Hope you like this new story. I haven't written any chapters ahead of time, so, I am not sure when the next chapter will be up. I will post at least once a month. I apologize beforehand for any OOCness throughout this fic.

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Chapter 1: First Day Back

Hermione was back on the train to Hogwarts. She was retaking her 7th year because of all the crazy things that happened the previous year. With the war and the Carrows, nobody got a proper education. This lead to the school calling everyone back. Hermione was there with her closest friends, Ron and Harry, along with everyone else that she went to school with. The war had effected everyone, but she was happy to see that everyone was still there and happy.

Everyone expected it, so it didn't come as a shock when Hermione received a letter telling her that she was Head Girl. It had been her dream for so long, so she was happy that it came through. However, the letter didn't say who the Head Boy was, so Hermione was left wondering who it was. As she headed to the Head's carriage she hoped that it would be someone agreeable, as she would have to work with them all year, as well as share a dorm with them.

Finally, she reached the carriage. She had an absolute shock to see Draco Malfoy in the carriage with Professor McGonagall. Hermione was no longer on bad terms with him, but she was still shocked that Professor McGonagall chose Malfoy, especially because of the reputation that precedes him.

She thought back to the summer, and all the times that she had interacted with Malfoy. After the war, all the surviving Death Eaters were put on trial. Under Veratisarum, Draco Malfoy said that he was forced into being a Death Eater, and he had never harmed anyone after the night Dumbledore died. Hermione and Harry spoke in his favor and managed to keep him out of Azkaban. They helped keep his mother out as well, but his father had a life sentence in Azkaban. Malfoy simply said that he deserved it. It seemed like Malfoy had a change of heart, as she ran into him several time at charities and rebuilding. He knew that people would hate him for the mark on his skin, but he tried anyway. She respected him from that. They ran into each other so many times that they had a few conversations. He apologized for everything that he said to her, and sounded really sincere. At first she was shocked but now she knew that he was different. She no longer looked at him as an enemy, but rather an acquaintance and a classmate.

She snapped out of her flashbacks. She decided that the year wouldn't be too bad, and she sat down. Professor McGonagall introduced both of them to each other. They said hi. He looked civil and she knew that this might work out. It wasn't her ideal person for her to spend a lot of her time with, but she knew that it would work out in the end.

Professor McGonagall explained to both of them about how they were sharing a dorm, and the things that they were doing. She said that they were having a few more parties so that they could help the students get back into a happy school mood. The first party they had to help plan was the Halloween Bash. After that, she left both of them to do patrols and get to know each other. Draco finally directly spoke to Hermione after the Professor left.

"So, I guess we should get to know each other a little better, since we are going to share a dorm. You are OK with that right?"

"I have absolutely nothing against you. I know that you were only doing what you grew up with, and we're expected to do. You've apologized more than enough times. I'm OK with your idea to get to know each other"

Hermione knew that this was going to be awkward for the first few days. She decided to ease the tension by suggesting that they play a game.

"Why don't we play 20 questions?"

"What's that?"

Hermione forgot that 20 questions was a muggle game. She proceeded to explain the game to him.

"Both of us ask each other questions. You have to answer honestly. We stop after 20 questions. It is a game that muggles play to get to know each other."

"Oh, OK. Why don't you go first?"

"Sure. What's your favorite color?"

"It's actually Blue. Everyone assumes it's green because I am in Slytherin, but that isn't true. Anyway, what's your favorite thing to do?"

He pauses before adding something.

"You can't answer with reading or studying."

"Why does everyone assume that I like to study? I like reading for pleasure and I only study so that I could have become Head Girl and so I didn't have to work so hard this year. I already know everything that they are going to teach this year, and I'm pretty sure that Harry won't get into a huge amount of trouble this year, so I don't have to do anything except homework and pass the N.E.W.T's.

"That's actually a really smart idea. I didn't study as much as you, but I think I won't be as busy as everyone else this year either. There is a reason that I am Head Boy. What happened to Harry anyway? I haven't seen him since lunch we had a week after the trial."

His voice went quiet near the end of the sentence. Hermione could sense that he was trying to keep his past from catching up with him.

"Harry is doing well. He is dating Ginny."

"Oh the Weaslette. What is happening with you and the Weasel anyway?"

Hermione blushed. Everyone seemed to be asking the question.

"We tried it out, but decided that it would work out. We are friends, nothing more. I'm still single."

At this point, their game was long forgotten.

"OK, no need to get defensive."

"I wasn't trying to."

"OK. I think we should do our patrols now. I'll talk to you again later."

"OK".

They both got up, and went separate ways for their patrols.

Hermione went through the train. Nothing was really out of ordinary. She could see the faces of everyone, and she wished that she could see their normal smiles, but sadly, the war had robbed them of that as well. She wondered if by the end of the year, they could have a semblance of normal.

Near the end of the train, she found the carriage that her friends were sitting in. She had finished her patrols and there was an hour or so left, so she went to their carriage. Ron and Harry were playing exploding snaps, while Ginny and Neville were talking, and Luna was reading a newspaper article from the Quibbler. Hermione sat down and said hi. Everyone stopped what they were doing and said hi.

"Hey Mione. Who's Head Boy?"

"You won't believe me, buts it's Malfoy."

"Well he was 2nd best most years."

"Yeah. I know. I guess it could be worse."

Everyone started talking to Hermione about how she liked being Head Girl. She was happy that everyone forgave Malfoy, that was, everyone except Ron.

Malfoy had gone and apologized to everyone over the summer. They understood that he was forced, and they knew that he had changed, so they accepted his apologies. Ron was a different story. He threatened to hurt Malfoy if he saw him again. Ron tried to convince them that Malfoy was bad news, and that he would only betray us again, but nobody believed him. Everyone made a mutual agreement not to talk about Malfoy when Ron was around.

Now, they were on the train, talking about things that were involved with Malfoy. They were all talking but Hermione noticed that Ron wasn't saying anything. She looked over to him, and he looked mad. suddenly he started yelling.

"HE IS BAD NEWS. I WILL NOT LET YOU SHARE A DORM WITH THAT MONSTER."

"You can't tell me what to do. It's the rules. I'm fine with it, and Professor McGonagall is too."

"I'll go ask Professor McGonagall to change the rules."

At that time, the train stopped, so Ron angrily stomped out. Hermione was worried about what he might do in his rash behavior, but she didn't have time to, as everyone was walking out of the train. Hermione was worried that she couldn't find Ron, but she got onto the carriage with her friends anyway. She hoped that he didn't make too much fuss with Professor McGonagall.

They reached Hogwarts. She found Ron there, and it looked like he got back to normal. They all sat, and watched the sorting. Professor McGonagall presented Malfoy and herself as Head Boy and Girl. Then they all got into the feast. Afterwards, everyone walked away to their house dorms, while Hermione walked towards Professor McGonagall to figure out where the Head Dorms were.

"Ah yes Miss Granger. We will wait for Mister Malfoy, and then we will walk you to the dorms rooms."

Malfoy walked up, and the Professor led them to the dorm. It was on the Fifth floor, a few doors away from the entrance to the Room of Requirements.

"The password is unity. I trust you not to tell this too many people. You both will be staying here. This room exists to help both of you work together on Head assignments. Your first thing to do is plan the Halloween Ball in 2 months. God knows we need the happy spirit. Anyway, I'll leave you two to get settled. See both of you tomorrow."

Then, she walked away. Uneasily, Hermione looked at Malfoy. He looked nervous. She said the password and they went inside. What they saw shocked them both.

The dorm was very large. It had a kitchen with a living area. Then there were two rooms, one which said Draco Malfoy, and the other which said Hermione Granger. The room had red, gold, green, and silver, but the colors were put together to make it look amazing. There was a common bathroom for both of them. Hermione wasn't too happy with that, but she guessed that it would do. They went into their rooms, and saw that the room perfectly matched their personalities. Hermione's was very roomy, and had a bookshelf. She unpacked, and came out of her room, only to see Malfoy already sitting on the couch, reading a book.

"How did you finish unpacking so quickly?"

"I didn't finish unpacking all the way. I did most of it, but obviously my warmer clothes would stay away, so things like that are still in my suitcases."

"Oh, OK. Well, what do you think of the rooms?"

Malfoy put away his book, as he saw that she was trying to start a conversation. Hermione looked over at the clock. It was only 10:00. She was going to make coffee. She went into the kitchen just to see what's there. Malfoy followed her.

"I really like my room. What about you?"

"Mine perfectly fits my personality. I love it."

"Um, Granger. Are you sure that you are OK with rooming with me?"

Hermione was shocked that he would even think of asking a question like that. She thought that they were on good terms now. She didn't like that Malfoy still thought that she hated him, so she decided to ignore his question, make it sound like water under the bridge, because it was.

"How much sugar do you like in your Coffee?"

"Granger, I asked you a question!"

"I asked you a question too. How much sugar do you like in your coffee?"

"Granger, answer the damn question!"

"Watch your language. I put one spoon of sugar in your coffee."

"Fine, Granger. I'll take the stupid coffee."

"Good. I didn't answer your question because I was shocked that you thought that I would still hate you. I thought we were like friends."

"I know, but I wanted to make sure that you weren't feigning comfort for the sake of it."

"Malfoy. I am fine with rooming with you. I am comfortable with it.

"OK. Well, thanks for the coffee Granger."

"No problem. I'm going to get some sleep for the first day of classes. Goodnight Malfoy."

"Good Night Granger."

Hermione walked into her room. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to sleep. Like everyone else, she had nightmares from the war. Sometimes she would only get 2-3 hours of sleep. This clearly wasn't the case, because as soon as she hit the extremely comfortable bed, she fell asleep, and didn't get up again until the morning.

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