Chapter 1 Head Girl.
During the summer Hermione received a letter informing her about being Head Girl. Of course she secretly suspected that she would become Head Girl, but it was still one of the most exciting things that had happened to her. It was what she always had wanted, now as she entered her last year at Hogwarts. Excited as she was, she didn't know who the Head Boy was. Hermione figured it would be her best friend Harry Potter.
Kings Cross-Station.
Hermione had stepped through the barrier and on to platform 9 ¾ . She took a deep breath and proceeded on to find her friends Harry and Ron.
First day as Head Girl, she thought to herself. What will it be like? Will I be a good Head? Will my duties be hard? Who is the Head Boy? Why am I even thinking that? It'll be Harry of course! Hermione was deep in thought when a voice called her name from the crowd.
"Hermione! Hermione!" That voice was distinguishable from anywhere. It was Ron.
"Hermione over here!" A second voice called. This time it was Harry.
Hermione turned around and smiled as she ran up to greet her friends.
"Hi guys." Hermione said.
"Oh look! Hermione's Head Girl!" Ron exclaimed indicating the shiny new badge attached to Hermione's robes.
"Indeed I am" She confirmed proudly.
"That's great Hermione!" Harry exclaimed.
Hermione looked at Harry and studied his robes. She found no trace of a Head Boy badge anywhere.
"Where's your badge?" Hermione asked, confused.
"Oh" Harry replied dully. "I'm not Head Boy"
"What?! Then if you're not...who is?" Hermione questioned wondering who else it could be.
"How are we supposed to know?" Ron replied slightly annoyed. "Isn't it you that's supposed to know everything?"
Hermione gave him a withering look.
"I guess I'll find out when I reach the Head's compartment." She said finally.
And on cue the whistle blew as the Hogwarts Express was about to leave.
"We'd better get on." Ron suggested.
"Yeah well I'll see you guys later ok? Which compartment will you be in?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know. Whatever's available I guess" Harry said shrugging.
"I'll just find you, okay...um...so...see you later!"
And with that Hermione went off down the hall to the Head compartment. A few minutes later she reached the front of the train. I wonder who the Head Boy is? She asked herself before hesitantly opening the door.
"Hello? Is anyone in he- Malfoy?" She said very surprised. As she opened the door she saw a platinum blonde head from the top of a book. The head looked up and indeed it was none other than Draco Malfoy.
Hermione soon recovered from her shock and stuttered "Wh..what on Earth?...You...you're...no...but YOU'RE...?!" "Head Boy?" He responded, pride and malice ringing in his voice.
"But how? Has Dumbledore seriously lost his senses?" Hermione asked not fully recovered from her shock.
"Actually,
I think he finally found them." Draco drawled putting the book
down.
"But...but I thought Harry was going to be…" Hermione
trailed off.
"Yes I thought so too. But I see Dumbledore has finally come to his senses and has relieved Potter of his saint services. However, I still don't think Dumbledore has come to his senses completely if he chose you to be Head Girl." Draco said adding the last part of his sentence with a sneer.
Hermione's shocked expression turned into a glare.
"Better watch your mouth ferret boy!" she threatened.
"Better watch yours Mudblood, or it could cost you your badge" he retorted.
Hermione
opened her mouth to argue but closed it, realizing that this argument
was pointless. Instead she took a seat on the other side of the
compartment and fumed silently, staring out the window.
Seeing
her reaction Draco smirked, a sign that he knew he had won the
argument and he went on reading. Most of the train ride was spent in
blissful silence.
Hermione was surprised that Draco didn't throw any more insults at her instead he was very engrossed in his book. She never knew what an avid reader Draco was, this came as surprise to her. Hermione soon got tired of the silence and let her curiosity get the better of her.
"Why, may I ask, are you not throwing insults at me?" She inquired.
Draco looked up.
"I thought you would be glad, my ingenious mind figured that we should at least be civil to some point to make our Head duties some what more bearable."
Hermione stared at him
confused. She was speechless.
Was Draco Malfoy actually saying he
wanted to be kind to ME, Hermione Granger? Maybe he changed over the
summer... Hermione thought to herself…
"Even if it is with a filthy little mudblood like yourself." He added with a smirk.
Maybe not.
"Oh shut up Malfoy!! I thought you said we should be more civil. Which I actually for once agree, and you are not ingenious for thinking that up! I swear you are the most egotistical self deluded person I have ever gotten the misfortune to meet!" Hermione said, almost yelling.
Draco stared at her, a mixture of shock and amusement filled the handsome features of his face. He always liked it when Hermione had her sudden outbursts. He found it rather amusing to watch her go off like that.
"What on Earth do you find funny?" she asked very annoyed.
"You" he said simply.
"You know what! I think I much rather liked it when we were quiet. That way I don't have to listen to your drawl." She said rather snappishly.
"Exactly" Draco said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Hermione glared at him. She stood up and made her way to the door. As she was leaving she said "I'm going off to be with Harry and Ron."
"Like I care about your stupid threesome." He said looking up. A bored expression plastered on his face. She gave him a withering look and walked out the door.
Draco watched her. That was interesting. Well I must say, he said to himself, she has grown, and in the right places too, He smirked. At that moment he realised what he had just said. He mentally slapped himself, this is mudblood Granger, he said, I can't have thoughts like that about her.
"Whatever" he thought out loud, and he continued on reading his book.