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Chapter I:
They were going at it again. The younger semesters were standing and staring, while most of the older students just shot the two an annoyed look on their way to breakfast. It wasn't a secret that the Head Girl and the Head Boy had never gotten along, however, with their newly resumed positions things had gotten even worse. The same thought was going through Harry's and Ron's minds as the two of them were descending the Great Stairs in search of the first meal of the day. One could already hear the bellowing of the two student representatives echoing through the corridors.
Who cared what had set them of this time. It was almost always bickering that got out of hand and blew up in a full-on argument. "I can't take this any longer, Harry, I swear. I can't have my appetite ruined every morning by these two screaming at each other." – "Well, for what it's worth, they at least don't physically attack each other. And Ron, I highly doubt that even this could ruin this appetite of yours. So far I haven't seen any decrease in the portions you load on your plates every day.", Harry said with a grin and earned a playful punch from Ron.
By now, they had reached the end of the Great Stairs. Harry decided to have a seat on the last few steps, where he was joined by an annoyed and hungry Ron, who just wanted to get to the food sending its beckoning smell from the Great Hall. For a while they were just sitting there, silently observing the fight between Hermione and Malfoy. Recently, the verbal attacks between the two teenagers and their declared archenemy had dramatically increased.
For now, Draco was fully taken in by the person of one Hermione Granger, whose life's aim seemed to be to make his life hell – at least that was his impression. She just couldn't stop making remarks about this and that, and this and that…He swore to himself that it wouldn't be long until he really did use the mouth-zipping spell on her, he had looked up ages ago, just so he could make Granger shut up.
The staff had, surprisingly, kept mostly out of the Head Students arguments, though the Hogwarts' student body started to wish for stricter intervention from their professors – who would've ever thought.
"And what do you want?!" Harry's and Ron's presence was finally noticed by one of them.
"How dare you to speak to them like that?!", Hermione spat at Malfoy.
"Or what, little Miss Don't-Criticise-First-Years?!"
"You shouted at them!"
"I just did my job!"
"By scaring them?"
"I did not do that!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did – "
"OH BLOODY HELL! WILL THE TWO OF YOU JUST. SHUT. UP ALREADY?!", Ron bellowed through the Entrance Hall, indeed scaring first years like Hermione had just accused Malfoy of doing. "It's the same every bloody morning! Why can't you have your bloody fights in your dorm? There you have no one else but each other to ruin their day!" Ron stormed off into the Great Hall, leaving Hermione and Malfoy speechless for a second. "He really is right, you know.", Harry told the two Head Students. "I can't remember the last time the castle was in such ruckus. Now come have breakfast, Hermione please. Classes are starting soon anyway." With that, Harry trotted off to join Ron at the Gryffindor table. Hermione stood next to Malfoy, flabbergasted, but quickly followed her friends, though not before shooting Malfoy one last angry look.