Hermione Granger rolled over in her bed and yawned stretching her arms lazily over her head. She squinted as the bright sunshine from outside glinted into her room. She rubbed her eyes sleepy and sat up. She bent down to peer underneath the bed.
"C'mon Crookshanks! Wake up you lazy cat!"
As the cat purred and slunk out from under the bed to wrap itself around her feet, an owl landed outside her window and tapped on it.
Hermione hurried to let the owl in before the neighbors noticed anything suspicious. She pet the owl and took the letter from it. She opened the envelope and read the note inside,
To Miss Hermione Granger,
It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been selected for the position of Hogwart's Head Girl for the following year. Your badge is enclosed inside this envelope. Please arrive at the King's Cross 9 and ¾ Platform at 10 o'clock to receive further instructions from Professor McGonagall on helping the returning and new students board the train. The Head Boy will also be there to help you. I wish you the best in this next year.
Sincerely,
Professor Dumbledore, Head of Hogwarts
P.S. After the sorting ceremony you and the head boy will meet with me in my office. The password is "Fizzing Whizbees".
Hermione took her new Head Girl badge out of the envelope and admired it for a minute. She grinned and let out a whoop of joy before rushing downstairs to tell her parents the good news.
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Draco Malfoy groaned in his sleep as his door opened and a solemn house-elf stepped inside.
"Master Draco, your mother says its time for you to be up." it squeaked urgently.
Draco rolled and glared at the ceiling before heaving a huge sigh. "Tell my mother I'm awake." The house-elf nodded and shut the door quietly behind itself.
Draco rolled back over and stuck his face in his pillow. "Damn. I can't believe summer's almost over and within a week I'll have to go back to Hogwarts and listen to more praise for Potter. And his two best friends."
He grimaced as he thought of the Golden Trio. "Stupid Gryffindors." he mumbled. He sat up as an owl knocked on his window.
Getting out of bed, he crossed the room in three long strides and let the owl inside. He removed the letter and pet the owl. He glanced at who it was from. "I already got my 7th year letter from Hogwart's" he thought, frowning at the envelope. He opened it and read the note inside,
To Mister Draco Malfoy,,
It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been selected for the position of Hogwart's Head Boy for the following year. Your badge is enclosed inside this envelope. Please arrive at the King's Cross 9 and ¾ Platform at 10 o'clock to receive further instructions from Professor McGonagall on helping the returning and new students board the train. The Head Girl will also be there to help you. I wish you the best in this next year.
Sincerely,
Professor Dumbledore, Head of Hogwarts
P.S. After the sorting ceremony you and the Head Girl will meet with me in my office. The password is "Fizzing Whizbees".
Draco smirked for a minute. His father would be proud and it wasn't easy to get on his father's good side. He removed the badge from the envelope and admired it. He turned around to go downstairs and show his newest accomplishment to his parents.
As he crossed the room to his door, he was struck with a thought. "I wonder who the Head Girl will be?" He thought for a minute. "I don't care who it is as long as it's not Mudblood Granger," he said aloud to himself. He smirked once more as he opened to door and walked confidently downstairs to the dining room.
