Chapter One
It was Hermione's 6th year at Hogwarts. She was walking to the prefect's carriage with one of her best friends, Ron Weasley. They were on their way to Hogwarts. Today they were going to announce who was going to be Head Boy and Girl.
"Oh well it is the Weasel and his mudblood," said a cold snickering voice from behind.
"Shove off Malfoy," Ron said.
"Excuse me, everyone, time to announce the new Head Boy and Girl. Let me make it clear that the Heads have to share a dormitory with each other. The new Head Boy is Draco Malfoy!" Everyone in Slytherin clapped. "And the new Head Girl is Hermione Granger!"
Everyone else clapped for her, but she herself wasn't so pleased. She was going to have to share a dormitory with Draco Malfoy. EW!
"Congratulations Hermione!" Ron said. "Too bad you have to live with that git."
"I have to share a living space with a mudblood! I am going to die!" they heard Malfoy yelling behind them.
"Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy, come here please," Professor McGonagall said.
Malfoy and Hermione walked back to their Professor.
"Draco, Hermione, I am sorry to say that you two are to be civil to one another or be stripped of your status. Am I clear?"
"Yes, ma'am!" Draco and Hermione said at the same time.
As they walked out of the compartment Draco murmured, "How will you resist me when you will spend your time with me!"
"As if, Malfoy!"
"Got to be civil, Miss Granger, or you will be Head Girl no more!"
"Go away!"
"Civil, civil, civil. What will your father say when he hears you will be in my presence a lot!"
"I don't intend to tell him!"
"Oh well we will have to fix that!"
"Don't you dare!"
Hermione was in the process of take out a piece of parchment and a quill.
"Don't!…Please don't!"
"That is more civil, but I think he should know!"
Hermione started writing:
Dear Mrs. and Mr.
Malfoy,
I am writing to tell you that your son
Draco will be sharing a dormitory with a mudblood, Hermione
Granger!
Good day.
"Please. Please don't send that. He will kill me!"
"He is going to find out sooner or later, why not tell them now!" she said, signing her letter with Draco Malfoy.
Draco glared at her and walked away.
When she got back to the compartment Ron and Harry were surprised to see her so happy considering the circumstances.
"Why are you so happy?"
"Because I just got Malfoy to be polite and made him completely furious!"
"Wonderful!"
"I am going to have a wonderful time teasing him."
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Once they had all gotten off the train they headed for the Great Hall. They listened to the sorting and Dumbledore welcoming them back. Then the feast started. Hermione wasn't that hungry because she was thinking how she would manage even being in the same room as Malfoy. Be civil, yeah right, like Draco Malfoy is going to be able to be civil to me.
"Welcome once again. Hope you all enjoyed the wonderful feast. I would like to say that the Forbidden Forest is off limits, but I would like to see you all exploring the castle. I would like to say the new Head Boy and Girl are Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger! Professor Snape will be leading you two to your dormitory. As for the rest of you, the prefects will lead you to your Houses!" Dumbledore said.
Everyone got up and moved to where the school prefects were, except Draco and Hermione.
"This way!" Snape said. Draco and Hermione followed Snape without saying a word to each other.
"You are to pick a password and no frolicking with each other now that you are alone," Snape snapped.
"Ha, right, with this mudblood!"
"Don't use that word, Mr. Malfoy!" Snape bellowed.
No one had noticed that Hermione had said a password and stepped inside.
Snape had left and Hermione had closed the portrait hole.
"Hey, let me in!" Draco yelled.
"No password, no entry!" the portrait yelled back.
"Granger, let me in…NOW!" Draco yelled louder.
"What's the magic word?" a voice said.
Hermione had opened the portrait hole slightly.
"Just let me in or tell me the password!" Draco snapped.
"Say the word!" Hermione pressed.
"What word? I am going to kill you when I am inside there!" Draco said.
"Sorry, wrong word!" Hermione said, and closed the portrait hole.
"Fine! Please!" Draco yelled.
"Good job!" Hermione said, opening the portrait hole.
Draco stepped in and slammed the portrait hole shut.
"Now no one will hear your screams!" Draco taunted.
"Oooh, I'm so scared. Good night," Hermione said.
"What's the password?" Draco asked.
"Why should I tell you?"
"Because I'm supposed to live here too. I don't like it either, but being Head Boy is more important! Now tell me the password."
"Death Eater!" Hermione answered.
"No I'm not!" Draco shot back.
"It's the password, stupid!"
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to remind you how much of a pathetic life you will have, just like your father!"
"You leave my father out of this!"
"No daddy here to protect you!"
"Stop it!"
"What will daddy say when he sees you with that mudblood Granger! Will he hurt you or me? Probably you, seeing the choices you've made aren't that good."
"Stop it, there isn't your buddies here to protect you either. You are vulnerable!"
"No I am not, but you are. You've got no real friends, or in fact girlfriends. No one to really love you, not even your own father!"
That was it. Draco took out his wand and sent a hex at Hermione, but missed because at that very moment he fell down crying. He had never let anyone see him cry.
"Malfoy…" Hermione said, confused.
Draco just sat there, his head in his hands and in a ball.
"Malfoy…Draco?"
"Just leave me alone!" Draco said as he ran to the nearest room and slammed the door shut. Hermione stood there, confused. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Draco's things by the couch. She walked over to them and saw a note poking out of his coat pocket. It said:
It's Time!
That was all, two words. With his stuff in her hand, she walked over to his bedroom and knocked on it.
Draco opened the door and said, "What do you want?" His eyes were red with tears.
Hermione was speechless. She looked down at her hand full with his belongings. He took them. "Thanks," he said quietly.
"Malfoy, I'm sorry.." But before she could sat any more he closed the door in her face.
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