Chapter 2

About an hour after the Headmaster's departure, both Heads were still lost in thoughts. Draco pretended to read, but he couldn't concentrate on it. He would read the same page at least seven times, and still have no idea what the page was about. He was concentrating on the girl that was sitting on the other couch. He couldn't let her know he was looking at her, so he pretended to read. Hermione was in her own little world and didn't notice the grey eyes that watched her every move. She was still pondering Draco's earlier statement of 'people change.' She also was trying to figure out how the Head Boy could look so damn attractive when he was concentrating very hard. She wondered why she thought this and how he could concentrate so hard on a Potions book.
Both Heads were so deep in thought, they didn't notice a beautiful redhead run into the compartment until she tackled Hermione.

"Mione! Wow. You look fantastic. I can't believe that you got Head Girl. Well actually I can, because you are the best candidate for it. And you totally deserve it!!! I love your hair. And the clothes. Adorable! You look hott. I've been looking for you the whole train ride. Finally Lavender told me she heard you were made Head Girl so I went by to ask Harry and Ron if they wanted to come visit you but they mumbled something about being busy and said they would just see you at the feast. They are so weird! I heard them talking from outside, and then I walk in and they stop. It was like that all summer! Harry is soo stupid! So is Ron, but we've always known that. So how –"
"Ginny!!" Hermione cut in.
"Yes?" She answered partially out of breath.
"Settle down. We have all train ride to talk. You went off on a tirade again…You need to work on that."
"Oh, sorry. I didn't realize I did it again."
"Its alright. Just slow down a bit. Kay?"
"Sure thing. Hi Malfoy." Ginny stated; just noticing there was someone else in the compartment.
"Weasley." He replied with a nod of acknowledgement. Now it was Ginny's time to be confused. She had the same look Hermione had worn just a bit prior. The fact that Malfoy hadn't replied in a rude tone, snotty remark, cutting response about her lack of money, or anything slightly mean for that matter was shocking. What was more confusing, is that he didn't say anything about leaving, or shutting up, or anything about the two girls sitting there. He just went back to his reading. Hermione was even more puzzled now…

The rest of the train was nothing special. Ginny stayed to catch up with Hermione. Draco didn't care. About ten minutes after Hermione and Ginny had started talking, Blaise came in. He made no attempt to be mean just like Draco. He just greeted them with a 'Weasley, Granger.' And a nod much like Draco's. That was weird too.Both girls thought. But they went back to talking about Hermione's summer, the stupid boys, Hermione's new look and everything girls who haven't seen each other for over two months talk about! Duh.

FEAST

Hermione made no effort to eat, talk to others or acknowledge anyone. She was still thinking. I think a lot………… The only time she did anything, was when Dumbledore announced the Heads and she stood and waved and that was it. Harry and Ron didn't even notice. They were whispering through Dumbledore's entire speech. Hermione would every couple minutes look up and sneak a glance at the blond boy in the house of the snake. She wasn't too sneaky though, both Blaise and Ginny caught her looking and decided to keep it to themselves until later.
Once the young'ns were sorted, fed and tired, Dumbledore asked for the Heads to come see him and the rest to have a good night. Hermione said her goodbye's to the people around her, thanked them for the congratulations and headed up to meet Dumbledore. She saw three people with him instead of just Malfoy. As she got closer, she realized Blaise Zabini and Ginny were there along with Malfoy. Weird…
"Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, you are most likely wondering why Mr. Zabini, and Ms. Weasley are here." Dumbledore started to explain. He then directed his attention to the girls. "Well you see these gentlemen came to see me over the summer holiday. They wanted to know if they would share a dorm, for this year, outside of the Slytherin dorms. I will not explain their reasoning for this request. You may ask them about it, but it is not my place to share that information." Dumbledore sternly told them the last part. "Now that Mr. Malfoy is Head Boy, I decided to let Mr. Zabini share his Head dorm. Just as long as you are okay with that Draco…" Draco nodded. Now the question of why the Slytherin Princes would want to leave their Kingdom was unanswered and also why Ginny was present. Dumbledore continued, "Only to be fair, I decided to also let Ms. Granger have a friend accompany her in her dorm. She should not be subjected to live with two boys so we should even it up. I figured that you would want Ms. Weasley to stay with you?"

The only answer that Dumbledore received was screaming, jumping, and hugging each other. They also hugged Dumbledore and were about to hug the boys, when they realized what they were doing and stopped. Both turned bright red and stared at the floor. Both boys were a tad pink and now had shock, confusion, and disappointment in their minds. They both were wondering about the disappointment as they followed the thoroughly embarrassed girls and their Headmaster whose eyes were twinkling with knowingness.
Their dorm was on the third floor and was a portrait of a drunken old man. He asked for the password, slurring the whole time. Dumbledore replied 'Revelations' loud enough so all four could hear. He then left them to explore.

Descriptions of the room.
Common Room
Just like the House common rooms but in teal black and purple. The carpet was deep purple, the ceiling was pitch black with a large chandelier. The walls were teal and the room it self was huge. There was a large black table so they could work on whatever with two laptops. Hermione had asked Dumbledore if she could have a computer. Winding stair case going up to the second level loftish place where the rooms were. If you went past the staircase and straight back there was the kitchen.
Kitchen
Stainless steel everything, state of the art appliances, anything you needed to make anything was in this kitchen. Also, a computer screen was on the fridge and you could pick anything to eat and the house elves would bring it up to you, just in case you were to lazy to cook for yourself. Everything was black, purple and teal. At the end of the kitchen was a teal door that was probably a cupboard.
Rooms
Everything was black and purple for girls and black and teal for the boys. There are two queen beds in each room. Huge walk in closets, large mirrors, and couches for chilling out on.
Bathroom
It is just like the Prefect's bathroom but all black and had a shower. Silver and gold sinks. Purple and teal everything else.

Back to the story… The boys went to their room and the girl to theirs. Blaise and Draco's room was on the left where a portrait of them was. Hermione and Ginny's room was on the right where their portrait was. The lionesses decided on 'amore' as their password. Its Italian for love The serpents went with 'New Beginnings.' It was fitting and they loved the song "New Beginnings" by Finch. After the boys fully inspected the room, Blaise went to discover what was behind the door, and Draco went to the balcony. He guessed Ginny had thought the same thing, because she was standing in a doorway on the opposite side of the bathroom.
Hermione wanted to see the view, while Ginny explored. She walked onto the balcony to see not only a breathtaking view, but her fellow Head staring at the horizon. Mione turned to leave, but was stopped at Draco speaking. "I don't bite." He stated, his eyes never leaving the sky.
"I didn't think you would want me out here…" she replied taking a seat on the bench. After about ten or so minutes of silence, Draco headed back in. Right before the door closed she heard him say those familiar words.

"People change."

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