"Head Girl" The paper clearly read. Hermione was happy but not excited about going back to the lonely halls of Hogwarts school. Her summer had been tragic and she was not sure she could face her problems. She hadn't told anyone what had happened not even her best friends Harry or Ron. Time was running out for her summer and she would have to board the train in only 2 weeks. She was deathly scared to face her friends and her new roommate whoever was appointed head boy. She knew you could see pain in her eyes now and she wasn't good at faking a smile.

Going through platform 9 and 3/4 alone felt cold. She boarded the Hogwarts Express with no one to say good bye too and found an empty compartment where she could breath in her last solitary moment before she had to face her friends.

"Harry...wheres Hermione?" Ron asked confused.
"I don't no, I don't see her parents anywhere."

A loud whistle came from the train and the boys boarded hoping their friend had not missed the train.

"Harry!" Ginny squealed.
"Hello darling." Harry said kissing Ginny sweet.
"Guys could you bloody stop that!" Ron protested.
"Oh grow up Ron!" Ginny threw a deathly stare at him.

Harry, Ginny, and Ron found a compartment with Dean and Luna and hopped the trip would not last as long as it usually did.

Hermione looked startled at the door of her quiet compartmet as someone opened it. And who would she be staring face to face with but the one and only Draco Malfoy.

"Out Mudblood." Malfoy said angerly
"Would it kill you to be polite, I'm not going anywhere."
"It might, and fine."Malfoy said with a smirk.

Draco stared into her eyes finding that the burning passion had somehow left her eyes and they had become somewhat colder.

"I'm head boy." Draco annonced proudly.
"Great..."Hermione let out a sigh. "I'm head girl."

Malfoy's jaw dropped and he feared who he would have to spend this year living with. She then realized she had experiance the only breathing she was going to get for the rest of the year.

It was time to get their dress robes on and get ready for the feast in the great hall. Before long the train stopped and hundreds of kids got off and headed for the great doors of the school.

"Hermione! where have you been?" called Luna spotting her for the first time.
"Sorry I couldn't find you guys so i just found an empty compartment, lets go in." Hermione said trying to take an eased breath of cold air before walking inside the hall.

After the feast Hermione and Draco were lead to their new living quarters. The portrait was of a beautiful king with red hair and a long beard. With a crown of rubys and Emeralds.

"Thank-you Mrs.Mcgonigal." Both 7th years said in unison.
"Whats the damned password then." Draco barked at the man when he was sure Mrs.Mcgonigal could not hear.
"Now young man have you any respect?" The portrait answerd.
"Now young lady the password is patience."
"Patience." We both siad in unison and ran in the door.

The common room was brilliant in an emerald green and deep red. the couch was black with two black chairs angled and ether side of the couch. a beautiful ivory table in front of it and infront of that a large stone fire place. On the far side of the room theres a large window and on ether side of the window there are stairs. Malfoy quickly took the stairs to the left noticing his name engraved in gold on a green plate above the stair case. Hermione noticing him did the same. In her room everything was warm and beautiful deep reds and purples on ivory and dark wood walls and floors. a huge bed with deep red curtains. Beside the bed was a door. Opening it she found a large beautiful bath room all in stone and chrome. On one wall there are counters as long as the wall with two sinks one on ether side. On her side the cupards above were red and on the other end green. This is when she realized the bathroom was shared with the one Draco Malfoy.

Going back into her room Hermione sits on her bed exaughsted thinking how on gods earth shes going to really face her friends and tell them what had happened to her parents that summer. Not realizing it as she thinks back to that horrid day in July when her parents were killed by death eaters right before her, she began to cry. Soon she was uncontrolably shaking and sobbing letting it all out for the first. Oh how she wished she wasn't at school. Draco hearing her when he was in the bathroom is unsure what to do. When his father was imprisoned and his curse lifted he really wasn't that mean it was just a habit to be rude to her. So he went into her room to find her shaking on her bed.

"Hermione what's wrong? Breath girl! breath." and he pulled her into his arms.
Sobbing still she tried to speak but instead pushed her face into his neak. When the crying subsided she asked "Why are you being nice to me?"

"I'm not the same person I was, and I'm sorry for everything mean I've ever said."
"Then what about this morning?"She asked whiping her eyes and finally pulling away from his warmth.
"After being mean to someone for 6 years even under a curse it becomes a habit."
"Thank-you...but please go." Hermione said coldly.
"But..."
"Please."

Hermione regained her breath and fell fast to sleep.