Chapter 1

Draco Malfoy found himself standing on Platform 9 3/4 for the last time. He searched the crowd and found familiar faces. He recognized a few of his old classmates but not the ones he was looking for. He decided to search the train.

He finally found a few of his fellow Slytherins at the end compartment. Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson were the only ones who returned to finish their seventh year.

"Well look who decided to show up," Blaise said with a smirk.

"Draco!" Pansy jumped up and threw her arms around Draco's neck.

Draco stood there awkwardly for a few moments before he removed Pansy's arms from around him.

"Sorry, mum was drunk again. She's been like this since my dad died," Draco said.

He thought back to this morning. He had found his mom surrounded by pictures of his father and his robes. It made him uncomfortable to see his mom so broken. She had clung to Draco with tears streaming down her face until she fell asleep. He then made a quick exit with the house elf lugging his trunk.

"Yeah. How long has it been now?" Blaise asked with a bored expression

Draco did the math in his head while he sat down. "About four months."

"Poor Drakie!" said Pansy as she sat down.

Draco scowled. "Stop calling me that," he growled.

They spent the rest of the train ride in silence.

Hermione had just finished boarding the train and found her friends in one of the compartments. They all sat and talked for a few minutes until she stood up.

"Well, I really should be going. Heads have to sit up front and explain the rules to the new prefects," she said as she exited the compartment.

She made her way to the first compartment and found the Head Boy. It was a Ravenclaw boy she had never met before. She recognized him from sixth year. He had been in fifth year and had bumped into her in the hallway. She remembered that he had introduced himself after he apologized as Micheal Green.

"Hi, I'm Micheal," he said with a smile.

"Hi, I'm Hermione," she smiled back.

They started with the speech and answered all the questions for over an hour. Hermione had barely gotten any sleep last night and just wanted to sit down. All the prefects finally left and Hermione made her way back to her compartment.

Ginny and Luna were her only friends who were returning to Hogwarts with her. Harry, Ron, and Neville had been offered jobs at the Ministry because of their big roles in the War. She was so excited that Ginny would be in her classes.

"Hey again," she sat down with a sigh. "That was brutal."

"Who's the new Head Boy?" Ginny asked.

"Some kid named Micheal Green," Hermione answered.

"What's he like?" Luna asked in a dreamy voice.

"He seems nice enough," she said with a shrug. "He's a year younger than us actually."

They spent the rest of the trip mostly in silence. At some point, Hermione had fallen asleep. Ginny woke her up and they all changed into their robes. They got off the train and followed Hagrid to the castle.

Draco was sitting in the Great Hall with Blaise and Pansy waiting for the Sorting to be over. McGonagall walked around the table to the podium. She had taken over the position of Headmaster after Snape died. All she had to do was raise her hands and the Hall immediately fell silent.

"For all those returning to Hogwarts, welcome back. To all the new students, welcome to Hogwarts. I would like to make a few announcements before we start the feast. First, the Forbiddent Forest is off-limits to all students. Second, we have a new Head Boy and Head Girl this year. The position of Head Boy will be filled by Micheal Green and the position of Head Girl will be filled by Hermione Granger. I would like them to come speak to me after the feast. That is all. Enjoy."

Despite the delicious meal that appeared before him, Draco was disappointed. He had wanted the position of Head Boy so much.

When he didn't recieve the letter, he had been very angry. The Heads had their own dorm with a bathroom, kitchenette, common room, and their own rooms.

He tried to stop thinking about the size of the Head dorm and enjoy the feast. He focused on the fact that he would be with Blaise but he couldn't push it completely from his mind.

They made their way to the common room and Draco quickly went to sleep.

Hermione and Micheal made their way to McGonagall and she walked them to the Head's dorm. They walked into the common room when she turned to them.

"Miss Granger, your room is on the left," she pointed to the door on the left side of the common room. "Mr. Green, your room is on the right." she pointed to the door on the right. "You have a bathroom and a small kitchen to use if you wish to. You shall not share the password with anybody. I will not tolerate reports of stolen items.

"The two of you must create a patrol schedule for yourselves and the other prefects. You will also have to design the Christmas Ball. Any other jobs you may have can be found in the panflets on the coffee table. Any questions?"

"No Professor," they responded in unison.

"Good. I'll leave you to your room then," McGonagall strode out of the room without another word.

"Well, I'm going to sleep. Goodnight," Micheal said and with a small wave he walked to his room.

"Goodnight," Hermione said as she too left the common room.

She quickly changed into her pajamas and laid down in her bed. She smiled at the thought of starting her first official day as Head Girl tomorrow. Then she slowly drifted into a dreamless sleep.

A/N: For anybody reading this, I'd just like to say thanks. This is my first fanfiction so I know it might be bad. If you have any comments please send me a review.