That afternoon, after all her classes, Hermione went to the Gryffindor common room to do her homework. It was a nice day out and most of the students went aside to enjoy the weather so it was quiet in the common room. Parvarti Patil came in and was hand in hand with Dean Thomas. She saw Hermione scribbling with her quil and kissed Dean.
"Where you going?" Dean asked.
"Just have to have a few words with Hermione. I'll see you in awhile," said Parvarti.
"Fine then. Don't take long." Dean said and went to his dormitory.
Parvarti walked over to Hermione and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hello, Miss Nott."
"Oh, hey Parvarti. Congratulations on you and Dean. Ginny told me about it at lunch." Said Hermione. She put her quill down and looked up at Parvarti.
"Thank you. Hey, wanna talk by the couch for awhile?"
"Sure." Hermione stood up and walked to the couch with Parvarti. They sat down and Hermione noticed that Parvarti was thinking deeply about something. "Something bothering you, Parv?"
"Huh? Oh, no." Parvarti bit her lip. "Hermione, why didn't you take the position of Head Girl?"
Hermione was shocked that Parvarti brought that up. "How did you know I was offered?"
"You're Hermione. Top student of Hogwarts, responsible, every teacher adores you... Of course you'd be offered the position. Why did you refuse?"
"Oh, well... I wanted to spend more time with friends and my studies. It's our last year, so I want to make the most of it."
"But wouldn't it be great if you took the Head Girl position and be with Draco more? More responsibilities, yes; but you'd be with Draco the whole time." Parvarti smiled.
"If only Dean were Head Boy. But since he doesn't really have the best marks in class..."
Hermione smiled at Parvarti.
"You want me to take the position so you can spend more time with Dean, don't you?"
Parvarti looked at Hermione with a smile and a blush. Hermione giggled and took her friend's hand and stood up. "C'mon, let's go to McGonagall and see what we can do."
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Hermione went by the Black Lake to meet up with Draco. She saw him leaning on an oak tree, reading his own copy of Hogwarts: A History. Hermione went up to him and said, "Copy cat."
Draco looked up from his book and smiled, "Hello there, lovely." He put his book aside and opened his arms. Hermione sat down between his legs and his arms welcomed her petite shape and hugged her warmly from behind. "Mmm.. I love you."
"Really?"
"Of course."
Hermione bit her lip. What if she just tells him..?
Suddenly, "Excuse us!" someone shouted. And suddenly a football landed just between Hermione's legs.
"What the.." Hermione started.
"Sorry, bella!" Sam ran to her and picked the football.
"Sam, what is a football doing here in Hogwarts?!" Hermione shouted.
"Whoa, relaje, Hermione. I found it in the closet in my dormitory. So I showed the guys how to play it."
Hermione looked skeptical but sighed. "It's okay, Sam. Just be careful incase you might knock someone out. Most students don't know what that is."
"Yeah, sure. Le veré más adelante? (I'll see you later?)"
Hermione went pale. She forgot that Sam sent her an owl earlier saying that he wanted to talk to her about something privately. She was trying to forget about it and so she proceeded with her studies, then she completely forgot. She inhaled then exhaled and said, "Um, I'm not sure. I have rounds to do."
"Rounds?" Draco asked.
Hermione looked up at him and smiled. "Surprise! Parvarti quit and handed me the position of head girl. McGonagall was going to inform the whole school at dinner."
Draco hugged her. "Hermione, that's wonderful! This gives us more time to be together!"
"I know. So, I'm not sure, Samuel. I'll owl you later, maybe." Hermione said.
"Um, sure." and Samuel left.
Hermione watched as he left and Draco kissed her forehead. "I'm so happy,"
"So am I." Hermione said, thanking silently that Draco didn't mention anything about Sam's invitation.
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Dinner time, Hermione sat with Harry and Ron. Both didn't know about her new position yet so she was smiling the entire time. Which made them wonder but they let it pass. Although they were okay with her being a Zabini, they'd rather stay out of anything Hermione didn't want to talk about.
But Ginny couldn't hold it in. "Spill."
Hermione looked up, "Huh? Whatever do you mean?" acting so innocent.
"Spill or-"
"Students, I have an announcement to make," McGonagall was heard throughout the whole hall. "Due to Miss Parvarti Patil renouncing from her position as head girl based on personal reasons, the staff of Hogwarts and I have appointed a new head girl for this school year-"
"WOOHOO!" Ron jumped up.
"Uh, yes, Mister Weasley? How may we help you?" McGonagall asked him with her stern voice.
Ron looked around him. Instead of blushing he said, "By continuing your speech, ma'am."
McGonagall raised an eyebrow. "As I was saying, our new Head Girl is Miss Hermione Nott from Gryffindor!" and the whole school cheered, howled and clapped for the new head girl. "Please come forth, Miss Nott."
Hermione gladly stood up and walked to the front. McGonagall showed Hermione her new Head Girl badge and pinned it on her robes. "Congratulations, Miss Nott."
"Thank you, Professor." Hermione smiled. The whole room was clapping and her friends were jumping up and down. She was happy to see that her boyfriend Draco was standing up, smiling and clapping for her.
"Will our Head Boy, Mister Draco Malfoy come forth too, please?" McGonagall said.
And the hall still clapped as the Head Boy made his way to the front of the hall. When he was beside Hermione, McGonagall stood between them and announced, "May I present to you this year's Head Boy, Mister Draco Malfoy and our Head Girl, Miss Hermione Nott!" The hall cheered. And the Head Boy and Girl bowed.
After that, the students calmed down and the two Heads made their way back to their respected seats. Hermione was congratulated by a bunch of her friends, even the ones from other houses went to her and greeted her. Parvarti went to her and they hugged.
"I'm so happy for you, Hermione. You deserve this more than I do." Parvarti smiled.
"Thank you so much, Parvarti. I'm so thrilled!" and they let go.
Hermione said thank you to more of her friends and after that she went back to her meal. When she finished, she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Hello, Miss Nott. May I show you to your quarters?" Draco Malfoy smiled.
"Yes, you may." Hermione took his hand and bid her friends good night. She and her boyfriend walked to the Heads Dormitories.
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"It's not as if I haven't been here before, Draco," said Hermione when they entered the common room.
"Ah, yes. But have you been to the Head Girl's quarters? You'll be very surprised."
"You've been to Parvarti's quarters?"
"No, but just wait and see what Hogwarts has for you in that room," Draco smirked.
Then they went to the right side of the dormitory and opened the door that said H.N. which used to be P.P. And when they opened it, Draco smiled at Hermione, she had the same face as Parvarti's and his on their first night back in Hogwarts.
"Merlin, this is so unbelievable." Hermione said. Turns out, what Hogwarts did for her was present her with an exact replica of her room back at their Manor. It was like Hogwarts pulled her room out of her house and put it into the castle. "This is, wow." Hermione walked around, still not believing all of this. On her dresser, she found two envelopes addressed to her. She took both and sat on her bed and looked at Draco who was still smiling at her from the doorway. "Stop smiling and sit down beside me!"
When Draco sat beside her, she opened the envelope with the Hogwarts crest on. It was from McGonagall.
To Miss Hermione Nott,
Congratulations in your new appointment. You do not know how proud I am to have you as this year's Head Girl along side with the Head Boy, Mister Malfoy. Just like everyone in the faculty, your fellow students and of course the late Albus Dumbledore, I believe that you will be doing great things this year. We have always had our eye on you, Miss Nott. We trust that you will do all your duties accordingly and will live up to your position as Head Girl.
I hope you are contented with your quarters. Secretly, every year, Hogwarts creates an exact replica of the Head Student's true quarters in their home to give them the comfort they deserve. The duties of a Head Student is not always easy and after all the hard work a Head Student, they deserve the comfort of a place they trust. And this is why we present Head Students every year a replica of their real quarters. If you wish to modify your rooms, the elves are always ready with their own magic.
Attached is a calendar of the schools events, a schedule of the meetings of the Head Students together with the Prefects and your rounds schedules. At the end of this letter, please recite, Specialis porta, wand in hand. This will make the password to the Headmistress' office. This will only appear for no more than a minute and will only be exposed to faculty, Mister Malfoy and you. The purpose of this is for when there are emergencies.
Again, congratulations and goodluck.
Headmistress Minerva McGonagall
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
"Why in Merlin's beard are you crying?!" Draco exclaimed.
Hermione laughed in between sobs. "Everyone trusts me. This gives me mixed emotions, Draco. I'm happy, scared and pressured!"
Draco laughed. "Baby, don't be pressured because I'll be with you in every step of the way. You know that." He put his arm around her shoulders and Hermione put her head on his shoulder. Draco kissed the top of her head. "Open the next envelope."
Dearest Hermione,
Congratulations, sweetheart! This is mum. Draco and the headmistress sent me an owl right away about your new appointment. I am so proud of you, Hermione. You will be an outstanding Head Girl. You will be remembered and every Head Girl who will come after you will try to be you! I love you, dearest. The demands of being Head Girl are tough. Please know that your mother will always be here, ready to comfort you anytime you want.
Have a great year. Write back soon.
Love, mum
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While drinking a cup of tea by the fire with Draco, Hermione read her rounds schedule. "Hm, it appears that every night, both of us will do rounds from 10 to 12 and on Saturday and Sunday mornings, we'll be doing rounds from 5 to 7. Why's that?"
"Friday night and Saturday night happenings, luv. You know, waking up in the morning in Gryffindor, drunk. When you're supposed to be in Slytherin, well, sleeping with other girls who aren't in Gryffindor." Draco grinned.
Hermione raised an eyebrow at him. "Nice example."
"I try my best."
Draco kissed her on the lips; he kissed her tenderly and lovingly. Draco Malfoy is in love. Luckily, she's in love with him, too. They kissed for a minute and pulled away to breathe. He put his forehead on hers and cupped her left cheek with his right hand. He kissed her forehead, her nose and then her lips. "You are so special to me, you will never understand. I love you so much, Hermione Nott."
Hermione smiled at her boyfriend. "I love you, too. Draco, there's something I want to tell you."
"Later, okay? We'll talk when we get back from our rounds. It's 10 o'clock already, you take the east part of the castle and I'll take the west." Then Draco stood up and offered her his hand.
Hermione sighed and took his hand. They walked out of their common room. "Take care and remember, keep your eyes open and your wand lit. Come back fifteen minutes past twelve. Some students already recognize the schedule, so they're confident we end our rounds at twelve."
The Head Girl nodded. "We'll speak later, I promise." Draco said and kissed her forehead and left. She on the other hand, went to the east side of the castle, half distracted by her thoughts. She doesn't know how to tell Draco about her night with Sam but she really wanted to tell him. She knows how much Draco loves her and she loves him, too. She wants to be as honest as she can be.
Suddenly, she heard a movement in the shadows. Hermione pointed her wand to where she heard the sound. "Who goes there?" No answer. "Show yourself now, or you'll suffer worse consequences!" Then he came out of the shadows. Sam.
"Sam, what are you doing?!" Hermione shook her head. "50 points from Gryffindor for being out past curfew."
"Ooh, taking points out from your own house, Hermione?"
"Rules, Samuel. Rules. What are you doing out?"
Samuel chuckled, "I really want to talk to you,"
Hermione gulped. "I already told you, I have rounds to do. You're not even supposed to be out here right now. The more you stay out here, the more I'll have to take points from my own house!"
"I'm not leaving 'til you promise me you're going to talk to me tomorrow - 5:30 in the morning, if you want so no one will see us. At the black lake." Hermione thought about this. She wasn't sure if she wanted to talk to Sam. No, she was sure she didn't want to talk to him. "C'mon, Hermione. Like you said, the more I stay out here, the more points you take points away from Gryffindor."
"Fine. 5:00 in the morning, to make sure. Go. Now!" Hermione whispered loudly.
Samuel laughed and ran to the Gryffindor Tower. "See you in the morning, bella!"
Hermione rolled her eyes. What did she get herself into?
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When Draco got back in the Heads Dorms after catching three students out, he found his Head Girl sitting on the couch, already in a tank top and her shorts.
"Hello, sexy. Are we talking… Or doing something else?" He said smugly and sat beside her.
She smiled half-heartedly. "We're both exhausted. Let's just talk tomorrow. I just wanted to wait up for you."
"Okay, thank you. Let's go to my room or yours?"
"Mine, please?"
Draco nodded and they went to her room. She laid on her bed that felt so familiar and comfy and Draco went to his room to change his clothes. Ten minutes later, he came back into the room, hugged her from behind and found her already asleep. After humming for a few moments, Draco Malfoy fell into a peaceful sleep.
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The next morning, Hermione woke up at 4:30. She gently took Draco's arm away from her waist and went to her closet to get clothes. She went in the bathroom, washed her face and brushed her teeth and came out wearing jogging pants, a sports bra underneath her dark blue training shirt. On a piece of paper she wrote,
Just went out for a jog. Be back before breakfast.
Love, Hermione xx
Then she left it on her night table, and put Draco's wand above it. She stepped out of her room and into the Heads Common Room and into the cold hallway of Hogwarts. She half-lied; she jogged. She ran. She felt the chilly wind of the morning on her face, and she didn't care. She just wanted to run. It made her think less more of her problem and more of where to go, the right speed and not bump into early birds.
A few minutes later, she found Samuel by the Black Lake with a cigarette. She went to him, took the cigarette, threw it on the ground and stepped on it. "You're lucky I won't report you."
"Oh, lucky me." Samuel smiled. "Good morning, bella."
"Stop calling me that! I'm here. You asked me to be here. So tell me what you want to tell me." Hermione said and sat on the ground and so did Samuel.
"Okay then. I want you to break up with Draco." Sam said bluntly.
Hermione looked at him with an angry look, "What?!"
"I want to be with you, Hermione. You're smart, sexy, and very, very talented."
"Fuck you, Samuel."
Samuel chuckled. "Didn't you already?"
…"What?" said someone silently who was behind the trees.
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