. This years perfect's will please show first years to their Commom Rooms after the feast. Now after much considering, it has been decided that this year the grounds will be open to third years and higher until 9 pm. On a more familiar note, Mr. Filch would like me to remind you all that a list of items not permitted on campus can be found on the door to his office. Now to our newest students," he shot a look directly at three seven year Gryffindors. "The Forbidden Forest is still off limits at all times! I would now like to introduce this years Head Boy and Girl before everyone turns in for the night. From Gryffindor, Miss Hermione Granger. And from Slytherin, Mister Draco Malfoy."
The entire Hall exploded into loud applauses before returning back to their own conversations. Only Harry and Ron looked at their friend in horror. Ron, who was never too good at controlling his emotions started sputtering about Hermione moving out of Gryffindor Tower and living with Draco Malfoy. Harry though, wrapped a protective arm around her waist and whispered to her in her ear, "You'll be okay, won't you, Hermione?"
"Harry, honestly! After kicking his arse last year and fighting in the war, do you think that he will give me any problems?"
He smiled at her response. "That's my girl!" Then his face hardened. "But you know that Ron and I will always be here to help should you need it."
"Yeah, Herms! You just say the word and Harry and I'll..." he punched the palm of his hand, quickly recoiling from the power of his own punch.
Hermione smiled at her two friends and laid her head on Harry's shoulder, letting afew drippy stray strainds of hair fall onto her face. "Oh you boys...thanks."
Ron grabbed the palm of her hand and quickly kissed it lightly, before turning to talk to Seamus. After the boys had finished their meals, Ron told Harry that he was going to grab his broom and head to the Quidditch pitch for the last remaining hour they had use of the grounds. He stood and left to get Ginny and the rest of the Gryffindor team. Harry tucked the strainds of hair in Hermione's face behind her ear, asking, "You gonna be okay by yourself?"
"I was thinking about going and watching all of you on the pitch actually." she said.
"Oh no! You're already soaked. Seriously Herms," Harry's voiced was soft and full of concern. "Why didn't you do a drying spell on yourself? If Madam Pomfrey sees you still soaked, she'll drag you into her ward by the back of your robes. I can't have you going to the hospital wing, that woman doesn't want to see my face at all this year." he chuckled at the memory of the school nurse kicking him out of the hospital wing in a screaming fit. "I want you to stay inside where it's warm and dry, understood? And I'll see you in the morning."
Hermione grumbled but managed to spit out, "Okay Harry."
The green eyed boy looked at his friend, placing his arm back around her waist and the other on her shoulder, pulling her into a tight hug. He lightly kissed her forehead before getting up and following his red haired friend out of the Hall. Hermione placed her head in her hands, only looking up hearing the familiar giggling of Lavendar Brown and Pravati Patil. The two girls were watching her closely and grinning. Surely if she didn't leave now, they would ambush her with all kinds of questions since she no longer shared a dorm with them. As quickly as she could, she got up and left for the safety of her own new Common Room.
Draco Malfoy entered the Great Hall after having a meeting with Dumbledore and the new Head Girl. He had not been surprised that she chosen to Head Girl. What had surprised him was that she hadn't changed. Every student that fought in the war had changed in one way or another, but not her. She was still the same bossy, know-it-all bookworm that lived to annoy him. The entire feast was boring as always to him. The only thing that was different this year was that Pansy Parkinson was no longer around him anymore, thanks to Hermione Granger killing her during the war. He listened to Dumbledore make his announcements with an uninterested ear. His eyes were busy scanning the Hall noting that changes that everyone had made. His eyes finally rested on the mudblood that had always put him in second place, never failing to come up with witty comebacks just as quick as he could spit them out.
Across the Hall sat the now very famous Golden Trio. He watched them as they joked around trying to act as if nothing had changed since last year. But Draco could tell that Ron was trying to avoid conversations that dealt with the war, and Harry was constantly fussing over his female friend to make sure she was okay just so that he wouldn't worry about his own miserable exsistance. What had peeked his interest was how loving Potter was being to his mudblood. And all the better to Draco was that she was only being friendly and not overly friendly as the boy that clung to her. This is where Draco Malfoy, Slytherin's Prince, saw his chance to finally beat his school rival at the perfect prize. Not that anyone ever knew that Hogwart's resident bad boy was actually the one who had smuggled Dumbledore the information on the school's attack. No one knew just how badly he had despised his father and the half-blood fool his father followed, well except for Albus Dumbledore and Professor Snape.
It was only that Severus Snape, his most trusted confidant, was the one who had showed Draco that there was more in life than to be evil. And it was also he that had spoken to Draco about opening his eyes and see that during his transformation from the dark side that he had noticed and fallen into the web of Hermione's odd charm. He had opened up a whole new world for Draco Malfoy to explore.
The blondish-silver haired boy with the mercury eyes watched as his enemy kiss the girl that he desired on the forehead, noticing that she only gave him a meekly forced smile. He was torn between emotions, his blood boiled that Potter had kissed her but he was filled with glee that she obviously didn't return his affections. With Potter leaving her alone, Draco noticed how lonely she was starting to look with her head buried in her hands until suddenly her head shot up, a look of horror clearly spread on her face, then she quickly grabbed her bag and bolted out the door.
Two pair of eyes watched the two teenagers with intensity. Intensity turned into amusement as the Head Boy shortly followed after the Head Girl. It was no secret that the two students were rivals, but perhaps with alittle time alone, the entire school was surely in for plenty of surprises and interesting changes with these two stubborn students in charge.
A/N: Hey guys! I know that this must really stink that I am redoing this fic, but there are some small changes that needed to be made. If you've read this before, please hit me with a review anyways. I really miss all my old reviewers. I'll try to update next weekend. Oh well, time for me to go.
Lots of love,
De-F