A/N First I am sooooo sorry for the delay in updating. Life happened, SUPER bad health and some family issues. Second, I want to thank everyone for their comments and follows! I'm enjoying this so much and all the support is very welcomed. Third, hope you enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in the Harry Potter franchise. Although, my medical bills really wish I did.

After agreeing that they wouldn't talk about their past, Draco and Hermione sat in an awkward silence. Neither really knew what to talk about, after all it wasn't like they'd been friends in the past. Not to mention, even though they agreed to leave the past in the past it wasn't about to just disappear. It would always be in some part of their minds and as a result they both were fiddling with their sleeves, making sure the evidence of their past was covered by their green and red shirts, almost subconsciously reflecting the Slytherin and Gryffindor from the past.

When the sliding door opened, Professor Sprout was greeted by a set of grey and brown eyes and she was momentarily startled that the two were so silent. She'd known about the fact that Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy were Head Girl and Boy but she had thought there would still be some animosity between the two. It was a pleasant surprise.

"Hello, Mr. Malfoy, Miss Granger. I hope you two had no problems with finding the compartment?" She said conversationally as she walked in and sat across from Draco and beside Hermione.

"No, no problems Professor." Hermione answered, Draco nodding in agreement.

"Good, good." Professor Sprout paused for a moment and as Draco looked at the woman, he noticed that she seemed to be fidgeting a bit. "You are both well aware that while the castle was restored, not everything could go back the way it was." She paused again, seeing Hermione and Draco nodding slowly. "Well, first I should let you know that the Prefect's bathroom was restored and the current password is 'together.'"

Shifting in her seat, she looked at the wizard's watch around her wrist and saw that they didn'th ave much time as she'd been running late. "Second, the places forbidden this year are the forest—obviously, the highest astronomy tower as it is not yet fully repaired, and greenhouse four without express permission. We received some very rare plants and I don't want anyone ending up dying because of their idiocy." Sprout shook her head.

"That makes sense," Draco responded slowly. "I wouldn't want to die by plant either, that would be just a tad embarrassing." He laughed weakly.

"Lastly…the Head Boy and Girl have always had a dormitory of their own, it's part of the reward for your excellence in being chosen." Professor Sprout explained. "The places where the Head Boy and Girl dormitories were, was damaged by a curse and as yet we cannot restore it. As such, there is one dormitory that you two will be sharing. The password for the moment is 'potential.' You two can change it as you see fit, you just need to notify one of the Heads of Houses so we are aware."

Hermione's eyes were wide and her mouth had fallen open slightly. They were going to share a dormitory?! "P-professor, surely-"

"Miss Granger, I know of you and Mr. Malfoy's past but it is the past. There are two bedrooms that you can each put a password on if you'd like, a small kitchen, bookshelves, couches, a fireplace, it really is quite lovely and there is more than enough room for you each to still have privacy." Professor Sprout interrupted. She looked down at her watch again and stood up. "The Prefects and students should be arriving any minute. I hope you two have a lovely N.E.W.T. year and I'll see you both for class."

After Professor Sprout left, Hermione's chocolate eyes didn't leave the sliding door. She hadn't had a problem with it because of Malfoy. She had a problem with it because of her nightmares. She knew how she was when she really got into studying. She would fall asleep on the couch or chair or even on the floor in front of the fire and then be screaming through a nightmare and potentially wake the man up. If he had panic attacks that wouldn't help either one of them!

"I'll make sure to stay away from your room, Granger. I would never be inappropriate like that." Malfoy said suddenly as he avoided looking at Hermione.

"That's not.." Hermione trailed off and bit her lip as she looked away from him. "I have nightmares." She said quietly. "I just tend to fall asleep wherever and I don't want to bother you."

Draco looked at the woman incredulously. Was she serious? From the way that she was avoiding looking at him, the blonde thought that she was and he awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. He didn't know what the bloody hell to say to her after that. Was he supposed to actually say anything at all?

"Well if you fall asleep somewhere I'll just toss a pillow at you to wake you up." Draco shrugged. "Worst case I'll carry you to your room and then shut the door, I won't be bothered if you have a nightmare, Granger. It happens." He told her. "Even I get them sometimes." He confessed.

"It would still be inconvenient." Hermione muttered.

"Yes, but we don't really have a choice and as long as you can believe I'm not going to slip into your room and try to off you or violate you then we should be able to make it work." He responded. "Plus you can put up a silencing charm, password, defensive spells, whatever you need to make you feel better. I'll put a silencing charm on my own room so I can't hear anything if that'll really make you feel better about it, but it's not that big of a deal."

Hermione was startled. She didn't really know how to react to a decent Malfoy and she looked over at him. Before she could really say anything the doors opened and she stood with a smile plastered onto her face. Now she needed to do her duty as Head Girl. No more time for worrying.

A/N Don't kill me. I know it's short but I'll more than make up for that in the next couple chapters. Feedback is welcomed!