Spoilers: All books (This fanfic does contain some references to OotP)
Rating: R for future language, and some sexuality
Summary: Set in their seventh year at Hogwarts, the Gryffindor three spend
their final year together bickering, but over what?
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter One
Hermione had been excited about going back to school since the middle of the summer holidays, when she had received a letter from Dumbledore informing her that she had been chosen as Head Girl. Now it had finally come, she was about to take the Hogwarts Express back to Hogwarts for the last time. She was feeling very nostalgic during the car ride to Kings Cross, she knew that she had to make this last year count, everything that she had been scared to do for the past six years was going to disappear and was not going to bother her anymore. As they arrived at the station, she smiled to herself 'This is it', she thought.
She got out of the car and was instantly greeted by her two friends, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley. She hugged them both and then took a good long look at them. They were no longer the boys that she had first met on the Hogwarts Express seven years ago, now they were men. She smiled as she thought about their first meeting on the train; they weren't as friendly then as they are now.
"So are you excited about being Head Girl?" Harry asked her, as he took the bag off her shoulder that contained some muggle books that she was planning on reading that year, and carried them for her.
"Of course I am it is an amazing opportunity, I just wish I knew who they had picked as Head Boy, I hope it is someone from Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, I will die if they made a Slytherin Head Boy." She said as she waved goodbye to her parents, the three of them made their way toward the barrier between platforms nine and ten. They discreetly slipped through the barrier and climbed on to the train to look for a compartment.
When the Gryffindor three had made themselves comfortable, Harry told Hermione and Ron about his adventures he had with Lupin that summer. Harry's godfather Sirius had been murdered during his fifth year by Bellatrix Lestrange, and ever since Lupin had took it upon himself to become Harry's 'honorary godfather', and Lupin treated Harry to a trip to America for the summer. It sounded like Harry and Lupin had an amazing adventure, it also sounded like Harry had gotten along very well with an American witch he had met that summer. Harry blushed as he spoke of her, and Hermione felt a pang of jealousy flow through her body.
"Well, well, well, if isn't Potty and co." Came a familiar drawl from the doorway to the compartment.
"Get lost Malfoy, we have to sit on this train for the next four hours, we don't want you stinking it up." Harry said, getting to his feet.
"Back off Potter, I just wanted to talk to the new Head Girl." Malfoy said, with malice in his eyes, he then turned to look at Hermione. "So they actually made the mudblood Head Girl, I had to see it with my eyes to believe it." His eyes lingered on the Head Girl badge that was pinned to her robes.
"Yes, Malfoy they did make me Head Girl, do you have a problem with a muggle born being Head Girl." She said as sarcastically as possible. It was then that she saw something silver shimmer on Malfoy's robes, a look of horror passed over her face.
"What's wrong Granger, you look like you've been petrified?" Malfoy said, with his infamous evil grin. He looked down to the silver shimmer that was on his robes. "Is this what you are looking at Granger? Do you like my Head Boy badge?"
"They made YOU Head Boy?" Ron spat with disgust, Malfoy just grinned at him.
"Yes they did, why do you have a problem with that Weasley? Anyway Granger, McGonagall wants to talk to us in the teachers compartment, she sent me to get you." Malfoy said.
"Its nice to see that you've had your lips are already firmly planted on the faculty's arse Malfoy, is that how you got Head Boy, by sucking up to Snape?" Harry said.
"Now, now Potter, no need to get catty just because I beat you out on this one." Malfoy grinned smugly at the three of them. "Come on Granger, I don't want to be late."
"Don't worry I'll be back soon." Hermione said as she followed Malfoy.
Harry and Ron looked at each other with a look that could only be described as terror. They were both in disbelief that their best friend was going to have to work in such close proximity to their nemesis for the entire school year. They were happy that Hermione had become Head Girl, but the fact that the title came with Draco Malfoy was more than they could handle.
"Harry, we can't let her live with that pompous prat for the entire year" Ron exclaimed.
"What do you mean 'live with her'?" Harry asked puzzled.
"The Head Boy and Girl have their own wing at Hogwarts; they have separate bedrooms that attach to a small common room. Harry they are basically roommates." Ron said with a look of utter disgust on his face.
"What the hell are we going to do Ron, we can't leave her alone with him, he'll avada her as soon as he gets her alone."
"I know, we need to come up with some ideas." Harry and Ron put their heads together to try to come up with ways to keep Hermione out of danger.
"I cannot believe that they made you Head Boy, Malfoy. After all the other candidates they could have picked, they had to pick you. Of all the things to happen to me, I have to be Head Girl, while you are Head Boy. This is ridiculous." Hermione mumbled to herself.
"Do you think that I am happy with this arrangement Granger, I have to live in the same quarters with you for the entire school year. This would have been so much easier if they had made Pansy Head Girl." Malfoy said, running his fingers through his silver blond hair.
"You would of enjoyed that wouldn't you Malfoy. Bunking up with your girlfriend for a whole year, although I doubt any work would get done, you two would be too busy shagging." Hermione snapped, her arms firmly across her chest. At that moment the door to the teachers compartment opened swiftly, Professor McGonagall glaring at the two of them. She stood back in the doorway to let them into the compartment, they stepped in and McGonagall slammed the door behind them.
"Well this is a great start to the new school year," McGonagall said, glaring at them, "You have been on this train for a half an hour and you two are already arguing. It is a great honour and privilege to represent Hogwarts as Head Boy and Girl, and if you two do not want the title I will inform the headmaster and he will kindly hand it over to the two alternatives we have lined up."
"Please Professor, we can try to tolerate each other it just may take a little bit of getting used to." Hermione pleaded, the honour of Head Girl had been given to her and there was no way that Malfoy was going to screw this opportunity up.
"She is right Professor, we both need to adjust to this situation. I promise Professor that an outburst like this won't happen in public again." Malfoy said. McGonagall peered down at the students through her spectacles; she stood there silent for a moment and then let out a sigh.
"No, Mr. Malfoy there will be no outbursts of any kind whether it is in public or private. You are both to be on your best behaviour from now until the end of the year. I was not joking when I said I would replace you with the alternative students. First off, I want you to both each other by your first names; we need to present a united front. Now with that said I want to talk to you both about your responsibilities this year."
The two of them sat silently for most of the train ride to Hogwarts, as McGonagall went over their duties for the next year. When she dismissed them, the both hurried off to their own compartments without speaking a word to one another. Malfoy went off to complain to Pansy about McGonagall, and Hermione went off to complain to Harry and Ron about Malfoy.
"I can't believe they made that pompous prat Head Boy, this year is going to be horrible." Hermione said the moment she got back to the compartment.
"What did McGonagall say?" Ron asked.
"Not much, just that she wants Malfoy and I to behave in public, she doesn't want us to fight in front of the other students because we are supposed to present a united front for the rest of the student body." Hermione let out a long audible sigh.
It was not long before the long train ride ended. Hermione rushed away from the boys in a huff to start doing her Head Girl duties. Harry and Ron made their way to the castle in the carriages that were being pulled by a herd of theastrals; they had become acquainted with theastrals during their fifth year. When they arrived at the castle, they made their way to the Gryffindor table and looked around the Great Hall for Hermione, she was sitting next to tiny Professor Flitwick talking to him. She waved at them and continued her conversation with Flitwick. They sat at the table, next to Neville.
"How was your summer Harry?" Neville asked.
"It was great, thank you Neville. Lupin took me on a trip to America. How about you?" Harry replied, glancing over quickly at Hermione who was still talking to Flitwick.
"Well, I spent a lot of time with my parents at St. Mungo's, my mother is really making a lot of progress, she actually recognizes me now." Neville said grinning widely.
"Neville, that is great, what about your dad, how's he doing?" Harry asked.
"Dad isn't any better, but knowing that my mum recognizes me is better than neither of them recognizing me. She hasn't completely regained her memory but she is doing a lot better than she was." Neville said.
The three of them sat patiently through the sorting and when 'Zale, Judy' was sorted into Hufflepuff, Dumbledore stood at the front of the Great Hall and waved his hand to silence the students. "And so begins another year, I would like to welcome the new first years to Hogwarts and remind everyone that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds to all students. And now let the feast begin" Dumbledore clapped his hands and the feast appeared before their eyes. They ate until they could eat no more, and the feast finally disappeared.
"I would like to make one more announcement before you retire to your common rooms. I would like to introduce our new Head Boy and Head Girl, Mr. Draco Malfoy of Slytherin House, and Miss Hermione Granger of Gryffindor House, both the Head Boy and Girl have the authority to remove and give points to houses. Now you may go to houses." The hall was suddenly filled with chatter; everyone was talking about their adventures over the summer.
"Harry, I have to go to my new quarters, but I will come back to the common room later." Hermione hugged them both, then left the Great Hall with Malfoy and Professor McGonagall.
"I feel sorry for Hermione, having to live with that moron for the next 10 months. I wish I had been made Head Boy it would have been easier for all of us." Ron said, staring at his shoes.
It was common knowledge in the Gryffindor House that Ron Weasley had the hots for Hermione Granger; it was also common knowledge that Hermione Granger had the hots for Harry Potter. However, the Gryffindor three went about their business and ignored the gossip that surrounded them.
Hermione and Draco followed Professor McGonagall along a hallway somewhere on the third floor; she stopped when they came to a portrait of the four founders of Hogwarts. "This is the entrance to your quarters, the password is four founders. You may change the password as often as you wish, all you have to do is stand in front of the portrait and tell it what you want your new password to be, but both of you have to be present for the new password to be active." McGonagall said. They both nodded at her. "Now I'll leave you to get comfortable in your new quarters, and one more thing there is a private entrance from your bedroom into your houses common room." She smiled at the two of them then left them standing in the hallway staring at the portrait of the four founders.
"Four founders." Draco said angrily, the painting flew opened to reveal a doorway. They went inside and found a large living area with a blazing fire going in a large marble fireplace. The room was decorated in both Gryffindor and Slytherin colours, there was a sitting area next to the fire and two of the walls were completely covered with filled bookshelves. Hermione looked around the room in awe; a smile crawled across her face. She walked across the room and went up a small flight of stairs on the right of the living room, there was a door at the top of the stairs, she opened the door and was welcomed with the sight of a huge four-poster bed, decorated in Gryffindor colours. She noticed her school trunk on the floor, she realized this was her new bedroom. She went over to her bed and flopped on it, it had been a long day.
A/N: Well that is the first chapter folks, I hope you enjoyed it, the next chapter should be up by next week (fingers crossed), please REVIEW!
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter One
Hermione had been excited about going back to school since the middle of the summer holidays, when she had received a letter from Dumbledore informing her that she had been chosen as Head Girl. Now it had finally come, she was about to take the Hogwarts Express back to Hogwarts for the last time. She was feeling very nostalgic during the car ride to Kings Cross, she knew that she had to make this last year count, everything that she had been scared to do for the past six years was going to disappear and was not going to bother her anymore. As they arrived at the station, she smiled to herself 'This is it', she thought.
She got out of the car and was instantly greeted by her two friends, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley. She hugged them both and then took a good long look at them. They were no longer the boys that she had first met on the Hogwarts Express seven years ago, now they were men. She smiled as she thought about their first meeting on the train; they weren't as friendly then as they are now.
"So are you excited about being Head Girl?" Harry asked her, as he took the bag off her shoulder that contained some muggle books that she was planning on reading that year, and carried them for her.
"Of course I am it is an amazing opportunity, I just wish I knew who they had picked as Head Boy, I hope it is someone from Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, I will die if they made a Slytherin Head Boy." She said as she waved goodbye to her parents, the three of them made their way toward the barrier between platforms nine and ten. They discreetly slipped through the barrier and climbed on to the train to look for a compartment.
When the Gryffindor three had made themselves comfortable, Harry told Hermione and Ron about his adventures he had with Lupin that summer. Harry's godfather Sirius had been murdered during his fifth year by Bellatrix Lestrange, and ever since Lupin had took it upon himself to become Harry's 'honorary godfather', and Lupin treated Harry to a trip to America for the summer. It sounded like Harry and Lupin had an amazing adventure, it also sounded like Harry had gotten along very well with an American witch he had met that summer. Harry blushed as he spoke of her, and Hermione felt a pang of jealousy flow through her body.
"Well, well, well, if isn't Potty and co." Came a familiar drawl from the doorway to the compartment.
"Get lost Malfoy, we have to sit on this train for the next four hours, we don't want you stinking it up." Harry said, getting to his feet.
"Back off Potter, I just wanted to talk to the new Head Girl." Malfoy said, with malice in his eyes, he then turned to look at Hermione. "So they actually made the mudblood Head Girl, I had to see it with my eyes to believe it." His eyes lingered on the Head Girl badge that was pinned to her robes.
"Yes, Malfoy they did make me Head Girl, do you have a problem with a muggle born being Head Girl." She said as sarcastically as possible. It was then that she saw something silver shimmer on Malfoy's robes, a look of horror passed over her face.
"What's wrong Granger, you look like you've been petrified?" Malfoy said, with his infamous evil grin. He looked down to the silver shimmer that was on his robes. "Is this what you are looking at Granger? Do you like my Head Boy badge?"
"They made YOU Head Boy?" Ron spat with disgust, Malfoy just grinned at him.
"Yes they did, why do you have a problem with that Weasley? Anyway Granger, McGonagall wants to talk to us in the teachers compartment, she sent me to get you." Malfoy said.
"Its nice to see that you've had your lips are already firmly planted on the faculty's arse Malfoy, is that how you got Head Boy, by sucking up to Snape?" Harry said.
"Now, now Potter, no need to get catty just because I beat you out on this one." Malfoy grinned smugly at the three of them. "Come on Granger, I don't want to be late."
"Don't worry I'll be back soon." Hermione said as she followed Malfoy.
Harry and Ron looked at each other with a look that could only be described as terror. They were both in disbelief that their best friend was going to have to work in such close proximity to their nemesis for the entire school year. They were happy that Hermione had become Head Girl, but the fact that the title came with Draco Malfoy was more than they could handle.
"Harry, we can't let her live with that pompous prat for the entire year" Ron exclaimed.
"What do you mean 'live with her'?" Harry asked puzzled.
"The Head Boy and Girl have their own wing at Hogwarts; they have separate bedrooms that attach to a small common room. Harry they are basically roommates." Ron said with a look of utter disgust on his face.
"What the hell are we going to do Ron, we can't leave her alone with him, he'll avada her as soon as he gets her alone."
"I know, we need to come up with some ideas." Harry and Ron put their heads together to try to come up with ways to keep Hermione out of danger.
"I cannot believe that they made you Head Boy, Malfoy. After all the other candidates they could have picked, they had to pick you. Of all the things to happen to me, I have to be Head Girl, while you are Head Boy. This is ridiculous." Hermione mumbled to herself.
"Do you think that I am happy with this arrangement Granger, I have to live in the same quarters with you for the entire school year. This would have been so much easier if they had made Pansy Head Girl." Malfoy said, running his fingers through his silver blond hair.
"You would of enjoyed that wouldn't you Malfoy. Bunking up with your girlfriend for a whole year, although I doubt any work would get done, you two would be too busy shagging." Hermione snapped, her arms firmly across her chest. At that moment the door to the teachers compartment opened swiftly, Professor McGonagall glaring at the two of them. She stood back in the doorway to let them into the compartment, they stepped in and McGonagall slammed the door behind them.
"Well this is a great start to the new school year," McGonagall said, glaring at them, "You have been on this train for a half an hour and you two are already arguing. It is a great honour and privilege to represent Hogwarts as Head Boy and Girl, and if you two do not want the title I will inform the headmaster and he will kindly hand it over to the two alternatives we have lined up."
"Please Professor, we can try to tolerate each other it just may take a little bit of getting used to." Hermione pleaded, the honour of Head Girl had been given to her and there was no way that Malfoy was going to screw this opportunity up.
"She is right Professor, we both need to adjust to this situation. I promise Professor that an outburst like this won't happen in public again." Malfoy said. McGonagall peered down at the students through her spectacles; she stood there silent for a moment and then let out a sigh.
"No, Mr. Malfoy there will be no outbursts of any kind whether it is in public or private. You are both to be on your best behaviour from now until the end of the year. I was not joking when I said I would replace you with the alternative students. First off, I want you to both each other by your first names; we need to present a united front. Now with that said I want to talk to you both about your responsibilities this year."
The two of them sat silently for most of the train ride to Hogwarts, as McGonagall went over their duties for the next year. When she dismissed them, the both hurried off to their own compartments without speaking a word to one another. Malfoy went off to complain to Pansy about McGonagall, and Hermione went off to complain to Harry and Ron about Malfoy.
"I can't believe they made that pompous prat Head Boy, this year is going to be horrible." Hermione said the moment she got back to the compartment.
"What did McGonagall say?" Ron asked.
"Not much, just that she wants Malfoy and I to behave in public, she doesn't want us to fight in front of the other students because we are supposed to present a united front for the rest of the student body." Hermione let out a long audible sigh.
It was not long before the long train ride ended. Hermione rushed away from the boys in a huff to start doing her Head Girl duties. Harry and Ron made their way to the castle in the carriages that were being pulled by a herd of theastrals; they had become acquainted with theastrals during their fifth year. When they arrived at the castle, they made their way to the Gryffindor table and looked around the Great Hall for Hermione, she was sitting next to tiny Professor Flitwick talking to him. She waved at them and continued her conversation with Flitwick. They sat at the table, next to Neville.
"How was your summer Harry?" Neville asked.
"It was great, thank you Neville. Lupin took me on a trip to America. How about you?" Harry replied, glancing over quickly at Hermione who was still talking to Flitwick.
"Well, I spent a lot of time with my parents at St. Mungo's, my mother is really making a lot of progress, she actually recognizes me now." Neville said grinning widely.
"Neville, that is great, what about your dad, how's he doing?" Harry asked.
"Dad isn't any better, but knowing that my mum recognizes me is better than neither of them recognizing me. She hasn't completely regained her memory but she is doing a lot better than she was." Neville said.
The three of them sat patiently through the sorting and when 'Zale, Judy' was sorted into Hufflepuff, Dumbledore stood at the front of the Great Hall and waved his hand to silence the students. "And so begins another year, I would like to welcome the new first years to Hogwarts and remind everyone that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds to all students. And now let the feast begin" Dumbledore clapped his hands and the feast appeared before their eyes. They ate until they could eat no more, and the feast finally disappeared.
"I would like to make one more announcement before you retire to your common rooms. I would like to introduce our new Head Boy and Head Girl, Mr. Draco Malfoy of Slytherin House, and Miss Hermione Granger of Gryffindor House, both the Head Boy and Girl have the authority to remove and give points to houses. Now you may go to houses." The hall was suddenly filled with chatter; everyone was talking about their adventures over the summer.
"Harry, I have to go to my new quarters, but I will come back to the common room later." Hermione hugged them both, then left the Great Hall with Malfoy and Professor McGonagall.
"I feel sorry for Hermione, having to live with that moron for the next 10 months. I wish I had been made Head Boy it would have been easier for all of us." Ron said, staring at his shoes.
It was common knowledge in the Gryffindor House that Ron Weasley had the hots for Hermione Granger; it was also common knowledge that Hermione Granger had the hots for Harry Potter. However, the Gryffindor three went about their business and ignored the gossip that surrounded them.
Hermione and Draco followed Professor McGonagall along a hallway somewhere on the third floor; she stopped when they came to a portrait of the four founders of Hogwarts. "This is the entrance to your quarters, the password is four founders. You may change the password as often as you wish, all you have to do is stand in front of the portrait and tell it what you want your new password to be, but both of you have to be present for the new password to be active." McGonagall said. They both nodded at her. "Now I'll leave you to get comfortable in your new quarters, and one more thing there is a private entrance from your bedroom into your houses common room." She smiled at the two of them then left them standing in the hallway staring at the portrait of the four founders.
"Four founders." Draco said angrily, the painting flew opened to reveal a doorway. They went inside and found a large living area with a blazing fire going in a large marble fireplace. The room was decorated in both Gryffindor and Slytherin colours, there was a sitting area next to the fire and two of the walls were completely covered with filled bookshelves. Hermione looked around the room in awe; a smile crawled across her face. She walked across the room and went up a small flight of stairs on the right of the living room, there was a door at the top of the stairs, she opened the door and was welcomed with the sight of a huge four-poster bed, decorated in Gryffindor colours. She noticed her school trunk on the floor, she realized this was her new bedroom. She went over to her bed and flopped on it, it had been a long day.
A/N: Well that is the first chapter folks, I hope you enjoyed it, the next chapter should be up by next week (fingers crossed), please REVIEW!