Disclaimer: Okay, so I don't own Harry Potter. Duh, I bet you figured that out.
Hermione Granger had just stepped onto platform nine and three quarter, she was about to board the the train to Hogwarts for her seventh and final year. But this year was different, this year she was Head Girl. She stepped onto the train and went to find Ron and Harry. She was hoping that Dumbledore had made Harry Head Boy, her luck was not so good. Harry and Ron were already in the cabin along with Ginny, Neville, and Luna Lovegood.
"Hi everyone, Harry, where is it?" asked Hermione.
"Where's what Mione?" he asked puzzled.
"Your Head Boy pin of course." she stated.
"Umm I didn't get Head Boy Mione." he said frowning.
"What? That is absurd, who could it be then?" she scowled.
"No clue" he said with a shrug.
"Well I'm going to go find out" she said as she turned and headed down the hall toward the Head's cabin. She got to the one that had 'Head Boy and Girl's Cabin' sign on it. She slid the door open to reveal the face of one of he people she hated more than anyone else at Hogwarts. A face she always dreaded seeing during the school year. The face she normally thought of when giving a defenition of prat, arse, selfish, spoiled, and a few other choice words.
Draco Malfoy.
"Granger, what do you think your doing?" he asked through narrowed eyes.
"I was looking for the Head Boy, but it seems you've gone and scared him off already."
"I am the Head Boy, but that doesn't explain why you're here." She gapped at him, 'hes kidding right, gods tell me hes kidding.' "Close your mouth Granger and tell me what you wanted" he sneered.
"I-I wanted to see who was Head Boy because I though since we'd be working together a lot, that we should get to know each other, but I see now that it'll be impossible."
"And why is that Granger?"
"Because we hate each other and can't have a conversation without the other spouting insults toward the other?"
"So what are we doing at the moment Granger?" Hermione stared blankly at him in confusion, then recognition dawned on her the Malfoy and she were having a conversation without yelling insults at the other or throwing hexes. She was surprised to say the least, she then became confused as to why he was being so nice about this. "Sit down Granger" he said. Draco blinked in surprise when she actually sat down without a fuss. They stared at each other as if daring the other to say something, they opened their mouths to say something but at the same time the cabin door flung open and Harry and Ron were there giving Malfoy death glares.
"You okay Mione? He didn't hurt you did he?" asked Ron.
"Why the bloody hell would I hurt her?" Draco sneered.
"Why the bloody hell would I know, your Malfoy, you do things that hurt people without even thinking about it." Ron said. Draco snorted at this statement.
"I wouldn't waste my breathe to insult her." Hermione flinched at this comment but Ron and Harry missed it, Draco didn't though.
"Come on Mione" said Harry as he led her out of the compartment. Malfoy didn't miss the sorrowful face she held as the door slid shut behind her. In the empty compartment Draco sank back down into his seat and shook his head and sighed raggedly, leaving himself alone for the long trip to Hogwarts. In the compartment with the He3rmione they played a couple of games of exploding snaps. They changed into their robes and headed off the train as soon as they got to Hogwarts. Hermione had went and told all the first years to change into their robes then led them over to Hagrid.
"Heya Hermione, have a good summer?" Hagrid asked. Hermione's eyes darkened for a moment but she smiled up at him and nodded.
"I did, how was yours Hagrid?"
"Good, good, well I suppose I better get these ones to the school, see you later Hermione." The large man said and gave her a giant grin that matched his large personality.
"Okay, bye Hagrid." Hermione said, then she headed toward the school. She then went into the Great Hall and made her way to the Gryffindor tables, she sat across from Harry and Ron and beside Ginny. Ginny smiled and whispered hello then everyone turned to see Dumbledore stand up and go to the podium.
"Welcome students new and old, before we begin with the sorting I'd like to introduce your new Head Boy and Girl. These two individuals will keep a lookout for the younger students and help maintain order amongst the four houses. Let these two individuals show you how to set a example for others and be the best you can be, without further ado, Mr. Draco Malfoy and Miss Hermione Granger.
Could you two stand up and wave to everyone please?" Hermione blinked a few times then stood up gracefully and waved shyly to the room and sat down quickly. Draco stood up and gave his trademark smirk then sat down. Dumbledore smiled and nodded at the two. "I would also like to see you both after we have eaten." They both nodded in agreement. "Now Professor McGonagall, please begin the sorting."
"Arista Alexandrea, please come up here and sit on the stool please." The small girl smiled and nodded sitting on the chair.
"SLYTHERIN!" the sorting hat yelled, making the girls eyes narrow slightly, she walked over to the Slytherin table and sat down and the tables all stopped clapping, or booing in the Gryphindor tables case. The sorting went on for another half an hour, there we quite a few new students this year.
"Well now that thats over, have a good year students. And enjoy supper." The Great Hall sprang to life after he finished speaking. Everyone began talking and eating food.
"So Ron, Harry what do you have first tomorrow?" Hermione asked.
"Transfiguration" they said together."You don't have it?" Ron tacked on to the end. Hermione shook her head.
"No, I have Potions." She said.
"Potions, I thought just Slytherin had Potions tomorrow." Harry said perplexed.
"Thats what I thought too, but I had McGonagal double check my schedule and thats what I have." Hermione stated.
"Thats strange." said Harry.
"Oh well" she said and shrugged "I'm not worried about it, but I'm going to go see Dumbledore now."
"See you Mione" the boys said, Ginny waved. A few minutes later Hermione found herself in front of the gargoyles.
"Lemon Drops" she stated and the gargoyle jumped to the side after a moment of hesitation. She frowned slightly then made her way up the revolving stairs. Knocking lightly on the door she listened for a moment then opened the door, it gave a quiet creak when she opened it but she stepped into the room none-the-less. Looking around for a moment she called out quietly "Headmaster, are you in here?"
"Hermione! How are you my dear?" said the Headmaster from the top of the stair case in the office.
"I'm okay, how are you sir?" she asked rather timidly.
"Good, quite good now both of you are here. I'll tell you about the new idea that we've had for the Head Boy and Girl, I'm sure you are both aware that the head's share the south tower. This year you shall not be there, instead you've been placed into a more secluded area of the school." He said with that stupid twinkle in his eyes, normally it was nice, but today it just looked like he was plotting something. Hermione just stared at the old man, Draco was doing about the same thing. "Now don't worry you will have just as much room as you normally do, in fact I do believe you will have more, it is like adding both of your common rooms together. Come now i'll show you to your new living quarters." The two Heads nodded and they all headed downstairs, they passed the staircases that led to all the ways up until they found the only other staircase that led downstairs besides the ones that led to the potions lab. Hermione had never even known of this staircase nor had Draco, to be honest Dumbledore only went down the staircase when it was time for a routine check up. Only Snape was the other person to ever go down there who was still in the school.
"Now I have something to tell you about the rooms you will be staying in, they are very different rooms, they have nine pictures in them eight are separate and one with four people, these four people never leave these nine pictures. These four people are the founders of our school, they are very unaccustomed to seeing people in their quarters. Oh and just to warn you Salazar and Godric like to set trap's for people who sneak around in their rooms, but I do ask you to do what you do best, learn." He stopped in front of the large door and ushered the two in. They stepped into the room, the common room itself was just as Dumbledore said as big as the two other common rooms combined.
"I must leave you two now, I have a meeting with the new Minister of Magic. Good bye." Without another word he left the two standing in the middle of the common room by themselves. Hermione looked at Draco who was staring at the door Dumbledore had just walked out of, he turned and looked her and she jerked her head the other way to look at something else. Looking around the common room she looked at the main portrait that was over the fire place and almost gasped.
"Malfoy, is that, that is Rowena Ravenclaw!? She asked pointing at a woman sitting in a chair reading a book. Hearing Hermione the woman looked up at her and gasped softly at her.
"Oh my, who are you dear? Why are you in our room?" the woman asked.
"I'm, I'm Hermione Granger, I'm Head Girl, I'm a Gryffindor."
"Oh, Hello. I'm Rowena Ravenclaw, founder of this institution."
"Hello ma'am." Hermione said smiling."Oh! This is Draco Malfoy, Slytherin, he's Head Boy."
"Slytherin you say? We haven't heard of a Gryffindor and Slytherin being Heads together for a very long time." she said sweetly. "Perhaps you would like to explore the rooms? My personal library is the room closest to the door you cam in from. If you go all the way through the library there is another door where my room is, you may stay there if you like you enjoy reading do you not?"
"I do, very much so." Hermione said with a large grin on.
"Young man," she said addressing Draco, to which he looked up at her, "Salazar's room is the one on straight ahead, the one on the left is Helga's, the one farthest to the left is Godric's. The door in the middle is leads to the garden that is in the middle of the school grounds. It might be a little dusty, for some reason the house elves won't go out there." she said softly.
"Thank you." Draco said
"Oh and do be careful, Godric and Salazar never liked people snooping around in their belonging" she said with a slight sigh. They both nodded, they understood that the two founders were slightly paranoid.
"So Malfoy, where to first?" Hermione asked brightly.
"I want a shower if you don't mind, I think I'll find that first." he said in a almost nice manner.
"Oh okay, umm I'll be in the library in you need me." He nodded and strode off to find the showers. Hermione opened the large door that led to the library and stepped in quietly. She gave a large gasp when she stepped all the way in and had looked at the size of the founders library. "Oh my gosh, this has to be bigger than the upstairs library." she whispered softly.
"Indeed it is." Said a the voice of Lady Ravenclaw, Hermione jumped at the sound of the voice. When she had regained the use of the voice she asked the simplest question she could think of.
"How many more books do you think?"
"I'm not sure exactly, but I would guess a few thousand more" she said happily. As Hermione was about to ask another question she heard a scream coming from the common room and she swore it sounded like Malfoy.
"Malfoy!" Hermione yelled and raced back to the common room with her wand drawn and ready to use only to come face to face with Malfoy clad in only a towel. She stopped and looked him over a second, he didn't seem to be hurt physically. "Malfoy, whats the problem, why did you scream like that, and why are you in only a towel?" She questioned fiercely.
"I, I, I, the plant attacked me when I was walking out to get my clothes and it kept attacking me until I got out here." he said pointing towards Salazar's doorway.
"Well we'll just have to look around now won't we?" She asked no mildly amused by the scenario. Her eyes still lingered on him for longer than she liked which made the situation slightly less funny to her. But he looked so good without a shirt on, quidditch sure helped the muscles, she remembered how he used to look like a twig with no muscle at all.
"Well are you just going to stand there or are you going to help me get my clothes?"
"Umm.. okay, I'll just go in first then," she said cautiously as she approached the door. She opened the large door and walked toward the large entrance to the room.
"It's to your left." Malfoy mumbled."Be careful," he said softly.
"Okay then," Hermione said as she got about a foot from the entrance she heard a maniacal laughter coming from the room. Hermione smirked and glanced back at Malfoy, she withdrew her wand and entered the room briskly with her wand pointed to the sound of the laughter, only to find it pointed at...
-A/N Yay!! I love cliffhangers! Well even though its not very interesting yet, it will become more fun and lively I swear it.